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Examination of the reliability and validity of the Triage Assessment Form: Families
vi TABLE OF CONTENTS
Abstract iv
Acknowledgements v
Chapter One – Introduction
Statement of the Problem 5
Purpose of the Study 5
Rationale 6
Significance of the Study 7
Limitations 7
Definitions 8
Summary 9
Chapter Two – Literature Review
Crisis Assessment 11
Family Assessment Tools 18
Current Research in Domestic Violence 20
Crisis Intervention 21
Batterers 22
Assessment 26
Women 31
Summary 32
Chapter Three – Methodology
Research Design 33
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Sampling 34
Instrument 34
Procedure 37
Data Analysis 39
Hypothesis 40
Null Hypothesis 41
Summary 41
Chapter Four – Results
Demographic Information 42
Reliability 54
Scenario Ratings 56
Correlation Data 58
Factor Analysis 61
Chapter Five - Discussion
Introduction 75
Conclusion 76
Demographic Information 76
Scenario Identification 77
Ranking of Scenarios 78
Reliability of Scenarios 79
Reliability of Subscales 79
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Scenario Correlations 80
Recommendations 82
References 85
Appendix A Triage Assessment Form: Families 94
Appendix B Consent to Participate in the Study 95
Appendix C Scenarios 96
Appendix D Demographic Information 99
ix LIST OF TABLES
Table 1 Design of the Study 35
Table 2 Hypothesized Scoring for TAF: F 36
Table 3 Gender by Age 43
Table 4 Victimization by Gender 44
Table 5 Perpetrator by Gender 44
Table 6 Mild Scenario Identification 45
Table 7 Moderate Scenario Identification 46
Table 8 Marked Scenario Identification 48
Table 9 Severe Scenario Identification 49
Table 10 Victims Identification in the Severe Scenario 50
Table 11 Victims Identification in the Marked Scenario 50
Table 12 Victims Identification in the Moderate Scenario 51
Table 13 Victims Identification in the Mild Scenario 52
Table 14 Perpetrator Identification in the Severe Scenario 52
Table 15 Perpetrator Identification in the Marked Scenario 53
Table 16 Perpetrator Identification in the Moderate Scenario 53
Table 17 Perpetrator Identification in the Mild Scenario 54
Table 18 Reliability of the TAF: F 55
Table 19 Cronbach's Alpha for the Subscales of the TAF: F 56
Table 20 Comparisons of the Hypothesized and Actual Scores 57
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Table 21 Correlations by Scenario 61
List of Figures
Table 22 Scree Plot Severe Scenario 62
Table 23 Scree Plot Marked Scenario 65
Table 24 Scree Plot Moderate Scenario 67
Table 25 Scree Plot Mild Scenario 70
Table 26 Scree Plot Combined Scenario 73
Table 27 Correlations between Scenarios 81
The problem of intimate partner violence is well documented in the research literature as well as popular media (Stover, 2005). Dramatic events such as the Lacey Peterson case and the O. J. Simpson trial have contributed to societal recognition of domestic violence. Researchers in the United States estimate that 1 in 6 women are victims of intimate partner violence (Straus, 1999). Not only are the victims of such abuse experiencing this crisis event but other members of the family are affected as well (Dodson & Kurpius, 1977; Fathalla, 2005; Stover, 2005). According to a study conducted by McDonald, Jouriles, Ramisetty-Mikler, Caetano and Green (2006) 15.5 million American children lived in families in which domestic violence had occurred at least one time. Although they may or may not witness the event, children are aware that one parent is being abused, causing stress and trauma for them (Busby, 1996; Kemp, 1998). In the literature, the term domestic violence is used interchangeably with intimate partner violence, marital assault (Ganley, n.d.) and family violence (Volson, 2007). For the purpose of this research the term domestic violence will be used. With respect to the term family, in domestic violence situations where the mother leaves the father or the father leaves mother due to violence/abuse, a family is defined as a mother or father and their children. Historically, intervention and treatment have been ineffective for the victims of domestic violence and exasperating for mental health workers (Dutton & Gondolf, 2000). Typically, in a time of crisis, women and children enter shelters due to a recent physical
2 attack on the mother. At this time, the mother feels her life is in danger (Stainbrook & Hornik, 2006). During her stay at a shelter, assessment of lethality, housing, employment, education, counseling and support are available to her and her children. A woman will leave her relationship up to seven times before she terminates the relationship (J. Scott, personal communication, May 9, 2009). The phenomenon in which woman return to their abuser raises the question for this researcher as to the assessment of these women and their children in this time of crisis. If proper crisis assessment is completed, could the cycle of returning to an abusive relationship be interrupted? There is no consensus for defining how an individual experiences crisis; however, similarities can be found. For example, in the way many people respond to a perceived crisis. Hoff (1995) defined crisis as "an acute emotional upset arising from situational, developmental, or sociocultural sources and resulting in a temporary inability to cope by means of one's usual problem-solving devices" (p. 4). James and Gilliland (2001) defined crisis as "a perception or experiencing of an event or situation as an intolerable difficulty that exceeds the person's current resources and coping mechanisms" (p. 3). According to Myer (2001) a crisis is a subjective experience of an event or situation as defined by the person or persons experiencing the crisis. He further states that the person "…must believe the event to be overwhelming and perplexing" (p. 4). Individuals experiencing a crisis have an inability to cope using their normal coping methods. Not only do they have an inability to cope, they experience physical symptoms such as a pounding heart, racing thoughts, an inability to eat or sleep, relational problems, extreme emotionality or restricted emotion (Collins & Collins,
3 2005). According to Lewis and Roberts (2001), in order to resolve the crisis situation an individual must master certain affective, cognitive and behavioral tasks throughout the crisis phase. Although crisis has been studied and described as an individual experience; it can be also understood as a family experience (Dodson & Kurpius, 1977; Fathalla, 2005; Stover, 2005). There are multiple perspectives on how families experience crisis. Families in crisis attempt to cope with an extraordinary situation which has disrupted their normal life routine in undesirable ways. "When the family's reservoir of coping behaviors become depleted or outmoded and they do not know what to do they are in a crisis" (Ahrons, 1999, p. 385). Hoff (1995) believed that not only is the individual experiencing a crisis, but the members of that individual's family system are in crisis as well. Hoff further explained that if the source of trouble lies within the family, as opposed to external sources (e.g., flood, fire or racial prejudice), the crisis and the family systems responses are more intense. According to Bowen (1994), families respond to each others needs, emotions, behaviors, thoughts, expectations and individual stressors. The family members become interdependent because of the connectedness and reactivity. The emotional interdependence supports the cohesiveness and cooperation families need to protect shelter and feed their members. Crisis can intensify these processes that support unity and collaboration; anxiety can escalate and spread through the members which can lead to problems (Bowen). According to Goldenberg and Goldenberg (2000), a family's usual developmental trajectory becomes disrupted when a crisis occurs consequentially changing the nature of familial relationships within the family system. A family's susceptibility to crisis is also determined by how it defines a traumatic situation. For
