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How might parents of pre-pubescent children with gender identity issues understand their experience?
Whilst in recent times there has been an increasing interest in the popular
media in families with gender variant children, there is still a paucity of
academic research into the experience of parenting a pre-pubescent child with
gender identity issues. Gender dysphoria in young children engenders
powerful reactions in adults, involving the recognition of childhood sexuality, a
subject matter considered taboo in Western society. As such, this research
explores highly sensitive and intimate aspects of family life, requiring parents
to talk and think about difficult issues. This small scale study adopts a case
study design in order to explore how it might feel for families attending the
Gender Identity Development Service at the Tavistock Clinic, London to
parent such a child. Through acting as a âbricoleurâ (Denzin & Lincoln: 2000:
p3) different and contrasting research methods and theories of gender identity
development are explored in order to shed light on this under-researched and
hidden area of parental experience. Eight parents were interviewed and their
narratives are presented as case studies which can both stand-alone as
individual pieces of research, and be understood as a cogent group with overarching
themes. Psychosocial research methods of Free Association
Narrative Interviews and photo elicitation were used in order to gather the
data which was then coded and analysed drawing on the principles of
Charmazâ (2001) constructivist version of grounded theory. Particular
attention is also given to unconscious processes that might have been at play
between researcher and interviewee such as transference, countertransference
and containment. Five key themes relating to the process of
mourning emerged from the data: loss, uncertainty, ambivalence, being
unable to think and acceptance. Recommendations for both social work and
clinical practice and further research are also offered
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The benefits of psychoeducation for improving sleep quality
With large numbers of students reporting difficulties with sleep, Claire Gregor, Luci Wiggs and Aileen Ho set out to explore whether psychoeducational input on sleep hygiene might help them achieve improved quality of rest. Their research produced some interesting results
How might parents of pre-pubescent children with gender identity issues understand their experience?
Whilst in recent times there has been an increasing
interest in the popular media in families with gender variant children, there is still a paucity of
academic research into the experience of parenting
a pre-pubescent child with gender identity issues. Gender dysphoria in young children engenders
powerful reactions in adults, involving the recognition of childhood sexuality, a subject matter considered taboo in Western society. As such, this research
explores highly sensitive and intimate aspects of
family life, requiring parents to talk and think about difficult issues. This small scale study adopts a case
study design in order to explore how it might feel
for families attending the Gender Identity Development Service at the Tavistock Clinic, London to
parent such a child.
Through acting as a âbricoleurâ (Denzin & Lincoln: 2000: p3) different and contrasting research methods and theories of gender identity
development are explored in order to shed light on
this under-researched and hidden area of parental experience. Eight parents were interviewed and their
narratives are presented as case studies which can
both stand-alone as individual pieces of research, and be understood as a cogent group with over-
arching themes. Psychosocial research methods of Free Association Narrative Interviews and photo elicitation were used in order to gather the data which was then coded and analysed drawing on the principles of Charmazâ (2001) constructivist version of grounded theory.
Particular
attention is also given to unconscious processes that might have been at play between researcher and interviewee such as transference, counter-
transference and containment. Five key themes relating to the process of
mourning emerged from the data: loss, uncertainty,
ambivalence, being
unable to think and acceptance. Recommendations for
both social work and
clinical practice and further research are also offered
Resolving Nonstationary Spectral Information in Wind Speed Time Series Using the Hilbert-Huang Transform
Idealised simulations of open cellular convection and horizontal wind fluctuations over the North Sea
Learning Community Psychology Practice Competencies: Student Pathways through the Applied Community Psychology Specialization
Community psychology practice competencies provide a framework of skills students can learn to promote social change processes in communities. However, there is great overlap and cross-over of skill sets among some competencies. The complex nature of learning any competency will likely take multiple learning experiences to master and span years beyond a studentâs exit from training to achieve expertise. Programs training students in practice competencies can benefit from working collaboratively with students to better understand how students develop experience and skill in utilizing competencies across the curriculum. This article explores five narrative accounts of how students and graduates learned selected community psychology practice competencies through their training in the Applied Community Psychology (ACP) specialization at Antioch University Los Angeles. Students and graduates were asked to select a competency and write a two-page narrative of how they learned the competency through their training in the ACP specialization. Implications for academic program development and training in community psychology practice competencies are discussed
Learning Community Psychology Practice Competencies: Student Pathways through the Applied Community Psychology Specialization
Community psychology practice competencies provide a framework of skills students can learn to promote social change processes in communities. However, there is great overlap and cross-over of skill sets among some competencies. The complex nature of learning any competency will likely take multiple learning experiences to master and span years beyond a studentâs exit from training to achieve expertise. Programs training students in practice competencies can benefit from working collaboratively with students to better understand how students develop experience and skill in utilizing competencies across the curriculum. This article explores five narrative accounts of how students and graduates learned selected community psychology practice competencies through their training in the Applied Community Psychology (ACP) specialization at Antioch University Los Angeles. Students and graduates were asked to select a competency and write a two-page narrative of how they learned the competency through their training in the ACP specialization. Implications for academic program development and training in community psychology practice competencies are discussed
Tuning the High-Pressure Phase Behaviour of Highly Compressible Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks: From Discontinuous to Continuous Pore Closure by Linker Substitution
The highâpressure behaviour of flexible zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) of the ZIFâ62 family with the chemical composition M(im)(2âx )(bim)(x) is presented (M(2+)=Zn(2+), Co(2+); im(â)=imidazolate; bim(â)=benzimidazolate, 0.02â€xâ€0.37). Highâpressure powder Xâray diffraction shows that the materials contract reversibly from an open pore ( op ) to a closed pore ( cp ) phase under a hydrostatic pressure of up to 4000â
bar. Sequentially increasing the bim(â) fraction (x) reinforces the framework, leading to an increased threshold pressure for the op âtoâ cp phase transition, while the total volume contraction across the transition decreases. Most importantly, the typical discontinuous op âtoâ cp transition (first order) changes to an unusual continuous transition (second order) for xâ„0.35. This allows finetuning of the void volume and the pore size of the material continuously by adjusting the pressure, thus opening new possibilities for MOFs in pressureâswitchable devices, membranes, and actuators
Tuning the high-pressure phase behaviour of highly compressible zeolitic imidazolate frameworks: from discontinuous to continuous pore closure by linker substitution
The high-pressure behaviour of flexible zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) of the ZIF-62 family with the chemical composition M(im)2âx(bim)x is presented (M2+=Zn2+, Co2+; imâ=imidazolate; bimâ=benzimidazolate, 0.02â€xâ€0.37). High-pressure powder X-ray diffraction shows that the materials contract reversibly from an open pore (op) to a closed pore (cp) phase under a hydrostatic pressure of up to 4000â
bar. Sequentially increasing the bimâ fraction (x) reinforces the framework, leading to an increased threshold pressure for the op-to-cp phase transition, while the total volume contraction across the transition decreases. Most importantly, the typical discontinuous op-to-cp transition (first order) changes to an unusual continuous transition (second order) for xâ„0.35. This allows finetuning of the void volume and the pore size of the material continuously by adjusting the pressure, thus opening new possibilities for MOFs in pressure-switchable devices, membranes, and actuators
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