IMPROVING THE DELIVERY OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND RELATED SERVICES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The utility of organizational behavior management (OBM) for improving the delivery of special education and related services in public school districts was investigated in three experimental studies. Each study employed a multiple baseline design to judge the efficacy of an OBM intervention on service delivery problems common to most public school organizations. The problems and OBM interventions were: (1) expanding the range of functioning of school psychologists through performance feedback; (2) training special service teams to develop valuable individual education programs (IEPs) with a behavioral, in-service training program; and (3) ensuring the implementation of a special education resource room program by means of program consultation. All interventions were implemented by public school program managers and staff. In each study, the particular intervention resulted in improvement in service delivery performance. Results of the studies are discussed within the context of the recently enacted legislation for the education of handicapped children and in terms of generality to mental health, business, and industrial settings.     

‘We’re Civil Servants’: The Status of Trauma-Informed Care in the Community

ABSTRACT

Trauma-informed care (TIC) in social service organizations means that the organizations operate with the understanding that everyone involved has possibly experienced trauma in their lifetime. This qualitative study examined local service organizations’ usage of the 5 main principles of TIC: safety, trustworthiness, collaboration, empowerment, and choice (as developed by Fallot & Harris, 2006). Ten focus groups (n = 69) and 6 individual interviews (n = 6) with employees from administration through management were interviewed such that almost all facets of each agency were represented. The participants were asked about their agencies’ policies and practices for utilizing the 5 principles of TIC. The results suggest that the vast majority of organizations in this study implemented many of the principles of TIC with clients, though they had not labeled their practices as “trauma-informed.” However, although clients were receiving TIC, some of the principles were neglected as they pertain to staff, such as choice and empowerment. The findings of this study suggest that agencies are unaware of the relevance of TIC as it relates to staff. It is recommended that future research examine whether the use of TIC in agencies prevents “burnout,” high turnover rates, and vicarious traumatization of staff.     

The Aesthetics of Aircraft Safety Cards: Spatial Negotiations and Affective Mobilities in Diagrammatic Instructions

Instructional diagrams encountered during transit, such as the aircraft safety card, employ a range of visual elements that direct us how to move and what actions we need to undertake. However, instructions are not always easy to decipher and comprehension rates suggest that there is potential for misinterpretation. The complexity of instructions and mismatching of visual techniques give rise to an aesthetics of transit that coordinates spatial experiences and movements. Using examples from aircraft safety cards and artworks based on this format, this paper analyses how ‘transit aesthetics’ can give rise to affective experiences of spatial and mobile relationships.     

Integrating Behavioral Science with Human Factors to Address Process Safety

ABSTRACT

Applying the science of human factors to eliminate error across all aspects of process design, management, operation, and maintenance has been a focus in the process safety area for many years. Human error has been attributed as a major cause of many high profile catastrophic accidents around the world. These accidents have resulted in national and international attention, which has led to a focus on improving organizational capabilities, systems, and in many cases, governmental regulations around human factors. This article provides a review of the field of human factors highlighting various topics in the literature, and introduces governmental regulatory bodies currently engaging organizations in a scientific approach to human factors. Finally, the need for integrating behavioral science methodologies with human factors is addressed. This is done with specific focus on how Organizational Behavior Management methodologies can work in concert with human factors to optimize process safety.     

德国食品卫生法律制度刍议

德国作为世界四大食品出口国之一,食品出口额在欧洲一直稳居榜首.其最主要的原因要归于业界对德国食品质量有口皆碑的赞誉,隐匿其后的则是德国健全的食品卫生法律制度居功厥伟的作用.无论是其食品卫生法律制度体系架构的严密性,还是具体操作层面的诸多实施方式都颇具借鉴意义.     

Auditing biochemical research data: A case study

There is little documentation in the literature of how to conduct a data audit of laboratory research. The purpose of such an audit is to verify the extent to which the published data agree with the corresponding laboratory notebook data and whether the data thus examined appear to be sufficient to justify the published conclusions. A case study is presented, which demonstrates a step by step approach towards conducting a data audit of a published research study.     

中美石油安全水平对经济增长影响的对比研究——基于灰色关联分析

为科学地评价比较中美石油安全水平对经济增长的影响程度，文章采用主成分分析方法，选取采储比水平、储量接替率、消费弹性系数、原油价格波动系数、对外依存度和石油占一次能源消费比重等6个要素指标，构成一个新的石油安全指标评价体系，并利用灰色关联方法比较分析了不同时间段内中美两国的石油安全水平与经济增长之间的关联度，得出自21世纪以来，美国经济发展对石油安全水平的依赖程度要远大于中国的结论。     

虚减销售行为及其审计方法

从产生虚减销售行为的原因及危害入手 ,阐述了企业虚减销售收入的目的、手段、特征及审计方法。提出了对收入进行审计可以促进企业遵纪守法、保障国家税收的实现 ;可以整顿社会主义市场经济秩序 ,从而有利于我国的社会主义法制建设     

国外产业安全经验、教训对我国物流产业的启示

在考察美国、日本、韩国、拉美地区等国家引进外国资本投资产业的实践基础上,分析和总结这些国家产业安全的经验和教训,并对我国物流产业引进外资出现的安全问题进行分析,提出了对我国物流产业安全,包括强化物流战略意识和发挥政府主导作用,完善和运用物流产业安全的法律法规,形成政府企业有效互动机制等启示.     

社会安全阀运行与和谐社会构建

社会安全阀具有宣泄社会情感、激发制度创新与整合社会结构的重要功能。由于制度化手段的缺失，当代中国社会安全阀机制具有潜制度化特征并在运行中逐渐显现出弊端，已不能适应社会和谐发展的需要。应该引入制度化的手段，用“显社会安全阀”替代“潜社会安全阀”，在经济、法律、政治、社会生活诸领域中实现社会安全阀的制度化运行机制。