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Ecological Validity Of Simulated Ethical Situations In Therapy Part 2, Melissa Chavez

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Psychotherapy recipients seek optimal treatment, emphasizing the importance of therapists undergoing evidence-based training for effective outcomes. Deliberate practice (DP) is a proven method for systematic improvement. While still evolving, DP shows promise in various domains, including psychotherapy, with effective implementation requiring goal setting, feedback, and persistence.

This study introduces videos simulating ethical dilemmas in therapy. To assess the ecological validity of these videos, a survey examines participants' perceptions of realism, difficulty, and anticipated anxiety across 11 ethical scenarios. Participants include undergraduate and graduate students, as well as licensed professionals. This research aims to provide empirical evidence supporting the validity of …

When A Wrong Creates A Life: Tort Responses To Children Born From Institutional Sexual Violence, Karen M. Tani

DePaul Law Review

No abstract provided.

Determining The Barriers To The Use Of Post-Match Fatigue Monitoring In The Rugby Codes: A Concept Mapping Study., Mitch Naughton, Tannath Scott, Dan Weaving, Scott Mclean, Colin Solomon

Topics in Exercise Science and Kinesiology

Topics in Exercise Science and Kinesiology Volume 5: Issue 1, Article 3, 2024. The rugby codes (i.e., rugby union, rugby league, rugby sevens [termed ‘rugby’]) are team-sports that impose complex physical demands upon players which in-turn, leads to domain-specific fatigue (e.g., neuromuscular, cardio-autonomic). Quantifying post-match fatigue through various methods and metrics is important to monitor player fatigue status, which influences training readiness. The specific and general barriers limiting the use of post-match fatigue monitoring in rugby are not presently known. Therefore, the aims of this study were to identify specific and general barriers (clusters of specific barriers) to the use …

The Postsecondary Success Of Historically Marginalized Black And Latino Male Students: Examining Factors That Impact College Readiness Preparation And Persistence, Molly Croghan, Ebonie Davis, Janci Finkley, Zehra Khan, Yvette Levy, Evans Mudanya, Lizbeth Roman

Dissertations

This qualitative research study investigates the multifaceted factors influencing the postsecondary success of historically marginalized Black and Latino male students, with a particular emphasis on understanding the impact of college readiness preparation and persistence. Employing a comprehensive research design, the study integrates semi-structured interviews with high school teachers and counselors, and Black and Latino male freshmen and sophomores to provide a holistic exploration of the challenges and opportunities within the educational journey. Situated within an interpretive phenomenological paradigm, this study elucidates the experiential realities and viewpoints of the subjects, thereby illuminating the socio-cultural, institutional, and individual factors shaping their trajectories …

Project #08: Stewardship Opportunities For A Hospital Philanthropic Fund For Patient Medication Access, Stormmy R. Boettcher, Jeremiah J. Jean, Nisha Patel, Caren El-Khoury, Kristin M. Griebe, Nancy Macdonald

Quality Expo 2024

Introduction: Barriers to medication access contribute to excess morbidity, mortality, and unnecessary use of healthcare resources. Hospital philanthropic funds assist patients in covering the cost of essential medical needs, which may otherwise be uncovered or unaffordable. Pharmacists have a vital role in ensuring access to medications, however, they are not involved in the fund distribution process. Fund utilization patterns for discharge medications have not yet been evaluated. Objectives: Characterize the use of hospital philanthropic funds to support patient medication access. Characterize patients who receive medications through the hospital philanthropic fund. Identify ways for pharmacy services to help optimize the use …

Project #44: Opioid Harm Reduction: Increasing Naloxone Distribution At Ed Discharge, Heather Faraone, Thomas Fagan, John Joseph, Joe Miller, Nancy Macdonald, Jacob Manteuffel

