Building Resilience through Culturally Grounded Practices in Clinical Psychology and Higher Education

There is no “one size fits all” approach when it comes to the process of healing, particularly for individuals who are continuously affected by the many barriers and impacts of systemic oppres- sion. This reality demands the sustained development of a praxis rooted in trauma-informed and culturally grounded care so that we may better serve our most-impacted communities (such as Black, Indigenous and People of Color [BIPOC], disability, queer, and survivor communities). As practitioners in the fields of Clinical Psychology and Higher Education, we engage in cross-disciplinary analysis so that we may amplify and share our tools for collective healing. We highlight the importance of sup- porting client and student development through multisystemic and resilience-oriented frameworks. Specifically, we discuss the implications of the Minority Stress Model (Meyer, 2003) and Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory (1979) in serving our communities more effectively to enhance positive clinical and academic outcomes

A Comparative Study of Animals that Describe the Characteristics of Human through Thai and Myanmar Proverbs

The objectives of this research are to compare the types of animals that describe the characteristics of human and the purposes of using that animals as a metaphor in both Myanmar and Thai Languages. People use proverbs to get perfect meaning of what they want in daily conversation. Therefore, the uses of proverbs are more widely spread among people. Proverbs are the standard of a nation. We can estimate the humorous, matureness and thoughts of one nation from their proverbs. (Hla Thamein ,2018) There are many types of proverbs according to their origins. Some of the proverbs are originated from animals, some are from nature, some are from religions and some are from traditional beliefs. Among them, people use animals as a metaphor in proverbs not only to compare the types of animals with human but also to describe human is such kind of animal too. 253 Thai proverbs and 128 Myanmar proverbs that describes the characteristics of human are analysed by using descriptive-comparative method. Myanmar proverbs are collected from Myanmar proverbs by the team of Myanmar Language, The Meaning of Myanmar proverbs and their usages by Hlla Thamein (2018, June) Thai proverbs are collected from Thai proverbs 5000: Akarat Udonphon2. The result reveals the same type of animals that are used as a metaphor in describing the characteristics of human and the purposes of using that animals as a human being. Both Myanmar and Thai people have the same religion, similar traditions and cultures. That make using the similar type of animals in proverbs although there the number and the purposes of proverbs have some differences

Educational Ideas in English Novels about Thailand As Perceived By Western Authors

The purposes of this study were: 1) To identify and analyze educational ideas in English novels about Thai people as perceived by Western authors; 2) To identify and analyze educational ideas in English novels about Thai locations as perceived by Western authors; 3) To ascertain and analyze ideas in English novels about Thai culture and education as perceived by Western authors. The procedure for the research design was to review various leadership documents, textbooks, websites, and research journals at various libraries, bookshops, and online databases. The researcher used the content analysis method to synthesize the leadership characteristics in the leadership theories related to the research. Books written about Thailand by Western authors were surveyed, reviewed, carefully read, and randomly selected. In the Assumption University, Bangkok, library, there were 4114 English books with 6865 copies and over two hundred books written about Thailand as fiction/non-fiction by Western writers. For data collection, three books were selected by random for content and context and divided into categories of Location, People, and Culture with an educational background. The content was analyzed using words, sentences, or paragraphs. The sampling units used were excerpts in the form of sentences, paragraphs, or words. Coding units were utilized and word frequency counts elicited from sentences or paragraphs in which used. The validity and reliability of the proposed model will be tested by experienced eight outside coders the first time and another eight in the second round by different coders. The experts selected will have the leadership qualities with a knowledge of the process of content analysis, be linguistically qualified (English) and be competent educational leader

Prevalence of job stress among non-academic staff of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Kuantan campus

Objective: Job stress is one of the most important health issues concerning globally and locally. Job stress affects both physical and mental wellbeing and also effects to work output. The aim of this study was to measure prevalence of job stress among non-academic staff of International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan Campus. Methods: Cross sectional study design was used with sample size of 222 non-academic staffs. Participants were identified through multistage stratified random sampling and face-to-face interviewed by using validated self-administered questionnaire that includes background characteristics such as age, gender, smoking, occupational level and marital status; and job using stress identified Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ) in bilingual version. Univariate analyses were conducted using the prevalence and 95% CI. Results: Prevalence of job stress among IIUM Kuantan Campus’ non-academic staffs was 18.5% (95% CI: 13.8-24.0). The mean age for job stress was 32.5 (7.9) years old. Prevalence of job stress was found higher in female (20.7%), non-smoker (19.0%) and those who are single (19.7%). As for occupational level, respondents who were categorized under Grade C have the highest prevalence of job stress which was 20.0%. Conclusion: Prevalence of job stress among IIUM non-academic staffs was lower compared to other studies in Malaysia