基于员工帮助计划(EAP)的我国公务员激励机制的构建

针对当前我国社会经济转型时期所面临多方挑战和压力的背景下,公务员群体的心理健康状况不理想,缺乏有效的心理激励等问题,运用员工帮助计划(EAP)的相关理论,从适用性、模式、路径选择和保障措施等方面对完善我国公务员的激励机制进行了相关探讨。     

论灾害救助中的社会救助网络构建与社会工作介入

目前我国灾害救助主体包括政府、社会团体以及个人,为了更好地发挥合力,要加强三者之间联系,建立横向的灾害救助体系;此外,需要引入专业社会工作方法,在纵向上建立以提高个人自助能力为基础的救助网络,以形成立体化式的救灾网络。     

苏南地区外来务工人员心理适应状况分析

本研究对苏南地区外来务工人员进行了心理适应状况的调查,分析其在城市归属感、城市生活条件满意度、自尊、自我价值认同、人际关系和家庭幸福感等6个反映心理适应性的因子得分上的相关,并将不同性别、年龄、受教育水平、进入城市年限和经济收入水平的被试在反映心理适应性的6个因子得分上的差异进行分析比较。针对外来务工人员心理适应状况,提出了心理援助的建议。     

艾森豪威尔政府对发展援助政策的调整与美国冷战战略

秉承共和党传统理念的艾森豪威尔政府,在上任伊始即确定了对外经济政策的原则--"贸易而非援助",这一原则从一开始在美国政界就引起争议.随着苏联在发展中国家经济活动的活跃,艾森豪威尔政府从第一届政府后期开始调整发展援助政策.一方面逐渐加大了发展援助在整个对外援助中的比重;另一方面诉诸国际多边援助体系,建立了国际开发协会,并将发展援助的重点转向拉丁美洲国家.艾森豪威尔政府调整发展援助的主要动因还是出于对苏冷战的考虑,即稳定美国在发展中国家政治盟友的主导地位,同苏联争夺广阔的中间地带.     

The Changing Roles of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

The 2000 U.S. Census reported there were 158.9 million people ages 30 and older living in households in the United States, of whom 5.8 million (or 3.6%) were co-resident grandparents, defined as living with grandchildren younger than 18. Among these findings, 2.4 million (42%) were also grandparent caregivers. It is estimated that 1 in 10 grandparents will be the primary caregiver for at least 6 months for a grandchild before the child's eighteenth birthday. This article will discuss some of the challenges and hardships that these grandparents are faced with while raising their grandchildren. In addition, some attention to practice and policy are looked at to provide assistance to grandparents and kinship that may be raising relatives. There will be financial burden, worry, health issues, and freedom restrictions for this population. Many of these families may not be aware of programs, services, and resources that are available to them.     

灾害心理救助法律体系的构建

灾害的发生会使人产生心理创伤,这种心理创伤需要及时有效地进行心理救助。灾害心理救助是一项长期的系统工程,需要法律的规范和引导。因此,相关法律的制定是灾害心理救助的前提和保障。笔者探讨了灾害心理救助法律体系构建的意义,分析了当前我国灾害心理救助法律体系存在的问题,在此基础上提出了建设灾害心理救助法律体系的构想,以推进我国心理救助的法制化进程。     

Women,Health and Housing Assistance: Implications in an Emerging Era of Housing Provision

Women and the households that they head are over‐represented among the most economically and socially disadvantaged households in Australia. Recent changes in the provision of housing assistance for low income households in Australia have distinct implications for women and this paper examines the implications of these changes. Shifting the emphasis in housing assistance away from publicly provided and rent‐controlled housing to direct subsidisation of rents for private tenants has important, largely negative, consequences for the health, affordability and security of housing for many women. This situation is made worse given the current housing affordability crisis in Australia; a crisis that extends across all private housing tenures.     

The Impact of Product Returns and Retailer's Service Investment on Manufacturer's Channel Strategies*

We study the distribution channel decision of a manufacturer who considers whether to add an online channel (direct channel) to its brick‐and‐mortar retailer (indirect channel). The retailer faces the opportunity to invest in store assistance to help consumers choose products and thus reduce product returns. Special attention is given to the impact of product returns and retailer's store assistance investment on manufacturer's dual channel decision. We examine conditions under which the manufacturer uses dual channels and how various relevant factors affect its channel decision under two settings, depending on whether the retailer has its own online store or not. When the retailer does not have its online store, we find that (i) the addition of the direct channel raises the wholesale price; (ii) the direct channel addition hurts the retailer if the nonreplacement rate is low; (iii) the manufacturer has a lower incentive to add the direct channel when the retailer's service cost is lower or its returns reduction rate from service investment is higher; and (iv) the manufacturer should treat its own returns handling cost as a key factor in its channel structure decision. In addition, when the retailer operates an online store, we find that the manufacturer may have an incentive to add a direct channel such that both firms own direct channels.     

Recent Trends in TANF Caseloads and the Status of TANF Recipients in West Virginia and Selected States Outside of Appalachia

Abstract

The author examines the trends in TANF caseloads in West Virginia and selected states outside of Appalachia while including national trend data for further comparisons. State administrative data on the reasons for case closures is also reviewed. The major findings indicate that caseload declines accelerated in each state, as well as nationally, after the passage of PRWORA in 1996. National declines are resulting in an increasing concentration of Hispanics and minorities among TANF recipients. Administrative data indicates that one-third or fewer of the selected states' closures were attributed to employment. While states have improved their tracking systems, there is still some uncertainty surrounding the reasons for closures. This suggests the need for further research on data reporting.