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Work and Mental Health in Social Context
by Mark Tausig Rudy FenwickAnyone who has ever had a job has probably experienced work-related stress at some point or another. For many workers, however, job-related stress is experienced every day and reaches more extreme levels. Four in ten American workers say that their jobs are "very" or "extremely" stressful. Job stress is recognized as an epidemic in the workplace, and its economic and health care costs are staggering: by some estimates over $ 1 billion per year in lost productivity, absenteeism and worker turnover, and at least that much in treating its health effects, ranging from anxiety and psychological depression to cardiovascular disease and hypertension. Why are so many American workers so stressed out by their jobs? Many psychologists say stress is the result of a mismatch between the characteristics of a job and the personality of the worker. Many management consultants propose reducing stress by "redesigning" jobs and developing better individual strategies for "coping" with their stress. But, these explanations are not the whole story. They don't explain why some jobs and some occupations are more stressful than other jobs and occupations, regardless of the personalities and "coping strategies" of individual workers. Why do auto assembly line workers and air traffic controllers report more job stress than university professors, self-employed business owners, or corporate managers (yes, managers!)? The authors of Work and Mental Health in Social Context take a different approach to understanding the causes of job stress. Job stress is systematically created by the characteristics of the jobs themselves: by the workers' occupation, the organizations in which they work, their placements in different labor markets, and by broader social, economic and institutional structures, processes and events. And disparities in job stress are systematically determined in much the same way as are other disparities in health, income, and mobility opportunities. In taking this approach, the authors draw on the observations and insights from a diverse field of sociological and economic theories and research. These go back to the nineteenth century writings of Marx, Weber and Durkheim on the relationship between work and well-being. They also include the more contemporary work in organizational sociology, structural labor market research from sociology and economics, research on unemployment and economic cycles, and research on institutional environments. This has allowed the authors to develop a unified framework that extends sociological models of income inequality and "status" attainment (or allocation) to the explanation of non-economic, health-related outcomes of work. Using a multi-level structural model, this timely and comprehensive volume explores what is stressful about work, and why; specifically address these and questions and more: -What characteristics of jobs are the most stressful; what characteristics reduce stress? -Why do work organizations structure some jobs to be highly stressful and some jobs to be much less stressful? Is work in a bureaucracy really more stressful? -How is occupational "status" occupational "power" and "authority" related to the stressfulness of work? -How does the "segmentation" of labor markets by occupation, industry, race, gender, and citizenship maintain disparities in job stress? - Why is unemployment stressful to workers who don't lose their jobs? -How do public policies on employment status, collective bargaining, overtime affect job stress? -Is work in the current "Post (neo) Fordist" era of work more or less stressful than work during the "Fordist" era? In addition to providing a new way to understand the sociological causes of job stress and mental health, the model that the authors provide has broad applications to further study of this important area of research. This volume will be of key interest to sociologists and other researchers studying social stratification, public health, political economy, institutional and organizational theory.
Work and Occupation in French and English Mental Hospitals, c.1918-1939 (Mental Health in Historical Perspective)
by Jane FreebodyThis open access book demonstrates that, while occupation has been used to treat the mentally disordered since the early nineteenth century, approaches to its use have varied across different countries and in different time periods. Comparing how occupation was used in French and English mental institutions between 1918 and 1939, one hundred years after the heyday of moral therapy, the book is an essential read for those researching the history of mental health and medicine more generally. It provides an overview of the legislation, management structures and financial conditions that affected mental institutions in France and England, and contributed to their differing responses to the new theories of occupational therapy emerging from the USA and Germany during the interwar period.
Work and Welfare in the New Russia
by Nick Manning Ovsey ShkaratanThis title was first published in 2000. The UNDP announced on 29th July 1999 that 'A human crisis of monumental proportions is emerging in the former Soviet Union.' This book reports on the crisis through original and detailed data made possible by the changes that have taken place in Russia in the 1990s. Based on an EU and ODA funded project, it examines in depth the patterns of contemporary unemployment and poverty, the origins of Russian social policies and their aims, implementation and effects up to 2000. The conclusion situates the findings within a discussion of the future of the Russian welfare state and the policy choices, alternatives and consequences emerging in the context of current social conflicts.
