What Helps in Help? A New Look at Help for Women in Deep, Long-Term Economic and Social Deprivation

The capacity of women who live in deep and long-term economic and social deprivation to be helped has rarely been examined from the point of view of the women. This paper describes narrative research on the experience of receiving assistance as it is perceived by women who participated in the Yachdav program and were helped by it. Fourteen interviews were analyzed according to the narrative approach and grounded theory. Three patterns of help reception were revealed: (a) The Calming Pattern, in which help is perceived as the possibility to escape—to relax and calm down, (b) The Empowerment Pattern, in which help is perceived as enabling the women to learn, to receive, and strengthen, and (c) The Re-Biography Pattern, in which assistance is perceived as bringing about a new self-awareness. These findings suggest the desirability of reconsidering presuppositions concerning the needs of this population and its capacity to be helped. The results also point to implications for practice and further research.

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Integrating Focusing and Differentiation: A Therapeutic Path for Couples in Intimate Relationships

International Journal of Psychotherapy, Counselling and Psychiatry: Theory Research & Clinical Practice ◽

10.35996/1234/3/focusingdifferentiation ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 ◽

Author(s):

Evi Zohar

Keyword(s):

Couples Therapy ◽

Therapeutic Potential ◽

Well Being ◽

Point Of View ◽

The Body ◽

Self Awareness ◽

Emotional Healing ◽

Felt Sense ◽

Inner World

Continuing the workshop I've given in the WPC Paris (2017), this article elaborates my discussion of the way I interlace Focusing with Differentiation Based Couples Therapy (Megged, 2017) under the systemic view, in order to facilitate processes of change and healing in working with intimate couples. This article presents the theory and rationale of integrating Differentiation (Bowen, 1978; Schnarch, 2009; Megged, 2017) and Focusing (Gendlin, 1981) approaches, and its therapeutic potential in couple's therapy. It is written from the point of view of a practicing professional in order to illustrate the experiential nature and dynamics of the suggested therapeutic path. Differentiation is a key to mutuality. It offers a solution to the central struggle of any long term intimate relationship: balancing two basic life forces - the drive for individuality and the drive for togetherness (Schnarch, 2009). Focusing is a body-oriented process of self-awareness and emotional healing, in which one learns to pay attention to the body and the ‘Felt Sense’, in order to unfold the implicit, keep it in motion at the precise pace it needs for carrying the next step forward (Gendlin, 1996). Combining Focusing and Differentiation perspectives can cultivate the kind of relationship where a conflict can be constructively and successfully held in the inner world of each partner, while taking into consideration the others' well-being. This creates the possibility for two people to build a mutual emotional field, open to changes, permeable and resilient.

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What is the Student Participation at the Time of Artists’ Presentations in Primary Schools?

Encounters in Theory and History of Education ◽

10.24908/eoe-ese-rse.v11i0.2412 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 11 ◽

pp. 99-114

Author(s):

Myriam Lemonchois

Keyword(s):

Primary Schools ◽

Point Of View ◽

Educational Problem ◽

Research Project ◽

Rights Of The Child ◽

Children’S Participation ◽

Adults And Children ◽

Children's Participation ◽

To Receive

Many definitions of participation exist. How do children participate in artistic projects? This article presents a research project on children’s participation in a project entitled « Libres comme l’art. » This project allows Montreal primary schools in a selected environment to receive artists in residence. These residences are significant projects, because they establish long-term situations where adults and children have to make creative decisions together. The research will thus approach a contemporary educational problem (children’s participation), in agreement with the Convention on the rights of the child adopted in 1989, from the point of view of children on their own participation.

