Pet Therapy for the Elderly
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A 5 page research paper that discusses pet therapy, or animal-assisted therapy (AAT), as it is also known. This brief literature review looks at how pet therapy functions in regards to the elderly, particularly as it pertains to mental health ramifications, such as the perception of loneliness. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: khaat.rtf

Pet Therapy in a Nursing Home Setting
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This 5 page report discusses pet therapy programs that generally consist of volunteers bringing a dog or cat (a shelter animal or their own pet) to an in-patient facility in order to interact with residents or patients. National studies have confirmed the therapeutic effects of animals upon humans, especially those individuals who are confined due to age or illness. Human-animal contact encourages socialization for the isolated, independent movement for the immobile, memory stimulation for the elderly and plain talking for nearly everyone. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: BWpetthp.wps

Pets in the Nursing Home: A Program Proposal
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This 3 page paper provides an overview of a proposal for a program that brings pets into a nursing home. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MHNurHomPet.rtf

Play Activities for Preschoolers
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A 21 page research paper that discusses various play activities for preschool children, including numerous examples of both indoor and outdoor activities. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khplac2.rtf

Policy Problem: Social Service Clients: Canada
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A 5 page paper which discusses a policy problem as it relates to the benefits received by social service clients in Canada. This problem is also one which effects child welfare. The problem presented is that which involves financial reductions, and inadequacies, in government policy. The paper presents possible solutions to this policy problem. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: RAsocialcnda.wps

Predictors of Divorce Adjustment (Article Review)
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This 3 page article review examines the topic of divorce. The paper summarizes the information from the article and points to demographic factors, results and literature, amongst other things. No additional sources cited.
Filename: SA612div.rtf

Pregnancy/Women on Drugs
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A 5 page analysis of an informative, well-written study by Sheigla Murphy and Marsha Rosenbaum in their text Pregnant women on drugs: combating stereotypes and stigma. The writer discusses some of the major points of their book and points out where she agrees and disagrees. No additional source cited.
Filename: khdrpr.rtf

Program Evaluation: A Case Study
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This 5 page paper presents a plan to evaluate a hypothetical organization that distributes food for veterans during the holidays. Recommendations are made, including the use of a focus group. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA006Pro.rtf

Proposal into Research in Domestic Violence
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An 8 page research proposal seeking to determine whether women of higher socioeconomic status truly are less likely to report domestic abuse. The premise here is that those women of higher socioeconomic levels are less likely to report domestic violence. They frequently have images to uphold in the community, and their husbands often have greater influence and financial resources, often used to thwart efforts by intervention agencies or even the local courts. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSdomVioRich.rtf

Propsal -- Working Mothers vs. Non-Working Mothers / Impact Upon Children
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This 7 page paper discusses a proposal for a research study to investigate the psychological impact on children of working mothers and non-working mothers. The hypotheses are that the impact is minimal and, in fact, children from homes where the mother works may even have some advantages. Bibliography includes 2 references.
Filename: Promo.wps

Psychosocial Assessment - Geriatric Case
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This 11 page paper presents a psychosocial assessment of an 88-year=-old stroke patient. The writer explains why this patient was selected for the study, the social history of the patient, diagnostic summary, intervention plan, the writer's role in the case and the writer's personal reactions to it. The writer is the social worker. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PGpsyso.rtf

Psychosocial Functioning Of The Family
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14 pages in length. Lisa was fed up with hiding the fact that she was a lesbian. While she was not quite sure how her family would react to such news, she had reached the end of her rope; no longer could she continue living a lie. If her mom and dad are not receptive to her sexual orientation, she pondered, she was old enough to live on her own. To be sure, living in a house where homosexuality is a dirty word is no place for Lisa. Her brother, on the other hand, would be openly accepting of her alternative lifestyle, inasmuch as he had always been the underdog who can relate to being different. Would that automatically brand her family as dysfunctional, even though her parents were pillars of the community? On the outside, Lisa and her brother were always putting forth an image quite removed from their real selves as a means by which to uphold their parent's social representation. But now, thought Lisa, it was time for her to relinquish the deep-seated guilt associated with her well-to-do white bread family and take back her own life. The writer discusses how her family reacts to the news, as well as how it impacts the family structure. Bibliography lists 17 sources.
Filename: TLCpsyfm.wps

Public Perception Of Stepfamilies At The National Level
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5 pages in length. The family structure has enough difficulties within the intolerance of contemporary society to have to also deal with the issue of stepparenting and blended families. Inherent to the added pressures of assimilating into someone else's familial composition is the external perception of how such families are supposed to work, with the public perspective often exacting undesirable and erroneous requirements upon those who so desperately try to adapt to such a new life. On the other hand, however, a greater component of public perception toward stepfamilies lends itself to a significantly more positive approach to this modern form of family structure, inasmuch as the high rate of divorce continues to bring two otherwise independent units together in order to create one. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TLCstepF.rtf

Public Service & Professionalism
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A 5 page research paper that discusses the relationship between public service and professionalism. In today's world, the reputations of many traditional professions are under attack. There is widespread skepticism that public interests are being served (Sullivan 19). Lawyers are routinely denigrated and physicians are regarded as caught under the thumb of the dehumanizing aspects of managed care (Sullivan 19). Within the field of local government, many managers are retiring, but there are a low number of young professionals aspiring to take their place (Friend 22). This situation brings up several pertinent questions, which this overview endeavors to address. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khpubpro.rtf

Puerto Rican Migration & The Quest For Social Equality
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Beginning with a history of reasons Puerto Ricans came to the mainland, this 15 page research paper delves into the psychology of today's new migrant and the need for empathetic social service programs. It is argued that Puerto Ricans can best be serviced by those who are of their own culture, or at least -- of their Latin-America background as it is difficult for anyone else to earn necessary trust. Suggestions and specific cultural examples are provided throughout. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: Puetomi2.wps

Puerto Ricans on the Mainland
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A 10 page paper focusing on this topic. The writer looks at the impact on the US of Puerto Rican migration, and examines how this ethnic group has assimilated into the culture. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Pr.wps

Raising Children With Special Needs
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A 6 page research paper investigating the stress parents experience raising a child who has exceptional needs. Topics include types of stress, family functioning, social support, implications for parents and counselors. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Stressp.wps