Needs assessment and design of the intervention for high risk sex offenders social reintegration

Executive report of the adaptation study "Needs assessment and design of the intervention for high risk sex offenders social reintegration: Adaptation of the Circles of Support and Accountability to the Penal Enforcement System of Catalonia".

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L'objectiu principal d'aquest treball de fi de carrera era consolidar els coneixements adquirits durant tots els estudis i, a la vegada, assolir un cert domini dins l'entorn de desenvolupament de programari de Microsoft ?anomenat .NET?, que abans de comen��ar desconeixia completament.

Projecte d���intervenci�� Compartim i participem per cr��ixer junts.

El projecte d���intervenci�� objecte d���aquest treball es desenvolupar�� al municipi de Palau-solit�� i Plegamans, concretament amb el col���lectiu d���infants de 3 a 6 anys i els seus pares i mares. L���Ajuntament del municipi va fer l���enc��rrec per a que es desenvolup��s aquest projecte. Una de les tem��tiques que aquesta administraci�� vol incloure arreld���aquesta intervenci�� ��s la participaci�� infantil, que ser�� la prioritat principal del projecte. Tot i aix��, s���inclouran altres tem��tiques despr��s de con��ixer i analitzar lesopinions i demandes dels pares i mares d���infants de 3 a 6 anys a trav��s d���una enquesta, creada espec��ficament per aquesta intervenci��, i les caracter��stiques i necessitats del desenvolupament vital d���aquests infants. La intervenci�� que es realitzar�� amb aquest col���lectiu es dividir�� en dos grups: per una banda, els infants i, per l���altra, els pares i mares d���aquests. Les tem��tiques es dividiran en vuit sessions, en les que gran part d���aquestes es treballaran amb cada grup per separat per�� a gaireb�� totes les sessions es destinar�� la part final a unir els dos grups per treballar de manera conjunta.

Mentor��a para fomentar el ��xito socioeducativo de j��venes peruanos residentes en Barcelona

El programa de mentor��a propuesto, toma como punto de partida la actual situaci��n acad��mica y social de j��venes peruanos residentes en Barcelona y cercan��as. Diversos estudios se��alan la existencia de un alto ��ndice de abandono escolar en Catalunya, as�� como un bajo rendimiento escolar que afecta principalmente a estudiantes extranjeros. El objetivo general es fomentar y optimizar la adecuada escolarizaci��n de j��venes peruanos de entre 12 y 20 a��os. A trav��s de procesos de mentor��a y voluntariado se pretenden mejorar sus competencias escolares y sociales favoreciendo la creaci��n de modelos de referencia positivos para los j��venes en riesgo, as�� como espacios de aprendizaje, intercambio y acercamiento que fomenten la integraci��n y la cohesi��n social entre las comunidades extranjera y aut��ctona. Para la realizaci��n del programa se prev�� optimizar los recursos ya existentes, como los puntos de informaci��n juvenil y los centros de Asesoramiento Acad��mica para j��venes (CAAJ) y por otro lado se cuenta con la colaboraci��n del Consulado General del Per�� en Barcelona y de la escuela Virolai de Barcelona

Avaluaci�� de necessitats i disseny de la intervenci�� per a la reintegraci�� social dels delinq��ents sexuals d���alt risc

Informe executiu de l���estudi d���adaptaci�� "Avaluaci�� de necessitats i disseny de la intervenci�� per a la reinserci�� social dels delinq��ents sexuals d���alt risc: Adaptaci�� dels Cercles de Suport i Responsabilitat al sistema d���execuci�� penal de Catalunya".

Evaluaci��n de necesidades y dise��o de la intervenci��n para la reintegraci��n social de los delincuentes sexuales de alto riesgo

Informe ejecutivo del estudio de adaptaci��n "Evaluaci��n de necesidades y dise��o de la intervenci��n para la reinserci��n social de los delincuentes sexuales de alto riesgo: Adaptaci��n de los C��rculos de Apoyo y Responsabilidad al sistema de ejecuci��n penal de Catalu��a".

