Bridging The Coaching/Therapy Divide: What Co-Active Coaches Can Learn From ACT (Acceptance And Commitment Therapy)

Abstract This paper situates the coaching/therapy divide within the context of new regulations in Ontario, Canada, that limit the use of the term 'psychotherapy,' and the practice of psychotherapy. Taking Co-Active Coaching and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as representative examples of coaching and therapy respectively, I examine each in turn, showing that Co-Active Coaching and ACT, as they are described by their founders, overlap in important ways, to the point they are almost indistinguishable in practice. I conclude that artificially distinguishing between coaching and therapy is unhelpful for therapists and coaches, as well as the client populations they serve

Von der Bewegung für "gemeindenahe psychosoziale Versorgung" zum "Krieg den Drogen": eine Studie über die Definition sozialer Probleme

Die Studie untersucht die Veränderungen in der staatlich geförderten gemeindenahen psychosozialen Versorgung in den USA während der konservativen Regierung der 80er Jahre. Zuvor basierte die Versorgung auf der Überzeugung, daß psychische Probleme im Kontext der sozialen Lebenswelt entstehen. Nunmehr wurden die Aspekte Eigenverschulden und Strafverfolgung zur Grundlage konservativer Gesundheits- und Drogenpolitik, begleitet von Rassendiskriminierung in der Strafverfolgung. Innerhalb der wissenschaftlichen Forschung wurden Abhängige im gehobenen Sozialmilieu ausgewählt mit besseren Voraussetzungen für Heilungschancen nicht zuletzt aufgrund von finanzieller Belastbarkeit. Dadurch wurde die konservative Sichtweise des Problems begünstigt. Der Einsatz von Persönlichkeitsfragebögen wird problematisiert und eine stete Selbstreflexion der Forscher gefordert. Primär- und Sekundärquellen wurden verwertet. (ICB

Automated compliance checking in healthcare building design

Regulatory frameworks associated to building design are usually complex, representing extensive sets of requirements. For healthcare projects in the UK, this includes statutory and guidance documents. Existing research indicates that they contain subjective requirements, which challenge the practical adoption of automated compliance checking, leading to limited outcomes. This paper aims to propose recommendations for the adoption of automated compliance checking in the design of healthcare buildings. Design Science Research was used to gain a detailed understanding of how information from existing regulatory requirements affects automation, through an empirical study in the design of a primary healthcare facility. In this study, a previously proposed taxonomy was implemented and refined, resulting in the identification of different types of subjective requirements. Based on empirical data emerging from the research, a set of recommendations was proposed focusing on the revision of regulatory documents, as well as to aid designers implementing automated compliance in practice

Versatile spaceborne photonics with chalcogenide phase-change materials

Recent growth in space systems has seen increasing capabilities packed into smaller and lighter Earth observation and deep space mission spacecraft. Phase-change materials (PCMs) are nonvolatile, reconfigurable, fast-switching, and have recently shown a high degree of space radiation tolerance, thereby making them an attractive materials platform for spaceborne photonics applications. They promise robust, lightweight, and energy-efficient reconfigurable optical systems whose functions can be dynamically defined on-demand and on orbit to deliver enhanced science or mission support in harsh environments on lean power budgets. This comment aims to discuss the recent advances in rapidly growing PCM research and its potential to transition from conventional terrestrial optoelectronics materials platforms to versatile spaceborne photonic materials platforms for current and next-generation space and science missions. Materials International Space Station Experiment-14 (MISSE-14) mission-flown PCMs outside of the International Space Station (ISS) and key results and NASA examples are highlighted to provide strong evidence of the applicability of spaceborne photonics.Comment: 16 pages, 4 figure

Versatile spaceborne photonics with chalcogenide phase-change materials.

This is the final version. Available on open access from Nature Research via the DOI in this record. Data availability: The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.Recent growth in space systems has seen increasing capabilities packed into smaller and lighter Earth observation and deep space mission spacecraft. Phase-change materials (PCMs) are nonvolatile, reconfigurable, fast-switching, and have recently shown a high degree of space radiation tolerance, thereby making them an attractive materials platform for spaceborne photonics applications. They promise robust, lightweight, and energy-efficient reconfigurable optical systems whose functions can be dynamically defined on-demand and on-orbit to deliver enhanced science or mission support in harsh environments on lean power budgets. This comment aims to discuss the recent advances in rapidly growing PCM research and its potential to transition from conventional terrestrial optoelectronics materials platforms to versatile spaceborne photonic materials platforms for current and next-generation space and science missions. Materials International Space Station Experiment-14 (MISSE-14) mission-flown PCMs outside of the International Space Station (ISS) and key results and NASA examples are highlighted to provide strong evidence of the applicability of spaceborne photonics

Collecting wild Miscanthus germplasm in Asia for crop improvement and conservation in Europe whilst adhering to the guidelines of the United Nations’ Convention on Biological Diversity

We would like to thank Dr Helen Ougham and Professor Howard Thomas for their valuable comments on this manuscript; Sarah Hawkins at IBERS for the leading of harvesting and phenotyping works; and Paul Barber at Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate, Wales & West Midlands, Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) for advice on germplasm collection practice and quarantine management. This research was supported by the UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) under a project entitled ‘Accession of CBD compliant Miscanthus and Triarrhena germplasm from China, Japan and Taiwan for incorporation in the UK Miscanthus breeding programme’ [grant no. NF0436]. The breeding and evaluation were conducted under ‘Genetic improvement of Miscanthus as a sustainable feedstock for bioenergy in the UK (GIANT)’ [supported by Defra and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000690, ‘Research Councils UK’), UK, grant no. LK0863]. LH, ID and JCB were supported by BBSRC grant nos BBS/E/G/00003134 and BBS/E/W/0012843A.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Evidence that breast cancer risk at the 2q35 locus is mediated through IGFBP5 regulation.

GWAS have identified a breast cancer susceptibility locus on 2q35. Here we report the fine mapping of this locus using data from 101,943 subjects from 50 case-control studies. We genotype 276 SNPs using the 'iCOGS' genotyping array and impute genotypes for a further 1,284 using 1000 Genomes Project data. All but two, strongly correlated SNPs (rs4442975 G/T and rs6721996 G/A) are excluded as candidate causal variants at odds against >100:1. The best functional candidate, rs4442975, is associated with oestrogen receptor positive (ER+) disease with an odds ratio (OR) in Europeans of 0.85 (95% confidence interval=0.84-0.87; P=1.7 × 10(-43)) per t-allele. This SNP flanks a transcriptional enhancer that physically interacts with the promoter of IGFBP5 (encoding insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 5) and displays allele-specific gene expression, FOXA1 binding and chromatin looping. Evidence suggests that the g-allele confers increased breast cancer susceptibility through relative downregulation of IGFBP5, a gene with known roles in breast cell biology