4 example, what one family perceives as a crisis situation may not faze another family (Hoff). Traditionally, crisis assessment and intervention has taken an individual approach (Aguilea, 1998; Hoff, 1995; Myer, 2001; Slaikeu, 1990). When a crisis occurs that is intrafamilial, such as domestic violence, those who are most traumatized often are the ones who lack support (Gilliland & James, 2005). Typically, crisis intervention workers focus on the women leaving the abusive relationship, or the child who witnessed the violence, but not on the family as a system. Between 1979 and 2003 at least 33 different instruments were developed and designed to measure domestic violence (Waltermauerer, 2005). During the 1970s much of the research was qualitative, where women reported on their violent experiences (Dobash & Dobash, 1979). Domestic violence researchers looked at time frames of victimization (Tolman, 1989) and screening tools, such as interviewing and questionnaires, were developed to identify abused women (Brown, Lent, Brett, Sas & Pederson, 1996; Lewis, 1985). Research on how victims experience crisis situation as it pertains to domestic violence is plentiful. However, little is known about how the crisis affects the family system affectively, behaviorally or cognitively. When families are experiencing domestic violence often they enter into shelters or treatment facilities in crisis. Mental health workers need to provide crisis assessment and intervention strategies to appropriately respond to the family's situation (Rathus & Feindler, 2004). The following are two examples of popular assessment tools currently used to evaluate families in crisis situations. McCubbin, Olson and Larson (1981) developed the Family Crisis Oriented Personal Evaluation Scales (F-Copes). This tool is
5 useful when families are experiencing difficult or stressful situations. The F-Copes focuses on two levels of interaction, how families handle stress between members, and how families handle external problems which affect their members (McCubbin, Thompson, & McCubbin, 1996). The Family Functioning Scale (FFS) was created by Bloom, 1995 (cited in Swan & Harringan, 1995) to measure family functioning in a variety of situations. These situations include career choices, abused families, alcoholism, and gender differences (Swan & Harrigan). Tools to measure family functioning are plentiful but none measure a family's affective, behavioral and cognitive response to crisis. Statement of the Problem
Domestic violence is a widespread problem affecting the individual victim and their families (Ganley, n.d.). While individual crisis intervention approaches are important, a failure to view the impact on the family as a whole has created a dearth of literature on treatment of the family as a system when violence occurs. Green (2003) considers the family to be a system of interrelated parts equally influencing one another (van Geert & Lichtwarck-Aschoff, 2005). Therefore, if one member is experiencing a crisis all members of the family will have a reaction to the situation. "Rarely is a treatment program designed and aimed at the family system level" (Gelles & Maynard, 1987). This study was conducted to provide mental health workers in the domestic violence field with an effective tool to evaluate families in crisis situations. Purpose of the Study The purpose of this study is to determine the validity and reliability of the Triage Assessment Form: Families (TAF: F) developed by Myer & Conte (2006) in order to
6 measure the impact of a domestic violence crisis on families. Validity of the TAF: F was assessed using exploratory factor analysis. Reliability was tested using an internal consistency model. Finally, the research evaluated the capacity of the TAF: F to distinguish among mild, moderate, marked and severe reactions of families to domestic violence situations. Rationale Family violence has been around for generations (Barnett, Miller-Perrin, & Perrin, 2005). As increased numbers of women and their children in acute crisis stemming from domestic violence situations seek assistance from agencies, advocates and counselors must be prepared to provide assistance (Roberts & Roberts, 2000). Mental health providers must first address how this crisis situation has impacted the people experiencing the situation (Maxmen & Ward, 1995; Myer, 2001). Families who endure a crisis situation experience a breakdown in communication, coping, problem solving strategies (McCubbin, Thompson, & McCubbin, 1996) and family support (Navia & Ossa, 2003). Crisis intervention is moving in the direction of an ecological or systems approach. A review of the literature revealed a lack of assessment tools designed to measure a family's response to a crisis situation. Specifically, no assessment tool designed to measure the affective, behavioral and cognitive responses after a crisis was found. To determine the magnitude of the crisis and monitor progress, accurate measurement is necessary (Lewis & Roberts, 2001). As a connection between the crisis worker and the families experiencing the crisis is formed, the ability to measure the affective, behavioral and cognitive responses will facilitate and promote healing within the family.
7 Significance of the Study Bureau of Justice Statistics reported that between 1998 and 2002, 11% of all reported and unreported incidences of violence were in the family. Families should provide its members with warmth, security and intimacy, but often members experience fear, intimidation and violence from their loved ones (McKie, 2005). Specifically, domestic violence has traumatic effects on all members of the family (Kemp, 1998). Crisis intervention must be done swiftly and effectively (Hoff, 1995). Ineffective interventions which ignore any or all members of the family system may lead to the development psychological disorders (James & Gilliland, 2001). Historically, interventions have been ineffective for the victims of domestic violence and exasperating for mental health workers (Dutton & Gondolf, 2000). Myer and Conte (2006) developed an assessment tool, the Triage Assessment Form: Families (TAF: F), to measure the impact of a crisis on families. The TAF: F has been adapted from the Triage Assessment Model (Myer et al., 1992). Establishing the reliability and validity of the TAF: F will provide professionals in the field of crisis intervention the ability to more confidently determine a family's affective, behavioral and cognitive reactions to a domestic violence situation and other crisis situations. In turn, more effective interventions can be applied to return the family to a state of equilibrium with the ability to more effectively respond to the crisis and avoid psychological disturbances. Limitations The purpose of this research is to measure the validity and reliability of the TAF:F. There are several limitations to this study. A limitation is defined as factors
8 which may negatively affect or weaken the study for which the researcher has no control (Gay, Mills, & Airasian, 2006). There are situations in research that create a threat to external validity and limit generality (Krathwohl, 1993). There are four possible limitations which could threaten the external validity of this study: the Hawthorne Effect, the subjects thoughts about the study (Huck & Cormier, 1996), novelty (McMillan & Schumacher, (2006) and the disruption effect (Houser, 1998). The Hawthorne Effect may occur when the subjects are aware they are participating in a research investigation and they act differently or alter their answers because they are being observed (Huck & Cormier, 1996). The subjects' thoughts can make a difference in the results of the research (Huck & Cormier). For example, if participants were once victims, currently victims, in close proximity to an abusive relationship, or working in the field of domestic violence, that could have an effect on the way they rate the scenarios presented. The novelty effect is a concern due to the possibility participants will respond with increased enthusiasm because they are doing something new and different (McMillan & Schumacher, 2006). The disruption effect occurs when an unpredicted disturbance occurs during the experiment (Houser, 1998). For example, fires drill during the experiment. The final limitation to this study is that the participants are responding to hypothetical situations as opposed to real life scenarios. Consequently, there may be a discrepancy between reading about a hypothetical situation and a family's reaction to experiencing a crisis situation. Definitions Domestic Violence – A pattern of controlling behaviors (i.e. physical, emotional, verbal, sexual, and financial abuse) between intimate partners.