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Self-Care and Self-Discipline through Qi Gong

International Journal of Whole Person Care ◽

10.26443/ijwpc.v1i1.42 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Steven Aung

Keyword(s):

Chinese Medicine ◽

Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽

Self Care ◽

Self Awareness ◽

Qi Gong ◽

Whole Person ◽

Practice Of Medicine ◽

Valuable Method ◽

To Receive

Objectives: One of the most important aspects of Qi Gong practice is to understand self-care and self-discipline as a practitioner’s service both to themself and to others. Self-care and self-discipline is physical, mental, and spiritual. By understanding one’s responsibility in this way, practitioners are free to practice medicine as a relationship between themselves and patients, helping them to become a healer.Methods: Traditional Chinese Medicine as a philosophy and practice will be introduced in the context of developing a successful Qi Gong practice. Basic Qi Gong techniques in posture, movement, breathing, phonation, and visualization will be demonstrated interactively. Increasing self-awareness will be emphasized, so that practitioners can use Qi Gong techniques to develop healing skills in their medical practice.Results: Although it requires long-term commitment to receive many of the deeper rewards of a dedicated Qi Gong practice, many of the early benefits are possible with only a modest investment in performing proper Qi Gong techniques. Practitioners will learn to increase their mindfulness and concentration, and understand the value of self-care and self-discipline. Through short practice sessions, the utility of Qi Gong in improving healing will become evident to the novice and initiated alike.Conclusions: Qi Gong is a series of ancient techniques from Traditional Chinese Medicine that promote self-care and self-discipline as a service to oneself and others. Qi Gong is a valuable method for taking care of oneself, and also allows practitioners to transfer its benefits to patients during the compassionate practice of medicine. It forms a foundation for whole person care by strengthening practitioners to provide healing to patients on the physical, mental, and spiritual levels.

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Supplemental Material for Using Psychodynamic, Cognitive Behavioral, and Control Mastery Prototypes to Predict Change: A New Look at an Old Paradigm for Long-Term Single-Case Research

Journal of Counseling Psychology ◽

10.1037/0022-0167.55.2.221.supp ◽

2008 ◽

Keyword(s):

Single Case ◽

Cognitive Behavioral ◽

Case Research ◽

Control Mastery ◽

Single Case Research ◽

And Control ◽

New Look

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Selective statistical estimates of multi-year monthly concentrations of biogenous pollution of small rivers of the Northwest zone of the Russian Federation

Melioration and Water Management ◽

10.32962/0235-2524-2019-1-9-13 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 9-13

Author(s):

Sergey Kovalenko

Keyword(s):

Statistical Processing ◽

Point Of View ◽

Small Rivers ◽

Statistical Parameters ◽

Monthly Data ◽

Statistical Estimates ◽

Scientific Task ◽

The Russian Federation ◽

Agricultural Areas

The management of surface watercourses is an urgent scientific task. The article presents the results of statistical processing of long-term monthly data of field observations of hydrological and hydrochemical parameters along the Upper Yerga small river in the Vologda region. Sampling estimates of statistical parameters are obtained, autocorrelation and correlation analyzes are performed. The limiting periods from the point of view of pollution for water receivers receiving wastewater from drained agricultural areas are identified.

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Masonry: the brittle or plastic material?

Promyshlennoe i Grazhdanskoe Stroitel stvo ◽

10.33622/0869-7019.2019.03.22-28 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 22-28

Keyword(s):

