Laura L Myers
Biographic Data
| ID | 77664 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura L Myers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura L |
| FAMILY NAME | Myers |
| SIGNATURE | MYERS L L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 37 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Some Critical Questions for Use by Students
Using the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Evidence-Based Practice Kits in Social Work Education
In today's climate, it is becoming increasingly important to provide social work students with practice knowledge on research-supported social work interventions. CSWE has placed greater emphasis on using research-based knowledge to inform and guide social work practice, and the field has recognized the value of adhering to the evidence-based practice model in all facets of social work practice. It is at this juncture when social work educators a…
Binge Eating Disorder
In 1994, binge eating disorder (BED) was introduced as a disorder requiring further study in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition ( DSM-IV). It is now listed as a distinct eating disorder in the DSM-5, along with bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa. This article summarizes the information currently available on BED, so social workers will be knowledgeable as they work with c…
The quest for evidence-based practice
This article describes how a reliance upon social and behavioral science research is the feature distinguishing modern professional social work from prior non-professional efforts at providing social care. A number of formal efforts that attempted to more closely link science and practice are described, including the empirical clinical practice movement, the empirically supported treatments initiative, and, most recently, evidence-based practice …
Do Regular Social Work Faculty Earn Better Student Course Evaluations Than Do Adjunct Faculty or Doctoral Students
Nationwide, the percentage of faculty who are tenured (or in tenure-earning positions) is declining, with proportionate increases in the amount of instruction provided by adjunct and other part-time instructors, including doctoral students. These trends are mirrored within academic social work and have given rise to some concerns about the potentially adverse effects this could have on the quality of instruction provided to MSW and BSW students. …
Health Risk Behaviors among Adolescents in the Rural South
Risky behaviors contribute to many of the physical and mental health problems of today's adolescents. The present study surveyed more than 2,500 high school and middle school students in a rural county in southwest Georgia in an attempt to identify differences in health risk behaviors, including tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use, violence and gang-related behaviors, and student assessment of high-risk behaviors, based on three demographic char…
Religious Discrimination in Social Work Academic Programs
Recent reports in the media have suggested that social work students are being discriminated against within BSW and MSW programs due to their religious beliefs. We review the substance of these public allegations and provide some further examples of religious discrimination occurring within the classroom, in faculty evaluations of students, and in being unfairly dismissed from social work programs. These individual stories, combined with contempo…
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Estimates suggest that there may be over one million children in the United States who are being raised solely by their grandparents. Research in the area of grandparents raising grandchildren in homes where the parents are absent is still sparse, but researchers are beginning to see the importance of understanding these family forms, reasons for increasing numbers, and problems that are experienced by both the grandparents and grandchildren. In …
Social Learning Theory
The conceptual foundations of social learning theory (SLT), respondent conditioning, opérant conditioning, and observational learning, are empirically-supported approaches to understanding normative human development and the etiology of psychosocial problems. The principles of SLT are completely consistent with the currently popular eco-systems framework within social work practice. A thorough integration of SLT within the eco-systems model will …
Social Learning Theory
The conceptual foundations of social learning theory (SLT), respondent conditioning, opérant conditioning, and observational learning, are empirically-supported approaches to understanding normative human development and the etiology of psychosocial problems. The principles of SLT are completely consistent with the currently popular eco-systems framework within social work practice. A thorough integration of SLT within the eco-systems model will …
Religious Discrimination in Social Work Academic Programs
Recent reports in the media have suggested that social work students are being discriminated against within BSW and MSW programs due to their religious beliefs. We review the substance of these public allegations and provide some further examples of religious discrimination occurring within the classroom, in faculty evaluations of students, and in being unfairly dismissed from social work programs. These individual stories, combined with contempo…
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Estimates suggest that there may be over one million children in the United States who are being raised solely by their grandparents. Research in the area of grandparents raising grandchildren in homes where the parents are absent is still sparse, but researchers are beginning to see the importance of understanding these family forms, reasons for increasing numbers, and problems that are experienced by both the grandparents and grandchildren. In …
