The Papers of Henry Clay. Volume 10. Candidate, Compromiser, Elder Statesman. January 1, 1844-June 29, 1852

The culminating volume in The Papers of Henry Clay begins in 1844, the year when Clay came within a hair\u27s breadth of achieving his lifelong goal-the presidency of the United States. Volume 10 of Clay\u27s papers, then, more than any other, reveals the Great Compromiser as a major player on the national political stage. Here are both the peak of his career and the inevitable decline. On a tour through the southern states in the spring of 1844, Clay seemed certain of gaining the Whig nomination and the national election, until a series of highly publicized letters opposing the annexation of Texas cost him crucial support in both South and North. In addition to the Texas issue, the bitter election was marked by a revival of charges of a corrupt bargain, the rise of nativism, the influence of abolitionism, and voter fraud. Democrat James K. Polk defeated Clay by a mere 38,000 popular votes, partly because of illegal ballots cast in New York City. Speaking out against the Mexican War, in which his favorite son was a casualty, the Kentuckian announced his willingness to accept the 1848 Whig nomination. But some of his closest political friends, including many Kentucky Whig leaders, believed he was unelectable and successfully supported war hero Zachary Taylor. The disconsolate Clay felt his public career was finally finished. Yet when a crisis erupted over the extension of slavery into the territories acquired from Mexico, he answered the call and returned to the United States Senate. There he introduced a series of resolutions that ultimately passed as the Compromise of 1850, the most famous of his three compromises. Clay\u27s last years were troubled ones personally, yet he remained in the Senate until his death in 1852, continuing to warn against sectional extremism and to stress the importance of the Union-messages that went unheeded as the nation Clay had served so well moved inexorably toward separation and civil war. Publication of this book is being assisted by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Melba Porter Hay is a specialist in the history of Kentucky and was associate editor of volumes 8 and 9 of The Papers of Henry Clay.https://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_political_science_papers/1011/thumbnail.jp

Carol Porter, DNP, RN, FAAN, Oral History Interview, January 25, 2018

Major Topics Covered: Personal background and education Vision for evolution in the Division of Nursing Leadership issues in nursing Emergency management: training and experience prior to MD Anderson, 9/11; importance of emergency management training to a nursing career; leadership in emergency managementhttps://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewsessions/1173/thumbnail.jp

Carol Porter, DNP, RN, FAAN, Oral History Interview, January 4, 2018

Major Topics Covered: Personal background and education Vision for evolution in the Division of Nursing Leadership issues in nursing Emergency management: training and experience prior to MD Anderson, 9/11; importance of emergency management training to a nursing career; leadership in emergency managementhttps://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewsessions/1172/thumbnail.jp

Carol Porter, DNP, RN, FAAN, Oral History Interview, July 6, 2018

Major Topics Covered: Personal background and education Vision for evolution in the Division of Nursing Leadership issues in nursing Emergency management: training and experience prior to MD Anderson, 9/11; importance of emergency management training to a nursing career; leadership in emergency managementhttps://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewsessions/1174/thumbnail.jp

Exploration of emotion regulation experiences associated with borderline personality features in a non-clinical sample

Background Emotion dysregulation is a core feature associated with borderline personality features (BPF). Little research has explored how individuals with high levels of BPF regulate their emotions. This study aimed to explore how individuals with high versus low levels of BPF compare on the strategies they use to regulate emotions and in their experiences of emotion regulation. Methods Twenty-nine university students were recruited and assessed for the presence of BPF using self-report questionnaires. Each participant took part in a semi-structured interview about their experiences of emotion regulation. All interview transcripts then underwent thematic analysis. In addition chi square analyses were conducted to explore the association between level of BPF (High vs Low) and each qualitative theme identified. Results Findings indicated similarities in the types of emotion regulation strategies used by the high and low-BPF groups. However, the groups differed in their experiences and thought processes surrounding emotion regulation. High-BPF participants were found to describe a need to communicate negative emotions with others and demonstrated difficulty maintaining attention on positive experiences. In addition there was a trend towards High-BPF participants demonstrating less forward-planning in emotion regulation. Conclusions This study provides insights into some of the unique aspects of emotion regulation in individuals with high BPF that may make emotion regulation attempts less successful

Ninth Annual Red Clay Conference

How will construction of the Mall of Georgia impact the environment? How can Atlanta\u27s traffic congestion and water system comply with the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts? What will the proposed EPA ozone standard mean for Georgia businesses? These questions and many more were examined

