Homeless youth are very vulnerable and are usually divided into two main categories: accompanied meaning they are with their family or unaccompanied meaning they are on their own. Unaccompanied youth are classified into three groups including runaway‚ throwaway and system homeless. The runaways leave of their own volition; those in the throw away group have been asked to leave and are actively prevented from returning; the system group includes youngsters who have been in and out of government programs
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What other information would you like to learn during the interview with the family? What questions would you ask? In addition to the clinical interview‚ what other clinical assessment tools should you consider? Why? Although you need more information to begin treatment‚ what factors might you take into consideration in designing an effective intervention for this family? If you were preparing to diagnose Clara‚ you would refer to the DSM-IV classification system to evaluate her condition
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Steven Cao Charlene Green English 1302 Do the Homeless Really Deserve it? Everyone in this country has at least seen someone on the street corner begging for money due to the fact that they are homeless‚ but have you ever really thought about why they are put into the position that they are in? It is a stereotype that all homeless people only collect money to spend it on drugs or alcohol and that is not always the case. They actually could be doing the complete opposite and try to stable
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to the IBI treatment. The relevancy to Social Work is low-income families are systematically been discriminated and their children are further marginalized is a social issue. The objective of the study is to evaluate the immediate impact of reducing the eligible age for government funded access to Intensive Behavioral Intervention (IBI) treatment on parents as well as children. As we know‚ the Ontario government has already reduced funding for IBI treatments. Also‚ with the findings of this research
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Introduction This first clinical experience has shown me the importance of developing the nursing-patient relationship. Working with school-age children is a very different experience and requires a new set of communication skills that we have not focused on in class. It was an important step to being able to think on my feet and adapt to the situation at hand. These aspects have really helped me understand the unspoken traits of nursing and what will be expected of me. Identify the Developmental
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Practitioner (ANP) when assessing and analysing the health needs of a specific population. The author will focus on one specific disease‚ Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in relation to South Asian men living in both the United Kingdom (UK) and in South Asia. In view of the large demographics of South Asia the author will specifically focus on Indian‚ Pakistan and Bangladeshi groups also making a comparison with the population residing in Ireland. The author will provide a critical and analytical
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Abstract This paper explores the topic of the disenfranchised population of the African American Culture‚ how the Generalist Intervention Model will be effective in my intervention‚ how African Americans were impacted by past situations‚ oppression and discrimination‚ resources available to this group‚ problems with this group‚ and social justice and social welfare. Introduction This paper examines the African American culture and how the social worker as a Generalist can intervene on their
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MALAYSIA-SINGAPORE RELATIONS: ISSUES AND STRATEGIES By Rusdi Omar Universiti Utara Malaysia/ Adelaide University rusdiomar@uum.edu.my rusdi.omar@student.adelaide.edu.au ABSTRACT Malaysia and Singapore relations are unique and special due to factors such as geography‚ history‚ politics‚ ideology‚ economy‚ culture and ethnicity. These factors sometimes have created tensions between both countries. Thus‚ this paper will analyze the current major issues‚ such as the price of raw water‚ the
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for the homeless. Not just in shelter costs but in paying law-enforcement officers who arrest individuals for things like trespassing‚ public intoxication or sleeping in parks. (In these regards I am shifting away from family homelessness towards individuals.) Then jail stays along with hospitalization for physical or mental issues really heighten the price a city pays per homeless person. Two years ago‚ the Central Florida Commission on Homelessness conducted a study of 107 homeless living in
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