French Support and Work Assistance Establishment and Social and Professional Integration of Workers With Disabilities in Rural Areas. The Example of Habert (Savoie, France)

This article proposes to address the issue of inclusion through work and in a rural environment of people with mental disabilities and/or intellectual disabilities. Through the example of a French support and work assistance establishment, the support and work assistance establishment Le Habert, located in a small rural and mountainous village in the Alps and offering people with disabilities to work on a farm, the article will first address the importance of work as a means for people to regain their dignity. Between the feeling of usefulness and pride in participating in the operation of one territory, by being fully involved in the process of producing and adding value to a product, accompanying the farm allows, apart from these therapeutic virtues, a real professional inclusion. Living in houses or apartments in the surrounding villages, the accommodation, allowing contact between people with disabilities and local inhabitants is also a vector of social inclusion. However, while the rural setting can be an asset for inclusion because of the professional and social opportunities, the isolation and geographical inaccessibility of the rural mountainous environment can be an obstacle for people who do not necessarily have the means to be mobile. By offering personalised support for mobility, the institution transforms geographical exclusion into an asset for professional, social and spatial inclusion.

Transnational communities : Filipina nurses in rural Manitoba, 1965-1970

This major research paper examines a unique group of Filipina nurses of the 1960s in Canada's immigration history. First, the conditions that encouraged the migration of Filipino professionals from the Philippines after World War Two are discussed. Second, the public and private sector maneuverings that facilitated the nurses' transportation to Canada are revealed. Third, the factors and experiences that resulted in the women's successful integration into mainstream rural Canada are explored. The achievement of Filipina nurses is indicative of a model example of social and professional integration into Canadian society.

Transnational communities : Filipina nurses in rural Manitoba, 1965-1970

This major research paper examines a unique group of Filipina nurses of the 1960s in Canada's immigration history. First, the conditions that encouraged the migration of Filipino professionals from the Philippines after World War Two are discussed. Second, the public and private sector maneuverings that facilitated the nurses' transportation to Canada are revealed. Third, the factors and experiences that resulted in the women's successful integration into mainstream rural Canada are explored. The achievement of Filipina nurses is indicative of a model example of social and professional integration into Canadian society.

Young refugees’ and asylum seekers’ career choices: a qualitative investigation

A major challenge for refugees and asylum seekers is social and professional integration. Using constructivist and capability approaches, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 14 young refugees and asylum seekers enrolled in an integration program in French-speaking Switzerland about their career choices. Following consensual qualitative and phenomenological approaches, we focused on their life trajectories (the situation in their home country, triggers behind their flight, arrival in Switzerland) and their current situation (resources and barriers). From their career plans, interests, and values, we formed three profiles (the vocation seekers, the altruists, and the work lovers) to characterize how they constructed their careers.

Improving the perspectives on quality of life for adolescents with cerebralpalsy by medical textile

The quality of life (QoL) can be defined as the individual’s perception of his own existence, both from the point of viewof the physical integrity of the body’s structures and of functionality too, as well as of the activity, respectively thecapability of performing tasks, and of the participation, regarded as the involvement in the life situations.From a medical perspective, the quality of life assessment is an indicator that provides important information, closelyrelated to the improvement of the health status and the effectiveness of the therapeutic-rehabilitative interventions. Thetextile sector by research-development activities and by its numerous projects and accomplishments in the bio-materials, biotechnologies and medical device, showed a steady focus, in close relation to the medical field, on disabledpersons’ quality of life and on the facilitation of their social and professional integration. The aim of rehabilitative interventions is to obtain the best possible physical and mental health, allowing each patient tobuild social relationships with family and community and, on the other hand, to acquire professional skills for being ableto find a suitable job which will improve his wellbeing and quality of life.This paper presents how adolescents with cerebral palsy and their parents/caregivers perceive the quality of life of theadolescent taking into consideration the activity limitations and the participation restrictions.The results of the study showed the existence of discrepancies between adolescents’ and parents’ reports regarding theQoL, with adolescents’ reporting a higher QoL than did their parents.Optimism and positive thinking can be seen as augmentation factors of the therapeutic interventions’ effects byincreasing the adolescent’s involvement in the rehabilitation process, having as direct benefit early and better results.

Zamówienia zastrzeżone – z problematyki wykładni i stosowania

<p>Reserved contracts are a legal instrument that allows the promotion of those economic operators who, as part of their business, pursue also social goals. Pursuant to Article 22 (2) of the Act of 29 January 2004 – Public Procurement Law (Journal of Laws 2018, item 1986 as amended), they may only be applied for by sheltered workshops and other economic operators whose activities include the social and professional integration of members of socially marginalised groups. Unfortunately, the use of reserved contracts is in practice marginal, which is also caused by difficulties in interpretation of national laws. The article discusses the institution of reserved contracts and the terms of application thereof, in the context of the EU legislation.</p>

DIFFERENCES IN SPATIAL ORIENTATION IN CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT VISUAL IMPAIRMENT WITH REGARD TO AGE, GENDER AND SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT

The aim of the research is to examine the differences in the spatial orientation of children with and without visual impairment with regard to age, gender, and school achievement. The sample of respondents consisted of a total of 62 respondents, of whom: 31 respondents with visual impairment and 31 respondents without visual impairment, aged 7-11, both sexes obtained from the pupil population from the first to the eighth grade of regular primary schools in the Tuzla Canton area. The obtained results were processed by descriptive analysis, t-test and variance analysis. By analyzing the results on variables for the estimation of spatial orientation, we can conclude that the two investigated groups statistically significantly differ in spatial orientation with regard to: age, while the differences were not shown on the variables: gender, and school achievement. The results of the research can be used to create new methods for implementing and improving the rehabilitation process in this population of children. Rehabilitation with children with visual impairment can positively influence the reduction of the differences in the spatial orientation of this population in relation to children of intact vision, and on the educational process, social and professional integration of this population.

Metamemory in Psychopathology

This chapter explores the degree to which various psychopathologies influence metamemory. The literature suggests such patients suffer different impairment patterns rather than global, nonspecific impairments of metamemory processes and the memory-metamemory relationships: Depressed patients present memory and metamemory difficulties; obsessive-compulsive patients appear to suffer from metamemory impairments rather than memory disturbances. ADHD patients suffer more from control process impairments than from monitoring deficits. Patients with autism present metamemory and memory difficulties that are restricted to certain context. The chapter focuses on schizophrenia, as impairments of cognition and consciousness are today considered core symptoms of the illness and contribute to patients ‘difficulties in social and professional integration. Patients with schizophrenia present specific disruptions and selective preservation of the metacognitive processes, as the accuracy of their metamemory monitoring is relatively preserved, whereas their metamemory control is sometimes impaired. The presence of preserved abilities allows for optimism regarding patients’ possibilities to improve their memory.