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
2009
Clinician perceived barriers to effective discharge planning for youth coming out of residential and inpatient treatment, Leah Alexandra Jackson, Masters Thesis
An exploratory study of clinicians' understanding of children's non-traditional toy choice and parents' concerns, Lindsay Britt Jamieson, Masters Thesis
"It's a common belief that people who see a therapist or psychologist are crazy" : a study of mental health care in Wyoming, Julie Anne Joy, Masters Thesis
Childhood sexual abuse and lesbian coming out process, Amy Kirsztajn, Masters Thesis
Sorry is harder to say when you mean it : clinicians' perceptions of working with juvenile sexual offenders on taking responsibility for their offenses, Sheri E. Kurtz, Masters Thesis
The effects of oncology social workers involvement on cancer patients' decisions about end-of-life care, Amy Y. Kwan, Masters Thesis
Establishing the core self and its significance developmentally : a qualitative exploration of the relationship between achieving self cohesion and entrance into adulthood, Joseph James Lacy, Masters Thesis
Religion as a protective factor in the severity of crimes committed by juveniles with sexually offending behavior, Alex Laughrey, Masters Thesis
The air that I breathe : how Buddhist practice supports psychotherapists in the midst of vicarious trauma and burnout, Simone Lichty, Masters Thesis
"I feel fat" : how do therapists help recovering female anorectic clients overcome body image issues?, Holly G. Light, Masters Thesis
How palliative care professionals in multicultural or monocultural dyads incorporate humor in their work, Susan M. Lutzke-Hoff, Masters Thesis
Narrative approaches to recovery-oriented psychotherapy with individuals with schizophrenia, Michelle Hart Marlowe, Masters Thesis
An exploratory study of transracial adoptions : African American perspectives, Tarn Carolyn Martin, Masters Thesis
Supporting Father Involvement Project : from research to action : a project based upon an investigation at University of California, Berkeley, Yale University Child Study Center and Smith College School for Social Work, Katherine Lindsay McDonnell, Masters Thesis
Having our say : stressors and readjustment issues of veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan from the perspective of loved ones, Karen Davis McGinty, Masters Thesis
Lovers without borders : self-reflections on the relationships of cross-national and cross-cultural couples of Korean women partnered with North American non-Asian men, Omer Astar Mendelson, Masters Thesis
Racial and ethnocultural considerations in the treatment of combat related post-traumatic stress disorder with servicemembers and veterans of color, Nada Michael, Masters Thesis
Free to act any way he wanted : male gender identity and professional wrestling, Daniel Sarnat Millman, Masters Thesis
Therapist as client : revisiting the idea of clinicians in therapy, Laura Elisabeth Mowrey, Masters Thesis
Influence of a multidimensional model of antiracism training on White clinicians positive self-regard, White privilege attitudes and social identity development, Mareike Noel Muszynski, Masters Thesis
Consumerism and the transition to motherhood : a project based upon an independent investigation, Sarah Burnett Muzzy, Masters Thesis
The necessity of "conflict transformation" in approaches to psychosocial interventions, Kay Naito, Masters Thesis
The role of narrative therapy techniques in fostering parent self-efficacy, Shoshana M. Narva, Masters Thesis
The experience of social workers who use Thought Field Therapy or Emotional Freedom Technique, Tara Nicotra, Masters Thesis
Adults' experiences with faith following the death of a parent : a project based upon an independent investigation, Katherine Britton Novick, Masters Thesis
An exploratory study : Hispanic/Latino OEF/OIF U.S. military veterans readjusting post deployment, Susana Ochoa, Masters Thesis
A critical examination of the theoretical and empirical overlap between overt narcissism and male narcissism and between covert narcissism and female narcissism, Lydia Onofrei, Masters Thesis
How does family support affect adjudicated adolescent girls' experiences in a residential treatment facility, Lindsay Pepin, Masters Thesis
The experiences of Smith College School for Social Work students talking with field supervisors about issues of race, Julia Kraft Perault, Masters Thesis
Engaging the hard to engage : an examination of sanctioned TANF clients' perceptions of the re-engagement process : a project done in collaboration with the Contra Costa County Employment and Human Services Department., Sena M. Perrier-Morris, Masters Thesis
Living in a context of new knowledge : an exploration of the experience of young adults transitioning from cancer patient to survivor, Zpora Ruth Perry, Masters Thesis
Circle : a relationship-based dialogic approach to growing out of racism : a project based upon an investigtion with the Partnership for Latino Success, Leominister, Massachusetts, Kristin Elaine Pinto-Wilson, Masters Thesis
The experience of Latinas attending predominately White colleges, Yolanda Ramos, Masters Thesis
Posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in combat veterans within group based exposure therapy treatment : a correlation between grief and guilt? : a project based upon an investigation at Atlanta Veterans Administration Medical Center, Atlantic, Ga., Erin Hamilton Richter, Masters Thesis
Inextricably intertwined : identity development in adults with a disabled sibling, Sarah M. Rigney, Masters Thesis
An exploration of diferences in childhood maltreatment between violent and non-violent male juvenile delinquents, and, Childhood maltreatment and its effects on male delinquent crime : physical neglect trumps all, Caroline Irene Robertson, Masters Thesis
Social workers helping to put out the fire : how do combination fire department employees work through occupational stress?, Lisa Anne Rudge, Masters Thesis
"Like straight people do" : an exploration of issues lesbian women encounter during their coming out process, Emily Brennan Russell, Masters Thesis
A retrospective look at the perceived effects of parental acceptance/non-acceptance on transgender adolescents, Tara Ryan, Masters Thesis
Acting on grief in the aftermath of violent loss : the efficacy of social action as a mechanism for psychic healing, Miriam Shoshana Sadinsky, Masters Thesis
Impulsive and antisocial personality characteristics amongst male adolescent sexual offenders :, Amanda Raquel Santiago, Masters Thesis
A priest, a rabbi, and a clinical social worker walk into an inpatient psychiatry unit : clinical social workers uses of humor on an inpatient psychiatry unit, Sarah Elizabeth Santoro, Masters Thesis
"This so clearly needs to be marked" : an exploration of memorial tattoos and their functions for the bereaved, Elizabeth Schiffrin, Masters Thesis
Transgender individuals' experiences in therapy and perception of the treatment experience, Jeannette Marie. Sheerin, Masters Thesis
The effects of joint physical custody on fathers and the father/child relationship, Evan Shopper, Masters Thesis
Voices of graduates from clinical social work master's programs : the impact of the education process on the self and on personal relationships, Tara Slade, Masters Thesis
Exploring intimate partner violence through the lens of modern attachment theory, Lisa Marie Smeltzer, Masters Thesis
The theoretical foundations of wilderness therapy, Sara Smithson, Masters Thesis
Exploring the lives of African Americans living with mental illness : a project based upon an investigation at ALSO Cornerstone, New Haven, Connecticut, Lois Jihae Son, Masters Thesis
Gaps in the provision of psychosocial services to cancer patients in a multidisciplinary setting : a social work perspective, Billie Ann Starks, Masters Thesis
Family therapists' responses to monopolizing, blaming, critical and unempathic behavior in parents, Andrew David Sussman, Masters Thesis
Standards of care : transgender/genderqueer clients' experiences with mental health workers, Hunter Greenwood Swanson, Masters Thesis
Race and diagnosis : an assesment of clinician detection of eating disorder symtomatology in Asian, African-American, and White women, Kristin Swenson, Masters Thesis
Boundary constructions in treatment relationships between service providers and homeless youth, Allison May Terbieten, Masters Thesis
Repeat pregnancies during adolescence : factors that influence teens' decisions to have more than one child, Kimberly J. Therrien, Masters Thesis
Gettin' good with ourselves : White caucus groups as emergent anti-racism pedagogy, Nathalie Rachelle Torrens, Masters Thesis
Feeling your way : affect in psychotherapy and creative writing from the perspective of the client-writer, Andrea Jean Torres, Masters Thesis
Do the Pikler and RIE methods promote infant-parent attachment?, Mary Triulzi, Masters Thesis
Lost and found : resilience approaches that helped the Vietnamese residents of Biloxi, Mississippi in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Bao Chau Van, Masters Thesis
What is the efficacy of evidence-based practice in mental health treatment of diverse ethnic minorities?, Claire Denise Villegas, Masters Thesis
An exploration of White mental health clinicians' provision of Spanish language services to Latino/a clients, Sara Esther Walker, Masters Thesis
Social workers' perceptions on community violence and resilience : the impact of assessment and treatment when working with children and adolescents, Matthew J. Warford, Masters Thesis
How social workers resolve the ethical dilemmas that arise when working with women experiencing domestic violence, Jennifer F. Wiech, Masters Thesis
The effects of sexually transmitted illness (STI) stigmatization on intimate relationships : non-infected partners' perceptions, reactions, feelings and attitudes toward female partners' disclosure of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) positive status, Sarah Heath Williams, Masters Thesis
Sugar and spice : the hidden world of pre-adolescent female aggression, Sarah Crofton Winsor, Masters Thesis
What are the mental health seeking behaviors of female sex workers?, Serena Wong, Masters Thesis
