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The development of social competence in students with General Learning Difficulties in early primary grades: The necessity of psychological support programmes in schools
Get PDFFrom Wiley via Jisc Publications RouterHistory: received 2023-04-29, rev-recd 2023-09-06, accepted 2024-02-08, epub 2024-02-25Article version: VoRPublication status: PublishedStudents with General Learning Difficulties present low levels of social competence. In order to increase them, students participate in school psychological support programmes. There are no research data available in Greece regarding social competence in students with General Learning Difficulties in the first grades of elementary school. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the efficiency of an intervention programme, which focused on strengthening their social competence, in the first grades of primary school. The levels of social competence of the students were evaluated before and after the implementation of an 8‐month social empowerment programme, following a mixed‐methods approach with the use of semi‐structured interviews and observation in the school context. The participants were 21 students with General Learning Difficulties, 18 education professionals, whose classes the 21 students attended, together with the 21 parents of these students (one parent per student). The results showed that the social competence of the participants was low before and that it increased after their participation in the intervention programme. In addition, girls had higher social competence than boys both before and after their participation in the intervention programme. These results highlight the benefits of classroom intervention programmes for children with General Learning Difficulties.24pubpub
Creative arts as self-care: vicarious trauma, resilience and the trainee art therapist
No full textFrom Crossref journal articles via Jisc Publications RouterHistory: received 2023-02-02, accepted 2023-12-05, epub 2024-03-20, issued 2024-03-20, published 2024-03-20Publication status: PublishedDayna Ortner - ORCID: 0000-0002-7770-1249
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7770-1249Item is not available in this repository.Background
Research shows that indirect trauma can negatively affect professionals in helping professions, with students and young professionals at greater risk, particularly if they have a personal history of trauma. Research suggests that engaging in the creative arts may help professionals process vicarious trauma and promote resilience.
Context
This paper explores the use of creative arts practice for self-care by an art therapy trainee with lived experience of somatic disorder symptoms and complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD), working in a secure setting.
Approach
Using a trauma lens, the paper discusses how the creative arts can ameliorate the effects of indirect trauma when working as a trainee art therapist in a challenging context. The trainee’s early life experiences elucidate the challenges of countertransference and trauma. The creative arts process supports the reflexive skills an art therapist uses for effective practice.
Outcomes
The creative arts as a self-care practice supported the trainee art therapist to negotiate her dissociative defence style. It was an effective tool for managing the ill-effects of exposure to trauma, including somatic symptoms, and benefited the trainee’s development.
Conclusions
The creative arts helped the trainee to reconnect with her body and emotions, and subsequently benefited her clinical thinking.29pubpub
Mismatched expectations: Experiences of nurses returning to prescribing
Get PDFAlison Wood - ORCID: 0000-0002-5625-8778
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5625-8778Item is embargoed until 6 months after publication.Background
Research has identified continuing professional development (CPD) for active
prescribers to be a challenge, particularly identifying a lack of confidence and anxiety
around prescribing (Weglicki et al 2015). Anecdotally support to regain their prescribing
knowledge and competence to facilitate safe prescribing requires some exploration for
organisations, mangers and those practitioners.
Aim
The aim of this research is to gain an insight into practitioners’ experience of returning
to prescribing in their clinical role following a period on non-activity.
Methods,
Online semi- structured interviews with 5 prescribers were conducted with interview
transcripts thematically analysed by the research team.
Findings,; four findings were found to be relevant individual, the team, organisation and
the mismatch between these.
