Gretchen Heidemann
Biographic Data
| ID | 6532135 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gretchen Heidemann |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gretchen |
| FAMILY NAME | Heidemann |
| SIGNATURE | HEIDEMANN G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southern California |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Wounded healers
This mixed methods study explores the role that being a helper/wounded healer has for formerly incarcerated women. Regression analyses examining the influence of a helper/wounded healer orientation on self-esteem and social support are triangulated with in-depth responses to probes regarding the benefits of helping others among a purposive sample of previously incarcerated women. Results reveal that helping others benefits the helper by boosting …
Beyond Recidivism
This study explores how formerly incarcerated women define success. Qualitative analysis of data from in-depth interviews with 30 women who had been released from prison at least 3 months prior to the interview suggests that avoiding recidivism is only one aspect of success for this population. Success is defined as having their own place, helping family members and others, living free from criminal justice surveillance, persevering through chall…
Organizational strengths and challenges of Kenyan NGOs serving orphans and vulnerable children
This qualitative study of Kenyan non‐governmental organizations (NGOs) identified strengths and challenges associated with service provision to orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). From September to December 2006, data were collected by Kenyan research assistants in 34 NGOs in Nairobi and Eldoret. In‐depth interviews were used to explore the perceptions of directors and staff in relation to organizational strengths and challenges in serving OVC…
The Girl Child
This article presents a critical synthesis of the empirical literature on the girl child. The often-cited issues faced by this population include the lack of access to education and health care, commercial sexual exploitation, and harmful cultural practices such as female genital mutilation and forced marriage. Despite frequent accounts cited in the literature, there has been no prior comprehensive review of issues encountered by the girl child o…
Wounded healers
This mixed methods study explores the role that being a helper/wounded healer has for formerly incarcerated women. Regression analyses examining the influence of a helper/wounded healer orientation on self-esteem and social support are triangulated with in-depth responses to probes regarding the benefits of helping others among a purposive sample of previously incarcerated women. Results reveal that helping others benefits the helper by boosting …
Beyond Recidivism
This study explores how formerly incarcerated women define success. Qualitative analysis of data from in-depth interviews with 30 women who had been released from prison at least 3 months prior to the interview suggests that avoiding recidivism is only one aspect of success for this population. Success is defined as having their own place, helping family members and others, living free from criminal justice surveillance, persevering through chall…
Organizational strengths and challenges of Kenyan NGOs serving orphans and vulnerable children
This qualitative study of Kenyan non‐governmental organizations (NGOs) identified strengths and challenges associated with service provision to orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). From September to December 2006, data were collected by Kenyan research assistants in 34 NGOs in Nairobi and Eldoret. In‐depth interviews were used to explore the perceptions of directors and staff in relation to organizational strengths and challenges in serving OVC…
The Girl Child
This article presents a critical synthesis of the empirical literature on the girl child. The often-cited issues faced by this population include the lack of access to education and health care, commercial sexual exploitation, and harmful cultural practices such as female genital mutilation and forced marriage. Despite frequent accounts cited in the literature, there has been no prior comprehensive review of issues encountered by the girl child o…
Organizational strengths and challenges of Kenyan NGOs serving orphans and vulnerable children
This qualitative study of Kenyan non‐governmental organizations (NGOs) identified strengths and challenges associated with service provision to orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). From September to December 2006, data were collected by Kenyan research assistants in 34 NGOs in Nairobi and Eldoret. In‐depth interviews were used to explore the perceptions of directors and staff in relation to organizational strengths and challenges in serving OVC…
The Girl Child
This article presents a critical synthesis of the empirical literature on the girl child. The often-cited issues faced by this population include the lack of access to education and health care, commercial sexual exploitation, and harmful cultural practices such as female genital mutilation and forced marriage. Despite frequent accounts cited in the literature, there has been no prior comprehensive review of issues encountered by the girl child o…
Beyond Recidivism
This study explores how formerly incarcerated women define success. Qualitative analysis of data from in-depth interviews with 30 women who had been released from prison at least 3 months prior to the interview suggests that avoiding recidivism is only one aspect of success for this population. Success is defined as having their own place, helping family members and others, living free from criminal justice surveillance, persevering through chall…
Wounded healers
This mixed methods study explores the role that being a helper/wounded healer has for formerly incarcerated women. Regression analyses examining the influence of a helper/wounded healer orientation on self-esteem and social support are triangulated with in-depth responses to probes regarding the benefits of helping others among a purposive sample of previously incarcerated women. Results reveal that helping others benefits the helper by boosting …
Psychology (3 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Business (1 work)