This study reports on the development and validation of the Civic Engagement Scale (CES).
This scale is developed to be easily administered and useful to educators who are seeking …

Page 1 NEIL ABELL DAVID W. SPRINGER AKIHITO KAMATA Developing and Validating
Rapid Assessment Instruments POCKET GUIDES TO SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH METHODS …

Gay affirmative practice models provide guidelines for behaviors and beliefs in social work
practice with gay and lesbian individuals. The aim of this study was to develop a valid rapid …

INTRODUCTION: Identity styles (Berzonsky, 1989), identity dimensions and statuses
(Marcia, 1966; Crocetti, Rubini, Luyckx, & Meeus, 2008), and identity functions (Adams & …

Adolescence and emerging adulthood are two core developmental periods in which
individuals can develop a meaningful identity across domains. However, there is a lack of …

In this paper, I revisit some of the origins and more recent directions in practitioner research
in social work, seeing it as a phenomenon that—rather than being special or narrowly …

This study responds to a call for more research on working adults with dyslexia investigating
how employment‐related factors affect and relate to one another. Two important work …

Objective: Cyber bullying represents a new and alarming form of bullying that potentially
leads to serious and long-lasting consequences for young people; yet, there is a dearth of …

Objectives: The Trauma Resilience Scale (TRS), assessing protective factors associated
with positive adaptation following violence, was tested in three waves of data collection …

In this age of accountability, social work practitioners face greater demands to demonstrate
the effectiveness of their interventions. A practical way to accomplish this is to use rapid …