{"title":"The role of the social worker in provincial psychiatric hospitals: an Ontario study.","authors":"S Palmer, B Maudsley, S Turner, R McLennan","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Confusion still exists about the roles and functions of social workers in the mental health care system. The authors discuss this role ambiguity and its effects. They then present and discuss the findings of a study that explored the current role of the social worker in Ontario psychiatric hospitals with the following objectives: to document social workers' major roles and activities; to assess role satisfaction; to assess involvement in decision making; and to identify major types of therapy used.</p>","PeriodicalId":75667,"journal":{"name":"Canada's mental health","volume":"32 4","pages":"8-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1984-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21140530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Radio, social support, and mental health.","authors":"J M Ricks","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The author discusses the rise of \"interactive radio\" and its potential as a form of social support. Ranging from music request shows to on-air counselling, interactive radio reduces isolation, allows listeners to participate in various kinds of networking and dialogue, and conveys information and advice that may be helpful in promoting mental health. Based in part on his own experience with a weekly program, the author identifies characteristics of interactive radio that will be to interest or professionals who want to use the medium for community mental health promotion.</p>","PeriodicalId":75667,"journal":{"name":"Canada's mental health","volume":"32 4","pages":"13-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1984-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21140529","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Employee assistance programs: an alternative resource for mental health service delivery.","authors":"J Santa-Barbara","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this article is to provide a very brief introduction to employee assistance programs (EAPs) and their role in the mental health delivery system. In addition, some consideration will be given to the opportunity these programs offer for making a significant impact on both the mental health of Canadians and the productivity of Canadian business.</p>","PeriodicalId":75667,"journal":{"name":"Canada's mental health","volume":"32 3","pages":"35-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1984-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21139455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Women and technology.","authors":"S Belanger","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The introduction of microtechnology (in particular, word processing and data processing instruments and other computer-controlled equipment) has had dramatic effects on the nature, organization and rhythm of work in settings traditionally occupied by female workers (offices, service industries, telecommunications, etc.). This article describes some of these effects, with particular reference to organizational issues within the office setting. Symptoms of excessive stress among office workers are described; the motives for technological change and resistance to change are examined; and some suggestions for procedural reform are offered in the interest of safeguarding the mental health of female workers.</p>","PeriodicalId":75667,"journal":{"name":"Canada's mental health","volume":"32 3","pages":"17-8, 32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1984-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21139452","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sexual harassment on the job: psychological, social and economic repercussions.","authors":"H L Gosselin","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article is an effort to shed new light on what has been commonly termed sexual harassment, to identify its forms and, most importantly, to explore its effect upon those who have been subjected to it. The author's hypothesis is that sexual harassment in the workplace is more a social phenomenon than a personal problem, and that it is the cause of lasting psychological, social and economic after-effects among its victims. Combatting sexual harassment is only part of the solution; we must look beyond its legal aspects to find ways of changing male-female occupational relationships, and we must provide support to victims of sexual harassment.</p>","PeriodicalId":75667,"journal":{"name":"Canada's mental health","volume":"32 3","pages":"21-4, 32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1984-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21139453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Double work and women's health.","authors":"M de Koninck","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In Canada, a high percentage of wives and mothers have full time or part time paid employment outside the home; yet the expectation that they will assume primary responsibility for domestic work persists. As a result, women who work outside the home experience cumulative stress: too many physical and emotional demands to meet, too many hours of work, and a continuous struggle to reconcile the demands of the two work settings. The author considers double work from a socioeconomic, structural viewpoint, and from the perspective of increased psychosocial and health risks. She calls on professionals to address the complex and controversial issues raised by the identification of double work as a risk factor.</p>","PeriodicalId":75667,"journal":{"name":"Canada's mental health","volume":"32 3","pages":"28-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1984-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21139454","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Life event stress: implications for the workplace.","authors":"J Rogers, J Cochrane","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the light of recent research findings and clinical experience, the authors review the concept of \"life event stress\" and discuss the potential impact of major life events and crises on performance, work relationships and quality of life in the workplace. Because employees' responses to major life events and crises are affected by a number of factors, including personal resources and access to social support networks, it is in the interest of the employer to provide appropriate education, counselling and referral resources, reasonable accommodation regarding leave and responsibilities, and other forms of assistance and support in the wake of a major life event or crisis. Co-workers can also lend support.</p>","PeriodicalId":75667,"journal":{"name":"Canada's mental health","volume":"32 3","pages":"2-5, 31-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1984-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21140872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Women and technology.","authors":"S. Belanger","doi":"10.5860/choice.32-4466","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5860/choice.32-4466","url":null,"abstract":"The introduction of microtechnology (in particular, word processing and data processing instruments and other computer-controlled equipment) has had dramatic effects on the nature, organization and rhythm of work in settings traditionally occupied by female workers (offices, service industries, telecommunications, etc.). This article describes some of these effects, with particular reference to organizational issues within the office setting. Symptoms of excessive stress among office workers are described; the motives for technological change and resistance to change are examined; and some suggestions for procedural reform are offered in the interest of safeguarding the mental health of female workers.","PeriodicalId":75667,"journal":{"name":"Canada's mental health","volume":"32 3 1","pages":"17-8, 32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1984-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71047717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Child abuse in Winnipeg: hospital and community together.","authors":"L Mills, B Gravenor, K N McRae","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Winnipeg Children's Hospital Child Protection Centre program for helping physically, sexually and emotionally abused children and their families is presented. The Protection Centre strongly advocates and works within a multidisciplinary approach which includes the hospital, child welfare agencies, the police and the justice system in case management and in carrying out intervention strategies and treatment plans. This approach is considered a most effective means of ensuring the care and protection of children.</p>","PeriodicalId":75667,"journal":{"name":"Canada's mental health","volume":"32 2","pages":"10-5, 23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1984-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21142111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The clergy: a willing but underutilized resource in the care of persons with alcohol problems.","authors":"K Graham, K Jaggs, R Brook","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75667,"journal":{"name":"Canada's mental health","volume":"32 1","pages":"19-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1984-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21140201","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}