Articles, papers, presentations, and other materials authored by faculty from the School of Social Work at Loyola University Chicago.

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Submissions from 2024

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Responsibilization and Retraditionalization: How Neoliberal Logics Reproduce Gender Inequities Among Women Community Organizers in Chicago, Mary L. Dungy and Amy Krings

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“Do the right thing”: Immigrant Perspectives of Social Worker Support in the United States, Abha Rai, Mary Lehman Held, Melody Huslage, Eliza Galvez, Yigermal Demissie Ayalew, and Leia Siksay

Submissions from 2023

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The Challenges of “Moving at the Speed of Trust”: How Women Navigate New Public Management Dynamics in Power-based Community Organizations, Mary L. Dungy and Amy Krings

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Transforming Impossible into Possible (TIP) for Financial Capability: Application of Practice-Based Program Theory and Measures in Intervention Design, Philip Young P. Hong, Alanna Shin, Maria V. Wathen, and Theresa Gibbons

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The Unintended Influence and Impact: Funder-Mandated Performance Metrics, Service Delivery, and Social Justice, Melissa Iverson; Michael P. Dentato PhD, MSW; Nathan H. Perkins; and Maria Wathen

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Building or Burning: Critical Reflections on Social and Political Change, Amy Krings, Karen D'Angelo, Jan Ivery, and Amy B. Murphy-Nguyen

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How COVID-19 and Racial Justice Protests Influenced Social Workers’ Perceptions of Policy and Political Participation, Amy Krings, Maria V. Wathen, and Teresa Kilbane

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Which Environmental Social Work? Environmentalisms, Social Justice, and the Dilemmas Ahead, John Mathias, Amy Krings, and Samantha Teixeira

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Migration Integration Policies as Social Determinants of Health for Highly Educated Immigrants in the United States, Mitra Naseh, Yingying Zeng, Abha Rai, Ian Sutherland, and Hyunwoo Yoon

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Adventure and Spiritual Restoration: Older Adult Motivations for Undertaking a Pilgrimage on El Camino de Santiago, Holly Nelson-Becker, Joseph G. Pickard, and Florian Sichling

Submissions from 2022

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Experiences of COVID-19 pandemic-related stress among sexual and gender minority emerging adult migrants in the United States, Edward J. Alessi, Michael P. Dentato, Vincent Sarna, Andrew Eaton, Shelley L. Craig, and Shannon P. Cheung

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The Covid-19 Pandemic and Care Homes for Older People in Europe - Deaths, Damage and Violations of Human Rights, Janet Carter Anand, Sarah Donnelly, Aliisoun Milne, Holly Nelson-Becker, Emme-Li Vingare, Blanca Deusdad, Giovanni Cellini, Riita-Liisa Kinni, and Cristiana Pregno

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Artistic Expression as a Source of Resilience for Transgender and Gender Diverse Young People, Ashley Austin; Michael P. Dentato PhD, MSW; Joshua Holzworth; Roxanna Ast; Anthony Verdino; Edward Alessi; Andrew Eaton; and Shelley L. Craig

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“An umbrella for all things”: Black Daughter's Sexual Decisions and Paternal Engagement, Marquitta S. Dorsey

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Psychological Self-Sufficiency and Financial Literacy Among Low-Income Participants: An Empowerment-Based Approach to Financial Capability, Philip Young P. Hong, Maria V. Wathen, Alanna Shin, Intae Yoon, and Jang Ho Park

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Creating Social Responses to a Changing Environment, Susan Kemp, Lawrence A. Palinkas, Lisa Reyes Mason, Shanondora Billiot, Felicia M. Mitchell, and Amy Krings

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Strategies to Mitigate the Effects of Negative Political Rhetoric on Service Providers: A Study in Two Refugee-Serving Organizations, Maria V. Wathen, Charity N. Weishar, and Patrick L.F. Decker

Submissions from 2021

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Teaching Artists’ Adaptability in Group-Based Music Education Residencies, Brian L. Kelly and Jonathan Neidorf

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Concluding Observations & Lessons Learned, Christopher T. King

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Responses to Environmental Change, Lisa Reyes Mason, Susan P. Kemp, Lawrence A. Palinkas, and Amy Krings