Legal representation in the Scottish Children’s Hearing System

In 1968 the Kilbrandon report detailed a system of panels for dealing with ‘juvenile delinquency’ which became the foundation for the Scottish Children’s Hearings System (CHS) in Scotland. The CHS makes decisions and recommendations about children where professionals feel compulsory measures of supervision may be necessary for the child’s wellbeing. Compulsory measures of supervision may be a helpful response to many serious issues in a child’s life, including failure to attend school, parental abuse or neglect, or criminal behaviour. As a result, almost all criminal and care and protection cases for children in Scotland up to the age of 18 are heard by the CHS. The CHS has wide-ranging powers, including the ability to dismiss charges or allegations, remove children from their parents, and mandate compulsory measures of supervision. Each hearing is presided over by a panel of three lay people who have undergone relevant training, this panel makes decisions based on the principle of the best interests of the child. Despite being a tribunal making legally enforceable decisions it has, until recently, been relatively uncommon for legal representation to be present in a hearing except in a minority of cases where there was a requirement that the child is represented by a lawyer (eg when secure care is being considered). Parents and relevant others have always been able to bring legal representation to a hearing, but following recent successful legal challenges regarding the right to representation, financial aid has been made available to parents and relevant other’s wishing to appoint a lawyer. This has led to an increase in legal representation in children’s hearings. Objective: This research was commissioned by the Scottish Legal Aid Board to examine the role of legal representatives in the children’s hearings process. In particular, in relation to the ethos of the hearings, the performance of lawyers/solicitors, monitoring and feedback mechanisms, and training needs of lawyers/solicitors to participate effectively in the hearings. Methods: A mixed methods approach was utilised, in order to gather a wide range of information. This included surveys made available to all solicitors, social workers, reporters and panel members involved in CHS, focus groups with samples from these same populations, interviews with children, and representatives from outside of the formal CHS system. Results: The introduction of financial aid and corresponding increase in the legal presence in the CHS has produced mixed results. While respondents were careful not to over-generalise regarding the performance of lawyers/solicitors, there were concerns regarding: the introduction of an adversarial style; a change in emphasis away from the best interests of the child and towards the rights of the parent(s); the introduction of delay into proceedings; a lack of understanding of child development, communication and attachment; and disruption of social workers’ relationships with the family. Conclusion: Legal representation in lay-tribunals such as the CHS can present challenges. Training of solicitors in child development and other topics, the introduction of a compulsory scheme of pre-registration training, and ongoing inter-agency training to facilitate all parties’ understandings of different roles could be helpful

Changing the way we think about kinship care

There is growing formal recognition that children who are looked after away from home should be brought up in their family of origin wherever possible (Scottish Government 2007, 2009; Algate and McIntosh 2009). When children are at risk of abuse, or birth parents are unable to provide care, state authorities may intervene to remove the child and place them with other members of their family in ‘kinship care’. Children need carers who are able to meet their needs for life. There is concern in Scotland that the option of permanent kinship care is not always explored early enough, beginning after a child has been placed in local authority care, and resulting in additional, unnecessary placement moves and instability. Equally, there is concern that children are placed with kinship carers on an emergency basis and left too long with carers who are not able to meet their needs in the long term. Objective: This paper describes a project working to improve systems and practice in decision making and assessment for kinship. The project seeks to refocus kinship as a proactive child care intervention when there is a risk to a child, or when they are unable to remain in their parents care. Quality Improvement methodology (Langley et al 2009) and Active Implementation theory (Fixen et al 2005) are being used to create sustainable changes that include avoiding unnecessarily placing children outside of their family of origin. The project also tackles disruption and delay resulting from spending too much time assessing unsuitable kinship carers. Method: A number of strategies and methods are being used to bring about measurable improvement to the care experiences of children and promote their long-term stability. The project works in local areas to explore human behaviour, and understand and develop data and systems. This supports local managers and practitioners in developing a theory of change and identifying appropriate models to bring about positive changes. Results: Successes have included identification of more potential kinship carers, quicker assessment of suitability, and shifts in managers’ and frontline staff’s thinking. Data have been produced indicating how long it takes for the local authority to make a decision to permanently place children in kinship care, or to rule out kinship options. Importantly the data also identifies those children who are still waiting, allowing drift to be addressed. The project is changing the way we think about early identification, and more timely assessments of carers. The aim is that this will reduce unnecessary placement moves for children and allow timelier placement with suitable carers. Conclusion: The project seeks to build an evidence-base of good practice in the identification and assessment of kinship carers that can be used as a blueprint in other contexts. This work is part of a wider project that delivers Permanence and Care Excellence (PACE) (an improvement project delivered jointly by CELCIS and the Scottish Government) to a number of Local Authority areas in Scotland. The PACE project seeks to demonstrate active delivery of work from a multi-agency group to improve outcomes for looked after children