Substance Abuse Kyra Prall HCA/250 3/3/2013 Marie Smith Substance Abuse Using drugs started in the early centuries. Smoking tobacco became popular after Christopher Columbus discovered the positive affects of smoking tobacco leaves. Alcohol was seen as a gift from God‚ and other drugs stemmed from thrill seekers trying different chemicals and natural substances for pleasure. When using drugs frequently a psychological and physical dependence occurs due to the pleasure and relief assoaciated
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TriolaProtecting those can’t Protect Themselves In the United States‚ a report of child abuse is made every second. Even worse than that‚ more than four children die per day as a result of child abuse. So why were these children not saved? Not all acts of child abuse are reported‚ even when someone notices it. Maybe it is because they do not want to jump to conclusion or they are scared. But imagine being that child‚ and how scared they are. Wouldn’t you want someone to notice if it were you? If we learn
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Child Abuse Child abuse is one of the biggest problems facing America today. Children whose parents abuse them often turn to a life of crime‚ or suffer physical or mental scars. In severe cases the child may even die. In Saint Louis a boy was attacked by a pack of dogs‚ after he had finished playing basketball at the local court. If his mother had reported him missing he may have been found in time to rescue him‚ instead he bled to death under a tree(De Jong). Of course this is an extreme case of
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Abuse and Heredity Research question: Is child abuse hereditary? There are many types of abuse such as alcohol abuse‚ drug abuse‚ domestic abuse just to name a few but of all the types of abuse there is one type of abuse that is probably one of the easiest to pass down and that is child abuse. Child abuse is easy to pass down because we look to what we know when were not certain what to do. The term for passing down child abuse is known as intergenerational abuse. There are four methods of child
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1.1 Explain what is meant by: diversity‚ equality‚ inclusion‚ discrimination Diversity means where there is an difference between individuals or groups such as their culture‚ nationality‚ gender‚ age‚ beliefs or ethnic origin. Equality means the rights the individuals have such as giving choices‚ respect and services in response to individual needs. Inclusion is the process of identifying‚ understanding and breaking down barriers to participation and belongings. Discrimination means
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Explain How People From Different Backgrounds May Use and/or Interpret Communication Methods in Different Ways Working in early years in a multi cultural society‚ it is important to understand that people who do come from different backgrounds may have different ways of communicating and they may even interpret the way others communicate unexpectedly. For some people‚ English may not be there first language‚ this could mean that they only have a basic grasp on the English language‚ making communication
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How to stop elder abuse in a nursing home According to Sokolove Law thousands of elderly Americans are abused each year in nursing homes responsible for their care. A recent study found violations at 94% of nursing homes in the U.S. (1) I feel it is much higher than that because I’m a C.N.A. (certified nurse’s assistant)‚ and have been in the nursing field for almost 8 years now. Although abuse is illegal it still manages to happen more frequently and needs to be stopped. “According to the Nursing
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Unit/Title …. Please save the Learners Declaration to your PC‚ add your details‚ and upload with your completed assessments. Assignment 6– Communication and professional relationships with children‚ young people and adults QUESTION 1 a. Explain why effective communication is important in developing positive relationships with children‚ young people and adult Effective communication is not just about speaking and listening. It is also about watching and feeling. Our body language and tone
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Zach Betten The Impact of 9-11 On September 11‚ 2001 America woke up expecting a normal day. What America did not expect was that this day was going to change history forever. On that day Islamic extremist high-jacked four U.S. airplanes with the intent of crashing them into the twin towers‚ the Pentagon and the White House. Two of the planes did indeed crash into the twin towers in New York City and another was used to hit the pentagon. The passengers on the last plane however‚ fought back‚ and
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some way‚ shape or form. This may be due to starting nursery‚ moving home‚ welcoming a new baby into the family etc. These changes are commonly referred to as transitions. A child is expected to cope with changes such as movement from nursery education to primary school and then on from primary school to secondary school etc. How a child copes with change will vary enormously from child to child and will depend on such factors as the child’s age‚ understanding and how they have been prepared for
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