scholarly journals Ward Staff as a Tool to Promote Wellbeing among Prison Employees

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 10392
Author(s):  
Antonia Sorge ◽  
Letizia De Luca ◽  
Giancarlo Tamanza ◽  
Emanuela Saita
Keyword(s):  
Process Analysis ◽  
Organisational Change ◽  
Northern Italy ◽  
Interaction Process ◽  
Ward Staff ◽  
Process Of Change ◽  
Employee Wellbeing ◽  
Multidisciplinary Meetings ◽  
Multidisciplinary Perspective ◽  
The Impact

Since 2011, the organisational and management process of the Italian Prison Administration has started to change. The Open section and Dynamic supervision measures introduced into the Italian penitentiary system, requires that all prison workers participate in the observation and treatment of the prisoners’ activities, carried out within a multidisciplinary perspective. This may imply a significant increase, in both the workload and possible sources of stress for prison workers and, therefore, hinder the organizational change. To enable the process of change, while monitoring the employees’ wellbeing, monthly multidisciplinary meetings have been planned, involving the ward staff of each prison. This study aims to both understand the impact of the organisational change on the employees of a prison in northern Italy and to explore the sustainability of the ward staff tool. Ten multidisciplinary meetings were analysed over a year, focusing on topics discussed within the group and relational positions assumed by the members. Content analysis has been performed through the T-LAB software, whereas the analysis of the interactive modalities has been carried out through the application of the Interaction Process Analysis grid. Results showed the group’s tendency to focus on the task, neglecting the relational dimension and moments of shared reflection related to the process. The study allows us to reflect on those aspects that may undermine the organisational and employee wellbeing and to assess the sustainability of a new organizational tool.

Interaction process analysis.

1950 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-235
Author(s):  
No authorship indicated
Keyword(s):  
Process Analysis ◽  
Interaction Process

The Health of Refugees

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Age Groups ◽  
Refugee Health ◽  
Mass Movements ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Displaced Populations ◽  
Political Landscape ◽  
The Media ◽  
Multidisciplinary Perspective ◽  
The Impact

There have been significant changes in the numbers, patterns, and circumstances of refugees and in the political landscape to support humanitarianism since the publication of the first edition of this collection. Like the first edition, this volume provides a multidisciplinary perspective on refugee health, tracing the health repercussions on individuals and populations from the drivers of forced mass movements of populations from situations of conflict and other disasters through to the process of resettlement in countries other than their countries of origin. Drawing on the expertise of academics, practitioners, and UN frontline experts, the collection covers three main aspects of refugee health: the concepts, definitions, and context from a human rights, humanitarianism, and social determinants of health perspective; the intersection of vulnerabilities across age groups and settings; and the ethical challenges for practitioners and researchers working with forcibly displaced populations seeking to resettle. The collection concludes with an analysis of the role of the media in shaping our perceptions of refugees and the impact on policy and access to care.

scholarly journals Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on HIV viremia: a single-center cohort study in northern Italy

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilaria Izzo ◽  
Canio Carriero ◽  
Giulia Gardini ◽  
Benedetta Fumarola ◽  
Erika Chiari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Time Window ◽  
Time Windows ◽  
Continuum Of Care ◽  
Northern Italy ◽  
Hiv Diagnosis ◽  
Hiv Patients ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Missed Visits ◽  
Hiv Continuum Of Care ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Brescia Province, northern Italy, was one of the worst epicenters of the COVID-19 pandemic. The division of infectious diseases of ASST (Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale) Spedali Civili Hospital of Brescia had to face a great number of inpatients with severe COVID-19 infection and to ensure the continuum of care for almost 4000 outpatients with HIV infection actively followed by us. In a recent manuscript we described the impact of the pandemic on continuum of care in our HIV cohort expressed as number of missed visits, number of new HIV diagnosis, drop in ART (antiretroviral therapy) dispensation and number of hospitalized HIV patients due to SARS-CoV-2 infection. In this short communication, we completed the previous article with data of HIV plasmatic viremia of the same cohort before and during pandemic. Methods We considered all HIV-patients in stable ART for at least 6 months and with at least 1 available HIV viremia in the time window March 01–November 30, 2019, and another group of HIV patients with the same two requisites but in different time windows of the COVID-19 period (March 01–May 31, 2020, and June 01–November 30, 2020). For patients with positive viremia (PV) during COVID-19 period, we reported also the values of viral load (VL) just before and after PV. Results: the percentage of patients with PV during COVID-19 period was lower than the previous year (2.8% vs 7%). Only 1% of our outpatients surely suffered from pandemic in term of loss of previous viral suppression. Conclusions Our efforts to limit the impact of pandemic on our HIV outpatients were effective to ensure HIV continuum of care.

