Family Phone Therapy in University Counseling and Psychological Service Centers: A Family Systems Approach

Abstract

This paper offers family phone therapy as a method for student mental health practitioners to overcome the obstacle of geographic distance between students and their families when family therapy is the treatment of choice. The issues of confidentiality, triangulation, diversionary conversation, and mixed communication, which present unique concerns when engaging in family phone therapy, are introduced and strategies to deal with them are discussed. A case example is presented to demonstrate the utility of family phone therapy in dealing with problems that students who use university mental health services can typically experience. Finally, implications of dealing with students' developmental tasks from an individual or family systems perspective are discussed.     

Nonspecific Urethritis: Its Current Status

Abstract

The etiology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of nonspecific urethritis (N.S.U.) is discussed. Chlamydia seems to be responsible for approximately 40–50% of cases while the etiology of the remainder remains obscrue. There seems to be reasonably good evidence for venereal transmission as well as for treatment of the female partner whether symptomatic or asymptomatic.

Tetracyline given for 21 days or oxytetracycline given for four days seem to be the most effective first line treatment regimens at this time.

Complications which include prostatitis, epididymitis, urethral stricture, and Reiter's Syndrome, are discussed. It appears as though there is a reasonable possibility that Reiter's Syndrome is a separate entity (or immunological sequela) rather than a complication.     

改革开放以来成人教育政策的价值变迁

文章以改革开放以来成人教育政策文本为依据，分析了成人教育政策在不同发展阶段的价值选择。从恢复调整时期的以拨乱反正的政治诉求为核心的政策价值观，到改革发展时期的服务经济建设的产业主义价值观，进一步演进到深化提升时期的以建设学习型社会、促进人的全面发展为目标的现代成人教育政策价值观。尽管不同阶段的价值追求有曲折也有反复，但总体上凸显出与时俱进的特点。随着成人教育权力的分化、利益结构的形成，维护人的全面和谐发展的价值显得异常重要。     

Exploring the role of gender norms in nutrition and sexual health promotion in a piloted school-based intervention: The Philadelphia Ujima™ experience

Perceptions of masculinity and femininity influence behaviors and can be identified in young children and adolescents (Brannon, 2004). Thus, adolescents’ engagement in health risk or promoting behaviors is influenced by perceptions of masculinity and femininity and the differences in expectations, norms and responsibilities for girls and boys (WHO, 2007). Girls and boys have different needs, and gender-based interventions that consider similarities as well as differences are needed. A gender-based nutrition and sexual health promotion program was developed and piloted by the Philadelphia Ujima Coalition in a high school setting. To explore the gender differences in adolescents’ perceptions of the influence of gender norms on weight, nutrition, physical activity, and sexual health and the implication of these differences in future gender-integrated health promotion programming for youth, a content analysis of student and facilitator debriefing forms were implemented for the participating schools. The content analysis was used to identify central themes, concepts gained, and overall impact of the intervention sessions. Overall, gender norms influence healthy eating practices and activity through influencing perceptions of body type in adolescents. Gender norms also influence sexual activity and decision making through influencing perceptions of beauty, masculinity, femininity, pressures and popular concepts related to sexual activity. Thus, interventions that address gender may more effectively promote health and wellness in adolescents.     

教师应具备的教育实验素养

改革开放以来,我国的教改实验蓬勃发展,成效显著,但同时也存在着一些制约实验健康发展的关键性问题,如缺乏对实验规范及方法的了解,实验的价值取向不明,问题意识不强等。而这些恰恰是从事教育实验的教师必须具备的基本素养。从相关问题入手,分析教师的基本实验素养,对促进我国教育实验的健康发展具有重要意义。     

财政支持、推广行为与农技员指导稻农有效性传递研究——来自江西、浙江、安徽3省的调查

以水稻技术推广为例,从微观层面探究公共财政支持、基层农技员推广行为以及其指导稻农有效性之间的影响。首先运用因子分析法对基层农技员推广行为进行综合评价,其次先后运用一般回归、分位数回归模型对农技员指导农户水稻生产有效性进行实证研究。研究表明:基层农技员推广行为对水稻生产总收入弹性影响显著,地区差异也是正向影响稻农生产总收入的显著性因素;公共财政支持对基层农技员指导农户功能发挥具有较大影响。     

限量促销决策的情感机制——预期和预支情绪的视角

限量促销引发的是一种带有明显时间压力的决策情境。稀缺信息会引发预支情绪,限量品价值会引发预期情绪。预支情绪作为对未来进行展望而体验到的即时情感,有高兴和焦虑两种正负面情感。预期情绪作为人们想象经历确定结果后会有怎样的感受,有预期愉悦和害怕后悔两种正负面情感。在限量促销决策中,二者存在交互作用的可能性。此外,预支与预期情绪中的负面情感通常在临近促销时点时占优,而正面情感则在消息发布时占优。     

More willingly to school: tools for teachers to cope with linguistically diverse classrooms

Students’ lack of school success often lies in the differences between the language used at home and the ‘school language’ they are required to use at school. A framework was drawn up in which five domains are distinguished where specific problems might be located: language-internal aspects (mastery of vocabulary, grammar, etc.), literacy (reading and writing skills), interaction (interpersonal communication skills), learning (content-related organizational and studying skills), and presentation (explanatory skills). To test the (practical) viability of this framework two studies were carried out (European policy experts and secondary-school teachers). New opportunities for teacher training are addressed.     

现代教育发展的基本走向

本文根据国内外教育发展的现状,梳理了现代教育发展的基本走向,它主要包括教育内容现代化、教育终身化.     

Educational optimism in China: migrant selectivity or migration experience?

This paper addresses the so-called paradox of immigrant optimism, which accounts for the higher educational expectations of immigrant–origin children, compared to non-immigrants in destination countries, conditional on social background and school attainment. We are interested in clarifying whether the mechanisms behind this optimism are related to migrant selectivity or family migration experience. To do this we use data from the China Education Panel Study, a representative survey of junior high school students in China. We use a two-pronged analytical strategy. Firstly, we look at whether having experienced family migration (within China) is associated with higher educational expectations. Secondly, we take a step back and explore whether adolescents who wish to migrate themselves when they grow up report higher educational expectations. Our findings confirm that adolescents who wish to migrate themselves when adults are already more optimistic even before any intentions of moving come to fruition. This we take as an indirect proof of selectivity. In contrast, we find no effect of family migration on expectations.