Professional Reputation Research Articles

Incorporating merged treatment procedures for children with autism: A case report

ABSTRACT We examined interprofessional collaboration in a pre-service training model which incorporated the merging of three treatments: Occupational Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology, and Applied Behavior Analysis. We examined the effects of changes in the clinician interprofessional skill repertoire on therapeutic outcomes for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Three licensed professionals modeled core techniques from their respective professions to establish benchmark standards for skill demonstration in the treatment of children with autism. Treatment phases were implemented sequentially targeting multiple therapist and child behaviors within a multiple-baseline across participants’ single case experimental design. Therapist skills improved to show a diverse repertoire of intervention techniques to match supervisor proficiencies. These interprofessional skills were delivered simultaneously in a timely and efficient manner. Assessed outcomes for children with autism included increased frequency of verbalizations, engagement during adult-directed interactions, visual-motor task productivity, and improved postural alignment. The study suggests that integrated training across interprofessional techniques enhanced a diverse repertoire of clinician skills, while systematically demonstrating child improvement on many interprofessional treatment goals.

HOW TO BE A DIGITALLY SAVVY RESEARCHER

It is easier than ever for researchers to disseminate and report their findings once the job of collecting data and formulating a conclusion is complete. The process of research, scholarship, and publication is central to higher education (Mason et al., 2021). However, the existing model of research dissemination is far from adequate, as it does not meet the demands of the more competitive side of academia; journal publications and conference participation are no longer sufficient to build and establish professional reputations (Relojo-Howell, 2021a). Both your academic colleagues and the broader lay audience of those seeking to learn more about your specific area of study now have significantly more tools at their disposal to find the information they are looking for. As a result, researchers need to work harder at establishing themselves as respected professionals in their respective fields through a broader range of networking activities, including creating an online presence where their work can be found quickly and efficiently.

Exploring the perspectives of key stakeholders in returning to work after minor to serious road traffic injuries: a qualitative study.

This qualitative study conducted in Queensland, Australia aimed to explore various stakeholders' perspectives on (1) the barriers and facilitators of Return to Work (RTW) for injured persons following minor to serious Road Traffic Injuries (RTI) in a fault-based scheme, and to investigate the changes needed to better support RTW following RTI. The study was performed using the Interpretive Description methodological approach. Data were collected during interviews (n = 17), one focus group (n = 4), and an open-ended survey (n = 10) with five categories of stakeholders: treating health providers, workplace representatives, legal representatives, rehabilitation advisors, and insurers. Participants were eligible to participate if they had at least one year of employment history in their respective profession in Queensland, Australia, and were experienced in assisting the RTW of people with RTI. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. Seven themes were extracted reflecting the barriers and facilitators of RTW along with stakeholders' recommendations to address these barriers. These themes were: (1) knowledge is power; (2) stakeholder expertise; (3) early and appropriate treatment matters; (4) insurers could do better; (5) necessity of employers' support; (6) fix the disjointed system; (7) importance of individual factors pre- and post- injury. The main barriers identified were stakeholders' insufficient communication and knowledge on RTW process following RTI. Individual and system barriers identified in this study suggest that RTW after RTI occurs in a complex system requiring the commitment of all stakeholders. This is particularly important for managing knowledge-related barriers by provision of high quality and easily accessible information about the RTW process, disability schemes, and the nature of RTI.

Axiological-legal dimension of the rule of law

The article is devoted to the study of the rule of law as an axiological and legal core of professional advocacy. The necessity of using the axiological approach to reveal the significance of the principle of the rule of law as an axiological-legal attribute of professional advocacy is substantiated. In this context, the understanding of the basic principles on which a lawyer is based in the process of implementing the rule of law in his professional activity has been improved. Therefore, the main legal acts regulating the professional activity of a lawyer, and through which the red thread is the principle of the rule of law, designed to harmonize public relations. During the study, it was argued that the rule of law permeates the entire structure of legal regulation of social relations. The primary significance of the rule of law as a principle for advocacy is that it (rule of law) harmonizes other principles, eliminates contradictions in their application and fills the principles of advocacy with the so-called real practical content, ie applicable in the daily practice of each lawyer. One of the most important independent, self-governing institutions of civil society is to participate in the administration of justice, provide legal aid on a professional basis, perform its public legal function of monitoring state compliance with the rule of law and implement the rule of law. As forerunners of the rule of law, lawyers must also take care of their own professional reputation and the authority of the legal community as a whole. Finally, the emphasis is on the fact that the rule of law is a super-principle, a guiding legal doctrine on which all other principles of advocacy depend.