Necesidades humanas: evoluci��n del concepto seg��n la perspectiva social.

Objetivo general: Analizar la evoluci��n del estudio de las necesidades humanas desde los autores cl��sicos hasta los te��ricos actuales. Metodolog��a: Revisi��n bibliogr��fica de las necesidades humanas desde distintas perspectivas de las ciencias sociales. Resultados: En las grandes corrientes cient��ficas que teorizan sobre las necesidades humanas, se observan distintas maneras de conceptualizarlas, aunque en su mayor��a contemplan las necesidades como constructo social, que puede interpretarse vinculado al momento socio-hist��rico.

Necesidades humanas: evoluci��n del concepto seg��n la perspectiva social.

Objetivo general: Analizar la evoluci��n del estudio de las necesidades humanas desde los autores cl��sicos hasta los te��ricos actuales. Metodolog��a: Revisi��n bibliogr��fica de las necesidades humanas desde distintas perspectivas de las ciencias sociales. Resultados: En las grandes corrientes cient��ficas que teorizan sobre las necesidades humanas, se observan distintas maneras de conceptualizarlas, aunque en su mayor��a contemplan las necesidades como constructo social, que puede interpretarse vinculado al momento socio-hist��rico.

Necesidades humanas: evoluci��n del concepto seg��n la perspectiva social.

Objetivo general: Analizar la evoluci��n del estudio de las necesidades humanas desde los autores cl��sicos hasta los te��ricos actuales. Metodolog��a: Revisi��n bibliogr��fica de las necesidades humanas desde distintas perspectivas de las ciencias sociales. Resultados: En las grandes corrientes cient��ficas que teorizan sobre las necesidades humanas, se observan distintas maneras de conceptualizarlas, aunque en su mayor��a contemplan las necesidades como constructo social, que puede interpretarse vinculado al momento socio-hist��rico.

Reporting a program evaluation: Needs, program plan, intervention, and decisions

The approach to intervention programs varies depending on the methodological perspective adopted. This means that health professionals lack clear guidelines regarding how best to proceed, and it hinders the accumulation of knowledge. The aim of this paper is to set out the essential and common aspects that should be included in any program evaluation report, thereby providing a useful guide for the professional regardless of the procedural approach used. Furthermore, the paper seeks to integrate the different methodologies and illustrate their complementarity, this being a key aspect in terms of real intervention contexts, which are constantly changing. The aspects to be included are presented in relation to the main stages of the evaluation process: needs, objectives and design (prior to the intervention), implementation (during the intervention), and outcomes (after the intervention). For each of these stages the paper describes the elements on which decisions should be based, highlighting the role of empirical evidence gathered through the application of instruments to defined samples and according to a given procedure.

The Arts (Music, Arts&Crafts and Drama) as a procedure for learning pre-school content: Grupo Edeb�� Project

There is nothing as amazing and fascinating as children learning process. Between 0 and 6 years old, a child brain develops in a waythat will never be repeated. At this age, children are eager to discover and they have great potential of active and affective life.Because of this, their learning capacity in this period is incalculable. (Jordan-Decarbo y Nelson, 2002; Wild, 1999).Pre-school Education is a unique and special stage, with self identity, which aims are:attending children as a whole,motivate them to learn,give them an affective and stable environment in which they can grow up and get to be balanced and confident people and inwhich they can relate to others, learn, enjoy and be happy.Arts, Music, Visual Arts and Drama (Gardner, 1994) can provide a framework of special, even unique, personal expression.With the aim of introducing qualitative improvements in the education of children and to ensure their emotional wellbeing, and havingnoticed that teachers had important needs and concerns as regards to diversity in their student groups, we developed a programbased on the detection of needs and concerns explained by professionals in education.This program of Grupo edeb��, object of our research, is a multicultural, interdisciplinary and globalizing project the aims of which are:developing children's talent and personality,keeping their imagination and creativity and using these as a learning resource,promoting reasoning, favouring expression and communication,providing children with the tools to manage their emotions,and especially, introducing Arts as a procedure to increase learning.We wanted to start the research by studying the impact (Brice, 2003) that this last point had on the learning of five-year-old childrenschooled in multicultural environments.Therefore, the main goal of the research was the assessment of the implementation of a child education programme attending todiversity in a population of five-year-old children, specifically in the practice of procedures based on the use of Arts (music, arts andcrafts and theatre) as a vehicle or procedure for learning contents in Pre-school stage.Because children emotional welfare was a subject of our concern, and bearing in mind that the affective aspects are of vitalimportance for learning and child development (Parke and Gauvain, 2009), Grupo Edeb�� has also evaluated the starting, evolving andfinal impact in five-year-old children given that they finish Pre-school education at that age.

