Identifying families with complex needs after an initial child abuse investigation: A comparison of demographics and needs related to domestic violence,mental health,and substance use

Families with complex needs related to domestic violence, mental health, and substance use have some of the worst child protective services (CPS) outcomes. Although many of these families are identified during a CPS investigation and subsequently referred to home-based postinvestigation services (HBPS), many are re-reported to CPS, so it is important to understand the postinvestigation experiences of this vulnerable group. Therefore, this study compared families with and without complex needs to understand their uniquedemographics, needs, and postinvestigation outcomes.The sample consisted of 2008 caregivers who received HBPS following an initial CPS investigation. The Family Assessment Form (FAF) was used to measure family functioning in eight domains using a 1–5 scale with higher ratings representing worse functioning. Complex needs were indicated by a mean FAF score of 3 or higher for either domestic violence, mental health, or substance use. Using Pearson chi-square analyses and two-sample t-tests, comparisons were made between families with (n = 836) and without (n = 1172) complex needs. Half of caregivers with complex needs had a history of abuse, 25% had three to five needs, and nearly half had six to eight needs; 90% of caregivers without complex needs had zero to two needs. Furthermore, caregivers with complex needs had higher mean scores for concrete, educational, and clinical needs. These findings highlight the importance of recognizing variation among families referred to HBPS and accurate screening to ensure that families with complex needs are offered and receive services matched to their unique characteristics and needs.     

Design and development of VR learning environments for children with ASD

Basic social interaction and executing certain tasks can be difficult for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The symptoms of such behaviour include inappropriate gestures, body language and facial expressions, lack of interest in certain tasks, cognitive disability in coordination of limbs, and a difficulty in comprehending tasks’ requirements. This paper will discuss our efforts to develop virtual learning environments for children with ASD to improve their gestures and their interests in comprehending tasks’ requirements. Virtual environments are ideal for imparting skills necessary for independence before encouraging children with ASD to try these out in the real world and gain real-life experience. A high-end solution and a simplified solution will be presented together with a discussion on their comparison study.     

Doing good while performing well at Flemish universities: benchmarking higher education institutions in terms of social inclusion and market performance

Universities, and higher education institutions in general, are ever more influenced by output-driven performance indicators and models that originally stem from the profit-organisational context. As a result, universities are increasingly considering management tools that support them in the (decision) process for attaining their strategic goals. The growth-share matrix is one of these tools that has proven its value in diverse business and competitive contexts in the past few decades. The present study’s contribution is twofold. First, we apply and interpret the growth-share matrix as part of a strategic positioning analysis in a strategic university context. Second, we extend this tool by incorporating social inclusion as a third dimension in the analysis. In recent years, discussions on the rising social disparity among adolescents in higher education have increased and different types of actors have raised the motivation to create more equal opportunities for prospective students who rank among the group of socially disadvantaged adolescents. The findings of an empirical case of the proposed model for a particular Belgian academic programme show that increased social inclusion and higher performance parameters, such as growth in student enrolments and diplomas, can be reached simultaneously.     

我国企业信息系统的研究范畴和重点

本文探讨了企业信息系统的研究范畴、研究重点及系统建立的必要条件,比较了国内外企业实践环境的差别。笔者认为,企业信息系统是主观信息需求、技术和管理水平及客观环境要求的综合产物,因此企业应根据自身的条件选择建立相应的系统。     

相关支持分析工具在QFD中的应用与改进

QFD(质量功能分解)提供了一种以顾客需求为导向的新产品开发全过程的研究平台。本文阐述了QFD方法的三种模式、质量屋及其优缺点，探讨了模糊分析技术在处理QFD中不确定信息的有效性以及田口方法(稳健设计)在QFD方法的应用中创造优化制造环境的可能性，简单分析了当前QFD与多种分析技术和解决问题方法之间的研究进展，指出了值得进一步深入探讨的研究方向。     

从文学的角度看人的基本需要

＂人的基本需要＂是一个重要的心理学问题,对这个问题仅局限于心理学的领域进行研究显然是不够的。文学和心理学有着密切的关系,大多数文学作品都或隐或显地反映了人类心灵深处的奥秘。因此,从文学的角度研究＂人的基本需要＂具有一定的尝试价值。     

大中型公共图书馆馆藏建设若干问题思考

本文简述了新时代下信息需求多元化对大中型公共图书馆藏书建设的影响,分析信息需求多元化与图书馆馆藏之间的关系,提出未来大中型公共图书馆开展的各项读者服务必须有赖于馆藏资源的建设。     

社会需求导向下的我国社会体育专业课程改革研究

采用文献资料、访谈调查和逻辑分析等方法,对社会体育专业人才未来社会需求进行预测,并对社会需求的社会体育专业人才的素质、知识和能力结构进行深度调研和分析。调查结果表明：＂十二五＂期间我国社会体育产业和体育需求的迅速发展,为社会体育专业人才提供了广阔的就业空间,但目前我国高校的课程体系仍难以适应培养合格社会体育专业人才的要求,因此,应以社会需求为导向,以社会需要的社会体育专业人才素质、知识和能力结构为出发点,推进社会体育专业课程改革。     

数字参考咨询2.0应用的大学生需求调查分析——以南京高校为例

在对中美高校图书馆数字参考咨询2.0服务的网络调查的基础上,以南京高校为例,通过问卷调查,了解大学生对数字参考咨询的认知和使用情况,以及对数字参考咨询2.0服务的需求情况。最后对开展数字参考咨询2.0服务提出建议:在参考咨询中综合应用多项Web2.0技术,加强不同技术的融合,扩大参考咨询2.0服务范围,转变服务模式,提高参考咨询馆员专业素质,完善服务管理,加强参考咨询2.0的推广,开展用户培训。     

学习型图书馆的构建与服务创新

图书馆作为高校文化、信息服务中心,要利用自身优势和条件,正视学习的重要性,营造浓郁的学习氛围,提高馆员的学习积极性。通过不断学习,增强馆员的素质,创新服务手段,满足读者各种需要,以适应网络化、数字化图书馆发展的要求。