Conclusion
Considering these results are important to support those who return to prescribing to
ensure safe and effective practice and a positive experience for all involved.pubpu
English (Scottish) speech development
No full textJames M Scobbie - ORCID: 0000-0003-4509-6782
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4509-6782Sonja Schaeffler - ORCID: 0000-0003-0493-9165 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0493-9165Item is restricted in this repository.Scottish English is primarily spoken in Scotland, U.K. It is a national quasi-standard variety of English with a range of social and geographical variants. It can be characterized as a highly distinctive accent (or accent group) of English, mainly due to its relationship to Scots. Its strongly distinct character may be more phonetic, prosodic and lexical than strictly phonemic and phonological, so for practical reasons it can be assumed that its inventory and consonant phonotactics overlap sufficiently with other varieties for many “British English” clinical resources to be applicable. Scottish English is, however, rhotic in its prestige
varieties, which makes it markedly different from non-rhotic Southern Standard British English and other non-rhotic varieties. There are few specific studies of children’s acquisition of Scottish English, though Scottish children are often incorporated in larger studies in the U.K. Research on Scottish English has focused on social variation, speech production, and remediation techniques augmented with real time visual biofeedback, involving children with speech sound disorders and cleft palate. Commonly-used speech assessments and interventions have not been developed specifically for this variety of English.inpressinpres
Knowledge of gendered needs among the planners and policy makers for prevention of NCDs in Bangladesh: a qualitative exploration
Get PDFFrom Springer Nature via Jisc Publications RouterHistory: received 2024-01-02, registration 2024-04-22, accepted 2024-04-22, epub 2024-05-27, online 2024-05-27, collection 2024-12-01Acknowledgements: We express our gratitude to the individuals who generously dedicated their time as study participants. This project received support from the European Union. The writers would like to thank the governments of Bangladesh and Canada for providing icddr,b with core support.Publication status: PublishedDaniel Reidpath - ORCID: 0000-0002-8796-0420
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8796-0420VoR updated with corrected version 2024-07-03. More information available at: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-024-02210-7.Background: Globally, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are increasingly the primary cause of mortality and morbidity among women. Like many developing countries, Bangladesh also faces a growing burden of NCDs. The “Multisectoral Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases, 2018–2025” signifies Bangladesh’s commitment to comprehensively combating the rising burden of NCDs. This study investigates the perceptions of those involved in developing the action plan and if/how a gender lens was incorporated into its implementation. Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted with 25 key individuals involved in a high-level committee to develop and implement Bangladesh’s multisectoral action plan to address the burden of NCDs. Data were collected between July and November 2021, and thematic analysis was conducted. Results: The findings revealed that interviewees believed the multisectoral action plan adopted a population-wide approach without considering gender-specific needs. This study presents the explanations for this inattention under five themes: (1) A population-level approach to NCD prevention; (2) Understanding women’s health beyond reproductive health; (3) Absence of gender-specific programs; (4) Lack of consideration of gender constraints on physical activity; and (5) Lack of collaborative efforts to address NCDs beyond the health ministry. Conclusion: In conclusion, governments in countries like Bangladesh can develop more effective strategies to reduce the disease burden of NCDs among women by recognizing and addressing the gendered nature of preventive health. This can be achieved by promoting gender-responsive research, programs, and policy initiatives that consider women’s specific health concerns, ultimately leading to better health outcomes for all.pubpu
Twitter, Politics, and the Pandemic: An Analysis of Government and Political Communication About Covid in Scotland
Get PDFIsidoropaolo Casteltrione - ORCID: 0000-0002-7969-6500
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7969-6500This article examines the intersection of politics, government, and health communication in the Scottish Twittersphere during the Covid-19 outbreak. It captures two phases of the pandemic: the beginning of the health crisis, and the rollout of the vaccination programme, coinciding with the emergence of the Delta variant in Scotland. A combination of thematic, quantitative content and social network analyses is employed to identify key themes emerging from the tweets of selected government and politicians' accounts, and to explore the formation of social networks communities. The thematic analysis reveals that Twitter has primarily been used for disseminating information about the virus, preventative measures, and government interventions, with limited efforts towards public engagement. Twitter communications became increasingly partisan as the pandemic progressed, with users frequently using the crisis as a political proxy. Five major clusters were detected in the Twitter network: two highly partisan and polarised clusters; a group containing numerous news media accounts reporting on the pandemic, and two clusters focusing primarily on the vaccination programme and the provision of health information, where the First Minister and the Scottish Government operate. Implications of these findings for government and political communication in health crises are discussed.https://doi.org/10.47368/ejhc.2024.1055pubpub
A Systematic Review of the CO-OP Approach for Children and Adults With Developmental Coordination Disorder
No full textSabine Vincon - ORCID: 0000-0002-1406-975X
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1406-975XItem is not available in this repository.Purpose of Review
Support for the Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) Approach exists, but its specific evidence base for children and adults with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is unclear. Accordingly, the objective of this study was to synthesize and critically assess the evidence regarding the use of the CO-OP approach with children and adults with DCD. A systematic review of four health-related databases was conducted to identify studies, published from 1998 to 2023, which reported on the effectiveness of the CO-OP approach or explored its components. Following data extraction and critical appraisal, the strength of the body of evidence for the outcomes extracted was assessed, and a meta-analysis of three of the studies was conducted.
Recent Findings
Thirty-one articles were selected. Findings consistently support CO-OP’s effectiveness with children having DCD, yielding positive outcomes for specific measures. However, characteristics of identified studies highlight the need for more rigorous research to bolster confidence in the evidence base.
