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A qualitative study of the therapists experience counselling non-native English speaking clients in Dublin
No full textThis study looks at the individual therapist’s experience when counselling non native
English speaking clients in Dublin. The views of the participants were sought on the
barriers imposed by cultural differences in both verbal and non verbal communication
in the therapeutic relationship. Their opinion was sought on the necessity for specific
counselling competencies and training when working cross culturally. A qualitative
approach using semi-structured interviews was used to gather the information. Five
therapists from different counselling disciplines working in varied practice centres in
Dublin participated in the study. One of the main study findings is that the therapists
who have experience of training and/or counselling outside Ireland have a deeper
understanding of the subtle nuances of cultural differences than those therapists who
trained in a monocultural campus. A recommendation arising from the study is that
access to cultural mediators would be a valuable resource and support for therapists
working interculturally. Author keywords: Intercultural counselling, language difference, non-verbal communication, cultural awarenes
Vicarious trauma and posttraumatic growth : a study of how interpreters working in psychotherapy are impacted by their work
No full textFindings are presented for a qualitative study that explored the potential vicarious traumatisation and posttraumatic growth experienced by interpreters working in psychotherapy with refugees and asylum seekers. Six interpreters working in the same centre were interviewed. They reported being aware of being negatively impacted by their work, but expressed that the benefits of their experience outweigh their temporary emotional burden. The need to handle intense emotions during the sessions was found challenging and some of them reported intrusive thoughts after working hours. They mentioned that they have access to adequate training, support systems and self-care strategies, which seem to contribute to their overall positive experience. Both training and support are provided by the same therapists who work with them. The need for further training was acknowledged. Support at work takes the form of monthly support groups and debriefing sessions with psychotherapy staff, if there is a need for it. Personal coping strategies were also shared, such as cooking, writing, talking to friends and dancing, among others. Most participants attend personal therapy, but this does not form part of the support system at their workplace. Additional stressors related to the lack of role clarity for interpreters among therapists, clients and interpreters themselves were discussed. Issues of trust among the three parties in the interpreter-mediated psychotherapy, the level of involvement of interpreters in the therapeutic work, and keeping boundaries were particularly emphasised. The growth experienced by the interpreters was varied, including existential questioning, a life purpose and better relationships with those around. The implications of the study for agencies working with trauma survivors through interpreters are considered, together with some recommendations of best practices for working with interpreters and providing interpreters’ training and support. The lack of sufficient research in the area of mental health interpreting and posttraumatic growth is acknowledged. Author keywords: Interpreting, vicarious traumatisation, vicarious posttraumatic growth, trauma, trauma work, mental health interpreting, interpreters in counselling, interpreting in psychotherap
Secondary school teachers perception of the types of stress experienced in the school setting
No full textThis study investigates Teachers’ perceptions of the level of stress they experience as a direct result of their occupation, within the classroom and related to external factors, including Management, Society, and Government. A qualitative methodology was employed using a semi-structured interview. Six participants were interviewed, three male and three female; each with at least twenty years experience. The schools were representative of schools in Ireland and included advantaged and disadvantaged, urban and rural. The aim of the study was to show that teacher stressors and coping mechanisms in Ireland have changed over the past twenty years. The results supported this overall aim with student misbehaviour, parental interference, perceived societal reduced value of the teacher, a feeling of isolation, the inflexibility of the curriculum and mixed ability students within mainstream classrooms being cited as the major differentials. However, stress response was not shown to be a key coping strategy. Differentials were seen between the male and the female participants relative to the experience of emotional exhaustion. Limitations in the study included a small cohort of six participants; a lack of variety in the type of participant; some errors in the design of the questionnaire; the lack of a specific methodology to measure the participant’s stress. Recommendations include the need to more fully evaluate the impact of the changed society on teachers, both from the teacher’s perspective and societies; a comparative national study to evaluate if female teachers experience emotional exhaustion more than males; the need to incorporate stress education and training as a preventative measure in all schools nationally
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Identification of the conditions for successful implementation of the drug prevention programme 'Walk Tall' in Irish primary schools
No full textThe purpose of this research was to identify the conditions of successful implementation of the universal, school drug primary prevention programme, Walk Tall, in Irish primary schools. This research relied on the expert views of Irish primary school teachers, who are at the front line of the delivery of the Walk Tall programme. Data was collected by means of interviews of ten primary school teachers and by questionnaires. The study aimed at establishing the validity of three main hypotheses: the characteristics of schools and schools daily life, the teachers' perceptions of the primary school curriculum and the socio-cultural characteristics of schools' environments influence successful implementation of the Walk Tall programme in Irish primary schools. Each main hypothesis was divided into several sub-hypotheses in order to refine the research. The definition of success, suggested by most teachers, in relation to the implementation of the Walk Tall programme, was to equip pupils with the necessary self-esteem and decision making skills before starting secondary education. In relation to the first hypothesis, findings established that the reality of schools' facilities, a high proportion of children of foreign parents within the schools and the existence of extra-curricular activities within the schools could have a negative influence on the successful implementation of the Walk Tall programme, while parents' involvement in school life could favour it. It was also established that schools' status, the implementations of a school substance misuse policy, targeted programmes and ad hoc interventions within the schools did not influence positively or negatively successful implementation of the Walk Tall programme. Regarding the second hypothesis, the study concluded that the primary school curriculum, perceived as overcrowded by teachers had a negative impact on successful implementation of the Walk Tall programme, while the good quality of the programme as a pedagogical tool and structured working relationship among schools' staff acted as positive factors for successful implementation of Walk Tall within primary schools. Finally, in relation to the third hypothesis, the study established that school locations within a Local Drug Task Force area or a disadvantaged area did not impact significantly on successful implementation of the Walk Tall programme. The same conclusion was reached for the presence of significant misuse within the schools' environments as well as schools' locations in inner-city or suburban settings. However, considering that none of the schools located outside the Greater Dublin area have implemented the Walk Tall programme, it was possible to state that a location outside Dublin or any other Irish cities, may influence the absence of successful implementation of the Walk Tall programme
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Get PDFWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
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