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
2014
Heavy impact : the experience of sustaining a concussion as a college athelete, Brittainy C. Johnson, Masters Thesis
Social and academic experiences of AAGBM who graduate from HBCUS, Isaiah L. Jones, Masters Thesis
The influence of interpersonal needs on suicide ideation among low income African American women who have experienced intimate partner violence, Kamilah Jones, Dissertation
Hidden in plain sight : the sibling relationship and psychodynamic theory, Jenny A. Joyal, Masters Thesis
The adaptation of trauma therapies for use with children and adolescents diagnosed on the autism spectrum : a qualitative study, Benjamin A. Katz, Masters Thesis
Trauma-informed mindfulness based stress reduction : development of a model and an application with a sample of women who have survived interpersonal trauma, Amber R. Kelly, Dissertation
Critical race theory : a lens for viewing racism in American education policy and school funding, Susan A. Klupchak, Masters Thesis
Sex trafficking : an exploration of clinician perspectives of the type and efficacy of treatment interventions, Jennifer Kung, Masters Thesis
Who does what? : navigating gender roles in early parenthood, Annabel L. Lane, Masters Thesis
Male college veterans, masculinity and their help seeking behaviors : a thesis based upon a sample of military-veterans and active duty personnel, Liam Lattrell, Masters Thesis
Why activists seek psychotherapy, Collin B. Lee, Masters Thesis
Chinese American college graduates in the Great Recession : an exploratory study, Rebecca D. Lee, Masters Thesis
Raíces en ambos países : voices of Latino immigrant parents raising U.S. born children in the Washington Metropolitan Area, Vanessa A. León, Masters Thesis
Social workers' views on reproductive choice, Jennifer Linnman, Dissertation
Exploring the impacts of disclosure for the transgender and gender non-conforming therapists, Samuel B. Lurie, Masters Thesis
Do you even lift bro? : a psychodynamic feminist analysis of the mental health benefits of weight lifting for women, Katharine H. MacShane, Masters Thesis
The impact of texting on committed romantic relationships, Danielle M. Maurer, Masters Thesis
Exploring the experiences of internalized racism for multiracial individuals : a clinical foundation for social work, Miranda M. McKinley, Masters Thesis
Invisible victims : the effects of secondary and vicarious trauma on milieu staff members, Jennifer K. Mello, Masters Thesis
Hypermasculinity, delinquency and adolescent males, Emily A. Meneses, Masters Thesis
Clinician's perceptions about working with LGBTQ military personnel and cultural competency, Katherine R. Messier, Masters Thesis
How gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth develop positive identities during adolescence and young adulthood, Lauren E. Millerd, Masters Thesis
Black women's natural hair care communities : social, political, and cultural implications, Sarauna M. Moore, Masters Thesis
The cultural influences which motivate countertransference for the collectivist-oriented clinician working with clients in the United States, Janet Namono, Masters Thesis
Exploring the selfie phenomenon : the idea of self-preservation and its implications among young women, Amy J. Nguyen, Masters Thesis
Therapeutic aspects of dance for dancers experiencing life adjustment issues, Khanhsong V. Nguyen, Masters Thesis
Sibling relationships : growing up with a sibling diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and its influence on perceived family cohesion, attachment and current life satisfaction, Laura M. Nordone, Masters Thesis
Identity and cultural competency : critical race and postmodern perspective, Nathan N. Orians, Masters Thesis
An investigation of unconscious countertransference disclosure, Constance M. Pasalis, Masters Thesis
Therapists' experiences treating clients with dissociative identity disorder, Alexandra E. Paull, Masters Thesis
Parenting coordination : an intervention for high-conflict separating/divorcing families, Tracye A. Polson, Dissertation
The desire to informally mentor : creative growth within the third space, Emily K. Porter, Masters Thesis
Self-compassion paradox : a theoretical exploration of many compassionate people's lack of self-compassion, Shihan Qin, Masters Thesis
Exploring the experience of victim-offender mediation through Winnicottian object relations theory and self psychology, Anneke D. Ransijn, Masters Thesis
Sheriffs' use of restraints for transports of individuals on "involuntary status" to psychiatric facilities for care, Catherine M. Reed, Masters Thesis
