Leveraging Social Networks in Direct Services: Are Foundations Doing All They Can? [PDF]
, 2011 · Social networks are critical to physical and mental health, and they shape how people see themselves and their possible futures. · Social networks represent an under-leveraged resource in social services’ efforts to alleviate poverty and other social ...
Fels Smyth, Katya
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Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2021 Agricultural extension in Nigeria is at the verge of aspiring to a higher level of professionalism which will involve the accreditation, registration and certification of extension service providers by a recognized and legalized professional body in ...
Oluwasogo David Olorunfemi +2 more
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Understanding music teachers’ professionalization: contributions from biographical approaches
Opus, 2011 This paper discusses contributions of biographical approaches to an understanding of the process of professionalization of music teachers licensed in other area of knowledge that have become music teachers.
Delmary Vasconcelos de Abreu
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Professionalization and Innovations in Nigerian Public Service: How far the Dream of Success?
Africa’s Public Service Delivery & Performance Review, 2015 Public service accounts for a substantial share of a country’s economic activity. It is designed as an agent of fruitful change and development in the state.
Salami Issa Afegbua
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Impact of Positive Lifestyle Behaviors on Direct Health Care Cost Savings for Low Back Pain
Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective This study aimed to investigate the relationship between a previously purpose‐developed lifestyle behavior scale and health care cost savings related to low back pain (LBP). Methods This longitudinal study used data from the Australian Twin Back (AUTBACK) study. LBP and lifestyle behavior measures were collected at baseline. Physical activity
Ye Tian +8 more
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Reaching In, Reaching Out: A Tale of Administrative Experimentation and the Process of Administrative Inclusion [PDF]
, 2010 Universities often have a variety of academic programs and initiatives dedicated to the goal of helping students achieve effective communication skills, but these programs and initiatives can change quickly during different moments of institutional and ...
PreJean, Kelli
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Healthcare professionals´ experiences of assessing, treating and preventing constipation among older patients during hospitalization: An interview study [PDF]
, 2020 Veronica Lundberg +3 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective We aimed to test the efficacy of personalized treatment of older veterans with chronic low back pain (CLBP) delivered by Aging Back Clinics (ABCs) as compared with usual care (UC). Methods Two hundred ninety‐nine veterans aged 65 to 89 with CLBP from three Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers underwent baseline testing, randomization to ABC ...
Debra K. Weiner +9 more
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Project management - a growing profession. The Romanian case. [PDF]
The paper analyses the status of professionalization of project management in Romania and worldwide. The relevance of the topic is grasped in the context in which project management has been confronted with various shifts: from a technical/ engineering ...
Alina Bargaoanu, Paul Dobrescu
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Professionalization of Counseling: Training and Education
Journal für Psychologie, 2009 Following the increasing rate of social change and the decrease of everyday social support there are new demands that long for a professionalization of the education and training of counselors.
Wolfgang Rechtien
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