9 Family – A mother or a father and children. Family Crisis – An experience of an event which disrupts the homeostasis of the family altering the family's ability to use their normal coping methods and disrupting their normal routine patterns. Mild Reaction – In regard to the TAF: F a response to a crisis that indicates the need for minimal and indirect crisis intervention. Moderate Reaction - In regard to the TAF: F a response to a crisis that indicates the need for reasonable and collaborative crisis intervention. Marked Reaction – In regard to the TAF: F a response to a crisis that indicates the need for more direct crisis intervention. Severe Reaction – In regard to the TAF: F, a response to a crisis that indicates the need for rigorous and direct crisis intervention. Conte (2005, p. 13), developed the operational definitions for reaction to organizational crisis in his research. The current definitions of mild, moderate, marked and severe reactions to crisis have been borrowed from his research. Summary If one family member is experiencing a crisis situation, all of the members of the family will be affected by the consequences of the crisis. Having an effective assessment tool designed at the family systems level is essential to facilitate and promote healing. Myer and Conte (2006) developed an assessment tool, the Triage Assessment Form: Families, to measure the impact of a crisis on families. Specifically, the TAF: F measures the families' affective, cognitive and behavioral reactions to the crisis. This study was designed to establish the reliability and validity of the TAF: F.
In 1942 the catastrophic event of the fire at Cocoanut Grove Melody Lounge in Boston that killed 492 people and injured hundreds launched the field of crisis intervention. At that time Eric Lindemann (1944) developed a model for acute grief that has served as the groundwork for crisis intervention. As a result, the amount of literature in the field of crisis intervention has grown significantly. Dramatic events such as the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the Red Lake School shootings and Columbine School Massacre, hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the tsunami in Southeast Asia, and the Washington D.C. sniper shootings, have contributed to the growth in the literature. Another factor expanding crisis intervention literature is the areas of research in domestic violence, family violence, and sexual assault ( Kreidler & England, 1990; Salter, 1988; Walker, 1989). The recognition that specialized treatment is needed to prevent more serious psychological problems for people who have experienced a crisis has also sparked this growth (Ursano, 1999; Wilson & Raphael, 1993). This literature review will be divided into three sections. The first section will focus on assessment for crisis intervention, and assessment models. The second section will focus on current family assessment tools measuring crisis in families. The last section will contain current research being conducted in the field of domestic violence.
11 Crisis Assessment The need for effective crisis intervention depends on quick and accurate assessment (Greenstone & Leviton, 1993; Hoff, 1995; Myer, 2001). Crisis intervention is a growing human services field, and accurate assessment is necessary to provide appropriate intervention services (Hoff, Myer, 2001). Failure to correctly evaluate crisis reactions can be perilous to both the person in crisis and the mental health worker (Hoff). Assessment is vital but sometimes an overlooked element in effective crisis intervention (Lewis & Roberts, 2001, Myer, Williams, Otten, & Schmidt, 1992). Assessment provides the groundwork for the intervention plan. According to Myer (2001), assessment should be continual with mental health workers, checking the client's reactions on an ongoing basis to establish what level of intervention is needed. Determining the most effective approach and resources for the client demands that the crisis worker have the ability to properly assess the client's cognitive, emotional and behavioral reactions to a crisis situation (Kulic, 2005; Lewis & Roberts, 2001; Myer 2001). There are three basic forms of assessment tools used for crisis assessment; rapid assessment instrument (RAI), the interview (Lewis & Roberts, 2001; Myer, 2001) and general personality assessments (Myer et. al., 1992). RAIs measure a client's reactions to specific crisis events. Not only do RAIs provide information applicable to a specific crisis event, but they also provide a means of monitoring a client during treatment and allowing crisis workers to plan interventions based on the individual's need (Corcoran & Roberts; 2000; Myer, 2001). RAIs allow crisis workers to foresee the course of treatment, to predict setbacks (Corcoran & Roberts) and to look for possible symptoms that may
12 emerge as treatment progresses (Myer). However, a disadvantage of using RAIs is that symptoms not typically associated with a specific crisis may be missed because the appropriate questions are not asked (Myer). Also, diverse cultural perspective must be considered because symptoms may be misinterpreted unless the instrument has been validated using individuals from different cultures (Prediger, 1994). The most widely used assessment practices in crisis intervention range from unstructured to structure interviews. In the unstructured interview, crisis workers pose questions in a seemingly random manner, hoping to uncover material that will lead to effective and appropriate intervention (Myer, 2001). Myer notes that if crisis workers use a cognitive approach, they will focus on the client's perception. If crisis workers are more affectively oriented, they will be apt to ask questions to assess the client's emotions. The structured interview involves asking a set of predetermined questions (Durlak & Roth, 1983). A drawback of the structured interview process is that crisis workers may become so involved in getting through the list of questions that they fail to explore some areas and omit others because they are not on the list. In addition, the questions may be unintentionally biased if they are not culturally inclusive (Myer, 2001). The third assessment practice is general personality instruments. During the past three decades, criticism of these personality assessments has given rise to new instruments. Some of these assessment tools measure anxiety, depression, suicide, criminal behavior, and other problems or disabilities (Aiken, 1999). These types of instruments are sometimes adapted for use in crisis situations (Myer et al., 1992). The foundation for effective crisis intervention is accurate assessment (Greenstone & Leviton; 2002; Myer, 2001). Having an assessment model will help crisis
