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Planning For Distribution From Qualified Plans: A Comparative Analysis, David W. Slavitt, David L. Brady

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Income Tax Evasion And Other Fraud Problems-The Judicial Process (Part Ii), Bruce I. Hochman

Tax Adviser

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Becoming A Competent Graduate Librarian, Wendy Doucette

Journal of Graduate Librarianship

Becoming a competent graduate librarian is a cumulative process. This article is a reflective summary of over ten years of evolution as a graduate librarian. By treating real-life encounters with reality-based methods and empathetic teaching and reflection, I have developed personal recommendations and strategies to interact successfully with students, as well as the reasoning behind personal shifts in approaching graduate students and services. This process includes unscripted interactions, the necessity of becoming a scholarly contributor, and providing contextualization and incremental assistance against a framework of empathy and andragogy. Combined with ongoing self-assessment, this results in an evaluation cycle that responds …

2022g_Approved_Ecs29_Nc_Ecs_889v-Dissertation, Graduate Council

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2022g_Approved_Ecs28_Nc_Ecs_8013-Scientific-Writing-And-Presentations, Graduate Council

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2023g_Approved_Nhp039_Cm_Sw5722_Fou_Field_Iii, Graduate Council

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2023g_Approved_Agri064_Nc_Drvm_7434_Cr-Small_Animal_Shelter_Practice, Graduate Council

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2023g_Approved_Agri065_Nc_Drvm_7442_Cr-Large_Animal, Graduate Council

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2023g_Approved_Agri062_Nc_Drvm_7424_Cr-Specialty_Practice, Graduate Council

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2023g_Approved_Agri060_Nc_Drvm_7418_Cr-Small_Animal_General_Practice, Graduate Council

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2023g_Approved_Agri058_Nc_Drvm_745v_Cre-Elective_Externship, Graduate Council

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2023g_Approved_Agri010_Pm_Dvm_Program_Proposal_Final, Graduate Council

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2023g_Lac04_Approved_Nc_Mdia-6253-Audience-Market-Analysis, Graduate Council

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2023g_Lac05_Approved_Cm_Mdia-6433-Media-Programming-Strategies, Graduate Council

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2023g_Lac03_Approved_Program-Deletion_Msmc-Radio-Television, Graduate Council

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2023g_Lac02_Approved_Program-Deletion_Msmc-Journalism, Graduate Council

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2023g_Lac01_Approved_Reconfiguration_Msmc-Mass-Communication-1, Graduate Council

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Volume 1 (April 2024), The Bear Counseling Collective

The Bear Counseling Collective

A journal of student counselors' reflections on culturally attentive mental health care and advocacy.

Neuroqueering The Australian Workplace, Myfan Jordan

Ought: The Journal of Autistic Culture

Neuroqueering the Australian Workplace

Artist’s Statement

The typical (Australian) workplace is hierarchical, heteronormative and neurotypical. It is focused on productivity and efficiency, priorities which denote specific ways of working as superior. For autistic and ADHD workers, who approach the world differently, ‘fitting in’ at work can often only be achieved with significant ‘accommodations’, appreciation of neurodiversity, and where a genuine sense belonging at work is encouraged. With around 80% of neurodivergent Australians experiencing unemployment, and studies indicating vulnerability to workplace bullying for up to 70%, this artwork depicts how hierarchies of value isolate and marginalise difference, resulting in barriers not …

“I Learned How To Be More Autistic”: Experiences Of Autistic-Centered Constellation Mentoring, Helen Rottier, Ben Pfingston, Tamar Heller

Ought: The Journal of Autistic Culture

Peer mentoring is a common support service for autistic students in postsecondary education. This study explores the potential of peer mentoring as a space for autistic-centered connection and proposes a novel mentoring model, constellation mentoring, to enhance peer mentoring for this population. Constellation mentoring is informed by mentoring literature, critical disability praxis, and lived experiences of autistic community members to address limitations in existing mentoring programs. This article presents findings from the inaugural constellation mentoring program. Four autistic young adults who were past or present group members participated in focus group interviews about their experience. Researchers used reflexive thematic analysis …

Dissolving Glass, Rachel Heartwood

Ought: The Journal of Autistic Culture

My work is a visual aut-ethnography that explores the profound loneliness of being a neurodivergent person, now amplified by living in a foreign country. This series of photographs represents the deepening of my personal "fishbowl," a metaphor for the isolation of my complex, forever-changing/evolving inner self from the outside world. For me, this feeling is not new; it is a long-standing pattern of being misunderstood, misjudged and under/overestimated by others. Having recently moved to Germany, I've found that the language barrier has increased the opacity on the glass, blurring my ability to understand/be understood by …

