Training Priorities Research Articles

Incorporating Sexual Health Content into the Rehabilitation Counseling Graduate Program Curriculum: A Special Commentary

Sexual health is considered a state of physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being (World Health Organization, 2006). Persons with disabilities are likely to be presumed as sexually inactive, asexual (Rico Alonso et al., 2021; Sant Angelo, 2000), or sexually deviant (Earle, 2001), often leading to their lack of sexual education, an increased risk of sexual exploitation, unwanted pregnancy, or sexually transmitted infections (STIs; Doughty et al., 2017). This commentary addresses three priorities for rehabilitation counseling graduate program curriculum. Clinical priorities should focus on providing persons with disabilities information and education regarding sexual health and wellness. Training priorities should focus on implementation of multicultural competence to holistically support persons with disabilities and understanding their sexual identities to better facilitate successful gainful employment and independent living. Research should prioritize sexual health for persons with disabilities and the association with employment outcomes to create a more inclusive rehabilitation counseling curriculum.

Counseling Sexology in Marriage, Couple, & Family Counseling: A Special Commentary

Healthy couple and family sexuality adds satisfaction and intimacy to the most important human relationships. Systemic work around sexual issues can be complex yet very satisfying. This commentary includes basic information on clinical priorities in working with couples and families including how a counselor’s comfort level might determine outcomes in sexuality counseling. Research and training priorities and their impact are also discussed.

Sex-Positive Clinical Supervision: A Special Commentary

This commentary focuses on clinical competencies, research frameworks, training implications that elevate the meta-competence awareness for the clinical supervisor. There is an identified need to expand sex-positive clinical supervision guidelines. The supervisory setting is created for the safety and personal-professional growth of the supervisee, where it is an opportunity to conceptualize the thematic development of our clinical evolution. In this space, we set a foundation for clinical frameworks to guide the applicability of specific intervention methods and strategies that allow for the critical formulation of a healthy therapeutic outcome. Without established and robust sex-positive frameworks in supervision, the clinical supervisor is exposed to incompetent practices that miss an adequate assessment, detection, and treatment, all critical elements of the conceptualization process. To make matters worse, the lack of training and preparation in sexual wellness and other sexual topics is transferred onto the supervisee, creating a circuit of uninformed clinicians and left to fend on their own when encountering a future client seeking treatment. Not only are we causing a disservice to our supervisees, but we are perpetually injuring the clinical community as a whole. This commentary will examine the clinical, research and training priorities in clinical mental health counseling.

Transgender College Athletes: A Special Commentary

Recently, multiple bills from various states have attempted to ban transgender athletes from participating in sports. Guided by misinformation, these bills and policies set a dangerous precedent that is overall harmful to the well-being of trans athletes. This article discusses clinical, research, training, and advocacy priorities that should be addressed to protect the rights of trans athletes.

What is Conservation Paleobiology? Tracking 20 Years of Research and Development

Conservation paleobiology has coalesced over the last two decades since its formal coining, united by the goal of applying geohistorical records to inform the conservation, management, and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Yet, the field is still attempting to form an identity distinct from its academic roots. Here, we ask a deceptively simple question: What is conservation paleobiology? To track its development as a field, we synthesize complementary perspectives from a survey of the scientific community that is familiar with conservation paleobiology and a systematic literature review of publications that use the term. We present an overview of conservation paleobiology’s research scope and compare survey participants’ perceptions of what it is and what it should be as a field. We find that conservation paleobiologists use a variety of geohistorical data in their work, although research is typified by near-time records of marine molluscs and terrestrial mammals collected over local to regional spatial scales. Our results also confirm the field’s broad disciplinary basis: survey participants indicated that conservation paleobiology can incorporate information from a wide range of disciplines spanning conservation biology, ecology, historical ecology, paleontology, and archaeology. Finally, we show that conservation paleobiologists have yet to reach a consensus on how applied the field should be in practice. The survey revealed that many participants thought the field should be more applied but that most do not currently engage with conservation practice. Reflecting on how conservation paleobiology has developed over the last two decades, we discuss opportunities to promote community cohesion, strengthen collaborations within conservation science, and align training priorities with the field’s identity as it continues to crystallize.

