Smith School for Social Work provides students with a focus on clinical social work, integrating comprehensive educational theories, skills and practices of clinical work. This collection includes full-text access to theses and dissertations, as follows:
- Smith College School for Social Work Theses, 2007-present Available to anyone both on and off-campus (some with a 5 year restriction limiting access to the Smith community), anyone via interlibrary loan
- Smith College School for Social Work Dissertations, 2009-present Available to the Smith community including off-campus access with a current Smith login, anyone on campus, and anyone via interlibrary loan
2008
The strength of Muslim American couples in the face of heightened discrimination from September 11th and the Iraq War, Brianne Goodman, Brianne Goodman Carter, and Brianne Goodman Carter, Masters Thesis
Together or separate : implications for expressing progressive social justice and spiritual practices, Enroue Halfkenny, Masters Thesis
An exploratory study of mental health providers' awareness of internalized oppression of women who experience same-sex intimate partner violence, Sharon E. Harp, Masters Thesis
A slight schooling on deaf education, Kathryn L. Hayden, Masters Thesis
Implications of frequent online social network use for adolescent and emerging adult social experiences, Nora Anne Heins, Masters Thesis
The way we speak affects our reality : why speaking from the values of racial justice begins the creation of a racially just world, Katherine Alice Hornowski, Masters Thesis
"What do you mean, 'separate identity'? : an exploration of separation and individuation for second generation Korean American adolescents, Catherine C, Huh, Masters Thesis
The role of psychotherapy in the age of medication : a theoretical analysis of biological and psychodynamic perspectives on the etiology and treatment of schizophrenia, Tessa Leona Hutchinson, Masters Thesis
An exploration of the influence of media, advertising, and popular culture on the self esteem, identity, and body image in adolescent girls, Jennifer A. Irving, Masters Thesis
Transitional objects in adult treatment : case studies, Sheela Madhukar Joshi, Masters Thesis
Weighing in : an analysis of the NASW's web-based content regarding theoretical issues and practice recommendations for social workers working with overweight and obese individuals, M. Elizabeth Kanard, Masters Thesis
The importance of racial concordance and the childhood experiences of Black students and practicing clinicians in the field of social work, Candice Tara Karber, Masters Thesis
Parental death : grieving loss of life while sustaining a relationship, Maisie Lasher Ketron, Masters Thesis
No place like home : trans-individuals' search for belonging in a binary gendered world, Leslie Catherine Kilpatrick, Masters Thesis
How clinicians' use of narrative therapy can assist elders in late-life transition, Glenna Sue Klein, Masters Thesis
The impact of race on the decision-making process for interracial lesbian couples opting to conceive through donor insemination, Kendra Marie Koeplin, Masters Thesis
Examining our worst fears, Jennifer Elmassian Leszkiewicz, Masters Thesis
How home-based clinicians assess and assist parent(s) who experience changes in family dynamics post discharge of their pre-latency/latency age child's first psychiatric hospitalization, Ashley Shannon Logee, Masters Thesis
What is culture? What is compentency? What is Latino? : an exploratory study of clinicians' perceptions and practice of cultural competency with Latino clients, Saralyn Marie Masselink, Masters Thesis
An exploration of factors associated with reentry adjustment of U.S. foreign service spouses, Sharon M. Maybarduk, Masters Thesis
An investigation into what "best practice" entails with adolescent survivors of prolonged child abuse, Lauren P. McEvoy, Masters Thesis
What if they think I'm crazy : clinical interventions to help adolescents manage stigma following a psychiatric hospitalization, Megan L. McKenna, Masters Thesis
A survey of clinicians' use of touch and body awareness in psychotherapy, Anastasia D. McRae, Masters Thesis
Do school-based mental health programs have a positive outcome on elementary, middle and high school aged student's functioning from the perspective of teachers in urban public school systems in New York City, Boston and Berkeley, Ca?, Mwaniki F. Mwangi, Masters Thesis
Deconstructing white privilege : social variables that may affect white males' race identity development, Karen Christine Nelson, Masters Thesis
Embodied practice : do social work therapists explore client strengths as expressed in the lived experience of the body?, Duncan Nichols, Masters Thesis
In whose mirror : a comparative analysis of the conceptualization and treatment of pathological narcissism, using modern analysis and self psychology, Heather Novack, Masters Thesis
