Exploration des changements identitaires : le cas des travailleuses sociales ayant immigré au Québec

Les travailleurs sociaux immigrants vivent plusieurs défis après l’obtention de la reconnaissance de leurs acquis au Québec par l’Ordre des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Québec (OTSTCFQ. À partir de données extraites d’entretiens menés dans le cadre d’une recherche de plus grande envergure dirigée par Pullen-Sansfaçon, Brown et Graham (Recherche qualitative sur l'expérience des migrants et leur adaptation professionnelle dans la pratique du travail social au Canada, 2012-2015), nous explorons le sentiment d’identité professionnelle vécu par 9 travailleuses sociales immigrantes à Montréal. Ce sentiment apparaît comme l’actualisation de leurs valeurs et de leurs acquis professionnels dans leurs nouveaux rôles et leurs pratiques professionnelles. L’analyse des données permet de dégager divers thèmes en lien avec l’identité professionnelle de ces travailleuses sociales immigrantes. Nous avons pu relever de leurs propos que, depuis leur immigration, divers changements ont effectivement eu lieu au niveau de leurs pratiques professionnelles, voire de leur vision de la profession. Elles ont dû faire face à plusieurs défis liés à l’identité professionnelle, notamment en ce qui concerne la reconnaissance professionnelle et la langue. Trois éléments ont en effet formé la pierre angulaire des changements que ces travailleuses sociales ont vécus dans leur identité professionnelle depuis leur immigration : les valeurs, la question de la langue et la reconnaissance de leurs qualifications.

Expectativas, locus de controlo e auto-eficácia face à actual crise : uma realidade em estudantes universitários

O objectivo principal desta dissertação foi estudar a questão das expectativas de empregabilidade em estudantes universitários, no contexto actual de dificuldades do mercado de trabalho. Serão também abordados os conceitos de Locus de Controlo e a Auto-Eficácia, como variavéis determinantes neste processo. Foi feito um estudo com 141 participantes, dos quais 48 são alunos que frequentam a licenciatura e 93 frequentam o mestrado, os quais responderam a um questionário que incluía abordagens face à empregabilidade actual, à procura de emprego na área de formação e à visão global de um emprego. Os resultados vão ao encontro das hipóteses formuladas e acabam por traduzir que mesmo perante o panorama actual de dificuldades, os jovens não desistem e pretendem conseguir um emprego na sua área de formação.

Emprego industrial no pólo industrial de Manaus na década de 90: expectativas, resultados e possibilidades

A década de 90 representou significativas mudanças no panorama político econômico brasileiro, especificamente no projeto de desenvolvimento regional denominado Zona Franca de Manaus. Esse projeto foi concebido, primordialmente para integrar essa imensa região Amazônica ao restante do Brasil, em termos de complexa ordem geopolítica dominante nos anos 60. A análise que objetiva essa dissertação trata da evolução do emprego industrial no Pólo Industrial de Manaus na década de 90, com a conotação de expectativas, resultados e possibilidades. A implementação do projeto Zona Franca de Manaus, no que concerne seu Pólo Industrial permitiu que contingentes de mão-de-obra abundante na capital do Estado do Amazonas, tivesse a oportunidade de inserir-se no mercado de trabalho do processo de industrialização moderna. Todavia, essa mão-de-obra abundante não estava preparada para o que as indústrias demandavam, sendo necessários intensivos programas de adequação profissional para que possibilitasse o aproveitamento em processos produtivos de linhas de montagem. o Pólo Industrial de Manaus, apesar de todas as mudanças havidas na economia brasileira no período analisado, obteve significativos alcance de competências na capacitação desse contingente de trabalhadores que foram absorvidos, quando o paradigma da intensividade do fator trabalho imperava no Pólo. Entretanto, o processo de mudança que a globalização econômica e industrial provocou no sistema de produção global, trouxe para o modelo industrial da Zona Franca de Manaus acelerada mudança desse paradigma, resultando variações na demanda por mão-de-obra e acarretando significativo desemprego estrutural. É desse contexto de mudanças que trata o estudo apresentado, analisando a evolução das variáveis que influenciaram no nível de emprego industrial e no mercado de trabalho, as expectativas de novos perfis e as demandas específicas que o novo paradigma de capital intensivo, adotado pelas empresas de classe mundial desse Pólo exigem.

Repetitive behaviours in patients with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome: tics, compulsions, or both?

