With the older adult population steadily increasing‚ society has a long way to go with embracing this population as it relates to the negative effects that ageism has on older adults. Western cultures are excessive about obtaining and maintaining youthfulness and constantly trying to find ways to combat the process of aging. As a gerontologist‚ it is my role to educate older adults as well and the general community about the issues affecting older adults including ageism. In order to be successful
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Insomnia in the older adult significantly impacts the normal physical functioning and quality of life of patients. Evidence suggests that insomnia in the elderly is often overlooked‚ or undertreated by healthcare professionals (Moren & Benka‚ 2012). Cognitive behavioral strategies have been recommended to help relieve and even treat insomnia in the elderly (Moren & Benka‚ 2012). The purpose of this paper is to examine the current evidence supporting the use of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
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accidents‚ and injures related to burns or fires are a big risk for the older adult. Prescribed medications can even alter their balance or affect
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tried as adults every year. Yes‚ the saying “You do the crime‚ you do the time‚” may evidently need to be set in stone for every criminal‚ but a child? To make this country fair the United States of America needs to stop prosecuting and putting teens on trial as adults. Ignorance of not knowing the law is not an adequate excuse‚ that may be necessarily true‚ but if the country wants to be considered “fair” then the court system needs to understand that children and teens are not adults. The new arise
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PLAN ADVISORY The Importance of Internal Controls in Financial Reporting and Safeguarding Plan Assets PLAN ADVISORY Table of Contents I Introduction I Why Internal Control Is Important to Your Plan I What Is Internal Control? I How to Establish Cost-Effective Controls I Monitoring Your Controls is Critical I Auditor Communications of Internal Control Deficiencies 10 8 6 5 4 3 I How Your Auditor can Help You Improve the Effectiveness of Your Plan’s Internal Control I Examples of Selected
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Teaching Adults to Read Using Technology with PowerPoint Presentations Adults who are learning to read should enter into the instructional setting with a desire to learn. They have the capacity to learn and to problem solve in real world settings of more or less complexity. Most of the adults encountered in adult basic education programs will have much practical knowledge of the world (Starr‚ 1998). They will have many beliefs and attitudes about teaching‚ learning‚ opportunities in life‚ success
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Running Head: Bereavement Support for Older Adults Six Session Group: Bereavement Support for Older Adults Bereavement Support for Older Adults Purpose: To create a safe environment for people to express his or her feelings of grief which will hopefully enable them to reconcile his or her loss and begin to reinvest in life by learning through educational support‚ coping tools in the absence of a loved one Group Goals/Objectives: To foster self-awareness‚ healing‚ new friends‚ sense
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Interview of First Year Adult Learner My interview was conducted via phone with a student at Kalamazoo Valley Community College. For all purposes her name is Co-ed Cady. STUDENT’S BACKGROUND: Co-ed Cady is a 40 year old‚ recently divorced‚ white female which lives in Kalamazoo‚ MI she is originally from Anderson‚ IN but‚ moved to Kalamazoo when her husband was transferred there ten years ago. Co-ed has two children a daughter 22 and a son 19. Her main support system is in Anderson but‚ her children
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Initially‚ I wanted my research topic to be about the affects of foster care in adults. I was thinking about this topic because many of my friends‚ who are now adults‚ have been adopted or in foster care at some point in their lives. And many of them are struggling. A few have inadequate living conditions or are living on the streets. Another is struggling to stay in school. And a couple are on drugs. I wanted to know if these hardships were related in any way to that fact that all of them have been
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Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care Different types of abuse that could happen to an individual: Physical abuse is a form of bodily contact intended to cause some type of feeling and harm. Signs of this may be punching‚ hitting‚ kicking‚ scratching or slapping. Sexual abuse is when is when a form of sexual activity is forced upon a person‚ without any consent given. Signs of this could be unexplained bleeding from the genital area or S.T.I. Bruising around the breasts
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