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‘Giving Back to Our Community’: The Retention of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Disability Workforce in New South Wales, Australia

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia require culturally responsive services. The Australian government has committed to establishing strategies to increase the size of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disability workforce; however, there is scant research on the factors influencing retention.
J. Gwynn   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Culturally Safe Assistive Technology Provision in Australia: Concept Mapping Perspectives From Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Disparities in Assistive Technology (AT) access exist for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples despite recent policy reforms. This paper brings together First Nations and Western academic ways of being, knowing and doing to deliver an AT practice analysis based upon primary data from two research reports into the cultural safety of AT
Shane Hearn   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Let it stay in the heart’: cultural and gendered experiences of distress among Syrian refugees in Jordan

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology
ObjectiveThis study explored cultural and gendered experiences of distress among Syrian refugees in Jordan to inform mental health and psychosocial support services with the population.
Jessica E. Lambert   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A comparative study of the use of the Istanbul Protocol amongst civil society organizations in low-income countries

open access: yesTorture, 2018
The Istanbul Protocol (IP) is one of the great success stories of the global anti-torture movement, setting out universal guidelines for the production of rigorous, objective and reliable evidence about allegations of torture and ill-treatment. The IP is
Tobias Kelly   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Family Dispute Resolution in Australia: The Under‐Servicing of Indigenous, Migrant and Refugee Families Experiencing Family Violence

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Improving access to legal services for Indigenous, migrant and refugee women is critical to addressing family violence. In this context, Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) has long been discussed as a solution for separating families. This paper presents key findings of a research evaluation of an Australian Government $8.37 million pilot project
Siobhan McDonnell, Alyson Wright
wiley   +1 more source

Rajabu and others v. Tanzania. A step toward the abolition of death penalty in Africa or a missed opportunity? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The article analyses the recent judgment of the African Court on Human and People Rights in the case of Rajabu and others v. Tanzania. The case concerns five Tanzanian nationals condemned to death by hanging and concerns three different but related ...
RONDINE, FRANCESCA
core  

Enhancing legacy in palliative care: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of Dignity Therapy focused on positive outcomes. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
BackgroundDignity Therapy is a brief psychotherapy that can enhance a sense of legacy while addressing the emotional and existential needs of patients receiving hospice or palliative care.
Gallegos, Jarred V   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Trabecular bone ontogeny of the human talus

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Studies of trabecular ontogeny may provide insight into the factors that drive healthy bone development. There is a growing understanding of how the juvenile skeleton responds to these influences; however, gaps in our knowledge remain. This study aims to identify ontogenetic trabecular patterns and regional changes during development within ...
Rebecca A. G. Reid   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pre-treatment pain predicts outcomes in multimodal treatment for tortured and traumatized refugees: a pilot investigation

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2019
Background: Chronic pain is a common comorbid complaint in traumatized refugees seeking treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. However, the effect of comorbid pain on treatment remains under investigated.
Linda Nordin, Sean Perrin
doaj   +1 more source

Response by the authors

open access: yesTorture, 2018
We would like to thank the editors and the commentators for their comments and the opportunity to respond. We greatly appreciate the time and effort that such experienced and expert practitioners have taken to read our paper.
Tobias Kelly   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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