Anna C Faul
Biographic Data
| ID | 97277 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anna C Faul |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anna C |
| FAMILY NAME | Faul |
| SIGNATURE | FAUL A C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Louisville |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 55 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Racialized Moderation of State Tanf Spending Priorities in the Post-Recession Era: A Multilevel Analysis
Virtual friendly visitor program: Combatting loneliness in community dwelling older adults
Introduction: Loneliness is a critical public health issue affecting older adults, with significant impacts on their mental and physical health, including increased risks of depression, cognitive decline, and higher mortality rates, necessitating distinct approaches for each condition given their unique implications and the exacerbation of these issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. We examine the implementation and outcomes of a Friendly Visitor …
Burnout among social work educators: An Eco-Logical Systems Perspective
Burnout in the social work field receives significant attention, yet existing literature has disregarded social work educators as an affected population. This research utilized Bronfenbrenner's eco-logical systems perspective to explore and understand contributing factors of burnout among social work educators. Qualitative data derived from a national cross-sectional electronic survey of full-time faculty confirmed that factors on all systemic le…
The Status of Women in Social Work Education: A Follow-Up Study
Gender differences persist in the social work academy. We follow up and extend the work of Sakamoto, Anastas, McPhail, and Colarossi. A multistage probability sample of Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)-accredited programs yielded a 21% response rate ( n = 535) by faculty to an electronic survey. A significant difference was found on base salary with men earning $76,337 and women earning $70,400. On many status variables, women and men have…
Work/Life Fit: The Intersection of Developmental Life Cycle and Academic Life Cycle
A successful academic trajectory tends to be characterized by a singular Standard, that is, doctoral degree, tenure-track position, tenure, and promotion to full professor, administration, or both. Significant numbers of social work faculty struggle with the intersection of the traditional career life cycle and the developmental life cycle. This article discusses barriers that emerge from the intersection of these life cycles. Strategies to suppo…
Development and Validation of the Sorokin Psychosocial Love Inventory for Divorced Individuals
Objective: This study describes the development and validation of the Sorokin Psychosocial Love Inventory (SPSLI) measuring love actions toward a former spouse. Method: Classical measurement theory and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were utilized with an a priori theory and factor model to validate the SPSLI. Results: A 15-item scale containing five subscales (intensity, extensity, purity, adequacy, and duration) showed good fit, statisticall…
Civic Engagement Scale: A Validation Study
This study reports on the development and validation of the Civic Engagement Scale (CES). This scale is developed to be easily administered and useful to educators who are seeking to measure the attitudes and behaviors that have been affected by a service-learning experience. This instrument was administered as a validation study in a purposive sample of social work and education majors at three universities ( N = 513) with a return of 354 (69%).…
Strength in Process: Using Concept Mapping to Inform Community Coalition Development
This study reports on the use of Concept Mapping to delineate a conceptual framework germane to the planning and initial formation of tri-county rural diabetes coalition in a southeast US community. The focus of the tricounty coalition is to reduce diabetes-related inequalities in vulnerable populations. After a review of pertinent literature on community coalitions, this article explicates Concept Mapping processes utilized to plan and organize …
An Exploration of MSW Field Education and Impairment Prevention: What Do We Need to Know
This paper examines the types of challenges social work students face and how practicum performance is impacted by them. Secondary data related to 125 social work students in a course in human behavior in the social environment were analyzed. More than one-fourth of students reported a parent with mental health and substance abuse problems. Students' self-reported substance abuse problems (9%), and mental health problems (16%). Sixty-two percent …
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered People and Chemical Dependency: Exploring Successful Treatment
This exploratory and quantitative study presents a model of treatment success of the nation's oldest and largest chemical dependency treatment provider for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) population. The main purpose is to examine the potential ability of the predictor variables’ degree of affiliation with Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), the severity of chemical use, the strength of a higher power relationship, attitudes about sexua…
Historical and Theoretical Development of Culturally Competent Social Work Practice
This article provides a detailed review of the historical and theoretical context in which culturally competent practice has evolved in the social work profession and enables educators and practitioners to see holistic connections between the past and present. Historical review of the inclusion of diversity content is followed by definitions of culture, cultural competence, and culturally competent practice. We then provide a synthesis of differe…
A History of Women'S Seclusion in the Middle East. A. Chamberlin: New York: Routledge, 2006, 298 pages
The Higher Power Relationship Scale: A Validation
