Domestic abuse treatment perspective that builds client voice and skills in a court-ordered environment

Building client voice in men who abuse to reduce dropout and improve outcomes in domestic abuse treatment continues to challenge. This mixed-method study examined the implementation of the Outcome Rating Scale (ORS), a client feedback tool, as a component of an open-ended group domestic abuse program (N = 25). Additionally, the Social Empathy Index (SEI) was administered during pre- and posttreatment individual interviews. Further information about the treatment experience was gleaned from interviews of three treatment completers. More than three fourths of the participants (21 or 84%) completed the minimum of 18 weeks, more than one third (8 or 38%) of completers showed reliable or clinically significant change on the ORS, with a statistically significant increase on the SEI reflecting increases in empathy concurrent with their view of making progress in treatment. Building awareness of self and others’ points of view and applying relationship enhancement skills were key themes expressed during interviews.     

Caring Together for Elderly Mothers: A Qualitative Study of Relations Between Adult Daughters and Supportive Home Care Workers

ABSTRACT

This qualitative study examines relationships between adult daughters caring for elderly disabled mothers and the mothers' personal care workers (PCWs) paid directly by the Wisconsin Community Options Program (COP). A subset of a larger study, in these five cases PCWs provide substantial hands on care without substituting for the heavy care also provided by the daughters. Direct payment offers the daughters and workers freedom to schedule around their family obligations and other limits and tailor care to the abilities of all three participants. It also allows the daughter to be the paid provider when she chooses. Expansion of such supportive services could benefit many more low and middle income families.     

Aging Women and Long-Term Care: Truth and Consequences

As the primary givers and recipients of care, elderly and middle-aged women comprise the population segment most significantly affected by the long-term care issue. Salient demographic and social factors relating to this phenomenon are explored, and the benefits and shortfalls of the current long-term care payment sources are identified. Despite the recent financial protection afforded by Medicare "Catastrophic Coverage," financing (or directly providing) long-term care still remains the responsibility of the elderly and their families. Privately purchased long-term care insurance provides some protection to those who can afford it, but elderly women continue to constitute a group at high risk for devastation by long-term care needs and costs.     

独立学院专业结构整体优化研究

基于广东17所独立学院本科专业建设资料,对广东独立学院专业结构进行评价。结果表明：广东独立学院专业布点数量呈快速增长的趋势。存在主要问题是：学科门类集中;专业布点分散;专业设置趋同;一般控制设置专业、国家控制布点专业的种数和布点数均偏多。针对存在的主要问题,初步构建了独立学院专业结构整体优化的理论原则。研究认为,独立学院专业结构整体优化模式的方向选择是科学设置专业方向、强化专业内涵建设和规范宏观调控管理。     

当前我国地方少儿节目存在的问题及其对策

通过问卷调查分析可知,地方少儿节目存在着收视不稳定、时间和内容安排不合理、自办节目不创新、风格不突出、栏目知名度不高等问题。解决这些问题的主要对策是:以分时段的定向播出,达到有效传播的最大化;以增大原创性节目的篇幅,把地方文化与少儿审美相结合,达到收视份额的提升;以节目的独特包装,达到儿童的心理期待。     

“90后”高职大学生思想政治教育精致化管理的思考

＂90后＂高职大学生与以往任何时代的大学生相比在思想和行为上都具有自己典型的特征,在分析＂90后＂高职大学生思想和行为特征的基础上,提出在高职大学生思想政治教育工作进程中引入精致化管理理念的思路。     

全国青歌赛四种唱法命名及曲目规定刍议

当今,全国青年歌手电视大奖赛设立了四种唱法,分别为原生态唱法、美声唱法、民族唱法和流行唱法。这四种唱法的命名个体不够恰切,总体不够协调。为了进行恰切的命名,从民族音乐学和艺术学视角入手,统一以演唱的歌曲体裁风格（地域风格、民族风格、时代风格）为前提,将其分别命名为：中华土风唱法、欧洲古典唱法、当代国风唱法和当代流行唱法。     

生物医学导论课程设置与教学实践

面对我国对医学相关专业人才的迫切需要,以及医学院校与之相应的培养规模急剧增加,学校如何保证和提高教育教学质量和人才培养的质量,是迫切需要解决的问题。由于医学相关专业的专业特色明确,因此也就需要与之相适应的课程体系。文章对南京医科大学六年来在医学相关专业中整合交叉学科,开设生物医学导论课程的教学实践进行总结,以此对医学相关专业人才的培养提供建议和指导。     

故事的迷恋与混淆的真实——电视节目故事化的原因与问题

故事性表达成为当前电视节目存在的常态。探其原因,首先是观众借助故事更方便获取和传播信息,还有基于好奇心、优越感之上的兴趣和心理期待;其次是节目生产者熟识故事模式,坚信光明的市场前景,对利润回报信心十足;再次是电视管理者借助故事建构意识形态,提高国家“软实力”的需要;最后是电视媒介传播的偏向性。但当故事与电视的结合难以同时满足或协调四者的要求时,故事的真实性就容易与观众的期待或感知产生错位与冲突,违背叙事契约,有意或无意混淆艺术真实与生活真实,影响电视文化的健康发展,危害电视文化的生态平衡。     

Child Sexual Abuse in Zimbabwe

Although child sexual abuse is a significant public health problem globally, its incidence, prevention, and management is less well described in resource-poor settings. In poorer settings prevention initiatives assume even more importance since resources for managing abused children are severely limited. This article examines the current status of policy and practice related to the prevention of child sexual abuse in Zimbabwe. It identifies implementation challenges and highlights opportunities that could be embraced to reduce CSA in Zimbabwe, based on evidence synthesized from recent work. Although Zimbabwe has a well-established legal and regulatory framework to protect children from child sexual abuse, implementation of existing policies is weak. Financial, human, and material resource constraints are frequently cited to explain limited prevention activity. Effective strategies for the prevention of child sexual abuse should focus on implementing existing legislation, targeting schoolchildren, and getting community involvement. A dedicated budget would help entrench these strategies, but gains can be achieved even in the absence of this.