scholarly journals Identifying Mental Health Initiatives for Independently Funded Christian Elementary Schools in Ontario

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Kloet
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Publicly Funded ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Health Initiatives ◽  
Tiered System ◽  
Health Programming ◽  
Research Gap

This study seeks to understand the use of mental health strategies within independently funded Christian elementary Schools (IFCES), while considering how research literature identifies the implementation of mental health strategies in publicly funded elementary schools. There is a major research gap for IFCES in this area. This study used a qualitative approach via structured interviews to gather data reflecting how IFCES provide mental health supports. A wide variety of programming and supports within the schools (both IFECS and publicly funded) were identified during the research process. While the tiered system of support has been strongly considered in research literature (Sanchez, Cornacchio, Poznanski, Golik, Chou, & Comer, 2018), the IFECS sector did not intentionally use this framework as a support to implement a mental health plan. This study identified that IFECS are gaining momentum in mental health programming and would benefit further from utilizing a framework to address their growing mental health needs.

scholarly journals Identifying Mental Health Initiatives for Independently Funded Christian Elementary Schools in Ontario

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Kloet
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Publicly Funded ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Health Initiatives ◽  
Tiered System ◽  
Health Programming ◽  
Research Gap

This study seeks to understand the use of mental health strategies within independently funded Christian elementary Schools (IFCES), while considering how research literature identifies the implementation of mental health strategies in publicly funded elementary schools. There is a major research gap for IFCES in this area. This study used a qualitative approach via structured interviews to gather data reflecting how IFCES provide mental health supports. A wide variety of programming and supports within the schools (both IFECS and publicly funded) were identified during the research process. While the tiered system of support has been strongly considered in research literature (Sanchez, Cornacchio, Poznanski, Golik, Chou, & Comer, 2018), the IFECS sector did not intentionally use this framework as a support to implement a mental health plan. This study identified that IFECS are gaining momentum in mental health programming and would benefit further from utilizing a framework to address their growing mental health needs.

“You Have No Idea What We Do”: Correctional Officers, Mental Health, and Prison Ethnography

2021 ◽  
pp. 571-598
Author(s):  
William J. Schultz
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Correctional Officers ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
Health Programming ◽  
Power And Influence

Correctional officers occupy key positions of power and influence in prisons, yet experience massive stress and perceive themselves as vulnerable. Existing research outlines the significant mental health challenges officers face, but there is limited information on exactly how mental health concerns influence officer behavior on a day-to-day basis. I draw on ethnographic observations and semi-structured interviews with 131 Canadian provincial correctional officers, to demonstrate that stress, perceptions of vulnerability, and tension between management and staff strongly influence officer behavior. My participants outline common officer narratives relating to mental health, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and even suicide. In addition, a portion of officers describe using substances to manage stress. I detail how these narratives influence officer behavior toward prisoners, managers, other officers, and people outside prison. I conclude by examining existing mental health programming for officers and assess what steps correctional administrators can take to address common concerns.

scholarly journals An Exploration of Issues of Primary Health Services for Taranaki Te Atiawa Children Based on the Expectations and Perceptions of Their Female Caregivers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Patricia Helen Adams-Smith
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Power Relationships ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
The People ◽  
Health Initiatives ◽  
Primary Health Services

<p>The debate about Maori child health in New Zealand continues perennially. The intention of this research is, through collaborative discussion and selective conversations, to explore female caregivers' expectations and perceptions of primary health services for some Te Atiawa Maori children. The research process was developed in a partnership between the Maori women participants and myself. In addition, two local kuia actively participated in and supported the process. It is hoped, through thls study, to contribute new knowledge to the discussion, as I found no published research on this topic. If female caregivers choose when to access primary health services for their children, it seemed to me that they should be asked what is important to them in terms of their children's health and access they have. Emancipatory critical social theory underpins and informs the project. Power relationships between the researcher and the participants can be overtly explored within this theoretical framework. In terms of this particular exploratory study, participatory research appeared to be applicable. The participants are female caregivers of Te Atiawa children. Data collection was done using group interactions and semi-structured interviews in the winter of the year 2000. A thematic analysis of the data was used, in which common themes were identified, compared and discussed. From the analysis of the data of the participants' conversations, I identified some key ideas. The major findings have been identified within two main themes. These are: a concept of health is not the same for Pakeha as for Maori, and access issues are still problematic for the participants in this study. Many quotes from the interview participants are included in order to keep the focus of the project on the voices of the women interviewed. In terms of the significant contribution of this research, this study aims to allow voices of female caregivers of Te Atiawa Maori children to be heard. Individual and collaborative interactions offer insights into what is important to them in terms of Maori child health. Clearly, the primary health initiatives promoted by the New Zealand government are not reaching at least some of the people for whom they are intended. The research participants offered their ideas as to how these deficits could be remedied in their community.</p>

scholarly journals Co-Creating and Evaluating an App-Based Well-Being Intervention: The HOW (Healthier Outcomes at Work) Social Work Project

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (23) ◽  
pp. 8730
Author(s):  
Jermaine M Ravalier ◽  
Elaine Wainwright ◽  
Nina Smyth ◽  
Oliver Clabburn ◽  
Paulina Wegrzynek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Sickness Absence ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Health Initiatives ◽  
The Uk

