Abstract This paper gives the following: effective interviewing skills related to children and teens coping with child abuse and neglect and an in-depth discussion of a specific evidenced-based intervention theory to use with either children or teens that have experienced child abuse. The child abuse and neglect paper that I used for my assessment is the Sandra Horton case. The Horton family has many emotional‚ mental‚ and physical issues. The primary caregiver is Michelle Horton‚
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embassies complaining of mistreatment and abuse‚ non-payment of wages‚ or overwork. In fact‚ credible human rights groups estimate that up to 10 percent of those working as domestic helpers in Kuwait are subject to some form of exploitation. The "maid issue" has gotten so bad - and such bad press - that even the Kuwaiti government has acknowledged a serious problem. In the last six months‚ the government has promised to set up a hotline for housemaids to report abuse‚ convene a committee to investigate
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sorrowful and discouraging behavior is known as animal neglect where proper treatment and care are refused. Owners are delinquent in giving them shelter‚ water‚ food‚ and/or veterinary care due to laziness or‚ in nearly all cases‚ lack of concern over what happens to the animal. These animals can become sick‚ injured‚ or even die. Over the past decade‚ nearly 30 percent of animal neglect cases have been found by The Animal Legal Defense Fund. If animal abuse is not stopped‚ this percent will sadly rise.
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The Causes and Effects of Alcohol Abuse For about 10% to 12% of the 140 million adults in the United States who drink‚ the use of alcohol develops into addiction. Alcoholism in men is approximately two to three times greater than in women (14% of male drinkers vs. 6% of female drinkers). In addition onset of alcoholism usually occurs at a younger age in men than in women (Fay‚ 1998). In terms of consumption 20% of drinkers consume 80% of all alcohol (Babor‚ 2010). There has been an abundance
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The Elder Sister When people are the youngest child‚ they may hold disdain for their eldest siblings because they experience life first and are noticed more for what occurs in their life. Because the eldest child goes head-first into life‚ they are the ones who receive the most reactions and effects. Sharon Olds communicates this theme in the poem “The Elder Sister.” The speaker of the poem is the younger sibling sharing her feelings and thoughts toward her elder sister. She feels jealousy toward
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abuse‚ neglect‚ or exploitation by others. “Neglect” can be repeated conduct or a single incident of carelessness‚ which could reasonably be expected to result in serious physical or psychological injury or a possible risk of death.” Indicators of neglect include: • Pressure sores or ulcers; • Excessive odor or dirt on the body or clothing; • The presence of fleas or lice; • Listlessness and fatigue; • Deteriorating health or wasting away; • Malnutrition or dehydration; • Over-medication
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kidney and stomach. Alcohol abuse is the leading factor to developing Cirrhosis of the liver. Alcohol related Cirrhosis usually develops after more then almost a decade of heavy drinking‚ but for some it may develop quicker; all depending on how your body reacts to alcohol. “In cirrhosis of the liver‚ scar tissue replaces normal‚ healthy tissue‚ blocking the flow of blood through the organ and preventing it from working as it should. Cirrhosis is the twelfth leading cause of death by disease‚ killing
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Curcumin has been found to be a potent inhibitor of tumour growth and cell proliferation. This activity is linked to curcumin’s antioxidant effect and free radical scavenging effect (Akram et al‚ 2010). It inhibits cancer development and progression‚ thereby targeting multiple steps to malignancy. It has the ability to act like a blocking agent thereby inhibiting the initiation step of cancer by preventing the activation of carcinogen‚ and also as a suppressing agent thereby inhibiting malignant
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substance abuse. Substance abuse is the overindulgence in or dependence on an addictive substance (Fisanick‚ 2009). It is a condition that can destroy not only the user’s life‚ but also those that care about the person. Substance abuse is responsible for half a million preventable deaths each year (Corse‚ 1995). Substance abuse includes the misuse of alcohol‚ tobacco‚ and illicit drug. Examples of illegal drugs include marijuana‚ amphetamines‚ cocaine‚ and opiates. Each year substance abuse costs
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Nowadays‚ one can hardly open a newspaper without seeing on article on drug abuse among teenagers. Sadly as it is‚ this kind of social evil has driven more and more youngsters to nowhere but cruelty and crime. The first and foremost step towards any possible solution‚ I feel‚ is to point out the causes that lead to this problem. Some of them can be low-esteem‚ lack of parents’ attention and influence from bad friends. To begin with‚ teens often begin using drugs because of low-esteem. This is party
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