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Developing A Competency-Based Outcomes Framework For Doctor Of Physical Therapy Education, Catherine T. Schmidt, Sara Knox, Jane Baldwin, K. Douglas Gross, Jackie Tang, Diane U. Jette

Health Professions Education

Purpose. Physical therapist education programs rely on outcomes to evaluate a student’s competence in performing skills essential to the physical therapy profession. However, current outcomes, such as, graduation, employment, and licensure pass rates fail to assess comprehensive competence in the professional abilities of a physical therapist and offer variability in the expectations of competence in professional practice. Competency-based education (CBE) offers a learner-centered and evidence-based process to assess performance on consensus-driven outcomes over a period of time. While other medical professions have adopted this process it is new to physical therapist education programs. The purpose of this manuscript is …

Environmental Sustainability, Healthcare Workers And Healthcare Students: A Literature Review Of Attitudes And Learning Approaches, Pamela R. Mccauley, Kavita Mathur, Reza Kamali Miab, Nina Cohen, Kedena Henriques-Thompson, Jyo Gopinath

Health Professions Education

Purpose: Today, increased attention has been placed on the healthcare industry and its workers in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Increases in facemask production, personal protective equipment, and the number of patients admitted into hospitals have resulted in a sharp rise in medical waste and environmental concerns. This has led to a greater interest by the research community to study the type of training and education that healthcare workers and students receive which could facilitate the implementation of sustainability activities during their work.

Design/Methodology: We have conducted a literature review (2010 to 2024) on healthcare worker …

Replacing Alumni Surveys With Web Searches, Farrokh Alemi, Peggy Maddox

Health Professions Education

Purpose: To examine which components of an alumni survey can be replaced with information posted on the Internet by alumni.

Methods: Surveys were conducted for four programs, including 41 alumni of Master of Health Administration, 50 alumni of Master of Science in Health Informatics, 75 alumni of Master of Science in Social Work and 90 alumni of Bachelor of Art History. Demographic, career advancement, industry, location of work, and estimated salary were available through searching the web. Program reviews was not widely available and emailing alumni allowed to supplement web-available data with comments on the program.

Results: …

Iot Revolutionizes Humidity Measurement And Management In Smart Cities To Enhance Health And Wellness, Pushan Kumar Dutta, Bhupinder Singh, Al-Sayed K. Towfeek, Jovanna Pantelis Adamopoulou, Antonis Nikos Bardavouras, Wilson Bamwerinde, Benson Turyasingura, Natal Ayiga

Mesopotamian Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

This paper sets itself in a context of examining how IoT technology is disrupting and revolutionizing the monitoring and control of relative humidity in different spheres of smart cities with special reference to the enhancement of well-being in the information society. The authors discuss the current emergent research topics in IoT-based humidity sensors, wireless communication systems, and big data analytics for monitoring and controlling the humidity in real time. The paper also presents an outlook into various fields such as agriculture, healthcare, intelligent houses, industries, as well as the environment, and presents an indication of how managing humidity accurately enhances …

It Takes It Out Of The Textbook: Benefits Of And Barriers To Expert By Experience Involvement In Pre-Registration Mental Health Nursing Education, Brenda Happell, Sarah Gordon, John Hurley, Kim Foster, Mike Hazelton, Richard Lakeman, Lorna Moxham, Terri Warner

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

What Is Known on the Subject?: Service user involvement in mental health nursing education is beneficial in terms of attitudinal change to reduce stigma, clinical skill development and enhancing understandings of recovery-oriented practice. Service users as experts by experience have not been embedded within pre-registration nursing programs. Consequently, they remain limited in number, ad hoc and frequently tokenistic. Nurse academics responsible for the design and delivery of pre-registration mental health nursing curricula have a potentially important role in facilitating expert by experience involvement in mental health nursing education. What this Paper Adds to Existing Knowledge: Nurse academics teaching mental health …

Envisaging A Thriving Future: The Integration Of Positive Psychology Into Brief Psychotherapy And Family Therapy Practice, Richard Lakeman

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

This paper delves into the pragmatic integration of positive psychology, particularly Seligman's PERMA model, and brief psychotherapy to foster a vision of a thriving future for clients. Despite the entrenched tribalism within psychotherapy that often resists the incorporation of new techniques, a deliberate and flexible approach to integration, rooted in congruence with theoretical frameworks, can overcome these barriers. Positive psychology dovetails neatly with the goals of family therapy by highlighting strengths and resilience. The PERMA model—encompassing Positive emotions, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning and Accomplishment—captures the essence of a flourishing life. While primarily applied in non-clinical settings, its potential to enhance wellbeing …

Mapping Patients’ Online Record Access Worldwide: Preliminary Results From An International Survey Of Healthcare Experts, A Kharko, C Blease, M Johansen, A Moen, Et Al