Stress and mental health at work are the leading causes of long-term sickness absence in the UK, with chronically poor working conditions impacting employee physiological and psychological health. Social workers play a significant part in the fabric of UK society, but have one of the most stressful occupations in the country. The aim of this project was to work with UK social workers to co-develop, implement, and evaluate a series of smartphone-based mental health initiatives. A Participatory Action Research (PAR) approach, consisting of semi-structured interviews and focus group and steering group discussions, was utilized to design the mental health and well-being interventions. Study efficacy was evaluated via a pre- and post-intervention survey and post-intervention semi-structured interviews. Interventions developed were psycho-educational, improved top-down and bottom-up communication, and provided access to a Vocational Rehabilitation Assistant for those struggling and at risk of sickness absence. Six months following dissemination, surveys demonstrated significant improvements in communication, and mean score improvements in four other working conditions. This project, therefore, demonstrates that co-developed initiatives can be positively impactful, despite post-intervention data collection being impacted by COVID-19. Future studies should build upon these findings and broaden the PAR approach nationally while taking a robust approach to evaluation.

scholarly journals An Exploration of Issues of Primary Health Services for Taranaki Te Atiawa Children Based on the Expectations and Perceptions of Their Female Caregivers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Patricia Helen Adams-Smith
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Power Relationships ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
The People ◽  
Health Initiatives ◽  
Primary Health Services

<p>The debate about Maori child health in New Zealand continues perennially. The intention of this research is, through collaborative discussion and selective conversations, to explore female caregivers' expectations and perceptions of primary health services for some Te Atiawa Maori children. The research process was developed in a partnership between the Maori women participants and myself. In addition, two local kuia actively participated in and supported the process. It is hoped, through thls study, to contribute new knowledge to the discussion, as I found no published research on this topic. If female caregivers choose when to access primary health services for their children, it seemed to me that they should be asked what is important to them in terms of their children's health and access they have. Emancipatory critical social theory underpins and informs the project. Power relationships between the researcher and the participants can be overtly explored within this theoretical framework. In terms of this particular exploratory study, participatory research appeared to be applicable. The participants are female caregivers of Te Atiawa children. Data collection was done using group interactions and semi-structured interviews in the winter of the year 2000. A thematic analysis of the data was used, in which common themes were identified, compared and discussed. From the analysis of the data of the participants' conversations, I identified some key ideas. The major findings have been identified within two main themes. These are: a concept of health is not the same for Pakeha as for Maori, and access issues are still problematic for the participants in this study. Many quotes from the interview participants are included in order to keep the focus of the project on the voices of the women interviewed. In terms of the significant contribution of this research, this study aims to allow voices of female caregivers of Te Atiawa Maori children to be heard. Individual and collaborative interactions offer insights into what is important to them in terms of Maori child health. Clearly, the primary health initiatives promoted by the New Zealand government are not reaching at least some of the people for whom they are intended. The research participants offered their ideas as to how these deficits could be remedied in their community.</p>

Current Practices and Perceived Needs in School-Based Mental Health Programming

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nidhi Goel ◽  
Rohini Puri ◽  
Chu-Chun Fu ◽  
Melissa Stormont ◽  
Wendy M. Reinke
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Perceived Needs ◽  
School Based ◽  
Health Programming ◽  
Current Practices

Psychological Research Literature Review Canvas

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quang Ngoc Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Chaotic Process ◽  
Psychological Construct ◽  
The Status ◽  
Guiding Questions

Without a guideline or structure, conducting a literature review on a psychological construct might become a chaotic process . This canvas was built based on the author's experience in order to help psychological researchers classify, organize, and summarize the information relating to the psychological construct of interest into several essential aspects including definition, classification, measurement, sample, predictors and outcomes, mediators and moderators, interventions, and theories. For each aspect, there are some guiding questions which are expected to help researcher decice which information should be focused while examining scientific documents. The completely filled canvas should depict the status quo of the research on the psychological construct of interest, facilitating the research process.

Procurement Analytics: Enabling Data Architectures in the Age of Big Data

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Goul ◽  
T. S. Raghu ◽  
Ziru Li
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Data Space ◽  
Prescriptive Analytics ◽  
Data Architecture ◽  
The Future ◽  
High Level ◽  
Area Data

As procurement organizations increasingly move from a cost-and-efficiency emphasis to a profit-and-growth emphasis, flexible data architecture will become an integral part of a procurement analytics strategy. It is therefore imperative for procurement leaders to understand and address digitization trends in supply chains and to develop strategies to create robust data architecture and analytics strategies for the future. This chapter assesses and examines the ways companies can organize their procurement data architectures in the big data space to mitigate current limitations and to lay foundations for the discovery of new insights. It sets out to understand and define the levels of maturity in procurement organizations as they pertain to the capture, curation, exploitation, and management of procurement data. The chapter then develops a framework for articulating the value proposition of moving between maturity levels and examines what the future entails for companies with mature data architectures. In addition to surveying the practitioner and academic research literature on procurement data analytics, the chapter presents detailed and structured interviews with over fifteen procurement experts from companies around the globe. The chapter finds several important and useful strategies that have helped procurement organizations design strategic roadmaps for the development of robust data architectures. It then further identifies four archetype procurement area data architecture contexts. In addition, this chapter details exemplary high-level mature data architecture for each archetype and examines the critical assumptions underlying each one. Data architectures built for the future need a design approach that supports both descriptive and real-time, prescriptive analytics.

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