13 workers structure their approach when gathering information in a crisis situation (Hoff, 1995; Myer). Hoff developed the Vulnerability Model that involves two levels of assessment: safety and the ability to function. Level One assessment must be done by the crisis worker. This level of assessment is essential; it has life and death dimensions and provides information to determine if emergency services are needed. The questions that need to be asked by the crisis worker are: "Is there a potential threat to life; either to the client or the lives of others?", "Has the person been abused?" and "What are the risks of suicide, homicide or an assault?" Level Two involves assessing personal and social characteristics of the troubled person. Level Two assessment is thorough and includes five elements: (a) identifying the crisis, the crisis event, and socio-cultural factors, (b) determine the developmental pathway and assessment of the crisis; is the person in the initial or acute phase of crisis? (c) looking for manifestations of crisis, how the person views the event and corresponding emotional, cognitive behavior and biophysical responses, (d) is the crisis perceived as a threat, loss or challenge? (e) how does the client cope with stress? Slaikeu (1990) developed a comprehensive model of crisis intervention. Built on existing clinical and research reports, the comprehensive model makes a distinction between first and second order crisis intervention. First order of crisis intervention is described as psychological first aid. Psychological first aid involves immediate assistance and takes one session. Psychological first aid is brief, taking anywhere from several minutes to hours depending upon the emotional upset of the person and the skill of the helper. According to Slaikeu, components of psychological first aid include: make psychological contact, explore dimensions of the problem, examine possible solutions
14 and assist in taking concrete action. The main goal of intervention is getting the client through the immediate crisis event and planning the next step. This goal has three sub- goals: providing support, reducing lethality and connecting the client with other community resources. Second order of crisis intervention is Crisis Therapy which refers to a short term therapeutic intervention aimed at assisting the person in working through the crisis experience. The goal of this intervention is to help the client return to a precrisis state and emerge equipped to face the future. The counselor examines behavioral, affective, somatic, interpersonal and cognitive aspects of the client's crisis state. This level of intervention requires more skill and training on the part of the counselor. The entire therapeutic process is structured around four tasks: physical survival, expression of feelings, cognitive mastery, and behavioral/interpersonal adjustments. Psychological first aid can be performed anywhere (over the phone, in a hallway). Crisis Therapy requires physical space conducive to and appropriate for traditional therapy session (Slaikeu, 1990). The Triage Assessment Model (TAM) developed by Myer, et al., (1992), can assist crisis workers in understanding the client's reaction to the crisis situation, therefore providing the groundwork for appropriate intervention. The TAM suggests that there are three domains of a crisis reaction: affective (i e., emotions), behavioral (i.e., actions) and cognitive (i.e., thoughts). Each domain (affective, behavioral and cognitive) is divided into three types of responses that represent the reaction of a client's experience in crisis situations (Myer, 2001). For example, the affective domain includes anger/hostility, anxiety/fear, and sadness/melancholy. The behavioral domain includes approach,
15 avoidance and immobility. Behavioral reactions are either blatant or hidden in an attempt to solve the crisis. When avoidant behavior is present, the client may ignore, evade or escape the crisis event. Immobility refers to a self-defeating, nonproductive, or disorganized attempt to cope with the crisis (Myer, 2001). These behavioral reactions may be either constructive or maladaptive (Myer & Otten, 1991). For example, in a domestic violence shelter a woman may actively seek new housing for herself and her children in a new location away from her abuser. This would be an example of constructive behavior. However, to stop looking altogether is an example of maladaptive immobility behavior. The cognitive domain includes transgression, threat and loss. Cognitive refers to the client's thoughts about the crisis and the areas of his or her life that may be affected by the crisis. Transgression refers to the perception of the violation and how a person is thinking in the present. Myer states that a client may experience transgression, threat or loss in each of the following life dimensions: (a) physical (health, shelter, safety), (b) psychological (self-concept, identity, and emotional well-being), (c) social relationships (family, friends, co-workers), and (d) moral/spiritual (personal integrity, values, and belief system). Clients in crisis will usually react using one of these three behaviors (transgression, threat or loss) in an attempt to resolve the crisis. To effectively measure a clients reaction to a crisis Myer et. al. (1991) developed the Triage Assessment Form: Crisis Intervention (TAF); which includes a severity scale to measure each domain (affective, behavioral and cognitive). Initially, the crisis worker should address the domain with the highest reaction. The higher the score in the domain, the more aggressive the intervention should be. Assessment should be given several times while the client is receiving treatment. Therefore, the crisis workers can adjust the


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Dr. Ray Perren is leaving Wiregrass Georgia Technical College to take the position of president at Lanier Technical College in north Georgia, effective immediately.
The state board for the Technical College System of Georgia unanimously approved Comm. Ron Jackson's choice of Perren for the position. Jackson said that he will appoint Shawn Utley, the vice president of economic development at Moultrie Technical College, to follow Perren as the interim president of Wiregrass Georgia Technical College. Utley will manage the day-to-day operations of the college until a new president is named.
The TCSG will provide information in the coming weeks regarding the selection of the next president for Wiregrass Georgia Technical College.
Friday's announcement was made during the board's monthly meeting at the TCSG's Atlanta headquarters.
Perren will officially become president of Lanier Technical College on May 1, filling the job left open by the recent retirement of Russell Vandiver.
Perren was out of town on Friday attending the meeting in Atlanta and could not be reached for comment. The Times will follow up with a story next week with additional information on the changes.
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March 21, 2013
Food Pantry Numbers Appear to Back Report That 1 in 6 Missourians Struggle Paying for Food
A statewide report recently revealed that one in every six Missourians deals with the inability to afford enough food each month. Local statistics appear to back up that claim.
In February, the Scotland County Food pantry served 290 area families according to Pastor Dan Hite of the First Baptist Church, a volunteer coordinator with the local aid group.
Hite says the number of families served by the food pantry has grown by more than 100 in the past couple of years. Initially when the service was begun by Beverly Talbert through the Northeast Missouri Community Action Agency roughly a decade ago, approximately 75 families received food assistance through the program.
