Myths about violence among judiciary professionals

AIDS Myths and Myths about AIDS Myths: A Study about AIDS- related Perceptions in South Africa

Busting myths about guidelines.

Three Myths about Roles

In multi-agent systems, roles provide an apriori decomposition of the task based on the interactions of the agents. Roles are instantiated by the agents’ actions and/or messages. Role allocation has emerged as a key computational tool in the coordination of intelligent agents who are flexible enough to take on any role. It is in this context that some rethinking about roles and their representa...

The response to gender violence among Brazilian health care professionals.

The scope of this paper is to identify the experience, attitudes and impressions of health care professionals (HCPs) in addressing the needs of women patients suffering from intimate partner violence (IPV). In-depth interviews were conducted with 14 doctors and 11 nurses in Ribeirão Preto. Results show that there is an 'apparent invisibility' of IPV, the convenience of a tacit compact of silenc...

Child welfare professionals' responses to domestic violence exposure among children

a r t i c l e i n f o Keywords: Child welfare Domestic violence Child exposure to violence Child welfare professionals are expected to promptly assess the current safety and future risks of children reported to them. Developing more accurate assessment methods has been a growing concern in child welfare. The presence of domestic violence and children's exposure to it are factors that have been ...