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Programmes For The Protection Of Children Of Determination From Abuse And Neglect In The United Arab Emirates, Fakir Al Gharaibeh, Bakhita Alketbi

Journal of International Women's Studies

This paper examines the initiatives and policies implemented in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to protect Children of Determination (COD) from abuse and neglect. Despite global efforts to address child abuse, children with disabilities, referred to here as children of determination, remain particularly vulnerable. This paper explores the social framework, legal protections, prevention strategies, challenges, and necessary measures to ensure that such children are safe and empowered to protect themselves from abuse. The paper also explores approaches to enhancing the efficacy of the caregivers engaged with these children so that they can predict, prevent, and deal with incidents of abuse. …

Evolving Narratives Of Gulf Press Representations Of Women With Disabilities, Shujun Jiang, Muhammed Musa

Journal of International Women's Studies

People with disabilities make up 16% of the world’s population, an estimated 1.3 billion individuals. Because many people rely on the media to make sense of the world, a skewed perception of people with disabilities has become dominant in society today. People with disabilities are largely depicted in the media as deserving of pity and charity and always dependent on others for survival. The media provides us with narratives that we use to create interpretations of the world around us and, consequently, become bases of norms and attitudes about issues and persons around us. This paper studies Gulf Cooperation Council …

Challenges Faced By Disabled Women In Benghazi And Al-Bayda, Libya: A Descriptive Study, Mastur Rehim

Journal of International Women's Studies

This study looks at the cultural, social, and legislative issues related to the experiences of disabled women in Libya, specifically in the cities of Benghazi and Al-Bayda. Using a descriptive-analytical approach, the study explores the many barriers to the full integration of women with disabilities into society. Data were gathered using quantitative and qualitative methods, including formal questionnaires and direct involvement via social media platforms such as WhatsApp and Facebook. The sample was purposefully chosen to include women with a variety of disabilities between the ages of 18 and 33 and over, guaranteeing a complete representation of the target community. …

Exploring The Lived Experiences Of Women Students With Mobility Disabilities Accessing Higher Education In Oman, Zalikha Al-Marzouqi, Aida Al-Dhoani

Journal of International Women's Studies

The higher education system in Oman offers various services to support disabled students to create a positive relationship between students with disabilities, their families, and the community. Both the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Social Development share the responsibility of educating students with disabilities. However, women students with disabilities, particularly those with mobility disabilities, still face challenges within higher education institutions. While Omani law allows women with disabilities to pursue higher education, it is uncertain whether women students with mobility disabilities encounter difficulties in accessing education at higher education institutions. Notably, there have been no studies specifically exploring …

Undergraduate Students’ Attitudes Towards Marriage Of Persons With Disabilities In The United Arab Emirates: Recommendations For A Gendered Approach, Ziyad Kamel Ellala, Najeh Rajeh Alsalhi, Fakir Al Gharaibeh, Mazen Alshawabekh

Journal of International Women's Studies

This study aimed to investigate the attitudes of university students in the United Arab Emirates towards the marriage of people with disabilities. To achieve this goal, a sample of 396 students, consisting of 222 women and 174 men, was selected. All participants were administered a scale of 15 items built according to the closed-ended Likert. The results indicated a high level of positive attitudes towards this type of marriage. Furthermore, the results showed no statistically significant differences in attitudes attributed to variables such as gender and academic year, while there were statistically significant differences favoring students in scientific colleges over …

Editor’S Introduction: Toward Arab Women’S Disability Studies: Encouraging An Inclusive Lens, Fakir Al Gharaibeh, Laura Gibson, Muhamad Olimat

Journal of International Women's Studies

No abstract provided.

Judicial Leadership In Family Court: A Cautionary Tale, Jane M. Spinak

Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy

No abstract provided.

Uni Impact: Faculty/Staff Scholarly Publications And Featured Awards Newsletter, V2i2, 2023, Rod Library. Research & Sponsored Programs. Uni Foundation. University Of Northern Iowa.

UNI Impact: Faculty/Staff Scholarly Publications and Featured Awards Newsletter

Highlights the scholarship, research, and other scholarly work produced by University of Northern Iowa faculty, students, and staff.

