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Fall Newsletters for the Andrew Young School
A newsletter for each department in the Andrew Young School has been published and is accessible in a new, user-friendly Research Guide: Criminal Justice – library.gsu.edu/cjnews Economics – library.gsu.edu/econnews Public Management and Policy – library.gsu.edu/pmapnews Social Work – library.gsu.edu/swnews Each … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Criminal Justice, Databases, Economics, Faculty Publications and Research, For Faculty, For Graduate Students, For Students, General News, Public Management & Policy, Research Guides, ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University, Social Work, Videos
Tagged Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, criminal justice, Economics, newsletter, Public Management and Policy, Social Work
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New Research on Treatment Protocols for Schizophrenia
Congratulations to Dr. Jill Littrell for her latest research article, “Will the Treatment Protocols for Schizophrenia Be Changing Soon?” This article has been accepted for publication in an upcoming issue of Social Work in Mental Health. You can view the pre-print … Continue reading
Posted in Faculty Publications and Research, For Faculty, For Graduate Students, Psychology, Public Health, Publications and Research, ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University, Social Work
Tagged AYSPS, Mental health, mentally ill, schizophrenia, school of social work, Social Work, social work research
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Social Work Student Wins Torch of Peace Award
Georgia State University undergraduate Honors student Jamie Redding was recently honored with the Martin Luther King Torch of Peace Award for her work in the field of social work. Jamie was nominated by the School of Social Work for her … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Ejournals, General News, Publications and Research, Resources, Social Work, Uncategorized
Tagged Jamie Redding, Library resources, Social Work, Torch of Peace Award
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Preventing Elder Abuse
The Atlanta Journal Constitution has recently highlighted a social problem here in the Atlanta area: exploitation of the elderly and disabled. This abuse can be psychological or physical, and can severely damage the quality and length of an individual’s final … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Ejournals, Nursing, Public Health, Resources, Social Work
Tagged elder abuse, elder care, nursing, Social Work
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Study on children raised by their grandparents
Three faculty members from the Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing, the School of Social Work, and Project Healthy Grandparents recently co-authored a study on behavioral problems in homes where grandmothers are the primary caregivers to their grandchildren. In the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Faculty Publications and Research, For Faculty, For Graduate Students, For Students, Nursing, Publications and Research, Resources, Social Work
Tagged Grandparents raising grandchildren, parenting, Social Work
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Faculty Research on Pediatric Bipolar Disorder
Dr. Jill Littrell, an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work, and Dr. Peter Lyons, the Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness, have extensively researched the topic of pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD) and the problems inherent in medicating for it. PBD … Continue reading
Spotlight on Project Healthy Grandparents
For the past fifteen years, members of Project Healthy Grandparents (PHG) have been working to provide vital resources to adults who are raising their grandchildren in the Atlanta area. PHG, an initiative of Georgia State University College of Health and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, For Faculty, For Graduate Students, For Students, General News, Social Work
Tagged Project Healthy Grandparents, Social Work
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