Social Work with Homeless Mothers: A Strength-Based Solution-Focused Model

ABSTRACT

Social workers are increasingly called upon to provide services to homeless families, the vast majority of which are mother-headed. Drawing on empirical findings from the literature on homeless families and the practice literature on solution-focused and strength-based practice, this article describes and illustrates how principles and techniques of these two approaches to practice can be used to empower homeless mothers to resolve their housing crisis and restabilize their families after an episode of homelessness. Examples are given for how social workers can use these principles and techniques in various stages of the helping process.     

储层建筑结构要素分析及在剩余油挖潜中应用

储层非均质性研究是油田开发后期剩余油挖潜、提高采收率的关键。以河流沉积学理论为指导、以现代沉积、露头调查为依据，利用密井网条件下丰富的测井资料和储层建筑结构层次分析方法对孤岛油田馆陶组上段储层进行了研究。研究认为，孤岛油田馆陶组上段储层可划分为十个层次，并将储层精细解剖到第七层次，识别出主河道、废弃河道、决口水道等七种建筑结构要素。在储层精细对比的基础上，总结出以单一河道砂体追溯为核心建立单砂体建筑结构模型的方法，并探讨了这种地质结构模型对于油田开发挖潜的重要意义。     

论“与时俱进”的理论内涵

江泽民同志在"七一"讲话中指出:与时俱进是马克思主义的理论品质。这一科学论断既是对马克思主义科学性的新概括,更是对其理论创新的实质要求。它强调了坚持、运用和发展马克思主义一定要以变化着的社会实践为根本价值参照;一定要敢于和善于解放自己、否定自己;强调了理论创新的基本原则是求立性、升级性和单维指向性。     

英汉语差异的几个特点

从"形式"与"非形式"、"物称与人称"、"焦点视与散点视"等三个不同的侧面对英汉语进行对比与分析,认为英语重形态、汉语重语义;英语重物称,汉语重人称;英语句子多为"焦点视"而汉语句子多为"散点式".并从不同的语言系统及其不同文化的成因进行了比较,解释了造成这些差异的根源所在.     

成套产品定价方法研究

在给出成套产品定价的概念的基础上,通过一个简单的算例来说明成套产品定价方法的思想,给出了纯成套产品定价方法的总收益大于产品单卖时的总收益的条件,并给出了混合成套产品定价时最优成套出售的套数k^#存在的区间。     

An individual-based model for competingDrosophila populations

An individual-based model forDrosophila is formulated, based on competition amongst larvae consuming the same batch of food. The predictions of the model are supported by data for single speciesDrosophila populations reared in the laboratory. The model is used to build a simple discrete model for the dynamics ofDrosophila populations that are kept over a number of generations. The dynamics of a single species is shown to give either a stable equilibrium or fluctuations which can be periodic or chaotic. When the dynamics of a species in the absence of the other is periodic or chaotic, we found coexistence or two alternative states, on neither of which the species can coexist.     

感官欣赏与理性欣赏的重要环节——音乐欣赏课的教学与实践

本文认为，要提高音乐欣赏能力，使审美意识达到更高的境界，就必须掌握音乐理论基础知识，了解各种不同形式、不同体裁的音乐理作品的风格与特点，从而在理论上为独立分析音乐作品打下一个基础。这是音乐欣赏课的出发点     

Service Utilization Patterns Among Adolescent Mothers Residing in Three-Generational Households

ABSTRACT

This qualitative study used in-depth interviews to better understand the social service experiences and identified needs of 26 demographically diverse adolescent mothers and their mothers, who resided together in three-generational households. Most dyads accessed community services, particularly parenting and emotional supports, financial and material assistance, and medical care, and desired short-term assistance related to their circumstances and newly expanded families, rather than long-term support. The most commonly identified barrier to service utilization involved income eligibility guidelines. In light of welfare reform policies and the current economic climate, this research underscores the need for transitional supports for families, including assistance with basic needs. In terms of implications for social work practice and future research, adolescent mothers may need formal supports as they pursue independence after they leave their mothers’ care. Future research could further explore, within other communities and longitudinally, whether these preliminary trends hold true.     

Parental Identity and Reflected‐Appraisals: Measurement and Gender Dynamics

A new theoretical model for parental identity, reflected‐appraisals, and behavior was proposed. Parental identity and behavior in married parents were then investigated as a function of partner's and perceived reflected‐appraisals, taking into account gender context effects. Sixty‐four married couples completed the Caregiving and Breadwinning Identity and Reflected‐Appraisal Inventory (CBIRAI), developed for this study to assess parental caregiving and breadwinning identity and reflected‐appraisals, as well as caregiving and breadwinning behavior measures. The model was confirmed for fathers and partially confirmed for mothers. Specifically, caregiving identity and behavior in fathers, and breadwinning identity in mothers were functions of perceived reflected‐appraisals. Limitations and implications are discussed.