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THE MOST IMPORTANT GIFT YOU CAN GIVE YOUR FAMILY MAY BE AN INVESTMENT IN MENTAL HEALTH
No full textWhat do small children, athletes, and first responders have in common?
Individuals in these three groups may have more trouble than most when it comes to regulating emotions and articulating their feelings.
Though many struggle with the challenges of “emotional regulation,” local Children and Family Therapist Dawn-Marie Luna finds herself working with those three demographics often; and has carved out a niche in helping Long Beach families reach their potential.
“I believe all or almost all children, at some point between the ages of two-and-a-half and six, would benefit greatly from this style of therapy, especially in this day and age with such an influx of technology use,” says Dawn-Marie. “These are developmental years and many kids need support with positive peer relationships and processing emotions.”
If a child is getting too old for, yet still throwing tantrums; has sensory issues like hitting or biting; or is often moody; that child can improve mental health by learning to better understand their own body, environment, and relationships. And that’s what Dawn-Marie can help with
How Psychological Flexibility Helped Me Bounce Back – And How It Can Change Your Life Too
No full textLet’s face it: life doesn’t always care about your plans. You can have your five-year goals laid out, vision boards ready, and affirmations on deck, but life? Life will throw curveballs that’ll knock you right off your feet. Literally. In my case, it was a fractured acetabulum and a broken ankle. Oh, and did I mention it happened while I was transitioning out of the Army after 15 years of service at the tail end of a PhD, raising my child as a single parent, and building a multi-state telehealth practice? Yeah, psychological flexibility wasn’t just a nice concept I read about in a book. It became my lifeline
Maintaining the Magic: Utilizing Strategies for Change
Get PDFThis study analyzes Rides and Foodie Inc., with pseudonyms used for confidentiality: Ivan for the CEO and Daniel for the Founder. It examines internal and external factors impacting the company, highlighting challenges such as executive training, racial justice, and policy reform. Utilizing Kotter\u27s 8-Step Model and the McKinsey 7-S Framework, the paper presents a comprehensive strategy for organizational change and proposes an evaluation model to assess the success of these changes.
Rides and Foodie Inc., a $155 billion enterprise, faces significant competition and evolving consumer preferences. Recent restructuring into three divisions led to layoffs and potential power imbalances. The company must align with societal values, emphasizing ethical responsibilities and implementing strategies focused on executive training, change management, and racial justice.
By establishing a sense of urgency and fostering transparency, Rides and Foodie Inc. can unite employees and stakeholders, paving the way for sustainable growth and cultural rejuvenation
The Fundamental Right of a Safe Place to Call Home: Why the United States Immigration System Needs to Reform Its Response to Humanitarian Crises
Get PDFAs part of its overall aim to identify how the United States can more proactively intervene in humanitarian crises, this article will examine the Department of Homeland Security’s role in securing the safe arrival of migrants into the United States and helping them to thrive thereafter, using the crisis in Afghanistan as a lens. Part I outlines the U.S. involvement in Afghanistan and the events culminating in the 2021 military withdrawal, while seeking to remain mindful of this history’s complexity and nuance. Part II examines existing U.S. immigration mechanisms, with a focus on humanitarian parole, and critiques their inadequacy in addressing the needs of Afghan refugees. It also evaluates the highly discretionary nature of the administrative agencies that form the U.S. immigration system, and how this contributes to systematic flaws. Finally, Part III explores potential reforms to better serve both current Afghan refugees and all future refugees. This part analyzes alternative theories on addressing humanitarian crises, delves into their merits, and ultimately suggests the most optimal path forward
Bridging the Plural Divide: Strategies for ESL Teachers to Support Romance Language Speakers in Mastering English Plural Pronunciation
No full textThis poster addresses a common teaching challenge in linguistics and considers how to support ESL/EFL students in understanding and mastering a complex linguistic concept. Framing the challenge through students\u27 L1 and L2 language comparison, this poster addresses how teachers can effectively address this linguistic concept to enhance student comprehension and application. The research synthesizes findings from three scholarly sources, which consider cognitive, cultural, and instructional challenges that students face. The poster concludes with actionable insights for educators seeking to address persistent teaching challenges and enhance student success in the language classroom
Unlocking the Mystery of Auxiliary Verbs: Strategies for Teaching Spanish-Speaking ESL Students
No full textThis poster addresses a common teaching challenge in linguistics and considers how to support ESL/EFL students in understanding and mastering a complex linguistic concept. Framing the challenge through students\u27 L1 and L2 language comparison, this poster addresses how teachers can effectively address this linguistic concept to enhance student comprehension and application. The research synthesizes findings from three scholarly sources, which consider cognitive, cultural, and instructional challenges that students face. The poster concludes with actionable insights for educators seeking to address persistent teaching challenges and enhance student success in the language classroom
Breaking the Language Code: Mastering English Verb Conjugation for Spanish Speakers
No full textThis poster addresses a common teaching challenge in linguistics and considers how to support ESL/EFL students in understanding and mastering a complex linguistic concept. Framing the challenge through students\u27 L1 and L2 language comparison, this poster addresses how teachers can effectively address this linguistic concept to enhance student comprehension and application. The research synthesizes findings from three scholarly sources, which consider cognitive, cultural, and instructional challenges that students face. The poster concludes with actionable insights for educators seeking to address persistent teaching challenges and enhance student success in the language classroom
