Rebuilding Communities After Natural Disasters: The 2009 Bushfires in Southeastern Australia

ABSTRACT

Through nonrandom purposive sampling, this article examines the ways three Catholic agencies offered bushfire recovery assistance after the 2009 bushfires in the Australian state of Victoria. Participants from Catholic welfare agencies (29), local and state government (8), international recovery agencies (2), and others such as clergy, church, and medical (6) were selected, and senior managers, middle managers, and workers on the ground were interviewed up to 3 times during a 3-year period. The forty-five people were interviewed a total of 74 times. Study results illustrate the importance of adaptability, flexibility, and preplanning as the core of recovery assistance. Linking with local and state government disaster management plans and developing mechanisms to inform other groups as to the services that new agencies could provide were essential for filling gaps in services and establishing cooperative ventures. Recommendations are provided but more research is needed on how other agencies can benefit from the knowledge gained in this study.     

Coping Strategies Used by Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse on the Journey to Recovery

This interpretative phenomenological analysis study explored seven adult survivors' experiences of coping with childhood sexual abuse and identified their coping strategies on the road to recovery. Data for the analysis was collected using semistructured interviews. The analytical process yielded two key theme clusters: avoidant coping strategies and problem-focused coping strategies. The participants journeyed through similar gradual and dynamic coping processes by initially adopting avoidant strategies before turning to problem-focused ones. A healthy process of coping with sexual abuse involved seeking support, cognitive engagement, optimistic thinking, self-acceptance, and seeking meaning strategies. This study suggests that problem-focused coping strategies should be promoted as part of therapeutic intervention.     

长期停产对油田开发规律的影响

油田开发中途停产对油田开发规律、油田可采储量和采收率的影响至关重要，是油田进行开发调整不可忽略 的影响因素。通过分析停产阶段前后油田的开发规律，将停产前和复产后的产油量、含水变化规律进行对比，研究停 产关井对产量趋势的影响。从油田实际生产出发，依托实际油田生产数据，利用含水率和采出程度关系曲线、无因次 单峰周期模型、产量递减模型、水驱特征曲线预测停产前和复产后油田的可采储量和最终采收率。通过多种油藏工程 方法相互验证，判断长期停产对油田开发以及油藏特征的影响程度，指明停产阶段地层能量恢复和油水重新分布、运 移对油田开发产生的有利影响，填补油田长期大范围停产对油田开发规律影响这方面的研究空白，为同类油田的开发 规律分析提供思路和方法借鉴。     

Latinas in Treatment

Abstract

This study analyzed secondary data collected from a recovery home specifically for Hispanic female substance abusers, and from four other recovery homes. Demographics, drug use history, and length of stay were compared to determine if participants of the culturally specific home remained in the program longer, and the reasons why. Results indicated that the women in the Hispanic recovery home stayed over a month longer and were more likely to be poor, unemployed, and methamphetamine or heroin addicts. Regression analysis was used to determine how these and other characteristics predicted length of stay, a variable that has been found to correlate with successful outcomes. Length of stay was associated with the culturally specific program, prior arrests, and years of problem drug usage. Implications for program design and treatment are discussed.     

一类边界条件随时间变化的一维Stefan问题的求解

本文基于耦合法和改进的热平衡积分法,对一类边界条件随时间变化的一维Stefan问题进行了讨论,将以上两种半分析法得到的结果与数值结果进行比较,表明本文提出的方法较传统的热平衡积分法有更精确的结果。     

均匀高压电场下电场极性对池沸腾换热影响的实验研究

利用电水动力学（EHD）技术对工质R123进行了均匀高压电场下电场极性对池沸腾换热影响的实验研究．在该实验中，换热面为一平板并接地作为0电极，高压电极为平行于换热面的网状电极．实验的热流密度为2～25kW／m^2，电压为0～±25kV，得出了正、负电压下换热系数、壁面过热度、EHD强化系数和热流密度之间的变化关系．结果表明，无论施加正、负电压，强化系数均随热流密度的增加而下降，最终达到稳定值；高热流密度下，正电压有较弱的强化效果；正电压下的强化换热效果优于负电压下的强化换热效果．     

ASSESSING THE NEEDS OF TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES

This paper is about the development of an outcomes‐based treatment approach in work with traumatized children and of an assessment model to measure progress. In particular, it shows how a spider diagram is used to give a powerful, visual representation of a child's progress. The work described has been carried out by SACCS — an independent UK organization providing treatment based in residential and family settings for children who are severely traumatized by abuse and neglect. This trauma has had a massive impact on their development socially, physically, emotionally, academically and spiritually. The children have complex needs which are extremely difficult to work with. However, the potential for recovery from their injuries remains. I will use a single case study of a child to illustrate the process of assessment and measurement of recovery. The treatment approach used is broadly psychodynamic. The concept of an outcomes‐based approach and the measurement tool described also has widespread relevance in social care.     

A Critical Analysis of the Social Work Literature on Disabilities

Abstract

The principles of empowerment and demedicalization have been central to the formulations of rehabilitation and social service practices as well as case management, a core community support service provided to people with psychiatric disabilities. This study describes empowering and demedicalized practices in mental health case management. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with thirty leaders in the mental health consumer movement and five professionals. Twenty-five categories of such practices were developed and are presented. Findings have implications for both the nature of the interaction between case manager and client and for program structures, activities, and missions.     

用淬冷法确定饱和液氮中的池沸腾热流密度曲线

用直径为５０ｍｍ、厚度为１２ｍｍ的铜平板在液氮中进行了不同热面方位角的淬冷沸腾实验，各方位角为θ＝０°（热面向下）、１０°、２０°、３０°、５０°和９０°（热面垂直）；随着方位角的增加，临界热流密度、最小膜态沸腾热流密度及其壁面过热度相应地增加，且在方位角θ＜３０°时，θ对上述参数的影响更大；得出ｑＣＨＦ、ｑｍｉｎ与方位角的关系式．     

Recovery during a short period of respite: The interactive roles of mindfulness and respite experiences

Abstract

Work-induced exhaustion and diminished vigour require recovery periods to offset future deleterious consequences for mental and physical health. It is therefore important to understand the factors that effect recovery. This study sought insight into the roles of the personal trait of mindfulness (which refers to paying attention to present experiences) and situational circumstances (respite experiences) that facilitate recovery during a short period of respite, expressed in decreased exhaustion and increased vigour. Two hundred nursing employees from 27 units of a hospital in the northern part of Israel responded to three sets of questionnaires before, during and after two-day periods of respite. Results showed that the nurses' level of exhaustion decreased and level of vigour increased after the short respite, indicating a successful recovery. Mixed Linear Model analyses identified the nature of respite activities and experiences (fewer non-work hassles and relaxation) and mindfulness as crucial catalysts of the recovery process. Mindfulness moderated the effects of non-work hassles and relaxation experiences on the levels of exhaustion and vigour after the short respites. The theoretical and practical implications of the findings for the recovery process are discussed.