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
2011
Life after driving : older adults' perceptions of driving cessation, Jennifer Lee Nichols, Masters Thesis
Can analysis align with antiracism? : an exploration of the experiences of psychoanalysts working toward social justice, Madeline Rae Nussbaum, Masters Thesis
The implications of physical beauty norms on gender identity development, sexual identity formation, and sense of self in the femme queer community, Megan Oberdorfer, Masters Thesis
Feelings of preparedness in assessing, preventing and treating suicide among social work graduates, Katherine H. O'Brien, Masters Thesis
Ghosts of the past : polio survivors confront post polio syndrome, Arianna Louise Opsvig, Masters Thesis
Mujeres cultivando raices : the experience of Mexican migrant farmworking women and how they cope in reaction to stress, Joana Padilla Zapata, Masters Thesis
What factors deter self-identified White anti-racist social workers from interrupting acts of racism in interpersonal interactions, Mary Jane Panke, Masters Thesis
Into the wild west : an exploratory study of videoconference telemental health in social work practice, Charlotte Ames Parker, Masters Thesis
Food insecurity and clinical social work, Katherine Marie Paul, Masters Thesis
The lies that bind : heteronormative constructions of "family" in social work discourse, Cassie Maude Peterson, Masters Thesis
The experiences of clinical social workers in diagnosing bipolar disorder in children and adolescents, Ashley Caroline Petitt, Masters Thesis
I will not let you go until you bless me : an exploratory study of Gay Christian men's integration of religious and sexual identities, John Paul Reardon, Masters Thesis
Relationships between fathers' attachment, their parenting behaviors and child adjustment, Cristy Salome Ricaurte, Masters Thesis
Seeing the light in psychotherapy : exploring transformational change through object relations, self psychology and transpersonal psychology, Tiffany Anne Romer, Masters Thesis
Trauma in adults with developmental disabilities : an analysis of trauma theory and behavior modification, Lauren Rae Rosenblum, Masters Thesis
The role of language in therapy : how bilingual/multilingual therapists experience their work with bilingual/multilingual clients, Sofia Maia Rosenblum, Masters Thesis
Sedimentation of depression : an exploration of depression through attachment theory and Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology of perception : a project based upon an independent investigation, Senka Salatic-Ewing, Masters Thesis
Equine embrace : touch and the therapeutic encounter in equine facilitated psychotherapy from the perspective of the clinician, Ann Marie Sexauer, Masters Thesis
Mothers' feelings about physical and emotional intimacy twelve to fifteen months after the birth of a first child, Melanie Freedberg Shapiro, Masters Thesis
"Living in front of a mirror" : staff members' perspectives on living and working in residential therapeutic communities, Rebecca Sierra Shulman, Masters Thesis
Clinical use of music as an adjunct to evidence-based treatment for treating posttraumatic stress disorder, Levin Jaered Sibley-Schwartz, Masters Thesis
Perceptions of treating professionals : a pilot study conducted with employees of the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford, MA, Alanna Rose Sieck, Masters Thesis
The effects of equine therapy on the therapist, Winifred Berry Simmons, Masters Thesis
Personal experiences of formerly obese individuals maintaining significant weight loss : a descriptive study : a project based upon an investigation at the Weight Management Program of San Francisco, Inc., San Francisco, California, Jennifer L. Simon, Masters Thesis
Using hip-hop as an empowerment tool for young adults : an exploratory study : a project based upon independent investigation, Jihan Danae Sims, Masters Thesis
Antisociality, childhood sexual trauma, and cognitive distortions surprisingly not predictive of deviant sexual arousal in male sex offenders who have abused children, Amanda Klein Slatus, Masters Thesis
Premature termination--clinicians' perspectives : a qualitative study of why clinicians prematurely terminate personal psychotherapy, Jeffrey Kiesel Smith, Masters Thesis
Voices to be heard : an exploratory look at international students' experiences of maintaining and making meaningful connections, Sarah Christine Smith, Masters Thesis
When childbearing triggers trauma : how obstetric nurses support sexual abuse survivors through pregnancy and, Nicole Vengrove Soffer, Masters Thesis
Parents with children in therapy : is there a relationship between parental attachment styles and the parent-therapist alliance?, Jessica Ruth Taylor-Pickford, Masters Thesis
"When Joanie comes marchin' home" : an exploratory study of community-based mental health services for lesbian military families, Dianne Marie Terp, Masters Thesis
Listening for the unconscious : an exploration of Lacanian clinical perspectives applied to social work practice, Katharine Barbey Thomas, Masters Thesis
Stress reduction for helping professionals : a mini yoga intervention (a pilot study), Sheila Elizabeth Thorn, Masters Thesis
Climate change and social work : steps to an eco-social work practice, Abigail Ellen Tischler, Masters Thesis
When therapists attack : an aggressive instinct in the countertransference and aggressive behavior in technique, Lauren Durbin Walther, Masters Thesis
Voices being heard : experiences of adults with congenital hearing loss being raised in hearing families, Kimberly Anne Wedner, Masters Thesis
How do they do it? : an exploratoration of program supports within agency settings and levels of compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction among direct care staff members working in residential treatment facilities, Kathryn Philomena Welch, Masters Thesis
