Régine Scelles

Bio: Régine Scelles is an academic researcher from University of Paris. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Distress. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 103 publications receiving 398 citations. Previous affiliations of Régine Scelles include Paris West University Nanterre La Défense & University of Rouen.

Dire ou ne pas dire en famille : processus de subjectivation du handicap au sein de la fratrie

Abstract: A partir d’une experience clinique et de recherche aupres de fratries dont l’un des enfants est atteint d’un handicap, l’auteur evoque ce qui entrave et/ou pourrait favoriser le plaisir du « parler ensemble » ; du « penser ensemble » entre enfants au sein de la famille. Les fonctions du lien fraternel qui apparaissent de maniere particulierement manifeste dans les fratries comprenant un enfant handicape sont evoquees ; ensuite l’effet transformatif de la parole sur le trauma et la fonction defensive et transitoirement protectrice du « taire » est discute et l’auteur termine sur une reflexion concernant la narrativite a propos de ce qui se raconte du handicap, entre enfants.

Formaliser le savoir sur le handicap et parler de leurs émotions : une question cruciale pour les frères et sœurs

Abstract: Resume Nous presentons le cadre theorique et les resultats de deux etudes sur la fratrie de la personne handicapee. Nous montrons que la question de la formalisation du savoir et surtout celle des emotions sont centrales dans le vecu des freres et sœurs. Si nous evoquons les effets pathogenes du handicap sur les freres et sœurs, nous analysons egalement les ressources et les mecanismes de degagement qu’ils mettent en place pour gerer cette situation singuliere. A ce sujet, nous insistons sur la necessite de soutenir les enfants dans la formalisation de ce qu’ils savent, ou croient savoir, du handicap et des emotions que cette atteinte declenche chez eux.

The impact of a person's disability on his or her sibling.

Abstract: The aim of this study is to determine the impact of a person's disability on the psychological, social, family and professional life of that person's siblings. The research is based on a clinical method and case studies. An analysis is made of siblings' verbalizations in different contexts and with different aims: unstructured research interviews conducted with persons who do or do not have a sibling with a disability; meetings of parents, professionals and siblings of persons with a disability; family discussion-therapy. The study demonstrates the importance of giving siblings the opportunity to express themselves, be it about their difficulty in dealing positively with their unique family situations in social and family contexts; about their feelings of shame and guilt; about the distress caused to them by their urges to identify with the sibling with a disability. If denied such opportunities, they may develop symptoms that can seriously compromise their futures.

Psychoanalysis and Feminism

Abstract: This text reassesses Freudian psychoanalysis in an attempt to develop an understanding of the psychology of femininity and the ideological oppression of women. Analyzing sexuality, femininity and the family as they are treated in the works of Freud, Estch and Laing, the author demonstrates that Freud's theories have much to offer women in the understanding of their sexuality, and compares him to Estch and Laing whose contributions to the feminist cause, in her opinion, are less radical and more ephemeral. To support her case she discusses some interpretations of Freud's work and shows how the misunderstanding of his concept of the unconscious mind has led to misinterpretation of his theories.

A Methodological Model for Rapid Assessment, Response, and Evaluation: The RARE Program in Public Health:

Abstract: Rapid assessment projects are expanding in the arenas of public health policy, planning, and program development in both developing and developed nations. This article reviews the methodological advances that have changed rapid assessment from a primarily “quick and dirty” approach for data collection into a public health tool for time-sensitive development of changes in intervention strategies, community-based organizational structure, program evaluation, and policy decisions. The methodological design of the Rapid Assessment, Response, and Evaluation Project, adopted by the Office of HIV/AIDS Policy (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) in 1999, is presented as a model for using revised rapid assessment approaches within the context of public health policy development.

Seeing the Invisible: Children and young people affected by disability

Abstract: This paper presents a brief review of literature relating to children in families with a disabled member, including the 'young carers' and disability studies literature, and relevant works from the social psychology and sociology of childhood. Key themes identified in the literature are then illustrated by findings from two exploratory research studies that sought to explore the experiences and service needs of children in families with a disabled member, within two Scottish areas. The authors suggest that, although young people affected by disability in the family, including young carers, face significant problems, particularly in socially disadvantaged areas, there are other issues that need to be addressed. Alternative conceptual frameworks are proposed, which challenge the dominance of the young carers research paradigm.

How do mothers and fathers who have a child with a disability describe their adaptation/ transformation process?

Abstract: This qualitative study explored the adaptation/transformation process in mothers and fathers at the individual, parental, marital and extrafamilial levels, and the similarities and differences in their experience of living with a child with cerebral palsy. Interviews were conducted with 13 mothers and 13 fathers of children with cerebral palsy. The results show that mothers and fathers are more likely to view the situation differently than similarly. For both parents, the situation offers the potential for transformation. Complementarity between mothers and fathers is an important factor in each of the adaptation or transformation subsystems. Both parents embark on a journey that changes their beliefs about difference, apply their new knowledge to every aspect of their life, and endeavour to normalize their situation.

Methodes Et Pratiques Formalisees D'Analyse De Contenu Et De Discours Dans La Recherche Sociologique Francaise Contemporaine. Etat Des Lieux Et Essai De Classification

Abstract: Formalized Methods and Procedures in Content and Discourse Analysis in Contemporary French Sociological Research—State of the Arts and a Classification Attempt. An initial awareness is needed of the debates regarding the choice of research approaches in sociology and the diversity and specificity of methods currently being used in the domain of textual data analysis in France. In general the influence of the French socio-linguistic tradition looms large, including, on the one hand, the older works of Michel Pecheux on the “discursive formations” and his A.A.D. (Analyse Automatique du Discours, 1969), and on the other hand, two main perspectives of the “Ecole Francaise d'Analyse du/de Discours”—which refer to the speech actconcept and to the problematics of enunciation, and emphasizes the processes and “sociodiscursive practices” between socially-located speakers. Such theoretical conceptions and specific requirements lead to build on methodologies different from the classic, theme-based content analysis, ...