Kirsten Havig
Biographic Data
| ID | 641591 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kirsten Havig |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kirsten |
| FAMILY NAME | Havig |
| SIGNATURE | HAVIG K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wyoming |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6992-1903 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Health Care Providers’ Perceptions of Human Trafficking on the U.S. Frontier
This study explored health care providers’ perceptions of human trafficking in the frontier U.S. state of Wyoming. There were 235 professionals who responded to open-ended questions aimed at illuminating barriers and supports for enhancing the capacity of health care providers to identify and respond to human trafficking while situating that response in the unique rural and frontier settings of the Western United States. Six themes emerged: educa…
Exploring metacompetence in child welfare simulation training
Health-Care Providers’ Knowledge of Human Trafficking
Health-care providers are in a unique position to identify and respond to the needs of trafficking survivors, yet research has revealed a lack of training for work with this population. The primary aim of this study was to examine the knowledge and needs of health-care professionals relevant to human trafficking in a frontier context. This exploratory study was also designed to explore capacity for implementing policies and practices that eradica…
Evaluation of a simulation training program for new child protection investigators
Assessing new child welfare worker competency through social simulation with standardized clients
Child welfare training programs for new employees strive to develop and implement competency-based training approaches. The authors of this article describe the development and validation of a rubric to measure the readiness of new child welfare workers for client engagement and interviewing. The rubric was designed to measure key competencies, based on a review of the literature, including rapport-building, communication and information gatherin…
Intimate Partner Violence
Intimate partner violence (IPV) and intergenerational transmission of IPV in families are destructive social issues in need of considerable attention. Knowledge of the multi-level, complex causes, and consequences of IPV in the United States has increased significantly over the last two decades. Given these gains in learning, the authors' aim here is to highlight recent critical and emerging theoretical perspectives on IPV. Frameworks included fo…
Absent in theory, invisible in practice
A sound theoretical foundation is a necessary element of social work education that prepares students to confront the challenges of practice with critical knowledge of the human experience. Queer theory is a strength-based framework for understanding sexual and gender identities that fall outside of the current social norms, and offers a highly relevant and useful pathway for the education of social work practitioners. Despite its utility for enh…
Hispanic Immigrant Women Talk About Family Planning
In an effort to discover what can improve family planning services for recently immigrated Hispanic women and to foster cultural competence among health care providers in this arena, the authors conducted four focus groups of recently immigrated Hispanic women in a medium-sized Midwestern community. The focus group discussions covered such topics as health care, knowledge of birth control, domestic life, and economic issues in the United States. …
The Health Care Experiences of Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
This systematic review analyzes empirically based medical literature relevant to the experiences of adult survivors of sexual abuse in the health care setting and what is known about providing sensitive care to this population. Effects of this trauma may impact the adult survivor's experience of care, health behaviors, and outcomes. The 10 articles reviewed in this study provide patient-based information on the experience of child sexual abuse an…
Absent in theory, invisible in practice
A sound theoretical foundation is a necessary element of social work education that prepares students to confront the challenges of practice with critical knowledge of the human experience. Queer theory is a strength-based framework for understanding sexual and gender identities that fall outside of the current social norms, and offers a highly relevant and useful pathway for the education of social work practitioners. Despite its utility for enh…
Hispanic Immigrant Women Talk About Family Planning
In an effort to discover what can improve family planning services for recently immigrated Hispanic women and to foster cultural competence among health care providers in this arena, the authors conducted four focus groups of recently immigrated Hispanic women in a medium-sized Midwestern community. The focus group discussions covered such topics as health care, knowledge of birth control, domestic life, and economic issues in the United States. …
Assessing new child welfare worker competency through social simulation with standardized clients
Child welfare training programs for new employees strive to develop and implement competency-based training approaches. The authors of this article describe the development and validation of a rubric to measure the readiness of new child welfare workers for client engagement and interviewing. The rubric was designed to measure key competencies, based on a review of the literature, including rapport-building, communication and information gatherin…
Intimate Partner Violence
Intimate partner violence (IPV) and intergenerational transmission of IPV in families are destructive social issues in need of considerable attention. Knowledge of the multi-level, complex causes, and consequences of IPV in the United States has increased significantly over the last two decades. Given these gains in learning, the authors' aim here is to highlight recent critical and emerging theoretical perspectives on IPV. Frameworks included fo…
The Health Care Experiences of Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
This systematic review analyzes empirically based medical literature relevant to the experiences of adult survivors of sexual abuse in the health care setting and what is known about providing sensitive care to this population. Effects of this trauma may impact the adult survivor's experience of care, health behaviors, and outcomes. The 10 articles reviewed in this study provide patient-based information on the experience of child sexual abuse an…
Hispanic Immigrant Women Talk About Family Planning
In an effort to discover what can improve family planning services for recently immigrated Hispanic women and to foster cultural competence among health care providers in this arena, the authors conducted four focus groups of recently immigrated Hispanic women in a medium-sized Midwestern community. The focus group discussions covered such topics as health care, knowledge of birth control, domestic life, and economic issues in the United States. …
Absent in theory, invisible in practice
A sound theoretical foundation is a necessary element of social work education that prepares students to confront the challenges of practice with critical knowledge of the human experience. Queer theory is a strength-based framework for understanding sexual and gender identities that fall outside of the current social norms, and offers a highly relevant and useful pathway for the education of social work practitioners. Despite its utility for enh…
Assessing new child welfare worker competency through social simulation with standardized clients
Child welfare training programs for new employees strive to develop and implement competency-based training approaches. The authors of this article describe the development and validation of a rubric to measure the readiness of new child welfare workers for client engagement and interviewing. The rubric was designed to measure key competencies, based on a review of the literature, including rapport-building, communication and information gatherin…
Intimate Partner Violence
Intimate partner violence (IPV) and intergenerational transmission of IPV in families are destructive social issues in need of considerable attention. Knowledge of the multi-level, complex causes, and consequences of IPV in the United States has increased significantly over the last two decades. Given these gains in learning, the authors' aim here is to highlight recent critical and emerging theoretical perspectives on IPV. Frameworks included fo…
Health-Care Providers’ Knowledge of Human Trafficking
Health-care providers are in a unique position to identify and respond to the needs of trafficking survivors, yet research has revealed a lack of training for work with this population. The primary aim of this study was to examine the knowledge and needs of health-care professionals relevant to human trafficking in a frontier context. This exploratory study was also designed to explore capacity for implementing policies and practices that eradica…
Evaluation of a simulation training program for new child protection investigators
Health Care Providers’ Perceptions of Human Trafficking on the U.S. Frontier
This study explored health care providers’ perceptions of human trafficking in the frontier U.S. state of Wyoming. There were 235 professionals who responded to open-ended questions aimed at illuminating barriers and supports for enhancing the capacity of health care providers to identify and respond to human trafficking while situating that response in the unique rural and frontier settings of the Western United States. Six themes emerged: educa…
Exploring metacompetence in child welfare simulation training
Political science (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Health care (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (4 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Population (3 works)