Using the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Evidence-Based Practice Kits in Social Work Education
In today's climate, it is becoming increasingly important to provide social work students with practice knowledge on research-supported social work interventions. CSWE has placed greater emphasis on using research-based knowledge to inform and guide social work practice, and the field has recognized the value of adhering to the evidence-based practice model in all facets of social work practice. It is at this juncture when social work educators a…
Binge Eating Disorder
In 1994, binge eating disorder (BED) was introduced as a disorder requiring further study in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition ( DSM-IV). It is now listed as a distinct eating disorder in the DSM-5, along with bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa. This article summarizes the information currently available on BED, so social workers will be knowledgeable as they work with c…
Health Risk Behaviors among Adolescents in the Rural South
Risky behaviors contribute to many of the physical and mental health problems of today's adolescents. The present study surveyed more than 2,500 high school and middle school students in a rural county in southwest Georgia in an attempt to identify differences in health risk behaviors, including tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use, violence and gang-related behaviors, and student assessment of high-risk behaviors, based on three demographic char…
Social Learning Theory
The conceptual foundations of social learning theory (SLT), respondent conditioning, opérant conditioning, and observational learning, are empirically-supported approaches to understanding normative human development and the etiology of psychosocial problems. The principles of SLT are completely consistent with the currently popular eco-systems framework within social work practice. A thorough integration of SLT within the eco-systems model will …
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Estimates suggest that there may be over one million children in the United States who are being raised solely by their grandparents. Research in the area of grandparents raising grandchildren in homes where the parents are absent is still sparse, but researchers are beginning to see the importance of understanding these family forms, reasons for increasing numbers, and problems that are experienced by both the grandparents and grandchildren. In …
Religious Discrimination in Social Work Academic Programs
Recent reports in the media have suggested that social work students are being discriminated against within BSW and MSW programs due to their religious beliefs. We review the substance of these public allegations and provide some further examples of religious discrimination occurring within the classroom, in faculty evaluations of students, and in being unfairly dismissed from social work programs. These individual stories, combined with contempo…
Health Risk Behaviors among Adolescents in the Rural South
Risky behaviors contribute to many of the physical and mental health problems of today's adolescents. The present study surveyed more than 2,500 high school and middle school students in a rural county in southwest Georgia in an attempt to identify differences in health risk behaviors, including tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use, violence and gang-related behaviors, and student assessment of high-risk behaviors, based on three demographic char…
The quest for evidence-based practice
This article describes how a reliance upon social and behavioral science research is the feature distinguishing modern professional social work from prior non-professional efforts at providing social care. A number of formal efforts that attempted to more closely link science and practice are described, including the empirical clinical practice movement, the empirically supported treatments initiative, and, most recently, evidence-based practice …
Do Regular Social Work Faculty Earn Better Student Course Evaluations Than Do Adjunct Faculty or Doctoral Students
Nationwide, the percentage of faculty who are tenured (or in tenure-earning positions) is declining, with proportionate increases in the amount of instruction provided by adjunct and other part-time instructors, including doctoral students. These trends are mirrored within academic social work and have given rise to some concerns about the potentially adverse effects this could have on the quality of instruction provided to MSW and BSW students. …
Binge Eating Disorder
In 1994, binge eating disorder (BED) was introduced as a disorder requiring further study in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition ( DSM-IV). It is now listed as a distinct eating disorder in the DSM-5, along with bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa. This article summarizes the information currently available on BED, so social workers will be knowledgeable as they work with c…
Using the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Evidence-Based Practice Kits in Social Work Education
In today's climate, it is becoming increasingly important to provide social work students with practice knowledge on research-supported social work interventions. CSWE has placed greater emphasis on using research-based knowledge to inform and guide social work practice, and the field has recognized the value of adhering to the evidence-based practice model in all facets of social work practice. It is at this juncture when social work educators a…
Some Critical Questions for Use by Students
Psychology (7 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Social Work (5 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (5 works) · Intervention (counseling (3 works) · Medical education (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Psychological intervention (3 works)