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Developmental predictors of mathematics achievement at the end of Year 1

Abstract: This study examined the predictive role of child cognitive, social, emotional, and behavioural dimensions assessed at the age of 4½, as well as of the traditional variables related to academic school readiness before the entry to primary school, on mathematics achievement at the end of Year 1. A sample of 58 Portuguese children and their parents participated in this longitudinal study. Initial correla...

School psychologists’ training to support inclusive education in Portugal: trai...

School psychologists can support schools in implementing inclusive practices. In Portugal, the Decree-Law 54/2018 has set the country on the path to inclusive education based on whole-school approaches. This policy shift demands a change in school psychologists’ practices to be agents for systems change versus traditional roles (such as assessing and counseling students). An e-learning training course was devel...

Developmental predictors of mathematics achievement at the end of Year 1

Abstract: This study examined the predictive role of child cognitive, social, emotional, and behavioural dimensions assessed at the age of 4½, as well as of the traditional variables related to academic school readiness before the entry to primary school, on mathematics achievement at the end of Year 1. A sample of 58 Portuguese children and their parents participated in this longitudinal study. Initial correla...

School psychologists training in Portugal: trainers' perspectives

School psychologists training in applied approaches for the construction of inc...

The Impact of Creating an Inpatient Team in an Acute Psychiatric Ward

Introduction: Acute inpatient services continue to be key components in psychiatric care for patients in crisis. In an economic crisis context, investment in Psychiatry is scarce and limited. Thus, optimizing hospital resources is much needed, allowing patients to receive the best treatment available and not remain in the hospital after resolution of the acute episode. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness o...

Attachment styles, work orientation and relations

The presente study was aimed to examine the relations between attachment styles and the quality of work relations. Most of participants – five hundred and ninety-eight adults – show a secure attachment style and a secure work orientation. A positive association was found between these two variables. Participants with a secure attachment style and work orientation show higher levels of satisfaction and adpatatio...