therapies for drug and alcohol abusers use affiliation‚ support‚ and peer confrontation to help patients struggling to move from addiction to recovery. The practicum site chosen was Challenges‚ which is a state licensed and JCAHO accredited private addictions and mental health treatment center located in the greater Fort Lauderdale‚ Florida area. At Challenges the model of relapse prevention treatment represents a new and unique direction in relapse care. They incorporate the latest‚ cutting edge technology
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[pic] Retail Loss Prevention: Doing more with Analytics February 2009 DRAFT Abstract T he retail industry is in the middle of an unprecedented economic crisis. All retailers are trying to figure out how to cut costs‚ retain customers‚ conserve cash and more importantly stay in business. Recently‚ the National Retail Federation (NRF) polled readers of its SmartBrief asking them what was on top of their mind. Loss Prevention (LP) came in second only to the overall economy! It is no surprise
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I think the biggest implication for me as a leader in stability-focused exercise is the necessity of education. If the younger population has the knowledge about fall prevention and the effects of regular exercise before they become at-risk older adults‚ they will be be more likely to continue exercising in the future‚ and hopefully reduce the instances of falls in their generation. Another implication for me in my career
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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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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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Crime Prevention Jamal Sanchez Bush Crime Prevention CJ212 June 21‚ 2011 Introduction Crime prevention has influenced by so many fields like sociology‚ psychology‚ criminology‚ urban planning and design‚ health care‚ education‚ community development‚ economics & social work‚ among the others. This paper focuses on the dominant approaches to crime prevention which is currently used by law enforcement‚ courts‚ and corrections. The dominant approaches to crime prevention are situational
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gang involvement in criminal activity‚ so that resources can be targeted on the most criminally active and disruptive gangs. Gangs contribute significantly to student victimization at school‚ including having things taken from them by force‚ having something stolen from them‚ and being physically attacked. The presence of gangs more than doubles the likelihood of violent victimization at school. Yet it is not clear that gangs are a direct cause of criminal victimization at school. Both gangs
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a serious public health problem that affects anyone from infants to elderly. It is described as the use of force with the intention to do harm. There are different types of violence‚ such as suicide‚ intimate partner violence‚ child abuse‚ elderly abuse‚ youth violence‚ global violence‚ and sexual violence. Violence prevention programs have been set up to help stop these issues. Suicide violence prevention involves trying to stop individuals from harming themselves. Intimate partner violence includes
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Review Krystal Glenn PSY20500 4/28/2010 Glenn 1 Alzheimer’s Disease: Living a healthy life may not keep the disease out of your future As a person ages‚ it’s natural to become more inclined to forget things; from misplacing car keys to forgetting the name of an old friend. But the effects to ones memory caused by Alzheimer ’s disease (aka: AD) are not at all considered normal. I think Belsky described AD best in saying “Alzheimer’s Disease directly attacks
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only way to actually prevent sexual assault is to stop the circumstances from beginning. But in reality‚ that is easier said than done because of the complexity of the prevention. After all‚ sexual violence is not necessary a crime that is placed in the public eye. On the other hand‚ some acts of sexual assault can be witnessed by others because of the lack of privacy where the crime is been committed. Meanwhile‚ prevention efforts should ultimately decrease the number of individuals who perpetrate
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