Quality Expo 2024

Background: Deaths from opiate overdose remain a persistent public health crisis. Of the 11,557 patients discharged from the Emergency Department (ED) with non-fatal opioid overdose, one year mortality shows 5.5% died within one year; 20.5% died within the first month; 22.4% died within the first two days. Naloxone can rapidly reverse fatal overdose and reduce mortality when available in the community. Identify people at risk for overdose, intervene to reduce future harm, and consistently offer naloxone at discharge while promoting health, well-being, and recovery. By December 1, 2023, >75% of patients aged 12 and older seeking care in the ED …

I Didn’T See It Coming: Navigating An Uncomfortable Episode During Doctoral Research Fieldwork, Narina A. Samah

The Qualitative Report

In this article, I revisit my experiences during my doctoral fieldwork from the lens of a novice qualitative researcher. Initially embracing the role of narrative inquirer, I was in the midst of navigating my inquisitive journey by re-examining my personal practical knowledge as a means to confront my puzzle of practice. Six months of fieldwork allowed me to re-experience my classroom teaching practice through a pair of new eyes. As my research was ending, events took an unexpected turn, leading to the delicate issue of female teacher/lecturer-student relationships during research fieldwork and the dilemma of deciding whether to include or …

Fold In The Cheese? An Approach To Teaching Qualitative Data Analysis To Students, Jennifer Jackson Phd

The Qualitative Report

There are many elements of qualitative data analysis that may appear intangible to novice researchers. In this article, I present an approach to a data analysis workshop with students, where I do my best to avoid the instruction to “fold in the cheese,” as per the television series Schitt’s Creek. Students attend 90-minute workshops where they use an assortment of buttons to practice different strategies of qualitative analysis. The tactile mechanism of sorting objects has proven invaluable in workshops, as it helps students to physically organize their thoughts and takes pressure off to find the “right” answer. The nature of …

Distributed Neural Representations Of Conditioned Threat In The Human Brain, Zhenfu Wen, Edward F Pace-Schott, Sara W Lazar, Jörgen Rosén, Fredrik Åhs, Elizabeth A Phelps, Joseph E Ledoux, Mohammed R Milad

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Detecting and responding to threat engages several neural nodes including the amygdala, hippocampus, insular cortex, and medial prefrontal cortices. Recent propositions call for the integration of more distributed neural nodes that process sensory and cognitive facets related to threat. Integrative, sensitive, and reproducible distributed neural decoders for the detection and response to threat and safety have yet to be established. We combine functional MRI data across varying threat conditioning and negative affect paradigms from 1465 participants with multivariate pattern analysis to investigate distributed neural representations of threat and safety. The trained decoders sensitively and specifically distinguish between threat and safety …

Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Ash, Rebel Richmond: Life and Death in the Confederate Capital by Seth A. Weitz; Kawai, Yamato Colony: The Pioneers Who Brought Japan to Florida. by Tadashi Ishikawa; Huse, From Saloons to Steak Houses: A History of Tampa. by Evan P. Bennett; McLeod, The Miami Times and the Fight for Equality: Race, sport, and the Black Press, 1948-1958. by Kimberly Voss; Padilla and Rosado, Tossed to the Wind: Stories of Hurricane Maria Survivors. by Ian Seavey; Silver, Sunbelt Diaspora: Race, Class and Latino Politics in Puerto Rican Orlando. by Simone Delerme

The Daily Gamecock: March 2024, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

March

No abstract provided.

Intouch Week Of March 11, 2024, New York Medical College

InTouch

• Dr. Kenneth Knapp Named Chair of Department of Public Health
• Dr. Mitchell Cairo Secures $2.6M FDA Grant for Infant CMV Infection Research
• Department of Radiation Medicine Enrolls First Patient in Nation in Prostate Cancer Clinical Trial
• NYMC and Regeneron Debut Neighborhood Science Seminar Series
• NYMC Annual Days of Giving Set for March 26 and 27
• LCME Element of the Week
• Department Spotlight: The Office of Academic Excellence Elevates Student Achievement
• Dr.P.H. Candidate Advocates for Long Term Care Through the Media