New York City and Boston Upward Bound programs : strengthening academic confidence in low-income students, Giselle Regalado, Masters Thesis
Implications for best practices in post-abortion emotional care : perspectives of clinicians who have provided post-abortion emotional care and experienced abortion personally, Abigail L. Reider, Masters Thesis
Trans* and gender non-conforming (TGNC) young adults : self-report of access and comfort in health care systems, Victoria L. Reiszner, Masters Thesis
An exploration of romantic adult attachment, marital satisfaction and parenting stress in couples participating in the Supporting Father Involvement Program, Sarah T. Robins, Masters Thesis
Negotiating our membership : factors leading Latina lesbians to develop a political collective identity, Susana Rodriguez, Masters Thesis
Maybe we really are what we eat : implications of nutrition and mental illness research for clinical practice, Leslie H. Rosenberg, Masters Thesis
Application of somatic interventions in clinical practice, Rebecca L. Rothberg, Masters Thesis
A sense of pride over my size : a qualitative study of women of size who consider themselves body positive, Ruth A. Salen, Masters Thesis
Sex abuse? : just as long as you're not gay : an exploratory study with queer adults on childhood sexual traumatization, Kathleen A. Salmon, Masters Thesis
Dance for your life! : TangoFlow!® technique and implications in the treatment of trauma : a mixed-methods empirical study, Catherine A. Salmons, Masters Thesis
Exploring the relationship between maternal childhood maltreatment history, parent-child relations and child emotion regulation, Chelsie D. Sampayan, Masters Thesis
Smith College SSW graduates and their preparedness in working with African American women IPV survivors, Shannon M. Samuels, Masters Thesis
Beyond machismo : a theoretical exploration of domestic violence in Latino men, Daniela Sanchez, Masters Thesis
Clinicians' self-disclosure of personal experience with an anxiety and/or mood disorder, Emma M. Sando, Masters Thesis
Exploring mental dungeons and slaying psychic dragons : an exploratory study, Michael S. Sargent, Masters Thesis
Community resilience in the face of community violence, Mary Kate Schmermund, Masters Thesis
Finding personal meaning : vocational horticulture therapy for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness, Ariel B. Schneider, Masters Thesis
Medicating attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents : how do parents/guardians decide?, Michael J. Schneider, Masters Thesis
Exploring resources for caretakers of children with food allergies, Claudia A. Shapiro, Masters Thesis
Trauma, criminalization, and movements for healing justice : a theoretical study of relational theory and transformative justice interventions in the treatment of juvenile sexual offending, Megan E. Shaughnessy-Mogill, Masters Thesis
The exploration of young adults' online and offline interpersonal relationships, Josselyn B. Sheer, Masters Thesis
Therapeutic presence : an exploration of Buddhist mindfulness, Winnicott and neuroscience, Susan A. Shelby, Masters Thesis
Perceived stress levels of individuals who practice yoga in comparison to individuals who participate in other forms of exercise, Chelsey R. Silveria, Masters Thesis
For the love of them : a theoretical study of the collective in the United States military through Freudian and Fornarian theory, Sophia E. Slote, Masters Thesis
"Show me the face you had before your parents were born" : African-American New Thought ministers and 'The Black interior', Kaitlin N. Smith, Masters Thesis
Supporting resilience in chldren and youth impacted by complex trauma, Rachel E. Stoddard, Masters Thesis
Social work practice with individuals and families who have experienced pregnancy loss, Sandra J. Stokes, Masters Thesis
Exploring the experience of biological children of foster parents : their views on family as adults, Jessica J. Studer, Masters Thesis
What does the 'Q' stand for anyway? : queerness and agency competence, Eleanor C. Taylor, Masters Thesis
A historical study of the "use-of-self" in clinical practice, Eva Tracy-Raeder, Masters Thesis
It's common (but we don't talk about it) : how straight male use of gay male porn influences acts, identities, and desire, Solomon Z. Traurig, Masters Thesis
Emptiness as symptom, emptiness as healing : examining the intersections between Buddhist and psychodynamic perspectives on no-self, Bruno d. Trindade, Masters Thesis
The application of yoga as a biopsychosocial-spiritual approach to social work, Karen L. Tsai, Masters Thesis
