Late in 1970, the Western Regional School Desegregation Projects (WRSDP) was requested by the Ass... more Late in 1970, the Western Regional School Desegregation Projects (WRSDP) was requested by the Association of California rntergroup Relations Educators (ACIRE) and by the Bureau of Intergroup Relations (BIR), California Department of Education to prepare a training program for intergroup educators in the western region served by the Office of Equal Educational Opportunity, Health, Education and Welfare. The pro- gram was planned jointly by the Information Dissemination Module of
... Please address all correspondence to Susan Davis-Ali, Department of Psychol-ogy, University o... more ... Please address all correspondence to Susan Davis-Ali, Department of Psychol-ogy, University of Minnesota, 75 East River Road, Elliot Hall, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0344. Social Work in Health Care, Vol. 19(2) 1993 O 1993 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved. 45 ...
* Terminology/language and terminology * Illusion of protection * Pay tax to then try and get gov... more * Terminology/language and terminology * Illusion of protection * Pay tax to then try and get government to use tax to fix problem * Lifestyle/behavioral practices * Church/religious Personal political action Not outreach to allies * Health and health standards/medical profession Economic/corporate Educational system * Experts/scientific communities Government and economic/connection between government and industry/polluters control regulatory agencies Government political Legal 6:TACTICS BEING USED AGAINST US * Patronizing/condescending * Intimidation Make community feel wchosen81 * Jobs/economics Company and regulatory agencies control meetings * Media * Pretend friends Church Technical language/control information/language and terminology * Infiltration of groups * Control of the process Control workers * Take advantage of peoples looking at good side * Give small victories to pacify * Pick on the least powerful 7:WEERE OPPOSITION MAY BE VULNERABLE * Our control of process * Committed to issue for money not from heart Their lies * Their track record * Media * Language and knowledge * Public image * Their decency * Number of people/people power * Economic and corporate * Government and economic/connection between government and industry * Government and political * Mistaken assumptions about us 8:WHAT CAN WE DO/BTRATEGIES People power/join together Involve kids Use creative ideas Educate people in the community Use of school to educate Use of information and research Educate self Small victories Take control of meetings Find person behind title Build community Network build/tap into larger organizations/coalition build Need to watchdog Create new laws Promote/support environmentally safe business/economic and corporate (a1ternative):goals Voter activity/registration Boycott Multinational:identify/challenge Government and political: goals Health and health standards Use information and research Language and terminology Use laws against them Get a lawyer Lifestyle/practice what preach Media Our process planning and development Religious Relocate people in the community Immedicate action;civil disobedience Changing power relationships ~conomic/corporate power National 9:HIGHLAWDER EVALUATION * Support Stimulate thinking Process of workshop * What are you going to do differently as result of workshop/ stp
A n expressed goal of psychosocial oncology research and intervention is to facilitate the adjust... more A n expressed goal of psychosocial oncology research and intervention is to facilitate the adjustment of patients and their family members to both the short-term and long-term consequences of treatment, recovery, and survivorship. 1 One of the driving forces in this field is the need to identify factors that predict variability in psychosocial outcomes. This research approach is predicated on the assumption that, given accurate knowledge of a client's needs, risks, and lifestyle, clinicians will be better able to provide cost-effective quality care. It also assumes that if such knowledge were available and acted on, patients, survivors, and their families would be able to gain access to appropriate medical and psychosocial care. These concerns are critical both during the diagnostic/treatment phase and after treatment ends, when screening and surveillance for long-term survivorship and late effects of treatment and second malignancies have priority. 2 Understanding patient and family needs, risks, lifestyles, and potentials for growth, particularly for survivors of pediatric disorders and their families, necessitates an awareness of the strong, often covert, influences of culture, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status in shaping family reactions and responses to health problems. 3 Cancer literature suggests that culturally different views of the meanings of illness and treatment exert a strong influence on both patients' and care providers' behaviors. 4-6 As McCubbin et al. 3 stated, effective interaction with families of different cultural backgrounds may depend on the awareness and sensitivity of pediatricians and other health care professionals to the affect of culture and ethnicity on a child's psychosocial development as well as on the family's response to the long-term care of a child with a chronic condition or disability. Unintentional and often institutionalized forms of discrimination in the provision of care (e.g., unconscious bias; poverty; and racial inequalities in education, financial resources, transportation facilities, and insurance) often determine the level of care available to entire groups of patients and families. As a result, neither equitable nor adequate access to follow-up and long-term care is assured for everyone in the current health care environment. Recent observations and studies of accumulative stress and tem-2647
So you belong to the Kennedy Gutter Rats, thieves, degenerates, gang, the Kennedy Hoodlums. The j... more So you belong to the Kennedy Gutter Rats, thieves, degenerates, gang, the Kennedy Hoodlums. The jack ass Kennedy gang and their litters are morons, and should be in straight jackets-in a psychopathic ward. The whole outfit put together are not fit to clean the shoes of Conservatives who are Christians (not Catholic scum).