Social workers often need a larger range of assessment scales to be used in education, research, and practice. The Higher Power Relationship Scale (HPRS) is a new brief instrument designed for easy administration and scoring that may be of use to social work educators, researchers, and practitioners, particularly those who work in the field of addictions. This paper describes the HPRS; provides information about its administration, scoring, and i…
The Transition from Traditional Teaching to Web-Assisted Technology
This research note presents a conceptual model for understanding how students embrace technology, briefly presents results of a pilot study supporting this conceptualization, and makes suggestions for web-assisted teaching and research. The conceptual framework helps the reader understand how instructors' “Marketing strategies” may need to change over the course of the semester to generate maximum acceptance of, and satisfaction with, high-tech c…
Cross-cultural differences towards diversity issues in attitudes of graduating social work students in India and the United States
English Attitudes of graduating social work students towards diversity issues, as well as their practice perceptions in different social work scenarios, from two contrasting cultures (India and the United States), were quanti.ed. Signi.-cant differences in both groups showed that the social climate of a country has an important impact on shaping the attitudes of students. French Cette é tude quantitative mené e aupre` s d'é tudiants diploômé s en…
Comprehensive Assessment in Occupational Social Work: The Development and Validation of the Corporate Behavioral Wellness Inventory
Objective: The objective is to report on the development and validation of the Corporate Behavioral Wellness Inventory (CBWSI), specifically designed for use by social workers in occupational social work. Method: One thousand and forty employees from different organizations in South Africa were subjected to the original validation research done on the CBWSI. Results: The results clearly indicate that the different subscales on the CBWSI have good…
Can Empirical Clinical Practice Techniques Improve Social Work Outcomes
Objective: To determine whether empirical clinical practice (ECP) techniques such as the use of standardized scales and single-subject designs are associated with improved outcomes for clients. Method: One group of clients was served by workers who used ECP techniques in combination with a standard intervention; a second group was served by workers who used only the intervention. Results: Clients whose workers used ECP techniques showed significa…
The Index of Drug Involvement: A Partial Validation
Social workers often need a wider range of assessment scales that can be used in education, research, and practice. The Index of Drug Involvement (IDI) is a short-form assessment scale that may be of use to social work educators, researchers, and practitioners who work with clients with drug abuse or chemical dependency problems. This article describes the IDI; provides information about its administration, scoring, and interpretation; and descri…
Civic Engagement Scale: A Validation Study
This study reports on the development and validation of the Civic Engagement Scale (CES). This scale is developed to be easily administered and useful to educators who are seeking to measure the attitudes and behaviors that have been affected by a service-learning experience. This instrument was administered as a validation study in a purposive sample of social work and education majors at three universities ( N = 513) with a return of 354 (69%).…
Historical and Theoretical Development of Culturally Competent Social Work Practice
This article provides a detailed review of the historical and theoretical context in which culturally competent practice has evolved in the social work profession and enables educators and practitioners to see holistic connections between the past and present. Historical review of the inclusion of diversity content is followed by definitions of culture, cultural competence, and culturally competent practice. We then provide a synthesis of differe…
The Index of Drug Involvement: A Partial Validation
Social workers often need a wider range of assessment scales that can be used in education, research, and practice. The Index of Drug Involvement (IDI) is a short-form assessment scale that may be of use to social work educators, researchers, and practitioners who work with clients with drug abuse or chemical dependency problems. This article describes the IDI; provides information about its administration, scoring, and interpretation; and descri…
The Status of Women in Social Work Education: A Follow-Up Study
Gender differences persist in the social work academy. We follow up and extend the work of Sakamoto, Anastas, McPhail, and Colarossi. A multistage probability sample of Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)-accredited programs yielded a 21% response rate ( n = 535) by faculty to an electronic survey. A significant difference was found on base salary with men earning $76,337 and women earning $70,400. On many status variables, women and men have…
Comprehensive Assessment in Occupational Social Work: The Development and Validation of the Corporate Behavioral Wellness Inventory
Objective: The objective is to report on the development and validation of the Corporate Behavioral Wellness Inventory (CBWSI), specifically designed for use by social workers in occupational social work. Method: One thousand and forty employees from different organizations in South Africa were subjected to the original validation research done on the CBWSI. Results: The results clearly indicate that the different subscales on the CBWSI have good…
Strength in Process: Using Concept Mapping to Inform Community Coalition Development
This study reports on the use of Concept Mapping to delineate a conceptual framework germane to the planning and initial formation of tri-county rural diabetes coalition in a southeast US community. The focus of the tricounty coalition is to reduce diabetes-related inequalities in vulnerable populations. After a review of pertinent literature on community coalitions, this article explicates Concept Mapping processes utilized to plan and organize …
Burnout among social work educators: An Eco-Logical Systems Perspective
