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Being Black and Immigrant: Exploring the Experiences of Somali Youth in Urban High Schools in the United States.
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Licensing
No full textSocial work regulation in the United States emerged during the early 1930’s and today every state in the country has some form of social work licensing. The primary purpose of such regulation is to protect the public from incompetent or unethical practitioners by ensuring a minimal level of competence. Each state determines the qualifications a social worker must possess and defines what constitutes social work practice. Regulatory boards are also established through state authority as a means of holding professionals accountable. Boards provide an accessible system for the public to file complaints of wrong-doing by social workers. Despite regulation in every state, very few have established a separate category of regulation for social workers engaging in macro practice. Macro practice social work activities may be found in state statute, but do not comprise the common understanding of regulated social work practice. The impact of regulation on macro practice social workers is an area needing further exploration and attention within the field
How regulation of macro practice social work impacts diversity, equity, and inclusion
No full textThis presentation was a snapshot of a presentation given at the Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education. The title of the talk was How regulation of macro practice social work impacts diversity, equity, and inclusion . Data regarding the demographic makeup of both the profession as well as its educational programs and regulation practices was presented
The Effects of Structured Student Interactions on Musical Ability in a High School Orchestra Setting
Get PDFThis action research project looked at the potential effects of structured student interactions, such as peer-assisted learning and reciprocal peer tutoring, on student musical ability and understanding in a high school instrumental ensemble classroom. The study took place at a suburban high school in the Midwestern United States and included 45 students enrolled in a non-audition string orchestra. Qualitative and quantitative data was collected during three units that occurred in hybrid, online, and in-person learning settings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Quantitative data was obtained through scores on teacher-made pre- and post-assessments, while qualitative data was collected through field notes and student questionnaires. The data was put through statistical analysis to help determine growth. The study found mixed results. Structured student interactions have varying degrees of impact on student ability and understanding
Effects of Lateral Violence Education on Improving the Wellbeing in Emergency Room Nurses
Get PDFThe stress of a constantly changing work environment in healthcare causes staff to takeout their aggravation on each other. This behavior is called bullying or lateral violence (Blair, 2013; Castronovo et al., 2015). Lateral violence creates a cycle of abuse that disempowers the nurse, who then take their frustration out on their colleagues around them. This quality improvement project examines the improved awareness of emergency room nurses, following a 15-minute lateral violence education module. The intended purpose of this education module would be to increase the nurse awareness of lateral violence, improved peer to peer communication, and improve nurse teamwork, wellbeing and collaboration. Of the respondents, 50 percent of them strongly agreed that their awareness of lateral violence improved after the education module. The nurses were able to accurately identify why lateral violence awareness is important to their work and when those behaviors are present in their work environment. Authentic leadership theory (Avolio & Gardner, 2005; Bass & Steidlmeier, 1999; Cianci et al., 2014; & Iles et al., 2005) and Nurse as a Wounded Healer theory (Caan, 2000; Christie & Jones, 2014; Schwab et al., 2016) were the two theoretical frameworks that grounded this project. This project allowed growth and evolution of leadership from a place of compassion, heart, and understanding of the emergency nurses and how all these relationships are interconnected. A significant limitation of this study was the daily staffing shortages that prevented the nurses from attending the education modules. In response to this obstacle, an online version of the education module was created. The nurses that attended or listened to the online module valued the education and verbalized that the module was a needed tool to their work arsenal
Factors associated with healthy ageing: a comparative study between China and the United States
No full textThis study compares the associators of healthy ageing in China and the United States, using the 2005–2014 Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS) and the 2004–2014 Health and Retirement Study (HRS). Health ageing is measured using an overall healthy ageing index (HAI), defined according to five dimensions: no major chronic diseases, free of physical functional impairment, free of cognitive impairment, no depressive symptoms, and socially active engagement. Multilevel logistic regression analysis is adopted to explore the association of demographic characteristics, socioeconomic status, and healthy lifestyles with the odds ratios of healthy ageing in China and the United States. Results indicate that the proportion of individuals experiencing healthy ageing is slightly higher in US than Chinese older adults aged 65–100 (25.67% vs 23.27%). Nevertheless, Chinese oldest-old (80–100) have a higher proportion of healthy ageing than American oldest-old (15.05% vs. 12.19%). Our results indicate that the odds of healthy ageing decrease with age, whereas they increase with education, income, marriage, and health behaviours. The odds of healthy ageing are lower for older Chinese women than men, whereas the odds are higher for older US women. Moreover, non-white elders in the United States have significantly lower odds of healthy ageing than their white counterparts. These findings suggest certain similar patterns of healthy ageing across two countries, but distinct patterns do exist. Promoting gender and racial equalities in healthy ageing are crucial for Chinese and American policymakers, respectively