102 research outputs found
Podcast Special: Identifying and managing student anxiety
No full textAn educator can have an important role in identifying and managing student anxiety. Dr Rowena Conroy, a clinical psychologist, joins us for this podcast to give some practical tips on how educators can assist students experiencing anxiety
Here be stories: exploring maps in children’s books with medieval cultural treasures and The Stone Feather lighting the way
No full textThrough my creative practice in writing the children’s novel The Stone Feather,inspired by Domesday Book; the creation of my own artworks, including maps of thefictional world I have created; and my research into medieval ‘cultural treasures’ – inparticular manuscripts and mappae mundi – I have discovered a fresh lens throughwhich to explore and illuminate the presence and purpose of maps in children’s books. Ifocus on interlace as a ‘perceptual mode’1 and ideas around the ‘meditativeengagement’2 that interlace design encourages, in relation to the roles that literary mapsplay, as well as its impact on my own process as a writer.My thesis is presented within the context of contemporary publishing and theneed for children to develop a high level of visual literacy in a world dominated byvisual images. My critical commentary includes a review of children’s books thatfeature maps and ‘cultural treasures’ as an integral part of imaginative world buildingand explores the notion of the ‘author as curator’.As an adventure story for 8-12 year olds with an ethical heart, The Stone Featheroffers children the opportunity to reflect on different models of masculinity, compassionand strength – aspects of this original work that are valuable and timely
Children’s daily life after potentially traumatic injury: A naturalistic observation study.
No full textAlthough family environment in the aftermath of potentially traumatic pediatric injury appears critical to recovery, there are no studies observing children’s daily life at home. We aimed to explore the daily family environment (activities and interactions) of 3- to 16-year-olds and their families following an injury requiring hospital admission. We used the electronically activated recorder (EAR; Mehl et al. 2001) to gather detailed, moment-to-moment observational data for 71 child participants (59% male; Mage = 10.41 years, SD = 3.60) during 2 days at home, within a month of their injury. We also explored associations between either acute stress symptoms or perceived social support and characteristics of daily family environment. TV exposure was a dominant feature in children’s lives, 38.62% of children’s wake time, SD = 22.20%. Children interacted with others an average of 46.80% of their wake time (SD = 18.05%). Older children spent more time alone than younger children, and mothers were children’s most frequent interaction partners, 44.22% of children’s interaction time, SD = 22.06%; followed by siblings, M = 36.59%, SD = 28.74%; and fathers, M = 22.78%, SD = 22.80%. There were few associations between either acute stress symptoms or perceived social support and daily family environment, with some correlations varying across child age and sex. The findings give first insights into clinically relevant aspects of child daily family environment after pediatric injury. This study provides a benchmark for future naturalistic observation studies of family life after trauma. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved
Injury talk: Spontaneous parent-child conversations in the aftermath of a potentially traumatic event
No full textBackground: While talking about traumatic experiences is considered central to psychological recovery, little is known about how these conversations occur in daily life. Objective: We investigated spontaneous injury talk among parents and children in the aftermath of a child’s hospitalisation due to physical trauma, and its relationship with children’s socioemotional functioning. Methods: In a prospective naturalistic observation study, we audio-sampled the daily life of 71 families with the Electronically Activated Recorder after their child (3–16 years old) was discharged from hospital. We collected close to 20 000 snippets of audio information, which were double-coded for conversation characteristics, and measured children’s socioemotional functioning with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) at 6 weeks and 3 months postinjury. Findings: The children were involved in injury talk for, on average, 46 min/day, 9 min of which referred to emotions. Children had significantly more injury conversations with their mothers than with their fathers. The tone of injury conversations was significantly more positive than that of non-injury conversations. More direct injury talk was associated with fewer problems on the emotion subscale of the SDQ at 3 months. Other associations between aspects of injury talk and children’s socioemotional functioning were mostly non-significant, although they appeared to be stronger at 3 months than at 6 weeks. Conclusions: Families spontaneously talked about the injury and associated issues for about the same amount of time per day as a therapist might within a session (a ‘therapy hour’). Clinical implications Making full use of naturally occurring injury talk may be a valuable direction for parent and family-focused postinjury interventions. However, the study design prevents causal inference, and further exploration is warranted.Version of Recor