A World Between Worlds: The Hidden Disconnect Of Chinese Autistic Individuals, Joy Lu

Ought: The Journal of Autistic Culture

This paper examines the complex challenges faced by Chinese autistic individuals navigating both Western autism communities and broader Chinese cultural contexts. Drawing on personal experience, community observation, and cultural analysis, it explores how language barriers, cultural stigma, and differing values create a unique form of disconnection for the Chinese autistic community. This paper argues that current neurodiversity discourse is dominated by Western frameworks that often fail to account for this disconnect, resulting in the exclusion of entire groups. By centring Chinese perspectives, it calls for a more culturally responsive approach to autism advocacy: one that bridges linguistic, cultural, and historical …

Neurodivergence-Affirming Practice In The Classroom: Critical Reflections Of An Autistic Artist And Educator, David Prescott-Steed

Ought: The Journal of Autistic Culture

This paper provides insight into the author’s lived experience as an autistic artist and educator within the creative arts. Attention is drawn to how personal, creative, and professional encounters, combined with formal education in the field of autism studies, can inform a neurodiversity affirming learning environment that drives reflective practice.

The author is an educator at the Hester Hornbook Academy (HHA), delivering the Certificate 2 in Visual Arts as part of their Vocational Education in Schools program (VETiS). A human-centred and inclusive school, HHA engages learners from across the neurodiversity paradigm. As such, VETiS Visual Arts is well-positioned to support …

Creating A Neurodivergent Peers Network For Faculty, Staff And Librarians, Nancy C. Johnston

Ought: The Journal of Autistic Culture

This article describes the creation of a peer-led group of neurodivergent faculty, staff and librarians at the University of Toronto, Scarborough. It introduces both the author’s personal motivations for launching a network and seeking partners. It offers suggestions for other neurodivergent educators or organizers to support their peers in higher education workplaces.

Parking Lot Lights, Rachel Furey

Ought: The Journal of Autistic Culture

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My Ministry As A Therapy Dog: Bringing Joy And Healing, Linda F. Garner

International Journal of Faith Community Nursing

This article describes the journey of a small dog as she is trained to be a therapy dog. Requirements for training and regulations to be a therapy dog are discussed. After training, the dog describes her therapy skills in a variety of settings that enriches the lives of patients and families in hospice settings and rehabilitation. Research on animal assisted therapy is included.

Community Health Nursing And The Spiritual Domain: Clinical Rotations In Faith-Based Residential Communities For Prelicensure Nursing Students, Paulette D. Slowinski, Amy Sweeney

International Journal of Faith Community Nursing

Contextualized spiritual education in undergraduate nursing programs is often limited. Community-based clinical rotations present an opportunity to introduce nursing students to professional practice in faith-based communities. Junior and senior undergraduate nursing students from a state university worked with the wellness nurses at a residential community for older adults funded by the county Catholic diocese. In this unique environment, students participated in nursing care focusing on health promotion and disease prevention and management. This learning opportunity allowed students to have meaningful interactions with residents while gaining insight into faith-based nursing practice and the value of spiritually focused care for vulnerable populations.

Faith Community Nursing: Home Care Delivery Model, Deborah J. Ziebarth

International Journal of Faith Community Nursing

Faith community nurses (FCNs) perform home visits as part of their scope of practice. The FCN does home visits based solely on the assessed needs of patients, regardless of insurance or prescriber orders. A historical review describes the practice gap leading to the development of the Faith Community Nursing: Home Care Delivery Model provided in the booklet: Visitation Guidelines for Faith Community Nurses. Through a review of literature, alignment, and diagram, key components are defined. A wholistic screening exemplary (Congestive Heart Failure) is shared. The model’s key components are screening/assessment for specific disease risk (pre-diagnosed and diagnosed), education (patient and …

Evaluating The Effect Of A Rest Team Tea Cart On Nurse-Reported Comfort, Healing, And Empathy, Danielle A. Lisiecki Edd, Msn, Rn, Barbara A. Kilbride Ms, Bsn, Rn

International Journal of Faith Community Nursing

Abstract

In response to the increasing emotional and physical demands placed on healthcare professionals, a not-for-profit health system in Southwest Florida implemented a wellness initiative, focusing on the intentional care of the spirit through its Spiritual Services, Resilience Education Support Team (REST), and its area Faith Community Nurses (FCN), called the REST Tea Cart service. Initially, the REST Tea Cart was designed to promote emotional well-being by providing staff members with complimentary tea, cookies, and inspirational note cards, aiming to create moments of peace and respite during the workday. It would grow much more, expanding beyond the hospital’s walls and …