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
2013
He works and she does too : race and gender differences in relationship between earner status, marital satisfaction, and division of family tasks, Samantha M. Rivera, Masters Thesis
Perspectives of bariatric surgery patients on the role of pre and post bariatric surgery counseling, Daniel K. Rodrigues, Masters Thesis
To hold and to discipline : a Winnicottian and Foucauldian examination of adolescent athletics through the case of Friday night lights, Westley C. Rutter, Masters Thesis
The impact of maternal incarceration on latency aged children, Mae M. Ryan, Masters Thesis
Enduring attunement : emerging adults attachment patterns and desires for the nature of the primary attachment relationship, Marian Salley, Masters Thesis
Religiously unaffiliated social workers in health care settings : working with religiously affiliated terminally ill cancer patients, Ileana G. Sansano, Masters Thesis
The question of self-determination : an analysis of 21st century social work literature, Alexandra Prager Scalfano, Masters Thesis
Normal developmental vulnerabilities of 17-24 year olds confounding informed consent to enlist in the military, Deanna L. Seather-Brady, Masters Thesis
Enactments between clinical practice teachers and their students : how do we understand and make pedagogic use of this phenomenon, Cara A. Segal, Dissertation
The impact of religious and/or spiritual identity on the parental experience : self-perceptions of parents, Tiffany M. Sermini, Masters Thesis
Batterer intervention program facilitators' perceptions of the efficacy of current behavior intervention models, Maura A. Shader-Morrissey, Masters Thesis
The role of LGBT community in the lives of lesbians over 65 : an exploratory study, Sarah L. Shapiro, Masters Thesis
An exploratory study of motivations of White people engaged in antiracism work, Bronwyn R. Shiffer, Masters Thesis
All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players : the use of performance in therapy, T. Lee Shostack, Masters Thesis
Clinician, agency and environment variables related to clinical social workers' involvement with evidence-based practice, Beverly M. Simmons, Dissertation
Connecting after killing : an exploration of the intersubjective space between therapist and client when combat rests between them, Alicia L. Simoni, Masters Thesis
Adult chldren of male military combatants : impacts into adulthood, Robert N. Smith, Masters Thesis
Stuck kids : a study examining the factors that contribute to hospitalized children getting placed on administrative days : a project based upon an investigation at a pediatric post-acute rehabilitation hospital, Hanna C. Soumerai, Masters Thesis
Perspectives on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) older adults' decision to disclose their sexual orientation or gender identity to healthcare and social service providers, Mary M. Stanton, Masters Thesis
The things they carry : a study of transitional object use among U.S. military personnel during and after deployment, Julia St. George, Masters Thesis
Clinician perspectives on using mindfulness-baed therapeutic intervention when working with veterans, Lindsay E. Stonecash, Masters Thesis
"Somebody better put their pants on and be talking about it" : White therapists who identify as anti-racist addressing racism and racial identity with White clients, Morgan R. Stone, Masters Thesis
Trauma, religion, and substance use among incarcerated adolescent males, Jessica J. Story, Masters Thesis
Are you my motherboard? : the effects of technology on the parent-child relationship, David S. Sullivan, Masters Thesis
African American mothers living with HIV/AIDS : disclosure to an adolescent child, stigma, psychological distress and illness severity, Vickey O. Sultzman, Dissertation
Coloring in the margins : the impact of racial and ethnocultural identity on the professional lives of social workers of color, Jessica R. Sundram, Masters Thesis
Hooked again : the experience of projective identification in parents of individuals diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, Jennifer L. Swantkowski, Dissertation
From anxiety to panic disorder : effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness based stress reduction as treatment in adolescence, Carrie-Anne Swiatek, Masters Thesis
Perinatal support groups of MotherWoman, Inc : a participants' profile and program evaluation, Brittanie C. Tarczynski, Masters Thesis
Addiction and attachment : mental health clinicians' use of attachment theory in the treatment of substance use disorders, Emily Tate, Masters Thesis
"Prevention starts at home" : mapping the discourse parents who work in sexual assault-related fields create with their children about sexual assault, Karen R. Taylor, Masters Thesis
Character strength and character disorder : an investigation into how personality disorder diagnosis intersects with character strength measurements, Joshua T. Tecu, Masters Thesis
