La Imagen y la Narrativa como Herramientas para el Abordaje Psicosocial en Escenarios de Violencia. Departamento de Antioquia y Putumayo

Este informe tiene por objetivo presentar la consolidación del trabajo abordado en el diplomado de profundización en psicología: acompañamiento psicosocial en escenarios de violencia, el cual se desarrolló a lo largo de la formación y ha permitido reflexionar sobre los efectos de la violencia desde los relatos de sus protagonistas. Se presenta el análisis y valoración de esta problemática que no solo afecta la vida de las personas directamente implicadas en los hechos, sino que genera efectos negativos en sus comunidades y en el desarrollo del país. La metodología utilizada corresponde con la guía académica del diplomado, a saber: inicialmente, se estudiaron las investigaciones realizadas sobre este tema, no solo por parte de organizaciones e investigadores locales, sino también por los aportes de la comunidad internacional; seguidamente, a partir del análisis de distintos relatos o narraciones, en específico el relato de la señora Ana Ligia, Mundial, B. (2009), se formularon preguntas reflexivas de profundización y, finalmente, se construyó una propuesta de abordaje psicosocial del Caso Pandurí. Luque Triana, M., Castro, C. P., Martínez Pedroza, C., Tovar, J., Camilo, G. A., & Arroyave, D. M. (2005).. La importancia de este trabajo reside en la posibilidad de reflexionar, desde una perspectiva interdisciplinar, sobre los efectos a nivel psicobiológico, de derechos humanos, familiar, del proyecto de vida individual, la propiedad y la cultura, asociados a las situaciones de violencia que ocurren en algunas regiones del país.The objective of this report is to present the consolidation of the work addressed in the in- depth diploma on psychosycial support in violence scenarios, which was developed throughout the training and has allowed us to reflect on the effects of violence from the stories of its protagonists. The analysis and assessment of this problem is presented, which not only affects the lives of the people directly involved in the events, but also generates negative effects on their communities and on the development of the country. The methodology used with the academic guide of the diploma, namely: final, the research carried out on this topic was studied, not only by local organizations and researchers, but also by the contributions of the international community; then, based on the analysis of different stories or narratives, specifically the story of Mrs. Ana Ligia, reflective questions were formulated in depth and, finally, a proposal for a psychosocial approach to the Pandurí Case was constructed. The importance of this work lies in the possibility of reflecting, from an interdisciplinary perspective, on the effects at the psychobiological, human rights, family level, the individual life project, property and culture, associated with the situations of violence that occur in some regions of the country

Brain ultrasonography findings in neonates with exposure to cocaine during pregnancy

Background: Cocaine exposure during pregnancy has been reported to have detrimental effects on the fetus. Objective: To describe the findings on cranial ultrasonography (CUS) as part of a neonatal screening programme for exposed neonates. Materials and methods: The study was a semiprospective analysis of a 12-year cohort of neonates born to mothers who had used cocaine during their pregnancy and who had follow-up according to a strict clinical protocol. Results: In total, 154 neonates (78 boys, 76 girls) were included, of whom 29 (19%) were born preterm, and 125 (81%) were born full-term. Abnormalities on CUS were seen in 37 neonates (24%; 95% CI 18-31%). The abnormalities were classified as minor in 20 (13%; 95% CI 9-19%) and mildly abnormal in 17 (11%; 95% CI 7-17%). None of the infants showed severe abnormalities. The abnormalities were not associated with the duration or maximum amount of cocaine use during pregnancy. Conclusion: None of the infants had severe abnormalities. Detected abnormalities were not correlated with the duration or maximum amount of cocaine use. Given these findings, we feel that routine cranial ultrasonography in this population is not warranted

Visual Complexity and Its Effects on Referring Expression Generation

Speakers’ perception of a visual scene influences the language they use to describe it—which objects they choose to mention and how they characterize the relationships between them. We show that visual complexity can either delay or facilitate description generation, depending on how much disambiguating information is required and how useful the scene’s complexity can be in providing, for example, helpful landmarks. To do so, we measure speech onset times, eye gaze, and utterance content in a reference production experiment in which the target object is either unique or non-unique in a visual scene of varying size and complexity. Speakers delay speech onset if the target object is non-unique and requires disambiguation, and we argue that this reflects the cost of deciding on a high-level strategy for describing it. The eye-tracking data demonstrates that these delays increase when the speaker is able to conduct an extensive early visual search, implying that when a speaker scans too little of the scene early on, they may decide to begin speaking before becoming aware that their description is underspecified. Speak- ers’ content choices reflect the visual makeup of the scene—the number of distractors present and the availability of useful landmarks. Our results highlight the complex role of visual perception in reference production, showing that speakers can make good use of complexity in ways that reflect their visual processing of the scene

Proceedings of the 3rd Biennial Conference of the Society for Implementation Research Collaboration (SIRC) 2015: advancing efficient methodologies through community partnerships and team science

It is well documented that the majority of adults, children and families in need of evidence-based behavioral health interventionsi do not receive them [1, 2] and that few robust empirically supported methods for implementing evidence-based practices (EBPs) exist. The Society for Implementation Research Collaboration (SIRC) represents a burgeoning effort to advance the innovation and rigor of implementation research and is uniquely focused on bringing together researchers and stakeholders committed to evaluating the implementation of complex evidence-based behavioral health interventions. Through its diverse activities and membership, SIRC aims to foster the promise of implementation research to better serve the behavioral health needs of the population by identifying rigorous, relevant, and efficient strategies that successfully transfer scientific evidence to clinical knowledge for use in real world settings [3]. SIRC began as a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)-funded conference series in 2010 (previously titled the “Seattle Implementation Research Conference”; $150,000 USD for 3 conferences in 2011, 2013, and 2015) with the recognition that there were multiple researchers and stakeholdersi working in parallel on innovative implementation science projects in behavioral health, but that formal channels for communicating and collaborating with one another were relatively unavailable. There was a significant need for a forum within which implementation researchers and stakeholders could learn from one another, refine approaches to science and practice, and develop an implementation research agenda using common measures, methods, and research principles to improve both the frequency and quality with which behavioral health treatment implementation is evaluated. SIRC’s membership growth is a testament to this identified need with more than 1000 members from 2011 to the present.ii SIRC’s primary objectives are to: (1) foster communication and collaboration across diverse groups, including implementation researchers, intermediariesi, as well as community stakeholders (SIRC uses the term “EBP champions” for these groups) – and to do so across multiple career levels (e.g., students, early career faculty, established investigators); and (2) enhance and disseminate rigorous measures and methodologies for implementing EBPs and evaluating EBP implementation efforts. These objectives are well aligned with Glasgow and colleagues’ [4] five core tenets deemed critical for advancing implementation science: collaboration, efficiency and speed, rigor and relevance, improved capacity, and cumulative knowledge. SIRC advances these objectives and tenets through in-person conferences, which bring together multidisciplinary implementation researchers and those implementing evidence-based behavioral health interventions in the community to share their work and create professional connections and collaborations

Hughes v. Mississippi Transportation Commission, Landy Report (defendant's expert)

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Work in the 21st century : an introduction to industrial and organizational psychology/ Landy

xx, 630 hal: ill.; 25 cm

Work in the 21st century : an introduction to industrial and organizational psychology/ Landy

xx, 630 hal: ill.; 25 cm