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    The measurement of body-mind-spirit well-being toward multidimensionality and transcultural applicability.
    Ng, SM ; Yau, JKY ; Chan, CLW ; Chan, CHY ; Ho, DYF (Informa UK Limited, 2005)
    The Body-Mind-Spirit model of health promotion (Chan, Ho&Chow, 2002) guided the construction of a multidimensional inventory for assessing holistic health. Named Body-Mind-Spirit Well-Being Inventory (BMSWBI), it comprises four scales: Physical Distress, Daily Functioning, Affect, and Spirituality (differentiated from religiosity and conceived as ecumenical). Respondents (674 Chinese adults from Hong Kong) completed the BMSWBI via the Internet. Results indicate that all four scales have high reliability, with alpha coefficients ranging from .87 to .92, and concurrent validity. Factor analysis indicates that (a) positive and negative affect form two distinct factors; and (b) spirituality comprises three distinct aspects, tranquility, resistance to disorientation, and resilience. Spirituality is positively associated with mental well-being, positive affect, satisfaction with life, and hope; but negatively associated with negative affect and perceived stress. These results suggest that the inventory may be used to assess different dimensions of health satisfactorily.
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    The Strength-Focused and Meaning-Oriented Approach to Resilience and Transformation (SMART): A body-mind-spirit approach to trauma management.
    Chan, CLW ; Chan, THY ; Ng, SM (Informa UK Limited, 2006)
    This article introduces the Strength-focused and Meaning- oriented Approach to Resilience and Transformation (SMART) as a model of crisis intervention, which aims at discovering inner strengths through meaning reconstruction. Limitations of conventional crisis management and current findings in post-traumatic growth research are discussed. Instead of adopting a pathological framework, the SMART approach holds a holistic view of health, employs facilitative strategies, and promotes dynamic coping. Intervention components include Eastern spiritual teachings, physical techniques such as yoga and meditation, and psycho-education that promotes meaning reconstruction. Efficacy of the SMART model is assessed with reference to two pilot studies conducted in Hong Kong at the time when the SARS pandemic caused widespread fear and anxiety in the community. Response to potential criticisms of the SMART model is attempted.
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    The Child in Family Services: Expanding Child Abuse Prevention
    WISE, S (Taylor & Francis, 2003)
    Child welfare concerns have drifted to an inappropriate focus on crisis intervention and a punitive approach to child protection intervention at the expense of community-based preventive child welfare programs. Recent attempts to divert cases from the child protection system through differentiated response mechanisms have been criticised for failing to provide access to relevant services or preventing vulnerable families from re-entering the child protection process. A tension inherent in providing both child protection and family support within the one agency is also identified as a barrier to effective service delivery. This paper discusses the value of the UK Children in Need approach as a model for enhancing support to children and families outside the statutory child protection system. Information from an evaluation of a trial implementation of the UK Children in Need approach in Victoria is used to discuss the implications for policy and practice of placing responsibility for coordinating a response based on the needs of children and their families within family support services.
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    Using Looking After Children to create an Australian out-of-home care database
    WISE, S (Cambridge Core, 2003)
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    Child Care Choices: A longitudinal study of children, families and child care in partnership with policy makers
    WISE, S ; Bowes, J ; Harrison, L ; Sanson, A ; Ungerer, J ; Watson, J ; Simpson, T (Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2003)
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    Multiple child care arrangements in Australia
    WISE, S ; Qu, L (Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2004)
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    Parent perspectives on child care quality among a culturally diverse sample
    WISE, S ; da Silva, L (Australian Pre-School Association, 2006)
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    Partnerships with providers? Why parents from diverse cultural backgrounds choose family day care
    WISE, S ; Sanson, A ; Mooney, A ; Statham, J (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003)
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    Enabling ‘Looked After’ children to express their competence as participants in research
    WISE, S (ARACY and the NSW Commission for Children and Young People, 2009)
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    Resilience and recovery. Achieving family wellbeing after the financial crisis.
    WISE, S (Anglicare Australia Inc, 2009)