This collection contains scholarly articles, reports and other publications authored by faculty members in the Department of Social Work at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
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Submissions from 2018
Virtual Mentorship Network to Address the Rural Shortage of Mental Health Providers, Heidi Keeler, Tara Sjuts, Kosuke Niitsu, Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, Paul Force-Emery Mackie, and Howard Liu
Submissions from 2017
Behavioral Health Human Resource Crisis: Rural Responses, Paul Force-Emery Mackie
Profesional Ethics in Rural Social Work Practice, Paul Force-Emery Mackie
Seclusion and Restraint Policy and Practice: Are Students Safe in School?, Laura L. Strunk and Daniel Houlihan
Submissions from 2016
Practicing Rural Social Work, Paul Force-Emery Mackie, Kimberly A. Zammit, and Michelle E. Alvarez
Submissions from 2015
Assessing Student Learning: Growing the Culture, Cultivating Buy-In, Improving Quality, Paul Force-Emery Mackie
Behavioral Health Workforce Policy Issues: A Rural Perspective, Paul Force-Emery Mackie
Technology in Rural Behavioral Health Care Practice: Policy Concerns and Solution Suggestions, Paul Force-Emery Mackie
Submissions from 2014
Community Organizing in Rural Areas: Yes, It's Different, Paul Force-Emery Mackie
Differences between Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders: Rural Social Work Implications for Prevention, Assessment and Treatment, Susan M. Ryan, George S. Leibowitz, Jeanne M. Nauheimer, and Paul Force-Emery Mackie
Submissions from 2013
Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Undergraduate Social Work Programs: How are Programs in Rural Areas Faring?, David L. Beimers, Brian Warner, and Paul Force-Emery Mackie
Blurring the Boundaries: Creative Collaborative Space for Excellence and Innovation, Patricia Hoffman and Paul Force-Emery Mackie
Hiring Social Work Faculty: An Analysis of Employment Announcements with Special Focus on Rural and Urban Differences and 2008 EPAS Implications, Paul Force-Emery Mackie
Teaching Community Organizing? A Postmodernist Comparison Between Alinsky's Conflict and Eichler's Consensus Models, Paul Force-Emery Mackie and George S. Leibowitz
Submissions from 2012
A Critical Analysis of the EPAS Competencies and Practice Behaviors, William A. Anderson and Paul Force-Emery Mackie
Hiring Social Work Faculty: An Analysis of Employment Announcements, Paul Force-Emery Mackie
Social Workers in Rural Places: A Study of Practitioners in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Paul Force-Emery Mackie
Social Work in a Very Rural Place: A Study of Practitioners in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Paul Force-Emery Mackie
Submissions from 2011
Rural Social Work Recruitment and Retention Challenges: Why is it so Difficult to Fill Rural Social Work Positions?, Paul Force-Emery Mackie
Why Do Social Service Supervisors have so much Trouble Hiring Social Workers Across Rural Minnesota?, Paul Force-Emery Mackie
Reinventing BSSW Program Assessment and Curricula Mapping under the 2008 EPAS: A Conceptual and Quantitative Model, Paul Force-Emery Mackie and William A. Anderson
Submissions from 2010
Is There Really a Problem with Hiring Rural Social Service Staff? An Exploratory Study Among Social Service Supervisors in Rural Minnesota, Paul Force-Emery Mackie and Renee Anastasia Lips
Submissions from 2009
Grassroots Community Practice: Applying Alinsky's Rules in the 21st Century, Paul Force-Emery Mackie
Is There Really a Problem with Hiring Rural Social Service Staff? An Investigation of Rural Minnesota Social Service Supervisors, Paul Force-Emery Mackie
Taking it to the Streets! Engaging in the Praxis of Community Organization, Paul Force-Emery Mackie
Submissions from 2008
Are Social Workers Really Burned Out? An Analysis between Rural and Urban Social Workers, Paul Force-Emery Mackie
Professional Burnout: Are Social Workers as Crispy as We Think?, Paul Force-Emery Mackie
Social Workers in Rural Areas: Research on Workforce Issues, Recruitment, and Retention, Paul Force-Emery Mackie
Understanding the Complexities of Workforce Issues Among Rural Social Workers, Paul Force-Emery Mackie
Teaching ICWA Online: Undergraduate Child Welfare Student Learning, Paul Force-Emery Mackie and MacKenzie Collin
Submissions from 2007
Poverty in the United States: History, Explanations, and Opportunities for Social Work, Annelies K. Hagemeister and Paul Force-Emery Mackie
Understanding the Educational and Demographic Differences Between Rural and Urban Social Workers, Paul Force-Emery Mackie
Your Philosophy of Social Work: Developing a Personal and Professional Definition to Guide Thought and Practice, Paul Force-Emery Mackie
Factors Influencing Undergraduate Social Work Students' Perceptions about Rural-Based Practice: A Pilot Study, Paul Force-Emery Mackie and C. L. Simpson
Submissions from 2006
A Quantitative Analysis of Job Satisfaction and Burnout Among Rural and Urban Social Workers, Paul Force-Emery Mackie
Are There Differences Between Rural and Urban Social Workers? Understanding Educational and Demographic Predictors, Paul Force-Emery Mackie
Submissions from 2005
Burnout and Job Satisfaction Among Rural and Urban Social Workers: A Qualitative Analysis, Paul Force-Emery Mackie and T. Berg
