Using longitudinal data on a cohort of high-school graduates, I show that youth who reveal poor attitude and self-esteem subsequently attain fewer years of postsecondary education relative to their high school cohort, are less likely to be employed 14 years following high school and, where working for pay, realize lower earnings. Furthermore, I find evidence that poor attitude and self-esteem i...

BACKGROUND The role of the acute hospital nurse has moved away from the direct delivery of patient care and more towards the management of the delivery of bedside care by healthcare assistants. How newly qualified nurses delegate to and supervise healthcare assistants is important as failures can lead to care being missed, duplicated and/or incorrectly performed. OBJECTIVES The data described...

The role of affective commitment and future work self salience in the abusive supervision–job performance relationship Kun Yu, Weipeng Lin, Lei Wang*, Jingjing Ma, Wenqi Wei, Haifeng Wang, Wencai Guo and Jing Shi Department of Psychology, Peking University, Beijing, China Department of Human Resource Management, Business School, Nankai University, Tianjin, China Sunshine Life Insurance, Beijing...

Career expectations contribute to job satisfaction, which ultimately affects personnel retention. This paper focuses on a current trend in career literature: career self-efficacy, judgments about the efficacy of one's career choice and adjustment. Career self-efficacy is relevant to occupational therapy in that therapists are leaving the profession because of unmet career expectations. This pap...

Cases coming to the general practitioner and falling under psychiatry belong to 4 categories : (1) Cases which the practitioner can treat himself, 50%. (2) Cases suffering from self limiting illness, 25%. They need supervision only. (3) Cases requiring expert advice and help, 10%. A specialist is necessary for their treatment. (4) Cases which are chronic and unteratable by any known method, 15%.

There are multiple ethical issues that clinicians must navigate in the course of providing psychological and rehabilitative services. Such responsibility requires ongoing decision-making, process review, and adept clinical judgment. Moreover, adjunctive supervision and consultation promotes proficiency and clinical accountability. Likewise, continuous critical self-evaluation helps identify pro...