Burnout in the social work field receives significant attention, yet existing literature has disregarded social work educators as an affected population. This research utilized Bronfenbrenner's eco-logical systems perspective to explore and understand contributing factors of burnout among social work educators. Qualitative data derived from a national cross-sectional electronic survey of full-time faculty confirmed that factors on all systemic le…
Work/Life Fit: The Intersection of Developmental Life Cycle and Academic Life Cycle
A successful academic trajectory tends to be characterized by a singular Standard, that is, doctoral degree, tenure-track position, tenure, and promotion to full professor, administration, or both. Significant numbers of social work faculty struggle with the intersection of the traditional career life cycle and the developmental life cycle. This article discusses barriers that emerge from the intersection of these life cycles. Strategies to suppo…
An Exploration of MSW Field Education and Impairment Prevention: What Do We Need to Know
This paper examines the types of challenges social work students face and how practicum performance is impacted by them. Secondary data related to 125 social work students in a course in human behavior in the social environment were analyzed. More than one-fourth of students reported a parent with mental health and substance abuse problems. Students' self-reported substance abuse problems (9%), and mental health problems (16%). Sixty-two percent …
Can Empirical Clinical Practice Techniques Improve Social Work Outcomes
Objective: To determine whether empirical clinical practice (ECP) techniques such as the use of standardized scales and single-subject designs are associated with improved outcomes for clients. Method: One group of clients was served by workers who used ECP techniques in combination with a standard intervention; a second group was served by workers who used only the intervention. Results: Clients whose workers used ECP techniques showed significa…
Development and Validation of the Sorokin Psychosocial Love Inventory for Divorced Individuals
Objective: This study describes the development and validation of the Sorokin Psychosocial Love Inventory (SPSLI) measuring love actions toward a former spouse. Method: Classical measurement theory and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were utilized with an a priori theory and factor model to validate the SPSLI. Results: A 15-item scale containing five subscales (intensity, extensity, purity, adequacy, and duration) showed good fit, statisticall…
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered People and Chemical Dependency: Exploring Successful Treatment
This exploratory and quantitative study presents a model of treatment success of the nation's oldest and largest chemical dependency treatment provider for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) population. The main purpose is to examine the potential ability of the predictor variables’ degree of affiliation with Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), the severity of chemical use, the strength of a higher power relationship, attitudes about sexua…
The Transition from Traditional Teaching to Web-Assisted Technology
This research note presents a conceptual model for understanding how students embrace technology, briefly presents results of a pilot study supporting this conceptualization, and makes suggestions for web-assisted teaching and research. The conceptual framework helps the reader understand how instructors' “Marketing strategies” may need to change over the course of the semester to generate maximum acceptance of, and satisfaction with, high-tech c…
The Index of Drug Involvement: A Partial Validation
Social workers often need a wider range of assessment scales that can be used in education, research, and practice. The Index of Drug Involvement (IDI) is a short-form assessment scale that may be of use to social work educators, researchers, and practitioners who work with clients with drug abuse or chemical dependency problems. This article describes the IDI; provides information about its administration, scoring, and interpretation; and descri…
Can Empirical Clinical Practice Techniques Improve Social Work Outcomes
Objective: To determine whether empirical clinical practice (ECP) techniques such as the use of standardized scales and single-subject designs are associated with improved outcomes for clients. Method: One group of clients was served by workers who used ECP techniques in combination with a standard intervention; a second group was served by workers who used only the intervention. Results: Clients whose workers used ECP techniques showed significa…
Comprehensive Assessment in Occupational Social Work: The Development and Validation of the Corporate Behavioral Wellness Inventory
Objective: The objective is to report on the development and validation of the Corporate Behavioral Wellness Inventory (CBWSI), specifically designed for use by social workers in occupational social work. Method: One thousand and forty employees from different organizations in South Africa were subjected to the original validation research done on the CBWSI. Results: The results clearly indicate that the different subscales on the CBWSI have good…
The Transition from Traditional Teaching to Web-Assisted Technology
This research note presents a conceptual model for understanding how students embrace technology, briefly presents results of a pilot study supporting this conceptualization, and makes suggestions for web-assisted teaching and research. The conceptual framework helps the reader understand how instructors' “Marketing strategies” may need to change over the course of the semester to generate maximum acceptance of, and satisfaction with, high-tech c…
Cross-cultural differences towards diversity issues in attitudes of graduating social work students in India and the United States
English Attitudes of graduating social work students towards diversity issues, as well as their practice perceptions in different social work scenarios, from two contrasting cultures (India and the United States), were quanti.ed. Signi.-cant differences in both groups showed that the social climate of a country has an important impact on shaping the attitudes of students. French Cette é tude quantitative mené e aupre` s d'é tudiants diploômé s en…