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, Sep 1, 2001
In the current societal context, new meanings of personal/group identity and social justice are b... more In the current societal context, new meanings of personal/group identity and social justice are being constructed, and patterns of race and gender interaction are being renegotiated. The struggle for organizational change often surfaces racial and gender tensions and conflicts that challenge prior definitions of ourselves, the nature of our social status and locations, and our accustomed ranks in the allocation of social privileges and oppression. In poetic format, the author examines some of these tensions and challenges, as well as responses to them, that arose in a particular situation but that appear to have general relevance. He pays special attention to the ways in which men, especially white men, may experience and respond to the challenge for change.
Self-help and mutual support groups play an important role in the spectrum of resources useful to... more Self-help and mutual support groups play an important role in the spectrum of resources useful to parents of children with cancer. These groups can provide parents with opportunities to share their experiences with other parents in similar situations, to learn from and teach others, and to create a new social network. While much has been written about such groups, very little attention has focused on factors related to parents evaluation of their group experience. This paper examines factors related to parents' perceptions of the value of self-help groups.
Michigan Journal of Community Service-Learning, 2003
This article describes the history of, rationale for, and implementation of a program to train pe... more This article describes the history of, rationale for, and implementation of a program to train peer facilitators in an undergraduate community service-learning program. Peer facilitation represents a more democratic community service learning pedagogy, as well as an efficient use of scarce educational resources. Special preparation and support for undergraduates adopting these roles of educational leadership requires attention to issues of substantive academic competence, personal awareness, understanding of and skills in small group dynamics, and the development of a supportive community. Examples of specific training designs and component activities are provided.
IT is a unique school indeed in which teachers discuss their class-room problems, techniques, and... more IT is a unique school indeed in which teachers discuss their class-room problems, techniques, and progress with one another and with their principal. In most schools, teachers practice their own methodsrarely hearing, or even caring, if one of their colleagues is ...
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1965
Much of the psychological literature in the field of intergroup relations generalizes from invest... more Much of the psychological literature in the field of intergroup relations generalizes from investigations conducted with a limited number of ethnic minorities. This study attempts to derive a measure of general ethnocentrism, and compares this with individuals' expressed attitudes toward a nonethnic minority group, the physically disabled. Physically disabled persons are often targets of interpersonal and intergroup prejudice and constitute a minority outgroup rarely investigated. 4 dimensions of ethnocentrism: race, religion, nationality, and socioeconomic class, as well as 13 specific groups, were the targets of similar attitudinal expressions. Individuals who expressed ethnocentrism toward 1 specific minority group, or on 1 intergroup dimension, expressed similar attitudes toward other groups and dimensions. Moreover, individuals who manifested high ethnocentrism, or high rejection of outgroups, also expressed rejection of the physically disabled.
This is the third official document of the SIOP Working Committee on Psychosocial issues in pedia... more This is the third official document of the SIOP Working Committee on Psychosocial issues in pediatric oncology constituted in 1991. This document develops another topic already discussed and approved by the SIOP committee. The topic: "Care of long-term survivors" is addressed to the pediatric oncology community as guidelines that could be followed for considering this issue in a more appropriate way.
This article poses three questions: what do childhood cancer survivors worry about? What characte... more This article poses three questions: what do childhood cancer survivors worry about? What characteristics prompt some to worry more and others less? What effect do worries have on survivors' self-image and life outlooks? Data from 303 survivors of childhood cancer demonstrated significant relationships among worries, "objective" factors like physical after-effects or relapse, and survivors' self-images and life outlooks. However, findings also indicated that subjectively experienced worries, perceptions about one's cancer status, age at diagnosis and gender were more strongly associated with self-image and life outlook. Psychosocial interventions andfuture research are suggested.
