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  1. Teaching BSW Students to Apply the Grand Challenges in Social Work Through Field-Based Research Projects

    Article • Journal of Teaching in Social Work, March 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Kia J Bentley

  2. Family Conundrums with Psychiatric Medication: An Inquiry into Experiences, Beliefs, and Desires

    Article • Community Mental Health Journal, February 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Kia J Bentley

  3. Individual Factors Associated with Women’s Use of Mental Health Services during Incarceration: Targeting Programmatic Resources

    Article • Corrections, July 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Kia J Bentley, Rachel Casey

  4. Teaching Social Work Research through the Lens of Social Justice, Human Rights, and Diversity

    Article • Journal of Social Work Education, April 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Kia J Bentley

  5. A Recovery Perspective on Wellness: Connection, Awareness, Congruence

    Article • Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health, August 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Kia J Bentley

  6. Professional identity and shared decision-making among psychiatry residents

    Article • The Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice, March 2018, Emerald

    Dr Kia J Bentley

  7. Psychotropic Medication Experiences of Incarcerated Women: A Qualitative Inquiry into Conundrums of Access and Identity

    Article • Women & Criminal Justice, November 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Kia J Bentley

  8. Incarcerated Women’s Experiences and Beliefs About Psychotropic Medication: An Empirical Study

    Article • Psychiatric Services, April 2017, American Psychiatric Association

    Dr Kia J Bentley

  9. A Psychiatric Medication Decision Support Guide for Social Work Practice with Pregnant and Postpartum Women

    Article • Social Work, August 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Kia J Bentley

  10. Psychiatric Medication and Meaning-Making in a Residential Program for Adults with Serious Mental Illness

    Article • Qualitative Social Work, October 2010, SAGE Publications

    Dr Kia J Bentley

  11. Psychopharmacological Treatment for Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders

    Article • August 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Kia J Bentley

  12. Review of <em>Mental Disorders in the Social Environment.</em> Stuart A. Kirk (Ed.). Reviewed by Kia J. Bentley.

    Article • The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, September 2006, WMU Department of Occupational Therapy

    Dr Kia J Bentley

  13. Social Work Roles and Activities Regarding Psychiatric Medication: Results of a National Survey

    Article • Social Work, October 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Kia J Bentley

  14. Professional Dissonance: Colliding Values and Job Tasks in Mental Health Practice

    Article • Community Mental Health Journal, August 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Kia J Bentley

  15. Review of <em>Refusing Care: Forced Treatment and the Rights of the Mentally Ill.</em> Elyn R. Saks. Reviewed by Kai J. Bentley.

    Article • The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, June 2004, WMU Department of Occupational Therapy

    Dr Kia J Bentley

  16. Empowering our own: Peer leadership training for a drop-in center.

    Article • Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, January 2000, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Kia J Bentley

  17. Women's Issues and Social Work Accreditation: A Status Report

    Article • Affilia, August 1999, SAGE Publications

    Dr Kia J Bentley

  18. Psychopharmacological Treatment of Schizophrenia: What Social Workers Need to Know

    Article • Research on Social Work Practice, July 1998, SAGE Publications

    Dr Kia J Bentley

  19. Supports for Community-Based Mental Health Care

    Article • Health & Social Work, November 1994, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Kia J Bentley

  20. Women as Social Work Scholars: An Empirical Analysis

    Article • Affilia, July 1994, SAGE Publications

    Dr Kia J Bentley

  21. Review of <em>Out of Bedlam: The Truth about Deinstitutionalization.</em> Ann Braden Johnson. Reviewed by Kia J. Bentley, Virginia Commonwealth University

    Article • The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, May 1994, WMU Department of Occupational Therapy

    Dr Kia J Bentley

  22. Voluntary Recruitment of Psychiatric Patients for Clinical Research

    Article • International Journal of Mental Health, June 1991, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Kia J Bentley