Exploring the effectiveness of the Tree of Life in promoting the therapeutic growth of refugee women living with HIV

The current study aimed to understand the experiences of refugee women living with HIV as they participated in the Tree of Life (ToL), a group-based narrative technique. A qualitative case study methodology was used. Five African refugee women took part in the study. The ToL consisted of seven two-hourly sessions conducted on weekly basis. Further, participants completed a feedback form after each session, and they were individually interviewed on completion of the ToL. The researchers kept detailed field notes. The data indicated that participants were motivated to attend the intervention in order to overcome their psychological distress, isolation and negative thoughts associated with their situation. Participants found the intervention beneficial. In a safe and supportive setting, and through the art making process, they were able to reflect on their painful past and current issues associated with their migratory stressors and with living with HIV. They identified personal strengths and qualities that enabled them to cope and build their resilience. The art making process and the discussion of the tree empowered them to re-author their life narratives. Finally, they related to each other and they developed a sense of connectedness. The findings indicate the Tree of Life as a promising technique for use with refugees living with HIV. Implications and future directions are discussed

Ottoman diplomatic relations with Europe in the Eighteenth Century : patterns and trends

Donated by Klaus KreiserReprinted from in : Studies in Eighteenth Century Islamic History : The near Eastern History / The Middle East Center, 1977

Die Münchner Propyläen : ein Denkmal des griechischen Freiheitskampfes

Donated by Klaus KreiserReprinted from in : Die Erträumte Nation, Griechenlands Wiedergeburt Im 19. Jahrhung, 1995

The Importance of Strategic Change in Achieving Equity in Diversity

Free to read at publisher's site Increasing diversity within organizations has brought with it renewed calls for fair and just treatment of individuals in organizations. However, traditional management practice and ethnocentric cultures continue to operate as though the workforce was relatively homogeneous. This paper uses data from more than 1970 organizations to identify different approaches to managing equity and the outcomes for women.Three of the four approaches are predictors of increases in some of the measures of status of employment for women. Results show that implementation issues including decision structures, policy type and justice perspective affect the outcome. Effective diversity management that brings substantive change to workplace disparity is not a 'one size fits all' model. It requires strategic change that involves analysis of specific contextual issues including gendered industry type and organizational size in addition to change in structures and systems