J Wilson Watt
Biographic Data
| ID | 5823684 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J Wilson Watt |
| GIVEN NAMES | J Wilson |
| FAMILY NAME | Watt |
| SIGNATURE | WATT J W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Missouri |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Envisioning Public Child Welfare Agencies as Learning Organizations
The idea of a learning organization emerges from organizational cybernetics and results in agency staff having the means to use their skills and expertise to meet the needs of the organization's clients. Relevant to Title IV-E training programs, such organizational processes would maximize the use of knowledge and skills the graduates bring back to the agency. This article uses focus group data to explore how Title IV-E graduates perceive the pot…
Understanding Homophobia
Examined in this study are factors that might account for social workers' negative affective responses to gay, lesbian and bisexual persons through analysis of individual predictors of homophobia: residence (urban/rural), gender, age, social interaction with gay persons, political opinions, and religiosity. The Hudson-Ricketts Index of Homophobia was administered to nonstudent adults and students from two social work schools (n = 177). Amount of …
Managing Professional Obligations under Managed Care
As the managed care approach to provision of services has rapidly expanded, much of the criticism of the approach has been couched in ethical and value-based arguments. This article examines the managed care conflicts and dilemmas for professionals through the lens of the core values of the social work profession and a conceptual model for analyzing the decision-making situation. Suggestions for needed changes in the managed care framework that a…
Social work education in the Baltic states and Poland
Understanding Homophobia
Examined in this study are factors that might account for social workers' negative affective responses to gay, lesbian and bisexual persons through analysis of individual predictors of homophobia: residence (urban/rural), gender, age, social interaction with gay persons, political opinions, and religiosity. The Hudson-Ricketts Index of Homophobia was administered to nonstudent adults and students from two social work schools (n = 177). Amount of …
Envisioning Public Child Welfare Agencies as Learning Organizations
The idea of a learning organization emerges from organizational cybernetics and results in agency staff having the means to use their skills and expertise to meet the needs of the organization's clients. Relevant to Title IV-E training programs, such organizational processes would maximize the use of knowledge and skills the graduates bring back to the agency. This article uses focus group data to explore how Title IV-E graduates perceive the pot…
Social work education in the Baltic states and Poland
Managing Professional Obligations under Managed Care
As the managed care approach to provision of services has rapidly expanded, much of the criticism of the approach has been couched in ethical and value-based arguments. This article examines the managed care conflicts and dilemmas for professionals through the lens of the core values of the social work profession and a conceptual model for analyzing the decision-making situation. Suggestions for needed changes in the managed care framework that a…
Social work education in the Baltic states and Poland
Understanding Homophobia
Examined in this study are factors that might account for social workers' negative affective responses to gay, lesbian and bisexual persons through analysis of individual predictors of homophobia: residence (urban/rural), gender, age, social interaction with gay persons, political opinions, and religiosity. The Hudson-Ricketts Index of Homophobia was administered to nonstudent adults and students from two social work schools (n = 177). Amount of …
Envisioning Public Child Welfare Agencies as Learning Organizations
The idea of a learning organization emerges from organizational cybernetics and results in agency staff having the means to use their skills and expertise to meet the needs of the organization's clients. Relevant to Title IV-E training programs, such organizational processes would maximize the use of knowledge and skills the graduates bring back to the agency. This article uses focus group data to explore how Title IV-E graduates perceive the pot…
Sociology (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (3 works) · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration (2 works) · Public relations (2 works) · Social Work (2 works) · Work (physics (2 works) · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (1 work) · Agency (philosophy (1 work) · Business (1 work)