scholarly journals Transforming training into practice with the conflict management framework: a mixed methods study

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. e001088
Author(s):  
Oscar Lyons ◽  
Liz Forbat ◽  
Esse Menson ◽  
Julia C Chisholm ◽  
Kate Pryde ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Conflict Management ◽  
Management Training ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Management Framework ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Conflict Management Training ◽  
Effective Adjunct ◽  
And Training

ObjectiveTo implement and evaluate the use of the conflict management framework (CMF) in four tertiary UK paediatric services.DesignMixed methods multisite evaluation including prospective pre and post intervention collection of conflict data alongside semistructured interviews.SettingEight inpatient or day care wards across four tertiary UK paediatric services.InterventionsThe two-stage CMF was used in daily huddles to prompt the recognition and management of conflict.ResultsConflicts were recorded for a total of 67 weeks before and 141 weeks after implementation of the CMF across the four sites. 1000 episodes of conflict involving 324 patients/families across the four sites were recorded. After implementation of the CMF, time spent managing episodes of conflict around the care of a patient was decreased by 24% (p<0.001) (from 73 min to 55 min) and the estimated cost of this staff time decreased by 20% (p<0.02) (from £26 to £21 sterling per episode of conflict). This reduction occurred despite conflict episodes after implementation of the CMF having similar severity to those before implementation. Semistructured interviews highlighted the importance of broad multidisciplinary leadership and training to embed a culture of proactive and collaborative conflict management.ConclusionsThe CMF offers an effective adjunct to conflict management training, reducing time spent managing conflict and the associated staff costs.

scholarly journals The role, practice and training of unregulated birth-workers in Australia: A mixed methods study

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Elizabeth C. Rigg ◽  
Virginia Schmied ◽  
Kath Peters ◽  
Hannah G. Dahlen
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
And Training

scholarly journals Instructor, trainer, sifu, coach or professor: Reflections on the use of terminology in police learning settings dealing with physical conflict management

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-17
Author(s):  
Mario Staller ◽  
Swen Koerner
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Management ◽  
Police Training ◽  
Management Training ◽  
The Other ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
First Category ◽  
Nuanced Understanding ◽  
The One ◽  
Conflict Management Training

Police training and learning settings focusing on physical conflict management skills regularly comprise at least two parties: on the one side the individuals learning and developing their conflict management skills and on the other side the individuals in charge of planning and delivering the training sessions. While the first category refers to learners, the latter category is referred to, among others, as instructor, trainer, coach, sifu or professor, depending on contextual constraints. While it seems arbitrary to use different terms for describing the learner's counterpart in a learning setting, we argue for a sensible consideration of manifest and latent implications of how these individuals are referred to - and how they perceive their role. Drawing from autoethnographic data in various conflict management training settings, we identify functional, dysfunctional and irritating aspects of different terms used. By reflecting through the lenses of functionality from a systemic perspective, we aim at providing insights towards a more nuanced understanding of contextual constraints and reflexive use of these terms.

An Affair to Remember: A Mixed-Methods Survey Examining Therapists’ Experiences Treating Infidelity

2021 ◽  
pp. 106648072110618
Author(s):  
Taylor J. Irvine ◽  
Paul R. Peluso
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Personal History ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Present Survey ◽  
Training Standards ◽  
Recovery Treatment ◽  
And Training

In this mixed-methods study, we analyzed data from 351 couple therapists who completed our Therapists' Experiences Treating Infidelity (TETI) survey. The present survey is a follow-up of previous iterations that examined therapists' attitudes toward infidelity and affair recovery treatment. Our TETI survey provided additional questions pertaining to therapists' personal history with affairs and perceptions on current research and training standards. Results showed that various therapist and couple factors serve to impede affair recovery treatment. Additionally, this survey revealed several similarities in therapists' attitudes from prior surveys, despite decades having passed between when the present survey and previous versions. In this article, we (a) outline findings from this mixed-methods survey, (b) discuss implications for the field, and (c) offer directions for future research.

Conflict Management Training: A Transformative Vehicle for Transitional Democracies

1997 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 437-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Change Management ◽  
Conflict Management ◽  
Transition Process ◽  
Management Training ◽  
Communist State ◽  
The Past ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Transitional Democracies ◽  
Communist Countries ◽  
Conflict Management Training

AbstractIn the past several years, the profession of conflict and change management has emerged in former communist countries. Three different types of conflict have surfaced: those long suppressed or fostered by the repressive arm of the communist state; those that emerged as part of the transition process from one political and economic order to the present one; and, those that are inherent to democracy and market economies. This article focuses on the management of these conflicts and the incorporation of conflict management methodologies as a factor in building democratic institutions with examples from Partners for Democratic Change's National Center in Hungary.

