Examing the Current State of the Profession Multi-Cultural Issues in Mental Health Counseling November 18‚ 2013 Examing the Current State of the Profession “Multicultural counseling/therapy means understanding the worldviews and life experiences of diverse groups in our nation” (Sue‚ 2013‚ p.89). Understanding people’s attitudes and past experiences shape who they are as individuals. The true beauty of our society is the ability to encounter all walks of life and learn from each other
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I am not afraid to have a voice‚ especially if the voice is the voice of my community. As an Asian American Student Advocacy Project youth leader who represents the Asian Pacific American community‚ I partook in a project in which I communicated with officials through town hall hearings to further an ethnic studies campaign in New York City public schools. This is an effort to build cross-cultural understandings to combat bullying and stereotypes‚ and promote engagement in school curriculums to
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Environmental issues are harmful effects of human activitity on the biophysical environment. Environmentalism‚ a social andenvironmental movement that started in the 1960s‚ addresses environmental issues through advocacy‚ education and activism. The carbon dioxide equivalent of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere has already exceeded 400 parts per million (NOAA) (with total "long-term" GHG exceeding 455 parts per million). (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report) This level is considered
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1. Give a brief description of client and identified issue presented and the primary objective you are attempting to address. The students from North Garden High School will be the focus because of the quality of students learning behaviors‚ home environment‚ past experiences with education‚ and teachers’ attitudes are the many influences on student achievement. Therefore I will addressing how these students can be viewed as “promise” rather than “at risk”‚ and preparing them to reach their
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Justice in Health Care Amy Sleeger West Coast University Health care in the United States compared to other countries is horrible. Health care should benefit all parties involved not just the big insurance companies. As I watched Sicko I thought to myself “oh gosh I hope I don’t get sick with cancer I can’t afford it.” It is very sad that we as one of the wealthier countries do this to our own people. Health care should meet certain moral standards like making sure all of the individuals
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A study conducted by Thatcher‚ A. James‚ J & Todd A. (2005) in International Cyberspace Conference on Ergornomics ‚ Johannesburg was said that in making a website‚ Visual appearance is one of the most important criteria to distinguish a high-quality website. This study response to the effects of web site design such as attention‚ memory and information search time. The World Wide Web uses different technologies that enable various data to be shared online. By using these different technologies‚ it
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incorrectly or not resting enough. This is especially problematic as Jackie is at an age where she needs to look after herself to preserve her own health which may not be overly good. However‚ any health condition Jackie has is likely aggravated by the stress and strains of caring as according to Carers Trust (2012) 70% of older carers’ report that existing ill-health is negatively impacted on account of caring. In addition‚ Jackie is at risk of depression‚ raised heart rate and even death associated with
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societies we would like to support. Philosophies and reasons can fall within the three categories of child advocacy. The three categories of child advocacy are personal‚ private and public. Each categories is designed to support different strategies‚ as teachers we
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Technology Implementation in Schools: Key Factors to Consider New technologies have changed teaching and learning in a number of ways—from graphing calculators to online lesson plans to virtual field trips and simulated dissections‚ educational technologies can help students access content in new and often exciting ways. In fact‚ one would be hard pressed to find a single school that doesn’t have access to some kind of educational technology. According to surveys‚ as many as 95% of schools are connected
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work practitioners advocate for and facilitate change at various levels of society‚ including individuals (micro)‚ small groups or communities (mezzo)‚ and organizations or government (macro). Macro-level advocacy and intervention efforts work to address problems of diverse populations‚ such as issues of civil rights and equality‚ and achieve systemic change. By intervening at the macro-level‚ social workers are often able to orchestrate greater change at the micro level. In order to do so‚ they must
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