Report On A Seminar On Financial Capability And Asset Building Organised For Social Work Practitioners, Augustina Naami, Mavis Dako-Gyeke, Abigail A. Mills, Abena Ampomah

Center for Social Development Research

A key step in the work to improve the financial stability and security of marginalized populations begins with training social work practitioners and other human service professionals for competencies in supporting families to build financial security and freedom. In September 2023, the Department of Social Work at the University of Ghana collaborated with the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to organize a seminar on financial capability and asset building (FCAB) for practitioners in Accra, Ghana. As part of the seminar, Faculty Director David Ansong discussed CSD’s FCAB Africa initiative. This report provides …

Black Social Workers Use Of Racial Identity And Self Concept In The Workplace, Shielah Monique Deblanc

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Navigating the Black professional identity in U.S. work environments poses challenges for social workers, with limited research addressing racial salience, power dynamics, and self-concept within their specific workplace contexts. Using self-concept theory, and the multidimensional model of racial identity as theoretical and conceptual frameworks, the purpose of this research was to examine Black social workers’ attitudes about self-concept using racial salience, power distance, and employee tenure as predictors. Using web-based surveys to collect data, a purposive sample of 77 participants were used to complete demographic information, a measure of centrality to gauge racial salience Multidimensional Inventory of Black Identity, a …

Reverend R.E. Wollner - Holocaust Rescuers Interviews, Sam And Pearl Oliner

Holocaust Rescuers Interviews

No abstract provided.

The Hidden History Of The Florida-Born, Early Progressive Nurse Leader: Mary E. Macdonald Carter, Christine Ardalan

Florida Historical Quarterly

The young women of Miami High School gathered in the auditorium on April 4, 1919, for a vocational hour to bear "a number of Miami's most brilliant and successful women [impart] a taste of what is to be accomplished by choosing the fitting vocation and getting a right start." The Rev. Mrs. Mecca Marie Varney (1873-1959), the organizer of the event, was well known in Miami with clout to draw the adept speakers together. Hailing from Iowa, the evangelical minister was a national leader in the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) and a lecturer on the Chautauqua Circuit. Earning widespread …

Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol 98, No. 3/4, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

No abstract provided.

A Qualitative Study Investigating Perinatal Mental Health Screening: “It’S Maternal Mental Health From A Mom’S Point Of View”, Tess A. Carlson, Jessica L. Liddell, Sarah Reese

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Purpose:

Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADS) affect approximately 1 in 3 birthing people in Montana, impacting parent-infant bonding and contributing to high rates of maternal suicide. 95-97% of birthing people suffering from PMADS do not reach full remission. This study investigates the barriers that prevent effective screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for PMADS, from the perspective of birthing people in Montana. The results point to systems-level barriers and supports to SBIRT, and provide recommendations for improvements to the perinatal screening process.

Methods:

In 2021, I conducted semi-structured interviews with 10 people, who had given birth in …

Navigating Multiracial Identity Development In The Digital Ages: An Intersectional Exploration, Diana Mccullough

National Cross-Cultural Counseling & Education Conference for Research, Action & Change (2016-2024)

In the 2020 U.S. Census, 33.8 million individuals reported multiracial identities, which increased since 2010 from nine million (US Census, 2020). Despite the substantial growth in multiracial individuals, there remains a dearth of understanding regarding the unique challenges and determining factors shaping their identity. This session aims to equip counselors and counselor educators with evidence-based strategies to navigate and support the intricate identity development of multiracial clients and students.