Late in 1970, the Western Regional School Desegregation Projects (WRSDP) was requested by the Ass... more Late in 1970, the Western Regional School Desegregation Projects (WRSDP) was requested by the Association of California rntergroup Relations Educators (ACIRE) and by the Bureau of Intergroup Relations (BIR), California Department of Education to prepare a training program for intergroup educators in the western region served by the Office of Equal Educational Opportunity, Health, Education and Welfare. The pro- gram was planned jointly by the Information Dissemination Module of
... Please address all correspondence to Susan Davis-Ali, Department of Psychol-ogy, University o... more ... Please address all correspondence to Susan Davis-Ali, Department of Psychol-ogy, University of Minnesota, 75 East River Road, Elliot Hall, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0344. Social Work in Health Care, Vol. 19(2) 1993 O 1993 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved. 45 ...
* Terminology/language and terminology * Illusion of protection * Pay tax to then try and get gov... more * Terminology/language and terminology * Illusion of protection * Pay tax to then try and get government to use tax to fix problem * Lifestyle/behavioral practices * Church/religious Personal political action Not outreach to allies * Health and health standards/medical profession Economic/corporate Educational system * Experts/scientific communities Government and economic/connection between government and industry/polluters control regulatory agencies Government political Legal 6:TACTICS BEING USED AGAINST US * Patronizing/condescending * Intimidation Make community feel wchosen81 * Jobs/economics Company and regulatory agencies control meetings * Media * Pretend friends Church Technical language/control information/language and terminology * Infiltration of groups * Control of the process Control workers * Take advantage of peoples looking at good side * Give small victories to pacify * Pick on the least powerful 7:WEERE OPPOSITION MAY BE VULNERABLE * Our control of process * Committed to issue for money not from heart Their lies * Their track record * Media * Language and knowledge * Public image * Their decency * Number of people/people power * Economic and corporate * Government and economic/connection between government and industry * Government and political * Mistaken assumptions about us 8:WHAT CAN WE DO/BTRATEGIES People power/join together Involve kids Use creative ideas Educate people in the community Use of school to educate Use of information and research Educate self Small victories Take control of meetings Find person behind title Build community Network build/tap into larger organizations/coalition build Need to watchdog Create new laws Promote/support environmentally safe business/economic and corporate (a1ternative):goals Voter activity/registration Boycott Multinational:identify/challenge Government and political: goals Health and health standards Use information and research Language and terminology Use laws against them Get a lawyer Lifestyle/practice what preach Media Our process planning and development Religious Relocate people in the community Immedicate action;civil disobedience Changing power relationships ~conomic/corporate power National 9:HIGHLAWDER EVALUATION * Support Stimulate thinking Process of workshop * What are you going to do differently as result of workshop/ stp
A n expressed goal of psychosocial oncology research and intervention is to facilitate the adjust... more A n expressed goal of psychosocial oncology research and intervention is to facilitate the adjustment of patients and their family members to both the short-term and long-term consequences of treatment, recovery, and survivorship. 1 One of the driving forces in this field is the need to identify factors that predict variability in psychosocial outcomes. This research approach is predicated on the assumption that, given accurate knowledge of a client's needs, risks, and lifestyle, clinicians will be better able to provide cost-effective quality care. It also assumes that if such knowledge were available and acted on, patients, survivors, and their families would be able to gain access to appropriate medical and psychosocial care. These concerns are critical both during the diagnostic/treatment phase and after treatment ends, when screening and surveillance for long-term survivorship and late effects of treatment and second malignancies have priority. 2 Understanding patient and family needs, risks, lifestyles, and potentials for growth, particularly for survivors of pediatric disorders and their families, necessitates an awareness of the strong, often covert, influences of culture, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status in shaping family reactions and responses to health problems. 3 Cancer literature suggests that culturally different views of the meanings of illness and treatment exert a strong influence on both patients' and care providers' behaviors. 4-6 As McCubbin et al. 3 stated, effective interaction with families of different cultural backgrounds may depend on the awareness and sensitivity of pediatricians and other health care professionals to the affect of culture and ethnicity on a child's psychosocial development as well as on the family's response to the long-term care of a child with a chronic condition or disability. Unintentional and often institutionalized forms of discrimination in the provision of care (e.g., unconscious bias; poverty; and racial inequalities in education, financial resources, transportation facilities, and insurance) often determine the level of care available to entire groups of patients and families. As a result, neither equitable nor adequate access to follow-up and long-term care is assured for everyone in the current health care environment. Recent observations and studies of accumulative stress and tem-2647
So you belong to the Kennedy Gutter Rats, thieves, degenerates, gang, the Kennedy Hoodlums. The j... more So you belong to the Kennedy Gutter Rats, thieves, degenerates, gang, the Kennedy Hoodlums. The jack ass Kennedy gang and their litters are morons, and should be in straight jackets-in a psychopathic ward. The whole outfit put together are not fit to clean the shoes of Conservatives who are Christians (not Catholic scum).
