Browsing by Subject "Support"

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    Factors that affect quality of care among mental health providers: Focusing on job stress and resources
    (American Psychological Association, 2021) Fukui, Sadaaki; Salyers, Michelle P.; Morse, Gary; Rollins, Angela L.; School of Social Work
    Objective: High-quality, person-centered care is a priority for mental health services. The current study conducted secondary data analysis to examine the impact of job stress (i.e., interaction with high-risk consumer cases, increased caseload, emotional exhaustion) and resources (i.e., increased organizational and supervisory support, autonomy, role clarity) on providers' perceived quality of care. Methods: Data consisted of 145 direct care providers from an urban community mental health center. Structural equation modeling was used for testing the hierarchical regression model, sequentially adding job stress and resource variables in the prediction models for the quality of care (i.e., person-centered care, discordant care [conflict with consumers and tardiness]). Results: Person-centered care was positively associated with increased role clarity, organizational support, and larger caseload size, while a lower level of discordant care was associated with lower emotional exhaustion, smaller caseload size, less interaction with high-risk consumer cases, and with increased role clarity. Conclusions and Implications for Practice: Resources on the job may be particularly important for improved person-centered care, and lowering job stress may help reduce discordant care. The current study suggests the need for the mental health organizations to attend to both job stress and resources for providers to improve the quality of care.
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    Intergenerational Equity: An Urgent Call for Aging Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa
    (Oxford University Press, 2024-12-31) Teshome, Abraham; Adeniji, Dolapo; Ashirifi, Gifty; Adamek, Margaret; School of Social Work
    Contrary to popular belief, family-based care and support for older people in Sub-Saharan Africa is gradually eroding due to various factors, including urbanization, migration, and modernization. As the issues of older people and aging are not mainstreamed into national economic and development agenda and policies, most older people in the region live in abject poverty, which has undermined their healthy aging and quality of life. Although many Sub-Saharan African countries are signatories to the 2002 Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA), only a few have developed national aging policies to meet the needs of their older population. Against this backdrop, we conducted cross-sectional qualitative study to learn why public policy in Sub-Saharan Africa is sluggish in responding to the needs of the region’s growing older population. We conducted an online survey (n=78) and three FGDs (n=13) with African scholars and practitioners from 12 nations. Based on descriptive and thematic analyses, our study revealed five themes: a) lack of political will, b) disconnect between researchers and policymakers, c) lack of research and comprehensive data related to older people, d) inappropriate aging policy, and e) budget constraints. Our study’s findings call for more research and comprehensive data regarding the needs and challenges of the region’s older population, policy advocacy, and awareness-raising about older adults’ issues among policymakers, involvement of all stakeholders in aging policy development, and regular dialogues between policymakers, researchers, older adults, and other stakeholders.
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    La enseñanza de temas homosexuales en la literatura: El fomento de un multiculturalismo más completo en los estudios de la literatura española
    (2013-11-12) Cobb, Vaughn Aaron; Brant, Herbert J.; Ardemagni, Enrica J.; Torijano, J. Agustín, 1963-
    A variety of minority groups are present in the readings of Spanish and Latin American literature classes; however, there is a lack of representation of homosexual themes in the readings. This paper takes a look at what homosexual themes are present in the literature anthologies in current use, and then suggest a teaching unit and methodology for how one can implement these topics into a literature class. The paper provides a sound basis for teachers who are trying to introduce these issues into their classes. [Language - Spanish]
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    Residents` Perceptions Towards the Social Impacts of the Indianapolis 500 And factors Influencing Residents` Support of the Hallmark Event
    (2024-11) Baqaain, Jumana Basem; Lee, Soonhwan; Wang, Suosheng; Krohn, Brian D.
    The aim of the study is to identify the major social benefits and costs associated with hosting the Indianapolis 500 in Indianapolis, Indiana as perceived by the residents. How residents’ perceptions toward this sport event are formed, what other antecedents’ factors helped in shaping residents’ perceptions, as well as how the perceived social impacts affected their support towards the future of hosting this event. As the theoretical framework the paper used the social exchange theory to examine residents’ perceptions of the event impacts. The paper employed qualitative semi-structured in-depth interviews with 12 residents of Indianapolis, Indiana. The result of the qualitative study revealed that the sense of community, enhancing city image and the sense of pride are among the positive social impacts as perceived by the residents. Further analysis demonstrates that resident support for the Indy 500 is influenced by the perceived benefits in accordance with the social exchange theory. Perceptions are aligned with groups of factors, the attachment to the event, personal experience, and the attachment to the community as well.