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Assessment of Co-Occurring Disabilities in Young Children Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Get PDFOverall, the literature is clear that more research is needed on various assessment techniques for identifying co-occurring disabilities in young children who are deaf and hard of hearing (DHH). As individualized, norm-referenced assessment measures are updated to keep up with the changing demographics of the United States, there appears to be more of an effort to include children with various disabilities within the standardization samples; however, the communication barriers and required assessment accommodations remain the most salient with DHH students. Because accommodations are test-specific, psychologists must be cognizant of the accommodation and interpretation procedures of each test they select for an assessment battery when attempting to determine co-occurring diagnoses or special education eligibility categories for young children who are DHH. This article reviews the literature on the assessment of common co-occurring disabilities in young children, including intellectual disability, specific learning disability, autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and emotional and behavioral disorders
The Experience of the Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease Organ Transplant Recipient Following Liver Transplantation
No full textOver the past decade, the rise in alcohol use has escalated, resulting in the increased prevalence of alcohol use disorder. The harmful use of alcohol can contribute to the development of alcoholic hepatitis. There is a high risk of mortality associated with alcoholic hepatitis, which has led to a surge in the number of candidates who present for liver transplantation. Over the last three years, further observation has found that the number of liver transplants due to alcoholic hepatitis has risen even higher ─this can be associated with the increased acceptance of early liver transplantation for patients with alcohol-associated liver disease. Several quantitative studies have been done to support the indication for early liver transplant in alcoholic-associated liver disease patients. However, a limited number of qualitative studies looked at the experience of alcohol-associated liver disease liver transplant recipients, which leaves a gap in what is known. Therefore, a qualitative descriptive study was conducted to explore and describe the experiences of patients who have undergone early liver transplantation due to irreversible liver damage caused by alcoholic-associated liver disease. Roy\u27s Adaptation Model was used as a theoretical framework to view each individual within their complex environment and explore participants\u27 experiences, from being in a state of grave illness to who, what, and where they are following liver transplant surgery. This research explored and described the alcoholic hepatitis liver transplant recipients\u27 experience to gain information and knowledge for nurses and clinicians as a basis for understanding ways to contribute to the promotion of long-term survival when working with this patient population
Monuments Without Faces?
Get PDFMonuments take many forms and can serve several purposes. Typically associated with honor and a need to commemorate significant events, monuments seem to represent the ideas of the communities which house them. However, it remains to be seen whether all monuments represent a “good” memory. In this essay, the author seeks to comment on the concept of collective memory, specifically in the context of the history and experiences of marginalized groups in the United States. The author argues that monuments are a tool of promoting a collective memory: monuments are not part of history but rather part of the creation of a particular narrative of the past. Protecting monuments from removal allows these memorials to remain prominent influences in the public spaces they inhabit - perpetuating their influence on the collective memory. The author considers whether any, some, or all Confederate monuments should be removed and the implications of such removals. Moreover, the paper explores different responses which may be pursued in response to the preservation of Confederate monuments with a focus on counter-narratives. Ultimately, the author advocates for a move away from monuments which promote a collective memory in favor of monuments which encourage questions and discourse
The Intentional Community: Toward Inclusion and Climate-Cognizance
Get PDFIn adapting communities to new levels of fairness, we must resist the notion that building equitable and accessible communities is antagonistic to building climate-cognizant communities. This paper will raise some of the core points in this endeavor and will offer suggestions for finding harmony between the two ends through creating communities with intention.
