Child maltreatment touches almost 700,000 children annually. The effects
of child maltreatment range from micro-level consequences, such as behavior
problems and mental health issues, to mezzo-level consequences, such as
increased child...
The study purpose was three-fold: finding a point of entry for primary prevention of child neglect, assessing for child neglect risk level for both first-time mothers and their partners, and individuals opinions about establishing and administering...
This quantitative dissertation examines risk assessment and recidivism of child maltreatment to determine the relationship between child protective services provided by the Kentucky Department of Protection and Permanency and risk of harm. A chart...
Parents of children with disabilities; Communication in families; Attention-deficit-disordered children--Family relationships; Hyperactive children--Family relationships
The purpose of this study was to explore how mothers with an ADHD child living in the household perceive and manage family communication. In-depth interviews were conducted amongst nine married mothers who have an ADHD child. Three themes emerged...
This study examined intake and post-investigative disposition decision making among professionals engaged in child protective services to understand disproportionality and disparities in the child welfare system. Using child welfare, decision...
Child molesters; Child sexual abuse--Research; Child sexual abuse--Diagnosis
An exploratory cross national study was conducted to determine if factors identified in the existing literature predictive for CSA in developed countries were also valid and predictive CSA factors for females in Belize, a developing country. The...
Parents of children with disabilities; Speech therapy for children
The study was completed to determine if parents' feelings of empowerment is improved after viewing a video. The video was designed to assist parents in determining appropriate time(s) to complete speech and language therapy homework. Parents from...
Family psychotherapy; Attachment disorder in children; Parent and child--Psychological aspects
This dissertation examined the effectiveness of Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT), a lO-week group model of Filial Therapy (FT), with caregivers of children with attachment problems. CPRT is an evidence-based treatment which is designed to...
Anxiety in adolescence; Parent and teenager; Parenting
This dissertation examined the prediction of anxiety symptoms over time during
developmentally significant periods - the transition to middle school (12 years old) and
the transition to high school (15 years old). Specifically, relationships...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Day care;
Scholar House is a collaboration between University of Louisville, Family Scholar House (formerly known as Project Women), the Kentucky Housing Corporation, and private donors. The Early Learning Campus opened in August 2008 and serves UofL...
Louisville (Ky.)--History; Louisville (Ky.)--Social conditions; Cities and towns--Kentucky--History; Louisville (Ky.)--Economic conditions; Cities and towns--Growth--History--19th century
This thesis is a historical examination of the perception of Louisville as a southern city. The work begins with a discussion regarding Louisville's historical ties with the North and its acceptance as either a western or northern city. The thesis...
"The color red, connotative of intense passion, predominated in the two cramped spaces forming this installation. One important theme here was regressive psychological fantasy. But there was also a sense that ancient knowledge was being...
"The color red, connotative of intense passion, predominated in the two cramped spaces forming this installation. One important theme here was regressive psychological fantasy. But there was also a sense that ancient knowledge was being...
A child wearing a long vest over pants stands on the running board of a Model A Ford. A man wearing a suit and hat sits at the wheel of the car looking at the child. The convertible has its spare tire attached to the side of the car near the front...
Emily Thomas of Louisville, Kentucky posed on the Paramount Studio lot with Billy Lee, child star. The photograph is badly creased along the bottom and damaged in the corners. Stamped on back of image: December 5, 1935. Handwritten on back: (She is...
Portrait of an unidentified child (either girl or boy) in three-quarter profile, wearing a hairstyle with bangs in front and a slightly longer length in back. He or she wears a velvet jacket with lace collar. This may be a costume for "Little...
Lillian B. "Hunnybunny" Fletcher, wife of photographer Kate Matthews' great-nephew Matthews Fletcher, and a child, probably the Fletchers' daughter Marjorie. Photographer Kate Matthews' signature is on lower right corner of mount....
