Based Interventions for Families with Co-Occurring Needs Parent management training (PMT) is also known as behavioral parent training (BPT) is an evidence based intervention for families with co-occurring needs such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)‚ oppositional defiant disorder‚ and conduct disorder. This intervention was developed in the early 1960’s‚ due to the increase in the need for therapies focusing on the child and parental needs. The pioneers of this intervention were
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Causes and Prevention of Burnout in Human Service Staff The term burnout is often used by human service professionals who have reached their personal limits. According to the Mayo Clinic (2010)‚ job burnout is defined as “a special type of job stress — a state of physical‚ emotional or mental exhaustion combined with doubts about your competence and the value of your work” (para. 2). Functioning in this state is difficult in any profession. However‚ in the field of human services
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HIPAA Violation and Prevention Many healthcare professionals and organizations have not been following the regulations set forth by HIPAA. Whenever violations of HIPAA’s privacy or security laws occur the organizations responsible must be held accountable resulting in a fine or penalty. Penalties provide incentive for organizations to guarantee patient privacy and security. Recently‚ certain people have failed to follow through with the laws and restrictions and were forced to accept the penalty
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Alzheimer Most common cause of stroke-thrombus by atherosclerosis Embolus-2nd most common Hemorrhage-90yr old+‚ cerebral artery problem ER care • Thrombus and Embolus-anticoagulant • Hemorrhage-heparin • Know the cause and prioritizing the intervention • Airway-Hemiplegia Pt easily gets tongue obstruction • Turn the head to the side • 10-30* HOB for better venous return • O2 • IV • VS • Assessment-Neuro‚ pupil‚ Glasgow coma scale‚ Ask Pt Q ex) Raise your hand‚ Squeeze my hands. • 48-72
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know intervention strategies to help affected children reach their potential. The term ASD encompasses a wide range of severities. Since no child is alike‚ a general set plan for any child with an autism spectrum disorder would be inadequate. A program must be individualized based on the child’s needs to be the most successful (Allen & Cowdery‚ 2012). After an giving overview of ASD‚ this paper will analyze the behavioral‚ developmental and structured teaching approaches of intervention strategies
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paralysis on her right side from a stroke she suffered over twenty years ago‚ and it’s really taken a toll on her health. As I sat down beside her with a pen and paper I told her I wanted to get her point of view on how she feels about being an elderly person in this hard economy. I needed to know if they were able to cover all their needs on a fixed income. Did she really feel like her and my grandfather’s needs were really being met? As she began to tell me about her fears Davis 2
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Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Anne Maxa English Composition II American InterContinental University November 20‚ 2011 Annotated Bibliography ------------------------------------------------- Essay Outline I. Thesis Statement: Teen pregnancy can easily be prevented with better educated teens‚ better communication between teens and parents‚ and the knowledge of contraceptives II. Teens will be less likely to become pregnant with better education. A. Classes offered in schools
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Improved Practices for CAUTI Prevention Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) has been documented at approximately 54‚500 occurrences in 2012 due to the increase use of urinary catheters in hospitals. Urinary catheter use without a suitable clinical indication is the leading culpability for the push towards improving practices and implementing preventions for CAUTI. To improve these health care-associated infection (HAI) rates‚ the medical field relies on an evidence-based approach
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Child Abuse Prevention I. What is child abuse? Child abuse is a very sensitive issue that needs to by carefully handled. Child abuse is defined as a no accidental injury or pattern of injures to a child for which there is no reasonable explanation. Child abuse consists of different types of harmful acts directed toward children. In physical abuse‚ children are slapped‚ hit‚ kicked or pushed‚ or have objects thrown at them causing wounds‚ broken bones‚ or other injuries. Severe abuse may
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Hiring the Elderly: an Ethical Dilemma Abstract The purpose of this report is to examine the topic of hiring the elderly in Latvia from a business ethics point of view. Since there are several tendencies‚ like ageing population‚ lack of labour-force‚ a shift towards western values and standards of company conduct‚ etc.‚ that are observable in Latvia‚ the authors believe this complex issue to be of significant importance and controversy. While putting forward the principle-based
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