Using Online Support Group To Cope During The Covid-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review, Naishuo Sun, Xinle Jia

SACAD: Scholarly Activities

The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly affects mental health due to prolonged quarantine. Online support groups offer vital social and informational support during crises. This study aims to conduct a systematic literature review of current literature about online support group during pandemic, and to examine the research gap, promote engagement with (in)accurate health information, and to explore additional benefits of the online support group. We searched with the keyword in three databases from 2020 to 2023, resulting in 15 number of articles. The information extracted from the 15 studies includes county, target group, platform, purpose of the group, study design, measure, and …

Nonprofit Leader Experiences In Sector-Bending After Lean Six Sigma Training: Tension, Concepts, And Changed Behaviors, Beverly Codallos

Dissertations

Government, business, and nonprofit represent three distinct types of organizations governed by different legal frameworks designed to facilitate collective action (DiMaggio & Anheier, 1990). The emergence of hybrid forms and increasing isomorphic pressures in the nonprofit sector (Bromley & Meyer, 2017; McCambridge, 2014) have challenged the traditional separation of organizational forms. This study explored the phenomenon popularized as sector-bending, “a wide variety of approaches, activities, and relationships that are blurring the distinctions between nonprofit and for-profit organizations, either because they are behaving more similarly, operating in the same realms, or both” (Dees & Anderson, 2003, pg. 16). This qualitative study …

The Student Movement Volume 108 Issue 18: Empow-Her-Ment: Celebrating Women At Andrews, Nate Miller, Andrew Francis, Grace No, Katie Davis, Corinna Bevier, Abby Shim, Alyssa Caruthers, Lexie Dunham, Anna Rybachek

The Student Movement v. 108 (2023-2024)

HUMANS

Women in Adventist Ministry with Kayla Goodman, Interviewed by Nate Miller

A Conversation with Lexie Dunham of WEAAU, Interviewed by Nate Miller

Who are the New AUSA Cabinet Members?, Andrew Francis

Talking Teaching with Professor Anneris Coria-Navia, Interviewed by Grace No

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Fallen Leaves, Grace No

I wish upon a dandelion, Katie Davis

The Secret Identities of The Brontë Sisters, Corinna Bevier

We Watched Every 2023 Best Picture Nominee (so you don't have to), Corinna Bevier and Nate Miller

NEWS

'24-'25 AUSA Cabinet Prepares for Leadership, Andrew Francis

International Women's Day, Katie Davis

IDEAS

Here for a …

The Relationship Between Social Stigma And Career Decisions Of Individualized And Freelance Male Sex Workers, Luis Miguel Dos Santos, Ho Fai Lo

The Qualitative Report

Switching from a white-collar professional to a sex worker is not an easy step, particularly for individuals with a postgraduate degree in South Korea who may have significant expectations from their parents, peers, and communities. Based on the social stigma theory and social cognitive career and motivation theory, this study aims to understand how stress and pressure impact the motivations, career decisions, and decision-making processes of individualized and freelance male sex workers and their career transition experiences in South Korea. Based on the thematic analysis, ten highly educated male sex workers joined and shared their experiences. The researchers categorized three …

“It’S Always An Admixture Of So Many Identities”: Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Of Indigenous Kalasha Cultural Identity, Fahad Riaz Choudhry Dr, Karen Jennifer Golden, Miriam Sang-Ah Park

The Qualitative Report

This case study examined how an Indigenous Kalasha participant in northern Pakistan makes sense of his multi-faceted identity. The interpretative phenomenological analysis method was used to analyze data from an in-depth, single person case study. Our selected participant was a 36-year-old male postgraduate student from an Indigenous marginalized tribe, which is an ethnic and religious minority group in the northern Hindukush mountain region of Pakistan. Results are presented in four superordinate themes: (1) Identity: admixture of a number of identities, (2) Changing culture and its psychological impact, (3) Cultural protective factors against psychological problems and (4) Mental health perspective. …

Resilience And Related Factors Among Volunteers Of Thai Red Cross Society At King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Kanyaphak Nakalekha

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

Background: Volunteers of the Thai Red Cross Society have contributed valuable helps to the Thai Red Cross Society and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. However, there was still a lack of studies on mental health aspects in this group, especially positive psychological resources, i.e., resilience.

