Correlates of Optimal Behavior Among Child Welfare Involved Children: Perceived School Peer Connectedness, Activity Participation, Social Skills and Peer Affiliation
Darcey Merritt
New York University Silver School of Social Work
Darcey Merritt, Ph.D., M.S.W. is an Associate Professor at the New York University Silver School of Social Work. Her research focuses on families involved with the public child welfare system, with particular attention to the perspectives of children and parents; distinguishing between specific types of maltreatment in an effort to highlight appropriate needed resources and services; and the impact of client perceived experiences on socio-developmental and behavioral outcomes. Her work contributes to developing a more refined understanding of the characteristics of abusive and neglectful parents, the neighborhood structural impact on parenting, and parental and child well being outcomes for child welfare involved families.
Susan Snyder
Georgia State University
Dr. Susan M. Snyder is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University. Dr. Snyder has over a decade of practice experience in the field of child welfare, which informs her commitment to advancing research in the field. Dr. Snyder investigates the sequelae of problem behavior, including substance use and illegal behaviors, among maltreated and system-involved youth. Dr. Snyder’s research has been published in leading journals such as PLOS ONE, Children Youth Services Review, Substance Use Misuse, and Child Abuse and Neglect. In 2017 Dr. Snyder received the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Dean’s Early Career Award from Georgia State University. Dr. Snyder was also recognized as the Most Outstanding and Most Innovative Faculty Member by the 2015 MSW Class at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, before joining GSU. She received her Master’s in Public Administration (MPA) from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and her MSW and PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Abstract
Understanding the association between children’s behaviors and their perceptions regarding the quality of school friendships is useful for intervention strategies focusing on the interpersonal networks of children involved... [ view full abstract ]
Authors
- Darcey Merritt (New York University Silver School of Social Work)
- Susan Snyder (Georgia State University)
Topic Area
Physical and Emotional/Psychological Abuse and Neglect
Session
Daily » Poster Sessions (14:00 - Wednesday, 4th October, King Willem Alexander Foyer)
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