Online Social Networks And Their Influence

Individual identities can be shaped not only offline but also online, according to studies. However, students' online identities in higher education institutions are complicated. Academics are interested in using social media to improve their professional identity and reputation, according to empirical research. The current research looked at the impact of online social capital and social networking on graduate students' professional identity formation. The research hypotheses were tested using structural equation modelling. A total of 298 graduate students from one of Iran's top public universities and three private higher education institutions were included in the study. The findings revealed that using online social capital as a mediator, online social networks in higher education environments can influence the creation of students' professional identities. The purpose of this study is to see how social networking affects college students. The research incorporates a variety of approaches to reach this goal, including descriptive/interpretive literature reviews and earlier studies conducted by academics and industrial institutions. It also makes use of polls conducted among university students. In order to investigate the impact of social networking on college students, a questionnaire was issued to 179 students from various universities and higher education institutes around the Sultanate of Oman.

AHMET MİTHAT EFENDİ ROMANLARINDA MEMURİYET VE YÖNETİM ALGISI

Ahmet Mithat Efendi, who discussed the social, cultural and administrative structure of the period through his works, was one of the most prolific writers of his time. Focusing on public education, Ahmet Mithat Efendi wrote about different subjects such as Westernization, social life, education, women’s education, marriage, superstitions, slavery, minorities and he aimed to be didactic through his characters. The stories and novels penned by Ahmet Mithat Efendi addressing the social and political structure, serve thus as a source of information on the society of his time.
 This paper seeks to analyze the perspective on the administration and civil service system in the novels of Ahmet Mithat Efendi as well as the positive and negative criticisms in these novels; and to provide insights into the social and political structure of the period. To that end, it examines the following works of Ahmet Mithat Efendi that are relevant for the research subject: Felâtun Bey ve Rakım Efendi, Paris'te Bir Türk, Esrâr-ı Cinâyat, Müşahedat and Jön Türk. This paper concludes that civil service was as a respectable profession in the Tanzimat period, that degenerated due to the unsuitability of people in this profession and lack of professional discipline. While Ahmet Mithat Efendi made some criticisms in his works on administration, he nevertheless never extended criticisms to the sultan to include any negative expression on his person.

Factors influencing Chinese parents’ willingness to send children to study abroad: findings from the China family panel studies

ABSTRACT Although there is a growing trend in China of students’ willingness to study abroad, the factors influencing parents’ willingness to send children to study abroad remain understudied. Based on the data of family panel studies in China, we tested the factors influencing parents’ willingness to send children to study abroad. Our findings showed that parents’ educational expectations and professional reputations significantly increased parents’ willingness, with the former having the greatest impact on willingness than other factors. Interestingly, Communist Party members had a low probability of sending children to study abroad. We found no significant differences between urban and rural areas regarding the impact of parents’ educational expectations, professional reputation and political status on parents’ willingness to send children to study abroad, yet urban residents were more willing and more likely than rural residents to send children to study abroad because of environmental problems.

Continuous Challenges: Case Study of a Sustainable University Adult Education Graduate Program

Through their history, adult education graduate programs have flourished and dwindled and sustainability always seems to be in jeopardy. This case study examines one program’s growth, decline, and continuous rebirth in the competitive higher education market and academic stratification. Throughout its 55 years of existence, faculty have risen from the ranks to embrace an entrepreneurial spirit and leadership. Through flexibility and diversification, the program has evolved to meet the needs of the current learners. This model is sustainable if all faculty focus on the program first and their own professional reputations second.