Work and the Older Person: Increasing Longevity and Wellbeing
by Linda Hunt Caroline WolversonPart exploration, part knowledge building, and part narration, Work and the Older Person: Increasing Longevity and Well-Being draws on the latest research from a variety of disciplines and resources to paint a complete picture of productivity in old age. Dr. Linda A. Hunt and Caroline E. Wolverson, along with 11 contributors, discuss the relationship between work and aging and highlight the importance of working into old age. Each chapter of Work and the Older Person focuses on narratives from older workers that support the evidence presented with personal stories. These stories illustrate the opportunities, challenges, frustrations, and choices that older people face in maintaining a productive lifestyle. Simultaneously, the text highlights current events and the economy largely within Western societies and discusses the struggle some countries have supplying the financial benefits paid to retirees. Overall, the text shows how working into old age can contribute to longevity and greater quality of life. Occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, gerontologists, social workers, psychologists, and those working with older people in the health and social care sector will appreciate the inspiring accounts from older workers discussing how work contributes to their self-identity, quality of life, health, and well-being.Work and the Older Person: Increasing Longevity and Well-Being shows how engaging in occupations brings purpose to people’s lives. The text will be of value to all professionals working with older adults, as well as older adults themselves looking to maintain a productive lifestyle.
Work, Culture, and Wellbeing Among Prison Governors in England and Wales (Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology)
by Karen Harrison Lauren Smith Helen Nichols Rachael MasonThis book offers a focused and detailed insight into the health and wellbeing of prison staff, specifically focussing on prison leaders and managers. The authors bring together expertise from psychology, health, law, and criminology, to present a unique multidisciplinary examination of health and wellbeing based on interviews with Prison Governors’ Association members. Examining how the participants described their health and wellbeing at work and at home, the authors reveal dysfunctional culture, disenchantment and disengagement, the heavy weight of expectations and high levels of professional uncertainty relating to the future. It argues that more governor grade specific and arguably mandated support is needed. Recommendations from the book will contribute to improving health and wellbeing amongst the governor work force, feeding into positive outcomes in relation to staff retention and prison expansion challenges.
Work, Health and Wellbeing in the Construction Industry
by Michelle Turner Helen LingardThis book covers a wide range of topics relating to the health and wellbeing of the construction workforce. Based on more than two decades of work examining various aspects of workers’ health and wellbeing, the book addresses a key topic in construction management: how the design of work environments, construction processes and organisation of work impact upon construction workers’ physical and psychological health. Occupational health is a significant problem for the construction industry. However, the subject of health does not receive as much attention in occupational health and safety research or practice as the subject of safety. Traditional management approaches (focused on the prevention of accidents and injuries) are arguably ill-suited to addressing issues of workers’ health and wellbeing. This book seeks to explain how workers' health and wellbeing are impacted by working in the construction industry, and suggest ways in which organisations (and decision makers within them) can positively shape workplaces and practices in ways that better support constructions workers to maintain healthy and productive working lives. Including chapter summaries and discussion questions to encourage student readers to reflect on and formulate their own viewpoints about the issues raised in each chapter, the book has the potential to be used as a textbook in undergraduate or postgraduate occupational health and safety, or construction management courses dealing with occupational health and safety. It could also be used as supplementary recommended reading in undergraduate or postgraduate programmes in architecture, engineering or management.
Work, Precarity and COVID-19
by Christine Pichler Carla KüffnerThe anthology presents the social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in the field of work and gainful employment from a multidisciplinary perspective of social and economic sciences. Specifically, it deals with the analysis of changes in work processes and relations in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Different facets of the discussion are taken up, and the topic of "work, precarity and COVID-19" is discussed along a wide range of diversity categories (age, gender, disability, social origin, ethnicity, religion, etc.) and their intersections (intersectionality). At the same time, the focus is on discussing alternative models and ways of dealing with the current crisis that (re)establish social justice and inclusion through work.The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence. A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content.
