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Why Women Relapse after Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation
Get PDFThrough media exposure in the United States, many people afflicted with drug and alcohol addictions are portrayed in a negative light. If those who have addiction problems are sober for a long time and then relapse, they are especially looked down upon by the sober community. This brings me to my research question: Why do clients relapse once they leave rehabilitation? I am an intern at chemical dependency recovery center. I have seen many women graduate their programs and return back at the center for another try at recovery. Through my time at my internship, I wanted to further research why these women were relapsing once they graduated treatment
Gettin' Hot in Here: Using Global Warming to Connect the Library with the Community
No full textWho knew that a topic as controversial as global warming could bring people
together? GAIA (Global Awareness and Information Access), a year-long
series of events, with global warming as the central theme, provided
students and community members with the information needed to create
informed opinions about this heated topic. Come by to get all of the details
of the GAIA initiative, including the planning, advertising, sponsorship, and
collaboration needed to make this series a success
A case study of professional change: The impact of the National Gerontological Social Work Competencies Survey
No full textOur society is aging and this demographic change necessitates that all social workers have basic competency in gerontology. This article describes the results of a competency survey conducted in 2000, and how these results helped transform basic social work curricula and enhance gerontology-related resources. Results were used to encourage and assist social work faculty to infuse gerontological content into social work curriculum, which helped practitioners to gain the necessary knowledge and skills to meet the needs of a growing aging population. This social work education framework can be replicated in an effort to infuse gerontology content throughout other disciplines
Retirement transitions among married couples
No full textRetirement is often viewed as an event when someone completely withdraws from paid employment. The purpose of the present study was to examine the patterns of retirement transitions evidenced in married couples in the Health and Retirement Study over an 8-year period (1992-2000). The sample consisted of White and Black married couples (N = 1,118) where both spouses were working and at least one spouse was aged 51-61 at baseline. A variety of complex retirement patterns were found. Husbands were more likely than wives to show a linear pattern (i.e., a transition directly from work to complete retirement). Transitions were related within couples. Policy and practice implications are discussed
Access and Use in the Digital Age: A Case Study of a Digital Postcard Collection
No full textThis article reflects on the first eighteen months of a long-term project to digitize a large and still-growing postcard collection. The project is notable for its use of student workers, developing an active donor base, establishing a significant online presence, and igniting interest in, use of, and donations to the collection itself. Throughout 2014, statistics from Google Analytics, CONTENTdm, and Flickr were monitored and analyzed. Combined with a review of the project itself, this case study examines how cultural heritage materials may be made available on a limited budget and used in the Digital Age