Age and Workplace Ageism: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

ABSTRACT The increase of older workers has resulted in more diversified demographics with a wide spectrum of employees’ ages. This change calls for a better understanding of intergenerational conflict, in particular ageism. This study aimed to synthesize study findings on workplace ageism by examining the relationship between ageist attitudes and chronological age. A systematic literature review was conducted in accordance with PRISMA; then, 15 studies were included. The results of an intercept-only meta-regression model, using robust variance estimation with a random-effects approach, showed that an increase in workers’ age had a significant negative association with the severity of their workplace-based ageist attitudes: b = −.159 (95% CI: −.21, −.11). Thus, the younger the workers, the more severe their ageist attitudes toward others in different age groups in the workplace. The findings offer implications for occupational social work practice in terms of priority in anti-ageism education and training among different age groups.

ASSISTANCE FOR DETERMINING TRAINING PRIORITY FOR PIG FARMERS IN WAE LOLOS VILLAGE MANGGARAI BARAT REGENCY

One form of empowering farmers is providing continuous and contextual training. In its implementation, the training must be truly based on the needs of the farmers themselves. This is in line with the "bottom up" approach in community development. This Community Service Activity was held to help pig farmers in Wae Lolos Village, West Manggarai, in determining their own type and priority of training that needs to be carried out according to the farmers' conditions. This community service activity was arranged using the 'brainstorming' method, in which the participant was set up in small group discussions. The strategies taken were determined based on the SWOT analysis, then each strategy was distributed into training categories. Based on the discussions and analyzes that have been carried out with the farmers, the number of training matters has been determined, the first priority being training in the socio-economic field; second, feed and nutrition; third, production; and fourth, health sector. In addition to these four scopes, the results of this Community Service activity also recommend the importance of improving and redesigning the institutional aspects of animal husbandry at the community level in Wae Lolos Village

Training the Next Generation of Researchers in the Organ-on-Chip Field

Organ-on-chip (OoC) technology bridges the principles of biology and engineering to create a new generation of in vitro models and involves highly interdisciplinary collaboration across STEM disciplines. Training the next generation of scientists, technicians and policy makers is a challenge that requires a tailored effort. To promote the qualification, usability, uptake and long-term development of OoC technology, we designed a questionnaire to evaluate the key aspects for training, identify the major stakeholders to be trained, their professional level and specific skillset. The 151 respondents unanimously agreed on the need to train the next generation of OoC researchers and that the training should be provided early, in interdisciplinary subjects and throughout the researchers’ career. We identified two key training priorities: (i) training scientists with a biology background in microfabrication and microfluidics principles and (ii) training OoC developers in pharmacology/toxicology. This makes training in OoC a transdisciplinary challenge rather than an interdisciplinary one. The data acquired and analyzed here serves to guide training initiatives for preparing competent and transdisciplinary researchers, capable of assuring the successful development and application of OoC technologies in academic research, pharmaceutical/chemical/cosmetic industries, personalized medicine and clinical trials on chip.

Disciplined Based Training Needs Assessment

The study determined the priority training needs of the KSULHS adopted school. Specifically, it sought to answer the following objectives: to determine the training needs of the basic education teachers along with the different disciplines and to determine the priority needs among the different disciplines. To answer the following objectives, a descriptive type of research was used by the researchers. In which the responses were gathered through a questionnaire that was administered to twenty-five (25) basic education teachers in Balawag National High School and Balawag Elementary School, Balawag, Tabuk City, Kalinga. After which the responses were measured through the Five-Point Likert Scale. The frequency counts, percentage, mean, and rank were used to compute the responses. As been revealed that the training needs by the basic education teachers were the needed priority in all of the disciplines. The computer skill with a mean of 3.92 ranked first as one of the priority training of the teachers. The Technology and Livelihood Education follow it, with a mean of 3.80. The three Disciplines of Language, Mathematics, Music, Arts & Physical Education, ranked third, were considered the needed priorities with 3.76. Social Science and Science Discipline ranked fourth and fifth with a mean of 3.68 and 3.52 respectively. These findings of the study serve as an input for the most needed priority training by the teachers for improvement in their professional endeavors.