Work-Based Learning in Clinical Settings: Insights from Socio-Cultural Perspectives
by Viv Cook; Caroline Daly; Mark NewmanThe importance of learning in the workplace has long been recognised in clinical education, however the twin demands of the explosion in clinical knowledge and the changing dynamics of the clinical workplace have exposed the shortcomings of existing clinical learning practices and understandings of clinical learning in the workplace. There is a growing demand for conceptual and methodological tools that can help to develop understanding of the complex set of relationships involved in learning in professional healthcare contexts. This ground-breaking volume brings together the work of pioneering scholars of learning and is unique in providing a detailed account of socio-cultural theory in relation to clinical education. Work-based Learning in Clinical Settings clearly illustrates the potential breadth of application and the strength and diversity of research in this field. Each chapter engages with a distinct issue and follows a specific structure to present an extended case-based presentation of the research that explains the: .architecture of the concept or theory .application of the concept/theory to clinical education .methodological approaches used as well as the implications and limitations . understanding of the workplace clinical learning that emerged as a result of the research It is ideal for professionals in clinical education, healthcare policy makers and shapers, and postgraduate students who will find the thorough, innovative research enlightening.
Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Review of the Evidence
by Steering Committee for the Workshop on Work-Related Musculoskeletal Injuries: The Research BaseA report on Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Work: Promoting Participation and Productivity Through Occupational Therapy
by Brent M. Braveman Jill J. PageHere's the first book of its kind to provide a comprehensive overview of the full range of occupational therapy interventions for work-related services. The authors build a foundation of knowledge based on the development of the worker role, the meaning and function of work in modern-day society, and cultural interpretations of work. They then focus on specialized areas of occupational therapy assessment and intervention, including psychosocial and physical assessment and preventative programming.
Workable Sisterhood: The Political Journey of Stigmatized Women with HIV/AIDS
by Michele Tracy BergerWorkable Sisterhood is an empirical look at sixteen HIV-positive women who have a history of drug use, conflict with the law, or a history of working in the sex trade. What makes their experience with the HIV/AIDS virus and their political participation different from their counterparts of people with HIV? Michele Tracy Berger argues that it is the influence of a phenomenon she labels "intersectional stigma," a complex process by which women of color, already experiencing race, class, and gender oppression, are also labeled, judged, and given inferior treatment because of their status as drug users, sex workers, and HIV-positive women. The work explores the barriers of stigma in relation to political participation, and demonstrates how stigma can be effectively challenged and redirected. The majority of the women in Berger's book are women of color, in particular African Americans and Latinas. The study elaborates the process by which these women have become conscious of their social position as HIV-positive and politically active as activists, advocates, or helpers. She builds a picture of community-based political participation that challenges popular, medical, and scholarly representations of "crack addicted prostitutes" and HIV-positive women as social problems or victims, rather than as agents of social change. Berger argues that the women's development of a political identity is directly related to a process called "life reconstruction." This process includes substance- abuse treatment, the recognition of gender as a salient factor in their lives, and the use of nontraditional political resources.
Workable Sisterhood: The Political Journey of Stigmatized Women with HIV/AIDS
by Michele Tracy BergerWorkable Sisterhood is an empirical look at sixteen HIV-positive women who have a history of drug use, conflict with the law, or a history of working in the sex trade. What makes their experience with the HIV/AIDS virus and their political participation different from their counterparts of people with HIV? Michele Tracy Berger argues that it is the influence of a phenomenon she labels "intersectional stigma," a complex process by which women of color, already experiencing race, class, and gender oppression, are also labeled, judged, and given inferior treatment because of their status as drug users, sex workers, and HIV-positive women. The work explores the barriers of stigma in relation to political participation, and demonstrates how stigma can be effectively challenged and redirected. The majority of the women in Berger's book are women of color, in particular African Americans and Latinas. The study elaborates the process by which these women have become conscious of their social position as HIV-positive and politically active as activists, advocates, or helpers. She builds a picture of community-based political participation that challenges popular, medical, and scholarly representations of "crack addicted prostitutes" and HIV-positive women as social problems or victims, rather than as agents of social change. Berger argues that the women's development of a political identity is directly related to a process called "life reconstruction." This process includes substance- abuse treatment, the recognition of gender as a salient factor in their lives, and the use of nontraditional political resources.
