Mindful Awareness Reflection Journal 1. Acknowledge Describe your experience Chapter 10 from Tools for Mindful Living discussed a universal topic – communication. This chapter stood informative and helpful‚ as it discussed a topic known to all individuals. The reason that the topic of communication rests interesting is because it entails two components – spoken language and nonverbal communication. While spoken language reflects cultural differences‚ with diverse languages spoken throughout the
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five minutes‚ can result in irreversible brain damage or even death. Therefore‚ in general‚ life-saving BLS procedures should immediately be applied non-professionals‚ who happen to be nearby at the time of the incident. (The Need for First Aid Awareness among Candidate Teachers‚ 2011) First aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitationare types of emergency care that are rendered to an injured individual. First aid is the immediate help given to a victim of injury or sudden illness until appropriate medical
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Kentucky School for the Deaf Changes No one is sure exactly what will become of Kentucky School for the Deaf campus. The school is rich in history of Danville and even houses its own museum in one of the buildings. Kentucky School for the Deaf was first established in 1823 and although it is not the first school for the deaf in the United States it is the first state funded school for the deaf. Several books have been written about the history of KSD
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Courtney Acton Global and diversity awareness September 7‚ 2013 To me Global Awareness means to focus on the world as a whole‚ and study major issues such as the environment. It’s a way to get people to understand the world around them‚ and learn different ways they can help resolve these issues such as‚ finding ways to end pollution‚ and learning ways that you can recycle. I think that the term Diversity means that you are understanding and have knowledge of different cultures in your
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National PTSD Awareness Day is observed annually on June 27. This is a day to recognize the effects post-traumatic stress has on the lives of those affected by it. It is estimated that 22% of solders come back from deployment with PTSD or significant depression‚ 34% have other significant mental concerns while only 1 out of 3 ever seek help. This day is to help raise awareness among veterans but also friends and family of those who need help. The VA I was fortunate enough to be able to sit down
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From the ancient times and even today Deaf education has had arguments against which method is right or wrong. No matter which way the tides turned there have been important people there to help guide the Deaf educations along. We will start with the great philosopher Aristotle. Now I know what you are thinking‚ why would I talk about Aristotle when it comes to Deaf education? It has been said that he is the first person ever recorded to have talked about Deaf culture. Even though he is a great philosopher
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Situational awareness is necessary in order to maintain the highest degree of self and team safety‚ while also exercising the best course of action to take while on the fireground. The U.S. Coast Guard states that‚ “Situational awareness is the ability to identify‚ process‚ and comprehend the critical elements of information about what is happening to the team with regard to the mission.” The practice of situational awareness is relevant to many fields‚ but holds great use in fire fighting. Through
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ITP 120 Intro to Deaf Culture Professor McCray July 13‚ 2008 Through Deaf Eyes PBS 2008 Through Deaf Eyes is a film outlining deaf history and deaf culture. The movie touches on many key milestones in deaf American’s lives including: community interactions‚ education‚ recreation and work. While we have been learning much on deaf history‚ I was fascinated to hear the many obstacles deaf people had to overcome to reach where they are today. I am one to always route for
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Dementia Awareness Outcome 4- Understand factors relating to and individual’s experience of dementia Mrs A- Dementia with lewy bodies Mrs A is 65 years of age and has Dementia with Lewy Bodies. Most mornings she wakes up in pain and requires a lot of support with her personal care now as she is unsteady on her feet. She requires a rota-stand for standing and transfers and at times struggles to keep her eyes open and concentrate. Mrs A is aware of her dementia and seems low in herself at moments
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Alzheimers/Dementia Awareness I’m going to start by giving a few definitions on Alzheimers and Dementia‚ so that up front we can learn that these two things are different. Many people use the two terms interchangeably but they actually are not the same thing. Dementia is a general term used for memory loss which is severe enough to interfere with daily life. Dementia is a very broad term‚ so you may think you’re using it to describe Alzheimer’s disease when really you’re using a broad term which
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