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Dose Matters in Evaluation of a School‐Based Adolescent Sexual Health Education Program by Benton, Amy D., Nason, Erica, Lewis, Carol, Vinklarek, Aubrey, Santana, Alda

“…ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Research on the effects of intervention dose on outcomes within adolescent sexual health education programming is lacking. Existing…”
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Ethnic matching: A two-state comparison of child welfare workers' attitudes by Chenot, David, Benton, Amy D., Iglesias, Michelle, Boutakidis, Ioakim

“…The purpose of this study is to explore child welfare workers' perspectives on ethnic matching in child welfare service delivery. Specifically, regarding…”
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Outcomes of a Bundled Intervention Approach: Analyzing an Enhanced MSW Training Project for Integrated-Care Settings by Benton, Amy D., Feinman, Erica, Gonzalez, Elizabeth D., Rosen, Alexandra J., Anderson, Lindsey

“…Those in the field of social work education are continuously looking for methods to enhance the production of competent, effective MSWs. One approach is to…”
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The Influence of Supervisor Support, Peer Support, and Organizational Culture Among Early Career Social Workers in Child Welfare Services by Chenot, David, Benton, Amy D., Kim, Hansung

“…Previous studies have demonstrated that those who are in the first years of Child Welfare Services (CWS) employment are at particularly high risk for turnover…”
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“I was prepared for the worst I guess”: stayers’ and leavers’ perceptions of their Title IV-E education by Benton, Amy D., Iglesias, Michelle

“…Child welfare workforces across the nation are experiencing high turnover and have for decades. The chronic cost of turnover makes efforts to increase…”
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Somebody's Gotta Be There for These Kids: Importance of Service Orientation for Sustaining Public Child Welfare Workers by Benton, Amy D., Chenot, David, Boutakidis, Ioakim

“…Research has long indicated that both employees' perceptions of external support and their own dispositional factors tend to predict satisfaction, intent to…”
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Peer-Led Sexual Health Education: Multiple Perspectives on Benefits for Peer Health Educators by Benton, Amy D., Santana, Alda, Vinklarek, Aubrey J., Lewis, Carol M., Sorensen, Jina M., Hernandez, Ana

“…Peer-led education programming is a frequently used strategy for implementing adolescent sexual and reproductive health education. Research on effectiveness…”
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Sacred time: Ensuring the provision of excellent supervision by Benton, Amy D., Dill, Katharine, Williams, Amy E.

“…In this study, the authors explore the beliefs and attitudes regarding what constitutes "excellent supervision" from the perspectives of frontline workers and…”
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"Using the other side of my brain": creativity in the research classroom by Benton, Amy D., Russell, Amy

“…The purpose of this paper is to present the outcomes of integrating student creative projects in social work research methods classes as a strategy to increase…”
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Intersections between Technology, Engaged Learning, and Social Capital in Social Work Education by Deepak, Anne C., Wisner, Betsy L., Benton, Amy D.

“…As the use of technology becomes ubiquitous in the social environments of everyday life, it is imperative that social work educators find ways to draw on the…”
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Facilitating Ethical Decisions in Practice: The Professionalization Efforts of One Title IV-E Collaboration by Ausbrooks, Angela R., Benton, Amy D., Smith, Rhonda, Wildberger, Martha S.

“…A major approach to both reducing turnover and re-professionalizing the child welfare workforce has been Title IV-E university-agency collaborations. This…”
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Views of Specially-trained Child Welfare Social Workers: A Qualitative Study of their Motivations, Perceptions, and Retention by Morazes, Jennifer L., Benton, Amy D., Clark, Sherrill J., Jacquet, Susan E.

“…This study explores the similarities and differences between those who choose to remain in public child welfare (stayers) and those who leave (leavers) in a…”
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Social Justice Through the Education of a Rural and Tribal Child Welfare Workforce by Mathias, Christine, Benton, Amy D.

“…The state of California has developed an infrastructure to address the workforce development needs of public human service agencies via the Title IV-E Social…”
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Of Quant Jocks and Qual Outsiders: Doctoral student narratives on the quest for training in qualitative research by Benton, Amy D., Androff, David K., Barr, Ben-David, Taylor, Sarah

“…Conceivably all doctoral students experience a degree of uncertainty and anxiety while pursuing their degree, yet the decision to use qualitative methods in a…”
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Understanding the diverging paths of stayers and leavers: An examination of factors predicting worker retention by Benton, Amy D.

“…The retention of qualified, competent staff has been a longstanding challenge for child welfare agencies. Given the stressful nature of child welfare work,…”
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Abstinence-Based Versus Service Learning Prevention Education in Small Groups: Effects on the Life Plans of Young Adolescents by Benton, Amy D., Roberts-Gray, Cynthia, Lewis, Carol M.

“…The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of two types of pregnancy prevention programs on youths’ behavioral intentions. Before and after…”
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Managing Nonprofit Mergers: The Challenges Facing Human Service Organizations by Benton, Amy D., Austin, Michael J.

“…A growing number of nonprofit organizations are considering strategic restructuring opportunities in the form of mergers due to the current social services…”
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Equity and fairness perceptions in the child welfare workforce by Chenot, David, Boutakidis, Ioakim, Benton, Amy D.

“…The role ethnic identification plays in worker perceptions of workplace dynamics in child welfare services (CWS) organizations has not often been a topic of…”
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Review of Towards Positive Youth Development: Transforming Schools and Community Programs. Marybeth Shinn and Hirokazu Yoshikawa (Eds.). Reviewed by Amy D. Benton by Benton, Amy D.

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Strengthening the child welfare workforce: promoting recruitment and retention by Zlotnik, Joan Levy, Strand, Virginia C, Anderson, Gary R, Faller, Kathleen Coulborn, Masternak, Michael, Grinnell-Davis, Claudette, Grabarek, Marguerite, Sieffert, Judy, Bernatovicz, Freda, Ellett, Alberta J, Ellett, Chad D, Ellis, Jacquelyn, Lerner, Betsy, Barbee, Anita P, Antle, Becky, Sullivan, Dana J, Huebner, Ruth, Fox, Steve, Hall, Jon Christopher, Collins-Camargo, Crystal, Washeck, Bonnie, Adams, Jeff, Sundet, Paul, Renner, Lynette M, Porter, Rebecca L, Preister, Steven, Chenot, David, Benton, Amy D, Kim, Hansung, Strolin-Goltzman, Jessica, Lawrence, Catherine, Auerbach, Charles, Caringi, Jim, Claiborne, Nancy, Lawson, Hal, McCarthy, Mary, McGowan, Brenda, Sherman, Rosemary, Shim, MiSeung, Potter, Cathryn C, Comstock, Anne, Brittain, Charmaine, Hanna, Michele, Dickinson, Nancy S, Painter, John S, Cohen-Callow, Amy, Hopkins, Karen M, Kim, Hae Jung

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