This issue covers the period of July - December 2023.

Compassion-Based Resilience Training (Cbrt) To Protect And Nurture Community Care Providers, Elise Tosatti, Lana F. Khamash

Publications and Research

This case study describes pilot implementation of Nalanda Institute’s Compassion-Based Resilience Training (CBRT) with community care providers in New York City (NYC) to protect them from stress and trauma impacts and nurture their capacity to deliver skillful, compassionate care.
The Academy for Community Behavioral Health in NYC offered CBRT at no cost to a diverse cohort of 28 non-profit care providers. This virtual 8-week course met weekly for two hours over Zoom, with formal and informal meditation practice between sessions. A mixed methods pre/post survey assessed changes in mediation practice, work-related stress, and mindfulness and compassion. A final survey invited …

Improving Sep-1 Compliance Among Clinicians And Registered Nurses In The Emergency Department, Luke Roesler

Doctor of Nursing Practice Papers

Background: Sepsis is attributable to more than one in three in-hospital deaths in the United States and 20% of deaths globally each year. In 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) adopted an early goal-directed 3 and 6-hour bundle intervention measure titled “SEP-1” based on recommendations from the International Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) consensus panel to improve patient outcomes in cases of severe sepsis and septic shock. Sepsis is most often identified in the emergency department (ED) setting due to 87% of cases beginning in the community (Sepsis Alliance, 2022). National compliance with SEP-1 is 50% despite a …

How Emotional Intelligence Influences Students’ Life Satisfaction During University Lockdown: The Chain Mediating Effect Of Interpersonal Competence And Anxiety, Yuyang Zhao, Biao Sang, Cody Ding

Education Sciences and Professional Programs Faculty Works

Students’ life satisfaction is an essential reflection of their well-being, particularly during challenging times. The COVID-19 pandemic, a global catastrophe, has had an immeasurably negative impact on individuals’ daily lives. It has also provided an opportunity to investigate the factors contributing to students’ life satisfaction during such difficult times. Considering the unique characteristics of these university students, the current study examines the impact of emotional intelligence (EI) on students’ life satisfaction, as well as the direct and sequential mediating effects of interpersonal competence and anxiety on this relationship. A total of 297 university students in Shanghai, China, participated in the …

Beyond The Occupation: Palestinian Youth And The Struggle For Political Change, Tarik Mokadi, Ayman T. Yousef

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

Objective: This paper seeks to understand the meaning of the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) apart from its symbolism of political change, the democratization process and citizenship beyond the prism of occupation. Emphasizing the post-2007 eras of split political and geographical topographies in the Palestinian territories, this study may be expected to analyze, among others, the following research questions: To what extent did and/or does the student youth movement develop democratic agendas or/and reconciliation within and among Palestine's factions? Methodology: The research design used was largely exploratory, in which two major techniques of data collection were utilized: semi-structured interviews and post-analysis …

Mencegah Human Trafficking: Analisis Implementasi Kebijakan Dan Praktik Perlindungan Pekerja Migran Non-Prosedural Di Kalimantan Barat, Defa Siti Fauziah, Alya Syifa Firdaus, Sultan Alam Gilang Kusuma

Indonesia Foreign Policy Review

Penelitian ini menganalisis efektivitas implementasi Undang-Undang Nomor 18 Tahun 2017 tentang Perlindungan Pekerja Migran Indonesia (UU PPMI) dalam mencegah tindak pidana perdagangan orang (TPPO) terhadap pekerja migran Indonesia yang nonprosedural. UU PPMI merupakan salah satu realisasi dari komitmen Presiden Joko Widodo untuk meningkatkan perlindungan bagi PMI, terutama mereka yang rentan terhadap perdagangan orang. Studi ini difokuskan pada pekerja migran asal Kalimantan Barat yang bekerja di Malaysia, yang sebagian besar tidak melalui jalur resmi dan rentan terhadap perdagangan orang. UU PPMI diharapkan dapat memberikan perlindungan yang lebih baik bagi PMI dengan menetapkan prosedur dan persyaratan dokumen yang jelas. Namun, hasil penelitian …

