Results 81 to 90 of about 12,270,775 (269)

Participatory Policy Development: Reflections on Designing the Strong Roots for Our Futures Program in Victoria

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we trace the journey to create the Strong Roots for our Futures Program, a government program to resource and support Traditional Owners to undertake a range of activities in areas where no state recognition existed. We provide a background to state recognition in Victoria before considering the program design, leading to an ...
Nell Reidy, Bhiamie Williamson, Jesse Williams   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Profiles of School Refusal Behaviors among Neurodivergent Youth

, 2022
Background: Neurodivergent youth (i.e., youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) are at high risk for engaging in school refusal behaviors, which are associated with negative consequences across multiple ...
Hannah Morton, Jessica Granieri, Jennifer Gillis, Raymond Romanczyk   +3 more
core   +1 more source

The Legislation for Providing Animal Access in Australian Residential Aged Care: It's Not a Zoo

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Providing meaningful animal contact to residential aged care facility (RACF) residents is problematic due to a lack of animal policies and National Guidelines. This paper examines how Australian Legislation could influence access to animal contact in RACFs and aims to answer the question, ‘Could current Legislation facilitate the development ...
Wendy Newton, Tania Signal, Jenni A. Judd   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychosocial Interventions for School Refusal with Primary and Secondary School Students: A Systematic Review

Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2015
This Campbell systematic review assesses the effects of psychosocial interventions for school refusal. The review summarizes the findings from eight studies.
Brandy R. Maynard, Kristen E. Brendel, Jeffery J. Bulanda, David Heyne, Aaron M. Thompson, Therese D. Pigott   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

Australian 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

Functional outcomes in school refusal: an in-depth examination of youth participating in a pilot study of dialectical behavior therapy for school refusal

, 2015
School refusal (SR), defined as youth-motivated refusal to attend school and/or problems remaining in classes for an entire day, is a psychological problem that accounts for thousands of school-aged children not attending school every day (Kearney ...

core  

Predicting tobacco use among high school students by using the global youth tobacco survey in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 2012
Objective: To identify the predictors that lead to cigarette smoking among high school students by utilizing the global youth tobacco survey in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
Mohamed S Al Moamary, Mohammed O Al Ghobain, Sulieman N Al Shehri, Ahmed Y Gasmelseed, Mohamed S Al-Hajjaj   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Penerapan Play Therapy untuk Meningkatkan Perilaku Bersekolah pada Anak dengan School Refusal Behavior (SRB) [PDF]

, 2015
This research aims to determine whether play therapy can improve the behavior of school children with school refusal behavior. This research used single case study. The subjects used in this research amounts to one person who has school refusal behavior.
Safithry, Esty Aryani, Safithry, E. A. (Esty)   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Nothing to See Here: Researching Non‐Recent Child Abuse in Schools and the Politics of Silence

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While institutions, including schools, have responsibilities to protect children from harm, responses to instances of child sexual abuse have often exhibited avoidance and denial. Recent public inquiries in Australia revealed that some institutions, particularly in the Catholic sector, employed a deliberate strategy of silence which was used ...
John Crowley, Katie Wright, Kate O'Connor   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quantifying the Sites of Government, Commercial, and Personal Systems‐Perpetrated Financial Abuse

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores the institutional systems through which post‐separation financial abuse is perpetrated. While existing measures seek to quantify the harms experienced by women post‐separation, this study draws on financial, welfare and legal service casefiles to identify where such harms occur. Drawing on 76 de‐identified Victorian service
Kay Cook, Adrienne Byrt, Rachael Burgin, Georgina Dimopoulos   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source