Background Repetitive behaviours (RB) in patients with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS) are frequent. However, a controversy persists whether they are manifestations of obssessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or correspond to complex tics. Methods 166 consecutive patients with GTS aged 15–68 years were recruited and submitted to extensive neurological, psychiatric and psychological evaluations. RB were evaluated by the YBOCS symptom checklist and Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I), and classified on the basis of a semi-directive psychiatric interview as compulsions or tics. Results RB were present in 64.4% of patients with GTS (107/166) and categorised into 3 major groups: a ‘tic-like’ group (24.3%–40/166) characterised by RB such as touching, counting, ‘just right’ and symmetry searching; an ‘OCD-like’ group (20.5%–34/166) with washing and checking rituals; and a ‘mixed’ group (13.2%–22/166) with both ‘tics-like’ and ‘OCD-like’ types of RB present in the same patient. In 6.3% of patients, RB could not be classified into any of these groups and were thus considered ‘undetermined’. Conclusions The results confirm the phenomenological heterogeneity of RB in GTS patients and allows to distinguish two types: tic-like behaviours which are very likely an integral part of GTS; and OCD-like behaviours, which can be considered as a comorbid condition of GTS and were correlated with higher score of complex tics, neuroleptic and SSRIs treatment frequency and less successful socio-professional adaptation. We suggest that a meticulous semiological analysis of RB in GTS patients will help to tailor treatment and allow to better classify patients for future pathophysiologic studies. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00169351

Travailleuses sociales diplômées à l’étranger : les enjeux du transfert de leurs connaissances au contexte de pratique montréalais

Les travailleurs sociaux font partie des professionnels de la santé et des services sociaux, de plus en plus nombreux, qui choisissent d’immigrer au Québec afin d’y vivre et d’y poursuivre leur carrière. La reconnaissance des diplômes obtenus à l’étranger et l’obtention d’un permis de pratique délivré par l’Ordre des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Québec constituent un passage obligé afin d’exercer la profession en contexte québécois. Une fois ces étapes franchies, les travailleurs sociaux immigrants disposent de connaissances acquises dans leur pays d’origine pour intervenir dans un nouvel univers professionnel et culturel. Prenant la forme d’un mémoire par articles et prenant appui sur les données obtenues dans le cadre d’une recherche qualitative pancanadienne sur l’adaptation professionnelle des travailleurs sociaux issus de l’immigration (Pullen Sansfaçon, Brown et Graham, CRSH 2011-2012, CRSH 2012- 2015), ce mémoire explore les enjeux inhérents au transfert des connaissances, des expériences professionnelles et des valeurs acquises à l’étranger vers un contexte de pratique québécois. L’expérience vécue par 26travailleuses sociales immigrantes, diplômées à l’étranger et pratiquant actuellement dans la grande région montréalaise, a permis de rendre compte des aspects transférables ou moins transférables du travail social. Ainsi, la mission et les valeurs du travail social, les expériences professionnelles, les connaissances théoriques et les habiletés cliniques apparaissent comme des connaissances se transférant bien au-delà des frontières nationales. Par contre, le récit des participantes indique que les connaissances relatives aux lois, aux politiques sociales, aux procédures organisationnelles et à la langue se transfèrent plus difficilement, ce qui peut générer certaines lacunes dans un contexte de pratique différent de celui où la formation en travail social a été obtenue. Dans ce contexte, il ressort que la contribution des milieux de pratique et le soutien des collègues de travail sont des éléments centraux favorisant l’acquisition de connaissances locales.

Travailleuses sociales diplômées à l’étranger : les enjeux du transfert de leurs connaissances au contexte de pratique montréalais

Les travailleurs sociaux font partie des professionnels de la santé et des services sociaux, de plus en plus nombreux, qui choisissent d’immigrer au Québec afin d’y vivre et d’y poursuivre leur carrière. La reconnaissance des diplômes obtenus à l’étranger et l’obtention d’un permis de pratique délivré par l’Ordre des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Québec constituent un passage obligé afin d’exercer la profession en contexte québécois. Une fois ces étapes franchies, les travailleurs sociaux immigrants disposent de connaissances acquises dans leur pays d’origine pour intervenir dans un nouvel univers professionnel et culturel. Prenant la forme d’un mémoire par articles et prenant appui sur les données obtenues dans le cadre d’une recherche qualitative pancanadienne sur l’adaptation professionnelle des travailleurs sociaux issus de l’immigration (Pullen Sansfaçon, Brown et Graham, CRSH 2011-2012, CRSH 2012- 2015), ce mémoire explore les enjeux inhérents au transfert des connaissances, des expériences professionnelles et des valeurs acquises à l’étranger vers un contexte de pratique québécois. L’expérience vécue par 26travailleuses sociales immigrantes, diplômées à l’étranger et pratiquant actuellement dans la grande région montréalaise, a permis de rendre compte des aspects transférables ou moins transférables du travail social. Ainsi, la mission et les valeurs du travail social, les expériences professionnelles, les connaissances théoriques et les habiletés cliniques apparaissent comme des connaissances se transférant bien au-delà des frontières nationales. Par contre, le récit des participantes indique que les connaissances relatives aux lois, aux politiques sociales, aux procédures organisationnelles et à la langue se transfèrent plus difficilement, ce qui peut générer certaines lacunes dans un contexte de pratique différent de celui où la formation en travail social a été obtenue. Dans ce contexte, il ressort que la contribution des milieux de pratique et le soutien des collègues de travail sont des éléments centraux favorisant l’acquisition de connaissances locales.