The Role of Mobile Learning in Supporting Community Health Workers’ Continuous Learning: A Case of Village Health Teams in Patongo and Lokule Sub Counties-Uganda

The study assesses the role of Mobile learning in supporting Community Health Workers' continuous learning using a Smartphone application. The Community Health Workers are members of the community commonly known as Village Health Teams in Uganda. This group is presumed not be a priority for training. The aim is to objectify using Mobile learning affordances to support Community Health Workers' training, an activity presently considered to be irregular and underfunded. This is achieved through the implementation of a Mobile App prototype used as a learning tool for digitized training content on the subject of diseases, reproductive health, sanitation, and family wellbeing. The study involved 41 participants categorized as Community Health Workers, community health students, and Community Health Leaders who selectively participated in piloting the mobile application, responded of a survey questionnaire, took an interview and attended a feedback session. The study examined the availability of Smartphone devices, ease of Mobile App use, challenges of the existing approach to training and information delivery, Mobile Application accessibility issues, and anticipated technical challenges. Despite the conspicuous challenges of mobile technology in a rural setting, 97% of the participants indicated that Mobile learning is a favorable alternative to support the training of Community Health Workers, though, only 48% had access to a Smartphone. Attrition of volunteer workers was identified as the primary challenge to the training of Community Health Workers. The identified advantages relate to geographic convenience, cost of training, numerous mobile services, ease of access, update, storage, and sharing of content. However, imminent bottlenecks identified include the availability of Smartphone devices among Community Health Workers, lack of electricity, unreliable networks, and lack of internet data. Notable interventions from stakeholders aiming to mitigate the challenges are highlighted.

TECHNOLOGICAL SOVEREIGNTY AS A MAIN PRIORITY FOR THE FORMATION OF SCHOOL CHILDRENS' COMPETENCES IN THE FIELD OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

The article describes the methodological aspects of devepoping IT competencies among modern schoolchildren in the context of implementing the concept of Russia technological sovereignty. At the same time, the ideas and objectives of this concept become guidelines for determining the main priorities for training in the IT field of the country future human resources potential. The authors emphasize that scientific research in this area will create the basis for innovation and technological breakthrough. The experience of development of domestic informatics and computer technology is briefly described, when as a result of the state policy of the late 90s of the last century in favor of Western developments in this area own research was stopped. It is shown that the new concept will contribute to the development of Russia technological sovereignty and the education of future human resources in the best traditions of Russian science. The authors propose to use the IT-Vertical Project as an effective means of teaching schoolchildren computer science and technology, the implementation of which will increase motivation and promote self-realization of schoolchildren. As part of developing schoolchildren's IT competencies, the future personnel potential in the IT field, also CTF competitions can play the role of an effective learning tool.

Innovative approaches to teaching students in the modern educational information environment in the USA and Great Britain

The trend of development of priorities in education and training of students, secondary and higher schools in the USA and Great Britain in retrospect (XIX – early XXI centuries) is clarified. In particular, classical education is briefly described, which had a reproductive character and considered the student as a passive object of learning, which must be filled with knowledge in accordance with certain programs and methods. Classical education was represented by the following approaches: secular, theological, biographical, introspectionist, logical and methodological. American scientists noted that traditional types of Education (classical education and non-classical education) are based on the causal mechanism of the development of thought, the basis of their thinking is considered either the object of learning (classical education) or the subject of learning (non-classical education). Postnonclassical Education combines the positive aspects of traditional education in a single syzygy process of educational activity, which means constant interchangeability, on the one hand, of those who study and on the other – of those who teach. The implementation of postnonclassical education is characterized by the following modern approaches: competence-based, continuous professional improvement of teachers, situational, cultural, systematic, interdisciplinary, axiological, synergetic.

The Chinese version of the skin tear knowledge assessment instrument (OASES): Cultural adaptation and validation

BackgroundSkin tear knowledge is an important predictor of the decreased incidence and management of skin tears, and the knowledge level among Chinese nurses is unknown so far. A validated instrument for measuring skin tear knowledge is urgent. ObjectiveTo culturally adapt the skin tear knowledge assessment instrument (OASES) into Chinese and verify its validity and reliability in the Chinese context. MethodsThe cultural adaptation process for OASES into Chinese was established on Beaton's translation model. Content validity was determined by the 8-expert group in wound care. A nationwide psychometric validation study was performed on a convenience sample of 3333 nurses from 113 tertiary hospitals, of whom 98 nurses finished the test-retest procedure for reliability analysis. Item validity (item difficulty and discriminating index) and construct validity (known-groups technique) were tested. ResultsThe content validity index was 0.88–1.00. The item validity was as follows: Item difficulty ranged from 0.16 to 0.86, with an average value of 0.52; the discriminating index varied between 0.05 and 0.61. The known-group technique demonstrated excellent construct validity with a significant difference between predefined groups with theoretically expected higher knowledge scores and theoretically expected lower knowledge scores (P < 0.001). For the test-retest reliability, the Intraclass correction coefficient (ICC) during a 14-day interval for the overall tool was 0.79 (95% CI = 0.71–0.86), and Cohen's kappa value for each item varied from 0.17 to 0.62. ConclusionsThe Chinese version of OASES was validated to be suitable for skin tear knowledge assessment with acceptable psychometric properties, through which the knowledge and training priorities of skin tear among Chinese nurses can be quantified.