In Part I, I offer some details on what climate change, if unheeded, portends most in our daily lives. In Part II, I tell tales of two cities to frame the larger discussion. In Part III, I highlight some social, political, and economic history that produced a world where the impacts of, and responses to, climate change are disparate. In Part IV, I show that what we are doing to respond to climate change is driven by perceptions of the threat. In Part V, I discuss the range of measures being undertaken for climate cognizance and community inclusion. In Part VI, I return to the tales of two cities and comment on the efficacy and cost of some of the measures employed to remediate climate disasters; showing how misguided, myopic plans can indeed do harm to lives and to a community. In the Conclusion, I discuss the importance of planning and broad thinking about community for equity, sustainability, and resilience, and offer some strategies toward inclusive and climate-cognizant communities that are designed and re-designed with intention
Racial Impact Assessment in Land Use Planning and Zoning
Get PDFRacial impact assessments are tools that attempt to predict the effects of actions to help policymakers evaluate the consequences of those actions before their implementation. This article explains the history of race and land use in the United States, the development of racial impact assessments, and the emerging trend of racial impact assessments in land use planning and zoning. The article concludes with an analysis of how racial impact assessments in land use might develop in the future
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No full textExploring Historical Trauma and Associated Symptoms Among Indo-Caribbean Immigrants Residing in the United States of America
No full textHistorical trauma refers to massive, repeated, trans-generational, group trauma, inflicted upon a group, often a minority group, by a prevailing dominant group, for an extended period of time. This occurs through modes of occupation, colonization, colonialism, slavery, war, or genocide. A strong ethnic identity may increase thoughts of historical trauma and its effects in the present. However, strong ethnic identity may also provide a mode of connection and group continuity with others who share a similar ethnic identity, which may mitigate the present-day effects of historical trauma. The Indo-Caribbean-American community is one that holds a unique identity of “twice migration”, as well as a history of trauma due to British colonization of India, and indentured servitude to the Caribbean. The present online survey study sought to examine the frequency of thinking about and awareness of historical trauma/loss, and its associated mental health symptoms among the culturally unique, Indo-Caribbean diaspora residing in the U.S. A total of 78 participants were included in data analyses, exploring quantitative responses about their strength of Indo-Caribbean ethnic identity, awareness/frequency of thinking about historical trauma, historical loss associated symptoms, depression symptoms, and anxiety symptoms. Participants on average exhibited strong commitment and exploration of their Indo-Caribbean ethnic identity and reported thinking about historical trauma experienced by their ancestors on a monthly to yearly frequency. Greater strength of Indo-Caribbean ethnic identity was associated with greater awareness/frequency of thinking about historical trauma as well as with historical loss associated symptoms but was not associated with depression or anxiety symptoms. Greater awareness/frequency of thinking about historical trauma was associated with higher levels of historical loss associated symptoms, depression symptoms, and anxiety symptoms. Strength of Indo-Caribbean ethnic identity was tested as, but not found to be, a moderator of the association between awareness/frequency of thinking about historical trauma and historical loss associated symptoms. Results highlight the importance of addressing the impact of historical trauma and its associated symptoms among Indo-Caribbean Americans, an ethnic group that is often mis-categorized or not acknowledged in the U.S. Greater understanding of cultural differences, intersectionality, and history would benefit advocacy for this group, and enhance culturally responsive care and clinical treatment
Teaching Sustainable Business Law & The Role of ESG Lawyers
Get PDFThis Article is the second paper in a series laying out the emergence of sustainable business law and the role of ESG lawyers. The first paper, Sustainable Business Law? The Key Role of Corporate Governance and Finance, argues “that ‘sustainable business law’ has emerged as a distinct area of law” and “serves as an introductory explanation to define and understand the growing subject matter at the intersection of sustainability, business, and the law.” That paper also explores the key role that corporate governance and finance play in achieving sustainability, and suggests that “[a] future project for scholars ... is to explore the organization and workload of corporate sustainability groups within law firms.” This Article builds on that suggestion by considering what sustainable business and ESG lawyers do, and exploring how those details should interact with the law school curriculum.
Given this new work for lawyers at the intersection of sustainability, business, and the law, this Article addresses three questions:
• What are the theoretical underpinnings of sustainable business law of which law students (i.e., future lawyers), academics, and practicing lawyers should be aware to enable successful communication and collaboration in the field (Part I)?
• What do sustainable business and ESG lawyers working for law firms, companies, and consulting firms actually do, and what “ESG products and services” do they deliver to clients (Part II)?
• In light of actual practice, what topics should current and future lawyers be exposed to in order to be successful sustainable business and ESG lawyers (Part III)?
This Article concludes by reiterating that sustainable business law and ESG lawyering (or whatever one might choose to call it) is on the rise, so careful attention to the new field is essential. That attention begins by investigating the underpinnings of sustainable business law, which we identify as the linkages between business operations and the rest of the world (e.g., the environment and social welfare). Sustainable business lawyers must identify, measure, and manage these linkages, setting goals, gathering data, and advising corporate decision-makers, while ensuring that clients are properly and accurately disclosing voluntary and required claims in the sustainability space. This breadth of practice is significant and lawyers are already stepping in to fill this important role but law schools have a great opportunity to train the next generation of leaders. That training can begin with existing expertise in areas like environmental law and business law but schools must pair it with classes like Sustainable Business Law that can synthesize the existing areas of expertise and fill curricular gaps for topics that are rarely addressed in existing classes, such as the role of directors in business sustainability, socially responsible investing and ESG ratings, voluntary and mandatory ESG and climate risk reporting, and other voluntary sustainability regimes