Report of the Education and Development Group of the National Midwifery Recruitment and Retention Six Point Action Plan

Final report of the Education Group written for the Chief Nursing Officer for England, Dame, Professor Christine Beasley. Paul Lewis chaired the Education Group and also co-wrote the publication

Melodia : A Comprehensive Course in Sight-Singing (Solfeggio)

Melodia is a 1904 book designed to teach sight-singing. The educational plan is by Samuel W. Cole; the exercises were written and selected by Leo R. Lewis. Melodia is presented here as a complete edition and has also been divided into its four separate books.https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/oer/1000/thumbnail.jp

And Life is Worth the Living Just Because He Lives?: The Protective and Promotive Role of Religious Involvement Against Suicide Risk Among Black Adolescents

Suicide is the second leading cause of death among youth ages 12-17 years. Within a 10-year span from 2004-2014, 2,225 Black youth ages 10-19 died by suicide. Over a 35-year period suicide rates increased 126% in Black youth ages 15-19, and 233% in Black youth ages 10-14. Further, in 2015, a national survey reported that 14.5% of Black youth had serious thoughts of suicide in the past 12 months, 13.7% had made suicide plans, and 8.9% had attempted suicide. Related to this, national studies revealed high rates of suicide risk factors among young people including: depression or depressive symptoms (29.9% of youth); suicidal ideation (17.7% of youth); suicide attempts (8.6% of youth); psychiatric disorders such as anxiety (24.9% of youth); disruptive behavior disorders (16.3% of youth); and substance use disorders (8.3% of youth). Despite increased rates of suicide among Black youth, there is limited research on suicide risk and protective factors among Black youth. Importantly, religious involvement is a possible protective factor for Black youth, as it has been linked to more positive mental health outcomes among Black adults. This dissertation, comprised of two empirical studies, evaluates evidence regarding the promotive and protective effects of religious involvement against suicide risk among Black adolescents in the context of the relational risk factors of everyday discrimination (routine encounters with subtle, unfair treatment) and interpersonal problems (low social connectedness, bully victimization, and/or perpetration). Study 1 uses cross-sectional data from a nationally representative sample of African American and Caribbean Black youth to pursue three aims: 1) to examine the relation between discrimination and suicide risk factors (suicidal ideation, depression, anxiety, disruptive behavior disorders, and substance use disorders); 2) to examine the relation between religious involvement, specifically, private religious practices, religious (church-based) support, and organizational religiousness, and discrimination and suicide risk factors; and 3) to explore whether the relation between discrimination and suicide risk factors differs by gender or ethnicity. Study 2 uses data from a longitudinal study of a more selected sample of Black youth with interpersonal problems to pursue two aims: 1) to examine the prospective relation between religious involvement and depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation; and 2) to examine whether this relation differs over time and by gender. Exploring the protective role of religious involvement among Black youth who experience relational risk has important implications for reducing suicide risk among Black adolescents.PHDPsychologyUniversity of Michigan, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studieshttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/145990/1/ycolelew_1.pd

The Impact Of Cultural Identity And Social Capital On American Indian Elders\u27 Subjective Health

ABSTRACT Data gathered from the National Resource Center on Native American Aging at the University of North Dakota was utilized (N = 8,396) to see if a relationship exists between cultural identity and social capital, the independent variables, and the dependent variable, subjective health. It is anticipated that there will be strong relationships between cultural identity, social capital, and subjective health because it is culturally expected that the younger generations of American Indians will take care of their elders by providing support when needed. This will provide a strong sense of well-being for American Indian elders. Additionally, cultural identity is expected to play a greater role in determining American Indians elders’ subjective health based off of findings from previous research documenting the importance of culture amongst American Indians. Results suggest that cultural identity and social capital both play an important role in determining American Indians elders’ subjective health. However, it was revealed that social capital did explain more of the variation in subjective health than cultural identity beyond the control variables. Implications of these results suggest a need for reservation officials, caregivers, and family members to consider developing programs that encourage cultural participation while utilizing new ideas incorporating social capital

Do symptom change trajectories differ between Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Counselling? An application of growth curve modelling using a large IAPT dataset

