Leroy Lee UNDERSTANDING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES IN ASSESSMENTS Task 1 I work for a Substance Misuse Service‚ based in Coventry in the West Midlands. We provide free and confidential services to the residents of the borough that have been affected by substance misuse. We are a recovery focussed project providing recovery interventions; including structured support for those seeking change. We believe that every service users’ journey is important. We work to create safer communities and
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Major depression is a therapeutic sickness influencing 9.9 million American grown-ups. Dissimilar to typical emotional encounters of passing mood states‚ misery‚ or loss‚ major depression is constant and can fundamentally meddle with an individual’s thinking‚ conduct‚ mind-set‚ action‚ and physical wellbeing. Major depression has 4 categories. The first is the manner by which it influences your point of view/thought process making it hard to focus and most thoughts are negative. Second is mood change
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liked among her peers. However‚ GS is suffering from a series of medical conditions from the physical and mental aspect. To be more specific‚ GS has been coping with depression for many years and suicidal ideations for a couple of years. In addition‚ GS was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia since she was a teenager. The onset of GS’s depression episodes came about by the age of 13. By this time‚ GS sensed that her family would split up as there was tension between her parents. The tension stemmed from the
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American Heritage School Plantation The abuse of drugs by incarcerated peoples is a rapidly growing issue among all nations. The goal of prison is to reform and rehabilitate former criminals‚ however this goal cannot be accomplished if more and more prisoners are abusing controlled substances. It is estimated that over 80% of prisoners abuse a controlled substance‚ and over 65% of prisoners are clinically addicted. Because these numbers are based on reported cases‚ the actual percentage are likely much
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For this assignment I propose to look at the causes‚ effects and treatment of Addictive Behaviours primarily focusing on substance abuse i.e. drugs. The main body of my research shall derive from a UK study on addictive behaviours defining attentional bias for substance-related stimuli‚ the effects of attentional bias manipulation on craving and substance use and the treatments available. I shall also support my investigations through theoretical synthesis and conclude with the importance of understanding
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Substance abuse during pregnancy is an ongoing problem. These poor infants can’t defend themselves or stop the harmful substances from entering their body it’s all the desion of the mother but the child is the one who has to suffer the consequences and deal with the long term effect that substance abuse can cause hopefuly this essay will educate about the different risk involved for the mother and for the baby when the mother chooses to smoke‚ drink alcohol‚ or use drugs during pregnancy. With
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moms experience the baby blues after delivering a child. About one 1 of every 10 of these women will develop a more severe and longer-lasting depression after delivery. Approximately 1 in 1‚000 women develop more serious conditions‚ like postpartum psychosis. A number of factors can increase the risk of postpartum depression‚ including: -a history of depression before becoming pregnant -Age at time of pregnancy (younger mothers are more likely to develop the condition) -the more children you have the
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Male Offenders with Substance Use Disorders Re-Entry Group A group that I would be interested in forming involves a trichotomy of special populations: specifically males‚ first-time or multiple offenders‚ and substance users. There are several reasons why I would be interested in this particular group; however‚ the main reason is the specific need and overwhelming necessity to target this population with support. Abrams and Teplin (as cited in Skeem‚ Louden‚ Manchak‚ Vidal‚ & Haddad‚ 2009) found
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general population (“Depression in the Elderly”). These suicidal thoughts or actions are one of the many depressive symptoms in old age. These symptoms of depression in old age can be lessened by exercise. By having the elderly implement an exercise routine into their lives‚ they can stop themselves from being part of the statistics showing depression in old age. A high rate of elderly depression and differing and sometimes mistaken factors cause the elderly to have to accept depression as part of growing
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The middle child of Full House known by many as Stephanie Tanner has dealt with addiction for many years of her life Jodie’s childhood life was rough. She was born on January 19‚ 1982‚ in Los Angeles‚ California. At that time both of her parents were in jail. She was put up for adoption. She was adopted by her Uncle Sam and his second wife Janice. Her acting talent was noticed at a very early age by family and friends. Her mother saw her passion for acting and decided to bring her to have a meeting
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