Aims: Interest in the well-being of professionals working in psychiatric patient care contexts is growing in the literature. The aim of this study was to explore the perceived role and work experience of psychologist psychotherapists working in Mental Health Centers (MHC).
Methods: A qualitative research was conducted involving psychologists with a training in psychotherapy working in Lombardy who had at least 3 months of working experience in a MHC.
Institutes of higher education have encountered an increase in enrollment of students with intellectual disability (ID). This increase is due, in part, to societal movements (e.g.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe two authors intend to underline the continuities and discontinuities that organize the Milan Approach, after the splitting from Selvini Palazzoli and Prata; they intend to tell the teachings of Luigi Boscolo and Gianfranco Cecchin from the beginning of training in 1978 till nowadays. After having spoken of some important stages in the work till the death of the two masters, the article underlines two major new aspects. 1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis article demonstrates the power and flexibility of linear mixed-effects models (LMEMs) to investigate high-density surface electromyography (HD-sEMG) signals. The potentiality of the model is illustrated by investigating the root mean squared value of HD-sEMG signals in the tibialis anterior muscle of healthy (n = 11) and individuals with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (n = 12). We started by presenting the limitations of traditional approaches by building a linear model with only fixed effects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUsing a multiple probe design, we examined the effects of least-to-most prompting to teach young adults with intellectual disability (ID) to locate and select items using a grocery list presented on an iPad. Sessions were conducted entirely in a community grocery store. The results indicated that participants learned to use an initial grocery list, with one participant demonstrating the ability to use a re-sequenced grocery list and a list with novel items.
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