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Social Support And Discrimination: The Experiences Of Recovering Heroin Addicts In Kunming, China, Phoebe Li

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Opioids have had a long, complex position in Chinese society, dating all the way back to the Ming dynasty. In 1949, 5% of the overall Chinese population and 25% of the population in Yunnan smoked opium regularly, which led to societal collapse and economic downturn. Since then, the Chinese government has used many different methods to attempt to control drug use and trafficking, including registering all users, executing traffickers, and using Compulsory Rehabilitation Centers. Starting in 2008, the government switched to a harm reduction approach and began to invest in methadone clinics, community support groups, and needle exchange programs. Because …

Is Technology The Key To Prevention Of Falls Among The Elderly In Rapidly Aging Societies? A Case Study Of Kunming, China, Phoebe Kiburi

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

As the aging society rapidly becomes more dominant in the world, there is a pressing need for different stakeholders to tend to the needs of the aging sufficiently. This is crucial in ensuring the robustness of the healthcare system as a whole; given that it can only be as strong as its weakest link. This study focuses on one of the areas of need of the ageing society: fall prevention.

Numerous studies have been done on interventions by the government, private entities, elderly people and their caregivers to prevent occurrence and recurrence of falls. However, most of these have been …

Spring 2019

Insights

From the Dean: Grounded in Mission; Meet the New Advisory Board Members; Connecting the Dots: LAS's New Urban Studies Cluster; Chicago Gun Violence Research Collaborative; Immigration and Migration; The Face of a Movement: 50th Anniversary of the Young Lords Civil Rights Group; In Brief: Outstanding GIS Students; Criminalizing Black Children; New Way to Discover 'The Urban'; Applied Diplomacy; Tibetan Monks of Drepung Gomang Monastery; Cover Art 1960s Ebony & Jet, Art Institute Night; Balance the Scales of Community Health to Repair Inequality; Faculty Publications & Exhibitions; LAS Pilots Project- and Community-Based Learning Internship Scholarships; Sustainable Urban Development Graduate Dana Yanocha; …

The Lead, April 2019, Lindenwood University

The Lead

The Lead is an electronic newsletter produced by the Lindenwood College of Education & Human Services.

Education On Burnout And Self-Care At The University Of Southern Maine School Of Social Work: A Case Study, Noelani S. Hansen Msw

All Student Scholarship

Social work practitioners can experience symptoms of burnout at high rates, and sometimes are not able to effectively engage in self-care to combat these symptoms. For social work students, learning the signs of burnout and how to practice self-care are crucial tools. However, there is scant information in the literature on burnout and selfcare in social work curricula. This case study looks at the education on burnout and selfcare in the University of Southern Maine (USM) School of Social Work. Social work professors were interviewed on how they teach about burnout and self-care, and undergraduate and graduate students were interviewed …

2019 Summer - Veterans Upward Bound Newsletter, Veterans Upward Bound, East Tennessee State University

Veterans Upward Bound Newsletters

No abstract provided.

What Works In Education In Emergencies: Co-Researching And Co-Authoring, Staci B. Martin, Vestine L. Umubyeyi

School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations

The purpose of our paper is to explore how innovative community-based action approaches such as co-researching, co-authoring, and co-presenting with participants-as-researchers, can deepen our understanding of ‘what works’ in education in emergencies (EiE). Our paper will offer insight into how co-researching supports participants in their self-determination, agency and creates space for them to speak for themselves, something that is often missing in research.

Self-Management Support Intervention For Parents Of Children With Developmental Disorders: The Role Of Gratitude And Hope, F Martin, W Clyne, G Pearce, A Turner

Peninsula Medical School

Objectives: Many parents of children with developmental disabilities, including autism spectrum disorders and attention deficit disorders, experience poor well-being and increased anxiety and depression. Very few interventions directly target parents’ needs. The peer-delivered HOPE Programme was designed to address this with six weekly group sessions focusing on self-management skills, including goal setting and expressing gratitude. Methods: This pre-post study aimed to examine changes in anxiety, depression, well-being, hope and gratitude, and to explore associations between changes in anxiety and depression and changes in gratitude and hope. Validated measures of depression, anxiety, positive well-being, gratitude and hope were used. Parents of …

Bibliometric Portrait Of Select Open Access Journals In The Field Of Library And Information Science: A Scopus Based Analysis, Nilaranjan Barik, Puspanjali Jena

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study is a bibliometric analysis of select 10 open access journals in the field of Library and Information Science (LIS). The study intends to establish an idea about the yearly growth of publications, most contributing countries, most contributing institutions, types of documents published, most cited publications, prolific authors, citation impact, authorship pattern, and some other bibliometric aspect of these journals. The findings in the study reveal that there is steady growth of literature seen in LIS open access journals during the period of study. About 83 countries and 990 institutes/ universities across the globe have contributed to these …

I C: Slavery And Human Trafficking, Michaela Killion, Aalliyah Perkins, Monet Lawton, Grace Lodholz, Sarah Bragdon, Danielle Saine, Jasmine Dee

Life of the Scholar Multidisciplinary Conference

We will be discussing the issue of human trafficking from the 4 different disciplines of 1) Communication Technologies, 2) Business and the Economy, 3) Nursing and Healthcare, and 4) Psychology.