Today, the local food pantry distributes approximately 40,000 pounds of food each month courtesy of a semi-load of supplies from the Central Missouri Food Bank.
That food helps feed more than 180 children.
A new report released by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) highlights similar statistics statewide. According to the report 18.2 percent of respondents - or more than one in six people - in Missouri reported in 2012 not having enough money to buy food that they or their family needed at some points during the prior twelve months.
"It is unacceptable that so many people across Missouri are struggling and cannot afford enough food to provide for their families," said Jeanette Mott Oxford, Executive Director of Missouri Association for Social Welfare (MASW). "These numbers show us that we must make our nation's safety net stronger, not weaker. We can't afford to leave these vulnerable people behind."
FRAC's food hardship report analyzed data collected by Gallup and provided to FRAC. The data were gathered as part of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index project, which has been interviewing almost 1,000 households daily since January 2008. FRAC analyzed responses to the question: "Have there been times in the past twelve months when you did not have enough money to buy food that you or your family needed?"
One of the groups hardest hit by food shortages are senior citizens. Hite said that roughly 40% of the patrons of the Scotland County Food Pantry are seniors.
"There are the folks who we are seeing utilize fund shifting," Hite said. "They may not have enough money to pay for utilities, prescriptions or medical bills and still pay for food. So the food pantry helps their dollars stretch further."
Even though the project is targeting helping the needy, Hite noted that the pantry receives between $25 and $100 a month in donations from patrons to help pay the utility bills at the facility. He added that 90% of the volunteers who work on distribution days are patrons of the food bank.
The pantry recently has shifted to a "shopping" system that allows users to pick and choose which items they and their family will use.
"This has been truly beneficial, as it prevents items from going to homes where it will not be utilized," Hite said. "That leaves more for those who do truly want it."
Another transition at the food pantry is the utilization of appointment times. Patrons are asked to set up an appointment time during one of three different two-hour windows.
"This change hasn't gone over quite as well," Hite said. He noted the natural tendency to be concerned that quantities will expire in the early hours, leaving those with later appointments going without.
"We are working to insure adequate quantities of all items during all appointment times," he said.
The move is being made to cut down on road traffic at the site on distribution dates for safety reasons, as well as to improve internal traffic flow for shoppers at the pantry.
With the local increase in the number of families depend upon the food pantry, the question arises why?
"Persistent unemployment, stagnant wages, and inadequate public programs are contributing to the nation's high food hardship rate, yet Congress continues to propose cuts that would further fray our nation's nutrition safety net," said FRAC President Jim Weill. "Congress needs to fix the problems rather than doubling down on harming the most vulnerable Americans."
The group also argues that federal assistance programs are a key weakness, claiming that food stamp benefit levels are too low to allow people to purchase enough food. A report recently released by the Institute of Medicine underscored the current inadequacy of SNAP benefit levels in ensuring that recipient's nutritional needs are met, and outlined flaws in how SNAP benefits are currently calculated.
"SNAP benefits must be improved, and not endure further cuts as some in Congress have proposed. A majority of Americans oppose such cuts," said Oxford. "The conversation needs to change in Washington, and Congress needs to focus on building - not weakening - our nation's safety net. The first step is passing a Farm Bill this year that protects and strengthens SNAP."
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Monoculture involves the culture of a single species with or without the addition of fertilizers or feeds. Only a few applications of organic fertilizers without appropriate instructions have been conducted by the farmers in central and northeast Thailand to increase fish production. Fertilizers commonly used by local fish farmers are manures from cows, buffalo, pigs, and chickens. Inorganic fertilizers are not commonly used.
A typical example of controlled stocking monoculture with the addition of organic fertilizers is the culture of Nile Tilapia, Sarotherodon nilotica. With a stocking density of 2 fish per m2 of pond surface area, production of 25000kg per ha at least twice as many as fish as can be produced from naturally occurring organisms, is possible after four months of rearing by adding pig manure everyday for five days a week at the rate of 75 kg per ha per day.
Supplementary feeding is another means that can increase the production of fish culturing in ponds. At present, some commercial fish farmers use rice bran and broken rice to feed fish. Water spinach, duckweed, and other aquatic weeds, soybeen, cake, peanut cake, fish meal, and fresh or frozen trash fish are also used.
It is unfortunate that the word "monoculture" has been borrowed from agriculture and applied to forestry as if it meant the same thing.
In farming, a monoculture means that you remove the entire natural ecosystem, pile the roots and debris and burn them, plow the soil and plant seeds of a food or fibre crop, usually exotic in origin. This kind of monoculture never happens in nature in the absence of human intervention.
In forestry, a monoculture forest refers to a forest that is dominated by a single species of tree. This is a very common feature in forests that grow back after natural disturbances such as fire, flood, landslide, or insect attack. Natural monocultures are common in northern coniferous forests such as the temperate rainforests and boreal forests of North America, Europe, and Russia.
The forest depicted above may be technically a monoculture as the word is used in forestry. But it is a fully functioning forest ecosystem containing thousands of species of mosses, ferns, fungi, herbs, shrubs, birds, insects, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals.
Rather than viewing forests as either "natural" or "monoculture" it makes much more sense to consider the broad gradation of forest types, some greatly influenced by human activity and others not so influenced. Some natural forests are rich in tree species while others are dominated by a single tree species. Pioneer tree species such as lodgepole pine, poplar, some of the spruces, etc. often form natural monocultures in the wake of wildfire. Managed forests can contain a wide variety of tree species while others are similar to natural monocultures. In British Columbia, for example, where forest management is based on native tree species, the new forests growing back after logging are slightly higher in tree species diversity than the original forests*. This is because the pioneer hardwood species such as alder, birch and maple are more abundant in young forests than in older ones.
Of course there are monoculture plantation forests that are truly tree farms, with monocultures of exotic, hybridized trees planted in rows. These forests are often established on land that has already been cleared of its original forest for agriculture. In Brazil, many of the eucalyptus plantations are on land that had been burned out by inappropriate farming practices. They represent a form of ecological restoration compared to what was there previously. In addition, it is the practice in these plantations to restore at least 20% of the land to native forest, particularly the riparian (river-side) areas. There is a good example of this in the State of Espirito Santo on the Atlantic coast north of Rio de Janeiro. Here the Aracruz Cellulose company is working with the World Wildlife Fund to re-introduce native animals, plants, and trees to the region. 150 native tree species are grown in the nursery and planted out in the network of natural areas amidst the eucalyptus plantations.
