founder of MIT’s Media Labs‚ announced the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) program at the World Economic Forum. The concept was simple and appealing. Innovate a $100 laptop and distribute it to children in the developing world’s governments. The vision was for bridging the digital divide between developed and developing nations. The OLPC was a nonprofit project for the developing nation’s school going students’ for their better education. The OLPC created buzz from its first day of announcement for its low
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Summary of Childs Brain Video A child’s brain is very plastic or flexible and is able to make hundreds of trillions of connections which are all associated with learning. These connects are how a child learns to crawl‚ walk‚ run‚ explore‚ reason‚ make friends‚ learn language‚ and many more. By the age of five most children have mastered grammar and are able to express themselves through language. The story about Michael was about his (along with some children’s) delayed learning of language and
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Unit 4 1. Know how to recognise signs of abuse 1.1 Define the types of abuse * Physical abuse * Sexual abuse * Emotional/psychological abuse * Financial abuse * Self-neglect * Neglect by others 1.2 Identify the signs and/or symptoms associated with each type of abuse 1.3 Describe factors that may contribute to an individual being more vulnerable to abuse 2. Know how to respond to suspected or alleged abuse 2.1 Explain the actions to take if there are suspicious
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starting passing mandatory arrest laws. These laws force officers to arrest someone every time they are called out to a domestic abuse call. The number of murders by abusers is higher in states with mandatory arrest laws than it is in other states. At first the mandatory arrest laws were helpful but the laws did not take into account the intricacies of domestic abuse. Victims figured out that if the called the police their abuser would be arrested‚ which is not what the victim always wanted to happen
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the harsh phrases I was told during my childhood. Along with the mental abuse‚ there was also physical abuse. My dad was never around when I was younger because he was always traveling for work‚ or he didn’t come home until late at night. My mom was verbally and physically abusive during the day‚ then when my dad came home‚ my mom would tell him made up stuff that happened during the day. This would result in a beating from my dad. I routinely bent over his office desk and was hit with a two by four
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Safeguarding Adults from Abuse Staff Handbook This guidance booklet has been produced to help people working directly with vulnerable adults to understand how to raise concerns they may have about abuse. This booklet supplements the Safeguarding Adult Guidelines. ] It is the responsibility of everyone to recognise suspected or actual abuse and to take appropriate action in line with the procedures in this document. IGNORING ABUSE IS NOT AN OPTION ] All individuals regardless of age‚ ability‚ race
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Michelle Nelson Day: 347-364-8393 773 Concourse Village East #24-K Evening: 718-538-8765 Bronx‚ NY 10451 mnelson918@gmail.com SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Strong commitment to preserving the mental health of people striving for recovery from substance abuse. Proven organizational‚ interpersonal‚ and communication skills with the ability to function in a fast pace setting. Exceptional problem solving‚ good planning and computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office‚ MS Word‚ Excel
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Child Abuse Throughout the years‚ child abuse has been detrimental to our society. "Statewide‚ the number of deaths attributed to abuse or neglect rose from 95 in 2005 to 170 in 2006‚ according to the annual report from the Child Abuse Death Review Committee." [Chapman] "Child abuse is causing or permitting any harmful or offensive contact on a child ’s body; and‚ any communication or transaction of any kind which humiliates‚ shames‚ or frightens the child. Some child
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The Long Lasting Effects of Child Abuse Millions of children in the world have dealt with or seen someone they know deal with abuse. There are many different types of abuse. Sexual abuse‚ verbal abuse‚ physical abuse and neglect are all different types of ways a child can be caused harm. In reading of “Breathing Underwater” by Alex Flinn and “A Child Called It” by Dave Pelzer‚ I found that child abuse was a common theme between the two. The main character in each book was abused or harmed in some
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to treatment by social services due to a prevalence of physical‚ mental‚ emotional‚ and sexual abuse occurring in her home. The client is living with her mother. C is pregnant with her second child and became pregnant after being raped by her father. The client’s first child‚ who has Down syndrome‚ is living with C’s grandmother‚ according to C; however‚ C reports that social services believes the child lives with her and her mother. The client has been recently kicked out of public school and is
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