scholarly journals How Do Social Service Providers View Recent Immigrants? Perspectives from Portland, Maine, and Olympia, Washington

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Casey Clevenger ◽  
Amelia Seraphia Derr ◽  
Wendy Cadge ◽  
Sara Curran
Keyword(s):  
Social Service ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Recent Immigrants ◽  
Social Service Providers

Marijuana use among older adults in the U.S.A.: user characteristics, patterns of use, and implications for intervention

2010 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 732-741 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana M. DiNitto ◽  
Namkee G. Choi
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Illicit Drugs ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Marijuana Use ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Social Service Providers

ABSTRACTBackground: Epidemiological studies show that the number of older adults using marijuana is increasing. This study aimed to determine the correlates and patterns of marijuana use among older adults that might help health and social service providers better assist this group.Methods: Data are from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in the U.S.A. The sample consisted of 5,325 adults aged 50 years and older.Results: Of the sample, 2.8% were past-year marijuana users. Of them, 23% had used marijuana on at least half the days of the year. Past-year users were more likely to be younger (50–64 years old), black, and not married, and they had significantly higher psychological distress scores, but they did not rate their health as poorer than others in the sample, nor did they attribute many problems, including psychological problems, as being related to their marijuana use. Nevertheless, past-year users present a high-risk profile because, in addition to frequent marijuana use, they also are more likely to smoke cigarettes, engage in binge drinking, and use other illicit drugs.Conclusions: Health and social service providers should be alert to the small number of routine marijuana users among the younger members of the older adult population, especially those suffering significant psychological distress, so that these individuals can be encouraged to utilize services that will help alleviate this distress and promote a healthier lifestyle and increase general well being.

Perceptions of Health Education of Selected Health and Social Service Providers in the Bahamas

1982 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-290
Author(s):  
Audrey Marie Deveaux ◽  
William A. Darity
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Bahamas ◽  
Social Service Providers ◽  
Education And Health

Health education is a new component of the health care delivery system in the Bahamas. In the past, confusion and uncertainty was expressed regarding the contribution of health education to the health care services. The intention of this study was to investigate the perceptions of selected health and social service providers to health problems, their most likely solutions, and to health education and health education related issues in the Bahamas. A questionnaire was either mailed or hand delivered to 412 selected health and social service providers in New Providence and the Family Islands in the Bahamas. Of these 127 (31%) usable questionnaires were returned. A discussion of the study findings, study limitations, implications for health education and suggestions for future research are presented. The survey results showed that a majority of respondents indicated consistent support for health education and health education related issues. This support was evident even when responses were crosstabulated with such variables as age, profession, and years of experience in present occupation.

Exploring the Disproportionate Impact of Disasters: Social Service Providers’ Perceptions of Factors Increasing Vulnerability Among Hurricane Survivors

2021 ◽  
pp. 104438942110515
Author(s):  
Shinwoo Choi ◽  
Tara M. Powell ◽  
Jenna M. Muller ◽  
Emily A. Lux
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Language And Literacy ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Service Workers ◽  
Social Service Providers ◽  
Literacy Proficiency ◽  
Group Interviews

Social service providers play a vital role in addressing the physical and mental health needs of vulnerable individuals, families, and communities during and after disasters. Considering the essential role of social service providers during and after disasters, it is vital to understand the challenges their clients encounter during emergencies. Our study explored social service providers’ perceptions of the barriers socially vulnerable individuals and communities experienced after hurricanes Michael and Irma struck coastal communities in Florida in 2017–2018. Seventeen social service workers who provided direct support to survivors during and after the hurricanes participated in four focus group interviews. Providers described five factors that increased vulnerability of their clients including risk perception, socioeconomic constraints, physical and mental health challenges, language and literacy proficiency, and resource dependency.

The Putaketanga Model

2019 ◽  
pp. 311-323
Author(s):  
Rawiri Waretini-Karena
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Social Service Providers ◽  
Societal Issues ◽  
Socially Constructed ◽  
Intergenerational Links

This chapter supports Māori practitioners, counsellors, educators, and social service providers to unpack societal issues that underpin sociological theories applied to Māori in mainstream New Zealand. It employs an indigenous model, specifically created from a traditional mātauranga Māori base for examining contributing factors not always evident in Western socially constructed systems that scrutinize Māori. The rationale for developing an indigenous model from a traditional mātauranga Māori perspective allows for a critique and analysis of Western ideologies through a Māori lens. This enables Māori practitioners, counsellors, educators, and social service providers space to articulate underlying themes and intergenerational links to Māori deficit statistics that Western socially constructed systems do not take into account.

American Indian Elders: Unifiers of Indian Families

1980 ◽  
Vol 61 (8) ◽  
pp. 490-493 ◽  
Author(s):  
John G. Red Horse
Keyword(s):  
Family Structure ◽  
American Indian ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Indian Family ◽  
Social Service Providers

American Indian elders play a central role in the day-to-day activities of Indian family life. Social service providers must be aware of Indian extended family structure so that programs for Indians will reflect the inclination of these communities to integrate the generations, not isolate elders from children.

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