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Who Benefits from Brownfield Cleanup and Gentrification? Evidence from Chicago, Richard Melstrom, Rose Mohammadi, Tania Schusler, and Amy Krings

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Strengths-based Behavioral Telehealth with Sexual and Gender Diverse Clients at Center on Halsted, Ing Swenson; Trevor Gates; Michael P. Dentato PhD, MSW; and Brian Kelly

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Gentrification, Amie Thurber and Amy Krings

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Towards Improving Engagement of Youth of Color in Cross-Age Mentoring Programs in High Poverty, High Crime Neighborhoods, Maria V. Wathen, Patrick L.F. Decker, Maryse H. Richards, Katherine Tyson McCrea, Cynthia Onyeka, Charity N. Weishar, and Donnelly Will

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The Impact of U.S. Refugee Policy Change & Political Rhetoric on Nonprofit Service Providers’ Emotional Well-Being, Maria V. Wathen, Patrick L.F. Decker, and Charity N. Weishar

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Casting Light on the Distinctive Contribution of Social Work in Multidisciplinary Teams for Older People, Paul Willis, Liz Lloyd, Jackie Hammond, Alisoun Milne, Holly Nelson-Becker, Emma Perry, Mo Ray, Sally Richards, and Denise Tanner

Submissions from 2020

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Notes From the Field: Culturally Adapted Research Methods for South Asian Participants, Erum Agha and Abha Rai

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Environmental Gentrification in Chicago: Perceptions, Dilemmas and Paths Forward, Colette Copic, Tania Schusler, and Amy Krings

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QueerVIEW: Protocol for a Technology-Mediated Qualitative Photo Elicitation Study With Sexual and Gender Minority Youth in Ontario, Canada, Shelley L. Craig; Andrew D. Eaton; Rachael Pascoe; Egag Egag; Lauren B. McInroy; Lin Fang; Ashley Austin; and Michael P. Dentato PhD, MSW

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Environmental Justice Organizing in a Gentrifying Community: Navigating Dilemmas of Representation, Issue Selection, and Recruitment, Amy Krings and Colette Copic

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Equity in sustainable development: Community responses to environmental gentrification, Amy Krings and Tania Schusler

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Environmental Social Work in the Disciplinary Literature, 1991–2015, Amy Krings, Bryan G. Victor, John Mathias, and Brian E. Perron

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Conducting Research in Non-Traditional Settings: Research Assistant Experiences in a Gay Bathhouse, Michael R. Lloyd; Michael P. Dentato PhD, MSW; Brian Kelly; and Hayley Stokar

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Planning, Participation, and Power in a Shrinking City: The Detroit Works Project, Gregory B. Markus and Amy Krings

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Research‐based knowledge about social work and sustainability, Aila‐Leena Matthies, Amy Krings, and Ingo Stamm

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Developing Communities of Practical Wisdom: An Exercise in the Synthesis of Memory, Religion and Pragmatism in Religious Studies, Holly Nelson-Becker

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When We Can’t Say Goodbye — Loss, Grief, and Dying During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Holly Nelson-Becker and Ann Callahan

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Spiritual Diversity, Spiritual Assessment, and Māori End-of-Life Perspectives: Attaining ka ea,, Holly Nelson-Becker and Tess Moeke-Maxwell

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Religious/spiritual struggles and spiritual resilience in marginalised older adult, Holly Nelson-Becker and Michael Thomas

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Dying Alone and Lonely Dying: Media Discourse and Pandemic Conditions, Holly Nelson-Becker and Christina Victor

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Community Collaborations with Saving Lives, Inspiring Youth: A Community-Based Cross-Age Peer Mentoring Program, Cynthia Onyeka, Kevin Miller, Chana Matthews, Amzie Moore II, Katherine Tyson McCrea Professor, and Maryse Richards

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Should Failure to Protect Laws Include Physical and Emotional Sibling Violence?, Nathan Perkins and Johanna E. Barry

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Sibling Violence: The Missing Piece in Family Violence Policy, Nathan H. Perkins and Susan F. Grossman

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The effects of COVID-19 on domestic violence and immigrant families., Abha Rai, Susan Grossman, and Nathan Perkins

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Navigating academia during the COVID-19 pandemic: Can you do it all?, Abha Rai and Kristen Ravi