Acpe’S Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy (Sip) Training Program: Clinical Competencies For Integrating Religion And Spirituality In Counseling, Carol Za Mcginnis, Maya Georgieva, Mary Elizabeth Toler

Journal of Faith Integration Counseling (JFIC)

Clients frequently seek psychotherapy that will incorporate their unique religious or spiritual values into the therapeutic process, yet they are discouraged by practitioners who are not equipped to provide those services. Licensed mental health practitioners can receive this training and certification from the ACPE Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy Training Program. Spiritual competencies exclusive to this integrative process have been designed to guide and support SIP-certified practitioners in alignment with other professional ethical codes. It is our hope that students, educators, and licensed practitioners from all mental health fields will find this information helpful in understanding the ethical integration of spirituality into …

The Roles Of Vicarious Trauma Exposure And Perceived Social Support In Codeine Syrup Misuse Among Black Men Living In Prisons, Jardin Dogan-Dixon, Shawndaya S. Thrasher, Shemeka Thorpe, Paris Wheeler, Danelle Stevens-Watkins

Faculty Publications

Using General Strain Theory, this study investigates the effects of vicarious trauma exposure and perceived social support on nonmedical codeine syrup misuse among Black incarcerated men nearing community re-entry. Data were drawn from the Helping Incarcerated Men project, a study examining mental health, substance misuse, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) risk behaviors among Black men living in prisons who were within 180 days of release. A total of 200 Black men self-reported demographics (i.e., age and length of incarceration after age 18), vicarious trauma exposure (e.g., ever witnessing an assault with a weapon and a sudden accidental death), perceived social …

Is There Someone You're Missing?, Ingrid Weiss Slikkers

Lake Union Herald

No abstract provided.

Implementing Open Educational Resources In Colleges And Universities: A Literature Review, D. Laverne Hill, Taralynn Hartsell, Jamie L. Workman, Amy Smith

Georgia Library Quarterly

The use of Open Educational Resources (OER) is becoming increasingly widespread in higher education institutions as the ease of use, equitable access, and the cost-free availability makes OER a viable option for classroom materials. Incorporating OER into the curriculum can be both beneficial and challenging for faculty. Because librarians are skilled and efficient in finding adequate resources to supplement learning, they prove to be an asset when striving to implement an OER initiative in the institution. While faculty would be the primary group to introduce many of the OER to students, it takes a collaborative effort between faculty and librarians …

0892: The Gregg Family Papers, 1940-2024, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Anna Catherine “Kay” Kelly Gregg was born in 1920 in Dawson, West Virginia, to Aldridge James Kelly and Mary Leah Lowry. She was raised in Huntington, West Virginia, alongside her four siblings: James Thompson Kelly, Franklin C. Kelly, Bonna Kelly Paul, and Jeanette W. Kelly Scheerer. Kay enrolled at Marshall College in 1940 and completed her Bachelor of Arts degree from the Teachers College on September 12, 1944.

Harrison “Harry” Humphreys Gregg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Daniel B. Gregg and Rebecca Humphreys. He attended the University of Cincinnati and later met Kay Kelly while visiting Huntington. The two …

Empowering Ageing-In-Place, Zidane Tiew, Wei Tin Hiah, Rachel Wen Yi Ngu, Wensi Lim

ROSA Research Briefs

In the past year, three governmental ministries – the Ministry of Health, Ministry of National Development, and Ministry of Transport – have jointly led Age Well SG, a national programme that seeks to support older Singaporeans in ageing well in their homes and their communities. This programme reflects the government’s priority in enabling ageing-in-place, a trend that has been increasingly welcomed by older Singaporeans. Current policies that seek to enable ageing-in-place are centred on three forms of enhancements in the environments in which older Singaporeans live, such as the implementation of Active Ageing Centres, strengthening of support for care needs, …

Rwu Law Alumni Newsletter November 2024, Roger Williams University School Of Law

RWU Law

No abstract provided.

Focus, 2024, Summer, Andrews University

Focus

FOCUS (ISSN 1077-9345) is published quarterly, free of charge, for alumni and friends of Andrews University, an institution owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

The Guardian The Month Of November 2024, Wright State Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

News articles from The Guardian for the Month of November 2024. The Guardian is the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. It has been published regularly since March of 1965.

