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Gratitude Predicts Meaning in Life in Family Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimer's Disease by McGee, Jocelyn Shealy, Polson, Edward C, Myers, Dennis R, McClellan, Angela M, Ke, Weiming, Zhao, Holly Carlson, Meraz, Rebecca

“…Gratitude is a well-known and researched internal positive psychological resource. Empirical data, however, on the association between gratitude, meaning in…”
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Hope Mediates Stress to Reduce Burden in Family Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimer's Disease by McGee, Jocelyn Shealy, Polson, Edward C, Myers, Dennis R, McClellan, Angela, Meraz, Rebecca, Ke, Weiming, Zhao, Holly Carlson

“…The experience of burden among family caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia may be deleterious for their health and…”
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A qualitative analysis of virtues and strengths in persons living with early stage dementia informed by the values in action framework by McGee, Jocelyn S, McElroy, Michaela, Meraz, Rebecca, Myers, Dennis R

“…Background Despite evidence that individuals’ virtues and character strengths can contribute to a sense of fulfillment, the majority of dementia research…”
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The Influence of Spirituality on Professional Identity, Role Performance, and Career Resilience among Nursing Home Social Workers by Rogers, Robin K., Myers, Dennis R., Garrison, Brianna V., Singletary, Jon E., McClellan, Angela

“…This paper explores how social workers integrate personal spirituality within nursing homes, where a highly regulated, stressful environment marginalizes…”
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Caring for a family member with early stage alzheimer's disease: caregiver perceptions, connections, and relational dynamics with the sacred by McGee, Jocelyn Shealy, Myers, Dennis R., Meraz, Rebecca, Davie, Morgan

“…Researchers have conceptualized spirituality as the search for or connection with the sacred - or that which is considered blessed, holy, or revered by each…”
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The Impact of Spirituality and Religious Practice on Senior Living Leader Career Resilience by Myers, Dennis R., Rogers, Robin K., Garrison, Brianna V., Singletary, Jon E., Groce, Haley

“…Experienced senior living leaders (SLLs) report the impact of spirituality and religious practice on SLL role adaptation and continuation. The sample included…”
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Perceived benefit or burden? How positive and negative spiritual/religious coping impacts family caregivers of people with dementia by Polson, Edward C., Myers, Dennis R., McClellan, Angela M., Carlson Zhao, Holly, Meraz, Rebecca, McGee, Jocelyn Shealy

“…Spiritual/religious coping can be a significant resource for individuals and families who are caring for a loved one with dementia. Little is known, however,…”
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Positive Psychological Assessment and Early-Stage Dementia by McGee, Jocelyn Shealy, Zhao, Holly Carlson, Myers, Dennis R., Kim, Steffi Marotzke

“…Objectives: There are no known positive psychological (PP) measures adapted/validated for use with people in the early stages of dementia. Objectives were to:…”
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Integrated CARE: Adaptation of Child-Adult Relationship Enhancement (CARE) Model for Use in Integrated Behavioral Pediatric Care by Scott, Becky, Gurwitch, Robin H., Messer, Erica Pearl, Kelley, Lance P., Myers, Dennis R., Young, J. Kenneth

“…The authors adapted the established Child-Adult Relationship Enhancement (CARE) interaction model for use in integrated behavioral health clinics. CARE was…”
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The Behavioral Health Role in Nursing Facility Social Work by Myers, Dennis R., Rogers, Robin K., LeCrone, Harold H., Kelley, Katherine

“…Types of compromised resident behaviors licensed nursing facility social workers encounter, the behavioral health role they enact, and effective practices they…”
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Work Life Stress and Career Resilience of Licensed Nursing Facility Administrators by Myers, Dennis R., Rogers, Rob, LeCrone, Harold H., Kelley, Katherine, Scott, Joel H.

“…Career resilience provided a frame for understanding how Licensed Nursing Facility Administrators (LNFAs) sustain role performance and even thrive in stressful…”
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Nursing facility social work with family behavioral health challenges by Myers, Dennis R., Rogers, Robin K., LeCrone, Harold H., Kelley, Katherine, Eaton, Hannah Seela

“…Nursing facility social workers play a prominent role in promoting behavioral health among family members with compromised responses to their loved one's…”
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Spiritual Diversity and Living with Early-Stage Dementia by McGee, Jocelyn Shealy, Zhao, Holly Carlson, Myers, Dennis R, Seela Eaton, Hannah

“…Attention to spiritual diversity is necessary for the provision of culturally informed clinical care for people with early-stage dementia and their family…”
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Telehealth Services for Persons With Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease and Their Informal Caregivers in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic by McGee, Jocelyn Shealy, Meraz, Rebecca, Myers, Dennis R., Davie, Morgan R.

“…The objective of this article is to provide clinicians, from multiple disciplines, important clinical information to consider when providing health education…”
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Military Deployment of an Adult Child: Ambiguous Loss and Boundary Ambiguity Reflected in the Experiences of Parents of Service Members by Crow, Janet R., Myers, Dennis R., Ellor, James W., Dolan, Sara L., Morissette, Sandra

“…This study explored the experiences of parents of service members, military family members who are often overlooked even though they are likely a vital source…”
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Baby Boomers as Congregational Volunteers in Community Ministry by Wolfer, Terry, Myers, Dennis, Polson, Edward, Bevis, Betsy

“…Religious congregations are a significant setting for volunteerism in the United States, and increasing rates of volunteerism correlate with age. Because of…”
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Family-of-origin and service-member resilience by Crow, Janet R., Myers, Dennis R., Ellor, James W., Dolan, Sara, Whitacre, Janice, Morissette, Sandra

“…Military research on family resilience has not examined the contribution of family-of-origin to resilience of service-members. In this study, researchers…”
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Guardianship of Frail Elders: Student-Supported Process for Legislative Change by Ellor, James W., Harris, Helen Wilson, Myers, Dennis R., Russell, Inez

“…Legislative change, ethical dilemmas, and client management issues were all faced by social work students in a recent effort to impact guardianship in the…”
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Effective Learner-Centered Strategies for Teaching Adults: Using Visual Media to Engage the Adult Learner by Myers, Dennis R., Sykes, Catherine, Myers, Scott

“…This article offers practical guidance for educators as they prepare specialists to enhance the lives and communities of older persons through the strategic…”
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Congregational Service-Learning Characteristics and Volunteer Faith Development by Myers, Dennis R., Wolfer, Terry A., Garland, Diana R.

“…A research study surveyed 946 volunteers from congregations who were actively involved in community service, as well as 3,959 other congregational attenders…”
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