Calling their names: a historical genealogy in personae poems

This work is a collection of poems that delve into the complex and harsh lives of several generations of the women in my family who made their way across America in the 18th, 19th, and 20th century. These succeeding waves of settlement, represented by succeeding generations in my family, mirror the historical waves of settlers that eventually populated the mid-western, southern, and western parts of the United States. These were real traveling people with colorful stories, full of hardship, poverty and tough choices. I have worked to unearth their voices by doing genealogical, historical and linguistic research to fill in the blanks. Somewhere out of this exhaustive research process voices begin to rise up-each one distinctive and all-her-own. These tough women-all of them survivors-are the personae who speak in the poems included. The creative tension has been to turn the words and stories of the voices that enter my head into poetry

The Importance of Occupational Therapy During the Transition From the NICU to Home For Parents’ Confidence in Co-Occupations

Parents often transition home from the NICU with decreased confidence in their abilities to care for their infant after having extensive specialized care (Craig et al., 2015). Boykova (2016) explained that parents experienced low self-confidence and fear of making mistakes in their infants’ care upon arriving home. The problem is the lack of support and education about resources for parents during the transition from the NICU to home. Parents lack knowledge about the vital role OT plays in improving confidence in co-occupations which will play a role in improved parental mental health. Furthermore, parents and caregivers lack knowledge on how to seek an OT referral. This capstone project utilized the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) to educate parents about the importance of OT during the transition from the NICU to home. Additionally, this capstone project demonstrated how OT positively impacts parents’ confidence in co-occupations by providing education on daily activities related to caring for an infant.https://soar.usa.edu/otdcapstonessummer2023/1004/thumbnail.jp

The Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Neighbourhood Nursing Team Test and Learn project of an adapted Buurtzorg model : An early view

This report provides the early view evaluation of a Test and Learn pilot of an adapted Buurtzorg model undertaken in Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) adult community services in Inner London

Institutionalizing Community-Based Learning and Research: The Case for External Networks

Conversations continue as to whether and how community-based learning and research (CBLR) can be most effectively integrated into the mission and practice of institutions of higher education (IHEs). In 2005, eight District of Columbia- (DC-) area universities affiliated with the Community Research and Learning (CoRAL) Network engaged in a planning and evaluation exercise, applying a “rapid assessment” method to gauge baseline levels of CBLR institutionalization on each campus, envisioning progress in key areas, and proposing ways in which the CoRAL Network could achieve institutionalization goals. Aggregate analysis of the assessment data suggests several areas of similarity across extremely diverse university settings. Principle among the areas of similarity is the clearly articulated need for a network structure, external to any given university, to play a strategic role in enabling CBLR institutionalization goals