Adaptation and validation in Spanish of the Group Environment Questionnaire (GEQ) with professional football players

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Technology strategy : findings from adoption and adaptation of Japanese manufacturing management (JMM) to ASEAN and Australasian automotive manufacturers

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the appropriateness of “Japanese Manufacturing Management” (JMM) strategies in the Asian, ASEAN and Australasian automotive sectors. Secondly, the study assessed JMM as a prompt, effective and efficient global manufacturing management practice for automotive manufacturing companies to learn; benchmark for best practice; acquire product and process innovation, and enhance their capabilities and capacities. In this study, the philosophies, systems and tools that have been adopted in various automotive manufacturing assembly plants and their tier 1 suppliers in the three Regions were examined. A number of top to middle managers in these companies were located in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Viet Nam, and Australia and were interviewed by using a qualitative methodology. The results confirmed that the six pillars of JMM (culture change, quality at shop floor, consensus, incremental continual improvement, benchmarking, and backward-forward integration) are key enablers to success in adopting JMM in both automotive and other manufacturing sectors in the three Regions. The analysis and on-site interviews identified a number of recommendations that were validated by the automotive manufacturing company’s managers as the most functional JMM strategies.

Stress and coping among migrant labourers in urban Vietnam : an adaptation cycle and health vulnerabilities

Rural-urban migration continues to grow in many developing countries including Vietnam. The experience of stress and coping associated with this process may vary for people from different circumstances. However, there has been little research on migrants to date. This study adopts a qualitative approach to research on unregistered, male, migrant freelance labourers in urban Vietnam and to explore factors contributing to stress and coping among this population. The study revealed an array of stressors related to migrants' life experiences in urban space, including physical, financial and social factors. Coping was diverse, including problem-focused coping (PFC) and emotion-focused coping (EFC), pro-social and anti-social, active and passive. Less active and anti-social coping appeared common. Together, weak social network and lack of support from formal systems placed coping and adaptation in a cyclic relationship. The results highlight a multi-disciplinary approach to help cope and adapt effectively for these men.

Perceived social support and community adaptation in schizophrenia

Prompted by the continuing transition to community care, mental health nurses are considering the role of social support in community adaptation. This article demonstrates the importance of distinguishing between kinds of social support and presents findings from the first round data of a longitudinal study of community adaptation in 156 people with schizophrenia conducted in Brisbane, Australia. All clients were interviewed using the relevant subscales of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule to confirm a primary diagnosis of schizophrenia. The study set out to investigate the relationship between community adaptation and social support. Community adaptation was measured with the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS), the Life Skills Profile (LSP) and measures of dissatisfaction with life and problems in daily living developed by the authors. Social support was measured with the Arizona Social Support Interview Schedule (ASSIS). The BPRS and ASSIS were incorporated into a client interview conducted by trained interviewers. The LSP was completed on each client by an informal carer (parent, relative or friend) or a professional carer (case manager or other health professional) nominated by the client. Hierarchical regression analysis was used to examine the relationship between community adaptation and four sets of social support variables. Given the order in which variables were entered in regression equations, a set of perceived social support variables was found to account for the largest unique variance of four measures of community adaptation in 96 people with schizophrenia for whom complete data are available from the first round of the three-wave longitudinal study. A set of the subjective experiences of the clients accounted for the largest unique variance in measures of symptomatology, life skills, dissatisfaction with life, and problems in daily living. Sets of community support, household support and functional variables accounted for less variance. Implications for mental health nursing practice are considered.