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Your Goals and You - Don’t Let Your Goals Get (to) You …. Before you can get to them!, Shweta Singh

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Philosophical Approaches to Qualitative Research, Renee Spencer, Julia Pryce, and Jill Walsh

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A Critical Glocalization Approach: Attending to Power in the Innovation Space, Maria Wathen

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Review of Healing in Action: Adventure-based counseling with therapy groups, Maria Wathen

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Institutional Logics and Diverging Organizational Forms: An Empirical Study in Russia, Maria V. Wathen

Submissions from 2019

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Research Knowledge of Advanced Standing and Traditional Students: Implications for BSW Education, Jennifer L. K. Charles, Nathan H. Perkins, Christopher J. Ward, Melissa L. Stewart, and Mary C. Secret

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Psychological Self-Sufficiency: An Empowerment-Based Theory for Workforce Training and Adult Education, Philip Young P. Hong, Timothy O’Brien, Jang Ho Park, Rana Hong, Terri Pigott, and Brian Holland

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Facilitating Transformation in Workforce Training: Using Clinical Theory to Understand Psychological Self-Sufficiency, Rana Hong, Terry B. Northcut, Marcia Spira, and Philip Young P. Hong

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Positive Youth Development: Developing, Implementing, and Sustaining Music-Based Services for Emerging Adults Experiencing Homelessness, Brian Kelly

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Depression Education As Primary Prevention: The Erika’s Lighthouse School-Based Program For High School Students, Michael S. Kelly, Heather Freed, Peggy Kubert, and Sarah Greibler

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Introduction, Christopher T. King and Philip Young P. Hong

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Social Work, Politics, and Social Policy Education: Applying a Multidimensional Framework of Power, Amy Krings, Vincent Fusaro, Kerri L. Nicoll, and Na Youn Lee

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Lessons and Policy Implications from the Flint Water Crisis, Amy Krings, Dana Kornberg, and Shawna Lee

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Exploring the Loss and Disenfranchised Grief of Animal Care Workers., Benjamin Marton, Teresa Kilbane, and Holly Nelson-Becker

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Collective Survival Strategies and Anti-Colonial Practice in Ecosocial Work, Finn McLafferty Bell, Mary Kate Dennis, and Amy Krings

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Mentoring for American Indian/Alaska Native Youth Population, Julia Pryce and Crystal Aschenbrener

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State of domestic violence content in MSW curriculum in the U.S. Perspectives on Social Work, Abha Rai, Yoon Joon Choi, and Lalit Khandare

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Integrating Youth Participation and Ecosocial Work: New Possibilities to Advance Environmental and Social Justice, Tania Schusler, Amy Krings, and Melissa Hernández

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Connections for Change, Shirley Simon

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Professional Development: An MSW Course Based on Group Work Principles and Opportunities, Shirley Simon

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Consumer Competence Strategies, Spiritually Inspired Core Values and Locus of Control: What Are the Links?, Gabriella Spinelli, Holly Nelson-Becker, and Roberta Ligossi

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The Future of Environmental Social Work: Looking to Community Initiatives for Models of Prevention, Samantha Teixeira, John Mathias, and Amy Krings

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Resisting Gentrification: The Theoretical and Practice Contributions of Social Work, Amie Thurber, Amy Krings, Linda S. Martinez, and Mary Ohmer

Submissions from 2018

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Investigating Diversity in Social Work Doctoral Education in the United States, Matthew Chin, Jaclynn Hawkins, Amy Krings, Carolyn Peguero-Spencer, and Lorraine Gutiérrez

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Organizing Under Austerity: How Residents’ Concerns Became the Flint Water Crisis, Amy Krings, Dana Kornberg, and Erin Lane

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Integrating Green Social Work and the U.S. Environmental Justice Movement: An Introduction to Community Benefits Agreements, Amy Krings and Hillary Thomas

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Mothers' Perceptions of Educational Access and Engagement in a Context of Urban Austerity, Amy Krings, Hillary Thomas, Shawna J. Lee, Aayat Ali, and LaDonna Miller

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Recapturing the Power of Ritual to Enhance Community in Aging, Holly Nelson-Becker and Kimberly Sangster

