People with disabilities are significantly overrepresented in the nation’s prisons and jails today. The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that fully 1 in 5 prison inmates have a serious mental illness (Vallas‚ 2016). As a result of this increase in population‚ these facilities are inadequately funded and staffed to provide mental health treatment to prisoners who are sentenced as a result of their mental illnesses (Gilna‚ 2016). North Carolina is one state that is addressing this issue. In 2014
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Gabriella Henson’s Ambition to Personal Development Shavon R. Bashir Northern Illinois University Counseling Children Semester Project Client Background Information Gabriella Henson is an 11-year-old Italian/Polish American female. She is 4’9” and weighs 80 pounds‚ with light blonde hair. Gabriella is a family oriented individual. Gabriella is one of two children in her immediate family; she has one older brother‚ Richard‚ who is 17 years old with whom she has a close relationship even though
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intended major‚ including your readiness to succeed in your upper-division courses once you enroll at the university. Growing up‚ I always struggled to focus‚ read‚ and maintain good grades. As an adult‚ I recently got diagnosed with a learning disability at age 32 in November 2016. This discovery has helped me understand how to place myself in the best position to succeed in my academia. The resources that I am currently utilizing to help me succeed in my upper-division courses are Kurzweil 3000
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conception and therefore present at birth. The disorder is entirely caused by one pair of genes. People with cystic fibrosis produce abnormally thick‚ stick mucus in the linings of internal organs such as the lungs and intestines. The most common signs are persistent coughing‚ excessive sweating leading to salty skin‚ huge appetite but poor weight gain‚ and pale‚ oily‚ very smelly faeces. As a result‚ people with cystic fibrosis are prone to lung infections such as pneumonia. Digestive problems and lack
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school counselors are responsible to help all multicultural student. Thus‚ school counselors are ethical obligated to have awareness‚ knowledge‚ and skills to assist the multicultural student population. As a minority‚ I believe that multicultural counseling can greatly impact students to gain a better understanding of others‚ themselves‚ and shape their experiences and interconnection with other cultures. Although I was born and raised in Fresno‚ California‚ which is “one of the largest‚ fastest growing
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CAREER COUNSELLING COMPENDIUM OF METHODS AND TECHNIQUES Edited by Mihai JIGĂU Bucharest‚ 2007 Authors: Mihai JIGĂU‚ Ph.D Lumini a TĂSICA‚ Ph.D Angela MUSCĂ‚ Ph.D Mihaela CHIRU Petre BOTNARIUC Irina COZMA Speran a IBU Other contributors to this Compendium: Carmen AVRAMESCU Bogdana BURSUC Lumini a DANEŞ Adina IGNAT Gabriela LEMENI Marcela MARCINSCHI CĂLINECI Andreea-Diana MĂRU ESCU Domnica PETROVAI Mihaela PORUMB Andreea SZILAGYI‚ Ph.D Authors are responsible for the
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Genetic Counseling Decision-Making In my opinion‚ I think that Jenny and Bob Miller should take the necessary risks in order to make their sons life more comfortable and possibly cure them of their disease in the near future due to gene therapy. The gene therapy is not far from being a reality in medicine that can cure muscular dystrophy‚ and the injections of normal muscle cells from healthy individuals can relieve some of the pain they are experiencing until a cure is generated. Muscular
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without offering proper assistance‚ education could be a difficult process for him. Even though Ryan’s visual impairment is not necessarily considered as a learning disability because as the textbook stated: “to be classified as a learning disability‚ the learning problem is not primarily the result of visual‚ hearing‚ or motor disabilities” (Santrock‚ 2011)‚ it is still as important for him to receive support in school for him to become a responsible and independent adult. As an educator‚ it is important
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I saw many people staring. Some people I would make eye-contact with and they would quickly look away‚ while others would turn around when they thought I was not looking. The stares‚ even if they were quick‚ made me feel like the individuals felt sorry for me. I wanted to let them know that I am just like you‚ however‚ I do not have the capability to use my lower extremity and require an assistive device‚ a wheelchair‚ for a mobility aid. I can see why individuals who have a disability experience
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intellectual disabilities significant limitations in both intellectual functioning (IQ below 75) and adaptive behavior (conceptual‚ social‚ and practical adaptive skills) Autism developmental disability that significantly affects verbal and nonverbal communication‚ social interaction‚ and educational performance multiple disabilities the combination of impairments which causes such severe educational needs that they cannot be accommodated in special education program solely for
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