Workbook For Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care: The Basics
by Hartman PublishingThis very affordable workbook is designed to help students review what they have learned from reading the textbook. It is organized around learning objectives, which work like a built-in study guide. Multiple choice, true/false, crosswords, critical thinking scenarios, and other activities test the student's knowledge of each chapter.
Workbook for Diagnostic Medical Sonography: A Guide To The Vascular System (Diagnostic Medical Sonography Series)
by Ann Marie KupinskiDesigned to accompany Diagnostic Medical Sonography: Vascular Imaging, this Workbook offers a full complement of self-study aids that actively engage students in learning and enable them to assess and build their knowledge as they advance through the text. Most importantly, it allows students to get the most out of their study time, with a variety of custom designed exercises to help them master each objective.
Workbook for Diagnostic Medical Sonography: A Guide to Clinical Practice Obstetrics and Gynecology (Diagnostic Medical Sonography Series)
by Susan Stephenson Julia Dmitrieva Barbara Hall-TerraccianoDesigned to accompany Diagnostic Medical Sonography: A Guide to Practice Obstetrics & Gynecology, Fourth edition, this Workbook offers a full complement of self-study aids that actively engage students in learning and enable them to assess and build their knowledge as they advance through the text. Most importantly, it allows students to get the most out of their study time, with a variety of custom designed exercises to help them master each objective.
Workbook for Diagnostic Medical Sonography: Abdomen and Superficial Structures
by Diane KawamuraDesigned to accompany Diagnostic Medical Sonography: A Guide to Clinical Practice Abdomen and Superficial Structures, Fourth edition, this Workbook offers a full complement of self-study aids that actively engage students in learning and enable them to assess and build their knowledge as they advance through the text. Most importantly, it allows students to get the most out of their study time, with a variety of custom designed exercises to help them master each objective.
Workbook for Diversified Health Occupations (3rd Edition)
by Louise M. SimmersThis textbook provides students with the core knowledge and skills required for entry-level positions in a variety of health occupations. In addition to the core knowledge, it offers extensive subject matter on selected professions such as dental, medical and nurse assistants, as well as an overview of the many health-related careers that students might choose. An accompanying workbook allows students to apply knowledge and skills through assignment sheets and step-by-step procedures. All necessary materials for instruction and evaluation are provided in a Teacher's Resource Kit. Supplements Computerized Testbank 0-7668-1824-1 Instructor's Manual 0-7668-1823-3 - 8 1/2" x 11," 840 pages, 4 color, HA Instructor's Resource Kit 0-7668-1821-7 Student Workbook 0-7668-1822-5 - 624 pages Diversified Health Occupation Activity Software 2E 0-7668-2789-5
Workbook for Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care: Long-Term Care (2nd edition)
by Hartman PublishingWelcome to the Workbook for Nursing Assistant Care: Long-Term Care This workbook is designed to help you review what you have learned from reading your textbook. For this reason, the workbook is organized around learning objectives, just like the textbook and even your instructor's teaching material. These learning objectives work as a built-in study guide. After completing the exercises for each learning objective in the workbook, ask yourself if you can DO what that learning objective describes. If you can, move on to the next learning objective. If you cannot, just go back to the textbook, reread that learning objective, and try again. The answers to the work¬book exercises are in your instructor's teaching guide.
Workbook for Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care: The Basics
by Hartman Publishing StaffDesigned to help students review what they have learned from reading the textbook, the workbook is organized around Learning Objectives, which work like a built-in study guide. Multiple choice, true/false, crosswords, word searches, critical thinking scenarios, and other activities test the students knowledge of each chapter.
