93 research outputs found
The Gatehouse A Restorative Justice/Peer-Support Group Approach To Healing Childhood Sexual Trauma
No full textIn the first part of this article the author addresses two key research questions: “What factors are needed for healing to occur in a peer-support group for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse and is ‘The Gatehouse’ (GH) adult phase one, restorative, peer-support group effective in providing those factors and therefore in providing healing for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse?” In the second part of the article the author addresses two additional key research questions: “What are the major potential challenges for an adult peer-support group and does The Gatehouse adult phase one, restorative, peer-support group for survivors of childhood sexual abuse effectively manage these major potential challenges?” The author uses several methodologies in addressing the study’s key questions. The author interviews ten group facilitators, including the Executive Director at GH, and twelve victims (survivors) who completed the phase one, GH peer-support program to determine the major factors needed in a peer-support group for survivor healing to occur. As well, the interviewees provided valuable information regarding the effectiveness of GH program in addressing these factors. Finally, the interviewees provided important information regarding the major potential challenges that a peer-support group can present and the effectiveness of GH program in managing them. The author also analyzes The Gatehouse survivors’/group members’ survey feedback questionnaire responses collected from 2017-2020, inclusive, concerning the effectiveness of GH adult phase one, restorative/peer-support group program in addressing survivors’ emotional needs. Also, the author relies on research studies and materials on restorative justice and peer-support groups as they relate to the key research questions. Finally, the author contributes relevant observations he made through his lens as a GH phase one group facilitator as they relate to the key research questions. It is a finding of this study that there are certain factors that must be in place for healing to occur. These factors are: the major emotional needs of the survivor must be addressed; survivors must learn important social skill and self-coping techniques, strategies and tips; and survivors must be informed regarding important information about childhood sexual abuse and what support services are available to them in their community. As well, this study shows that GH successfully incorporates these factors into its group program and therefore provides meaningful healing for survivors. This study also shows that there are major challenges that GH must address in operating the peer-support program (including dealing with conflict in the group, dominating group members, excessive negativity and strong emotions in the group)and that GH group facilitators are managing these challenges well. It is the author’s aspiration that practitioners working with adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse avail themselves of the information and training that GH provides to like-minded government and community agencies
Construction and screening of plant genomic libraries
No full textA library of pea (Pisum sativum L) genomic DNA in bacteriophage EMBL3 was screened for seed storage protein genes of the legumin and vicilin families. Three genomic clones were isolated. One of the clones was found to contain a gene in the Leg A sub-family which was designated Leg E. The nucleotide and predicted amino acid sequence of Leg E were compared to those of Leg A. The coding sequences of both genes are strongly homologous with only 9 bases difference out of 1560 bases. A second genomic clone contained two genes from the Leg J subfamily. Leg J and Leg K. The clone was shown to overlap with a genomic clone isolated previously, JC5 (Gatehouse et al. 1988). Strong homology was found between the Leg K and Leg J sequences. The Leg K gene is predicted to be pseudogene, due to the conversion of the ATG methionine start codon to a GTG valine codon and the presence of a stop codon in the 5' end of the coding sequence in the reading frame predicted by the first subsequent start codon. A genomic library was constructed for Arabidopsis thaliana, using EMBL3 as a vector to sub-clone Sau3AI partially digested Arabidopsis genomic DNA. About 8 x 10(^4) random clones were obtained when the ligated vector DNA and insert were in vitro packaged. The Arabidopsis gene library was screened for clones containing sequences encoding the cell wall protein extensin, using a rape (Brassica napus L extensin cDNA as a probe. Six clones were isolated, two of which were restriction mapped. One of them was partially sequenced. This clone did not contain an extensin gene homologous to the probe sequence, and only contained a short extensin-like sequence which was responsible for the observed hybridisation. The putative gene may represent another type of protein, since it was expressed in the root of Arabidopsis and Brassica napus L, as shown by "Northern" blots which were probed with labelled DNA from the clone
The time course and magnitude of perceptual acclimatization to frequency responses: Evidence from monaural fitting of hearing aids
No full textRehabilitation: identification of needs, priorities and expectations, and the evaluation of benefit
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