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Occupational therapy interventions for substance-related disorders in the public primary health care sector in the city of Johannesburg

South African Journal of Occupational Therapy
Introduction: The specific nature of occupational therapy interventions for substance-related disorders in South African primary health care settings remain unclear, despite these disorders posing significant intersecting health and social challenges ...
Kirsty Ferrett, Phakeme Zinhle Mkhize, December Mandlenkosi Mpanza   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Measuring Child Disadvantage: Comparing Multidimensional and Socioeconomic Approaches for Predicting Developmental Outcomes

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Robust measurement of disadvantage is essential to identifying and addressing inequities in children's development. We tested how a multidimensional framework of child disadvantage performed relative to a traditional socioeconomic position (SEP) approach to predict developmental outcomes.
Wei Hong, Fiona Mensah, Elodie O'Connor, Shuaijun Guo, Sharon Goldfeld, Meredith O'Connor, Cindy Pham, Sarah Gray   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the Prospects for African Philosophy in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper grapples with the situation of people of African descent in Australia by working through the constitution of the body of academic philosophy in the country. It contends with the parochialism of the Australian philosophical community and the prospects for the cultivation of greater pluralism. Taking African philosophy as one possible
Bryan Mukandi
wiley   +1 more source

‘Hurry Up and Get Me out of Here’: The Experience of People Under 65 Years (Still) Stuck in Aged Care

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Following the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, the Australian Government set a target for no‐one under 65 years of age to be living in residential aged care (RAC) by 2025. The numbers of young people in residential aged care (YPIRAC) have significantly declined since the start of the targets.
Elroy Dearn, Kate D'Cruz, Mark Brown, Jacinta Douglas, Dianne Winkler   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interventions for common mental disorders in the occupational health service: a systematic review with a narrative synthesis. [PDF]

Int Arch Occup Environ Health, 2020
Axén I, Björk Brämberg E, Vaez M, Lundin A, Bergström G.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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

Australian 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, J. Gilroy, S. Peter, F. Talbot, K. Bulkeley, C. Alcorso, K. Gwynne, B. Rambaldini, A. Haines, M. Lincoln   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hidden in the Labour Market: An Intersectional Latent Class Analysis of Discouraged Workers in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study employs an intersectionality‐informed latent class analysis (LCA) to examine the hidden diversity of discouraged workers in Australia. Drawing on nationally representative data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey, we identified six empirically distinct subgroups defined by intersecting demographic and ...
Sora Lee, Woojin Kang
wiley   +1 more source

Housing as Asset‐Based Welfare in Australia: An Investigation Through a Consumption Lens

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Housing asset‐based welfare has long been a key component of Australia's social policy. This resonates with a parallel literature identifying a trade‐off between homeownership and the size of nations' welfare states, wherein owner‐occupiers in smaller welfare states tend to come to rely on housing wealth to meet many of their welfare needs ...
Gavin A. Wood, Christopher Phelps, Silvia Salazar, Rachel Ong ViforJ   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A comparative empirical analysis of low-cost decontamination methods for filtering facepiece respirators to address stock shortages during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Safety and Health at Work, 2022
Tanusha Singh, Thabang Duba, Lufuno Muleba, Onnicah Matuka, Daniel Glaser, Zethembiso Ngcobo, Nisha Naicker, Edith Ratshikhopha, Zubaydah Kirsten, Tobias van Reenen, Zibusiso Masuku, Dikeledi Sinko, Lebogang Ntlailane, Tebogo Nthoke, David Jones, Mary Ross, Pieter du Toit   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Compassos e descompassos na trajetória do Serviço Especial de Saúde dos Trabalhadores vinculado ao Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais: 30 anos

Revista Brasileira de Saúde Ocupacional
Descrição analítica da experiência do Serviço Especial de Saúde dos Trabalhadores da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais no período de 1983 a 2012. Adotou-se como desenho de investigação a metodologia qualitativa e, por técnica, a leitura reflexiva de ...
Andréa Maria Silveira, Elizabeth Costa Dias, Jandira Maciel da Silva, Tarcísio Márcio Magalhães Pinheiro   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source