The psychological mechanism of internet information processing for post-treatment evaluation

Digital healthcare has been greatly benefiting the public health system, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. In digital healthcare, information communication through the Internet is crucial. The current study explores how patients' accessibility and trust in Internet information influence their decisions and ex-post assessment of healthcare providers by employing the Bayesian Mindsponge Framework (BMF) on a dataset of 1,459 Vietnamese patients. We find that patients’ accessibility to Internet information positively affects the perceived sufficiency of information for choosing a healthcare provider, and their trust in the information intensifies this effect. Internet information accessibility is negatively associated with post-treatment assessment of healthcare providers, and trust also moderates this effect. Moreover, patients considering professional reputation important while making a decision are more likely to regard their choices as optimal, whereas patients considering services important have contradicting tendencies. Based on these findings, a concern about the risk of eroding trust toward Internet sources about healthcare information is raised. Thus, quality control and public trust-building measures need to be taken to improve the effectiveness of healthcare-related communication through the Internet and facilitate the implementation of digital healthcare.

Professional Ethics of Legal Advisors or Advocates when Proceeding in Court

This study aims to determine the professional ethics of a legal advisor or advocate when proceeding in court. This study uses a quantitative approach. Data were collected using the document study method conducted by the author. The conclusion can be stated that the advocate profession, in which the concept of an advocate is an officer of the court or in the language of Law Number 18 of 2003 concerning Advocates, an advocate is a law enforcer. As a law enforcer, upholding ethics from the perspective of the advocate profession is very contextual and therefore the next discussion will be followed on how the position and role of the advocate professional organization in upholding the ethics. Professional organizations have a Code of Ethics that imposes obligations and at the same time provides legal protection to each of its members in carrying out their profession. Advocates as a respectable profession who in carrying out their profession are under the protection of the law, the law and the Code of Ethics must maintain the image and dignity of the honor of the profession, as well as be loyal and uphold the Code of Ethics and Professional Oath, whose implementation is supervised by the Honorary Council. The Indonesian Advocate Code of Ethics is the highest law in carrying out the profession, which guarantees and protects but imposes an obligation on every advocate to be honest and responsible in carrying out their profession, especially when proceeding in court.

Serving quarreling masters: Frontline workers and policy implementation under pressure

AbstractHow do frontline workers implement policy when it is politically contested and they face strong pressure from politicians and the media? Based on original data and a multi‐method analysis of juvenile justice policy and child protection policy in Switzerland, we show that political conflict can change policy implementation when frontline workers adapt their implementation practices in response to political and media pressure. We demonstrate that frontline workers seek to limit the influence of political pressure on policy implementation to safeguard their professional autonomy and reputation. However, we observe that they may also occasionally engage in what we call “blame‐avoiding policy implementation.” While formally complying with the policy mandate, frontline workers exploit their street‐level discretion to make policy implementation less scandal‐prone and blameworthy, thereby lowering the likelihood of blame attacks. The findings have important implications for our understanding of policy implementation and the functioning of bureaucracy in more conflictual times.

The use of discourse expertise to control the provision of legal services and establish discursive hegemony in commercial law practice: a case study from Europe

Abstract This study examines the commercial law context in which two different law firms representing the same company client engaged in hegemonic discourses to establish control over the provision of legal services for an international Merger and Acquisition (M&A) transaction, which was negotiated across different European jurisdictions in English. The ability to construct and maintain discursive hegemony can help strengthen a dominant position for lawyers in a competitive market for professional services. For this type of professional activity, discursive hegemony relates to power that is achieved through discourse expertise, and the way it was used to prioritize legal advice about a contentious issue and persuade the other discourse participants to accept it. Discourse expertise involves the ability to access and leverage disciplinary knowledge and deploy a range of discursive-communicative strategies to deal with contested orders of interactional discourse. In conjunction with discourse and genre analysis of authentic negotiation documents and emails sourced from one of the participating law firms in Istanbul, the research process involved on-site interviews at the law firm to obtain grounded explanations of the discursive strategies and practices used by lawyers actually involved in the M&A negotiation process. This ethnographic research also revealed how hegemonic features of discourse expertise are operationalized under the law firm’s mentoring system to the point where they become embedded in its disciplinary culture and professional reputation.

Penerapan Sifat Amanah Pada Komisaris Independen Dan Komite Audit Dalam Mewujudkan Good Corporate Governance

The role of Independent Commissioners and Audit Committees in carrying out their duties and authorities must comply with the professional code of ethics, in the implementation of Good Corporate Governance, the role of independent commissioners and audit committees that have a trustful nature is required. This paper tries to provide a fresh perspective by incorporating religious elements or religious values, especially Islam, namely trustworthiness. This characteristic will be used as a model to optimize the professional norms of independent commissioners and audit committees in implementing corporate governance. The methodology used in this article uses a literature review to draw conclusions from existing data sources and details the importance of emulating the nature of the Trust in the roles and responsibilities of independent commissioners and audit committees. This article explains the relationship between trustworthiness and optimizing the implementation of good corporate governance. The conclusion drawn is that the nature of trust must be applied to play its role in achieving good corporate governance. Because by applying trustworthiness to the principles of professional behavior, people will understand the applicable regulations and not take actions that tend to damage their professional reputation and tend to be honest and thorough in carrying out the tasks assigned to them.