How do mental health clincians using feedback informed treatment methods create a "cultural of feedback" with clients?, Alexander H. Tew, Masters Thesis
Exploration of coping styles utilized by students during study abroad re-entry, Michelle I. Thrasher, Masters Thesis
An invitation to pay attention : a quantitative study of vicarious trauma and secondary traumatic stress in child advocacy employees, volunteers and interns, Isabelle C. Thurmer, Masters Thesis
Choosing to live : the decision to take anti-retroviral medications from the perspective of HIV+ people who take these medications consistently :, Mariah Twigg, Masters Thesis
The relationship between financial stress and academic and social functioning of undergraduate residential college women, Nathalie A. Vaughn, Masters Thesis
Resilience theory and trauma theory applied to adult women incest survivors, Hazvinei A. Vera, Masters Thesis
The relationship between violence and alcohol abuse : self perception of addicted adults, Andrea Bredfeldt Viens, Masters Thesis
Propensity for military enlistment : a descriptive study of motivations, Claudia J. Vogelsang, Masters Thesis
Clinicians' attitudes towards borderline personality disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder : implications of gender and a diagnostic label, Marja A. Walthall, Masters Thesis
School social workers perceptions on multilevel practice : understanding, implementation, and barriers to engaement, Sarah L. Wettenstein, Masters Thesis
Overcoming the odds : perceived parental self-efficacy in young mothers transitioning out of the foster care system, Katharine E. Whipple, Masters Thesis
In the environment : clinician perspectives on nature and psychological health, Benjamin D. White, Masters Thesis
Fathers' perceptions of sexual communication with adolescent daughters : an exploratory study, Jamie E. White, Masters Thesis
New questions, multiple meanings : exploring attachment theory, self psychology, and anti-oppression perspectives on human-companion animal relationships in the rural West, Sarah H. Winchester, Masters Thesis
Relating linguistic competence to culture : how bilingual Spanish-English social workers who speak English as a first language experience and conceptualize culture in their practice with Spanish speaking clients, Audra T. Winn, Masters Thesis
Face to face : impacts of Facebook on young adults' self-esteem, Katherine Wiscomb, Masters Thesis
The therapist's pregnancy and the client-therapist relationship : an exploratory study, Elizabeth H. Wolfe, Masters Thesis
Korean cultural narratives of depression, Shannon M. Yambasky, Masters Thesis
The perspectives of Asian therapists on the impacts of race and ethnicity with Asian clients and non-Asian clients of color, Andrea R. Yoshida, Masters Thesis
Exploring cultural competence in clincial practice behaviors, Yolonda M. Young Armstrong, Masters Thesis
An investigation of racism and its emotional cost : how mindfulness and perceptions of control shape role-related beliefs and behavior, Trina M. Zahller, Masters Thesis
Social workers with mental illness : coming out in the workplace, Alix M. Zamansky, Masters Thesis
Factors associated with young adult use of Facebook for emotional support, Marissa L. Zanno, Masters Thesis
Sexual violence clinicians' views on protective factors for vicarious traumatization : a project based upon an independent investigation, Aasta Heasley Ziegler, Masters Thesis
2012
Addressing manifestations of oppression at end-of-life among African Americans : unpacking White privilege in hospice care, Nikki M. Bagli, Masters Thesis
Parents with children in psychotherapy : how do parents describe the parent-therapist alliance?, Elissa N. Baldwin, Dissertation
Opinions of male adolescent sexual offenders on treatment groups, Mónica Berón, Masters Thesis
Resiliency on the home front : addressing the needs of family and friends of unmarried military members during deployment, Michelle E. Biltz, Masters Thesis
Disordered eating attitudes and behaviors : comparing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer women to women who identify as straight, Mellissa T. Bonilla, Masters Thesis
A theoretical approach to understanding alcohol misuse in military personnel returning home from Operation Iraqii (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Patrice K. Boyce, Masters Thesis
Questioning neutrality : an inquiry into contemporary therapists' attitudes towards neutrality in the clinical encounter, Shoshanna D. Brady, Masters Thesis
Enduring loss : a critique of cultural competence literature in social work practice with Latin American immigrants, Tamara Bransburg, Masters Thesis
The experience of homelessness and the human-companion animal bond : a quantitative study : a project based upon an investigation at San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium/Veterinary Street Outreach Services, San Francisco, California, Erin J. Brewbaker, Masters Thesis
Psychotherapists' decisions regarding boundary crossings in outpatient practice, Victoria E. Brinckerhoff, Masters Thesis
