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Working with Practitioners' Perspectives: Supporting Father Involvement in Family Services in England
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Chawla-Duggan, Rita – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2011
The paper draws on a study aiming to work with practitioners' perspectives to support involvement through family services. Data were collected from a cluster sample of practitioners conducting father groups in south-west England. The paper focuses upon working with their perspectives. Two issues in their perspectives were associated with…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Foreign Countries, Fathers, Masculinity
Impact of an Adlerian Based Pretrial Diversion Program: Self Concept and Dissociation
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Norvell, Jeanell J. – Alabama Counseling Association Journal, 2010
Clients' self concepts and dissociative experiences were examined to determine the impact of an Adlerian based pretrial diversion program. Clients completing the program displayed a significant change in self concepts and dissociative experiences. A repeated measures multivariate analysis of variance indicated a 35% change, made up of the…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Program Effectiveness, Multivariate Analysis, Client Characteristics
"La CLAve" to Increase Psychosis Literacy of Spanish-Speaking Community Residents and Family Caregivers
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Lopez, Steven R.; Lara, Ma. Del Carmen; Kopelowicz, Alex; Solano, Susana; Foncerrada, Hector; Aguilera, Adrian – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
The authors developed and tested a 35-min psychoeducational program with the goal of increasing Spanish-speaking persons' literacy of psychosis. The program uses popular cultural icons derived from music, art, and videos, as well as a mnemonic device--La CLAve (The Clue)--to increase (a) knowledge of psychosis, (b) efficacy beliefs that one can…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Schizophrenia, Caregivers, Psychoeducational Methods
Needs of Persons with Severe Intellectual Disabilities: A Q-Methodological Study of Clients with Severe Behavioural Disorders and Severe Intellectual Disabilities
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Kreuger, Linda; van Exel, Job; Nieboer, Anna – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
Background: A demand-oriented approach is becoming increasingly important in care provision. The purpose of this study was to identify the primary needs of clients with Severe Behavioural Disorders and Severe Intellectual Disabilities. Materials and Methods: We used the theory of Social Production Function and Maslow's hierarchy of needs to…
Descriptors: Severe Mental Retardation, Behavior Disorders, Individual Needs, Needs Assessment
Handbook for Literacy and Non-Formal Education Facilitators in Africa
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Diagne, Amadou Wade; Sadembouo, Etienne; Ouedraogo, Fati; Adu-Gyamfi, Juliana; Kinteh, Saim; Khan, Shahnewaz – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 2006
The main objective of this Handbook is to build the capacities of facilitators and other literacy and non-formal education personnel to promote learning and development at the community level. It aims at developing their skills and knowledge in literacy training, while sensitising them to issues that are at the very heart of adult literacy and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Literacy, Adult Learning, Literacy Education
Advising Beef-Cattle Farmers: Problem-Finding Rather than Problem-Solving. Characterization of Advice Practices in Creuse
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Magne, Marie-Angelina; Ingrand, Stephane – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2004
French farms have to adapt quickly in an economic and social context that is in profound change. For this, advice procedures must themselves be reconsidered. The aim of this work was to characterize the advice practices in beef-cattle systems in Creuse and define farmers' and advisers' requirements according to future methods of providing advice.…
Descriptors: Supply and Demand, Educational Change, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Laborers