Strengthening the capacity of helping professionals to provide psychosocial support to communities affected by armed conflict : the evaluation of one program, Arden Elise O'Donnell, Masters Thesis
Elementary school teachers' perceptions of the foster care system and the children in its care, Irja Carol. Peck, Masters Thesis
Forget me not : a retrospective, exploratory study of daughters caring for a mother with Alzheimer's disease, Pamela Sloane Rich, Masters Thesis
Buddhist philosophy and practices as applied to unlearning racism, Chara Joy Riegel, Masters Thesis
Wilderness therapy and spirituality, Lauren Elizabeth Rothwell, Masters Thesis
"Bearing the weight of a mother's mood" : does a history of depression influence a woman's attitudes about having children?, Beth Sadavoy, Masters Thesis
How do single fathers construct a parent identity to incorporate nurturing?, Janet Saxe, Masters Thesis
Using art making in cross-cultural clinical therapy, Sara Ruth Schieffelin, Masters Thesis
The double bind theory and gender non-conforming identity development, Shannon Lydia Sennott, Masters Thesis
The healthy solitary person, Laurel Lynn Shortell, Masters Thesis
Vietnam combat veterans : readjustment through the lenses of identity and social drama, Michael S. Slevin, Masters Thesis
Abstracts of master's theses 1967-2006, Smith College. School for Social Work, Masters Thesis
Abstracts of theses 1920-1966, Smith College. School for Social Work, Masters Thesis
Born of our fathers : patrilineal descent, Jewish identity, and the development of self, Elizabeth A. Sosland, Masters Thesis
Swimming upstream : navigating the complexities of erotic transference, Stacey A. Spilly, Masters Thesis
Adult support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQQ) youth in high school, Amanda Louise Starfield, Masters Thesis
How do clinical social workers stay enthusiastic about their work?, Kimberly Stasny, Masters Thesis
Self psychology at work in trauma therapy, Heidi Griffin Street, Masters Thesis
Shades of gray : lesbian therapists explore the complexities of self-disclosure to heterosexual clients, Molly Caitlin Thomas, Masters Thesis
Perspectives on severe, adult child molesters : a look at their adult attachment styles, use of pornograhjy, and chaoes in families-of-origin, Jennifer Lynne Trebby, Masters Thesis
Effect of religiosity on the selection of life long mate in Pentecostal adult church attendees, Sanya Kalle Unis, Masters Thesis
The Smith College School for Social Work anti-racism commitment : a chronology and reflections on the years 1993-1998, Joanna Garcia Vaughn, Masters Thesis
Bread and roses : clinical social work with clients living in poverty, Katherine Jane Waggoner, Masters Thesis
Physician assisted suicide : a survey of North Caroline end of life care workers, Ollie Dooling Walker, Masters Thesis
The impostor phenomenon : an exploratory study of the socializing factors that contribute to feelings of fraudulence among high achieving, diverse female undergraduates, Sara E. Wiener, Masters Thesis
Exploring internalized racism : a critical review of the literature and implications for clinical social work, Keshia Unika Williams, Masters Thesis
"If I told you what was going to happen, you wouldn't do it" : the breast cancer survivor's experience of chemotherapy, Amy Tindall Willson, Masters Thesis
The relationship between job satisfaction and program traits for wilderness therapists employed at outdoor behaviorial healthcare treatment programs, Lisa Winn, Masters Thesis
Dissonance, development and doing the right thing : a theoretical exploration of altruistic action as an adaptive intervention, Christopher L. Woodman, Masters Thesis
Clinician gender as a factor of countertransference in the treatment of clients diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, Alyssa Jayne Wyman, Masters Thesis
2007
Let's talk about sex : sexual education and adolescent sexual behavior, Stephanie Grace Agnew, Masters Thesis
How white non-Latino/a therapists perceive and address racial and cultural differences when working with Latino/a clients, Lisa C. Amato, Masters Thesis
Restorative justice : including victims, offenders and communities in criminal justice dialogue, Jessica C. Ames, Masters Thesis
"I'm not afraid of storms for I'm learning to sail my ship", Claire Marie Arbour, Masters Thesis
Latina mothers : an exploratory study on their attachment with their children, Patricia Becerra, Masters Thesis
Sticks and stones : the impact of negative in-group interactions on African American racial identity, Donna Christine. Bell, Masters Thesis
A homicide in the family : the dual perspective of mothers' experience parenting and use of community resources and community providers' report on services utilized by mothers and their children, Leah Elizabeth Berkowitz, Masters Thesis
Women's perceptions of different power dynamics in their sexual encounters with both women and men, Genna Blaine Brodsky, Masters Thesis
Christianity, familial acceptance, and current spirituality among LGB individuals : blessed be the tie that binds?, Megan Elaine Browning, Masters Thesis