Peninsula Medical School

While research on the effects of patient access to health records is increasing, a basic understanding of the spread of patient-accessible electronic health records worldwide is lacking. In this survey of healthcare experts with professional and personal experience from 29 countries, we explored the state of patient online record access (ORA). We asked participants whether ORA exists in their country and which information is available through it. Experts in all polled countries reported having some national access to health records, with 6 (21%) countries providing exclusively paper-based records and 23 (79%) countries having ORA. Overview of test/lab results and prescription/medication …

Aboriginal Students’ Journeys To University – Privileging Our Sovereign Voices, Renae Isaacs-Guthridge

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Since invasion the trajectory of colonial education in Australia has been linear; most students are expected to complete primary and secondary education, and, if accepted, seamlessly transition to university by 18 years of age. The reality is that many students do not experience continuity in their education, let alone reach university, and this can be particularly problematic for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2024; Productivity Commission, 2024). Put simply, Australia’s education system continues to fail many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, further silencing our sovereign voices. Drawing on an Indigenist research paradigm …

Living With Depression In The Family: A Narrative Inquiry Methodology For Seeking Meaning Through Stories, Amanda Cole, Vivien Kemp, Julie Ann Pooley, Lisa Whitehead

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Depression is a cause of disability globally and affects not only the person living with the condition, but the whole family. How people construct meaning to ‘live well’ and make sense of the reality of living with a person diagnosed with depression were explored through narrative inquiry and stories. The purpose of this article is to justify the use of narrative inquiry methodology to explore how people make meaning and find ways to live well and live with a family member who lives with depression. An interpretivist epistemological perspective, with the ontological principles of critical realism, and a social constructionist …

Mitigating Intensive Care Unit Noise: Design-Led Modeling Solutions, Calculated Acoustic Outcomes, And Cost Implications, Emil E. Jonescu, Benjamin Farrel, Chamil E. Ramanayaka, Christopher White, Giuseppe Costanzo, Lori Delaney, Rebecca Hahn, Janet Ferrier, Edward Litton

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Objectives, Purpose, or Aim: The study aimed to decrease noise levels in the ICU, anticipated to have adverse effects on both patients and staff, by implementing enhancements in acoustic design. Background: Recognizing ICU noise as a significant disruptor of sleep and a potential hindrance to patient recovery, this study was conducted at a 40-bed ICU in Fiona Stanley Hospital in Perth, Australia. Methods: A comprehensive mixed-methods approach was employed, encompassing surveys, site analysis, and acoustic measurements. Survey data highlighted the importance of patient sleep quality, emphasizing the negative impact of noise on work performance, patient connection, and job satisfaction. Room …

Exploring What Is Old And What Is New About Trauma-Informed Care: Implications For Child Welfare Practice., Maria Lotty

Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies

Trauma-informed care is becoming increasing part of discourse in child welfare practice. This paper explores the current debates and offers some critical reflections relevant for trauma-informed care implementation in child welfare practice. Firstly, the paper discusses the lack of conceptual clarity of a shared understanding for both trauma and trauma-informed care posing challenges for implementation and assessing evidence. Then, it explores the proposed paradigm shift of trauma-informed care in a child welfare practice context. The paper then explores aspects of trauma-informed care that may support newer ways of understanding experiences and interventions. Then, explores aspects of trauma-informed care that may …

Relationship Between Professionalization And Impact Research – Effects Of Knowledge And Orientation Stocks Of Youth Social Workers On Their Acting, André Epp

Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies

Despite a shortage of skilled workers in Germany, adolescents can still experience difficulties transiting into vocational training. Although fundamental examinations of influences which hinder this transition process exist, little is known about how pedagogical workers who support adolescents perceive and construct the transition process. Therefore, this article deals with perspectives and views – the practical theories (Subjektive Theorien) – of youth social workers whose main task is to support adolescents during this transition process. Using empirical data, I outline two different theory orientations. Furthermore, I argue as to what extent the practical theories of youth social workers affect their acting. …

The Cost Of Caring – Understanding Psychological Distress In Support Staff Who Work With Adults With An Intellectual Disability In Ireland., Deirdre Mullins Ms, Dr. Christopher Mccusker

Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies

Background: Evidence suggests that levels of psychological distress are elevated in staff who support people with challenging behaviour (CB) and intellectual disability (ID) in residential care. However, in Ireland, there has been little research examining the extent of this and determinants thereof. Specific Aims: This study explored psychological functioning and workplace related quality of life, and factors associated with such, in support staff in Ireland. Method: 109 participants were recruited through a social media platform. Levels of stress, depression, anxiety and work-related quality of life were assessed using standardised measures. A bespoke questionnaire assessed key work-related factors such as …