What is conservation paleobiology? Tracking 20 years of research and development

Conservation paleobiology has coalesced over the last two decades since its formal coining, united by the goal of applying geohistorical records to inform the conservation, management, and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Yet, the field is still attempting to form an identity distinct from its academic roots. Here, we ask a deceptively simple question: What is conservation paleobiology? To track its development as a field, we synthesize complementary perspectives from a survey of the scientific community that is familiar with conservation paleobiology and a systematic literature review of publications that use the term. We present an overview of conservation paleobiology’s research scope and compare survey participants’ perceptions of what it is and what it should be as a field. We find that conservation paleobiologists use a variety of geohistorical data in their work, although research is typified by near-time records of marine molluscs and terrestrial mammals collected over local to regional spatial scales. Our results also confirm the field’s broad disciplinary basis: survey participants indicated that conservation paleobiology can incorporate information from a wide range of disciplines spanning conservation biology, ecology, historical ecology, paleontology, and archaeology. Finally, we show that conservation paleobiologists have yet to reach a consensus on how applied the field should be in practice. The survey revealed that many participants thought the field should be more applied but that most do not currently engage with conservation practice. Reflecting on how conservation paleobiology has developed over the last two decades, we discuss opportunities to promote community cohesion, strengthen collaborations within conservation science, and align training priorities with the field’s identity as it continues to crystallize.

Qpair: A command for analyzing paired Q-sorts in Q-methodology

In this article, we introduce qpair as a new command written in Stata for the analysis of paired Q-sorts in Q-methodology, which is used for studying subjective issues and is a combination of qualitative and quantitative techniques. The quantitative component of Q-methodology employs a by-person factor analysis technique. However, currently there is no systematic approach for analyzing paired Q-sorts or longitudinal data in Q-methodology. We introduce the only statistical command available for the analysis of paired Q-sorts. The qpair command employs the factor extraction and factor rotation techniques in Stata. The command is illustrated using a dataset representing perceptions of 50 information technology professionals on person–organization fit regarding their training and development priorities.

Identifying and visualising multimorbidity and comorbidity patterns in patients in the English National Health Service: a population-based study

Globally, there is a paucity of multimorbidity and comorbidity data, especially for minority ethnic groups and younger people. We estimated the frequency of common disease combinations and identified non-random disease associations for all ages in a multiethnic population. In this population-based study, we examined multimorbidity and comorbidity patterns stratified by ethnicity or race, sex, and age for 308 health conditions using electronic health records from individuals included on the Clinical Practice Research Datalink linked with the Hospital Episode Statistics admitted patient care dataset in England. We included individuals who were older than 1 year and who had been registered for at least 1 year in a participating general practice during the study period (between April 1, 2010, and March 31, 2015). We identified the most common combinations of conditions and comorbidities for index conditions. We defined comorbidity as the accumulation of additional conditions to an index condition over an individual's lifetime. We used network analysis to identify conditions that co-occurred more often than expected by chance. We developed online interactive tools to explore multimorbidity and comorbidity patterns overall and by subgroup based on ethnicity, sex, and age. We collected data for 3 872 451 eligible patients, of whom 1 955 700 (50·5%) were women and girls, 1 916 751 (49·5%) were men and boys, 2 666 234 (68·9%) were White, 155 435 (4·0%) were south Asian, and 98 815 (2·6%) were Black. We found that a higher proportion of boys aged 1-9 years (132 506 [47·8%] of 277 158) had two or more diagnosed conditions than did girls in the same age group (106 982 [40·3%] of 265 179), but more women and girls were diagnosed with multimorbidity than were boys aged 10 years and older and men (1 361 232 [80·5%] of 1 690 521 vs 1 161 308 [70·8%] of 1 639 593). White individuals (2 097 536 [78·7%] of 2 666 234) were more likely to be diagnosed with two or more conditions than were Black (59 339 [60·1%] of 98 815) or south Asian individuals (93 617 [60·2%] of 155 435). Depression commonly co-occurred with anxiety, migraine, obesity, atopic conditions, deafness, soft-tissue disorders, and gastrointestinal disorders across all subgroups. Heart failure often co-occurred with hypertension, atrial fibrillation, osteoarthritis, stable angina, myocardial infarction, chronic kidney disease, type 2 diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Spinal fractures were most strongly non-randomly associated with malignancy in Black individuals, but with osteoporosis in White individuals. Hypertension was most strongly associated with kidney disorders in those aged 20-29 years, but with dyslipidaemia, obesity, and type 2 diabetes in individuals aged 40 years and older. Breast cancer was associated with different comorbidities in individuals from different ethnic groups. Asthma was associated with different comorbidities between males and females. Bipolar disorder was associated with different comorbidities in younger age groups compared with older age groups. Our findings and interactive online tools are a resource for: patients and their clinicians, to prevent and detect comorbid conditions; research funders and policy makers, to redesign service provision, training priorities, and guideline development; and biomedical researchers and manufacturers of medicines, to provide leads for research into common or sequential pathways of disease and inform the design of clinical trials. UK Research and Innovation, Medical Research Council, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Department of Health and Social Care, Wellcome Trust, British Heart Foundation, and The Alan Turing Institute.

