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Pellebon, D. (2000). Influences of ethnicity, racial climate,
and racial majority in school on adolescent ethnic identity. Social Work
in Education: A Journal for Social Workers in School. 22(1), 9-20.
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Pellebon, D. A. (2000). Perceptions of conflict between Christianity and
social work: A preliminary study. Social Work & Christianity: An International
Journal, 27 (1), 30-39.
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Kim, S., & Pellebon, D. A. (2000). Identifying social support networks
for the family caregivers of frail elderly in Oklahoma: A descriptive study.
The International Journal of Welfare for the Aged, 1 (1).
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Pellebon, D. A., & Caselman, T. M. (2008) The perception gap: A study of Christian Confidence in social workers. Social Work and Christianity: An International Journal, 35(1), 33-47.
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ABSTRACTS
Influences
of ethnicity, racial climate, and racial majority in school on adolescent ethnic
identity.
Using a questionnaire completed
in a school setting, the study discussed in this article examined the ethnic
identity development of 252 adolescents. The study probed for possible association
of ethnic identity development with ethnicity, school interracial climate, and
the racial majority in a given school environment. Key measures included were
the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Scale, the Interracial Climate Scale, and sociodemographics
including ethnic or racial population percentages. Multiple regression analysis
showed that being a member of an ethnic minority group and interracial climate
accounted for the greatest variance in ethnic identity development, but racial
majority in school and socioeconomic status were not significantly associated
with ethnic identity development. This study's findings were interpreted in
light of previous research on ethnic identity, and implications for how these
findings support multicultural efforts in public schools are discussed.
Perceptions
of conflict between Christianity and social work: A preliminary study.
A sample of 145 church members recruited from nondenominational
churches to measure perceptions of social workers and the social work profession.
The study examined two dependent variables: 1) perceptions of conflict between
Christianity and the social profession and 2) the degree of agreement with social
work values. Statistically significant findings indicate that this sample both
perceives a high degree of conflict with social work and disagrees with humanistic
interpretations of social work values. The study highlights the importance of
social workers engaging in spiritually and religiously sensitive exploration
of clients' perceptions in order to understand them and to help the clients
understand social workers and their roles.
Identifying
social support networks for the family caregivers of frail elderly in Oklahoma:
A descriptive study.
This exploratory study surveyed 93 professionals who work with the frail elderly
in various facilities in the North American state of Oklahoma; specifically
the Oklahoma City Metropolitan area. Social support networks and their provision
of services to the family caregivers for the frail elderly are examined. The
findings are used to compare Oklahoma's structure to the network model used
by the Caregiver Resource Centers (CRC) in the state of California. The general
findings inferred that Oklahoma has numerous services for the frail elderly.
However, there appears to be a lack of services regarding the family caregivers
of the frail elderly. The authors recommend some changes in the service infrastructure
that emulate the CRC model in California.
The perception gap: A study of Christian Confidence in social workers.
This study compares social workers’ and Christians’ perceptions of social workers’ competence working with Christians. Using a tool measuring dimensions of perception, the researchers surveyed 219 members of the National Association of Social Workers throughout Oklahoma and 176 representatives from various Christian churches in three Oklahoman cities. Results show a discriminant function among items that identify differences in standards of sexual behavior, beliefs about competence of social workers to work with clients of different beliefs, appropriateness to refer Christian clients to social workers, belief systems, and spiritual clients’ involvement in politics. Additional findings indicate differences among three Christian groups’ perceptions of social workers. These results provide support for the idea that the social work profession must improve its professional perception among certain Christian populations.
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