Combating substance misuse: competences and preparation of special education department students

Al‐Zboon, Eman

doi:10.1186/s13011-016-0086-x

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“…Although Jordan was one of the first countries to endorse the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), and issued the Jordanian Law (31) on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which recognizes the need for access to assistive technology as a human right, putting this law into effect is complicated by cultural, family, and sociopolitical forces. In Jordan, using assistive technology as an ethical practice is considered especially important, since it represents a modern trend in Jordanian education, but there are many barriers to using such technology effectively, such as current practice in teacher training, low awareness levels, and unfavorable economic conditions (Al-Zboon, 2017a, 2019; United Nations, 2017).…”

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Perceptions of Assistive Technology by Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments in Jordan

Al‐Zboon¹

2020

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness

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Introduction: Ethical practices and technology are current trends in education for individuals with disabilities. This study investigates the perceptions of assistive technology expressed by teachers of students with visual impairments (i.e., blindness or low vision) in Jordan. Methods: The research involved 20 teachers. Data were collected via semistructured interviews and analysis carried out via the constant-comparative method. Results: The results highlight the challenges that teachers perceive in using assistive technology with their students, particularly regarding computer use, the willingness of a child to use a particular device, the lack of such technologies in schools and in the home, and a lack of training in the home. The results highlight perceived external barriers to the effective use of assistive technology, including those related to finance, training, societal attitudes, and family support. It appears that assistive technology can also have negative effects, which can be considered an ethical issue, since such technologies can expose students with visual impairments to negative community attitudes, addiction, bullying, abuse, and extremism. Discussion: Teachers highlight the issues they experience in using assistive technology with students with visual impairments in Jordan, which can be explained by the contextual conditions in the country. Implications for practitioners: Decision-makers in the field of visual impairment need to consider these issues through providing professional development, addressing financial barriers, and conducting awareness programs for students regarding the effective use of assistive technology.

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Section: The Jordanian Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

Perceptions of Assistive Technology by Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments in Jordan

Al‐Zboon¹

2020

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness

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“…That a number of study participants used the program to self-manage pain points to the need to better understand and address chronic pain management among PWUD. Although chronic pain is common among PWUD [ 60 – 62 ], it remains inadequately treated due to the intersection of poverty, stigma, discrimination, and regulatory pressures, often necessitating self-management through illicit drug use [ 63 – 68 ]. Our study showed that inadequate pain management was common among people accessing the program and how an unintended but important benefit of the program was addressing inequities in pain treatment among PWUD produced by the healthcare system.…”

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“It’s Helped Me a Lot, Just Like to Stay Alive”: a Qualitative Analysis of Outcomes of a Novel Hydromorphone Tablet Distribution Program in Vancouver, Canada

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North America is experiencing an overdose crisis driven by fentanyl, related analogues, and fentanyl-adulterated drugs. In response, there have been increased calls for “safe supply” interventions based on the premise that providing a safer alternative (i.e., pharmaceutical drugs of known quality/quantity, non-adulterated, with user agency in consumption methods) to the street drug supply will limit people’s use of fentanyl-adulterated drugs and reduce overdose events. This study examined outcomes of a hydromorphone tablet distribution program intended to prevent overdose events among people who use drugs (PWUD) at high risk of fatal overdose. Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with 42 people enrolled in the hydromorphone distribution program. Additionally, over 100 h of ethnographic observation were undertaken in and around the study site. Transcripts were coded using NVivo and based on categories extracted from the interview guides and those identified during initial interviews and ethnographic fieldwork. Analysis focused on narratives around experiences with the program, focusing on program-related outcomes. Our analysis identified the following positive outcomes of being enrolled in the hydromorphone tablet distribution program: (1) reduced street drug use and overdose risk, (2) improvements to health and well-being, (3) improvements in co-management of pain, and (4) economic improvements. Our findings indicate that the hydromorphone distribution program not only is effective in responding to the current overdose crisis by reducing people’s use of illicit drugs but also addresses inequities stemming from the intersection of drug use and social inequality. Safe supply programs should be further implemented and evaluated in both urban and rural setting across North America as a strategy to reduce exposure to the toxic drug supply and fatal overdose.

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“…Furthermore, studies that examined the influence of parenting practice and styles related to substance use indicated that child exposure to family member(s) substance use and positive parental norms about alcohol were associated with increased child substance use [ 32 ]; in addition, the mother’s stringent behaviors were significantly associated with a decrease in the risk of smoking and drinking [ 33 ]. Findings from previous studies [ 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 ] highlighted the fact that parents and peers appear to be the key influencing factors in early adolescents’ smoking and drinking initiation behaviors. Therefore, it is necessary to discuss these factors to protect early adolescents from initiation of tobacco and alcohol use.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…Although various factors at the personal (behavioral/mental health, neurological developments, etc. ), micro (families, schools, and peers), and macro (socioeconomic and physical environments) levels contribute to harmful substance use among adolescents [ 9 ], parental and peer influences have been the subjects of focus in numerous studies [ 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 ]. Thus, it is necessary to take the developmental characteristics of early adolescents into account when considering the reasons why they are more likely to be influenced by their parents and peers.…”

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“…Some studies that investigated family and peer influences on smoking and drinking among early adolescents indicated that their smoking and drinking habits were influenced by those of their parents, siblings, and peers, although peer influences were the strongest [ 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 ]. Moreover, three longitudinal studies indicated that friends’ smoking and drinking behaviors had larger magnitude of association with those of adolescents compared with their parents’ or siblings’ behaviors, [ 21 , 22 , 23 ], while some studies found that the effect of friends’ smoking and drinking behaviors was stronger among early adolescents than among middle or late adolescents [ 23 , 24 , 25 ].…”

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Factors Associated with Smoking and Drinking among Early Adolescents in Vanuatu: A Cross-Sectional Study of Adolescents and Their Parents

Nakaseko

Kotera

Nakazawa

2020

IJERPH

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This cross-sectional study determined whether various factors, such as parental behavior, attitude, and knowledge and sibling and peer behaviors, were associated with smoking and drinking among early adolescents in the Republic of Vanuatu. For this purpose, logistic regression analysis was used to determine the relative importance of the factors as well as the influences of the parents/guardians, siblings, and peers. The participants consisted of 157 seventh- and eighth-grade adolescents (mean age = 13.3 years; 52.2% girls), including their parents/guardians, from three public schools in Vanuatu. According to the results, the proportions of smokers and drinkers among the adolescents were 12.7% each, while the majority of the parents/guardians disapproved of underage smoking and drinking. In addition, peer influences (i.e., regularly smoking and/or drinking and offering tobacco and/or alcohol) was significantly associated with ever smoking and drinking, whereas parental and sibling influences did not have a significant impact on ever smoking and drinking. In sum, being given tobacco or alcohol from peers had the strongest association with ever smoking and drinking among the adolescents in this study. Thus, future school-based intervention programs should focus on enhancing early adolescents’ life skills, including the ability to resist offers of tobacco and/or alcohol from their peers.

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Combating substance misuse: competences and preparation of special education department students

Cited by 21 publications

References 18 publications

Perceptions of Assistive Technology by Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments in Jordan

Perceptions of Assistive Technology by Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments in Jordan

“It’s Helped Me a Lot, Just Like to Stay Alive”: a Qualitative Analysis of Outcomes of a Novel Hydromorphone Tablet Distribution Program in Vancouver, Canada

Factors Associated with Smoking and Drinking among Early Adolescents in Vanuatu: A Cross-Sectional Study of Adolescents and Their Parents

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