The International Universities Walking Project: Development of a Framework for Workplace Intervention Using the Delphi Technique

Background: This paper aimed to use the Delphi technique to develop a consensus framework for a multinational, workplace walking intervention. Methods: Ideas were gathered and ranked from eight recognized and emerging experts in the fields of physical activity and health, from universities in Australia, Canada, England, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, and Spain. Members of the panel were asked to consider the key characteristics of a successful campus walking intervention. Consensus was reached by an inductive, content analytic approach, conducted through an anonymous, three-round, e-mail process. Results: The resulting framework consisted of three interlinking themes defined as ���design, implementation, and evaluation.��� Top-ranked subitems in these themes included the need to generate research capacity (design), to respond to group needs through different walking approaches (implementation), and to undertake physical activity assessment (evaluation). Themes were set within an underpinning domain, referred to as the ���institution��� and sites are currently engaging with subitems in this domain, to provide sustainable interventions that reflect the practicalities of local contexts and needs. Conclusions: Findings provide a unique framework for designing, implementing, and evaluating walking projects in universities and highlight the value of adopting the Delphi technique for planning international, multisite health initiatives.

Evaluaci��n de los factores de riesgo y los tipos de superficie para el desarrollo de las ��lceras por presi��n en el enfermo cr��tico = Assessment of risk factors and the types of surface for the development of pressure ulcers on critical ill patients

The main objective of this article is to assess the risk factors and the types of surface for the development of pressure ulcers (PU) on critical ill patients in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

An��lisis de necesidades en formaci��n intercultural en la Administraci��n P��blica

The multicultural nature of our society requests new professional requirements at the Public Administration. There are news users that present specifics needs and conditions provoked by the legal situation and cultural origin. The research has two aims: 1) The assessment of Intercultural Competencies of the public employees of el Servicio de Empleo de Catalu��a and 2) The design of a training program for the development of this competencies. The scope where are more needed this competencies are the capacity to solve intercultural problems, the intercultural communication, the knowledge of cultures and the migratory phenomena, and the role played by thestereotypes and the bias

Humeral development from neonatal period to skeletal maturity���application in age and sex assessment

The goal of the present study is to examine cross-sectional information on the growth of the humerus based on the analysis of four measurements, namely, diaphyseal length, transversal diameter of the proximal (metaphyseal) end of the shaft, epicondylar breadth and vertical diameter of the head. This analysis was performed in 181 individuals (90 ��� and 91 ���) ranging from birth to 25 years of age and belonging to three documented Western European skeletal collections (Coimbra, Lisbon and St. Bride). After testing the homogeneity of the sample, the existence of sexual differences (Student"s t- and Mann-Whitney U-test) and the growth of the variables (polynomial regression) were evaluated. The results showed the presence of sexual differences in epicondylar breadth above 20 years of age and vertical diameter of the head from 15 years of age, thus indicating that these two variables may be of use in determining sex from that age onward. The growth pattern of the variables showed a continuous increase and followed first- and second-degree polynomials. However, growth of the transversal diameter of the proximal end of the shaft followed a fourth-degree polynomial. Strong correlation coefficients were identified between humeral size and age for each of the four metric variables. These results indicate that any of the humeral measurements studied herein is likely to serve as a useful means of estimating sub-adult age in forensic samples.