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The purpose of this article is to examine the factors that influence fly-in and fly-out (FIFO) mental health service providers' experiences of vicarious trauma as they deliver services to communities in Inuit Nunangat through a constructivist self-development theory (CSDT) lens. Using a participatory action research methodology, we conducted eight semi-structured interviews with providers to understand their perspectives on the risk of developing vicarious trauma and potential mitigation strategies. We identified three themes through thematic analysis: 1) vicarious trauma is a risk associated with working in communities with high rates of trauma; 2) establishing individual and organizational strategies to reduce risk of vicarious trauma may improve FIFO providers' well-being and career longevity; and 3) FIFO models of care may offer protective benefits for mental health service providers against vicarious trauma. We conclude that FIFO models of care may help mental health service providers to manage the risk of vicarious trauma through reduced caseload and less time spent in community.

Mental health providers have rapidly pivoted their in-person practices to teletherapy and telehealth interventions to address the increased demand for mental health services during the COVID-19 crisis. The change to service delivery has emphasised challenges for mental health service providers, particularly in regions that rely on fly-in and fly-out (FIFO) mental health service providers who are no longer able to travel to their places of work. In this qualitative study, we examined the impact of COVID-19 on the delivery of mental health services in Inuit Nunangat. Using a participatory action research methodology, we conducted semi-structured interviews with eight FIFO mental health service providers to understand their experiences and implement strategies to effectively deliver mental health services in a pandemic. We identified three themes through thematic analysis: 1) Service providers identify the challenges in adapting their practices to meet individual and community needs; 2) Service providers recognise the opportunities for enhancements to service delivery; 3) Service providers identify telemental health services as a potentially effective adjunct to in-person sessions. The findings support reconceptualising post-pandemic mental health service delivery to include both face-to-face and telemental health services.

National Immunization Technical Advisory Groups (NITAGs) are crucial for enhancing vaccine use in immunization programs, particularly through off-label recommendations. This study sought to assess the adoption and trends of off-label vaccine recommendations made by NITAGs across low-, middle-, and high-income countries since the COVID-19 pandemic. An online survey was distributed to NITAG representatives in World Health Organization (WHO) member states, asking questions related to off-label use of vaccines including policies, procedures, legislation, and regulations for NITAGs in participants' countries. Respondents across all six WHO regions were invited to participate. Respondents from 76 countries participated in the survey (55 %) were NITAG representatives, and 45 % were immunization program managers or from the NITAG secretariat). Most respondents 52 (68 %) reported their NITAG makes off-label recommendations, 18 (24 %) indicated their NITAG does not make off-label recommendations, and 6 (8 %) were unsure of their NITAG's role. There was a noticeable shift relating to off-label vaccine recommendations observed pre, during, and post-pandemic period. Prior to 2022, 25 (48 %) respondents indicated their country recommended off-label vaccines, 11 (21 %) specified off-label recommendations were limited to emergencies as temporary or conditional expansions, and 6 (12 %) were unsure. After 2022, 30 (58 %) respondents indicated their country recommended off-label vaccines, 4 (8 %) specified off-label recommendations were limited to emergencies as temporary or conditional expansions, 18 (35 %) selected no, and 0 (0%) were unsure. While most countries make off-label recommendations, few (15 %) have policies and procedures to support implementation. Although WHO broadly provides guidance on the mandate and core functions of NITAGs, globally, they have differing mandates and operational capacities related to off-label vaccine use. These findings suggest the need for increased awareness of off-label vaccine recommendations and strengthened dialogue around implementation of off-label recommendations.

This hermeneutic phenomenological study explored the lived experiences of Black women (ages 18-60) across communities in the southeastern United States with religious dissonance, examining how socialization, age, gender, and evolving belief systems influenced their decisions to depart from traditional Church attendance. Through surveys and interviews with 19 participants conducted between July and November 2024, the research investigated three critical aspects: motivating factors for departure from religious institutions, pursuit of alternative spiritual practices, and impact on self-perception, interpersonal relationships, and social justice engagement. The study employed Black Feminist Theory, Psychological Well-Being Theory, and Social Identity Theory as theoretical frameworks to analyze data collected through multiple coding approaches. Findings revealed complex intersections between spiritual identity development, psychological well-being, and community connection, suggesting that religious dissonance represents more than mere departure from traditional Church attendance—it signifies a fundamental transformation in how younger generations engage with spirituality while maintaining cultural connections. The research contributes to existing literature about changing religious practices in Black communities by addressing critical gaps in understanding the intersection of gender bias and spiritual autonomy among Black women and provides insights for religious institutions seeking to understand and address declining participation among Black women under age 60.

