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How Native Landscaping and Irrigation Can Conserve Water in Mediterranean Climates
No full textThis paper explores how using native plants and proper irrigation can lead to sustainable water management in Mediterranean climates, and reinterprets water scarcity as a supply chain issue. Touching on growing populations, climate change, and water pollution, it examines international case studies from Chile, Egypt, and Spain to compare domestic examples at multiple California universities
Using the Companioning Model and Technological Innovations to Create Spaces of Belonging in Counselor Education Programs
Get PDFThis conceptual manuscript seeks to address challenges experienced by counseling students regarding feelings of non-belonging. We propose that the companioning model of grief counseling be integrated into existing counselor education curriculum through technological innovations to cultivate a sense of belonging. Due to the model’s alignment with humanistic counseling principles, such as non-judgment and person-centered interventions, the companioning model is applicable to fostering belonging in counselor education learning environments. Each tenet of the companioning model will be described, and a corresponding activity that aligns with the tenet will be explored. Each activity leverages technological innovations that provide a unique intersection that we propose will empower students to feel they belong to one another, to themselves, and to the counseling profession
Nurses\u27 Perspectives of Factors Influencing Type II Workplace Violence in a Pediatric Healthcare Setting: A Qualitative Study
No full textBackground: Healthcare-related workplace violence has steadily increased. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2020), from 2011 to 2018, workplace violence within healthcare settings increased from 6.4 to 10.4 incidents for every 10,000 full-time employees. Since then, the prevalence of workplace violence only continues to rise, adversely affecting healthcare professionals. Of the four types of workplace violence, Type II is most frequently reported within healthcare settings and refers to aggression and violence exhibited by patients and their families. Despite the increasing prevalence, there remains a paucity of research in relation to Type II workplace violence in pediatrics.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe nurses’ perceptions of factors influencing patient and family aggressive and violent behaviors in a pediatric healthcare setting.
Lines of Inquiry: The lines of inquiry were to describe patient and family aggressive and violent behaviors encountered by participants and their perception of factors influencing patient and family aggression and violence.
Methods: This study employed a qualitative descriptive design to understand factors influencing Type II workplace violence within a free-standing pediatric healthcare setting. Purposive sampling was utilized to select participants meeting the established inclusion criteria. Semi-structured interviews and follow-up interviews were conducted along with a member-checking focus group. Thematic analysis was done to arrive at the findings.
Findings: Thirteen pediatric nurses participated in this study. Participants reported encountering varying forms of physical and verbal aggression and violence from patients and families. The following six themes describe participants’ perception of factors influencing patient and family aggression and violence: (1) loss of control, (2) medical and mental health diagnoses and psychosocial histories, (3) ineffective communication, (4) spectrum of staff acceptance and tolerance of aggressive behaviors, (5) staff interactions with patients and families, and (6) enforcement of patient cares and organizational policies.
Implications: Several factors can influence patient and family aggression and violence. This study identified six themes, adding to the body of literature related to Type II healthcare-related workplace violence. Trends and opportunities for early intervention strategies and resource allocation, along with opportunities for additional research related to Type II workplace violence in pediatrics were identified
Spaces of Empowerment: A Study on University Multicultural Spaces & Civil Rights
Get PDFFollowing the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, American universities dedicated offices and centers to multiculturalism. This project questions how identity-centered spaces for empowerment operate in relation to efforts for institutional integration. This study proposes the term space(s) of empowerment to describe identity-based areas at universities [and other institutions] that encourage gathering of historically marginalized communities, their allies, and institutional supervisory support. The concept draws on architectural literature regarding political and economic power dynamics of space. Beginning with the University of San Diego’s United Front Multicultural Commons (UFMC), study includes reproductions of floor plans and memories. Analysis draws from Michel de Certeau’s Practice of Everyday Life, defining the UFMC as a practiced space asserting resilience and functioning as sanctuary for micro-groups. Broader investigation revealed more than 600 similar spaces whose timeline appears in reaction to the Civil Rights Movement. Vocabulary affiliated with these spaces shifted – from “multicultural” to “intercultural” to “united” – aligning with the progression of theory, notably Kimberlé Crenshaw’s coining of the term “intersectionality” at the turn of the 1990s. The study concludes in a moment of crisis, accelerated by the current administration, where policies systematically target spaces of empowerment and related DEI initiatives challenging, transforming, or closing of these spaces
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Get PDFGuide to the Department of Ethnic Studies records
Get PDFThe Department of Ethnic Studies records document the work done by faculty and students to establish an Ethnic Studies program at the University of San Diego. Records include departmental history and reflections written by Dr. Perez, Dr. Labovitz, and students. Information on the Irvine Foundation Grant that was awarded to USD is included. Records also include information gathered about Ethnic Studies programs at other universities, and information about establishment of the United Front Multicultural Center. Video footage, news coverage, and photographs of the November 30, 2000 Walk for Consciousness rally as well as the 2010 San Diego Ethnic Studies Consortium Presents First Annual Ethnic Studies Conference are also included.
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