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    discuss the history of asylum seekers coming to Australia’s shores and explore most recent guidelines in relation to the issues surrounding new arrivals of asylum seekers. It will also provide an overview on the attitudes towards asylum seekers within Australia as part of encouraging integration of people from different cultures. This paper also will intend to address the issues asylum seekers and refugees are facing in Australia. The policy on Asylum Seekers and Refugees remains one of the most

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    Contemporary Issues Psychology provides an insight on contemporary issues in a number of ways as it strives to comprehend how we think‚ act and feel. It uses scientific methods to research social influence‚ perception and social interaction (Tyson‚ Jones and Elcock‚ 2011). Body image has been viewed as a psychological construct by Wykes and Gunter (2005). When an individual is continually labelled and considered in a certain way‚ he or she then develops a self-image. The self-image indicates

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    Understanding Contemporary Moral Issues from a Catholic Perspective ‘Withdrawal of life-sustaining medical treatment’. “And the dust goes back to the earth as it was‚ and the spirit goes back to God who gave it”. (Ecclesiastes 12:7). In order for me to comprehend and discuss the moral issue of withdrawal of life-sustaining medical treatment from a Catholic perspective‚ I needed to have an understanding of what Bioethics refers to. It is a shared reflective analysis and discussion of ethical issues in

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    investigation into current concerns the public and other health care professionals have in regards to service users being abused and how this has affected service provision and methods of working. How the issues raised have affected public opinion towards the care industry and how their views have been altered towards healthsocial care or children’s and young people’s sector. Main Body In the recent years there have been allegations made against care homes and their staff‚ reporting that the service

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    The field of Child and Youth Care consists of many different sectors one is able to work in. As a Child and Youth Care Practitioner‚ one will discover that there are many professional issues that are attached to these sectors. The following paper will go into detail regarding the issues in a Residential and Care Treatment facility. As a Child and Youth Care Practitioner‚ it is important to have knowledge on why these children and youth are placed in this setting. According to (Butler‚ Little

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    Using the Case Study of Mr. X‚ Identify and Explain the Client’s Issues and Devise a Course of Treatment for him‚ taking into Account any Ethical Issues In this essay I will be explaining what self-esteem is and the issues Mr X has stated. I shall then cover any ethical considerations that need to be accounted for and devise an appropriate course of treatment for this particular individual. Self-esteem is how we value ourselves; it is how we perceive our value to the world and how valuable we think

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    Running head: Analyze a Contemporary Health Care Issue Analyze a Contemporary Health Care Issue Grand Canyon University- HCA 240 Shuness Martin January 18‚ 2015 Access to health care is a major forerunner in today’s health care talk. As health care costs rises there has been a wide number of policies to try and eliminate the rise in cost and increase access to health care services. Yet there are still many Americans that do not have access to health care services. There are three

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    The moral issue in question in this scenario is whether or not medication should be prescribed for someone struggling with a break up so much that it is affecting their daily life. If I was the psychiatrist in this scenario I would prescribe the drug under the condition I still see the patient for regular talk sessions. I made this decision based on the major health factors involved‚ this person not sleeping or eating are signs of a deep depression that anti depressants may only slightly mask. I

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    Analyzed contemprorary Health Issue- grand canyon university (rough draft No citation sorry) In this essay‚ the issues of diabetes will be examined. This disease exists when the body cannot regulate the amount of glucose in the blood. Because of this‚ the body fails to either produce or properly regulate the amount of insulin and thus causing the body to lose the ability to break down sugars and starch. Although the actual cause of diabetes is unknown‚ genetics and environmental factors like obesity

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    Contemporary Issues This paper will discuss a contemporary health issue and its potential impact on the nursing profession. As the nursing profession continues to grow‚ society has begun to see a decrease in the number of nurses in the profession. According to NursingWorld (2005) "The nation’s hospitals have 126‚000 vacancies for nursing professions. In addition‚ 75 percent of all hospitals vacancies are for nurses." Currently Registered Nurses are at the top of the list of occupations with

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