Putting an End to the Silence: Educating Society about the Canadian Residential School System

This paper advocates for the increased education of Canadian society regarding the Indian Residential School System. Many Canadian’s tend to be uninformed on the history of the schools and as a result risk subjecting Aboriginal peoples to further harm. The contents of this paper demonstrates by informing all Canadian citizens of the truth regarding the assimilative schools and their enduring legacy on Aboriginal peoples, several benefits can occur. Specifically, through revealing the truth regarding the residential schools, healing becomes possible for victims, over-representation within the criminal justice system can be better understood as well as addressed, and future harm can be more easily identified as well as prevented. Overall, remaining silent and uninformed about Canadian residential schools can be harmful to Aboriginal peoples, thus it is important society be informed on this history

Implementation of a Nurse-Led Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) Program in Primary Care

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is a serious concern, that requires close monitoring and facilitation of self-management skills and strategies, as well as development of a sense of self-efficacy, in patients with this chronic disease. The development of nurse-led Diabetes self-management education (DSME) programs, combined with a multidisciplinary approach to care and management, is a safe and effective means of helping patients with uncontrolled T2DM to cultivate positive health behaviors, prevent long-term disability and effectively control blood sugars. A DSME program like this was developed and implemented at Mercy Midtown Family Practice, for patients with a glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) of 9% or higher, whose diabetes and related complications are managed by Primary Care. It employed a multidisciplinary approach with Primary Care Providers (PCPs), Disease Management Registered Nurses (DMRNs) and Care/Case Management (CM) coordinators to provide collaborative, comprehensive care management. This program features a comprehensive Diabetes Education program, bi-weekly follow-ups by phone or in clinic between patients and DMRNs, point of care testing (POCT) of HbA1c every 6 weeks in clinic and facilitation of self-management skills and health behaviors throughout the program. This nurse-led DSME program resulted in an overall decrease in HbA1c of one point or more for 55% of participating patients. This includes HbA1c decreases for 22% of the participating patient cohort to below 7%. Additionally, 100% of participating patients report an increase in positive health behaviors and an increase in their sense of self-efficacy, as demonstrated through a skills self-assessment survey administered upon graduation from the program

Singing it out: riot grrrls, Lilith Fair, and feminism

This essay analyzes two women-inspired music events, the riot grrrl movement and Lilith Fair, from a feminist rhetorical perspective to highlight their relationships with feminism and feminist activism. Drawing on feminist standpoint theory, muted group theory, and work that emphasizes the connections between the artistic and political, I rhetorically analyze the lyrics of one song from two riot grrrl artists (Bikini Kill and Sleater-Kinney) and two Lilith Fair artists (Sarah McLachlan and the Cardigans), highlighting the differences between the two movements while also emphasizing the value and need for both

The Development of Yoruba Candomble Communities in Salvador, Bahia, 1835–1986. Miguel C. Alonso, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. 200 pp.

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Digital communication, social media, and Englishes

Scholarship in world Englishes has long been interested in the impact of digital media on the spread of English worldwide. This special issue on ‘World Englishes and digital media’ examines how English(es) are positioned and used in relation to other languages in digital communication, what pragmatic functions English and other languages serve, and how various linguistic choices affect identity work in the context of digital communication. It is hoped that this special issue will make an important contribution to research in this field.Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/154264/1/weng12447_am.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/154264/2/weng12447.pd

Sports, Instagram, and conflict talk in Englishes

This study examines conflict talk and ‘othering discourse’ on Instagram involving the 2018 Winter Olympics hosted in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The disqualification of highly anticipated medalists in short track speed skating events elicited heated online arguments between Korean and Chinese sports fans. A content analysis of antagonistic texts featuring anti‐Korea and anti‐China posts reveals that ‘othering’ practices are predominantly performed by: (1) making reference to seemingly irrelevant details; (2) evoking stereotypical images of a race and/or a nation; and (3) utilizing overtly offensive language or transgressive language. Drawing upon linguistic strategies of encoding ‘us’ vs. ‘them’ dichotomies reported in earlier research, this study shows that explicit disparagement, disapproving representation of the other, stereotyping, and overgeneralization are readily utilized by both parties, who also occasionally engage in verbal reconciliation through lexical and syntactic mirroring.Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/154531/1/weng12449.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/154531/2/weng12449_am.pd

Associations Between the Subtypes of Aggression, Parenting Styles and Psychiatric Symptomatology in Children on a Psychiatric Inpatient Unit

Childhood aggression often precedes more costly problem behavior that may result in psychiatric hospitalization. However, aggression is not a unidimensional construct, as there are subdimensions of aggression. A common way that aggression is divided is by the motivation behind the behavior, namely proactive and reactive aggression. Proactive aggression is calculated in nature, whereas reactive aggression occurs in response to a perceived threat. Some evidence suggests differential outcomes for these aggression subtypes; thus, further understanding of the link between the subtypes of aggression and psychiatric problems may help to refine current prevention efforts and reduce the number of hospitalizations. Consistent with a developmental-ecological perspective, which posits that multiple factors play a role in the development of problem behavior, the current study examined the link between the subtypes of aggression and internalizing and externalizing symptomatology, as well as examined parenting behavior, gender, age, and race as potential moderators of these relations. Participants were 392 children ages 6-12 years of age (M = 9.4, SD = 1.9) admitted consecutively to a psychiatric inpatient facility for both internalizing and externalizing symptomatology. Results indicated that both proactive and reactive aggression were associated with externalizing problems. Reactive aggression was associated with both anxiety and affective symptoms, but not somatic problems for particular individuals. Proactive aggression was associated with internalizing problems when specific parenting styles and demographic factors were present. Although both proactive and reactive aggression were associated with both internalizing and externalizing symptoms, differential associations were evident. Further, the impact of parenting styles on these associations were dependent upon gender, age and/or race