The practice of adaptation : turning fact and fiction into theatre

Adaptation of novels and other source texts into theatre has proven to be a recurring and popular form of writing through the ages. This study argues that as the theoretical discourse has moved on from outmoded notions of fidelity to original sources, the practice of adaptation is a method of re-invigorating theatre forms and inventing new ones. This practice-led research employed a tripartite methodology comprised of the writing of two play adaptations, participation by the author/researcher in their productions, and exegetical components focused on the development and deployment of analytical tools. These tools were derived from theoretical literature and a creative practice based on acquired professional artistry "learnt by doing" over a longstanding professional career as actor, director and writer. A suite of analytical tools was developed through the three phases of the first project, the adaptation of Nick Earls’ novel Perfect Skin. The tools draw on Cardwell’s "comparative analysis", which encompasses close consideration of generic context, authorial context and medium-specific context; and on Stam’s "mechanics of narrative": order, duration, frequency, the narrator and point of view. A third analytical lens was developed from an awareness of the significance of the commissioning brief and ethical considerations and obligations to the source text and its author and audience. The tripartite methodology provided an adaptation template that was applied to the writing and production of the second play Red Cap, which used factual and anecdotal sources. The second play’s exegesis (Chapter 10) analyses the effectiveness of the suite of analytical tools and the reception of the production in order to conclude the study with a workable model for use in the practice of adapting existing texts, both factual and fictional, for the theatre.

The micro-movie wave in a globalising China : adaptation, formalisation and commercialisation

While user-generated short online videos have existed since the emergence of video sharing sites in China, they have undergone a process of formalisation and commercialisation, culminating in the wave of micro-movies in recent years. By addressing the wider context of globalisation alongside relevant state policies and shifting viewing habits, this article analyses the local and global causes of this wave. It offers evidence that illustrates how online video service providers in China have adapted in a changing industry landscape as they negotiate state policies, advertiser interests and user preference. It then examines the production and distribution dynamics, where professional producers draw on social media, grassroots creativity and creative talents in regional markets. Finally, it discusses the cultural implications of this process in terms of both the nature and flow of creativity. Based on these analyses, the article also sheds light on the interplay between the state and the market in the context of globalisation and marketisation of media sectors, which becomes more complicated when the state-owned or controlled media enter the emerging market sectors.

Climate change adaptation in urban systems : strategies for planning regimes

Adaptation is increasingly being viewed as a necessary response tool in respect of climate change effects. Though the subject of significant scholarly and professional attention, adaptation still continues to lag behind mitigation in the climate change discourse. However, this situation looks likely to change over the coming years due to a increasing scientific acceptance that certain climate change effects are now inevitable. The purpose of this research is to illustrate, consider and demonstrate how urban planning regimes can use some of their professional tools to develop adaptation strategies and interventions in urban systems. These tools include plan-making, development management, urban design and place-making. Urban systems contribute disproportionately to climate change and will also likely suffer considerably from the resulting effects. Moreover, the majority of the world’s population is now urbanised, suggesting that adaptation will be crucial in order to develop urban systems that are resilient to climate change effects. Informed by a reflexive, qualitative methodology, this paper offers an informed understanding and illustration of adaptation as a climate change response, its use in urban systems and some of the roles and strategies that planning may take in developing and implementing urban adaptation. It concludes that urban planning regimes can have key roles in adapting urban systems to numerous climate change effects.

Water transformed: Sustainable water solutions for climate change adaptation

This online textbook provides free access to a comprehensive education and training package that brings together the knowledge of how countries, specifically Australia, can adapt to climate change. This resource has been developed formally as part of the Federal Government’s Department of Climate Change’s Climate Change Adaptation Professional Skills program.

Integrating biodiversity conservation into forestry : an empirical analysis of institutional adaptation

Integrating biodiversity conservation into forest management in non-industrial private forests requires changes in the practices of those public and private actors that have implementing responsibilities and whose strategic and operational opportunities are at stake. Understanding this kind of context-dependent institutional adaptation requires bridging between two analytical approaches: policy implementation and organizational adaptation, backed up with empirical analysis. The empirical analyses recapitulated in this thesis summary address organizational competences, specialization, professional judgment, and organizational networks. The analyses utilize qualitative and quantitative data from public and private sector organizations as well as associations. The empirical analyses produced stronger signals of policy implementation than of organizational adaptation. The organizations recognized the policy and social demand for integrating biodiversity conservation into forest management and their professionals were in favor of conserving biodiversity. However, conservation was integrated to forest management so tightly that it could be said to be subsumed by mainstream forestry. The organizations had developed some competences for conservation but the competences did not differentiate among the organizations other than illustrating the functional differences between industry, administration and associations. The networks that organizations depended on consisted of traditional forestry actors and peers both in planning policy and at the operational level. The results show that he demand for biodiversity conservation has triggered incremental changes in organizations. They can be considered inert regarding this challenge. Isomorphism is advanced by hierarchical guidance and standardization, and by professional norms. Analytically, this thesis contributes to the understanding of organizational behavior across the public and private sector boundaries. The combination of a policy implementation approach inherent in analysis of public policies in hierarchical administration settings, and organizational adaptation typically applied to private sector organizations, highlights the importance of institutional interpretation. Institutional interpretation serves the understanding of the empirically identified diversions from the basic tenets of the two approaches. Attention to institutions allows identification of the overlap of the traditionally segregated approaches.