Why horses? Why not horses? : equine-facilitated therapy as it applies to mental health, Katie Ann Worms, Masters Thesis
Assessing the benefits of practicing spirituality or religion while incarcerated : a study of formerly incarcerated men in Texas, Jana Lynn Wu, Masters Thesis
Navigating into the ring : some of the many barriers keeping Equine Assisted Psychotherapy practitioners from connecting with prospective clients, Shawn W. Young, Masters Thesis
School counselor perspectives on bullying behavior in urban middle school settings, Elizabeth Jean Zacher, Masters Thesis
2008
Social work practice with Latino Pentecostals : applying femininst family theory and object relations theory, Angela Marie Baczewski Hakkila, Masters Thesis
Taking the bait : countertransference among female clinicians who work with men who batter, Georgia Louise Banks, Masters Thesis
"Enough about you, let's talk about me : clinicians' use of self-disclosure and (un)conscious awareness of race, sexuality, and gender, Sarah R. Barnett-Parker, Masters Thesis
Meaning making for survivors of suicide : an exploratory study of a complicated process, LaVange Elizabeth Barth, Masters Thesis
Applying and adapting testimonial psychotherapy to address the effects of race-based traumatic stress on people of color in the United States, Amy Beth Basford, Masters Thesis
The living and spiritual experiences of gay men with AIDS : an exploratory study, Jerry Dale Beene, Masters Thesis
Three studies of sexual offenders : female perpetrated sexual victimization, comparison of male and female perpetrated sexual victimization, and escalation histories, Sarah Guillaume Belanger, Masters Thesis
"Do I pull the race card?" : middle-class African American parental perceptions of racism in their children's public schools, Tamika M. Brock, Masters Thesis
"They were neither typical..nor unique" : an exploratory study of enlistment decisions of American veterans from past to present, Kelly Alexis Brogden, Masters Thesis
Understanding male juvenile sexual offenders : an investigation of experiences and internalized masculinity, Adam Brown, Masters Thesis
Emotions in the classroom, Elizabeth D. Burris, Masters Thesis
Sexual expression among Black women in relationships with men from different minority racial groups, Sara Tildon Burton, Masters Thesis
The subjective experience of attachment for children with mothers who have been formally diagnosed as schizophrenic : an exploratory study based on the practice wisdom of clinical practioners, Richard Cabada, Masters Thesis
Male obesity : a qualitative study of clinical attitudes and perspectives, Michael Joseph Carter, Masters Thesis
Interracial relationships from the perspective of Cambodians in western Massachusetts, Vuthy Chhum, Masters Thesis
Mothering the mother : can a postpartum doula enhance maternal self confidence and maternal empathy in a primiparous mother?, Binda Colebrook, Masters Thesis
Exploring the experiences of clinicians treating Latino clients who utilize folk healing practices, Luz Eneida Cotto, Masters Thesis
Therapists' descriptions of their beliefs and practices regarding engaging resistant caregivers of children and adolescents, Sarah Becker Crane, Masters Thesis
Difference in perception of campus climate between White students and Black and Latino students at one New England independent school, Nola-rae Cronan, Masters Thesis
Attachment style and identity construction : the choice of profession as one method of culturally mediating, locating and fulfilling attachment needs both interpersonally and societally, Gwendolyn Cutting Wishard, Masters Thesis
Embodying the therapeutic alliance : an exploration of the working alliance in the personal trainer-client relationship, Lindsay L. Davison, Masters Thesis
The impact on the self of growing up with a sibling with autism spectrum : an exploratory study, Margaret M. Dickey, Masters Thesis
Religion, spirituality, and social work : a quantitative study on the behaviors of social workers in conducting individual therapy, Meghan Maureen Dwyer, Masters Thesis
Negotiating agency and personal narrative in clinical social work practice : a qualitative study investigating how clinicians' experiences of multiple narratives influence their clinical work, Emily Rebecca Fischer, Masters Thesis
The use of psychoeducation in the treatment of PTSD with military personnel and their family members : an exploratory study from a clinician's perspective, Mary Elizabeth Fisher, Masters Thesis
Mothers' experience of having a child diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, Amanda Gane, Masters Thesis
Determining outcomes and improving effectiveness : an outcome study of the East Bay Agency for Children's Therapeutic Nursery School, Elise Geltman, Masters Thesis
The intersection of religion, spirituality and social work : implications for clinical practice, Andrea Leigh Giese-Sweat, Masters Thesis
Resilience and street level prostitution : a collective case study, Megan Glennon, Masters Thesis
What are the factors that influence whether a clinician discusses race in the crossracial therapeutic encounter?, Anna Cristina Goett, Masters Thesis