Catherine E Burnette, Soonhee Roh, Jessica Liddell, Yeon-Shim Lee
{"title":"The Resilience of Indigenous Women of the U.S. Who Experience Cancer: Transcending Adversity.","authors":"Catherine E Burnette, Soonhee Roh, Jessica Liddell, Yeon-Shim Lee","doi":"10.1080/15313204.2019.1628680","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15313204.2019.1628680","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Almost no research specifically explores resilience among Indigenous women of the U.S. who experience cancer. A qualitative descriptive study included a sample of 43 Indigenous women from the Northern Plains region of the U.S. Almost 90% (88%, n=37) of participants indicated personal growth in response to having cancer, indicating they valued relationships (n=3), had a stronger faith (n=5), were grateful and living in moment (n=21), were healthier (n=5), and helped others (n=6) in response to their cancer experience. Results indicate that factors that promote and facilitate resilience are critical for culturally responsive practice with Indigenous women.</p>","PeriodicalId":45824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work","volume":"30 3","pages":"198-213"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8258612/pdf/nihms-1531320.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39166433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Angela R Fernandez, Tessa Evans-Campbell, Michelle Johnson-Jennings, Ramona E Beltran, Katie Schultz, Sandra Stroud, Karina L Walters
{"title":"\"Being on the Walk Put It Somewhere in My Body\": The Meaning of Place in Health for Indigenous Women.","authors":"Angela R Fernandez, Tessa Evans-Campbell, Michelle Johnson-Jennings, Ramona E Beltran, Katie Schultz, Sandra Stroud, Karina L Walters","doi":"10.1080/15313204.2020.1770652","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15313204.2020.1770652","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Relationship to place is integral to Indigenous health. A qualitative, secondary phenomenological analysis of in-depth interviews with four non-Choctaw Indigenous women participating in an outdoor, experiential tribally-specific Choctaw health leadership study uncovered culturally grounded narratives using thematic analysis as an analytic approach. Results revealed that physically being in historical trauma sites of other Indigenous groups involved a multi-faceted process that facilitated embodied stress by connecting participants with their own historical and contemporary traumas. Participants also experienced embodied resilience through connectedness to place and collective resistance. Implications point to the role of place in developing collective resistance and resilience through culturally and methodologically innovative approaches.</p>","PeriodicalId":45824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work","volume":"30 1","pages":"122-137"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7958647/pdf/nihms-1596718.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25488589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elizabeth Rink, Mike Anastario, Olivia Johnson, Ramey GrowingThunder, Adriann Ricker, Paula Firemoon, Genevieve Cox, Shannon Holder
{"title":"The Development and Testing of a Multi-Level, Multi-Component Pilot Intervention To Reduce Sexual and Reproductive Health Disparities in a Tribal Community.","authors":"Elizabeth Rink, Mike Anastario, Olivia Johnson, Ramey GrowingThunder, Adriann Ricker, Paula Firemoon, Genevieve Cox, Shannon Holder","doi":"10.1080/15313204.2020.1770655","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15313204.2020.1770655","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This manuscript presents the results from a multi- level, multi-component pilot intervention designed to reduce sexual and reproductive health (SRH) among American Indian (AI) youth living on a reservation in the Northwestern United States. Our theoretical framework included community based participatory research (CBPR) and Ecological Systems Theory (EST). The pilot intervention was a school-based curriculum for youth and parents and a cultural mentoring program. Mixed methods were used including a pre/post test design and focus groups. Quantitative data was analyzed using McNemar’s chi-square and a random effects model. Qualitative data was analyzed with grounded theory and content analysis. Parents reported increased communication about SRH topics with their children. Youth reported increased condom use self-efficacy, increased condom use, and positive agreement with attitudes toward pregnancy. Our results also suggest increased communication about SRH topics in parent dyads and the need for increased communication with elders. Future research is needed to test the efficacy of multi-level, multi-component tribally driven SRH interventions for AI youth and their families that integrate contemporary SRH issues with traditional values and beliefs.","PeriodicalId":45824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work","volume":"30 1","pages":"138-148"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15313204.2020.1770655","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25488590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hui Huang, Miguel Ángel Cano, Mary Jo Trepka, Diana M Sheehan, Mariana Sanchez, Patria Rojas, Mario De La Rosa
{"title":"Neighborhood and health-related outcomes: a study of adult Latinas of Caribbean and South and Central American descent in Miami.","authors":"Hui Huang, Miguel Ángel Cano, Mary Jo Trepka, Diana M Sheehan, Mariana Sanchez, Patria Rojas, Mario De La Rosa","doi":"10.1080/15313204.2019.1703127","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15313204.2019.1703127","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present study investigated neighborhood effects on substance use, mental and medical health, and health-care access. We used data collected from a sample of adult Latinas of Caribbean and South and Central American descent in 2011. The findings indicate that for adult Latinas, concentrated disadvantage in neighborhoods is associated with increased risk of alcohol misuse and inability to obtain prescription drugs due to lack of money, while Hispanic/immigrant concentration in neighborhoods is associated with fewer mental disorder symptoms. Individual age, criminal justice involvement, religious involvement, intimate partner violence, and employment are also associated with one or more health-related outcomes. We provided practice implications for macro and micro social work practice. Future research is needed to examine the mechanism underlying the negative association between neighborhood Hispanic/immigrant concentration and mental disorder symptoms.</p>","PeriodicalId":45824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work","volume":"30 1","pages":"341-363"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10718566/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42086700","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What's love got to do with it? \"Love\" and Alcohol Use among U.S. Indigenous Peoples: Aligning Research with Real-world Experiences.","authors":"Catherine E McKinley, Jennifer Miller Scarnato","doi":"10.1080/15313204.2020.1770650","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15313204.2020.1770650","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This research examines how Indigenous families report experiences of love (a component of family resilience) and its association with urgent health disparity of alcohol abuse. This exploratory mixed-methods first identified emergent results from qualitative data (<i>n</i>=436), which was then explored with follow-up and quantitative data (<i>n</i> =127) from a sample of Indigenous families in two Southeastern tribes. Love was a highly salient qualitative theme and component of family resilience. Quantitative results revealed cross-generational changes in family resilience, which was negatively associated with alcohol use. Current families may be transcending the effects of historical oppression and expressing love and family resilience.