Childhood Sexual Abuse and Psychobiology

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Supply chain optimisation and protocol environment (SCOPE) for rapid prototyping and analysis of complex supply chains

There is a strong need for modelling tools that allow decision makers to rapidly develop aggregate models of supply chains, including both material and information flow, that they can use to gain insights and assess alternative configurations. We present a prototype implementation of such a system and apply it to a simple supply chain for validation purposes, and to a real world case study from the consumer packaged goods industry.     

The potential for collaborative agri-environment schemes in England: Can a well-designed collaborative approach address farmers’ concerns with current schemes?

There is increasing recognition that whilst agri-environment schemes in England have had discernable benefits, their success in relation to certain species and resources has been inhibited by the piecemeal implementation of Environmental Stewardship (ES) on the basis of single farm agreements. In this paper we examine the receptivity of farmers to the idea of landscape-scale, collaborative agri-environment schemes (cAES) based on semi-structured interviewing in three English case-study areas. Using qualitative sociocultural interpretation we argue that a lack of communication and mutual understanding between farmers; a cultural imperative for independence and timeliness, and; alternative interpretations of risk amongst farmers present potential barriers to cAES. We also argue, however, that if designed appropriately, cAES have the potential to overcome certain concerns that farmers hold about the existing ES schemes. In particular, cAES are likely to gain support from farmers where they are seen to offer greater flexibility; scope for farmer involvement in scheme design; locally targeted and clearly defined aims, and; demonstrable benefits that can be monitored as a record of success. We provide policy recommendations and suggest that cAES have the potential to deliver greater environmental benefits, whilst at the same time encouraging farmers’ participation in, and satisfaction with, agri-environment schemes.     

Working on Treatment Teams: Educating Social Work Students to Function as Addiction Specialists within Interdisciplinary Groups

Social workers specializing in the addictions field invariably work with multiple disciplines. Any intervention must be organized in consideration of various fields of practice such as mental health, criminal justice, child welfare, and health care. As part of their education, social workers become adept at understanding the influence of factors associated with physical, mental, and social functioning. Thus, they learn to appreciate the need for interdisciplinary collaboration. However, once students become practitioners, they are often left on their own to solidify their specific role as addiction specialists among several other professionals. Working as a member of an interdisciplinary team can be taught in the classroom. The authors apply Bronstein’s model for team collaboration to build a method for teaching interdisciplinary work specific to the role of the addiction specialist. Within the interdisciplinary team model, students take on the various team roles and decide the importance of these roles in a substance use case study. They are taught how to assess, diagnose, identify appropriate evidence-based methods, build client objectives and goals, solidify concrete action plans, and evaluate effectiveness. As these methods have yet to be researched in the classroom, the authors offer recommendations for evaluation and future research.     

国际教育合作机制的理论探析

国际教育合作机制是国家之间在特定教育领域以一定合作预期为核心,为促使合作行为规范化和确保合作结果而作出的一系列具有控制性的安排,包括合作的原则、规范和程序等。预期依存性,是合作机制发生的主要动因;互动互控性,是合作机制作用的主要对象;规程性,是合作机制建构的基本形态。国际教育合作机制具有提供对称信息、推动行为体共同作为、影响合作效益增长的互知、互为、互惠等功能性作用。     

Task parallelism in distributed supply organizations: a case study in the shoe industry

This paper describes the application of the parallel integration evaluation model (PIEM) in an industrial case study. The PIEM model is based on modelling the interactions among supply network parties. It generates the parallel configuration of production and supply servers yielding the minimum total production and supply time/cost for the system, Φ. The design solution recommended by the model obeys the tradeoff that parallelism introduces into the networked supply operating system: while direct-production/supply time Π decreases, the overhead of interaction time among the networked parties, T, increases. The interaction time comprises two delay generating factors, limiting the implementation of massively parallel supply networks: the delay due to communication, negotiation, and coordination among the parties, K, and the congestion delay Γ at shared resources in the supply network. These two types of delay factors are positively correlated with the network's degree of parallelism, Ψ, and they affect inversely the total production supply and delivery time of the organization. The PIEM model has been applied to the case of a globally distributed shoe supply network. The resulting recommendations yielded significant savings of about 35% of the annual operating costs. Following the success of this case study, the model has been generalized and implemented as a supply network design optimization tool.     

论灾后学校康复社会工作的基本原则：基于汉旺经验

汉旺学校社工站于2009年2月成立,致力于服务震后有康复需要的学生及其家长。本文是工作站康复工作的经验呈现。介绍了工作站从社会包容理念出发,以社工、康复治疗师跨专业合作为策略,以整体视角看待学生的多层面需要,并开展个别化的全人康复服务。工作站关注康复学生的环境,开展以家庭为本的支持性服务及有效的资源链接。为了巩固服务效果并让增加受益人群,工作站将服务拓展至社区,运用社区资源并开展社区教育,力求营造一个接纳、包容的社区氛围。作者期望本文可以为灾后重建社会工作有关的理论和实践问题的探索有所助益。     

联盟合作中的知识流失风险与知识保护:信任的调节作用研究

联盟合作存在知识流失风险,企业必须在共享知识和保护知识的平衡中抉择。本研究对213家参与联盟合作的企业进行问卷调研,通过调节效应分析,实证研究联盟合作中信任在知识流失风险影响知识保护过程中的外在影响。研究结果表明,知识流失风险是企业进行知识保护的重要依据,而合作伙伴间的信任可以在一定程度上降低企业的知识保护行为,但信任并不能完全消除知识保护的必要性。针对研究结论,本文提出了相应的管理对策及研究展望。     

Looking,listening and learning: A rationale for involving student social workers in dementia care

This paper promotes the inclusion and development of learning opportunities in the field of dementia care for student social workers studying for the Diploma in Social Work at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels at the University of Hull in the UK. The importance of these learning opportunities is indicated in the light of changing demography, health and social care, and developments in training and learning for social work practitioners. The research base and prior professional experiences of the staff team at the University of Hull allowed for the further development and promotion of these learning opportunities.