Ms. Rameau has a passion for working with families and couples in the military; interracial / intercultural couples; immigrant individuals, couples and families struggling
with cultural adjustment; and those struggling with launching issues and premarital issues.
Not exact matches
These benefits include but are not limited to the power of the human touch and presence, of being surrounded by supportive people of a family's own choosing, security in birthing in a familiar and comfortable environment of home, feeling less inhibited in expressing unique responses to labor (such as making sounds, moving freely, adopting positions of comfort, being intimate
with her partner, nursing a toddler, eating and drinking as needed and desired, expressing or practicing individual
cultural, value and faith based rituals that enhance coping)-- all of which can lead to easier labors and births, not having to make a decision about when to go to the hospital during labor (going too early can slow progress and increase use of the cascade of risky interventions, while going too late can be intensely uncomfortable or even lead to a risky unplanned birth en route), being able to choose how and when to include children (who are making their own
adjustments and are less challenged by a lengthy absence of their parents and excessive interruptions of family routines), enabling uninterrupted family boding and breastfeeding, huge cost savings for insurance companies and those without insurance, and increasing the likelihood of having a deeply empowering and profoundly positive, life changing pregnancy and birth experience.
Melissa also specializes in working
with women and men who are struggling
with low self - esteem, body image, and life
adjustments, where she considers both individual and
cultural stressors that contribute to these issues.
The benefits come
with the cost of
cultural adjustment, however.
The program also provides training and consultation about
cultural adjustment, trauma, and other mental health issues to educators and other professionals working
with refugees throughout the state of Colorado.
Assisting the high school exchange students
with personal and
cultural adjustments * Providing... PAX believes that this mission is served by providing young people
with the opportunity to study...
UI Programmer Duties: Implementation that emphasizes operation feeling and user experience, and
adjustment with planner and designer for that Remarks: They will give referential treatment to those who are experienced
with localizations and
cultural know - how.
(1) the temperament and developmental needs of the child; (2) the capacity and the disposition of the parents to understand and meet the needs of the child; (3) the preferences of each child; (4) the wishes of the parents as to custody; (5) the past and current interaction and relationship of the child
with each parent, the child's siblings, and any other person, including a grandparent, who may significantly affect the best interest of the child; (6) the actions of each parent to encourage the continuing parent child relationship between the child and the other parent, as is appropriate, including compliance
with court orders; (7) the manipulation by or coercive behavior of the parents in an effort to involve the child in the parents» dispute; (8) any effort by one parent to disparage the other parent in front of the child; (9) the ability of each parent to be actively involved in the life of the child; (10) the child's
adjustment to his or her home, school, and community environments; (11) the stability of the child's existing and proposed residences; (12) the mental and physical health of all individuals involved, except that a disability of a proposed custodial parent or other party, in and of itself, must not be determinative of custody unless the proposed custodial arrangement is not in the best interest of the child; (13) the child's
cultural and spiritual background; (14) whether the child or a sibling of the child has been abused or neglected; (15) whether one parent has perpetrated domestic violence or child abuse or the effect on the child of the actions of an abuser if any domestic violence has occurred between the parents or between a parent and another individual or between the parent and the child; (16) whether one parent has relocated more than one hundred miles from the child's primary residence in the past year, unless the parent relocated for safety reasons; and (17) other factors as the court considers necessary.
Melissa also specializes in working
with women and men who are struggling
with low self - esteem, body image, and life
adjustments, where she considers both individual and
cultural stressors that contribute to these issues.
«I enjoy working
with folks who need support in managing a wide variety of issues from self - esteem and identity concerns to the stress of dealing
with multiple roles, relationships, and life demands (as students, partners, friends, parents, new professionals, family members, community activists, etc.) My clinical interests include multicultural and women's issues, racial / ethnic identity development (especially among biracial / multi - racial / ethnic /
cultural individuals), sexual and gender identity development,
adjustment and transition issues, and building healthy relationships through assertive communication and positive self - esteem.»
Regardless of racial,
cultural, linguistic, geographic, and other such variations, parental acceptance has consistently been associated
with psychological
adjustment, whereas rejection tends to be associated
with difficulties in maintaining future relationships, depression, and substance abuse.
Recent studies have examined how
cultural factors affect family and sibling relationships and
adjustment to disability, and how siblings participate in the care of children
with a variety of chronic illnesses such as asthma, diabetes, and GI disorders.
The two were matched up by Youth Assisting Youth, an organization that links «at risk» children aged 6 to 15 who are experiencing social, emotional, behavioural or
cultural adjustment problems
with volunteers aged 16 to 24 who can help them.
(1) the temperament and developmental needs of the child; (2) the capacity and the disposition of the parents to understand and meet the needs of the child; (3) the preferences of each child; (4) the wishes of the parents as to custody; (5) the past and current interaction and relationship of the child
with each parent, the child's siblings, and any other person, including a grandparent, who may significantly affect the best interest of the child; (6) the actions of each parent to encourage the continuing parent child relationship between the child and the other parent, as is appropriate, including compliance
with court orders; (7) the manipulation by or coercive behavior of the parents in an effort to involve the child in the parents» dispute; (8) any effort by one parent to disparage the other parent in front of the child; (9) the ability of each parent to be actively involved in the life of the child; (10) the child's
adjustment to his or her home, school, and community environments; (11) the stability of the child's existing and proposed residences; (12) the mental and physical health of all individuals involved, except that a disability of a proposed custodial parent or other party, in and of itself, must not be determinative of custody unless the proposed custodial arrangement is not in the best interest of the child; (13) the child's
cultural and spiritual background; (14) whether the child or a sibling of the child has been abused or neglected; (15) whether one parent has perpetrated domestic violence or child abuse or the effect on the child of the actions of an abuser if any domestic violence has occurred between the parents or between a parent and another individual or between the parent and the child; (16) whether one parent has relocated more than one hundred miles from the child's primary residence in the past year, unless the parent relocated for safety reasons; and (17) other factors as the court considers necessary
Such factors include the custody arrangement preferred by the parents and child, the child's bond
with each parent, the child's
adjustment to home and community, the child's
cultural background, and the mental and physical health of parents and child.
The major findings of the study were as follows: concerning factors affecting marital
adjustment, the husbands were better adjusted when they had fewer children, when they had a more efficient communication
with their wives, when they made more efforts to convey Korean Culture to their wives, and when they suffered less stress due to
cultural adjustment.
Thus, the current study was firstly aimed to compare genuine Italians mothers and fathers focusing mainly on their self - perception of parental role, such as family
adjustment and
cultural beliefs (e.g., identification of individuals
with their family members, family solidarity), instead of on parenting beliefs and practices (Bornstein et al., 2001; Hsu and Lavelli, 2005; Vieno et al., 2009).
The above - mentioned findings suggested that conjugal communication efficiency and
cultural adjustment have the most crucial impact on satisfaction level
with marriage life.