Screening children with a history of maltreatment for post-traumatic stress disorder in frontline social care organizations: A process evaluation

The use of standardized screening tools to identify trauma exposure and associated symptoms is commonly recommended as a key component in the development of trauma informed services and is seen as integral to facilitating access to evidence-based therapies. However, there is limited evidence in the UK about the factors influencing the adoption of such tools into routine practice in children's social care. This paper presents the findings from a process evaluation of how practitioners implemented a screening tool for post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression into their day-to-say practice and what worked or did not work during the process. The findings from this study highlight the potential benefits for both young people and practitioners, alongside some of the challenges involved. In particular, practitioners need to see the direct benefit for young people of being assessed. Additionally, practitioners value regular mentoring as they become more proficient in using standardized screening tools.     

Effectiveness of the Coral Tree Family Service family inpatient unit: a longitudinal study exploring change in family functioning

Child mental health disorders represent a major burden to public health in Australia due to high prevalence rates, the widespread impact across domains, and the potential for difficulties to persist into adolescence and adulthood. Extensive evidence exists for the use of parent management training and cognitive behavioural therapy to treat difficulties experienced by children; however, a proportion of children do not benefit as expected from these treatments. The use of complementary therapeutic approaches and variations to the mode and intensity of existing intervention is warranted; family inpatient units represent a unique example of this. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a well-established Australian inpatient unit that admits the whole family, for children aged 12 years and younger referred with mental health, behavioural, or emotional difficulties. This study's longitudinal within-subject study design utilised routinely collected outcome data from the systemic clinical outcome and routine evaluation, 15 item (SCORE-15)—a valid and reliable measure of family functioning—from a sample of 980 participants attending the Family Residential Program. This study reported significant improvement in family functioning across all outcome variables between baseline and post-intervention, with no variables returning to pre-intervention levels at follow-up. Clinically significant changes in overall family functioning showed that 37% of participant scores moved from the clinical range at baseline to the nonclinical range post-intervention. This study represents the first empirical evaluation of the Family Residential Program, and the reported results provide compelling evidence for the program to effect improvement in family functioning for families with long-standing and severe difficulties. Poor rates of questionnaire completion following intervention frequent the literature base of family inpatient units, with low post-intervention (56%) and follow-up (12%) rates evident in this study. This study uniquely contributes to the growing evidence base of family inpatient units using rigorous evaluation methods.     

Predicting serial position effects and judgment errors in retrospective evaluations from memory recall

When forming global impressions in retrospect, the first, the last, and the most outstanding experience often have a lasting impact on the final evaluation of an event, as most prominently captured in the peak-end rule. Such serial position effects in impression formation provide indirect evidence that individuals reconstruct their evaluations by retrieving previous experiences from memory, instead of updating their impression online. Yet, latest work sheds doubt on the ability to predict global evaluations from memory retrieval on the individual level. In three experiments, we aim to quantify how much variability in retrospective evaluations can be attributed to memory retrieval by relating serial position effects in retrospective averaging judgments to serial recall curves from memory. The experiments revealed serial position effects in memory recall and corresponding, but less consistent effects in averaging judgments, demonstrating that individuals better recalled and more heavily weighted the first and last item. For long sequences, memory recall permitted to predict individuals’ averaging error to a moderate to strong degree, even if individuals were unaware of number recall as a potential averaging strategy (Experiment 2). Yet, shorter sequences fail to evidence the same relationship, possibly because individuals attempt to apply more optimal averaging strategies (Experiment 3). We discuss retrieval patterns as markers for distinct evaluation strategies.     

基于神经网络的企业经济效益评价方法

企业经济效益评价在现代企业管理中具有重要地位,如何客观准确地对企业经济效益,选择正确合理的评价方法就尤为重要。文章应用神经网络模型,在“学习”以往这些样本的基础上作惯性的思维进行评价,把目前较为流行的数据挖掘中的神经网络模型应用于企业经济效益评价当中,以期取得一些有益的结果。     

基于多粒度非平衡语言信息的医疗服务质量评价

提出一种基于多粒度非平衡语言信息的医疗服务质量评价方法,引入近年来最新发展的非平衡语言信息来处理评价过程中专家判断的模糊性。针对专家判断的多粒度多语义问题,提出了粒度转换函数来进行一致化处理。该方法能有效处理医疗服务质量评价中的模糊而定性的信息,可以对医生医疗服务的优劣进行评价和排序。     

多指标综合评价模型鲁棒性度量方法研究

综合评价模型的鲁棒性是指模型参数（或环境参数）改变时,评价排序结果保持相对稳定的能力。通过构建综合评价模型鲁棒性度量指标,从无量纲化方法和样本容量两个方面分析度量综合评价模型的鲁棒性。实证分析结论表明,当模型参数（或环境参数）改变时,各种多指标综合评价模型存在鲁棒性差异。该研究为综合评价模型的优化选择提供了一种新的途径。     

上海转变经济发展方式评价指标体系研究

当前,上海进入了一个转型创新的关键时期,在宏观经济形势不容乐观、自身发展瓶颈约束日益严峻的背景下,转变经济发展方式已经成为上海实现可持续发展的唯一出路。为了引导经济发展方式的转变,有必要构建一套具有针对性、有利于反映经济发展方式转变成效的评价指标体系。本研究立足于现阶段上海转变经济发展方式的主要内涵和要求,构建了一套集既有指标和创新指标于一体的评价指标体系,并应用该指标体系对＂十五＂以来上海转变经济发展方式的成效进行了分析,继而根据发展的眼光提出了2015和2020年的阶段性目标。     

地方工科类（应用型）高校绩效评价的科学化研究

目前国内对大学或学科的评价指标尚无统一分类标准和科学化评价体系。不同类型的大学由于所承担的任务与培养目标不同,在办学特色、方向和文化背景等方面存在着较大差异,在目前评价指标体系下得到的结果也很难摆脱以偏概全的弊端。鉴此,针对应用型大学在培养人才、服务社会、科学研究等方面的特点,提出适合地方工科类（应用型）高校的评价指标体系,并对评价指标的设计和内涵作出详细说明。     

对改革当代中国学术期刊的思考

我国学术期刊存在的主要问题是审稿选文缺乏健全的制度保证;办刊主体的行政化：编排规范不当导致以人取文,也导致读者看人读文;因科研评价机制不科学所致的学术腐败使学术期刊深受污染;经费缺乏明确政策规定等。要改变这种状况,实现学术期刊宗旨,必须进行全方位的配套改革：（1）加强审稿选文的制度建设;（2）实行实职主编制,扩大主编与责编的自主权;（3）改革编排规范：增加编者按（重点论文导读）与作者自述的“课题价值”与“创新点”,取消“作者单位”与“作者简介”;（4）改革科研成果评价机制,加强学术腐败惩治力度;（5）创办多家学术批评专刊,改革学术期刊评价方式;（6）明确学术期刊性质和经费来源及额度,确保经费足额到位。