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In Children With Selective Mutism What Are Effective Treatment Interventions That Improve Educational Performance
No full textResearch exploring intervention approaches for children with selective mutism that improve educational performance.Occupational Therap
Approaches To Animal Assisted Occupational Therapy For Persons With Intellectual Disabilities
No full textAn exploration of the current approaches utilized by occupational therapy practitioners in treatment of persons with intellectual disabilities, clinical implications, and directions for future research.Occupational Therap
Event Program
No full textProgram for the May 16, 2022 event, How can We Improve Student Learning Outcomes from Interprofessional Models Across the Continuum of Education to Practice? Includes schedule and speaker biographies
Critical Last Words
No full textJessica Cook discusses her thesis Mosaics Of Wholeness: Healing Through Queer Indigenous Self-Telling in Billy-Ray Belcourt's A History Of My Brief Body and Deborah Miranda's Bad Indians. Chantelle Escobar-Lewsell discusses her thesis Exploratory Theatrics: Muriel Spark's Treatment Of A Woman's Absurd In The Driver Seat, Memento Mori, And The Portobello Road. Sarah Eshelman discusses her capstone Community And Literature: How Literature Reflects Our Reality And Reveals Our Aspirations. Evan Miller discusses his thesis Journeying Through The In-Between: An Exploration Of Liminality in José Saramago’s Blindness, All The Names, And The CaveEnglis
Period Poverty: How Access To Feminine Hygiene Products Affects The Psychosocial Development Of Young Women?
Get PDFThe purpose of this study was to assess the menstrual hygiene needs of adolescent girls and explore factors influencing poor access to products and related school absences amongst adolescent girls. Many young women cannot afford menstrual health products to meet their monthly needs, and this may impact their well-being and school performance. Period poverty is a subset of the broader issue of hygiene insecurity. As a result of hygiene insecurity, women often lack health, self-esteem, and dignity due to limited access to hygiene products such as sanitary towels or pads, tampons, soap, and clean underwear. A systematic review of the literature was done in the CINAHL Plus database, PubMed, and Google Scholar databases. The themes identified across the studies are (a) poor access to menstrual products, (b) school environment does not provide for the needs of young women and (c) inadequate education on menstrual health in schools. The results indicate there is an unmet need for affordable products and teaching that targets both the knowledge and management of menstruation. Inadequate menstruation hygiene has been shown to be linked to school absenteeism. In schools, there is a significant need for menstrual hygiene products, as well as regular use of school resources to get them. With additional research to help inform how period poverty impacts adolescent girls and young women, there is tremendous opportunity to help address this critical, yet under-addressed issue. Menstruation is an ongoing biological process that affects women and adolescent girls. Menstruating women, on average, use over 9,000 sanitary items throughout their lifetime, which adds up rapidly. Adolescent girls face struggles to manage their menstrual cycles and those in lower socioeconomic classes often lack access to the products they need. Despite how essential menstrual products are, there are vast number of adolescent girls who are unable to afford or acquire these necessities. This lack of access to period products is often referred to as, ‘period poverty’. This can result in delayed challenges in achieving psychosocial growth in adolescent girls, as evidenced by not attending school Lack of access to products amongst adolescent girls causes inhibitions in psychosocial settings and causes girls to not interact with others freely. Ultimately this can limit a girl’s potential and opportunities later in life. 1 in 5 girls in the United States reported having missed school because they did not have access to menstrual products. Without proper menstrual hygiene management (MHM), a girl’s attendance at school is reported to decline or cease altogether. Providing adequate resources to meet women's and girls' menstrual hygiene needs may have an impact on female school attendance rates and expanding women's education is critical in achieving one’s life goals.Nursin
Examining Solitary Confinement On The Well-Being Of Black And Hispanic Men
Get PDFSolitary confinement practices are harmful to the health and well-being of individuals. Little is known about how these practices affect the overall well-being of Black and Hispanic men. This paper aims to examine the overall well-being among Black and Hispanic men experiencing solitary confinement in U.S. prisons and assess if their experiences preclude them from pursuing a quality of life upon release. The paper sought to answer two questions: (1) What is the relationship between solitary confinement and well-being among Black and Hispanic men? (2) Is solitary confinement harmful to societal reintegration efforts among formerly incarcerated Black and Hispanic men? Findings reveal that solitary confinement negatively affects the well-being of Black and Hispanic men and that these men are more likely to recidivate without effective rehabilitation.Social Wor
Why Culturally Responsive Teaching & Why Now?: A Literature Review
No full textThe purpose of this research is to examine the role culturally responsive teaching (CRT) plays in providing equitable education for students. CRT has been defined by various scholars in the field, and the overlapping purpose is that the experience in the classroom must be reflective of the lived experiences outside the classroom with the goal of equity at the forefront. This research paints a clear picture of what CRT is and explores the position policy and law have on the ability to implement a culturally responsive practice. Many people ask the questions of why CRT and why now? The current student enrollment demographics in the United States does not reflect a White majority anymore; our student enrollment reflects a more diverse population of students that is composed of more students of color, including African American and Latinx students, which have historically been viewed as minority groups. District wide curriculum, school wide practice, and school environments should be in alignment and reflective of diverse groups of students and no longer just apply to White students. This review of current literature further supports CRT providing student-centered education while using cultural differences as leverage for all students to reach a high standard of success. Implications are provided for educators in K-12, policy makers or curriculum designers, and higher education teacher licensure program.School of Educatio
"Medial and Race" COIL Student Work (Excerpts from Student Discussion Posts)
No full textSamples of student work from "Media and Race," a Spring 2022 undergraduate Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) course taught by Rebecca Hains (Media and Communication) at Salem State University. The SSU course collaborated with a course taught at Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland.There were 15 students in the SSU course and 15 students in the partner course. Digital tools used in collaborative work included Zoom. Included here are excerpts from SSU student responses to a discussion prompt asking them to reflect on a Zoom meeting between students at SSU and Jagiellonian University.MCO 303: Media and RaceMCO 303 Media and Race (3 Credit(s) DPDS): This course explores the role the American mass media play in the social construction of racial categories. Students will study how even though biological views on race lack scientific validation, racial categories remain central social, cultural, and political issues in American life. Using various formats the course will highlight how mediated representations have helped sustain a system of racial categorizations necessary for the survival of institutionalized racism and White privilege. The analysis is structured around four areas: fundamental definitions on race, critical analysis of media representations, audience reception and interpretation, and advocacy and activism
"Seminar on World Cultures" COIL Project Overview
No full textCOIL Assignment Prompt for "Seminar on World Cultures," a Spring 2022 undergraduate Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) course taught by Fátima Serra (World Languages and Cultures) at Salem State University. The SSU course collaborated with a course taught at Universidad de Oviedo in Oviedo, Spain.There were 21 students in the SSU course and 18 students in the partner course. Digital tools used in collaborative work included Zoom, WhatsApp, Google Slides, Google Drive, Google Docs, Canva, and YouTube.The assignment was a collaborative and creative reflection exercise.WLC 190H: Honors Seminar on World Cultures: The Spanish Speaking WorldA variety of cultural artifacts, such as films, songs, literature, media, and/or works of art will be used to explore in depth the diverse historical, political and social forces that have shaped one or more world cultures outside the United States. Students will analyze and think critically about authentic materials and develop intercultural competency. The course will be taught in English and will have three lecture hours per week. This course is open to students in the Commonwealth Honors Program and other students by permission