Assessing Outcome in Practice Settings: A Primer and Example from an Eating Disorders Program

2003 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 218-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darcy Haag Granello ◽  
Laura Hill
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Outcome Research ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Treatment Success ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Effectiveness Study ◽  
Partial Hospitalization ◽  
Behavioral Healthcare ◽  
Program Administrators

All segments of the behavioral healthcare system are increasingly being called upon to demonstrate the effectiveness of their treatment. This article outlines a type of research study, the effectiveness study, that can be implemented quite easily and inexpensively and can provide a measure of treatment success. The article discusses choice-points for engaging in an effectiveness study and gives suggestions for research decisions. A small-scale study conducted at a partial hospitalization unit for eating disorders is used as an example.The information on designing and implementing a research program and the example provided are intended to assist practitioners and program administrators who are considering engaging in their own outcome research.

scholarly journals De-Criminalising Adolescent to Parent Violence Under s 76 Serious Crime Act 2015 (c.9)

2019 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-18
Author(s):  
Vanessa Bettinson ◽  
Christina Quinlan
Keyword(s):  
Family Relationships ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
Criminal Offence ◽  
Coercive Control ◽  
Serious Crime ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Domestic Violence And Abuse

This article questions the appropriateness of including adolescent to parent violence (APV) within the elements of a criminal offence designed to criminalise domestic violence and abuse. The offence, s 76 Serious Crime Act 2015, prohibits controlling and coercive behaviours towards a person personally connected to the defendant. This spans ongoing intimate relationships and a wide range of family relationships. The authors conducted a small-scale research study that looked at practitioners’ understandings of APV and found that many cases of APV could satisfy the s 76 offence. The article examines the correlation between the concepts of coercive control and APV, noting that there are significant differences that justify treating adolescent-perpetrators of APV differently to adult-perpetrators of intimate partner coercive control in the criminal law. These factors concern the unique vulnerabilities of both the parent-victim and the adolescent-perpetrator in APV, and human rights law requires the equal protection of both parties on the basis of their vulnerability.

Eating Disorders in Non-Dance Performing Artists: A Systematic Literature Review

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 227-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianna E Kapsetaki ◽  
Charlie Easmon
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Diagnostic Tools ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
Performing Artists ◽  
Search Terms

PURPOSE: Previous literature on dancers and athletes has shown a large impact of eating disorders (EDs) on these individuals, but there is limited research on EDs affecting non-dance performing artists (i.e., musicians, actors, etc.). This systematic review aimed to identify and evaluate the literature on EDs in non-dance performing artists. METHODS: A systematic review of the literature was performed on 24 databases, using search terms related to EDs and non-dance performing artists. All results from the databases were systematically screened for inclusion and exclusion criteria. RESULTS: The initial search returned 86,383 total articles, which after screening and removal of duplicates and irrelevant papers yielded 129 results. After screening the 129 full-text results for eligibility, 10 studies met criteria for inclusion: 6 papers addressed EDs in musicians, and 4 papers addressed EDs in theatre performers. Most studies used questionnaires and body mass index (BMI) as diagnostic tools for EDs. Most were small-scale studies and participants were mostly students. Because of the studies’ heterogeneity and varying quality, the results obtained were often contradictory and questionable. CONCLUSIONS: Although there has been a lot of literature in dancers, we found relatively few studies associating EDs with other performing artists, and most were inconsistent in their information.

scholarly journals Role of Microfinance in Employment Generation: A Case Study of Microfinance Program of Paschimanchal Grameen Bikash Bank

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hari Prasad Pathak ◽  
Mukunda Gyawali
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Economic Empowerment ◽  
Internal Resources ◽  
The Past ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Employment Generation

This research study focuses on role of microfinance program in creation of enterprise and employment generation. In the Nepalese context various microfinance programs have been running with the aims of socio-economic empowerment, mobilization of internal resources, creation of awareness and generation of self-employment targeting the rural poor. Microfinance has been one of the few effective tools for poverty reduction over the past years. It has been revealed that the loans have been mostly invested on small scale business, livestock and other agro-based enterprises. The study shows that micro finance program has been helpful to create enterprises and generate employment.The Journal of Nepalese Business StudiesVol. Vii, No. 1, 2010-2011Page : 31-38Uploaded date: July 7, 2012

scholarly journals Typology in the classroom: Fostering Motion-Event awareness in Spanish-speaking ELLs

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reid Evans
Keyword(s):  
English Learners ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Explicit Instruction ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Negative Evidence ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
Spanish Speaking ◽  
Motion Event ◽  
Verbs Of Motion

The aim of the present paper is to address the implications of the direct instruction of the linguistic typology of verbs of motion in second-language English learners. Results of a small-scale research study are reported in which students were exposed to typology instruction with the goal of increasing proficiency and target-like production. To these ends, it was hypothesized that pre- and post-intervention writing samples would differ significantly in the appropriate use of expressions of motion, particularly those expressions employing English manner-of-motion verbs. Results confirmed this hypothesis and demonstrated that students achieve greater proficiency in motion-event expression when exposed to explicit instruction including negative evidence and aspects of the Conceptual Approach (White, 2012).

scholarly journals Group intervention with institutionalised older persons

2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Reineth Prinsloo
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Group Intervention ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Collective Case Study ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Phase Group ◽  
Group Members

The number of older people in South Africa is increasing. This demands an increase in services by, inter alia, social workers and services by and within religious settings because of the special needs and challenges related to this particular life phase. Group work with older people can assist in creating an awareness of potential and areas for growth as well as assisting with the challenges of growing older. The article discusses a research study with the goal to explore and describe the experiences of group members of a group for institutionalised older persons. A qualitative research study with a collective case study design was utilised to gain insight into the experiences of the individuals within the group and the experiences of the group as a whole. Semi-structured one-on-one interviews were employed as the primary data collection method. Although on a small scale, this research study provides guidelines for group intervention with older people, which allows them to view their lives as meaningful, share personal experiences and problems and realise that they are not alone in their difficulties.

The National Treatment Outcome Research Study (NTORS): 4-5 year follow-up results

Addiction ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 98 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Gossop ◽  
John Marsden ◽  
Duncan Stewart ◽  
Tara Kidd
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Outcome ◽  
Outcome Research ◽  
Research Study ◽  
National Treatment
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