Prospectus, December 12 1979

CHAPIN WARMS AUDIENCE FOR COLD; Final Examinations--Fall, 1979; Alcohol fuel workshop here; Emergency training to be conducted; WPCD program goes national; The Week in Review: Across the globe, In the nation, Around the state, Around the town; Letters to the Editor: Sen. answers note, Registration plead, Letter appreciates; Steve Martin at Parkland?; Clinic changes; Register til Jan.; Review postponed; Classifieds; College Bowls \u2779-80; B-ball loses close one; Bowls highlight Freddy; Captains picked; Ingrum paces Cobras Images literary magazine pages 5-12https://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1979/1000/thumbnail.jp

Assessing Workplace Perceptions of Military Veteran Compared to Nonveteran Employees

Qualitative methods were used to examine differences in workplace perceptions between military veteran and nonveteran employees at the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Prior research using employee satisfaction survey data found veteran employees reported a stronger connection to the organizational mission yet were overall less satisfied than nonveteran employees. The authors examined the open-text comments from that same survey to determine whether veteran employees identified the reasons for their discontent and whether these were similar to nonveterans’ concerns. They found that in cases when veteran employees indicated dissatisfaction or concerns, favoritism/unfairness was an overarching theme in their comments, more so than for nonveterans. Pragmatically, given these findings, enhanced vocational strategies for veterans transitioning into civilian employment is one way to socialize them into the new requirements and thus improve veterans’ workplace perceptions. Another approach is to develop organizational leaders’ understanding of military skills and culture to enable a better use of veteran employees’ strengths at civilian jobs.</p

Mindfulness, Compassion, and Self-Compassion as Moderator of Environmental Support on Competency in Mental Health Nursing

Abstract: This research explored the established relationship between environmental support and competency for Mental Health Nurses, intending to investigate whether the tendency to display higher levels of mindfulness, compassion, and self-compassion might buffer the effect of a poor environment on competency. One questionnaire was comprised of five pre-developed questionnaires, which included all items examining environmental support, competency, mindfulness, compassion, and self-compassion. Mental Health Nurses (n = 103) were recruited from online forums and social media group pages in the UK. The result showed environmental support related positively to competency. Furthermore, the positive relationship of competency with environmental support was moderated when controlling for compassion but did not with mindfulness and self-compassion, although subscales showed some further interactions. When poor environmental support influences the competency of mental health professionals, compassion and mindfulness-based interactions may have the potential to uphold competency