Saying goodbye to sports : a study on the experiences of female college students who have disengaged from athletics, Lee Ostberg Welch, Masters Thesis
The effects of systemic ableism on those with a visual impairment : a theoretical perspective, Jessica Lynn Wierzbowski, Masters Thesis
Exploring the experiences of lesbian couples using fertility services, Sarah Caitlin Williams, Masters Thesis
An exploration of the relationships between young adult women and their sisters with intellectual disabilities, Katharine Ruth Wilson, Masters Thesis
Staff members' perceptions of the effective aspects of psychiatric treatment within a therapeutic community setting, Megan Karise Wimmersberger, Masters Thesis
When East meets West : an exploratory study of how Reiki is integrated into psychodynamic practice, Kimberly Ann Winnegge, Masters Thesis
Invisible Jews : does internalized anti-Semitism play a role in unaddressed Jewish poverty in America?, Lilith Gabrielle Wolinsky, Masters Thesis
Homing geographies : sexuality and community among homeless youth in Los Angeles, Heather Chelsey Wollin, Masters Thesis
An exploratory study of the perceptions of U.S. military veterans that have served since the 1993 enactment of "Don't ask don't tell" (DADT) about the impact of the recent repeal of DADT on veterans, Jamie Robert Wright, Masters Thesis
Stress and status : how socioeconomic status affects stress in young adult women, Emma Katharine Yovanoff, Masters Thesis
2010
Who directs the play and why? an exploratory study of directive versus nondirective play therapy, Carolyn Andrews, Masters Thesis
The therapist in the room : towards an understanding of the therapist's personhood in therapeutic practice : a project based upon an independent investigation, Stephanie Margaret Aquila, Masters Thesis
Re-envisaging Erikson : deconstructing adoption through the case of Claire : a project based upon an independent investigation, Alison M. Armstrong, Masters Thesis
The influence of collective self-esteem and the impact of perceived stigma from others on sorority women's attitudes toward seeking mental health services : a project based upon an independent investigation, Lauren Michelle Baron, Masters Thesis
Between Scylla and Charybdis : how does race and sexual orientation affect the family planning process of interracial queer women-identified couples? : a project based upon an independent investigation, Jaycelle Monsanto Basford-Pequet, Masters Thesis
No chance to explain : the utility of attachment theory when working with African American teen mothers : a project based upon an independent investigation, Amy Bauman, Masters Thesis
Stigmatizing Will and Grace : a theoretical exploration of gay male straight female fictive kin relationships : a project based upon an independent investigation, Michelle Anne Beaulieu, Masters Thesis
The impact of acculturation on first-generation Puerto Rican women's identity : an exploratory study, Ana Selma Berrios, Dissertation
The Matthew effect and treatment selection for urban poor clients : social pain, countertransference or competition? : a project based upon an independent investigation, Launa Kay Bodde, Masters Thesis
"Ultra-high risk" : exploring the prodrome to psychosis through cognitive and dialogic theoretical lenses : a project based upon an independent investigation, Clare Bullock Boyd, Masters Thesis
Lacan's critique of Freud's case of Dora and the therapeutic action of working in the symbolic : a project based upon an independent investigation, Sean Michael Breidenthal, Masters Thesis
Attitudes of mental health professionals toward mental illness : comparisons and predictors : a project based upon an investigation at Department of Youth Services, Massachusetts, David Townsend Browne, Masters Thesis
Body image and adolescent male sexual perpetrators : a project based upon an independent investigation, Jennifer Elizabeth Brownlee, Masters Thesis
A social worker's dilemma : does experience make a difference? : how biases and judgements affect social worker's assessments of collectivist culture immigrant families : a project based upon an independent investigation, Theresa J. Cary, Masters Thesis
An exploration of the social construction of race and racial identity : a project based upon an independent investigation, Elizabeth Castrellon, Masters Thesis
An exploratory study of the experience of single mothers in higher education : a project based upon an independent investigation, Kelly Lyn Chandler, Masters Thesis
Let's do it : individual perspectives on first sexual experiences : a project based upon an independent investigation, Sara Ann Christiano, Masters Thesis
The effects of music on the negative symptoms of schizophrenia : a project based upon an investigation at Hartford Hospital's Institute of Living, Hartford, Connecticut, Joan Elizabeth Corbin, Masters Thesis
Where have you gone? : the function of emotional proximity in the bereavement experiences of adult children who have lost a parent to suicide : a project based upon an independent investigation, Christie Robin Coy, Masters Thesis
Is it ever appropriate to encourage a survivor of sexual trauma to forgive? : a theoretical analysis, Elizabeth Lind Crane, Masters Thesis
Shame and guilt responses of adolescent sexual offenders : a project based upon an independent investigation, Amanda Fay Crutchley, Masters Thesis
Planting the seed : the lasting impact of an explicit anti-racism mission on white graduate students of the Smith College School for Social Work : a project based upon independent investigation, Charlotte Cromley Curtis, Masters Thesis
Moving through and beyond : a qualitative exploration of self-identified gender nonconforming participants' experiences of binary gender regulation, Ellen C. Daly, Masters Thesis