ANALYSIS OF FOREIGN EXPERIENCE OF NORTHERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES REGARDING MODELS OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF FUTURE CREATIVE TEACHERS-LEADERS IN THE CONDITIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Abstract: the article is devoted to the actual problem of forming a “quality” future creative teacher-leader in the conditions of higher education. The focus is on the foreign experience of higher professional pedagogical education in the countries of Northern Europe. It has been established that the professional work of teachers is one of the key determinants not only of educational success of students, but also of their influence on the social and economic development of future Europe. The analysis of models of professional training of teaching staff in higher education in the Northern European countries made it possible to identify a system of priorities in the professional training of teaching staff. The foreign experience of the conducted research can be useful in the context of the training of pedagogues-leaders in the conditions of the higher education system of Ukraine, will contribute to the improvement of the training process.

A survey of debriefing best practice standards implementation and training priorities in nursing simulation educators

BackgroundThere is a lack of research that identifies the status of implementing the debriefing best practice standards and training needs to enhance debriefer competency. QuestionThis study aimed to identify the status of debriefing best practice standards implementation and training priorities in nursing simulation educators using importance-performance analysis. MethodsThis was a cross-sectional descriptive survey with a convenience sample of 143 Korean nursing simulation educators. Collected data included perceived importance and self-assessed performance of debriefing best practice standards implementation and debriefer competency. FindingsThe overall self-assessed performance score was significantly lower than the overall perceived importance of debriefing best practice standards implementation. There were significant positive correlations between Debriefing Assessment for Simulation in Healthcare rubric and importance-performance. The need for debriefer skills development had the highest training demand. DiscussionAn assessment of the perception of debriefing practice can be used to inform future debriefer competency development training programs by identifying areas of improvement according to debriefers. ConclusionThere are differences between self-rated competency in debriefing and the importance. There is a need for professional development to achieve optimal debriefer competency. Further study is needed to identify the effects of a debriefer skills development program on debriefer competency and learner outcomes.

Simulation Training Needs of Nurses for Nursing High-Risk Premature Infants: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Opportunities fomr clinical training in the newborn nursery and neonatal intensive care units (NICU) are becoming insufficient and limited to observation-oriented training. Premature infants admitted to the NICU require specialized and highly sophisticated care. Therefore, this descriptive cross-sectional study aimed to understand nurses' educational needs for establishing a high-risk premature infant nursing simulation training program. It used a descriptive cross-sectional design. We conducted a survey involving 99 newborn nursery and NICU nurses; data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, a paired t-test, an Importance-Performance Analysis (IPA), a Borich needs analysis, and the locus for focus to confirm educational priorities. The scores indicating the importance of nursing high-risk premature infants were higher than those of performance. Results indicated that the highest educational need was in the "treatment and procedure" domain. After deriving the priority of educational needs using the Borich needs analysis and the locus for focus, "maintenance of various tubes" showed the highest priority. By identifying the training priorities for high-risk premature infants nursing using various analytical frameworks, an extended reality simulation program met nurses' high-risk premature infant nursing educational needs. Training for high-risk premature infants treatment and procedures-maintaining various tubes-is highly demanded by nurses and should be prioritized.

South African new educational environment:

South African educational institutions are confronted by a myriad of new policies,legislation and qualification frameworks, resulting in extensive transformation of theSouth African educational landscape. This article explores the effect that the pursuitof transformation objectives is having on communication training and education atuniversities and technikons. A number of transformation priorities for communicationeducation and training is also identified.