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Sonya J Leathers

Professor

University of Illinois Chicago

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Jane Addams College of Social Work

Sonya J Leathers is currently serving as a Jane Addams College Of Social Work Professor at University of Illinois Chicago.

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University of Illinois Chicago

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child development mental health behavioral sciences foster care adolescent health psychiatry psychology applied developmental psychology child psychology child protection youth services child abuse child mental health social sciences social work family involvement foster children family psychology family relations adolescent psychology child welfare child welfare system maternal health positive behavior interventions youth justice evidence-based interventions clinical psychology depression psychiatric care behavioral issues placement disruption psychopathology family process correctional practice parent leadership juvenile delinquency evidence-based therapies evidence-based practice mental health interventions long-term foster care behavior problems urban foster parents criminal justice mental health nursing parental care human lactation breastfeeding caregivers family therapy social work practice self-efficacy theory behavioral supports parental visiting family reunification placement instability negative placement outcomes counseling psychology psychiatric research applied psychology developmental psychology behavioral disorders adolescence work-family interface positioning systems child health offender classification social transitions gender transitions community mental health health administration behavioural problems low-income urban schools mental health consultation placement adaptation behavioral problems first-time mothers social work policy child care family medicine evidence-based practices pediatrics

Notable Scholarly Works

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Mentoring, Employment Assistance, and Enhanced Staff Outreach for Older Youth in Care: Outcomes From a Randomized Controlled Trial. Children and Youth Services Review (2023)

Sonya J. LeathersCasey HoltschneiderMelissa LudingtonEllen V. RossJames L. Barnett

rehabilitationolder youthcorrectional practiceyouth servicesemployment assistancestaff outreachmentorshipadolescent health

Supporting Collaborative Relationships Between Parents and Non‐Relative Foster Parents. Child & Family Social Work (2022)

Jill E. SpielfogelSonya J. Leathers

foster carefamily involvementsocial workparent leadershipnon-relative foster parentsbehavioral sciencescollaborative relationships

Mental Health Services and Psychotropic Medications Provided to Children at Risk for Placement Instability in Foster Care. Developmental Child Welfare (2021)

Sonya J. LeathersBeth L. Vande VoortCatherine Melka-Kaffer

psychiatryfoster caremental healthmental health servicesplacement instability

Safer Sex Strategies and the Role of Gender Among African American Youth Transitioning From Foster Care. Children and Youth Services Review (2020)

Roni Diamant-WilsonSonya J. Leathers

community developmentsocial justicefoster caresocial changecriminologysocial transitionsgender studiesafrican american youthyouth servicesgender transitionssafer sex strategiessocial sciencesafrican american studiesyouth justiceadolescent healthadolescent psychology

Team Decision-Making Service Planning for Children and Adolescents at Risk for Placement Instability: Fidelity and Initial Outcomes. Children and Youth Services Review (2020)

Sonya J. LeathersRoni Diamant-WilsonJill E. SpielfogelLee AnnesAmy ThomasShirlyn Garrett-Wilson

initial outcomespediatricsplacement instabilitybehavioral sciencesyouth servicesrisk managementrehabilitationyouth justiceadolescent healthadolescent psychologychild development

Placement Disruption in Foster Care: Children’s Behavior, Foster Parent Support, and Parenting Experiences. Child Abuse & Neglect (2019)

Sonya J. LeathersJill E. SpielfogelJennifer GeigerJames BarnettBeth L. Vande Voort

foster carefoster parent supportbehavioral scienceschild abuseplacement disruptionchild development

Placement Disruption in Foster Care: Children’S Behavior Problems, Foster Parent Support, and Parenting Experiences. Child Abuse and Neglect (2019)

children’s behavior problemsfoster carefamily medicineapplied developmental psychologyfamily involvementsocial workpediatricschild protectionchild psychologychild abuseplacement disruptionchild development

Correction to: The Effect of a Change Agent on Use of Evidence-Based Mental Health Practices. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research (2018)

Sonya J. LeathersJill E. SpielfogelJoan BlakeyErrick ChristianMarc S. Atkins

mental healthchange agenthealth policyhealth administration

Social Work Training in the Use of Evidence-Based Treatments for Children: What Works?. Journal of Social Work Education (2018)

Sonya J. LeathersTonya C. Strand

social worksocial work traininghealth sciencesevidence-based treatments

Evidence-Based Practices With Children Self-Efficacy Scale. Journal of Social Work Education (2017)

applied developmental psychologyevidence-based therapiesevidence-based interventionspediatricsimplementation researcheducationchild psychologychildren self-efficacy scaleeducational researchchild developmentself-efficacy theory

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Sonya J Leathers

Professor

University of Illinois Chicago

Affiliations

Jane Addams College of Social Work

Sonya J Leathers is currently serving as a Jane Addams College Of Social Work Professor at University of Illinois Chicago.

Honors

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Experiences

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Sonya J Leathers

University of Illinois Chicago

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Mentoring, Employment Assistance, and Enhanced Staff Outreach for Older Youth in Care: Outcomes From a Randomized Controlled Trial. Children and Youth Services Review (2023)

Sonya J. LeathersCasey HoltschneiderMelissa LudingtonEllen V. RossJames L. Barnett

rehabilitationolder youthcorrectional practiceyouth servicesemployment assistancestaff outreachmentorshipadolescent health

Supporting Collaborative Relationships Between Parents and Non‐Relative Foster Parents. Child & Family Social Work (2022)

Jill E. SpielfogelSonya J. Leathers

foster carefamily involvementsocial workparent leadershipnon-relative foster parentsbehavioral sciencescollaborative relationships

Mental Health Services and Psychotropic Medications Provided to Children at Risk for Placement Instability in Foster Care. Developmental Child Welfare (2021)

Sonya J. LeathersBeth L. Vande VoortCatherine Melka-Kaffer

psychiatryfoster caremental healthmental health servicesplacement instability

Safer Sex Strategies and the Role of Gender Among African American Youth Transitioning From Foster Care. Children and Youth Services Review (2020)

Roni Diamant-WilsonSonya J. Leathers

Team Decision-Making Service Planning for Children and Adolescents at Risk for Placement Instability: Fidelity and Initial Outcomes. Children and Youth Services Review (2020)

Sonya J. LeathersRoni Diamant-WilsonJill E. SpielfogelLee AnnesAmy ThomasShirlyn Garrett-Wilson

initial outcomespediatricsplacement instabilitybehavioral sciencesyouth servicesrisk managementrehabilitationyouth justiceadolescent healthadolescent psychologychild development

Placement Disruption in Foster Care: Children’s Behavior, Foster Parent Support, and Parenting Experiences. Child Abuse & Neglect (2019)

Sonya J. LeathersJill E. SpielfogelJennifer GeigerJames BarnettBeth L. Vande Voort

foster carefoster parent supportbehavioral scienceschild abuseplacement disruptionchild development

Placement Disruption in Foster Care: Children’S Behavior Problems, Foster Parent Support, and Parenting Experiences. Child Abuse and Neglect (2019)

Correction to: The Effect of a Change Agent on Use of Evidence-Based Mental Health Practices. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research (2018)

Sonya J. LeathersJill E. SpielfogelJoan BlakeyErrick ChristianMarc S. Atkins

mental healthchange agenthealth policyhealth administration

Social Work Training in the Use of Evidence-Based Treatments for Children: What Works?. Journal of Social Work Education (2018)

Sonya J. LeathersTonya C. Strand

social worksocial work traininghealth sciencesevidence-based treatments

Evidence-Based Practices With Children Self-Efficacy Scale. Journal of Social Work Education (2017)

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