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Digital Storytelling: Tools, Techniques, and Traditions, Melanie Sage, Jonathan B. Singer, Andrea LaMarre, and Carla Rice

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Addressing Environmental Gentrification: Improving Environmental Health for Children and Youth without Displacement, Tania Schusler and Amy Krings

Submissions from 2017

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Neighborhood Food Infrastructure and Food Security in Metropolitan Detroit, Scott W. Allard, Maria V. Wathen, H. Luke Shaefer, and Sandra K. Danziger

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Practice with the Gay Male Community, Michael P. Dentato PhD, MSW; Tyler M. Argüello; and Courtney Wilson

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Preparing Social Workers for Practice with LGBT Populations Affected by Substance Use: Perceptions from Students, Alumni and Service Providers, Michael P. Dentato PhD, MSW; Brian Kelly; Michael R. Lloyd; and Nikki Busch

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Affirming Strengths-Based Models of Practice, Trevor G. Gates and Brian Kelly

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Vinyl, Brian Kelly

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A Historical Overview of Art and Music-Based Activities in Social Work with Groups: Nondeliberative Practice and Engaging Young People’s Strengths, Brian Kelly and Lauren Doherty

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Linking Students and Professional Associations: A Curricular Strategy, Shirley Simon and Susan F. Grossman

Submissions from 2016

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Challenges and Opportunities for Applying Group Work Principles to Enhance Online Learning in Social Work, Marcia B. Cohen, Shirley Simon, Donna McLaughlin, Barbara Muskat, and Mary White

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Guidelines for Affirmative Social Work Education: Enhancing the Climate for LGBQQ Students, Staff, and Faculty in Social Work Education, S. L. Craig, E. J. Alessi, M. Fisher-Borne, Michael P. Dentato, A. Austin, M. Paceley, A. Wagaman, T. Arguello, T. Lewis, J.E. Balestrery, and R. Van Der Horn

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A Cross-National Validation of the Short Employment Hope Scale (EHS-14) in the United States and South Korea, Philip Young P. Hong

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Learning to TIP: Introduction, Philip Young P. Hong

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Transforming Impossible Into Possible (TIP): A Bottom-Up Practice in Workforce Development for Low-Income Jobseekers, Philip Young P. Hong

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Psychological and Economic Self-sufficiency Among Low-income Jobseekers with Physical Disability Barriers, Philip Young P. Hong, Hayley Sneiderman Stokar, and Sangmi Choi

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Group Work Camp, Brian L. Kelly and Jennie Fleming

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Composing an Aesthetics of Performance Pedagogy, Brian Kelly and Aimee Wodda

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The State of the American Veteran: The Chicagoland Veterans Study, Sara Kintzle, Janice M. Rasheed, and Carl A. Castro

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Racial Inequality and the Implementation of Emergency Management Laws in Economically Distressed Urban Areas, Shawna J. Lee, Amy Krings, Sara Rose, Krista Dover, Jessica Ayoub, and Fatima Salman

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Social Work for Social Justice: Strengthening Practice with the Poor through Catholic Social Teaching, Julia Pryce, Michael S. Kelly, and Mary Lawinger

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Beyond Group Work Camp: A Bridge to Symposia and Conference Participation via Professional Presentations, Shirley Simon

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Bullying in Youth, Jonathan B. Singer and Karen Slovak

Submissions from 2015

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The Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Students in Social Work Programs. A Study Report from the CSWE Council on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression, Shelley L. Craig, Lauren B. McInroy, Michael P. Dentato, Ashley Austin, and Lori Messinger

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Transforming Impossible into Possible (TIP): A group work model in workforce development, Philip Young P. Hong

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The Comparative Impacts of Social Justice Educational Methods on Political Participation, Civic Engagement, and Multicultural Activism, Amy Krings, Elizabeth A. Austic, Lorraine M. Gutierrez, and Kaleigh E. Dirksen

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When Traumatic Stressors are Not Past, But Now: Psychosocial Treatment to Develop Resilience with Children and Youth Enduring Concurrent, Complex Trauma, Katherine Tyson McCrea Professor, Deanna Guthrie, and Jeffrey Bulanda

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Spirituality in Professional Practice with Older Adults, Holly Nelson-Becker, Edward Canada, and Mitsuko Nakashima