scholarly journals Does Quantitative Research in Child Maltreatment Tell the Whole Story? The Need for Mixed-Methods Approaches to Explore the Effects of Maltreatment in Infancy

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Glass ◽  
Ruchika Gajwani ◽  
Fiona Turner-Halliday
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Child Maltreatment ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Quantitative Measurement ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Qualitative Exploration

Background and Aims.Research on child maltreatment has largely overlooked the under-five age group and focuses primarily on quantitative measurement. This mixed-methods study of maltreated children (N=92) entering care (age 6–60 months) combines a quantitative focus on the associations between care journey characteristics and mental health outcomes with a qualitative exploration of maltreatment in four different families.Methods.Care journey data was obtained from social care records; mental health and attachment assessments were carried out following entry to care; qualitative data comprised semistructured interviews with professionals, foster carers, and parents.Results.Significant associations were found between suspected sexual abuse and increased DAI inhibited attachment symptoms (p=0.001) and between reported domestic violence and decreased DAI inhibited (p=0.016) and disinhibited (p=0.004) attachment symptoms. Qualitative results: two themes demonstrate the complexity of assessing maltreatment: (1) overlapping maltreatment factors occur in most cases and (2) maltreatment effects may be particularly challenging to isolate. Conclusions.Qualitative exploration has underscored the complexity of assessing maltreatment, indicating why expected associations were not found in this study and posing questions for the quantitative measurement of maltreatment in general. We therefore suggest a new categorisation of maltreatment and call for the complimentary research lenses of further mixed-methods approaches.

scholarly journals Regression, Progression and Renewal: The Continuous Redevelopment of Expertise in Police Use of Force Coaching

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario S. Staller ◽  
Swen Körner
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Conflict Management ◽  
Real World ◽  
Use Of Force ◽  
Management Training ◽  
Police Use Of Force ◽  
Professional Law ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Conflict Management Training ◽  
World Environment

Abstract Professionalism in law enforcement requires the identification and development of expertise of police use of force (PUOF) coaches. Effective PUOF training includes the transfer from the training into the real-world environment of policing. This difference between working in the field and working as a PUOF coach has not been thoroughly investigated. However, research in other professional domains has shown that practical competence in the subject matter itself does not make a coach effective or successful. With this article, we conceptualize expert practice in PUOF instruction on the basis of a conflict management training setting in the security domain. First, by discussing a model of “territories of expertise”, we point out the dynamic and contextual character of expertise within the PUOF domain. Second, by conceptualizing expertise as a process and effect of communication, we provide a framework that describes and examines the interdependency between performance-based and reputation-based expertise. These considerations present two practical challenges, which we recommend professional law enforcement institutions to engage. We close by providing practical orientations and pointers for addressing these issues.

scholarly journals Integrative Medicine in General Practice in Australia: A Mixed-Methods Study Exploring Education Pathways and Training Needs

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 216495612110375
Author(s):  
Carolyn Ee ◽  
Kate Templeman ◽  
Amy Forth ◽  
Vicki Kotsirilos ◽  
Gillian Singleton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Integrative Medicine ◽  
Informal Education ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
And Training ◽  
Advanced Skills

Background Globally, a substantial proportion of general practitioners (GPs) incorporate integrative medicine (IM) into their clinical practice. Objective This study aimed to map the IM education and training pathways and needs of a cohort of Australian GPs who are members of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners’ IM Specific Interest Network, which is a group of GPs with interest in IM. Methods We conducted a mixed-methods study comprising of an online, cross-sectional survey supplemented with in-depth semi-structured interviews. Data from the survey and interviews were initially analysed separately and then combined. Results Eighty-three (83) of 505 eligible GPs/GPs in training (16.4%) participated in the survey, and 15 GPs were interviewed. Results from the two datasets either converged or were complementary. Almost half (47%) of survey respondents had undertaken formal undergraduate or postgraduate IM education, a short course (63%), informal education (71%) or self-education (54%), in at least one of 20 IM modalities listed. Interviewees affirmed there was no single education pathway in IM. Survey respondents who identified as practicing IM were significantly more likely to have IM education, positive attitudes towards IM, particularly natural products, and higher self-rated IM knowledge and competencies. However, knowledge gaps were identified in professional skills domains of population health and context, and organisational and legal dimensions of applied IM practice. Interviewees also highlighted a range of professional and systemic barriers to the practice of IM, education, and training. There was broad support for recognition of IM as a sub-specialty through formalised post-graduate training and accreditation. Most survey respondents (62%) expressed interest in post-fellowship recognition of GPs with advanced skills in IM. Conclusion Our findings demonstrate that it is important to define best practice in IM for GPs in Australia and provide a standardised pathway towards recognition of advanced skills in IM.

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