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A Guide For Mental Health Practitioners Working With Collective Trauma Victims From Latin America: An Experiential Approach, Melissa Cordero Jan 2014

A Guide For Mental Health Practitioners Working With Collective Trauma Victims From Latin America: An Experiential Approach, Melissa Cordero

Theses and Dissertations

A resource guide for mental health practitioners working with Latino victims of collective trauma was developed based on a review of the literature. The development of the resource was also informed by two structured interviews with experts in the field of collective trauma within the Latino population. Review of the literature and structured interviews were used to develop culturally sensitive treatment approaches for victims of collective trauma from Latin America. The resource guide offers clinicians culturally adapted interventions, including PTSD measures, a table to identify culture bound syndromes, PTSD psychoeducation handouts (provided in Spanish and English), relaxation skills (e.g. breathing …


La Identidad De Los Carabineros De Chile: The Evolving Identity Of Chile's National Police Force And The 1973 Military Coup, Jeffrey O. Lamson Jan 2014

La Identidad De Los Carabineros De Chile: The Evolving Identity Of Chile's National Police Force And The 1973 Military Coup, Jeffrey O. Lamson

Honors Theses

This thesis examines the evolution of Los Carabineros de Chile, Chile's national police force, from their origins under Carlos Ibáñez in 1927 until their involvement in the 1973 military coup against President Salvador Allende. Various presidencies primarily used this corps during this period as a weapon against popular mobilization and thus influenced the development of the Carabineros' institutional identity. To explore how this identity evolved, this thesis examines primary sources, mostly in the form of newspapers found in the National Archives in Santiago, Chile, that illuminate the Carabineros' relations with the public. The knowledge of the Carabineros' institutional identity contributes …


The Exclusionary Rule As A Symbol Of The Rule Of Law, Jenia I. Turner Jan 2014

The Exclusionary Rule As A Symbol Of The Rule Of Law, Jenia I. Turner

SMU Law Review

Throughout South America, Southern and Eastern Europe, and East Asia, more than two dozen countries have transitioned to democracy since the 1980s. A remarkable number of these have adopted an exclusionary rule (mandating that evidence obtained unlawfully by the government is generally inadmissible in criminal trials) as part of broader legal reforms. Democratizing countries have adopted exclusionary rules even though they are not required to do so by any international treaty and there is no indication that there is widespread popular demand for such rules. This has occurred at a time when the rule has been weakened in the United …


The Influence Of Dementia Caregiver Mental Health On Quality Of Care In Argentina, Alejandra Morlett Paredes Jan 2014

The Influence Of Dementia Caregiver Mental Health On Quality Of Care In Argentina, Alejandra Morlett Paredes

Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the connections between cognitive functioning in individuals with dementia and caregiver burden, burden and mental health, mental health and quality of care. One hundred two dementia caregivers from San Lucas, Argentina completed questionnaires assessing these constructs. Caregiver burden, depression, anxiety, and satisfaction with life explained 18.8% of the variance in quality of care – respect and 14.7% of the variance in quality of care – provide. An SEM with generally adequate fit indices uncovered that cognitive functioning in individuals with dementia was inversely associated with caregiver burden, caregiver burden was inversely associated with mental health, and mental …


Manifestaciones Del Teatro Del Absurdo En Las Obras De Cristian Cortez, Angela Rocio Rodriguez-Mora Jan 2014

Manifestaciones Del Teatro Del Absurdo En Las Obras De Cristian Cortez, Angela Rocio Rodriguez-Mora

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

This work presents a study of the characteristics of the Theatre of the Absurd in Latin America and in particular Ecuador, through the study of the work of the Ecuadorian author Cristian Cortez. We review the origins of the genre from the original works of its founders -such as Samuel Beckett and Eugene Ionesco in Europe- and base our analysis in the classification made by Martin Esslin in his book Theatre of the Absurd. This study pays particular attention to the conditions in which this genre developed in Latin America, the cultural, political, social and economic aspects, and the main …


Chile’S Once And Future President Michelle Bachelet Wins Election Runoff In A Landslide, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Dec 2013

Chile’S Once And Future President Michelle Bachelet Wins Election Runoff In A Landslide, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Crackdown On Peru’S Social Protests Intensifies Under President Ollanta Humala, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A Dec 2013

Crackdown On Peru’S Social Protests Intensifies Under President Ollanta Humala, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Costa Rican Authorities Spot Illegal Airfields For Helicopters; President Says Finding Makes Organized Crime Nervous, George Rodrã­Guez Dec 2013

Costa Rican Authorities Spot Illegal Airfields For Helicopters; President Says Finding Makes Organized Crime Nervous, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Caricom Nations Intensify Push For Slavery Reparations, Gregory Scruggs Dec 2013

Caricom Nations Intensify Push For Slavery Reparations, Gregory Scruggs

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Mexico, Turkey Commit To Negotiate Free-Trade Agreement In 2014, Carlos Navarro Dec 2013

Mexico, Turkey Commit To Negotiate Free-Trade Agreement In 2014, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Congress Easily Approves Energy Reform Plan; Pri, Pan Majorities Key To Passage, Carlos Navarro Dec 2013

