Recovery in Australia: marshalling strengths and living values

Clear national policy now exists in Australia regarding recovery. Personal accounts of recovery often include reference to meaning, purpose and issues regarding identity. Personal strengths and expression of personal values are closely related to the development of meaning, purpose and a stable sense of self, resulting in a sense of wellbeing. These constructs fall under the research umbrella of positive psychology. By combining aspects of the recovery policy with evidence from the science of positive psychology there are increasing attempts to include strengths and values work with mental health staff and consumers. This paper describes how the collaborative recovery model (CRM) with its emphasis on strengths and values, draws on the emerging evidence based on positive psychology. CRM has now been implemented in non-government community services in each mainland state of Australia. Implementation issues of the CRM as one example of recoveryorientated service provision are then described. Potential barriers and facilitators of growth-based approaches such as CRM moving to government clinical services is then discussed. Recent national reviews of recovery measurement instruments are also summarized. Specifi c recommendations are then provided to further national implementation of recovery-orientated service provision in Australia

Sistemas de colheita e manejo da palhada de cana-de-açúcar Harvest systems and residue management of sugarcane

A colheita com cana crua está cada vez mais presente no sistema de produção da cana-de-açúcar no Brasil. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito de sistemas de colheita e manejo da cana crua com e sem incorporação da palhada e cana queimada nos atributos físicos do solo e na produção de colmos em cana-de-açúcar cultivada em um Latossolo Vermelho-Amarelo distrófico. Os tratamentos foram cana-de-açúcar com queima e corte manual; cana-de-açúcar sem queima e corte mecanizado, com incorporação da palha triturada até 0,30 m; e cana-de-açúcar sem queima e corte mecanizado, sem incorporação da palha triturada. Foram determinadas a composição granulométrica, matéria orgânica, estabilidade de agregados, densidade e porosidade do solo nas profundidades de 0,0-0,1, 0,1-0,2 e 0,2-0,3 m e resistência do solo à penetração e teor de água no solo nas profundidades de 0,0-0,1, 0,1-0,2, 0,2-0,3 e 0,3-0,4 m. No sistema de cana crua com incorporação da palhada, a maior produção de colmos foi alcançada, além de maiores valores de matéria orgânica, estabilidade de agregados, macroporosidade e teor de água no solo e menores valores de resistência do solo à penetração e densidade do solo, comparado ao sistema cana crua sem incorporação da palhada e cana queimada.<br>The use of sugarcane harvesting without residue burning is a common harvesting management in Brazil. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of harvest systems and management of sugarcane with and without trash incorporation and of burned sugarcane on soil physical attributes as on production of stems in a Red Yellow Latosol (Typic Hapludox). The treatments can be described as sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) with burning and manual cutting; sugarcane without burning and automated cutting, with incorporation of chopped residue down to 0.30 m; sugarcane without burning and automated cutting, without incorporation of chopped residue. The particle size distribution, soil organic matter, aggregate stability, bulk density and soil porosity in 0.0-0.1, 0.1-0.2 and 0.2-0.3 m depths were determined as well as soil resistance to penetration and soil moisture in 0.0-0.1, 0.1-0.2, 0.2-0.3 and 0.3-0.4 m depths. The systems sugarcane without burning and sugarcane with residue incorporation revealed the highest stalk production and higher values of organic matter, aggregate stability, macroporosity, water content and smaller values of soil resistance to penetration and bulk density of soil, compared to sugarcane system without incorporation of residue and burned sugarcane