Informational Essay Currently there is an extremely important issue that the public should understand more about due to its enormous impact on many citizens. This issue pertains to the safety concern surrounding the elderly while operating a motor vehicle past the age of 70 years old. This debate whether old people should be allowed to drive is often brought up by younger drivers‚ the reality is that all able bodied people who are physically and mentally healthy should be able to drive but
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Deficit Hyperactive Disorder: Treatments and Classroom Interventions Alex Tejero EDF 6211 Spring 2014 Florida International University Submitted to Martha Pelaez April 10‚ 2014 Abstract Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a rather common behavior disorder that occurs amongst children‚ adolescents‚ and adults which is typically treated with psychotropic medications‚ behavioral intervention strategies‚ and other mediations. According to the American Psychiatric
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We Can Do More: A Picture of Abuse Imagine for a moment what it would be like to be abused; the low self-esteem‚ the broken trust‚ the suicidal thoughts. Unfortunately‚ many children‚ adults and elderly suffer from these emotions due to the abuse they endure at the hands of those who should love them. Although our society is aware of these abuses‚ we do not do enough to stop it or control it. Children are the most vulnerable people in our society. A survey done in 2012 estimated “1‚640 children
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monitoring schools are continuously assessing students for understanding‚ and one of the more common methods is through the use of Response to Intervention‚ RtI. “Models of response to intervention (RtI) are being widely implemented in schools across the country in order to increase effective teaching and remove barriers to student learning.” (Mundschenk & Fuchs‚ 2016‚ p. 55-64). Response to Intervention is a multi-tiered process that enables schools to identify any students’ with learning difficulties
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Substance Abuse among Juveniles Unit 9 Final Project Substance abuse by juveniles is a major problem in our communities. Substance abuse among juveniles 12 and older is on rise (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration‚ 2010). For some juveniles‚ drinking or using drugs is the only way they feel they can cope with problems in their lives. The rise of substance abuse by juveniles is contributing to a number of problems such as increased crime and school dropout rates. The
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Social Work Interventions and Strategies to promote Health Rights A Panel Discussion Ragland Remo Paul* Introduction: Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at the General Assembly of the United Nations on the 10th December 1948 states as follows; "(1) Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family‚ including food‚ clothing‚ housing and medical care and necessary social services
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Different kinds of child abuse. 2.1. Physical abuse Physical abuse is the most recognised type of abuse‚ because the consequences‚ like broken bones‚ burns‚ bites‚ bruises and brain damages are often visible. But many injuries look like the result of everyday accidents and abusers use this fact to avoid suspicion. To decide if an injury is the result of physical abuse or not‚ you have to think of some factors: - Is this the first time the child has suffered from this injury? - Is the explanation
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Tyeisha Brevard PHI-105 Instructor Roundtree May 19th‚ 2013 Child Abuse Primary prevention of maltreatment is the level of prevention most sought out in stopping child abuse. This level of prevention focuses on creating an ideal environment in which child abuse is least likely to ever occur. The environment can range anywhere from personal to public. The personal environment‚ or macro system‚ would be considered the internal make-up of a family such as cultural values or financial status
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Integrated interventions are treatment program for clients with co-occurring disorders. This particular program combines multiple methods such as sessions or interactions to help change the client’s course of mental‚ physical‚ and social problems. This intervention combination is used while also treating the client for their substance abuse disorder (www.yourdictionary.com). Dual recovery mutual self-help meetings are an example of integrated intervention. The meetings also known as DRA‚ dual
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Common law 1 Common law Common law‚ also known as case law or precedent‚ is law developed by judges through decisions of courts and similar tribunals rather than through legislative statutes or executive branch action. A "common law system" is a legal system that gives great precedential weight to common law‚[1] on the principle that it is unfair to treat similar facts differently on different occasions.[2] The body of precedent is called "common law" and it binds future decisions. In cases
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