Congress Easily Approves Energy Reform Plan; Pri, Pan Majorities Key To Passage, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Brazil Responds To U.S. Spying With International Diplomacy And Domestic Lawmaking, Gregory Scruggs Dec 2013

Brazil Responds To U.S. Spying With International Diplomacy And Domestic Lawmaking, Gregory Scruggs

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Uruguayan Politics Heats Up 11 Months Before Election, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Dec 2013

Uruguayan Politics Heats Up 11 Months Before Election, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Nicaraguan Legislature Ready To Ratify President Daniel Ortega’S Constitutional Rewrite, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Dec 2013

Nicaraguan Legislature Ready To Ratify President Daniel Ortega’S Constitutional Rewrite, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Racial Discrimination: A Crime Without Punishment In Panamanian Society, Louisa Reynolds Dec 2013

Racial Discrimination: A Crime Without Punishment In Panamanian Society, Louisa Reynolds

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Central American Migrants Remain Under Siege In Mexico, Carlos Navarro Dec 2013

Central American Migrants Remain Under Siege In Mexico, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Congress Approves New Set Of Electoral Reforms, Carlos Navarro Dec 2013

Congress Approves New Set Of Electoral Reforms, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Progressive Ties Wither In Southern Cone, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Dec 2013

Progressive Ties Wither In Southern Cone, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Breakthrough In Colombia Peace Talks Opposed By Far Right, Applauded By Everyone Else, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Dec 2013

Breakthrough In Colombia Peace Talks Opposed By Far Right, Applauded By Everyone Else, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Honduran Elections Turn Chaotic; Both Favorites Declare Themselves President-Elect, George Rodrã­Guez Dec 2013

Honduran Elections Turn Chaotic; Both Favorites Declare Themselves President-Elect, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Assailants Torch Human Rights Archives As Pressure Against El Salvador’S Amnesty Law Mounts, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Dec 2013

Assailants Torch Human Rights Archives As Pressure Against El Salvador’S Amnesty Law Mounts, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Center-Left Party Withdraws From Pacto Por Mã©Xico, Threatening Viability Of Political Agreement, Carlos Navarro Dec 2013

Center-Left Party Withdraws From Pacto Por Mã©Xico, Threatening Viability Of Political Agreement, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Pemex Helps Broker Agreement Between Argentine Government, Spanish Energy Company Repsol, Carlos Navarro Dec 2013

Pemex Helps Broker Agreement Between Argentine Government, Spanish Energy Company Repsol, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Primary Healthcare Providers’ Views On Improving Sexual And Reproductive Healthcare For Adolescents In Bolivia, Ecuador, And Nicaragua, Lina Jaruseviciene, Miguel Orozco, Marcia Ibarra, Freddy Cordova Ossio, Bernardo Vega, Nancy Auquilla, Joel Medina, Anna C. Gorter, Peter Decat, Marleen Temmerman Dec 2013

Primary Healthcare Providers’ Views On Improving Sexual And Reproductive Healthcare For Adolescents In Bolivia, Ecuador, And Nicaragua, Lina Jaruseviciene, Miguel Orozco, Marcia Ibarra, Freddy Cordova Ossio, Bernardo Vega, Nancy Auquilla, Joel Medina, Anna C. Gorter, Peter Decat, Marleen Temmerman

Obstetrics and Gynaecology, East Africa

Objectives: To elicit the views of primary healthcare providers from Bolivia, Ecuador, and Nicaragua on how adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) care in their communities can be improved.

Methods: Overall, 126 healthcare providers (46 from Bolivia, 39 from Ecuador, and 41 from Nicaragua) took part in this qualitative study. During a series of moderated discussions, they provided written opinions about the accessibility and appropriateness of ASRH services and suggestions for its improvement. The data were analyzed by employing a content analysis methodology.

Results: Study participants emphasized managerial issues such as the prioritization of adolescents as a patient group and …


Chile's Former President Michelle Bachelet Zeroes In On Second Term With Decisive First-Round Win, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Nov 2013

Chile's Former President Michelle Bachelet Zeroes In On Second Term With Decisive First-Round Win, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Questions Raised Throughout South America Regarding Use And Abuse Of Agrochemicals, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Nov 2013

Questions Raised Throughout South America Regarding Use And Abuse Of Agrochemicals, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Haiti, Dominican Republic At Odds Because Ruling Deprives Persons Of Haitian Descent Of Dominican Citizenship, George Rodrã­Guez Nov 2013

Haiti, Dominican Republic At Odds Because Ruling Deprives Persons Of Haitian Descent Of Dominican Citizenship, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Guatemalan Army Intervenes In Customs Offices To Curb Smuggling, Louisa Reynolds Nov 2013

Guatemalan Army Intervenes In Customs Offices To Curb Smuggling, Louisa Reynolds

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Congress Includes Special Fund For Border States In 2014 Budget, Carlos Navarro Nov 2013

Congress Includes Special Fund For Border States In 2014 Budget, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Mexico’S "Black Friday" Campaign Boosts Consumption Ahead Of Holiday Season, Carlos Navarro Nov 2013

Mexico’S "Black Friday" Campaign Boosts Consumption Ahead Of Holiday Season, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.