Multidisciplinary considerations for clinical work with the multiracial identity : a project based upon an independent investigation, Kate Lee De Soto, Masters Thesis
Awareness of trigger events among clinicians working with elders with dementia : a project based upon an independent investigation, Ashley K. Diaz, Masters Thesis
An examination of intergenerational father involvement : does history determine destiny? : a project based upon an independent investigation, Savann Donovan, Masters Thesis
Gender based differences in behavioral expression among sexually reactive children, Alexandra Celeste Ebken, Masters Thesis
Girls just want to be funny : the potential for increased self-esteem, self-efficacy and empowerment through all-female comedy groups : a project based upon independent investigation, Elizabeth S. Ehrenberg, Masters Thesis
Exploring participant perspectives on the relationship between social change theater and social change movements : a project based upon an investigation at the San Francisco Mime Troupe, Sins invalid and the OutLook Community Theatre Project, San Francisco, California, Jesse Ehrensaft-Hawley, Masters Thesis
The power of relationships : long-term outcomes for older adults with a history of interpersonal trauma : a project based upon an independent investigation, Miriam Lasden Elwell, Masters Thesis
An exploratory study on the role that Christian spirituality and the Black church play in the healing process of adults of childhood sexual abuse : a project based upon an independent investigation, Jamecia Almarie Estes, Masters Thesis
"Who's my family" : a qualitative analysis of young adults living with perinatal HIV infection : a project based upon an independent investigation, Kathleen Elizabeth Fanone, Masters Thesis
Parents' and caregivers' experiences with their children's residential treatment centers : a project based upon an independent investigation, Elizabeth Cleveland Fenzel, Masters Thesis
The development of racial-ethnic identity among international adoptees : the role of perceived parental cultural competency : a project based upon an independent investigation, Abigail Jin Forshay, Masters Thesis
Cross-racial therapeutic dyads : how does race play out in play therapy : a project based upon an independent investigation, Rebecca Lauren Fox, Masters Thesis
How does bullying in the workplace impact mental health professionals : a project based upon an independent investigation, Hilary Sara Garrison-Botsford, Masters Thesis
Accessibility of animal-assisted therapy for children with autism : a parent's perspective : a project based upon an independent investigation, Cheryl P. Giglio, Masters Thesis
Synesthesia : a sixth sense or a sensation : a research project based upon interviewing persons with color synesthesia, Lynn Kaye Goode, Masters Thesis
Awareness of vicarious trauma among novice social workers, Jennifer L. Griswold, Masters Thesis
Practice wisdom : an exploration of school social workers experience with social and emotional learning curricula : a project based upon an independent investigation, Gordon David Gross, Masters Thesis
Foster children in schools : understanding and addressing challenges through trauma theory and systems theory : a project based upon an independent investigation, Nicole C. Guertin, Masters Thesis
An exploration of the dual liminal space :the cultural and developmental process of South American Latino adolescents post immigration : a project based upon an independent investigation, Erika Hajati, Masters Thesis
Liberatory means to liberatory ends : a qualitative study of direct service providers' perceptions of transformative justice as an intervention in child sexual abuse : a project based upon an independent investigation, Dona K. Hirschfield-White, Masters Thesis
The unique challenges faced by South Asian American social work graduate students : campus communities, academics, and field : a project based upon an independent investigation, Sumati Shireen Holman, Masters Thesis
The role of personality and prior criminal offenses in the prediction of perceived helping alliance of nonsexual offending adjudicated adolescent males in residential facilities : a project based upon an independent investigation, Aimie E. Jalbert, Masters Thesis
Therapist's views of how hope influences the setting and attainment of treatment goals among clients with posttraumatic stress disorder : a qualitative study : a project based upon an independent investigation, Courtney Anne Jones, Masters Thesis
Racial micro-aggressions in the clinical dyad : a qualitative study of African American clinical social workers : anti-oppression with same race clients : a project based upon an independent investigation, Illana Cathleen Jordan, Masters Thesis
Gender identity development in individuals with autism : a project based upon an independent investigation, Emily Green Kalafarski, Masters Thesis
Anti-bullying task force : a community's response to address bullying behaviors and attitudes : a project based upon an independent investigation, Brian Christopher Kellen, Masters Thesis
Gender responsive treatment : what women say : a qualitative exploratory study of women's experience with an innovative treatment program, Cathy Kerr, Dissertation
Enter sandman-Please! : the relationship between sleep and job satisfaction in social workers and other clinicians : a project based upon an independent investigation, Jaime Talitha Knox, Masters Thesis
What is the coming out experience of polyamorous individuals : an exploratory study : a project based upon an independent investigation, Andria Elizabeth Lavine, Masters Thesis
Asian Americans and cultural values : encountering and overcoming sociocultural barriers to community mental health services : a project based upon an independent investigation, William Lee, Masters Thesis