The Higher Power Relationship Scale: A Validation
Social workers often need a larger range of assessment scales to be used in education, research, and practice. The Higher Power Relationship Scale (HPRS) is a new brief instrument designed for easy administration and scoring that may be of use to social work educators, researchers, and practitioners, particularly those who work in the field of addictions. This paper describes the HPRS; provides information about its administration, scoring, and i…
A History of Women'S Seclusion in the Middle East. A. Chamberlin: New York: Routledge, 2006, 298 pages
Historical and Theoretical Development of Culturally Competent Social Work Practice
This article provides a detailed review of the historical and theoretical context in which culturally competent practice has evolved in the social work profession and enables educators and practitioners to see holistic connections between the past and present. Historical review of the inclusion of diversity content is followed by definitions of culture, cultural competence, and culturally competent practice. We then provide a synthesis of differe…
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered People and Chemical Dependency: Exploring Successful Treatment
This exploratory and quantitative study presents a model of treatment success of the nation's oldest and largest chemical dependency treatment provider for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) population. The main purpose is to examine the potential ability of the predictor variables’ degree of affiliation with Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), the severity of chemical use, the strength of a higher power relationship, attitudes about sexua…
Strength in Process: Using Concept Mapping to Inform Community Coalition Development
This study reports on the use of Concept Mapping to delineate a conceptual framework germane to the planning and initial formation of tri-county rural diabetes coalition in a southeast US community. The focus of the tricounty coalition is to reduce diabetes-related inequalities in vulnerable populations. After a review of pertinent literature on community coalitions, this article explicates Concept Mapping processes utilized to plan and organize …
An Exploration of MSW Field Education and Impairment Prevention: What Do We Need to Know
This paper examines the types of challenges social work students face and how practicum performance is impacted by them. Secondary data related to 125 social work students in a course in human behavior in the social environment were analyzed. More than one-fourth of students reported a parent with mental health and substance abuse problems. Students' self-reported substance abuse problems (9%), and mental health problems (16%). Sixty-two percent …
Development and Validation of the Sorokin Psychosocial Love Inventory for Divorced Individuals
Objective: This study describes the development and validation of the Sorokin Psychosocial Love Inventory (SPSLI) measuring love actions toward a former spouse. Method: Classical measurement theory and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were utilized with an a priori theory and factor model to validate the SPSLI. Results: A 15-item scale containing five subscales (intensity, extensity, purity, adequacy, and duration) showed good fit, statisticall…
Civic Engagement Scale: A Validation Study
This study reports on the development and validation of the Civic Engagement Scale (CES). This scale is developed to be easily administered and useful to educators who are seeking to measure the attitudes and behaviors that have been affected by a service-learning experience. This instrument was administered as a validation study in a purposive sample of social work and education majors at three universities ( N = 513) with a return of 354 (69%).…
Work/Life Fit: The Intersection of Developmental Life Cycle and Academic Life Cycle
A successful academic trajectory tends to be characterized by a singular Standard, that is, doctoral degree, tenure-track position, tenure, and promotion to full professor, administration, or both. Significant numbers of social work faculty struggle with the intersection of the traditional career life cycle and the developmental life cycle. This article discusses barriers that emerge from the intersection of these life cycles. Strategies to suppo…
The Status of Women in Social Work Education: A Follow-Up Study
Gender differences persist in the social work academy. We follow up and extend the work of Sakamoto, Anastas, McPhail, and Colarossi. A multistage probability sample of Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)-accredited programs yielded a 21% response rate ( n = 535) by faculty to an electronic survey. A significant difference was found on base salary with men earning $76,337 and women earning $70,400. On many status variables, women and men have…
Burnout among social work educators: An Eco-Logical Systems Perspective
Burnout in the social work field receives significant attention, yet existing literature has disregarded social work educators as an affected population. This research utilized Bronfenbrenner's eco-logical systems perspective to explore and understand contributing factors of burnout among social work educators. Qualitative data derived from a national cross-sectional electronic survey of full-time faculty confirmed that factors on all systemic le…
Virtual friendly visitor program: Combatting loneliness in community dwelling older adults
Introduction: Loneliness is a critical public health issue affecting older adults, with significant impacts on their mental and physical health, including increased risks of depression, cognitive decline, and higher mortality rates, necessitating distinct approaches for each condition given their unique implications and the exacerbation of these issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. We examine the implementation and outcomes of a Friendly Visitor …
Racialized Moderation of State Tanf Spending Priorities in the Post-Recession Era: A Multilevel Analysis
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