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, Sep 1, 2001
In the current societal context, new meanings of personal/group identity and social justice are b... more In the current societal context, new meanings of personal/group identity and social justice are being constructed, and patterns of race and gender interaction are being renegotiated. The struggle for organizational change often surfaces racial and gender tensions and conflicts that challenge prior definitions of ourselves, the nature of our social status and locations, and our accustomed ranks in the allocation of social privileges and oppression. In poetic format, the author examines some of these tensions and challenges, as well as responses to them, that arose in a particular situation but that appear to have general relevance. He pays special attention to the ways in which men, especially white men, may experience and respond to the challenge for change.
Self-help and mutual support groups play an important role in the spectrum of resources useful to... more Self-help and mutual support groups play an important role in the spectrum of resources useful to parents of children with cancer. These groups can provide parents with opportunities to share their experiences with other parents in similar situations, to learn from and teach others, and to create a new social network. While much has been written about such groups, very little attention has focused on factors related to parents evaluation of their group experience. This paper examines factors related to parents' perceptions of the value of self-help groups.
Michigan Journal of Community Service-Learning, 2003
This article describes the history of, rationale for, and implementation of a program to train pe... more This article describes the history of, rationale for, and implementation of a program to train peer facilitators in an undergraduate community service-learning program. Peer facilitation represents a more democratic community service learning pedagogy, as well as an efficient use of scarce educational resources. Special preparation and support for undergraduates adopting these roles of educational leadership requires attention to issues of substantive academic competence, personal awareness, understanding of and skills in small group dynamics, and the development of a supportive community. Examples of specific training designs and component activities are provided.
IT is a unique school indeed in which teachers discuss their class-room problems, techniques, and... more IT is a unique school indeed in which teachers discuss their class-room problems, techniques, and progress with one another and with their principal. In most schools, teachers practice their own methodsrarely hearing, or even caring, if one of their colleagues is ...
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1965
Much of the psychological literature in the field of intergroup relations generalizes from invest... more Much of the psychological literature in the field of intergroup relations generalizes from investigations conducted with a limited number of ethnic minorities. This study attempts to derive a measure of general ethnocentrism, and compares this with individuals' expressed attitudes toward a nonethnic minority group, the physically disabled. Physically disabled persons are often targets of interpersonal and intergroup prejudice and constitute a minority outgroup rarely investigated. 4 dimensions of ethnocentrism: race, religion, nationality, and socioeconomic class, as well as 13 specific groups, were the targets of similar attitudinal expressions. Individuals who expressed ethnocentrism toward 1 specific minority group, or on 1 intergroup dimension, expressed similar attitudes toward other groups and dimensions. Moreover, individuals who manifested high ethnocentrism, or high rejection of outgroups, also expressed rejection of the physically disabled.
This is the third official document of the SIOP Working Committee on Psychosocial issues in pedia... more This is the third official document of the SIOP Working Committee on Psychosocial issues in pediatric oncology constituted in 1991. This document develops another topic already discussed and approved by the SIOP committee. The topic: "Care of long-term survivors" is addressed to the pediatric oncology community as guidelines that could be followed for considering this issue in a more appropriate way.
This article poses three questions: what do childhood cancer survivors worry about? What characte... more This article poses three questions: what do childhood cancer survivors worry about? What characteristics prompt some to worry more and others less? What effect do worries have on survivors' self-image and life outlooks? Data from 303 survivors of childhood cancer demonstrated significant relationships among worries, "objective" factors like physical after-effects or relapse, and survivors' self-images and life outlooks. However, findings also indicated that subjectively experienced worries, perceptions about one's cancer status, age at diagnosis and gender were more strongly associated with self-image and life outlook. Psychosocial interventions andfuture research are suggested.
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