</p>","PeriodicalId":45824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work","volume":"30 1-2","pages":"26-46"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8218881/pdf/nihms-1596721.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39037116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Physical activity among older African Americans: the role of diabetes diagnosis and mastery","authors":"Weidi Qin, Yu-qian Guo","doi":"10.1080/15313204.2020.1855495","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15313204.2020.1855495","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The present study aims to investigate the effects of diabetes diagnosis and mastery on the frequency of light, moderate and vigorous physical activity, and to examine whether mastery moderates the relationships. Data from the National Survey of American Life (N = 766) were analyzed using ordered logistic regressions. Findings suggest that diagnosed diabetes is associated with lower frequency of light and moderate activity. Additionally, the interaction effects between mastery and diabetes diagnosis were found for the frequency of light activity. Overall, social workers could continue the efforts to enhance mastery in diabetes education among older African Americans.","PeriodicalId":45824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work","volume":"32 1","pages":"46 - 56"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2020-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15313204.2020.1855495","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41578778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advancing intersectionality approaches in intimate partner violence research: a social justice approach","authors":"I. Cardenas","doi":"10.1080/15313204.2020.1855494","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15313204.2020.1855494","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The application of social categories in intersectionality intimate partner violence (IPV) scholarship is common in comparative analyses of social groups. Yet, consideration of the methods applied in research that uses social categories as a means to understand diverse individuals has not been given. Since an array of factors, and their interplay, influence the experiences of IPV among diverse individuals, research methods that attend to the intersecting oppressions that social groups face and reflect their lived experiences are critical. This article provides direction to better incorporate the tenets of intersectionality to advance research, and in turn, improve service delivery.","PeriodicalId":45824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work","volume":"32 1","pages":"1 - 11"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2020-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15313204.2020.1855494","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44732809","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Integrating religion and belief in social work practice: an exploratory study","authors":"Panagiotis Pentaris","doi":"10.1080/15313204.2020.1855493","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15313204.2020.1855493","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This exploratory study examines how social work practitioners in England integrate service users’ religion, belief and spiritual identities. The study involved 34 semi-structured interviews with Qualified Social Workers and took a qualitative investigational perspective. By means of thematic analysis, the study suggests that practitioners employ either avoidant or utilitarian approaches, which may indeed be a coping strategy before the vast religious plurality in practice. The study also highlights when professionals perceive religion, belief and spirituality important. Those times are a) initial assessments, b) conditional intervention, c) referrals and d) response to this subject when safeguarding and child protection issues arise.","PeriodicalId":45824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work","volume":"32 1","pages":"33 - 45"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2020-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15313204.2020.1855493","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47811400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cultural competence in social work practice: Exploring the challenges of newly employed social work professionals","authors":"M. Melendres","doi":"10.1080/15313204.2020.1855492","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15313204.2020.1855492","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The Council of Social Work Education (CSWE) and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) mandate that social workers engage diversity and difference to practice cultural competence. Because the social work profession serves a diverse population that includes humanity’s extensive list of intersecting backgrounds and identities, the very essence of cultural competence comprises fundamental complications in its overall conceptualization, construct, and application of theory to practice. The purpose of this study explored the challenges newly employed social workers faced in practicing cultural competence relative to their experiences as novice professionals. The sample included 20 participants who recently graduated from accredited CSWE MSW programs and were newly employed in the field of social welfare. Through qualitative research methods, data were collected through in-depth semi-structured interviews and one focus group. The findings emphasized the multifaceted nature of cultural competence and highlighted (a) areas for growth in feelings of inadequacy, (b) frustration with fundamental organizational barriers, and (c) prejudice from clients.","PeriodicalId":45824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work","volume":"31 1","pages":"108 - 120"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2020-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15313204.2020.1855492","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47818286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multiple ways of knowing: Teaching research under EPAS 2015","authors":"J. Drisko, Joanne N. Corbin, Pamela L. Begay","doi":"10.1080/15313204.2019.1590887","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15313204.2019.1590887","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) 2015 add new research requirements focusing on multiple ways of knowing and culturally informed approaches to knowledge building. These new requirements link to indigenous ways of knowing that orient the worldviews of many non-Western cultures. This article identifies key issues that distinguish culturally informed approaches to knowledge building from Western approaches. It provides an overview of a range of indigenous and culturally informed research principles. Two reflective examples of why and how these culturally informed methods are important to high-quality research are also presented. The examples show how different ways of knowing add to understanding and may enhance research usefulness.","PeriodicalId":45824,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work","volume":"29 1","pages":"508 - 523"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2020-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15313204.2019.1590887","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44973177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}