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281	A bi-county examination of child welfare workers' levels of compassion fatigue and coping skills Keyes, Pamela Marie, Smith, Christina Leigh 01 January 2005 (has links) This study examined the relationship between child welfare workers' coping skills and their levels of empathy. The author developed instruments for measuring empathy and for measuring coping skills. Measures of the coping skills and empathy of child welfare workers in San Bernardino County and San Diego County were compared and found to be similar; the author hoped that this would demonstrate that the results can be generalized. The hypothesis that excellent coping skills diminish compassion fatigue and lead to increased empathy was supported. Child welfare workers Attitudes Child welfare workers Job stress Child welfare workers Child welfare workers Attitudes Child welfare workers Job stress. Social Work
282	The Children's Forest Association fire ecology hike Dufilho, Michael Stephen 01 January 2005 (has links) This project provides a fire ecology lesson to accompany a hike for student groups from fourth through eighth grade. The lesson plan will acquaint students with the beneficial aspects of forest fires. Lesson planning Environmental education Environmental education Lesson planning Outdoor Education
283	An outcomes based study of the adolescent specialized unit Sterling, Deborah Maria 01 January 2005 (has links) This research project examined the efficacy of the pilot project of the Adolescent Specialized Unit in the San Bernardino County Department of Children's Services. Among the outcomes explored in this project were the permanent plans for the foster children, the number of times they changed placements in the course of the study, the type of placement they were in, and the number of significant adults they have contact with. Group homes for teenagers Foster children Mentoring Foster children Group homes for teenagers Mentoring Social work with youth Evaluation. Social Work
284	Boys and literacy: Disengaging from reading Ell, Barbara Ann 01 January 2006 (has links) This quantitative study investigates the disparity that exists between girls and boys and how changes can be implemented to keep boys from disengaging from reading. It examines the reading materials that are available to increase boys' interest in reading and discusses ways in which teachers can develop programs and parents can take action to change boys reading habits. The study employed teacher surveys and student surveys from sixth grade boys in three San Bernardino middle schools. Boys Books and reading Reading promotion Underachievers Boys Books and reading Reading promotion Reading Sex differences Underachievers. Education Reading and Language
285	Extending the solicitation management system: User interface improvement and system administration support Chen, Kun-Che 01 January 2008 (has links) The main purpose of this project is to develop new functionalities for the Solicitation Management System (SMS) to support the Office of Technology Transfer and Commercialization (OTTC), California State University San Bernardino (CSUSB) and the Center for the Commercialization of Advanced Technology (CCAT), San Diego State University (SDSU) for the 2008 solicitation, which opened on 28 Jan 2008. SMS is a system built to facilitate the processing of grant proposal solicitations. The SMS was first built in 2004 and was primarily used by the OTTC, CSUSB for its solicitation activities. The new version of the SMS is more user friendly, so that it is easier for users to use and comprehend. The purpose of this software is to aid the processing of a solicitation for organizations that conduct solicitations for grant proposals. Application software Development Application software Development.
286	Updating the web-based geographic information system of the Water Resources Institute Tiwari, Prava 01 January 2008 (has links) The main scope of this project is to rebuild and deploy web applications that will help share historical artifacts related to the Santa Ana watershed. This project is designed to give a consistent user interface and add extra tools to enhance the functionality of existing applications at the Water Resources Institute (WRI) at California State University San Bernardino (CSUSB). The purpose of this project is to migrate all applications to a single server and update the applications using ArcGIS Server 9.2. Also to give a consistent look to the applications and to make them user friendly. Geographic information systems Geography Data processing Cartography Computer programs Watershed hydrology Cartography Computer programs Geographic information systems Geography Data processing Watershed hydrology. Geographic Information Sciences
287	Child welfare professionals' knowledge of identifying factors for alcohol and other drug issues Reyes Sauri, Josefina, Lau, Michael Leslie 01 January 2005 (has links) Using both qualitative and quantitative research designs, this study focused on the knowledge of Children Protective Services (CPS) social workers for identifying Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) risk factors in their clients, and the impact that these AOD issues have on the child welfare system in San Bernardino County, California. Social work with alcoholics Social work with drug addicts Children of alcoholics Children of drug addicts Parents Alcohol use Parents Drug use Alcoholics Family relationships Substance abuse Family relationships Alcoholism Diagnosis Substance abuse Diagnosis Alcoholics Counseling of Drug abuse counseling Alcoholics Counseling of Alcoholics Family relationships Alcoholism Diagnosis Child welfare workers Attitudes Children of alcoholics Children of drug addicts Drug abuse counseling Parents Alcohol use Parents Drug use Social work with alcoholics Social work with drug addicts Social workers Attitudes Substance abuse Diagnosis. Social Work
288	The council-manager plan, or, Managing for results?: Profiles and management styles of eight city managers in San Bernardino County Cash, Leatricia Michelle 01 January 2005 (has links) The primary purpose of this study is to examine professional city management in San Bernardino County cities functioning under the council-manager form of government, and to determine whether they are using the fundamental principals of "Managing for Results" as set by the criteria in the GPP report. Municipal government by city manager Total quality management in government Public administration California Colton Public administration California Fontana Public administration California Rialto Public administration California Ontario Public administration California Upland Performance Measurement Local government Decision making Local government Planning Municipal government by city manager Performance Measurement Public administration Total quality management in government. Public Administration
289	Child welfare workers' attitudes toward culturally diverse consumers Zavala-Arias, Monica 01 January 2004 (has links) The purpose of this study is to examine child welfare workers' attitudes towards culturally diverse consumers. Social workers from four local foster family agencies were asked to complete a voluntary and anonymous questionaire. The survey also consisted of filling out the Multicultural Counseling Inventory (MCI) which, consisted of forty Likert type questions. The MCI served as an instrument scale to measure the workers' multicultural competencies. National Association of Social Workers Child welfare workers -- Attitudes Social work with minorities -- Children Cross-cultural counseling Social workers -- Professional ethics Cultural awareness Children -- Services for Child abuse -- Cross-cultural studies Race and Ethnicity Social Work
290	Child welfare workers' perceptions of reunification services: Are timeframes feasible? Calderon, Nancy Razo, Hernandez, Elisa Adriana 01 January 2005 (has links) The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of current child welfare policy, specifically the Adoption Assistance and Safe Families Act of 1997 (ASFA), on the perceptions of child welfare workers about their decisions. Social workers Attitudes Adoption Family social work Social work with children Child welfare Decision making Foster children Social workers Professional ethics Adoption Child welfare Decision making Child welfare workers Family social work Foster children Social work with children Social workers Attitudes Social workers Professional ethics. Social Work

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