I would rather see the land covered with native forest, young or old, than an exotic monoculture plantation. On the other hand I will choose the monoculture forest over a field of sugar-cane or wheat any day. And so will most of the birds and animals and insects. In my opinion, any forest is better than no forest.
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There was a wide spread panic in the Who Dat Nation last week as the Saints began cutting payroll to try to sign Jimmy Graham and others. It was looking bleak until the Saints signed a premier defensive back and extended some key contracts. T-Bob Hebert even did a little poem about the optimism around the Saints for next season.
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TTAGGG, TTAGGG, TTAGGG, TTAGGG. That's the piece of the genetic code repeated thousands of times in telomeres, the protective caps on the ends of chromosomes. Now, two groups of scientists have independently discovered that human cells transcribe this seemingly meaningless pattern into RNA molecules, a finding that could have implications for understanding cancer and aging.
Scientists have thought that telomeres merely protect chromosome ends from fraying and other damage, much like the plastic tips on shoelaces. Often, transcribing the genetic information encoded in DNA into matching RNA molecules is the first step in making a protein based on the gene. There seemed to be little reason for cells to transcribe the repetitive DNA in telomeres.
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One-time UCLA commit Allerik Freeman has opened up the recruiting process and is no longer committed to UCLA.
In somewhat of a surprise move, one-time UCLA commit Allerik Freeman decided to open up the recruiting process and the Bruins are apparently no longer an option. The high-profile prospect senior from Henderson (Nev.) Findlay Prep, in fact, plans to ask for a release from his letter of intent.
The nation's No. 21 shooting guard in the 247Sports Composite Rankings and No. 64 overall, Freeman committed to UCLA back in early September. And the 6-4 and 215-pound recruit recently said, right around two weeks ago, that he had intentions of calling Westwood his home for college ball.
Moreover, signs pointed to Freeman not being worried about Steve Alford replacing Ben Howland as coach at UCLA. He was essentially set to play for the Bruins. That is, until now.
In terms of the future for Freeman, it appears to be uncertain at this stage of the game. Before he committed to UCLA, Duke, Kansas, Villanova and Ohio State were among the finalists.
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Politicians often get lambasted when they put their name forward for public office. But many of them do positive things in their community that go under the radar.
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Shin has also drawn attention to the launch of the mobile version of MentorshipBC, as well as the Employer of the Year Award from the B.C. Coalition of Persons with Disabilities.
There will be some who will never forgive Shin for a controversy in the election campaign over her CV, which was milked to the hilt by the B.C. Liberals. But it's hard to find fault in her efforts to recruit volunteers to gather information to help address one of the most pressing and persistent public-policy issues in the region.
The Straight should also understand that there are citizens/taxpayers like us hold this belief, just as the facts present themselves.
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insult, injury, and irony: seattle newspaper coverage of SeattleMind
I just got back from Seattle's entry in the recent rash of 24-hour tech "camps"--SeattleMind. Andru Edwards of GearLive did a great job of organizing the event, but despite what seemed to be everybody's best efforts, there weren't many women to be seen there.
The first session I went to on Saturday was run by Ponzi Indharasophang, and it was on the topic of women and computing (aka "where are they all?"). It was a great discussion, and one of the things that people like Nancy White and I emphasized was the ongoing problem with how women in tech are represented by the media--both in entertainment (movies and TV) and in the news. To get more women participating in the tech field, we need more positive representations of the women who are already here.
One of the people in that session was Tara Hunt, someone whose excellent blog on internet marketing (HorsePigCow) I recently started reading, and who'd actually flown up from the Bay Area to participate in MindCamp. She's funny, smart, and talented--exactly the kind of woman who you want other people to know about.
When I got home today, and took a quick look at her blog, I saw she was pointing to the weblog of a Seattle Post-Intelligencer reporter, John Cook, who'd also been at MindCamp. The title of her post? "Quoted out of context...really." That didn't sound good. So I took a look.
Cook apparently interviewed a number of MindCamp participants, including Chris Pirillo and Robert Scoble. He also talked to Tara, and chooses to end his post with this clearly out-of-context (if you know her) quote:
Riya.com's Tara Hunt -- who also was involved in the conversation -- described Web 2.0 this way:
"For me, it's the free parties and beer."
Pretty scary...
Insulting to Tara, who's far from a shallow party girl or web 2.0 groupie. Injurious to the image of women in computing, because it portrays the guys as having all the deep thoughts, and the women as party-going hangers-on. And deeply ironic, given the note on which we started MindCamp.
Personally, I think Cook owes Tara--and the rest of the women who were active and valuable participants in MindCamp--an apology.
Update, 8:22pm
Tara has written on her site about how the article made her feel, and makes some great points about how hard it is to balance being feminine and being respected in high-tech contexts.
I should also say (after having a conversation with my husband, who felt I was being unreasonable in my criticism), I don't think this was a deliberate attempt at sexism or exclusion. But the fact that it was ignorance, rather than malice, doesn't make it better in my mind--particularly when it's coming from someone in the "mainstream media," someone who I would hope would be aware of the power of his words to shape public perception.
Posted by Liz Lawley at 08:30 PM in Media | Permalink
Thanks so much for posting this. I've been feeling ill ever since I saw that quote. It was like every intelligent conversation I had and all of the work I did at MindCamp vanished into "I'm a Bimbo" in the moment I read that.
We were totally joking around, Chris and I, dissing the idea of 'Web 2.0' and I said that it was about the beer and the free parties, but not that it was my entire experience of it. I was joking about the ridiculous launch parties and such that are popping up everywhere.
And, really, even if I like to enjoy myself at these things (which everyone does), why should that reflect poorly on my overall image? Total double standard.
Anyway...you rock and I hope to see you soon, Liz!
Posted by: Tara 'Miss Rogue' Hunt at Nov 6, 2005 10:38:39 PM
hi there tara and liz
i agree that it's more probable that he was ignorant than malicious. and in my opinion this makes it worse because he may not even realise why what he wrote was insulting. which means that lots of others may not either.
i don't think he should be crucified, but i definitely think you've done the right thing in drawing attention to it and making your feelings known. and tara, good on you for refusing to skulk into a corner.
on the other hand, he may have also been joking. hard to tell, which is why it's good to clear it up.
cheers, r
Posted by: roseg at Nov 7, 2005 2:17:29 AM
Yyyyeaah...see, it's the lack of context that bothers me. Nothing about Tara to balance out the statement...it's a non-insult..."She said it, it's true"...yes, she did, but, that's not the whole story. If it was an email to people who know her personally, (no, I don't), then it would be quite amusing I imagine. But for random people? Wow, nothing like having that be how you and your company are represented to the world.