scholarly journals "From The Worst To The Best": An Exploratory Qualitative Study Of The Process Of Social Change At A South African Secondary School

2003 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Berendien Van Aswegen ◽  
Willem Schurink
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Social Process ◽  
Organisational Change ◽  
Gauteng Province ◽  
Process Of Change ◽  
The Social ◽  
Role Players ◽  
Analyse Data ◽  
Ineffective Schools ◽  
Disadvantaged School

The primary aim of the study is to describe an initiative to effect organisational change at a previously disadvantaged school in South Africa’s Gauteng Province. Qualitative methods were used to collect and analyse data on the social process of change in the school. Essays of role players in the change process on their experiences led to important insights. This exploratory study points to a process that was effective in bringing about change at a school and holds promise for constructing a theoretical model of how change could be effected in ineffective schools. OpsommingDie primêre doel van die studie is die beskrywing van ’n organisatoriese verandering by ’n voorheen benadeelde skool in Suid-Afrika se Gauteng Provinsie. Kwalitatiewe metodes is gebruik om data oor die sosiale proses te genereer en te analiseer. Opstelle van betrokkenes by die veranderingsproses oor hulle ervarings het tot belangrike insigte gelei. Hierdie verkennende studie dui op ’n proses wat suksesvol gewerk het om verandering te weeg te bring en hou belofte in vir die ontwikkeling van ’n teoretiese model van hoe verandering in oneffektiewe skole bewerkstellig kan word.

scholarly journals Why consider the client's partner in psychotherapy?

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-64
Author(s):  
Jon Hay ◽  
Stephen Appel
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Individual Therapy ◽  
Significant Other ◽  
Process Of Change ◽  
The Impact

The bi-directional impacts of an individual’s psychotherapy on their partner and of the partner and their relationship on the therapy should be a consideration throughout treatment. There is a bias in the literature towards either an individual or a couples approach to therapy, but only scattered mention of working with a blend of the two. This article considers how, during the process of change in individual therapy, new problems might arise in a client’s romantic relationship. Furthermore, the client’s significant other might resist or otherwise hamper their partner’s therapy if they do not accept or understand the changes that are taking place. Finally, some ethical arguments are raised which add to the case that psychotherapists should not ignore the impact that psychotherapy has on their client’s relationships and vice versa. Whakarāpopoto Ko ngā awe o te arongarua o te whakaoranga hinengaro tautahi ki tōna hoa me te hoa tau atu hoki ki tā rāua tirohanga ki te whaihauora e tika ana kia āta whakaarohia huri noa o te rongoā. E whakawhirinaki ana ngā tuhinga ki te takitahi ki tā te tokorua kauawhi ki te rongoā, engari torutoru noa iho te whakahuanga ake o te whakamahitanga i te hononga o ēnei. E titiro ana tēnei tuhinga i te wā o te huringa o te haumanu takitahi, tērā pea ka ara ake he raruraru hou ki te noho whaiāipo a te kiritaki. I tua atu hoki, tērā pea ka ātete atu tērā o te kiritaki ka whakaroa rānei i te whakaoranga o tana hoa mena kāre e whakaae e moohio rānei ki ngā huringa hou. I te mutunga, ka whakaarahia ake ētahi whakapae matatika e tautoko ana i te kōrero kia kaua te kaiwhakaora hinengaro e noho turi ki te awe o te whakaoranga hinengaro ki ngā hononga o ā rātou kiritaki, ā, huri whakamuri hoki.

scholarly journals A Theorisation on the Impact of Responsive Corporate Social Responsibility on the Moral Disposition, Change and Reputation of Business Organisations

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 105
Author(s):  
Tan Seng Teck ◽  
Chang Jau Ho ◽  
Liau Chee How ◽  
Nanthakumar Karuppiah ◽  
William Chua
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Corporate Reputation ◽  
Organisational Change ◽  
Reputation Management ◽  
General Management ◽  
Research Paradigms ◽  
External Pressures ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact

Corporate social responsibility has been a densely researched area. Research paradigms have evolved significantly stamping from a sociological focus to a more business integrated framework and the currently growing emphasis on quantifying its performance. However, while much literatures champion the proponents of a proactive corporate social responsibility, the contributions of the more responsive version have been largely under studied. This is not an empirical paper. Far from it, this paper attempts to unveil the current literature gaps pertaining to responsive corporate social responsibility. This paper explores the intrinsic contributions of responsive corporate social responsibility on the moral discourse, organisational change and reputation management in an organisation. It theorises the concept of responsive corporate social responsibility as a moderator of external pressures, as a vector of a moral reboot in organisation change and a device for salvaging reputational damage in business organisations. This paper draws from the literature gaps between studies of normative morality and its interaction in principles of general management, organisational change concepts, branding and corporate reputation. It underwrites to examine the moral contents and discourse of business firms when faced with hostile externalities and studies the moral entrails in its organisational change processes and sequentially how this implicates the corporate reputation of a firm. This paper argues that the impacts of responsive corporate social responsibility and its ability to impact moral dispositions in business organisations deserve closer scrutiny. Study on the influence of responsive corporate social responsibility on organisation change and reputational salvage has similarly is also underscored. This article provides a theoretical review of the emerging gaps in corporate social responsibility and prompts that the concept of responsive social responsibility warrants closer attention.

Numerical Study on Influence of Joint Characters on Rock Mechanical Parameters

2011 ◽  
Vol 201-203 ◽  
pp. 2909-2912
Author(s):  
Yan Feng Feng ◽  
Tian Hong Yang ◽  
Hua Wei ◽  
Hua Guo Gao ◽  
Jiu Hong Wei
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Compression Strength ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Process Analysis ◽  
Failure Process ◽  
Deformation Modulus ◽  
Rock Joints ◽  
Structured Surfaces ◽  
Trace Length ◽  
The Impact

Rock mass is the syntheses composed of kinds of structure and structured surfaces. The joint characters is influencing and controlling the rock mass strength, deformation characteristics and rock mass engineering instability failure in a great degree. Through using the RFPA2D software, which is a kind of material failure process analysis numerical methods based on finite element stress analysis and statistical damage theory, the uniaxial compression tests on numerical model are carried, the impact of the trace length of rock joints and the fault throws on rock mechanics parameters are studied. The results showed that with the gradual increase of trace length,compression strength decreased gradually and its rate of variation getting smaller and smaller, the deformation modulus decreased but the rate of variation larger and larger; with the fault throws increasing, the compression strength first increases and then decreases, when the fault throw is equal to the trace length, the deformation modulus is the largest. When the joint trace length is less than the fault throw, the rate of the deformation modulus is greater than that of trace length, but the deformation modulus was not of regular change.

Evaluation and Development of Potentially Better Practices for Improving Family-Centered Care in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 111 (Supplement_E1) ◽  
pp. e437-e449
Author(s):  
Roger P. Saunders ◽  
Marie R. Abraham ◽  
Mary Jo Crosby ◽  
Karen Thomas ◽  
William H. Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Length Of Stay ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Process Analysis ◽  
Neonatal Morbidity ◽  
Family Centered Care ◽  
Psychosocial Needs ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Centered Care ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Family Centered

Objective. Technological and scientific advances have progressively decreased neonatal morbidity and mortality. Less attention has been given to meeting the psychosocial needs of the infant and family than on meeting the infant’s physical needs. Parents’ participation in making decisions and caring for their child has often been limited. Environments designed for efficient technological care may not be optimal for nurturing the growth and development of sick neonates or their families. Eleven centers collaborating on quality improvement tried to make the care of families better by focusing on understanding and improving family-centered care. Methods. Through internal process analysis, review of the evidence, collaborative learning, and benchmarking site visits to centers of excellence in family-centered care, a list of potentially better practices was developed. Choice of which practices to implement and methods of implementation were center specific. Improvement goals were in 3 areas: parent-reported outcomes, staff beliefs and practices, and clinical outcomes in length of stay and feeding practices. Measurement tools for the first 2 areas were developed and pilots were conducted. Results. Length of stay and feeding outcomes were not different before the collaboration (1998) and at the formal end of the collaboration (2000). Conclusions. Prospective parent-reported outcomes are being collected, and the staff beliefs and practices questionnaire will be repeated in all centers to determine the impact of the project in those areas.

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