Making the middle matter: considering project-based, experiential, and work-based instructional strategies with middle school teachers
Get PDFMiddle school is about the growth, potential, and change of adolescents. Students at the middle school age level, generally ages 10 to 14, struggle with the dynamics of making the transitions from recess and active learning in elementary school to multiple teachers, bigger workloads and campuses, and larger student populations (Alexander et al., 1969; Howell et al., 2016). For this study, the instructional practices, and strategies of project-based, experiential, and work-based learning are researched including challenges, measurements of growth and success, and recommendations for future educators using these instructional delivery methods (Dincer, 2021; Flannery & Smith, 2021; Kalkan & Dagli, 2021; Kurt, 2022; Molinari & Grazia, 2023). The middle school groups of education are considerably overlooked by students, parents, and educators as insignificant, however, research shows that middle school is the prime time for students to explore career options and be given autonomy and confidence in their choice-making skills (Duke et al., 2020; Fortus et al., 2005; Hamlin, 2021; Lovette-Wilson et al., 2020). Students in grades six through eight can benefit from this research as more and better ways to teach them are explored. Instructional professionals, teachers, and administrators can utilize the skills embedded in the research to further their professional practice. Some of the themes discovered in this study included within the instructional practices and strategies encompassed how social constructivism impacts middle school teaching and learning, as well as autonomy, also emphasized are how design thinking can be useful at the middle school level, alongside collaboration and creativity. This phenomenological appreciative inquiry study seeks to determine best practices for engaging middle school students in their learning through specific instructional delivery methods. Key Terms: middle school, project-based learning, experiential learning, work-based learning, social constructivism, didactic, cognitive development
The Black experiences of education in the southern United States of America: retracing the geographical impacts of family, history, and society on academic achievement
Get PDFIn today\u27s global digital knowledge economy, we need learners to achieve academically toward the expectations of the future of work. Therefore, academic achievement is critical. Yet, academic achievement disparities exist globally. In the United States of America, the Black-White academic achievement gap has persisted since the beginnings of the achievement movement in 1970. The widening gaps of interest for this study focused on the U.S. Black-White achievement differences in the Southern U.S. states. The study analysis was quantitative and used t-test, ANOVA, and multiple regression as the statistical analysis techniques, analyzing the parent, family, community, and regional relationships with Grade 8 reading achievement. The study applies sociological imagination and social class worldview as theoretical lenses. The research questions asked were: (1) What is the relationship between the capital access of families and communities and parents’ performance and the Black-White academic achievement gaps among school-aged youth in the Southern U.S.?; (2) What is the relationship between family household income and academic achievement among Black-White school-age youths?; (3) What is the relationship between the socioeconomic composition of neighborhoods and academic achievement among Black-White school-aged youths?; (4) What is the relationship between family structure and academic achievement among Black-White school-age youths?; (5) What is the relationship between access to in-home internet connection and technological devices and academic achievement among Black-White school-age youths?; (6) What is the relationship between parental expectations, varied by education levels, and academic achievement among Black-White school-age youths?; and (7) What is the relationship between parent\u27s involvement in school-level activities and academic achievement among Black-White school-age youths? The study findings demonstrated a large effect (Cohen’s d ≥ 0.8) statistical significance for U.S. Black-White race/ethnicity on achievement, where Black families experienced the inequality; significance by U.S. regions for neighborhood composition (p \u3c .009) and family structure (p \u3c .001); no significance for U.S. Black-White race/ethnicity by U.S. regions, posing a national concern; and parental factors contributed the most variance (R2 = .194) on Grade 8 reading achievement scores. The conclusion provides a discussion and rationale of the U.S. regional insignificance, education practice recommendations, and future implications that suggest place-based perspectives on academic achievement gap reduction
The Need for Localized, Socio-economic Policy Measures for Controlling a Pandemic: An Empirical Study of COVID-19 in India
Get PDFThe COVID-19 pandemic, a black swan event, created an unprecedented global health hazard and disrupted global economic activities. During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, various governments announced lockdowns. India went under lockdown from 25 March 2020 for 21 days. These lockdowns disrupted the social fabric and economic activities. We examined the demographic and socio-economic determinants of COVID-19 infections and deaths across over 400 districts in India. Using statistical methods, we observed that the infection patterns demonstrate localized characteristics across districts. Areas with a larger male population and higher economic activity witnessed higher infection rates. Districts with more agricultural and backward caste populations and inferior latrine facilities experienced significantly higher mortality rates after controlling for infections and other variables, indicating that a higher concentration of economically deprived populations experience higher mortality. Mobility in spatially contiguous locations appears to be a significant determinant of new infections. Our study emphasizes the role of socio-economic factors in explaining the variation across districts. The findings support the need for locally-specific policy and social-distancing measures to control the spread