Plastic Material ◽

Experimental Studies ◽

Point Of View ◽

Plastic Properties ◽

Plastic Deformations ◽

Base Materials ◽

Stress States ◽

Creep Deformations ◽

Structural Point

The results of experimental studies of masonry on the action of dynamic and static (short-term and long-term) loads are presented. The possibility of plastic deformations in the masonry is analyzed for different types of force effects. The falsity of the proposed approach to the estimation of the coefficient of plasticity of masonry, taking into account the ratio of elastic and total deformations of the masonry is noted. The study of the works of Soviet scientists revealed that the masonry under the action of seismic loads refers to brittle materials in the complete absence of plastic properties in it in the process of instantaneous application of forces. For the cases of uniaxial and plane stress states of the masonry, data on the coefficient of plasticity obtained from the experiment are presented. On the basis of experimental studies the influence of the strength of the so-called base materials (brick, mortar) on the bearing capacity of the masonry, regardless of the nature of the application of forces and the type of its stress state, is noted. The analysis of works of prof. S. V. Polyakov makes it possible to draw a conclusion that at the long application of the load, characteristic for the masonry are not plastic deformations, but creep deformations. It is shown that the proposals of some authors on the need to reduce the level of adhesion of the mortar to the brick for the masonry erected in earthquake-prone regions in order to improve its plastic properties are erroneous both from the structural point of view and from the point of view of ensuring the seismic resistance of structures. It is noted that the proposal to assess the plasticity of the masonry of ceramic brick walls and large-format ceramic stone with a voidness of more than 20% is incorrect, and does not meet the work of the masonry of hollow material. On the basis of the analysis of a large number of research works it is concluded about the fragile work of masonry.

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PENGARUH KECERDASAN EMOSIONAL TERHADAP TINGKAT PEMAHAMAN AKUNTANSI, KEPERCAYAAN DIRI SEBAGAI VARIABEL PEMODERASI: DITINJAU DARI PERSPEKTIF GENDER

Jurnal Kajian Akuntansi dan Auditing ◽

10.37301/jkaa.v0i0.4836 ◽

2009 ◽

Author(s):

Poppy Nurmayanti

Keyword(s):

Social Skills ◽

Social Skill ◽

Self Regulation ◽

Point Of View ◽

Self Awareness ◽

Measuring Instrument ◽

Simple Linear Regression ◽

Moderator Variable ◽

Self Confidence ◽

Emotional Intellegence

This research aim to test do emotional intellegence consisting of five component that is recognition self awareness, self regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills have an effect on to storey level understanding of accountancy point of view from gender perspective. This research also aim to know the existence of role self confidence as moderating variable to emotional intellegence influence to storey level understanding of accounting. Besides also this research aim to see the existence of difference emotional intellegence between student owning self confidence of strong with student which is self confidence of weak. Measuring instrument to measure storey level understanding of accountancy is average point of accountancy that is PA1, PA2, AKM1, AKM2, AKL1, AKL2, AU1, AU2, and TA. The data analysis used is simple linear regression, Moderating Regression Analysis (MRA), and independent sample t-test. The results show that recognition self awareness, self regulation, motivation, social skill and empathy do not have an effect on by significance and only empatht has role as quasi moderator variable. There is no difference between emotional intellegence woman and man. But, weak self confidence and strong self confidence differ for all of emotional intellegence (recognition self awareness, self regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills). Many factors which influence storey level understanding of accountancy like mental stress factor, and so on. Result of this research can give contribution to university in order to compiling curricullum and give input to student in order to develop and manage their emotional intellegence and self confidence.

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Configurations to Superior Environmental Innovation Strategy: A Both–And Approach

Organization & Environment ◽

10.1177/10860266211031623 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 108602662110316

Author(s):

Tiziana Russo-Spena ◽

Nadia Di Paola ◽

Aidan O’Driscoll

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Value Chain ◽

Critical Role ◽

Well Being ◽

Point Of View ◽

Future Generations ◽

Innovation Strategy ◽

Environmental Innovation ◽

Data Set

An effective climate change action involves the critical role that companies must play in assuring the long-term human and social well-being of future generations. In our study, we offer a more holistic, inclusive, both–and approach to the challenge of environmental innovation (EI) that uses a novel methodology to identify relevant configurations for firms engaging in a superior EI strategy. A conceptual framework is proposed that identifies six sets of driving characteristics of EI and two sets of beneficial outcomes, all inherently tensional. Our analysis utilizes a complementary rather than an oppositional point of view. A data set of 65 companies in the ICT value chain is analyzed via fuzzy-set comparative analysis (fsQCA) and a post-QCA procedure. The results reveal that achieving a superior EI strategy is possible in several scenarios. Specifically, after close examination, two main configuration groups emerge, referred to as technological environmental innovators and organizational environmental innovators.

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