The Influence of Organizational Context on Quitting Intention

This study uses multilevel methods to investigate the effects of organizational context on job satisfaction and quitting intention among staff working in long-term mental health care settings. Two types of organizational features are examined: group job satisfaction and structural features of the work unit (unit size, workload, and level of client functioning on the unit). A review of the organizational literature reveals that most empirical research has investigated job satisfaction at the individual level of analysis rather than the group level. The authors argue that the affective context of a group has real and measurable consequences for individual attitudes and behavior, independent of individual attitudes toward the job. Using multilevel modeling, study findings support the premise that group job satisfaction exercises effects on intention to quit independent of individuals’ dispositions toward their jobs. These effects are both direct and interactive. The findings underscore the importance of affective context in shaping individual attitudes and behavioral intentions.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/68775/2/10.1177_0164027599212003.pd

Evaluation: Concepts and Implementation

This presentation was given during the Office of Rural Health Services Network Grantees Conference

When PBIS Implementation Fails...and What to Do about It

PBIS Implementation does not always go as planned. In fact, sometimes it completely fails. In this session, participants will learn how one South Georgia school\u27s PBIS Implementation almost completely failed, as well as the steps the school\u27s PBIS Coach, administrators, and District Coordinator took to get it back on track. Participants will hear candid feedback from PBIS coaches at two different elementary schools regarding mistakes made and lessons learned during the first two years of implementation, and will learn easy to apply strategies to assist with faculty and staff buy-in, time and resource management, and shifting teacher mind-sets, as well as strategies for getting parents and community members involved. Presenters will help participants understand how to use the ten critical elements of PBIS to build and sustain a successful PBIS framework within their schools. The District PBIS Coordinator will also provide participants with strategies for supporting schools from the district level to ensure successful implementation. This information will also help parents and community members better understand the complexity of the PBIS framework and how the ten critical elements work together

A Technology Enhanced Physical Activity Program for Pregnant Women: A Pilot Study

This presentation was given during the American College of Sport Medicine Annual Meeting

Addressing Childhood Obesity Through Prenatal Physical Activity Education

This presentation was given during the Georgia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Annual Conference

Associations Between Stage of Behavior Change, Physical Activity, and Self-efficacy in Prenatal Women

This presentation was given during the American College of Sport Medicine Annual Meeting