Workbook for Introductory Medical-Surgical Nursing
by Lippincott Williams WilkinsPublisher’s Note: Products purchased from 3rd Party sellers are not guaranteed by the Publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. The Workbook for Introductory Medical-Surgical Nursing is designed to help students practice and retain the knowledge gained from the textbook and provides a basis for applying that knowledge in nursing practice. Each chapter of the Workbook is divided into three sections: “Assessing Your Understanding,” “Applying Your Knowledge,” and “Getting Ready for NCLEX.” The first section concentrates on the basic information of the textbook chapter and helps students remember key concepts, vocabulary, and principles with exercises like Fill in the Blanks, Labeling, Matching, Sequencing, and Short Answers. The second section consists of exercises that ask students to apply the knowledge gained through short answer questions, critical thinking exercises, and case study activities. The third and final section helps students practice answering NCLEX-PN questions to reinforce knowledge. The answers to the Workbook exercises are provided on the Instructor side of thePoint.
Workbook for Lippincott Textbook for Nursing Assistants
by Pamela J. CarterMaster the skills and concepts for success with ease! Featuring a wide variety of review questions, active learning exercises, and procedure checklists, this engaging workbook helps you ensure a confident, competent understanding of the concepts, skills, and vocabulary detailed in Lippincott Textbook for Nursing Assistants: A Humanistic Approach to Caregiving, 6th Edition . Multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and true/false questions challenge your retention of textbook content and help you prepare for tests and exams. Think About It! exercises inspire critical thinking and enhance your analytical skills. Matching activities, word jumbles, and crossword and word find puzzles provide fun, engaging ways to review important concepts and vocabulary. Labeling, sequencing, and identification exercises clarify procedures and processes. Procedure checklists reinforce key protocols and help you excel in laboratory exercises. Pam's pearls boost your confidence with encouraging insight based on the author’s real-life experience.
Workbook for Lippincott's Advanced Skills for Nursing Assistants: A Humanistic Approach to Caregiving
by Pamela J. Carter Amy StegenDeveloped to complement Lippincott's Advanced Skills for Nursing Assistants, this workbook will engage students with its fun learning activities and innovative exercises. Fully integrated with the text, this student study tool will facilitate review and motivate students to succeed in their nursing assistant course.
Workbook for Mosby's Textbook for Medication Assistants
by Sheila A. Sorrentino Diann MuzykaReinforce your understanding and review essential concepts and procedures in this chapter-by-chapter companion to Mosby’s Textbook for Medication Assistants. A wide variety of exercises and activities help you evaluate your strengths and weaknesses and ensure success in medication administration. <ul> <li>Chapter-by-chapter lessons review textbook content to enhance your understanding.</li> <li>Exercises in each chapter help you practice what you’ve learned.</li> <li>Checklists for each procedure provide valuable self-evaluation.</li> </ul>
Workbook for Nursing Assisting: A Foundation in Caregiving
by Hartman PublishingThis very affordable workbook is designed to help students review what they have learned from reading the textbook. It is organized around learning objectives, which work like a built-in study guide. Multiple choice, true/false, crosswords, word searches, critical thinking scenarios, and other activities test the student's knowledge of each chapter. It also includes skills checklists and a practice exam for the certification test.
Workbook for Timby's Fundamental Nursing Skills and Concepts
by Barbara K. Timby Loretta A. Moreno Brigitte MoseleyUpdated to reflect the latest revisions to Timby's Fundamental Nursing Skills and Concepts, 12th edition, this dynamic Workbook for Timby's Fundamental Nursing Skills and Concepts delivers an engaging review of key LPN/LVN nursing concepts and skills and prepares students to successfully apply their knowledge on exams and in LPN/LVN practice. Each chapter reinforces the latest LPN/LVN practices detailed in the companion textbook through review exercises, application activities and additional NCLEX-PN® practice questions, strengthening students’ critical thinking capabilities and NCLEX preparation®.