Bedtime without Battles: Using a Behavioural Approach to Establish Bedtime Routines: Giving Parents of Nursery and Primary Age Children a Focus for their Difficulties

Summary Twelve children (age range 3–10 years) who had been referredto the Reading Child and Family Guidance Clinic with a varietyof presenting problems, but who were also reluctant to go tobed, were offered the opportunity to try to establish a bedtimeroutine. It was felt that a behavioural approach, focussingon one major problem area, would have a generalized therapeuticsignificance within the family. Using a contract and rewardssystem, in nine cases a non-argumentative bedtime was establishedwithin 4 weeks and this remained at follow up 6–8 weekslater. In one of these cases the routine broke down but waslater re-established. In three cases the initial response wasencouraging but the parents were unable to persist with theplan. In most cases the benefits of having a less tired childand a less tired parent reduced the severity of other problemareas of behaviour.     

Un outil de diagnostic et d'action pour la réalisation du travail décent

En s'appuyant sur les indicateurs identifiés par la Réunion tripartite d'experts sur la mesure du travail décent, réunie en 2008 au BIT, les auteurs élaborent un questionnaire complété par des entretiens approfondis afin d'évaluer la qualité de l'emploi dans la sécurité, l'agriculture et l'hôtellerie‐restauration en Afrique du Sud. Leur outil de diagnostic concerne des travailleurs de secteurs d'activité particuliers considérés individuellement et non la situation nationale. Cette approche permet de suivre les progrès accomplis en matière de travail décent, et de mettre en ?uvre des stratégies fondées sur des données probantes afin de combler les déficits de travail décent.     

Issues in school-based child sexual abuse prevention

SUMMARY. Despite their recognition of the need for teacher training to enable them to respond effectively to the problems of child sexual abuse (DES Circular 4/88) measures taken by the Government to provide that training appear, so far, to be inadequate. Further cause for concern lies in the introduction into schools of child sexual abuse prevention programmes, many of which are seriously flawed, have not been scientifically evaluated and contain unintended negative consequences for both children and teachers. Here, a number of these shortcomings are examined, recent research is reviewed and a wider, more unified and coordinated approach is suggested.     

Split in Two: Experiences of the Children of Schizophrenic Mothers

Correspondence to Jeni Webster, Lecturer in Psychiatric Social Work, University of Manchester, Department of Psychiatry, Williamson Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL. Summary The children and families of 28 schizophrenic women were interviewedto assess the amount of burden they experienced in the formof disruptions and problems as a consequence of the schizophrenia.Different styles of coping emerged within the family patternsthat related to behaviours associated with schizophrenia, therole of the fathers, the stages of development of the children,and the adverse effects on the family and the children.     

Developing a diagnostic tool and policy instrument for the realization of decent work

Based on nine of the indicators identified by the ILO's 2008 Tripartite Meeting of Experts on the Measurement of Decent Work, the authors develop a questionnaire, supplemented by in‐depth interviews, to assess job quality in the security, farming and hospitality industries in South Africa's Gauteng province. Their diagnostic tool differs from the standard ILO index in that it focuses on individual workers at industry level rather than conditions at country level. This approach, the authors argue, can be used to monitor progress towards decent work while enabling key actors at industry level to develop evidence‐led strategies to overcome decent work deficits.     

PRACTICE‐FOCUSED RESEARCH ISSUES FOR SCHEDULING SYSTEMS*

Scheduling research has had relatively little impact on manufacturing practice, yet within the last several years, there has been an explosive growth in the development and implementation of computer‐based scheduling systems in industry. Changes in the environment have increased the stakes and the opportunities for the results of scheduling research to influence manufacturing competitiveness. This paper draws on field‐related experiences with the development and implementation of scheduling systems to propose high‐impact research topics.