Happy To Zoom: A New Frontier In Online Delivery Of Day-Care For Older People During Covid-19, Suzanne C. Smith Msc, Holly O'Brien, Darragh Mccashin Phd

Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies

From early in the COVID-19 pandemic, community day-care centres sought to find ways to deliver services remotely using digital tools, but older people are often presumed resistant to using digital technologies. This study sought to examine the delivery of community day-care services at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and to identify the willingness of older service users to participate in day-care activities remotely while in-person services were unavailable. Community day-care services are essential to ensuring social participation and overall wellbeing for many older people who remain living at home. On March 16^th, 2020, like many other services, …

Child Protection And Family Support: Experiences In A Seaside Resort, Thomas El-Hoss, Felicity Thomas, Felix Gradinger, Ms Susanne Hughes

Peninsula Medical School

Effective Early Help services are key to halting rising rates of children in care in the UK. Yet despite family support and child welfare interventions being unequally distributed across the country, the role of ‘place’ has received limited attention in the children's social care arena. This paper examines the connections between coastal challenges, Early Help and child welfare interventions, drawing on embedded research undertaken within a Local Authority on England's coast with elevated levels of children in care. We focus on families’ experiences raising children in a seaside resort area as well as professionals’ perspectives on the place-based challenges faced …

An Exploration Of The Relationship Between Burnout, Resilience, And Psychological Safety Within The Workplace, Riley Elenz

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

No abstract provided.

Frailty Knowledge, Training And Barriers To Frailty Management: A National Cross-Sectional Survey Of Health Professionals In Australia, Leila S. Hanjani, Sarah Fox, Ruth E. Hubbard, Emily Gordon, Natasha Reid, Sarah N. Hilmer, Rosemary Saunders, Danijela Gnjidic, Adrienne Young

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Objective(s): To understand Australian health professionals' perceptions of their knowledge and previous training about frailty, as well as barriers to frailty assessment and management in their practice. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was developed and distributed to health professionals (medical, nursing and allied health) engaged in clinical practice in Australia through convenience and snowball sampling techniques from March to May 2022. The survey consisted of five sections: frailty training and knowledge; confidence in recognising and managing adults with frailty; the importance and relevance of frailty; barriers to assessing and managing frailty in practice; and interest in further frailty training. Responses …

Urban Commons In Italy, Michele Graziadei

FIU Law Review

The Italian experience with urban commons has been very rich indeed. In the last ten years or so the number of social and legal initiatives relating to urban commons in Italy has exploded. The present Italian situation shows that urban commons are here to stay. By now, they are part of the collective imagination, of political and socio-economic transformative projects, of administrative practices, and of the law. The demand for the commons in the city originates from the social movements that intend to resist the penetration of the market and of private property in every ambit of life but is …

Collaboration And Learning: Reflections On Participation In “Empowering Global Futures” International School Social Work Conferences In Essex, Uk, Leticia Villarreal Sosa, Marelize Vergottini, Stacy Gherardi

School of Social Work Faculty Publications

School social work continues to grow and make an impact across global contexts. The authors share their experiences and reflections after participation in the international school social work conference, “Empowering Global Futures: Strategies for School Social Work” held at Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford Campus, Essex, UK. The authors highlight speakers, global perspectives, practical applications, and emerging trends. Lastly, the authors make a “call to action” to advocate for increased and intentional efforts to reach across national boundaries to learn from each other and advance the knowledge base needed to address the needs of youth in schools in a global context.

Cuing Safety In The Law School Classroom: Using A Polyvagal Theory Framework In Support Of Trauma-Informed Teaching Practices, Gigi Walker, Brian Flaherty

Faculty Scholarship

The past few decades have seen a welcomed focus on “Trauma-informed education.” This focus is often traced back to the 1997 Adverse Childhood Experiences study, which identified many significant negative outcomes that resulted from childhood trauma.¹ While the original study focused on outcomes such as chronic health problems, incarceration, and employment challenges, later researchers focused on the negative impacts on education and learning as a result of trauma.² Educators continue to work with this research trying to figure out how to be more “trauma-informed,” and to better reach those students whose lives and learning capacity have been affected …

Beyond Spatial Materiality, Towards Inter- And Intra-Subjectivity: Conceptualizing Exclusion In Education As Internalized Ableism And Psycho-Emotional Disablement, Anthony J. Maher, Justin A. Haegele

Human Movement Studies & Special Education Faculty Publications

Of the little written about educational exclusion, much of it considers exclusion as disabled students experiencing less access, opportunities and participation in education when compared to their nondisabled same-aged peers. Our article aims to move beyond these narrow, parochial, and reductive postulates by centering the inter- and intra-subjectivities of disabled students to conceptualize exclusion as experiences with internalized ableism and psycho-emotional disablement that may (or may not) be experienced in any or all material and social spaces in education. We cast light on ableism and psycho-emotional disablement in education so that we and others can challenge, disrupt, and transform it …