D.I.F. Conference Program, Georgia Southern University Office Of Multicultural Affairs, Georgia Southern University Diversity Peer Educators

The D.I.F. Conference (Archived)

The mission of the DIF Conference is to create an opportunity to openly talk, listen and learn about issues related to diversity, inclusion and fairness. Additionally, we have set forth the following goals for DIF:

• Develop an understanding of diversity, inclusion and fairness (Think).

• Increase awareness of one’s identities, biases and privileges (Think).

• Understand the value of inclusivity and how individual actions impact our environments (Create).

• Engage in Intergroup Dialogue to understand the effects of marginalization in order to create safe and inclusive environments (Create).

• Identify and develop the necessary skills to create positive and …

The Impact Of Male Gender Dissonance On Women’S Potential Eligibility For Advancement To K-12 Public School Superintendent, Mona Lee Montgomery

Dissertations

Purpose:The purpose of this phenomenological replication study was to discover what behaviors female administrators exhibit that may prompt male administrators with whom they work with in California public educationto demonstrate behaviors associated with gender dissonanceand to discover any impact these dissonant behaviors may have on women’s potential eligibility for advancement to the position of K-12 school superintendent.

Methodology:This qualitative phenomenological replication study explored the experiences of seven female and seven male K-12 public school superintendents in Orange, San Diego, and Riverside Counties in California. Respondents were selected based on delimiting criteria and a purposive criterion sampling method. …

The Implications Of Trauma On Immigrant Children's Well-Being, Tomas Martinez, Emilyn Ahmed, Blaze Cosko, Anna Ujvary, Morgan Proffitt

Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

This paper examines the psychological trauma immigrant children experience at the border and the ways in which their mental health is negatively affected, as a result. During the process of migration, children are forced to deal with a wide range of stressors. Psychological trauma, such as border trauma, can lead to mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and cognitive issues (Brabant et al., 2016; Santiago et al., 2018; DeJonckheere, Vaugh, & Jacquez, 2017; East et al., 2018; Fortuna et al., 2016; Ramos et al., 2017). Additionally, countless immigrant children face trauma, such as racism, discrimination, and social …

Using Technologies To Commemorate International Day To End Violence Against Sex Workers In The North East Of England, Angelika Strohmayer

Journal of International Women's Studies

This article explores the use of digital technologies at the commemoration of International Day To End Violence Against Sex Workers in the North East of England in 2016 and 2017. Learning from sex work research and Human-Computer Interaction literatures, this feminist exploration of the day provides opportunities for more nuanced and contextualised discussions of digital technologies that are used with, and for sex workers and sex work support services. In the paper, I provide an overview of how this day is commemorated internationally before providing a detailed overview of a hyper-localised day organised by Changing Lives, a charity supporting sex …

Campus-Based Sexual Assault: The #Metoo Movement And Students' Understanding Of Issues Around Consent, Genevieve Hampson

LSU Master's Theses

College students who have experienced sexual assault are at higher risk for negative impacts involving physical and mental heath. In addition, appropriate resources and positive systematic response to disclosure are pivotal in the recovery process of survivors. Empirically relevant research has focused on campus-based sexual assault and interrelationships among variables surrounding students’ attitudes towards explicit sexual consent. This cross-sectional descriptive study of 110 students enrolled in two freshman sociology classes contributes to the emerging body of research regarding the use of social media platforms to raise awareness of sexual assault by examining students’ sociodemographic characteristics, literacy using technology, rape myth …

A Needs Based Theory Of Human Injustice: Oppression, Dehumanization, Exploitation, And Sytematic Inequality In Opportunities To Address Human Needs, Michael A. Dover

Social Work Faculty Publications

This article presents an original needs-based partial theory of human injustice and shows its relationship to existing theories of human need and human liberation. The theory is based on an original typology of three social structural sources of human injustice, a partial theorization of the mechanisms of human injustice, and a needs-based theorization of the nature of human injustice, as experienced by individuals. This article makes a sociological contribution to normative social theory by clarifying the relationship of human injustice to human needs, human rights, and human liberation. The theory contends that human injustice is produced when oppression, mechanistic dehumanization, …

2019-03-29 Agenda Book, Morehead State University. Board Of Regents.

Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes

Agenda booklet for the Board of Regents for March 29, 2019. Included in the booklet are the meeting minutes from December 6, 2018.

An Exploration Of Nurses' Knowledge Of Right Hemisphere Stroke Associated Communication Impairments, Susan K. Brooks

Dissertations

In the U. S. approximately 795,000 people experience a new or recurrent stroke yearly. Stroke survival has increased with advances in medical technology. The impact of stroke on a patient's neurological status poses critical challenges for nurses. Communication is one area impacted by stroke. Strokes affecting the brain's right hemisphere (RHS) have been described in the literature as negatively impacting communication behaviors of patients, often in a subtle manner. The purpose of this exploratory descriptive study was to examine the knowledge that RNs in North Carolina possess about communication impairments associated with RHS and how these nurses anticipate using knowledge …

Using Coffee To Connect, Sarah Moss

The Voice

No abstract provided.

Ag Stewardship Center Gets New Digs, Bethany Van Voorst

The Voice

No abstract provided.

Pirc Quarterly Newsletter, Spring 2019, Prevention Innovations Research Center

PIRC Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily, March 28, 2019, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2019

Volume 152, Issue 28

Haiku Fan, Legal Writing Prof Connie Krontz Retires, Seattle University School Of Law

News Center Articles

No abstract provided.

Training For Secondary Educators To Decrease School Violence, Katie Grosz

Dissertations, Theses, and Projects

Violence has been an evident problem in schools across the United States. The literature review is designed to educate school personnel on current research to decrease school violence. A universal proactive approach is used with a trauma informed lens, to focus on students and teachers social/emotional and physical safety. A training has been implemented to increase educator’s awareness of the different types of violence. The training implements strategies for physical, social, and emotional safety needs, with positive change to improve school climate.

Whalesong 2019-03-28 (V.38 No.3), Khrystl Brouillette, Jordan Lewis, Melissa Scriven, Kortney Stevens, Alyssa Madrid, Sierra Lissick, Trystin Luhr, Jessie Morgan, Tatiana King, Nick Bursell

Whalesong

No abstract provided.

Andrews Hosts Sixth Annual Acfrp Conference, Gillian Panigot

Andrews Agenda: Campus News

No abstract provided.

Forgotten Children & Bonds That Heal: The Critical Nature Of Attachment, August Ashbaker

Lesley University Community of Scholars Day

Human attachment is one of the most critical factors in proper neurological and physiological development. Attachment is built through the mutuality of emotional impact, as well as the regular reception of physical touch. Infants and children who have been deprived of these vital necessities through the lacking initiatives of their caregivers—through neglect—display visible signs of its physiological, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral impact. Research has found neglect to be the highest risk factor for permanent damage to brain development in comparison to other forms of complex trauma (i.e. chronic caregiver interpersonal trauma in childhood); it is also the most prevalent …

Shifting Perspectives For Social Change: The Urban Art Of Jr, Jana E. Miller

Theses and Dissertations

French street artist JR (who prefers to keep his real name, birthdate, and other personal information private) raises awareness of world problems while crossing national borders, cultural boundaries, and language barriers. He promotes social change by altering the way people see each other through projects that connect, humanize, and enlighten with a combination of artistic storytelling and activism while taking advantage of technological advancement and globalization. JR gives hope that the world can change and that art can be the stimulus. He gives a voice to the marginalized, defends the oppressed, and continuously fights to unite the world’s population by …

Spectrum, Volume 42, Issue 8, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: Another shooting -- To fight by remembering -- Sacred Heart becomes fashionable -- Mueller finds no Trump-Russia collusion -- Culture shock from international service -- College admissions scandal -- SHU gives back at the Hunger Project -- Haircuts for heroes -- Tennis season progressing

Paternal Self-Efficacy: A Parenting Resilience Factor For Fathers With Depression, Mark Herrick Trahan, Kevin Shafer

Faculty Publications

Parental depression has a negative effect on child development including mental and physical health, language and development, and externalizing and internalizing behavior. This quantitative research study examined the relationship between paternal self-efficacy (PSE) and parenting behaviors often associated with paternal depression. Data from the Survey of Contemporary Fathers were used and responses from self-identified fathers (n = 1,156) on paternal involvement, warmth, harsh parenting practices, and parenting self-efficacy were analyzed to assess the association between depression and PSE on fathering behavior. Ordinary least squares regression analysis indicated that depression was associated with harsh parenting and parenting warmth, while parenting self-efficacy …