Before and after : an exploratory study of the positive and negative effects of significant weight loss, Jo Ann Valle, Masters Thesis
Immigration and depression : an exploration of risks and protective factors, Lenissa Vilhena Barbosa, Masters Thesis
A study of object use : adults, special objects, and contemporary American culture, Emily K. Walsh, Masters Thesis
Theorizing anxiety : psychodynamic exploration beyond the medical model, Daniel E. Weinbaum, Masters Thesis
From sadomasochism to BDSM : rethinking object relations theorizing through queer theory and sex-positive feminism, Simon Z. Weismantel, Masters Thesis
Vicarious traumatization and vicarious resilience : an exploration of therapists' experiences conducting individual therapy of refugee clients : a project based upon an investigation at Family Health Center of Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, Megan C. Welsh, Masters Thesis
Gender as compromise formation : towards a radical psychoanalytic theory of trans*, Laura K. Werner-Larsen, Masters Thesis
Social workers' attitudes about physician-assisted suicide, Ann W. Wheeler, Masters Thesis
The benefits of child-centered play therapy and filial therapy for pre-school-aged children with reactive attachment disorder and their famiies, Andrea S. White, Masters Thesis
Here-and-now learning in the social work practice classroom, Raquel Willerman, Masters Thesis
Becoming visible : the audacity of asking the impossible : marriage, LGBTQ activism, and resilency in the South, Anna R. Wilson, Masters Thesis
Clinician perspectives on the human-animal bond and its impact on levels of compassion and prosocial behavior, Pear M. Wilson, Masters Thesis
A study of self-efficacy in a group of Hmong refugees, Mai M. Yang, Masters Thesis
Attractiveness privilege : the unearned advantages of physical attractivenesss, Kelsey P. Yonce, Masters Thesis
The use of photography as a clinical tool in social work : a theoretical exploration using Winnicottian and Jungian lenses, André N. Zandoná, Masters Thesis
Responding to infant sleep-related crying : a theoretical exploration of caregiver response from attachment and object relations perspectives, Casey L. Zandoná, Masters Thesis
Voices of experience : the mental health consumer and psychiatric survivor movements and their implications for ethical clinical practice, Sophia L. Zucker, Masters Thesis
2013
Life as a sensory over-responsive adult : social/emotional challenges, coping mechanisms and treatments, Sarah K. Ahn, Masters Thesis
Dismantling the dominant narrative of the irreversibility of schizophrenia : three meaning making approaches to psychosis, Sarah K. Alpern, Masters Thesis
The perceived role of biological father contact in the self-estem development of young African American women : an exploratory study, Kendra R. Archer, Masters Thesis
Do we practice what we preach? : an exploratory study of individual, academic, and agency approaches for ameliorating vicarious trauma, Loren R. Biggs, Masters Thesis
"Mai Pen Rai" = If nothing can be done, what is there to do? : cross-cultural perspectives on social work in Thailand and the United States, Johanna C. Black, Masters Thesis
In two worlds : the selfhood experiences of adolescents 14-20 in joint custody arrangements, Kerstin A. Blumhardt, Dissertation
Taking up space : exploring clinical social workers' attitudes and practice experiences with their overweight and obese clients, Alyssa L. Bogetz, Masters Thesis
Holding, attaching and relating : a theoretical perspective on good enough therapy through analysis of Winnicott's good enough mother, using Bowlby's attachment theory and relational theory, Lydia K. Borg, Masters Thesis
The language of equus : exploring equine-assisted psychotherapy (EAP) using the Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association (EAGALA) model, Kelly J. Boyd, Masters Thesis
Dimensions of healing : a synthesis of relational and psychodrama theory and practice in the treatment of unresolved loss and grief, Ashley G. Branum, Masters Thesis
Feminist values and pornography consumption amongst women and its relationship to sexual self-esteem and body esteem, Laura E. Burnham, Masters Thesis
Parent education para mi? : the relevance and usefulness of mainstream parent education for Latino parents, Gabriela Bustamante, Masters Thesis
Exploring what factors influence African American adolescent females to act violently towards each other, Davina S. Callahan, Masters Thesis
The use of storytelling in therapy with children, Michael Delaney Cantor, Masters Thesis
Adolescent male sexual abusers : perceptions of the nature and outcome of female perpetrated sexual abuse, Katya M. Cerar, Dissertation