Posted by: John C. Welch at Nov 7, 2005 7:58:45 AM
Oh.... you too have a husband that apologizes for other people by throwing out the "ignorance, rather than malice" thing. I promise to smack him the next time he says it. To me, when someone says that so and so did such and such out of "ignorance, rather than malice", it's almost as bad as saying you're being an irrational woman. In my opinion, ignorance is malicious and is no excuse.
Have your say about it, then let it go. This guy doesn't need more of your valuable attention.
Anyhoo... I was kinda disappointed on the coverage of the Seattle Mindcamp because I couldn't attend. There should have been more coverage of the event while it was happening. I wish there were updates via the main website, a photo blog, podcast, hell even phone posts. I found a Flickr stream only because I searched for one. If there were any of these things, it was hard to find.
Keep up the great work.
Posted by: SciFi Ranter Girl at Nov 7, 2005 11:37:52 AM
I agree, it probably was Ignorance not malice. And I would also agree that makes the reporter "Part of the problem". How much prejudice and inequity in this world can be attributed to ignorance? Or more accurately, how much *tolerance* of prejudice and inequity can be attributed to ignorance? Ignorance is no excuse, especially for a journalist.
Posted by: dunsany at Nov 7, 2005 12:16:04 PM
Hm, this brings up another issue we did not hit upon in the session at MindCamp - how we use humor. And how we interpret it. Humor can be our savior or a tool to cut.
As I reflect on MindCamp, one of the things I appreciated was the playfulness of it. Tara, by the way, captured that beautifully in her pictures. She rocks because she brings a range of talents to the table, and, like a Tai Chi move, uses them to contribute to the group. She enabled me to see many sides of her in quick glimpses: business woman, geek, artist and collaborator. I watched her sit down at a table and connect with others at the table in minutes. And from what I saw at the end, those who connected with her really did with a great deal of appreciation for her brains, her new business and the presence she brought with her to the weekend.
There was a great deal of humanity in the room at MindCamp. There was humor, some of which I ticked off in my brain as what I call in my house, "boy humor" (I have two sons). I often don't enjoy it (get it, appreciate it), but I immunize myself from reacting. I find pushing back on humor is one of the hardest things to do well. It is pervasive and almost sacred to some.
Like it or not, humor is one way of conveying our humanity. The problem is, it is also expressed out of our personal mental maps and experiences. And that one line in the blog provided a profound demonstration.
How can we use humor more productively? What is the move we can make? One move is to take the one line and use it as a door to open to the world the strengths that Tara brings. Again, Tai Chi comes to mind. Let's leverage one person's gaffe into a way to help others get to know this amazing person called Tara.
Posted by: Nancy White at Nov 7, 2005 12:52:02 PM
This is all too typical of how women are portrayed even by the so-called liberal minded. Three recent examples come to mind:
1. The San Jose Mercury covers the Blog Business Summit. Every person quoted is a man except one. The one woman quoted is someone who is "there to learn", whereas all the quoted men are speakers or exhibiting technologists or entrepreneurs. Yet, there were plenty of trailblazing women entrpreneurs and technologists there on the speaking roster and in the audience. I blogged about this here:
2. A BusinessWeek.com item you have to read to believe:
3. Lastly, again in the Merc, same columnist. He covers the Web 2.0 show and the picture that goes with the article show a man with a laptop "demonstrating" a product to 2 women (Charlene Li and Renee Blodgett) who are positioned lower than him, so they appear to be gazing up at him. The caption describes him as demonstrating the product to them. As it turns out Renee represents the man's company, and is in fact the one who got him the meeting with Charlene, and it is Charlene, as the industry analyst, who has the power amongt the trio. Can't find a link unfortunately.
Malcolm Gladwell's concept of "unconscious bias" is letting people off the hook left and right, IMHO. Perhaps not Gladwell's intent, but there you go.
Posted by: Elisa Camahort at Nov 7, 2005 1:02:11 PM
In my honest opinion: what is all the fus about? So there was a half-only quote. If it had been a half-only quote from a guy nobody would have said a word about it. If women keep being so sensistive about quotes no wonder they feel like they are left outside the "geek" world.....if you want to be treated equally then start acting it too.
Posted by: Op Fundet at Nov 7, 2005 1:23:51 PM
In my honest opinion: what is all the fus about? So there was a half-only quote. If it had been a half-only quote from a guy nobody would have said a word about it. If women keep being so sensistive about quotes no wonder they feel like they are left outside the "geek" world.....if you want to be treated equally then start acting it too.
Posted by: Op Fundet at Nov 7, 2005 1:25:05 PM
sci-fi ranter girl: There was a documentary film crew at the Seattle MindCamp. Hopefully, they'll get the editing done soon.
If the WiFi had been working better, you would have had better coverage. I only got off one or two blog posts before I couldn't get back on.
Op: I think the problem is that Chris Pirllo was basically saying the same thing Tara was. Web 2.0 is ridiculous. But the quote from Chris is all about business, the quote from Tara was all about parties and beer. Bias.
Posted by: Scott at Nov 7, 2005 1:41:11 PM
I do understand the issues about the portrayal of women in tech and the media in general, and I agree that there's a serious problem, but I'm having a hard time understanding the conclusions people are drawing about this particular situation, at least based on what we know.
First, it seems from reading the original post that Tara was just joking about the excesses of the tech world. It's obvious she was being funny, essentially spoofing the situation to make her point. That was the point of the post, wondering if there's a Web 2.0 bubble forming. In the context of the whole post, taken as she clearly meant it, Tara's comment was actually a charming bit of sarcasm, and quite incisive at that. It's no wonder the reporter quoted it.
And then Scott says this: "But the quote from Chris is all about business, the quote from Tara was all about parties and beer. Bias."
How can you claim bias when someone simply reports what someone said? Of course, none of us were actually there, so it's hard for us to weigh in, but it seems like Tara isn't saying that the reporter misquoted her actual words. From what I can tell, she's also not pointing to all the other things she said that the reporter didn't quote. (And maybe there were a bunch of serious business words she used in discussing Web 2.0, or maybe everything else Chris said was all parties and beer, so forgive me Tara if that's the case.)