Objectives: To examine the levels of resilience quotient (RQ) and associated factors among volunteers of the Thai Red Cross Society at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital.

Methods: We recruited 287 subjects who were currently working as volunteers of the Thai Red Cross Society during 2021 - 2022. The subjects were asked to complete five questionnaires including personal …

Continuing The Legacy: Navigating Grief And Loss While Pursuing A Degree, Sharon Lewis, Hope Charles, Nivischi Edwards

National Cross-Cultural Counseling & Education Conference for Research, Action & Change (2016-2024)

A 2013 study found 74.8% of Black girls graduated high school, while only 37.6% of the Black females in early adulthood were enrolled in college (Kalu, 2022). The added pressure of navigating grief while also endeavoring higher education only exacerbates that statistic. Learning to process grief healthfully is a useful lesson to ensure one’s ability to thrive during their grief.

U.S. Military Veteran Identity And Civilian Adjustment, Darren A. Sosa

Pacific Journal of Health

U.S. military veterans transitioning back into the civilian sector often experience a variety of challenges and need to readjust into non-military environments. In order to examine the psychological challenges involved in the transition and readjustment processes among U. S. active military veterans, a qualitative study was conducted. For 6 months, data was collected from veterans in California, Nevada, Texas, Florida, and New York. Following an IRB approval, semi-structured open-ended self-developed interviews were developed and conducted with sixteen military veterans who have served in 4 branches of the U.S. Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. Data and information …

التحديات التنظيمية والمالية والمجتمعية التي تواجه البلديات في الانتقال للإدارة الإلكترونية (دراسة على عينة من مديري ورؤساء الأقسام العاملين في البلديات في الأردن), Asmaa Ibrahim Abdullah, Reham Ibrahim Abu Ghabush, Hmoud Salem Olimat, Talal Abd Alkareem Alqudah, Maysoon Muhammad Al-Faouri

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للبحوث في التعليم العالي

هدف المقال البحث في أهم التحديات التي تواجه البلديات في تحولها من الإدارة التقليدية إلى الإدارة الإلكترونية. وتم اعتماد المنهج الوصفي التحليلي لدراسة مجتمع الدراسة من (المديرين ورؤساء الأقسام في البلديات العاملين في وظائف اشرافية) وعينة قصدية (121 مبحوثاً) من مختلف بلديات أقاليم الوسط والشمال والجنوب. تبين أن التحديات التنظيمية والإدارية هي الأعلى، ثم التحديات المجتمعية في المرتبة الثانية، والمالية تالية لها وأقلها هي التحديات البشرية. أوصت الدراسة بإيلاء التحول الإلكتروني في الإدارة كل الاهتمام من حيث التكنولوجيا ومن حيث الطواقم البشرية اللازمة لنجاح هذا التحول، كما لابد من التركيز على توعية المجتمع المحلي وتمكينه تكنولوجيا ليكون جاهزاً لتقبل ومجاراة …

Faculty Senate Chronicle March 7, 2024, Heather Loughney

The University of Akron Faculty Senate Chronicle

Minutes for the regular meeting of The University of Akron Faculty Senate on March 7, 2024.

Implementing Services For Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Treatment In A Community Hospital., Paige Grube, Heather Nichols, Sarah Ferrell Pharmd, Denise Gilham Pnp, Allyson Gaylor Pharmd, Bcpps, Karen Dunkelberger Bs Pharm, Mshi, Cpps

Pharmacy Residency

This project aimed to describe how the pharmacy department prepared to care for pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis, a new population being cared for at the institution.

PURPOSE: Our community hospital was recently charged with providing care for pediatric people with cystic fibrosis (PwCF). Pediatric PwCF generally need a higher level of care than is required by other pediatric patients cared for at our institution. This project aimed to prepare the pharmacy department to care for this specialized population safely and efficiently.

SUMMARY: The implementation process was divided into 3 phases to accomplish the larger purpose. These phases were as …