From postmodern to psychodynamics : deconstructing sex offender registration and notification policies, Sherri A. Brown, Masters Thesis
A queer-positive institution and its creation of gender-competency in social workers : a project based on the exploration of Smith College School for Social Work alumni, Haley M. Burton, Masters Thesis
Widening the lens : a snapshot of parenting coordination, Elisabeth N. Callahan, Masters Thesis
IDEA 2004 : a mandate for social work services : are these services included in the IEPs of students with nonverbal learning disorder?, Patricia A. Carrin, Masters Thesis
Resiliency in survivors of human trafficking : An exploratory study of clinicians' perspectives of protective factors, Theresa A. Carter, Masters Thesis
Native American elders' perceptions of the boarding school experience on Native American parenting : an exploratory study, Josephine Anne Chase, Dissertation
Dwell in possibility : an exploration of the use of metaphor in psychotherapy : a project based on interviews with fourteen psychotherapists, Heather B. Clarke, Masters Thesis
What psychodynamic psychotherapists think about free will and determinism and how that impacts their clinical practice : a qualitative study, Patrick J. Cody, Masters Thesis
A comparison of family environment and attachment relationships among families raising children with bipolar or unipolar disorder and families raising health children, Sally D. Comer, Dissertation
Unequal access : gaps in service for gay male victims of intimate partner violence, Elizabeth H. Condrey, Masters Thesis
Screening techniques : clinicians' views and approaches to assessing alcohol and substance use in older adults, Erin M. Conlan, Masters Thesis
Perspectives of foster parents : what influences their motivation to become and continue to be foster parents?, Bridget D. Conway, Masters Thesis
The natural hair transformation : a journey of resilience and resistance, Melissa H. Cranston-Bates, Masters Thesis
Breaking the silence : uncovering the gendered communication patterns before, during, and after instances of sexual assault at NESCAC colleges, Carolyn A. Curtis, Masters Thesis
School-based mental health clinicians : an exploration of supervision, professional development and training, and job satisfaction, Kristine Dennery, Dissertation
Homelessness as trauma : a theoretical analysis exploring treatment of symptoms of grief and loss in single African-American homeless women, Jesse J. Dice, Masters Thesis
Are we reaching the body? : a study of social workers' attitudes on the mind-body connection in trauma treatment, Samuel R. Douglas, Masters Thesis
Bystander empowerment amongst trained facilitators of the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) program : an exploratory study, Katherine H. Driscoll, Masters Thesis
An expression of deep concern : championing the needs of never married couples and their children coping with family related litigation and separation : a project in collaboration with the Hampshire Bar Association, Northampton, Massachusetts, Deborah J. Druar, Masters Thesis
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and career ideation : an application of hope theory and social cognitive career theory, Miya V. Drucker, Masters Thesis
The management of transference and countertransference in the wilderness therapy milieu, Jon E. Dukes, Masters Thesis
Changes in the coming out process over time, Andrew L. Dunlap, Dissertation
Talking through the body : a comparative study of cognitive-behavioral and attachment based treatments for childhood trauma, Eric A. Eichler, Masters Thesis
Social work as a healing vocation : the exploration of clinicians' trauma histories and implications for practice, Mira L. Elwell, Masters Thesis
How does homeless outreach work : the perspective of the homeless outreach worker, Carlos E. Encalada, Masters Thesis
The role of military leadership in servicemembers' perceptions of mental health treatment, Peter M. Farley, Masters Thesis
Women's social and emotional experiences with abortion, Alicia M. Flanagan, Masters Thesis
Perspectives on needs of children within National Guard families from military-affiliated providers and civilian educators : implications for school social work, Kari L. Fletcher, Dissertation
The impact of sibling mental illness on the well sibling, Lisa N. Frierson, Masters Thesis
"She's such a borderline" : exploring the stigma of borderline personality disorder through the eyes of the clinician, Jessica C. Fritz, Masters Thesis
The war on women and the war in the self : a Foucaultian and Kleinian analysis of anti-choice ideology, Shoshana A. Funk, Masters Thesis
Enhancing therapist empathic performance : an empirical investigation, Susan B. Gibbons, Dissertation
"I'm not done in any way" : an exploratory study of college-educated women at late midlife, Diana Giglio, Masters Thesis
The demographic and clinical characteristics of female veterans who engage in complementary and alternative medicine, Heather W. Gladstone, Masters Thesis