Implementation of a Parenting Coordination Pilot Project in Montreal, Canada: What Did We Learn?

For parents who experience high conflict following their separation or divorce, the various psychosocial and legal services provided by the government of Quebec or in the private sector have proven to be inadequate, resulting in an over-dependence on the court system and child protective services to provide solutions. In response to this social dilemma, the Quebec Ministry of Justice agreed in 2012 to fund a pilot project to determine if parenting coordination could provide some relief to the families and to the judicial system. A research team also had the mandate to evaluate the extent to which parenting coordination could eventually be integrated with other services being offered in both the public and private sectors. Between 2012 and 2014, ten families were followed by two parenting coordinators for a period ranging from six to 18 months. This article will present the interdisciplinary model put forward in the implementation of a parental coordination project, some highlights of the results of this pilot project and the recommendations that ensued.

Ultrasound Detection of Extracranial Carotid Artery Aneurysms: A Case Report

The ultrasound definition of extracranial carotid artery aneurysms (ECCAs) is unclear. The threshold diameter to use for defining an extracranial carotid artery as aneurysmal is still debated. Similarly, the ultrasound method of choice for measuring the maximum diameter of ECCAs has not been agreed. In this paper we report the case of a patient with a fusiform aneurysm at the level of the carotid artery bifurcation and a large saccular aneurysm of the proximal internal carotid artery, and discuss the information essential to acquire when ECCAs are detected with ultrasound

How Supervisors Influence Performance: A Multilevel Study of Coaching and Group Management in Technology-Mediated Services

This multilevel study examines the role of supervisors in improving employee performance through the use of coaching and group management practices. It examines the individual and synergistic effects of these management practices. The research subjects are call center agents in highly standardized jobs, and the organizational context is one in which calls, or task assignments, are randomly distributed via automated technology, providing a quasi-experimental approach in a real-world context. Results show that the amount of coaching that an employee received each month predicted objective performance improvements over time. Moreover, workers exhibited higher performance where their supervisor emphasized group assignments and group incentives and where technology was more automated. Finally, the positive relationship between coaching and performance was stronger where supervisors made greater use of group incentives, where technology was less automated, and where technological changes were less frequent. Implications and potential limitations of the present study are discussed

Tackling transition:the value of peer mentoring

This paper is aimed at those interested in the promotion of student retention in higher education; particularly those with an interest in peer mentoring as a means of student support. It critically discusses the results of an exploratory study analysing the perceptions of peer mentors and mentees within five universities in the United Kingdom. The aim of the study was to analyse how student peer mentoring can aid transition into university by focusing specifically on how senior students can support their junior counterparts in their first year at university. The paper discusses the results of a survey which was completed by 329 student peer mentors and mentees. Focusing on the benefits and outcomes of participation in Mentoring Programmes, the survey was distinctive in that it asked mentors and mentees similar questions. From a theoretical perspective, the paper contributes to debates about peer support in higher education showing that participation in such programmes can have positive outcomes from both social and pedagogic perspectives. Practically speaking, the results have important implications for Higher Education Institutions as the research highlights the importance of putting into place formally structured Peer Mentoring Programmes which facilitate student support at a time when new students are most at risk of ‘dropping out’

Francesco Fariello, Saverio Muratori, Ludovico Quaroni e l'E42. Traduttori e interpreti delle «buone architetture classiche di tutti i tempi»

Il testo propone una rilettura dell’esperienza del gruppo Francesco Fariello, Saverio Muratori, Ludovico Quaroni nell’ambito della stagione dell’E42, alla luce dell’inedito materiale docu- mentario rintracciato nel Fondo L. Quaroni, conservato presso l’Associazione Archivio Storico Olivetti. I disegni preparatori realizzati dai giovani architetti romani per i progetti del palazzo dei Ricevimenti e dei Congressi e per la piazza Imperiale mettono in luce una prassi compositiva che reinterpreta e traduce gli stilemi provenienti da un largo repertorio di riferimenti progettua- li, in continuità metodologica con gli insegnamenti ricevuti pochi anni prima nelle aule della Scuola superiore di Architettura di Roma. È nella capacità di estrapolare dall’architettura del passato schemi e modelli ricorrenti direttamente applicabili al progetto, che è possibile indivi- duare la maggiore eredità che la Scuola romana, soprattutto con gli insegnamenti di Vincenzo Fasolo ed Enrico Del Debbio, lasciò agli studenti Fariello, Muratori e Quaroni, e di cui l’espe- rienza dell’E42 rappresenta una delle più significative manifestazioni.The paper suggests a new interpretation of the activity of Francesco Fariello, Saverio Muratori, Ludovico Quaroni during E42’s season, considering the unpublished documents found in L. Quaroni archive, preserved by Associazione Archivio Storico Olivetti. The preliminary sketches drafted by the young Roman architects for the projects of palazzo dei Ricevimenti e dei Congressi and for piazza Imperiale show a design procedure able to translate features from a wide spec- trum of planning references, similarly to the teaching learnt in the Scuola superiore di Architet- tura di Roma a few years before. The main legacy from the School to the former students Fariello, Muratori and Quaroni consists in the ability to extract from history models useful to new design, and whom E42’s projects are one of the most significant expression

Genealogia di un paesaggio urbano: il ruolo della vegetazione nel progetto per l’Esposizione Universale di Roma e nella costruzione del quartiere EUR

The E42 project transformed a barren and deserted part of the Roman countryside into a “dazzling emerald mass”. When the work was abandoned in 1943, the buildings were still unfinished, while the trees had already been planted and influenced the later urban plan for the EUR “città-parco”. The research aims to investigate the reasons, features and urban role of the green system in the E42 plan and in the construction of the district in order to provide a new key to understanding EUR’s heritage

E42/Eur: l’impianto urbano e l’architettura dei parchi e dei giardini

The E42 project, which started in 1936, would have transformed a part of the barren and deserted countryside located between Rome and the sea into a “dazzling emerald mass” («smagliante massa smeraldina», Esposizione Universale di Roma, 1939): a completely new nature was designed according to the urban spaces and buildings, and was supposed to enhance the metaphysical city of stone architecture through a balanced contrast of volumes and colors. More than thirty years after the only systematic study on the gardens and parks of EUR (de Vico Fallani 1988), it is considered useful to deepen and update the research on this topic. Starting by tracing the development of the project, this paper aims to investigate the features, shape and role of vegetation in relation to the overall program. The goal is to provide new keys to interpret the Eur complex, but also to guide conscious actions of maintenance and restoration

Emerging Parenting Coordination Practices Around the Globe: What We Have Learned

Parenting coordination is emerging in numerous countries around the globe as a response to the need to protect childrenin families whose parents experience high conict following their separation or divorce. This article describes the differ-ent trends in the implementation of parenting coordination programs in Canada, Spain, and Italy and the socio-legal con-texts in which they have evolved. An analysis will also be presented of the unique challenges faced by these countriesand the ensuing debates on issues related to the referral process, legal procedures, decision-making authority, judicialimmunity, condentiality, and professional requirements and training for the appointment of parenting coordinators. Theauthors will present what has been learned from their respective experiences and make recommendations to promote con-tinued developmen