Vulnerable Populations Introduction to Human Services‚ BSHS 302 June 21‚ 2010 Introduction Chronic illnesses are disorders that require ongoing care and treatment for much of the patients’ life to manage the illness. Examples of such illnesses are diabetes‚ high blood pressure‚ or heart disease. When discussing chronic mental illness‚ such diseases or disorders would be those that require ongoing treatment and care throughout much of the patients’ life. Examples would be schizophrenia
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My main concentration right now in my life is my career in Human Services. The education that I am receiving at California State University Dominguez Hills has definitely changed the way I think in regards to people in the society and it has also giving me a background of problems I will run into and what I can do to solve it. I have learned that helping people will never be an easy job and that it can be stressful and frustrating. I will always remember to be patient‚ respectful‚ genuine‚ honest
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Social Problems In the context of human service words sometimes take different meanings. A problem specifies the term that must be used in the eligibility rules determining who is and who is not entitled to benefits or services and specifies the general goals to be achieved. A good example of this would be determined if someone was eligible for Medicaid or needed another insurance program. A policy typically described as a principle or rule to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes. The
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Causes and Prevention of Burnout in Human Services Staff High-stress jobs such as those in the human service field can cause serious issues such as burnout. Burnout can show up in a multitude of ways for employees. For organizations this can cause a large number of sick days or they may experience a high turnover rate. Human service workers enter the workforce full of hopes of making changes for those people who they want to work. Like every other job there is always a high hope of helping
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Checkpoint: JSBMHA and HIPAA Case Study Phoebe Edwards Carrie Cooper 4/18/13 1. How does HIPPA serve to protect patient rights? A patient’s health information can be shared with doctors and hospitals for treatment and care. The information can also be shared with family members who the patient has given permission to access the patient’s records. HIPPA’s guidelines make clear exactly what information about patients is protected. Called PHI‚ this information
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–History and Development of Human Services Walden University Human Services agencies play a vital role in connecting community resources to those in need of services. Some of the agencies are more beneficial to the community than others. Some of the larger agencies that are well connected with political figures tend to receive more funding‚ and directly affect local policy changes. Inadequate‚ funding prevents most human services agencies from conducting program
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ACCOUNTABILITY ACT Theresa Richardson 223 Clark Ave. Saraland‚ Al. 36611 Student ID #21340528 Law and Ethics in Medicine‚ HIT 105 (40903100) HIPAA 1. 1.) HIPAA was put in place to help set standards on protecting a patients personal health information‚ therefore HIPAA does affect a patient’s access to medical records. A patient can review or obtain a copy of their
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The Individual Human Services Workers Role in Burnout Prevention Casey L. Sheppard Saint Petersburg College Human service professionals face a wide variety of complex and often distressing problems as a regular part of their job. Because of the excessive amount of stressors related to work in this field‚ the profession often takes its toll on ill-prepared workers in the form of burnout. For the purposes of this document‚ a definition of burnout put forth by Dr. Christina Maslach and Dr. Michael
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HIPAA Case Study Rasmussen College Author Note This research is being submitted on November 18‚ 2012 for Lashonda Crockett H340/HSA3422 Section 03 Regulation and Compliance in Health Care. How does HIPAA serve to protect patient rights? Answer in general terms‚ but then apply the question to the case study. (Who is HIPAA serving here in terms of patient rights? Explain. Should HIPAA be applied here at all? Why or why not?) HIPAA is in place to protect patients and all their medical information
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While ethics and law go hand in hand they both have different perspectives. Law is enforced‚ whether it is by the police‚ courts or administrators. Ethics comes from within and are inherited over time through family and the community. While both areas take a different approach‚ in the healthcare organizations the main purpose is to make sure that the patient safety is key and that quality of healthcare is universal. The health care industry is one the largest regulated industries in the world‚
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