"Gäller att passa in i bilden eller så är man fel på det..." En kvalitativ studie i mäns upplevelse av att bli ofrivilligt far
No full textABSTRACT Author: Rowena E. Nystrand Title: “It’s a case of fitting into the picture, otherwise you’ve failed …” A qualitative study of men's experience of becoming an involuntary father (translated title) Supervisor: Anders Östnäs Assessor: Håkan Jönson The background to this paper lies in a media interest in the problems of unwilling fathers but with very little research having been done in the area. During the 1990’s, interest in male research increased but the focus on the maternal role still dominates in 2010.The aim of the paper is to describe and analyse men’s experiences of becoming unwilling fathers. More specifically, by means of interviews, the paper endeavours to capture the experience of involuntary fatherhood: how it affects the individual in his different roles, society’s views of unwilling fathers, what sort of support society can offer and how the relationship to the child’s mother is affected. The study is based on a qualitative approach with four semi-structured interviews. Two of these are with unwilling fathers and two are with researchers in the area of male parenting/involuntary fatherhood. The result showed that all men can become unwilling fathers, that the reasons for unwillingness may be several and that the experience can vary. Common factors are powerlessness and a crisis process. The relationship to the child’s mother is generally affected and the relationship is seldom maintained. Support from society may vary, depending on how willing the man is to accept help, depending on the resources of the local municipality and also the amount of commitment there is to the issue. More research in the area is desirable, which can result in the level of knowledge among professional people being raised. This can ultimately lead to unwilling fathers being able to get help in their roles both as men and in their roles as fathers. Key words: Qualitative Study, Involuntary Fatherhood, Parenting, Responsibility, Crisis Process, Powerlessness
Correction for Millership et al., Increased lipolysis and altered lipid homeostasis protect -synuclein-null mutant mice from diet-induced obesity
No full textCorrection for “Increased lipolysis and altered lipid homeostasis protect γ-synuclein–null mutant mice from diet-induced obesity,” by Steven Millership, Natalia Ninkina, Irina A. Guschina, Jessica Norton, Ricardo Brambilla, Pieter J. Oort, Sean H. Adams, Rowena J. Dennis, Peter J. Voshol, Justin J. Rochford, and Vladimir L. Buchman, which appeared in issue 51, December 18, 2012, of Proc Natl Acad Sci USA (109:20943–20948; first published December 3, 2012; 10.1073/pnas.1210022110). The authors note that the author name Ricardo Brambilla should instead appear as Riccardo Brambilla. The corrected author line appears below. The online version has been corrected
Children's memory for traumatic events : the influence of post-event avoidance and elaboration
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Challenges in the business models of creative professional service firms
No full textRecent studies have shown that professionals in the built environment need new or improved business strategies to survive in increasingly dynamic and competitive environments. To gain insight into how professional businesses can be successfully reshaped, a profound understanding of their business models is necessary. So far, business model research in project-based organisations has focused on large companies that are primarily profit-oriented. Work that addresses the business challenges of small, creative service firms is extremely limited. This study aims to develop knowledge around the business models of architectural firms by focusing on their value propositions, value creation and value capture. Iterating between business model literature and empirical data from 41 semi-structured interviews with Dutch architects and clients, architectural firms’ business models were systematically examined regarding theirconfigurations and outcomes. This resulted in an overview of key business model components, their interrelationships and accompanying challenges for architectural firms. The study contributes to theory and practice by the development of a strategic decision making framework that specifically addresses the business model challenges of small creative service firms. The framework helps practitioners to enhance their business strategies and to develop new or improved business models with increased benefits.Design & Construction ManagementManagement in the Built Environmen
The history and development of the Georgia Chapter of the American Association of Social Workers, 1944
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