Breast cancer survivors' views of how support groups and activism have affected their healing process, Elizabeth M. Burnworth, Masters Thesis
Factors affecting help-seeking behaviors for mental health services among Filipino Americans, Melissa Dimalanta Camorongan, Masters Thesis
Understanding the issues of HIV/AIDS and adolescents through the concerns, perceptions, and recommendations of adult service providers to the teen population of Rhode Island, Oriana Mae. Campanelli, Masters Thesis
Suicide postvention : how can we improve existing models?, Seana Carmean, Masters Thesis
Substance use and related criminality among male juvenile sexual and nonsexual offenders : an investigation of the patterns and prevalence, Deborah Ann Caserta, Masters Thesis
Predictors and prevention strategies for homelessness among women veterans, Angela Sue Casper, Masters Thesis
Primary caregiving fathers : I was an interloper in a woman's world, Meghan L. Cavanaugh, Masters Thesis
"They keep moving me" : an examination of the effects of multiple placements on foster youth utilizing the theories of attachment and resilience, Meleah M. Chamberlain, Masters Thesis
Are we dating? : an exploratory study of nonsexual, passionate friendships between women, Linda Christine Chupkowski, Masters Thesis
Putting the body back in social work : how social workers experience and differ in levels of personal body awareness, Lauren Nancarrow Clarke, Masters Thesis
The dilemmas and challenges of teenage motherhood : exploring the barriers in the discovery of the self, Rebecca Colvin, Masters Thesis
Manifestation of grief and loss in crisis-oriented psychotherapy : graduate preparation and lessons learned, Francis M. Cwiertniewicz, Masters Thesis
Three independent investigations on disclosure of childhood sexual abuse and psychological functioning, family and community violence, and trauma and non-sexual crime, Hillary Blythe Despres, Masters Thesis
Exploring spirituality/religion related interventions used by mental health workers in psychotherapy and counseling, Deanna Wilcoxson Dodd, Masters Thesis
Social capital in contemporary society : decline or change, Eleonor Domenichini, Masters Thesis
Oh God where art thou? : Does a relationship to the divine help women from diverse religious and spiritual backgrounds make meaning in the aftermath of intimate partner violence? : implications for clinical social work, Lori Lucia. Donley, Masters Thesis
Meaning making after homicide : an exploratory study of experiences of people of color, Anna Sergeyevna Eliseeva, Masters Thesis
Progressive care : an examination of male to female transgender sex workers' experiences within the health care and social service systems in San Francisco, California, Laura Maria Escobar, Masters Thesis
Psychotherapists with psychiatric challenges : an exploratory study of their transference, supports, and their professional identity development, Lisa Laurene Favorite, Masters Thesis
Bi the way : a quantitative, exploratory study of social workers' attitudes regarding bisexuality, Tova Emma Feldmanstern, Masters Thesis
Language and the making of meaning for individuals diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Kathleen Anne Freeman, Masters Thesis
Role model development in young African American males : toward a conceptual model, Christian Edward Gale, Masters Thesis
Cutting and self psychology : an exploratory analysis, Andrea Lynne Galeucia, Masters Thesis
An exploratory study of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender veterans of recent U.S. conflicts, Kimberly J. Garland, Masters Thesis
How has legal marriage affected the experience of social supports for same-sex individuals who were married in Massachusetts, Dawn N. Geller, Masters Thesis
Transparency of purpose and methods in a grass-roots agency :a program evaluation of the Unitas Therapeutic Community Inc., John Gill, Masters Thesis
Art and the clinical social worker, Lucy Goldstein, Masters Thesis
Nonresidential fathers' perceptions of the influence of their acrimonious divorces on their relationships with their children, Rachel Hava Green, Masters Thesis
Sometimes love ain't enough : a study of the perceived relationship barriers as reported by 12 heterosexual African American women and men, Stephanie Harris, Masters Thesis
Uncovering oppression within the anti-rape movement : the role of race in the reporting experiences of adult Black female rape survivors, Amy Rebecca Hochberg, Masters Thesis
Couples' decision-making processes : first-time parenthood in dual-career partnerships, Amelia Fern Hube, Masters Thesis
The efficacy of narrative therapy approaches with self-injurious clients, Erica H. Johnson, Masters Thesis
Using the principles of existential psychotherapeutic theory to enrich understanding of eating disorder etiology, Sabrina Johnston, Masters Thesis
Space exploration : mapping students' perception of the Smith College campus, Stephanie Alexandra Keep, Masters Thesis