Murphy and the Sixteenth Amendment in Relation to the Taxation of Non-Excludable Personal Injury Awards

A recent panel decision of the U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Murphy v. Internal Revenue Service, shocked the tax community by holding that Internal Revenue Code section 104(a)(2) was unconstitutional by failing to exclude from gross income revenue (damages for emotional distress and injury to professional reputation) that is not “income” under the Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.A petition for rehearing en banc was filed, but, in a highly unusual move, the D.C. Circuit panel that decided the case, on its own motion, vacated its judgment and set the case for re-argument.Before 1996, section 104(a)(2) had excluded from gross income compensatory damages on account of personal injuries, including non-physical personal injuries of the type suffered by plaintiff Murphy. In 1996, Congress narrowed the exclusion so that it only applied to damages on account of physical personal injuries, thereby removing the exclusion for non-physical injuries. The panel stated its constitutional holding as follows:Insofar as § 104(a)(2) permits the taxation of compensation for a personal injury, which compensation is unrelated to lost wages or earnings, that provision is unconstitutional.Part I contains a brief description of the federal constitutional provisions concerning taxation and how they are related to each other. Part II discusses the issue of how to interpret the Sixteenth Amendment. Part III considers the on-the-merits exclusionary theories offered by the Murphy panel.

Fake News, Defamation, Online Reviews, and Their Potential Devastating Consequences for Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons.

Anecdotal evidence of the exposure and vulnerability of aesthetic plastic surgeons to fake news and online defamation by a minority of vociferous patients has been accruing over the past 10 to 20 years and lurks, hidden like an iceberg, beneath our specialty. Because of acute embarrassment, it is rarely, if ever, discussed in public, and the true extent of the underlying problem remains unknown. The authors sought to accurately document the true magnitude of defamation in British aesthetic plastic surgery. An anonymous online survey was distributed to all full members of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons in the summer of 2020. Forty-six percent of full British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons members responded. Over one-half had experienced denigration of their professional reputation; the most common medium reported was digital defamation. Over three-quarters of the respondents had been the subject of patient blackmail in an attempt to refund professional fees, and, most distressingly, almost one-third stated that the incident had significantly impacted their mental well-being. The majority had found help from their professional bodies to be significantly lacking. These findings reveal a torment among aesthetic plastic surgeons that has not, to the authors' knowledge, been previously recognized and requires urgent attention by professional organizations.

Augmented Reality in Radiology for Education and Training-A Design Study.

Education is an important component of every healthcare system. Patients need to be educated about their planned procedures; healthcare professionals need to be trained in their respective profession. Both patient education and the training of healthcare professionals are often completed in person, which requires resources and is bound to certain times and places. Virtual educational environments can potentially save human and monetary resources, increase learner engagement, and enable users to learn according to their own schedules. This design study describes proofs of concept for two augmented reality-enabled (AR) educational tools, utilizing a Microsoft HoloLens head-mounted display. In the first use case, we demonstrate an AR application which could be used to educate cancer patients about their radiotherapy treatment and potentially reduce patient anxiety. The second use case demonstrates an AR training environment, which could complement the practical training of undergraduate radiography students. Two prototypes—VIPER, for patient education, and ARTUR for the training of radiography students—were developed and tested for viability and usability, both based on individual user tests. Both patient and student education were evaluated as viable and usable additions to conventional educational methods, despite being limited in terms of accessibility, usability, and fidelity. Suitable hardware is becoming more accessible and capable, and higher-fidelity holograms, better utilization of real-world objects, and more intuitive input methods could increase user immersion and acceptance of the technology.

What are the Bad Habits and Behaviors of Inconsiderate Doctors in Chinese Inhabitants' Mind? A Cross-Sectional Study.

