Support and services for parents : a review of practice development in Scotland

Three year national evaluated pilot intended to focus on systems and practice for the operation of Parenting orders

Support and Services for Parents:A Review of the Literature in Engaging and Supporting Parents

This literature review aims to draw together existing knowledge on assessing and evaluating parenting interventions. In conducting the literature review, the research team was interested in re-examining the historical policy context to locate the rationale for the introduction of Parenting Orders and the apparent under use of the provisions; to re-examine the evidence of risk and protective factors and the interrelated issues of antisocial behaviour and child care; alongside effective approaches to family service provision. These themes set the context and framework for examining the evidence on the practice of engagement with clients and the use of compulsion

Forced to Make Amends: An Evaluation of the Community Reparation Order Pilots

This report sets out the findings of the evaluation of the pilot Community Reparation Order schemes ( CROs) operating in Dundee, Highland and Inverclyde from April 2005 to March 2007. The research has been conducted by the University of Edinburgh’s Criminal Justice Social Work Development Centre for Scotland in partnership with DTZ. The Scottish Executive introduced Community Reparation Orders ( CROs) in May 2005 as one of a range of new measures for tackling antisocial behaviour under the Antisocial Behaviour etc (Scotland) Act 2004

The Rhetorical Life of Surgical Checklists: A Burkean Analysis with Implications for Knowledge Translation

This dissertation uses the terms of Kenneth Burke’s dramatism to identify rhetorical aspects of surgical team checklists as they have been promoted, performed, studied, and surveilled. I argue that these terms can help to account both for the rapid uptake of checklists into policy and for their more variable effects and uptake into practice. I develop this argument by analyzing a large archive of texts published between 1999 and 2017, including popular media, news coverage, promotional campaigns, primary research, and other forms of scholarship. These published texts are considered alongside ethnographic fieldnotes from a study in which I collaborated to design, introduce, and evaluate an early version of a preoperative checklist at four Canadian hospitals. My analyses are guided heuristically by the first principles and central terms of dramatism, including action and motion; motive and situation; identification and division; attitude, form, and circumference. I use these terms to chart the early emergence of checklists within professional literature; to trace their rapid uptake as a standard of professional communication; to discern their multiple purposes and effects; to illustrate how and why they are enacted, accepted, and sometimes rejected in the operating theatre; and to locate blind spots in applied health services research. Taken together, these analyses demonstrate the importance of diverse rhetorical processes both to the uptake and to the basic functions of checklists. They also demonstrate the value and versatility of dramatistic terms. I contend in particular that the concept of rhetorical situation, as elaborated by Burke, holds significant potential for understanding and mediating the material and symbolic dimensions of practice and practice change. This dissertation points the way toward a uniquely rhetorical approach to the study and practice of knowledge translation in healthcare work

Thinking about our feelings : a pedagogical innovation centred on the skills of emotional intelligence with Third Culture Kids

EdD ThesisThis thesis explores through a case study approach how an intervention based on the skills of emotional intelligence affects Third Culture Kids at a British school in Asia. In comparison to peers growing up in their home country, Third Culture Kids face challenges during their formative years presented by high mobility and exposure to a range of cultures. At the school studied, issues with high mobility and high levels of transition seem to manifest themselves in exclusion and a lack of empathy between peers. In the absence of established support networks, extended families and external agencies, members of staff at the expatriate school studied generally feel an increased responsibility towards their pupils and their pupils’ families. In view of this, an intervention based on the competencies of emotional intelligence was investigated as an option for providing social and emotional support for pupils in this context. A Year 5 class, aged 9–10, completed activities from a bespoke intervention based on four competencies of emotional intelligence from the Six Seconds model. Pre-intervention and post-intervention data was collected from the pupils. Quantitative data was generated from the Self Description Questionnaire and the Six Seconds Emotional Intelligence–Youth Version questionnaire. Qualitative data was collected from a supported reading comprehension task, observations of drama and problem-solving activities and post-intervention interviews of teachers and pupils. The results indicate a positive impact of the intervention on the class, particularly on children’s relationships with peers. This would support the notion that the skills of emotional intelligence can be taught and learned. It became apparent that my innovative pedagogy created a classroom culture of inclusion, kindness and respect, as well as building resilience. It was very difficult to isolate the intervention results from my pedagogy. The findings further suggest teachers have limited knowledge of the skills of emotional intelligence, and that pupils place value upon pastoral systems that their teachers value. This thesis connects existing views and models in a new way. Methodological contributions include considering the effect of the individual pedagogy upon an intervention and conducting rigorous classroom research

The association between previous running related injuries and isometric muscle strength among recreational and novice runners.

Running has many health benefits, but injuries associated with running can result in considerable health and economic burdens. This is particularly important given the reported injury incidence of between 18.2 to 92.4% Previous injury is the primary risk factor related to running injuries. As injured athletes often display deficits in neuromuscular strength, and these weaknesses may be evident at the time of return to sport it is thought that persistent residual weakness following injury may predispose an athlete to subsequent injury. To date, studies have mainly compared the neuromuscular strength of currently injured and uninjured runners. More information is needed to explore potential differences in strength among healthy runners with a history of injury, which may allow clinicians to address weaknesses and ultimately better direct treatment

The association between previous running related injuries and isometric muscle strength among recreational and novice runners.

Running can cause considerable health and economic burdens, with a reported injury incidence of between 18.2 to 92.4%. Strength is a factor that has widely been linked to injury, however its associations with injury among this population require further investigation. To date, studies have mainly compared the muscular strength of currently injured and uninjured runners. This study endeavours to investigate differences in isometric muscle strength among healthy runners with and without previous RRIs in the past 2 years

Running related Injuries of Irish runners

The popularity of recreational running continues to grow nationally. Previous international research has demonstrated a very high risk of running related injuries (RRIs) in recreational runners. These injuries pose a barrier to continued training, as well as to the physical and mental health benefits associated with running. Currently, there is a paucity of epidemiological information on Irish recreational runners. Therefore, the aim of this study is to gain an understanding of the prevalence, location, type and severity of RRI’s in recreational runners in Ireland