title: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Stress and Burnout: Evaluating the effect of the online training, PsyFlex6 for Behavioural Therapists

authors: Walker, Carly Anna

subjects: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

abstract: The present research used a randomized controlled design to evaluate the effects of ‘PsyFlex6,’ an online Acceptance and Commitment Training paradigm, for behavioural therapists. Twelve participants completed the six-week ACT training protocol, while another twelve waited. All participants completed measures of psychological flexibility, psychological distress, and burnout at baseline, during training, and post training, and at one and two month follow up measures for trained participants. Later, nine control group participants accepted training, as well as an additional four new participants. In total, 21 individuals completed all training and measures; results from all participants were pooled to observe any effect of the training over all time periods. As hypothesized, initial group comparisons revealed significant benefit for trained participants over controls in areas of psychological flexibility and psychological distress. Further hypotheses that burnout components (total burnout, emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal accomplishment) would be improved, were not supported, but trained participants did exhibit positive change for each of these dimensions. When data were pooled, significant positive changes were observed for psychological flexibility, distress, emotional exhaustion and total burnout, after training and maintained at follow up periods. Personal accomplishment and depersonalization were also improved from baseline, but not significantly so.  In general, social validity data indicate that training content was well comprehended, useful, and that strategies were often used outside of training. Therefore, these findings support the use of PsyFlex6 as a training tool for improving the psychological wellbeing of behavioural therapists.

text: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Stress and Burnout: Evaluating the effect of the online training, PsyFlex6 for Behavioural Therapists The present research used a randomized controlled design to evaluate the effects of ‘PsyFlex6,’ an online Acceptance and Commitment Training paradigm, for behavioural therapists. Twelve participants completed the six-week ACT training protocol, while another twelve waited. All participants completed measures of psychological flexibility, psychological distress, and burnout at baseline, during training, and post training, and at one and two month follow up measures for trained participants. Later, nine control group participants accepted training, as well as an additional four new participants. In total, 21 individuals completed all training and measures; results from all participants were pooled to observe any effect of the training over all time periods. As hypothesized, initial group comparisons revealed significant benefit for trained participants over controls in areas of psychological flexibility and psychological distress. Further hypotheses that burnout components (total burnout, emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal accomplishment) would be improved, were not supported, but trained participants did exhibit positive change for each of these dimensions. When data were pooled, significant positive changes were observed for psychological flexibility, distress, emotional exhaustion and total burnout, after training and maintained at follow up periods. Personal accomplishment and depersonalization were also improved from baseline, but not significantly so.  In general, social validity data indicate that training content was well comprehended, useful, and that strategies were often used outside of training. Therefore, these findings support the use of PsyFlex6 as a training tool for improving the psychological wellbeing of behavioural therapists.

year: 2017

title: The environmental significance of natural nanoparticles

authors: Hartland, Adam

abstract: Natural water-borne nanoparticles are ubiquitous. Their very small size, ranging from 1 to 100 nanometers means they are both highly mobile and chemically reactive. Nanoparticles are central in buffering environmental systems, serving the dual role of limiting potentially toxic metal concentrations, while at the same time providing a supply of metals at levels that enables biochemical reactions to take place.

text: The environmental significance of natural nanoparticles Natural water-borne nanoparticles are ubiquitous. Their very small size, ranging from 1 to 100 nanometers means they are both highly mobile and chemically reactive. Nanoparticles are central in buffering environmental systems, serving the dual role of limiting potentially toxic metal concentrations, while at the same time providing a supply of metals at levels that enables biochemical reactions to take place.

year: 2013

title: A literary and linguistic critique of a Māori lullaby

authors: August, Tipene

subjects: waiata Māori

abstract: Māori song poems surviving from pre-colonial times can provide a valuable source of information about the artistic and cultural heritage of Māoridom. However, they present a number of challenges for the contemporary analyst. On the basis of a stylistic analysis of a Māori lullaby, a number of hypotheses about Māori song poems in general, and the lullaby in particular, are put forward and it is suggested that these hypotheses could be tested in relation to a corpus of song poems. It is hoped that the approach to stylistic analysis adopted here will be of use to scholars of Māori song poems and, perhaps, also to others who are interested in indigenous art forms more generally.

text: A literary and linguistic critique of a Māori lullaby Māori song poems surviving from pre-colonial times can provide a valuable source of information about the artistic and cultural heritage of Māoridom. However, they present a number of challenges for the contemporary analyst. On the basis of a stylistic analysis of a Māori lullaby, a number of hypotheses about Māori song poems in general, and the lullaby in particular, are put forward and it is suggested that these hypotheses could be tested in relation to a corpus of song poems. It is hoped that the approach to stylistic analysis adopted here will be of use to scholars of Māori song poems and, perhaps, also to others who are interested in indigenous art forms more generally.

year: 2001-02