But when you're talking with a reporter, or a blogger, for that matter, the one way to make sure you aren't quoted saying something you're not comfortable with is to avoid saying something you're not comfortable with.
Posted by: Joseph Dozier at Nov 8, 2005 12:49:47 AM
When I read the article it seems clear that Chris is stating a concern that this is another bubble:
"I am praying it is not another bubble. If VCs are funding 'me-too' ideas than it is going to be another mess."
Reasonable fear.
Then the columnist quotes Tara as *describing* Web 2.0 thusly:
"For me, it's the free parties and beer."
Then the columnist closes his post with his own comment "Pretty scary..."
As I said in my post on this yesterday:
"Exactly what was the purpose of the "Pretty scary..." that immediately followed her quote and closed your post? What impression was that meant to evoke, exactly? [Other than, perhaps, that Chris Pirillo's fear of a bubble were borne out by the presence of women interested in Web 2.0 for the "parties and beer"?] "John, I'm just asking: what exactly did you think that conveyed?"
You may think it was obvious she was trying to be funny and sarcastic, but Iw ould argue that the way it is presented you are being more insightful than most casual readers would be.
Posted by: Elisa Camahort at Nov 8, 2005 1:20:23 PM
When I read the article it seems clear that Chris is stating a concern that this is another bubble:
"I am praying it is not another bubble. If VCs are funding 'me-too' ideas than it is going to be another mess."
Reasonable fear.
Then the columnist quotes Tara as *describing* Web 2.0 thusly:
"For me, it's the free parties and beer."
Then the columnist closes his post with his own comment "Pretty scary..."
As I said in my post on this yesterday:
"Exactly what was the purpose of the "Pretty scary..." that immediately followed her quote and closed your post? What impression was that meant to evoke, exactly? [Other than, perhaps, that Chris Pirillo's fear of a bubble were borne out by the presence of women interested in Web 2.0 for the "parties and beer"?] "John, I'm just asking: what exactly did you think that conveyed?"
You may think it was obvious she was trying to be funny and sarcastic, but Iw ould argue that the way it is presented you are being more insightful than most casual readers would be.
Posted by: Elisa Camahort at Nov 8, 2005 1:22:24 PM
I heard the organizers invited their geekiest friends and let them invite their friends.
Next time the organizers should ask their geekiest female friends, and leave the rest the same.
Cuz man, it was musky, shall we say.
Posted by: John Dempsey at Nov 8, 2005 1:58:52 PM
Liz said: "despite what seemed to be everybody's best efforts, there weren't many women to be seen there."
That sentence might have been overlooked in this discussion, and I think it's *extremely* important. What is up with this? There's so much effort directed at getting the organizers of these things to work harder -- but clearly there is more going on than just organizer cluelessness, and more is needed. But *what*? I'd love to see more discussion about what to do about it, that looks at more than just the organizers.
The same was said about Bar Camp... that despite the all-inclusive, anti-Foo-Camp feeling -- it, too, had far fewer women than were expected and hoped for. I have a hard time believing that childcare is the big problem--but if it IS--then it shouldn't be that hard to have babysitting/childcare at these events. At the first Foo Camp, attendees were encouraged to bring their kids for the weekend.
Posted by: Kathy Sierra at Nov 8, 2005 2:42:59 PM
Well, we'd have to see a definition of their "best efforts" before we could have a reasonable discussion about it. :)
Posted by: Elisa Camahort at Nov 9, 2005 10:44:35 AM
OK, as one of the organizers, I had better speak up. Ponzi and I were the two women involved. I was very much on the periphery due to schedule, so part of the problem is I didn't work hard enough. I put together a list of about 20 women I know and invited them. Some signed up and didn't come (you know, shit happens). Some came and I was ecstatic (Liz and Shelly Farnum were two of those).
But I didn't work hard enough and me working alone is not enough. I circulated the announcement to a list of women working to get more girls interested in tech (at least 50) and I didn't get even an inquiry back. So I think I need to figure out how to talk about stuff like this better.
The guys on the planning group asked women too - but I don't know their process. I never made it to a single meeting.
SO my bottom line is I think there was effort, but I don't think it was our best effort. We let this evolve pretty organically and we know that those organic paths are well worn with old habits. Time for new paths.
Posted by: Nancy White at Nov 9, 2005 11:46:25 AM
I took some heat at home for being gone over a weekend--my husband is a stay-at-home homeschooling dad (I'm a lucky, lucky woman), so my being gone over a Saturday night really is asking a lot of him. I try to only travel on weekdays these days, so that he has some "me" time on the weekends.
What made MindCamp more doable for me was being able to bring my son, Lane--but it wasn't at all obvious to me until the day before the event that I was even allowed to do so. The "you must have a ticket for admission" implied to me that I couldn't bring anyone else along.
I'd love to see some of these events openly encourage people to bring their kids. Hell, set up a kids camp as a part of the event--let them teach each other video game and online tricks. Go beyond babysitting to active engagement. I'd sign up to help with that in a heartbeat.
Posted by: Liz Lawley at Nov 9, 2005 2:29:28 PM
I love the kids camp idea. And rather than keep them out of the way of the *real* attendees the whole time, why not find a way to *involve* them in part of it? After all, *these* are our future end-users, and their relationship to technology is very different from our own -- we could learn a lot from them, and not everyone is fortunate enough to have live-in "usability and market research" participants ; )
But I'd still like to know if anyone has researched how much of a factor this is in whether women attend tech conferences, and how this lines up with women attending non-tech professional conferences. Clearly women attend a lot of professional conferences -- (nursing, law, training/HR, heck -- I just came back from a professional horse training conference that was 65% women!)
Posted by: Kathy Sierra at Nov 9, 2005 3:54:17 PM
Having worked in maternal/child health, there are plenty of women attending those conferences. Good question, Kathy.
The Open Space format makes it more pliable to include kids as far as I've experienced. Having Julie L's kids at MindCamp added to my experience, as it asked me to think about what I was doing not just from an individualistic perspective, but as a community member. What can I learn from her three young daughters as I participate? Same went for what I could see with Lane. People invited him into conversations and took him seriously as a contributing human in the mix, not "someone's kid" tagging along. That was a good vibe at MindCamp. Especially from a mostly male crowd.
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