Managing Differences In The Family, Alina M. Baltazar

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Care-Full Climate Justice Organising: Movement-Based Participatory Action Research On Noongar Boodja, Kylie A. Wrigley

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Aligned with emerging research agendas for critical (intersectional and decolonial) climate justice, this research aims to co-create place-based knowledges and actions about how communities and movements organise for climate justice. Organising for climate justice in Western Australia (WA) is particularly difficult because of the strong influence of the fossil fuel industry and the prevailing racial capitalist, colonial, and patriarchal responses to climate change in policy and mainstream climate movements. These systems of power often reproduce, for example, intersecting gender, race, and class inequalities, which marginalise communities most impacted by climate injustice. Moreover, many climate activists experience climate distress and burnout. …

Transformative Career Theory: A Grounded Theory Study Into The Long-Term Careers Of Australian Youth Workers, John Sutcliffe

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This study explores the long-term careers of professional youth workers in Australia with the aim of developing a relevant theory of career grounded in their experiences. Despite the importance of youth work, only a small number of studies has been undertaken on youth work careers both in Australia and internationally. Previous research by the author in 2021 contributed to understanding the long-term youth work career for graduate youth workers in Western Australia, but further data are needed to build a transferable theory or framework. The research problem is clear: what does a career in youth work entail and how can …

Support Of The Health Message And Health Practices In A Global Sample Of Seventh-Day Adventists, Duane C. Mcbride, Alina M. Baltazar, Karl G. D. Bailey, Shannon M. Trecartin, Peter Landless, David J. B. Trim, Galina A. Stele

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Uptake And Measurement Of Alternative Approaches To Domestic Violence Intervention Programs: A Scoping Review, Julia K. Campbell, Sydney Nicolla, Deborah M. Weissman, Kathryn E. Moracco

Faculty Publications

This scoping review explores the breadth and depth to which Domestic Violence Intervention Programs (DVIPs) in the United States and globally: (a) incorporate components that address the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) and social injustice, racism, economic inequality, and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs); (b) use restorative (RJ)/ transformative justice (TJ) practices, individualized case management, partnerships with social justice actors, and strengths-based parenting training in current programming; and (c) measure effectiveness. In 2021, we searched 12 academic databases using a combination of search terms and Medical Subject Headings. In all, 27 articles that discussed at least one key concept relative …

Shsp Dean's Newsletter, Winter 2024, Robert W. Amler

SHSP Dean’s Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Challenges And Coping Strategies In Transitioning From Caregiving To Widowhood: A Systematic Review, Abby Baumbach, M. Courtney Hughes, Yujun Liu

Faculty Articles, Papers, and Other Scholarship

Ninety-one percent of surviving spouses in the U.S. cared for their spouses before they died. This review explores the challenges of the transition from caregiving to widowhood and different coping strategies used by widowed spousal caregivers. A systematic review of literature on the transition from caregiving to widowhood was conducted using four major academic search engines. Overall, 280 articles were identified, with 22 meeting the inclusion criteria. Challenges for widowed caregivers included experiencing care burden, letting go of the caregiver role, grief, and triggers. Widowed caregivers’ coping strategies included social support and services use, filling the time gap, finding spirituality, …

Us Hospices’ Approach To Racial/ Ethnic Minority Inclusion: A Qualitative Study, M. Courtney Hughes, Erin Vernon, Monica Kowalczyk, Marlon Basco-Rodillas

Faculty Articles, Papers, and Other Scholarship

Objective: To examine hospices’ approaches to improving the current racial/ethnic hospice utilisation disparity.

Methods: During June and July 2020, we conducted in-depth, semistructured interviews with 22 hospice leaders from across the USA. The interviews focused on inclusive strategy approaches. We analysed the data using qualitative methods.

Results: Multiple themes emerged about racial/ ethnic minority inclusion strategies: (1) hospices tailor strategies to the local communities they serve; (2) improvement involves addressing social determinants of health that extend beyond end-of-life care; (3) costs of strategies are not a primary concern and the benefits are worth the costs; and (4) hospices want to …

Always Politically Correct: Supporting Seriously Ill Older Populations And Their Families, M. Courtney Hughes, Erin Vernon

Faculty Articles, Papers, and Other Scholarship

We have been researching outcomes related to seriously ill individuals for over a decade, critically examining countless research articles from around the world, and extensively interviewing various stakeholders in this space, including hospital leaders, hospice leaders, lobbyists, nurses, social workers, and informal caregivers. We have also experienced firsthand the heartwrenching difficulty of caring for seriously ill loved ones. While we have learned a tremendous amount along the way, two specific observations consistently stand out. First, regardless of culture, income level, or politics, most people can personally identify with caring for seriously ill individuals. Second, the research evidence indicates that not …