No-Self, No Problem: A Buddhist Approach To Self-Concept Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Adam Brandt, Laura Smestad

Journal of Faith Integration Counseling (JFIC)

While exposure and response prevention is an effective treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder, it may not fully address the psycho-spiritual concerns of clients whose obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms threaten and leave them in distress about their self-concept. This article addresses this problem by introducing the term self-concept obsessive-compulsive disorder and offering Buddhist psychology, a theoretical orientation based on the Buddhist principles of nonjudgment, mindfulness, and no-self as a useful framework to couple with traditional obsessive-compulsive disorder treatment.

Stronger Together Newsletter, November 2024, Office Of Inclusive Excellence

News, Magazines and Reports

LGBTQ+ History Month, What Happened in the Office for Inclusive Excellence, Multicultural Center, Departmental Spotlight: College of Health Professionals, Building Pathways Physician Assistant Careers for Minority Youth, Pioneer Spotlight: Tara Ettienne

Media Pressure And Pretrial Detention Requirements In Ucayali, Peru: A Study Based On Neutrosophic Measures, Alan Christian López Castillo, Edward Usaqui Barbaran, Miguel Oscar López Orellana, Aníbal Campos Barreto, Llesica Soria Ramirez, Wilmer Ortega Chávez, Víctor Tedy López Panaifo, Alex Davis Astohuaman Huaranga

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

This study is based on a qualitative approach and analyses the influence of media pressure on judicial decisions regarding pretrial detention in Peruvian criminal proceedings. Four media cases were selected as a sample and documentary analysis techniques were used. The results reveal that media pressure plays an important role in judicial decisions, acting through various mechanisms such as exposure to information, public pressure, and so-cial legitimation. In some cases, media pressure has been a determining factor, while in others it has had a more subtle influence. Judges must be aware of this influence and take measures to prevent it from …

Fall 2024, Georgia Library Quarterly

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Co-Creating Experiences Through The Use Of Arts In Social Work Education, Keiron Hatton, Tracey Maegusuku-Hewett, Jo Redcliffe

School of Social Work Faculty Publications

The inclusion of citizens in social work education was initiated over 30 years ago and continues to travel a ‘long and winding road’. Social work education in the UK faces increasing pressure from a range of stakeholders including citizens who use services, regulatory bodies and the media to demonstrate that newly qualified social workers are competent and uphold public trust. While social work education and practice within England and Wales draw on similar traditions in theory and practice, there are important differences in the national and institutional frameworks within which they operate. This article illustrates some of these differences through …

The Association Of Migration-Related Stress With Poor Mental Health Among Recently Resettled Afghan Refugees, Munjireen Sifat, Sarah Kenney, Venera Bekteshi, Shawn Chiang, Motolani Ogunsanya, Laili Boozary, Adam Alexander, Darla Kendzor

Department of Medical Oncology Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: The resettlement of Afghan refugees in Oklahoma City, OK, provides a critical context for examining the mental health challenges faced by this population due to post-migration stressors.

METHODS: This study utilized online surveys to recently resettled Afghan refugees in Oklahoma City, with support provided by bilingual research assistants to accommodate low literacy rates. Surveys, initially in English, were professionally translated into Dari and Pashto and validated through back-translation.

RESULTS: Participants (N = 348) were majority of Pashtun ethnicity. High rates of mental health issues were evident, with 62.1 % of participants screening positive for depression and 20.1 % …

Book Review Of Happiness In Journalism By V. Belair-Gagnon, A.E. Holton And M. Deuze, Emma Gran

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Exploring Body Composition And Sexual Behavior In South Texas College Students, Soyoung Kwon, Shannon Shen

Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences

In this exploratory study, we examined the understudied relationship between body composition and sexual behavior among freshmen college students, addressing a gap in empirical research. Our sample consisted of 217 nonclinical college students recruited from a university in the southwestern United States; a majority of the students were Hispanic (70%) and freshmen (95%). Using multivariate logistic regression, we explored associations of body mass index, body fat percentage, and fat mass index with sexual behaviors. More than half of the participants were either overweight (22.5%) or obese (30.4%), and nearly 70% fell outside the healthy range of body fat. Results showed …