For instance, online polling platforms such as Socrative and Kahoot! make quizzing more fun and interactive for students because they provide invaluable immediate feedback to both students and teachers. With real-time analytics, teachers know if students \"got\" a particular concept, or if only some got it, and can immediately reteach or address gaps in students' understanding before moving on to new concepts. A student teacher here at Saint Leo University was recently prohibited by her cooperating teacher from introducing an innovative technique to the classroom. The supervisor saw this simply as \"edutainment\" and a waste of time, saying, \"You have to stick to the curriculum.\" Saint Leo's education department began making the use of technology in classroom environments a priority in our teaching program in 2006, in response to real-world feedback from our recent alumni. Now, our students don't graduate without being exposed to and expected to use a vast array of technology tools. And we didn't stop there.

Professional support provided to teachers is one of the most critical elements in the effort to improve student writing achievement. The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of the Tampa Bay Area Writing Project, a local site of the National Writing Project, on teacher practice, student writing performance, and on student attitudes toward writing. The results of this nine month-long research study were drawn from writing samples from five school districts. The study also examined student attitude surveys, teacher surveys, and teacher interviews. A matched design was employed, whereby treatment and control group teachers were matched in the same schools, by subject/course taught, grade level, and number of years of teaching experience. Statistical analysis, using Repeated Measures ANOVA, of the writing samples and student attitude surveys of all grade levels combined revealed significant differences between students in classrooms of writing project trained teachers and students in classrooms of control group teachers, with students in treatment group classrooms demonstrating higher writing achievement. The greatest differences were found on the elementary level (grades 3–5) where statistical significance was also found. While statistical significance was not found on the middle and high school levels, mean scores for treatment groups were consistently higher than for the control groups for both winter and spring writing assessments. Given the small sample size of this study, (three control and three treatment group classrooms on each the high school and middle school levels), practical significance may be argued in light of the consistently higher means for the treatment group, effect sizes for the treatment group that were consistently double that of the control group, and findings of statistically significant differences for the overall groups. Analysis of the student attitude surveys from all grade levels indicated a statistically significant difference between control and treatment groups, suggesting that writing project training does positively influence students' attitudes toward writing. Teacher surveys and interviews revealed that writing project teachers differed from control group teachers in the amount of classroom time they spent on writing, their use of modeling, their internal locus of control, their use of specific success stories with average and at-risk students to describe their writing instruction, and their focus on student growth over time.

The proliferation of standardized testing is killing education. Ask anybody without a financial or political stake, and that person will tell you it is time to reverse course and stop the unintended, counterproductive consequences of high-stakes testing.

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between laterality, a \"preferred hemispheric mode\", and achievement, in Continuing Medical Education on a bi-modal learning task in which one part of the task appears well suited to a verbal-analytic processing mode and the other part is well suited to a visual-performance holistic mode of processing. The 161 subjects were medical doctors, registered nurses, medical students, and paramedics, 25 to 60 years of age, who were enrolled in the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) course of the American Heart Association (AHA). Subjects were measured on six different variables of laterality that were combined to yield a composite score which became the independent variable for the study. Dependent measures were the ACLS Written Test and the ACLS Performance Test achievement outcomes. Multiple Regression analysis detected significant relationships between intelligence, location (control co-variates for this study), and ACLS Performance Test achievement (a dependent variable) with ACLS Written Test achievement outcomes. Laterality was not found to be related to either ACLS Written or Performance Test achievement. A Chi-Square analysis revealed a nonsignificant (p > .05) relationship of laterality with differential pass-fail ACLS Written and Performance Test achievement outcomes. Task complexity factors and whole brain functioning were discussed as explanations for the findings.

Roberts reviews \"There's Room for Me Here: Literacy Workshop in the Middle School,\" by Janet Allen and Kyle Gonzalez.

Five top presentation designers share their favorite electronic design techniques, using either PowerPoint or Astound.