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The Elephant in the Room: Dealing with an Unprosecuted Criminal Disclosure in a Therapeutic Setting
Formalized Mentoring Program Model
This study focused upon the development of a formalized mentoring program model designed to facilitate the career development of aspiring administrators. The formalized mentoring program model consisted of key components that were found within the disciplines of andragogy, training/staff development, motivation, and educational psychology. Five elements were identified within the discipline of andragogy as essential ingredients of the formalized mentoring program model: (1) Self-directed learning, (2) Accumulated experience, (3) Readiness to learn, (4) Problem-centered orientation, (5) Educative environment. The best practices for staff development within the formalized mentoring program model were listed. Within the discipline of educational psychology, change was identified as the most important feature of the formalized mentoring program model. Four career stages were also incorporated. The humanistic approach to motivation was basic to the formalized mentoring program model. The implementation chronology of the mentoring program model was outlined, and served as an integral feature of the model; The following recommendations were offered: that organizations should (1) sponsor and support formalized mentoring programs as a regular component of their career development programs; (2) encourage a climate or organizational culture that is humanistic in approach and attitude, as a prior condition to the implementation of a formalized mentoring program; (3) utilize a formalized mentoring program model, and implementation chronology to initiate a formalized mentoring program; The following recommendations were offered for further study: (1) An implementation study should be conducted to apply the formalized mentoring program model in a school district; (2) A validation study should be conducted to determine the impact of the formalized mentoring program model on large, medium, and small sized school districts; (3) A validation study should be conducted to determine the impact of the formalized mentoring program upon the career development of aspiring administrators; (4) A longitudinal study should be conducted to determine the impact of the formalized mentoring program model upon effectiveness of administrators
User centred design and validation during the development of domestic brain computer interface applications for people with acquired brain injury and therapists: a multi-stakeholder approach
Stakeholder’s experiences of living and caring in technology-rich supported living environments for tenants living with dementia
From Springer Nature via Jisc Publications RouterHistory: received 2021-12-22, registration 2023-01-12, accepted 2023-01-12, pub-electronic 2023-02-01, online 2023-02-01, collection 2023-12Publication status: PublishedAcknowledgements: Acknowledgements: We would like to acknowledge the wider research team that worked within the TESA-DRI Project. We are grateful to our peer-researchers for their time and commitment to the TESA-DRI project. The project was funded by the Health and Social Care Research and Development Division Public Health Agency and Atlantic Philanthropies (COM/4955/14).Background: Technology innovation provides an opportunity to support the rising number of people living with dementia globally. The present study examines experiences of people who have dementia and live in technology enriched supported care models. Additionally, it explores caregiver’s attitudes towards technology use with the housing scheme. Methods: A qualitative research design was adopted, and eight housing schemes consented to take part in the study. A technology audit was undertaken in addition to participant interviews and caregiver survey. Seven peer researchers conducted semi-structured interviews with 22 people living with dementia. Interviews were analysed using thematic analysis. Informal and formal caregivers were invited to complete a survey to capture their attitudes towards technology use. A total of 20 informal and 31 formal caregiver surveys were returned. All surveys were input into Survey Monkey and downloaded into excel for analysis. Closed questions were analysed using descriptive statistics and open-ended questions were organised into themes and described descriptively. Results: The technology audit identified that technologies were in place from as early as 2002. Technology heterogeneity of, both passive and active devices, was found within the housing schemes. Technologies such as wearable devices were reportedly used according to need, and mobile phone use was widely adopted. The themes that developed out of the tenant interviews were: Attitudes and Engagement with Technology; Technology Enhancing Tenants Sense of Security; Seeking Support and Digital Literacy; and Technology Enabled Connection. A lack of awareness about living alongside technology was a major finding. Technologies enabled a sense of reassurance and facilitated connections with the wider community. The interaction with technology presented challenges, for example, remembering passwords, access to Wi-Fi and the identification of its use in an emergency. The caregiver survey reported a range of facilitators and barriers for the use of technology within care. Both types of caregivers held relatively similar views around the benefits of technology, however their views on issues such as privacy and consent varied. Safety was considered more important than right to privacy by family caregivers. Conclusions: The present study provides new insight into stakeholder’s experiences of living, working and caregiving alongside technology in supported living environments. As the generation of people living with dementia become more tech savvy, harnessing everyday technologies to support care could enable holistic care and support the transition through the care continuum. Advance care planning and technology assessments are at the very core of future technology provision. It is evident that a paternalistic attitudes towards technology use could impact the multitude of benefits technology can play in both health and leisure for people living with dementia and their caregivers.pubpu
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