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Selected AbstractsEthics, Management and Mythology: Rational Decision-making for Health Service Professionals (Michael Loughlin, Radcliffe Medical Press, Oxford, £24.95, ISBN 1,85775,574,X)JOURNAL OF EVALUATION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE, Issue 2 2002G. Bruce Charlton MD [source] Knowledge-based treatment planning for adolescent early intervention of mental healthcare: a hybrid case-based reasoning approachEXPERT SYSTEMS, Issue 4 2007W.M. Wang Abstract: Treatment planning is a crucial and complex task in the social services industry. There is an increasing need for knowledge-based systems for supporting caseworkers in the decision-making of treatment planning. This paper presents a hybrid case-based reasoning approach for building a knowledge-based treatment planning system for adolescent early intervention of mental healthcare. The hybrid case-based reasoning approach combines aspects of case-based reasoning, rule-based reasoning and fuzzy theory. The knowledge base of case-based reasoning is a case base of client records consisting of documented experience while that for rule-based reasoning is a set of IF,THEN rules based on the experience of social service professionals. Fuzzy theory is adopted to deal with the uncertain nature of treatment planning. A prototype system has been implemented in a social services company and its performance is evaluated by a group of caseworkers. The results indicate that hybrid case-based reasoning has an enhanced performance and the knowledge-based treatment planning system enables caseworkers to construct more efficient treatment planning in less cost and less time. [source] A Decade of Advice for Women and Men in the Best-Selling Self-Help LiteratureFAMILY RELATIONS, Issue 2 2001Toni Schindler Zimmerman Many human service professionals use self-help books to supplement their services. A content analysis was conducted of the top 10 books on the New York Times best-seller list over 10 years (1988,1998) to determine the degree to which the books empower individuals to resist gender-based socialization messages. The four best-selling books contained advice for both genders to behave consistently with traditional gender socialization. Other books were generally empowering of women and men to resist these messages. [source] Learning in interactive work situations: It takes two to tango; why not invite both partners to dance?HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT QUARTERLY, Issue 2 2006Hanneke Koopmans Learning that arises from interactions at work is the focus of this study. More specifically, the concrete activities of adult learners and their interaction partners were of interest because such learning activities largely determine the quality of learning outcomes. The results of the study are summarized in the form of a typology of interactive learning behaviors for adult learners (that is, workers) and their interaction partners at work. The similarities and differences among three occupational groups, teachers, financial service professionals, and police officers groups,were examined, and explanations were sought based on the nature of work and power. The results can help adult learners and their interaction partners enter into a more equal, dyadic, and reciprocal learning process and thereby contribute to a critical human resource development perspective. [source] Epidemiologic and etiologic features of pigmentation disorders observed during consultation at the Dermatology Center of Abidjan, Ivory CoastINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY, Issue 2005Pauline Yoboue MD Skin color is important to people in many societies. In this descriptive cross-sectional study, the causes of skin disorders in patients presenting for consultation over a period of 5 years were assessed and identified. A total of 4510 dyschromia cases were recorded, representing 9% of the total number of patients attending for consultations at the Dermatology Center of Abidjan over this period. Pigmentation disorders were more often found in female patients (53.56%; sex ratio female:male = 1.44) and were predominant in patients 20,30 years old (50%). All socio-professional categories were represented. However, students and service professionals (hairdressers, dressmakers, traders and switchboard operators) represented 50% of the patients with pigmentation disorders. Hyperchromia was common (48.49%) and was found in exposed areas of the skin. Most of the pigmentation disorders (60.94%) were of post-inflammation origin. Vitiligo was the most frequent etiology of systemic or endocrine dyschromia (92.63%). Among the hereditary pigmentation disorders, pigmented naevus was the most commonly found (41.5%). Dyschromic chemical eruptions appeared most frequently in the form of fixed pigmented erythema (84.55%). This study demonstrates that pigmentation disorders are still a frequent reason for consultation due to their distressing consequences. [source] Dangerousness and mental health policyJOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC & MENTAL HEALTH NURSING, Issue 3 2008J. L. HEWITT rmn rgn rnt bsc (hons) pgce pgcert couns Mental health policy development in the UK has become increasingly dominated by the assumed need to prevent violence and alleviate public concerns about the dangers of the mentally ill living in the community. Risk management has become the expected focus of contemporary mental health services, and responsibility has increasingly been devolved to individual service professionals when systems fail to prevent violence. This paper analyses the development of mental health legislation and its impact on services users and mental health professionals at the micro level of service delivery. Historical precedence, media influence and public opinion are explored, and the reification of risk is questioned in practical and ethical terms. The government's newest proposals for compulsory treatment in the community are discussed in terms of practical efficacy and therapeutic impact. Dangerousness is far from being an objectively observable phenomenon arising from clinical pathology, but is a formulation of what is partially knowable through social analysis and unknowable by virtue of its situation in individual psychic motivation. Risk assessment can therefore never be completely accurate, and the solution of a ,better safe than sorry' approach to mental health policy is ethically and pragmatically flawed. [source] Personal disciplinary history and views of physical punishment: implications for training mandated reportersCHILD ABUSE REVIEW, Issue 4 2005Cheryl Bluestone Abstract Many nations, including the US, Australia, and Canada, have developed legislation at the local or national level to require selected professionals to report all cases of suspected child abuse as part of the system to prevent serious injuries or fatalities. In many states of the US, including New York, child service professionals must take a training course to ensure that they are aware of their legal obligations as mandated reporters. Completion of the course is often a prerequisite to obtain certification to practise in one's field. Despite this rudimentary training, many cases of suspected abuse are not reported. Moreover, many child abuse professionals experience confusion and emotional distress in dealing with the reporting process (Buckley, 2000). While training that considers potential influences on reporting can be effective in addressing some of these issues (Hawkins et al., 2001), there are few studies of the effectiveness of current training curricula (Alvarez et al., 2004). This preliminary investigation was conducted with 80 nursing and education students, an identified group of prospective mandated reporters. We examined the potential influence of childhood disciplinary experiences and their appraisal as these factors may relate to views of discipline and abuse. The findings revealed that history of childhood experiences with discipline, in conjunction with appraisals of rejection, accounted for a small, but significant amount of the variance in students' current beliefs about appropriate discipline. The findings are considered in the context of findings about training for professionals who are in a position to report suspected child abuse. When considered with that literature, these findings suggest that disciplinary history should be considered in the context of evaluations of the effectiveness of training curricula for mandated reporters. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] | |||||||||||||