PurposeThis study aims to 1) investigate inhabitants’ perceptions of doctors’ inconsiderate behaviors during diagnosis and treatment, 2) explore the factors influencing inhabitants’ attitudes toward doctors’ professional reputation, and 3) examine the status of doctors’ inconsiderate behaviors and inhabitants’ attitudes and behaviors toward these doctors in China.Patients and MethodsA cross-sectional online survey was conducted with 2050 participants from over 30 Chinese cities, from March to June 2018. In total, 1598 valid questionnaires were obtained (with an effective response rate of 77.95%). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, exploratory factor analysis, and logistic linear regression analysis.ResultsWe developed a questionnaire comprising of 15 items regarding doctors’ inconsiderate behaviors based on inhabitants’ perspectives (Cronbach’s alpha was 0.944). Additionally, we identified the factors that influence the attitudes of inhabitants regarding doctors’ professional reputation, such as frequency of medical consultations, medical expenses, education catalog, and type of medical insurance. A majority of the participants highly valued Chinese doctors’ professional reputation (87.55%), and trusted them (86.29%). However, about 60.27% of the participants reported a pessimistic-like judgment on the current doctor–patient relationship (DPR) in China. Participants believed that Chinese doctors received a high income (20.47%), maintained a high social status (23.46%), and had a heavy workload (59.95%). Furthermore, about 54.88% of participants reported that they would not engage in aggressive behaviors against doctors during a dispute. Lastly, about 26.66% of participants reported that they would act rationally when they were dissatisfied with their doctors.ConclusionImpassive emotions and improper actions of doctors toward patients jointly contributed to the disrepute of Chinese doctors. Although DPR was becoming tense, Chinese inhabitants held a positive evaluation of doctors’ professional reputation. While an improvement in the economic situation and reputation of doctors enhanced the DPR, there remains an urgent need to improve the working environment in regard to future Chinese health reforms.

Amphibious Magical Realism? The Shape of Water as Cinematic Trauma Narrative

Amphibious Magical Realism? <i>The Shape of Water</i> as Cinematic Trauma Narrative

Telegram Channels in the System of Expert and Political Communication in Modern Russia

Political telegram-channels play an important role in maintaining political decision making and shaping the public agenda in modern Russia. Both features of the messenger itself (convenience, a low barrier to entry, a short “shoulder” of communication) and the specifics of the political system of modern Russia together with the predominance of non-public policy have prompted political elites to use indirect communication and anonymous instruments of political struggle. Furthermore, political telegram-channels are in demand as an instrument of expert communication and reflection about the current political situation. The purpose of the research is to analyse the features of political and expert communication in telegram-channels in Russia. It is concluded that, despite the objective predominance of manipulative content, telegram-channels form a special expert ecosystem, a kind of “distributed think tank” which analyses Russian internal political and international agenda in real time. Experts and analytical centres use telegram-channels to communicate their position both to decision makers and the general public. The main problem with the use of telegram-channels as an expert network and “distributed think tank” is to distinguish between manipulative and expert components. A widespread phenomenon of “formative analytics” (manipulative content which pretends to be an expertise) take place in telegram-channels. To solve this problem, we offer analytical tools that require high professional skills in working with information from a researcher, as well as the use of the professional reputation of the sources within the real expert community.

Toward a phenomenology of taking care

ABSTRACT Context and Purpose From nurses to dentists and doctors, caregivers undergo significant initial and life-long training. This training, however, rarely addresses the subjective side of their practice, especially the lived experience of caregiving. Better understanding this experience can nevertheless help to build fruitful relationships with patients. We focus on what it is like to take care of someone else and attempt to outline an encompassing “phenomenology of care”. Methods We investigate the lived experience of caregivers during their first meeting with a patient. We rely on micro-phenomenological interviews, which offer fine-grained, first-person descriptions of someone’s holistic experience in a given situation. Results We show how the subjective experience of meeting a new patient can be structured with i) categories of micro-experiential acts (gathering information, assessing and performing actions), ii) the scopes of these acts, which involve inner and outer perceptions, various elaborations, regulations and interventions and iii) a range of experiential modalities. Conclusion We highlight the richness of lived experience, and what all caregivers intimately share beyond the frame of their respective professions and practices. We discuss our results in terms of methodology, finalized and productive activities, pre-reflective aspects, and reflexive practice.