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Eco-innovation opportunities in the waste management sector in Scotland
Creating more circular economies that retain and recirculate the value of resources within an economy is gaining significant attention, with the concept of industrial symbiosis assisting businesses to reduce resource leakage from local economies. An eco-industrial park applies industrial symbiosis on the scale of an industrial park and may incorporate additional features such as shared infrastructure and services that assist in reducing environmental impacts and improving resource efficiency. This paper provides an overview of the application of the industrial symbiosis concept in Scotland and presents findings of the ACE Eco-Partnerships project, which attempted to identify and develop opportunities for industrial symbiosis in the Tayside and Fife region of Scotland, particularly on the scale of eco-industrial parks. The paper provides reflection on some of the barriers to eco-industrial park development, with specific reference to āretrofittingā industrial symbiosis onto existing industrial parks versus developing new eco-industrial parks
Raging anger within me. An evaluation of a person centred counselling service for male victims and perpetrators of domestic violence at HMP Doncaster 2005-2006
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When adolescents stop psychological therapy: rupture-repair in the therapeutic alliance and association with therapy ending
therapeutic alliance consistently predicts dropout from psychological therapy, and ruptures in the therapeutic alliance may also predict dropout, yet there is a dearth
of research with adolescents. This study investigated whether markers of rupturerepair in the therapeutic alliance were indicative of different types of treatment ending in adolescents who received psychological treatment for depression. Data were from the IMPACT study, a trial investigating the effectiveness of therapies for adolescent depression. Participants were randomly allocated to receive a psychological therapy: Brief Psychosocial Intervention, Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy or Short-Term Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. The sample (N=35) comprised adolescents who had either completed their treatment (n=14) or dropped out (n=21) according to their therapist. Dropout cases were further classified as dissatisfied (n=14) or got-whatthey-
needed (n=7) based on post-therapy interviews with the adolescent and therapist. Selected audio-recordings of therapy sessions were rated using the Rupture Resolution Rating System and Working Alliance Inventory (observer-version). Therapeutic alliance and rupture-repair during therapy were similar for completers and got-what-they-needed dropouts, while dissatisfied dropouts had poorer
therapeutic alliance, more ruptures, ruptures were frequently unresolved, and therapists contributed to ruptures to a greater extent. Qualitative analysis of the sessions led to the construction of three categories of therapist contribution to
ruptures: therapist minimal response; persisting with a therapeutic activity; and focus on risk. Results suggest that ruptures, especially when unresolved, could be regarded
as warning signs of disengagement and dropout from psychological treatment. Future research should investigate how ruptures may be effectively identified and resolved in
treatment with adolescents
First time mothers social networking sites
Section A: This section presents a systematic review of the literature base pertaining to first-time mothersā use of social networking sites (SNS) and the impact. The methods used to conduct the electronic literature search are detailed. The ten retrieved studies are critiqued and synthesised. This review highlights future research recommendations and gaps in the literature. This review considers the clinical implications and presents recommendations.
Section B: This section presents empirical research exploring first-time mothersā experiences of using social networking sites (SNS) and how they make sense of the impact of SNS on their sense of identity and meaningful relationships. The research design involved an interpretative phenomenological analysis of individual semi-structured interviews conducted with purposively sampled self -identified first-time mothers with experience in using SNS. This research discusses the process of conducting interpretative phenomenological analysis and the resulting overarching themes. The research links the themes to the extant literature. The research then considers the clinical and research implications of the research findings
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