Running head: RESEARCH PAPER Harm Reduction and Substance Abuse Liberty University Abstract This paper examines how harm reduction is a theoretical model which has been proposed to address the harm which is caused by the behavior of an individual‚ not only to themselves‚ but also to the wider community. In particular‚ it looks at how the model has also provided a potential framework for dealing with substance abuse‚ and has been adopted in practice in many countries around the world. This
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Describe forms of abuse which may be experienced by adults (P1) Abuse‚ defined by the department of health is described as “a violation of an individual’s human and civil rights by any other person or persons” and those most at risk are described as ‘vulnerable adults’. A vulnerable adult would be someone who is unable to defend themselves or understand what is going on due to having cognitive or physical disabilities‚ frail older adults‚ substance abusers and more. There 9 main types of abuse that
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Introduction Child abuse has been the most intriguing issue in most of the third world countries. The primary individual who receives more trauma‚ humiliation and stigma is the child. Abuse is not a good way to support the growth and development of the children. It is not also supported by the people namely social workers because of the negative effects that it may bring to the children which might reflect in their future self. Moreover‚ there are programs and organization that promotes
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Research paper What is child abuse? It is the physical abuse‚ emotional abuse‚ sexual abuse‚ and neglect of a child. Physical abuse is an injury resulting from physical aggression‚ like burns‚ bruises‚ hitting‚ and shaking. Emotional abuse is intentional actions that makes the child think that they are worthless and/or unloved‚ like when one is being degraded‚ given harsh excessive criticism‚ and ridiculing. Sexual abuse is any sexual act between a child and an adult‚ like using a child for sexual stimulation
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Child and Young Persons Development Main stages of a child or young persons development. Children and young people’s development from birth to 19 consist of three main aspects of development. • Physical development. • Communication and intellectual development. • Social‚ emotional and behavioural development. Physical Development Children need to master a lot of different types of movements as they grow and these can be broken down into three further categories which consist
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THE PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS OF CHILD ABUSE Child abuse happens a lot around the world. According to Yes I Can Organization (1999)‚ child abuse is the bad treatment of a child under the age of 18 by a parent‚ caretaker‚ someone living in their home or someone who works with or around children. There are four major types of child abuse include physical abuse‚ sexual abuse‚ emotional abuse and child neglect‚ which result children’s health‚ development‚ and strips away their dignity. Approximately
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Intro: In today’s society‚ bullying has become an epidemic that seems to get worse as the years progress. Claim: Bullies should be held accountable for their actions especially if their actions result in the death of their victim‚ whether this is by the hands of the bully or at their own hands. Support: Across the nation‚ our children are being tormented‚ ridiculed and made to feel as if they are inferior to another person. This abuse needs to stop. When a person harasses another individual
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focuses on the ways in which children adapt to their environment. This is the process in which the child actively seeks out ways to understand the environment and gradually attunes too the conditions that’s different type of environment impose. Piaget believed that children display qualitative differences in their thinking as they mature and move through each period stages. • Psychoanalytical- this theory has greater emphasis on the emotions and on personality .Sigmund Freud ‚who’s views on personality
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Describe the risks and possible consequences for children and young people using the internet‚ mobile phones and other technologies There are some serious risks associated with using the internet and other technologies because some people are using the internet to make contact with children and young people with the intention of developing a relationship which they can progress to sexual activity this is known as ‘grooming’. Bullying is another aspect of the use of new technologies. Children may
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no civil jury system in Brazil the Brazilian Statute of the Child and the Adolescent defines that‚ for legal effects‚ the minor with twelve years of age is considered a child. An adolescent is a person aged between twelve and eighteen years. Brazil is organized as a federal republic with a civil law system. Under the Brazilian Civil Code‚ married parents have equal rights of custody to their minor children. In Brazil‚ children as young as 5 years old were shackled and forced to work 16-hour-days
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