Summary
This systematic review serves as a compelling call for an extended and diverse body of research aimed at deepening our understanding of the CO-OP approach. Exploration of its effectiveness across the lifespan, its adaptability, and its theoretical foundations is essential.https://doi.org/10.1007/s40474-023-00290-8aheadofprintaheadofprin
Adapting Sunset Song: Authorial, Industrial and National Discourses in the 2015 film adaptation of Sunset Song
Get PDFThis article has been accepted for publication by International Review of Scottish Studies published by Edinburgh University Press. https://euppublishing.com/toc/irss/currentThis article traces the discourses shaping the 2015 film adaptation of Sunset Song, directed by Terence Davies. In doing so it shows how the film, and Gibbon’s original novel, are involved in complex negotiations of ideas about Scottishness. In the case of the film, this can be seen through a sophisticated and poetic visual engagement with some aspects of the novel’s characterisation of Chris Guthrie, its use of language and its representation of landscapes. But it can also be seen in paratextual materials which demonstrate the route taken by the producers and director in negotiating the fraught economic terrain of feature length filmmaking in Scotland, both in terms of its funding applications to national funder creative Scotland, and the way it mobilised particular discourses of art-house and auteur cinema in its marketing and production materials. Finally, through a close look at the emphasis on militarism, femininity and landscape in the film text, the article considers how the film performs a kind of Scotland that is both amenable to the tastes of the filmmaker, desires of the public funder and the art-house, film festival circuit where it will primarily be consumed.https://doi.org/10.3366/irss.2024.002749pubpub
Learn@Lunch: Developing a continuing professional development programme to raise knowledge and awareness of drinking alcohol as an occupation in later life
Get PDFAnthony Schrag - ORCID: 0000-0001-8660-7572
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8660-7572Sarah Kantartzis - ORCID: 0000-0001-5191-015X
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5191-015XIntroduction:
Occupational therapists in acute practice are increasingly likely to work routinely with people in later life who drink alcohol. Therefore, this knowledge translation study aimed to evaluate the development of a continuing professional development Learn@Lunch programme, designed to enhance awareness and understanding of occupational therapists who work in an acute hospital setting, of drinking alcohol as an occupation in later life.
Method:
Guided by the Promoting Action of Research Implementation in Health Sciences framework, the continuing professional development programme was developed, and a qualitative evaluation undertaken. This included pre- and post-focus groups with occupational therapists (n = 8) in an acute setting, where the programme was delivered, pre- and post-programme delivery interviews with the research champion recruited from the site, and one interview with the Allied Health Professions Service Lead.
Findings:
Findings indicate the Learn@Lunch continuing professional development programme enhanced therapist knowledge and understanding of the changing patterns of drinking alcohol in later life. However, practical barriers exist impacting how participants perceived the value and delivery of the programme.
Conclusion:
Learn@Lunch was an effective continuing professional development programme and supported enhanced knowledge and awareness of drinking alcohol as an occupation in later life, leading to changes in local acute occupational therapy practice.The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was funded by an Elizabeth Casson Trust Implementation Study Grant.https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022624128072588pubpub
‘Well, Our Goal Is to Achieve Sustainable Quiet and Security for Our People’: Negotiating Calls for Ceasefires in the Gaza War of 2014 in Mainstream English News Media by Israeli Spokespersons
Get PDFChris McVittie - ORCID: 0000-0003-0657-7524
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0657-7524In this study, we examined how calls for ceasefires were negotiated by Israeli spokespersons in mainstream English news media during one instance of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: the Gaza War of 2014. Recent scholarship in peace studies has begun to examine how ‘peace’ and ‘violence’ are variously constructed to advance vested positions. We extend this focus through a discursive psychological examination of another ostensibly desirable outcome in conflicts, namely ‘ceasefire’. Findings show that the desirability of ceasefires and their negotiation is closely bound to the management of stake and interest by both media persons and Israeli spokespersons. The latter neither explicitly rejected nor accepted calls for ceasefires. Instead, they downgraded ceasefires in favour of other versions of cessation of conflict, framed as ‘sustainable peace’. This allowed for the non-acceptance of ceasefires while, paradoxically, justifying ongoing and further military actions in Gaza. Together, these findings point to the relevance of psychological practices of justifying, managing stake, and avoiding seeming committed to violence in talking about conflict and peace. Findings are discussed in relation to research in peace and political psychology, and implications for the ongoing attacks on Gaza.https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.1403912pubpub
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