Background: Psychological interventions are often effective in reducing symptoms of common mental disorders (CMD). However, there are notable within- and between-person differences in how symptoms change over time. To investigate such differences, some studies have used growth curve modelling (GCM) to identify different trajectory classes, allowing for the earlier recognition of distinct patient outcomes through routine outcome monitoring (ROM). These are often associated with various patient characteristics, informing the likelihood of a patient’s trajectory during the early phases of treatment, but less is known about how these differ between specific treatments. Aims: The study aimed to investigate whether the trajectory classes identified differed between individuals receiving Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Counselling, using data from the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme. Method: The current study employed growth mixture modelling (GMM) to identify trajectory classes of depression and anxiety symptoms among a propensity-score matched sample (N = 10268) to control for pre-treatment confounding factors. Multinomial regression models were fitted to determine the associations between the classes and the two intervention types. Results: Four classes were identified for both depression and anxiety symptom change: (1) Rapid Responders (2) Delayed Responders (3) Low Severity Small Improvers and (4) Non-responders. Participants who received Counselling were less likely to be Rapid Responders according to change in their depression symptoms and less likely to be Delayed Responders with regards to anxiety symptoms. Conclusions: Through recognition of these classes during the delivery of CBT or Counselling, clinicians may be better placed to make treatment decisions that optimise patient outcomes

Adoptive Parents’ Home-School Partnerships: An Exploration of the Partnership Experiences of Parents and School Staff with a Focus on Barriers, Facilitators and Developing Partnership Practices.

It has been increasingly established in literature that the educational outcomes for adopted children and young people are comparatively low across a range of measures, when compared to non-adopted children (Gore-Langton, 2017). Indeed, the educational outcomes of this group remain a priority at government level, as evident in a range of recent policies (for example pupil premium funding, designated teacher for previously looked after children). Literature highlights that adoptive parents encounter many challenges in their experiences with schools (e.g. a lack of staff understanding of adoption; communication; information sharing; ostracism) often leading to them becoming “battle weary” (Phillips, 2007). However, there is little literature that details the experiences of home-school partnership with adoptive families (Goldberg & Smith, 2014). With Parent-school partnership heavily cited in educational literature as essential to educational success (Hattie, 2008), such research with adoptive families is arguably of importance. The study presented here employs a qualitative, two phase research design. In phase one, semi-structured interviews were conducted with five adoptive parents and five teachers. These interviews sought to elicit the individuals’ experiences of partnership, with a particular focus upon (i) how parents related their experiences to Hart’s Ladder (1997) model of partnership; and (ii) the factors which influence partnership working (either as barriers or facilitators). In phase two, semi-structured interviews and a card-sort design were used with a sample of five SENCos. This phase explored how SENCos conceptualised the needs of adoptive parents (in comparison with the experiences parents reported in phase one), and how SENCos viewed that partnership practices with adoptive families could be improved. The data was analysed using thematic analysis in order to address the research questions. The findings highlighted that (i) parents were able to relate their partnership experience to Hart’s Ladder (1997) model; (ii) a variety of factors influencing partnership were established and there was some commonality between factors identified by parents and those identified by school staff. In phase two, the findings highlighted that (i) whilst SENCos were aware of many factors identified by parents, they tended not to anticipate more affective and perception-based factors; and (ii) that SENCos identified a variety of ways in which partnership could be improved with adoptive parents (through development at a school, broader professional and local authority level). Throughout both phases the overarching themes of a lack of understanding of adoption and a need to broaden the partnership were evident. The findings offer insight and thematic models to understand a sparsely researched area; several implications for EP practice are also highlighted and discussed

The synergistic effects of slip ring-brush design and materials

Synergistic effects of slip ring-brush design and fabrication for vacuum application determined by friction, wear, electrical noise, and dielectric strength dat

The synergistic effects of slip ring-brush design and materials

The design, fabrication, and subsequent testing of four power slip rings for synchronous orbit application are described. The synergistic effects of contact materials and slip ring-brush design are studied by means of frequent and simultaneous recording of friction, wear, and electrical noise. Data generated during the test period are presented along with post test analysis data