There has been recent pressure for practitioners to consider cultural variables when implementing evidence-based interventions. Therefore, the Semistructured Interview for Consideration of Ethnic Culture in Therapy Scale (SSICECTS) was empirically developed to address this issue. First, psychometric properties of a 6-item scale were evaluated in 279 individuals of various ethnicities. Results indicated two factors accounting for 71% of the variance (ethnic cultural importance and ethnic cultural problems). Internal consistency and convergent validity were satisfactory. Ethnic minority participants demonstrated significantly higher scores than did Caucasians, suggesting this scale may be particularly applicable in ethnic minority populations. In a second study, a controlled trial was conducted to examine clinical utility of the semistructured interview component in a subsample of 151 participants. Participant interviewees were queried about their basic demographic information and were subsequently instructed to evaluate the interviewers' performance. Interviewees were then randomly assigned to receive the SSICECTS or a parallel semistructured interview regarding exercise. After participants completed their respective semistructured interviews, they were again instructed to evaluate the interviewers. Results indicated both semistructured interviews enhanced evaluations. However, interviewers who administered the SSICECTS were perceived as having greater knowledge and respect of participants' ethnic culture.
A Bacia hidrográfica do Riacho Água Fria, está localizada no município de Barra do Choça, possuindo uma área de 125 km². A cafeicultura é uma importante atividade agrícola desenvolvida na bacia. O presente trabalho teve como finalidade, principal, avaliar as práticas de manejo e conservação do solo na cultura cafeeira na bacia. A pesquisa de campo constou do levantamento da eficácia das práticas conservacionistas, através do preenchimento de uma matriz de campo, como também a aplicação de questionários junto aos produtores rurais. O trabalho de gabinete abrangeu os trabalhos teóricos e a sistematização e análise do dados e informações de campo. Como resultados o trabalho aponta que as práticas de manejo e conservação dos solos têm permitido o equilíbrio dos sistemas socioambientais, contribuindo para a manutenção de uma elevada capacidade hídrica da bacia e do Sistema Água Fria de abastecimento urbano. No entanto, vários são os pontos isolados em que foram constatadas diversas situações de conflitos entre o potencial de uso e o uso efetivo dos solos na bacia, podendo contribuir significativamente para uma situação de ameaça do seu potencial ambiental.
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