Child Life Specialist Impact on Family Stress Resilience: A Parent’s Perspective

This study aims to fill a void in current research on how parents believe child life specialists aid in stress resiliency, and how they aid the whole familial unit, rather than simply the child. The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore how parents perceive child life specialists impacting family stress resilience as they face medical stressors associated with their children. The phenomenological study is guided by the primary question: What impact do child life specialists have on family stress resilience, as told from the perspective of parents with children experiencing medical events? Through interviews of parents who have experienced child life services, this study will contribute to the limited research on the parents’ perspective of the value of child life specialists, specifically related to strengthening family stress resilience; and promote rationale for hospital funding of child life programs through this study’s evidence of the value child life specialists have in strengthening family stress resilience. This project is unique in that it records child life experiences from a parental perspective and combines research on benefits of child life and experiences of families. The evidence found in this research can be used by hospitals to advocate for child life funding. By this study seeking to provide additional evidence that child life specialists provide a service that parents value, hospitals can see the value in supporting and funding child life programs

The Role of Self-Disgust within Disordered Eating Behaviour

Self-disgust has already been implicated within eating psychopathology (Moncrieff-Boyd & Nunn, 2014; Bell et al., 2017; Palmeria et al., 2017) and investigating this emotion may offer more of an understanding of the factors that contribute to the aetiology and maintenance of disordered eating behaviour. Therefore, the research aimed to examine the role of self-disgust within disordered eating behaviour and argues that this emotion can impact on all stages of an eating disorder. This research employed a simple, exploratory sequential mixed-design. The first phase (Phase 1) of data collection involved a large on-line questionnaire-based study, whereby 584 participants completed measures of emotional, coping and sensory factors including self-disgust. This battery of questionnaires was completed at baseline and then 12 months later. Findings from Phase 1 indicated that those with an eating disorder experience significantly higher levels of self-disgust compared to those who have never suffered from disordered eating behaviour. Self-disgust was associated with several sensory processing patterns as well as anxiety, depression and disgust-sensitivity. Self-disgust was significantly associated with several difficulties in emotion regulation strategies and disordered eating behaviour. Self-disgust mediated the relationship between specific emotion regulation strategies and disordered eating behaviour, but this relationship was not consistent over time. Finally, although self-disgust did not predict changes in disordered eating behaviour, the relationship between these two variables did persist over 12-months. The second phase (Phase 2) of data collection involved semi-structured interviews with 12 participants who had taken part in the previous phase and who had technically recovered. Findings from Phase 2 suggest that self-disgust is something that continues to affect a person's eating behaviour, even after clinical recovery and in turn may act as a trigger back into the cycle of disordered eating behaviour. Specifically, four superordinate themes "The Volume of the Voice" "Trapped in a body you do not want" "Disgust as a trigger" and "If I am not the eating disorder what am I?" are discussed. The findings have both academic and clinical relevance and provide compelling evidence that self-disgust is implicated within disordered eating behaviour and is an emotion that continues to affect a person even following recovery

Price Premiums of Organic Produce: Examining Regional Variations

Organic products, especially fruits and vegetables are becoming more popular in both their production and consumption. This study analyses the price premium of organic over conventional specialty crops at the retail market level. Data from the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) custom average tool (CAT) was used. The main focus of this study is regional premium differences. Controls for seasonal differences, variety, and unit of sale differences were also included in the model. Regional differences can play a huge role in the price premium. Apples and tomatoes show the highest premium in Southwest region, 0.141 percentage points and 0.286 percentage points respectively. This study suggests that organic apples and tomatoes are more valuable in this region

Effectiveness of Movement-Based Interventions to Improve Low Tone in School-Aged Children

Description of Movement-Based Intervention Movement-based approached have been classified as task-oriented interventions and focus on children\u27s \u27occupations,\u27 such as tying shoelaces, ball catching, and handwriting. Children with developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD) have difficulty performing coordinated motor skills required for self-care, social activities, and academic achievement (Miyahara, Hillier, Pridham, & Nakagawa, 2017). Low muscle tone is a core feature of DCD as most children have low tone in their trunk, making stable sitting difficult and creates movement challenges while in the classroom (About Causes, n.d.)

Problems in Administration of Mount Zion School

The purpose of this study is to show how Mount Zion School has Helped to Solve the Problems of Mount Zion Community. The sources of data for this study came from the written records of Mount Zion Schools, records in County Superintendent\u27s Office of Houston County, and the writer\u27s own activities while working in the Mount Zion School and community. The following methods of procedure were used in collecting data: A review of records and activities in Mount Zion School and community, interviews with several of the citizens of Mount Zion Community, interviews with the County Superintendent of Houston County, and a critical review of the writer\u27s own activities as Principal of the Mount Zion School for the past thirteen (13) years

Leaky Pipes, Leaky Wallet: A Look At OSU's Steam/Water Condensate Return System

Course Code: ENR/AEDE 4567One of The Ohio State University’s (OSU) goal is to reduce 5% potable water consumption per capita every five years and reset the baseline every five years thereafter.To achieve a 5% reduction in water consumption, H2 Block O’s research focuses on improving the efficiency of the steam condensate return system at McCracken Power Plant; a boiler plant that generates steam for 131 buildings on The Ohio State University’s campus. The motivation for this undertaking is to increase OSU’s water use rating with AASHE STARS, which is a tracking, assessment, and rating system used to measure sustainability among universities. The research objectives of this project include comparing McCracken’s current state to an efficient system, calculating a payback period analysis in order to weigh the decision-making process, and finally, the third objective is to make recommendations the university can embark on in the future to continue down a path of increased reduction in potable water consumption.Academic Major: Environment, Economy, Development, and Sustainabilit

2016-2017 The Penderecki String Quartet

Penderecki String Quartet Master Class (April 8, 2017) - Progra