families and communities are free from victimisation‚ exploitation and abuse because it is written in the UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) which the UK signed in 1991. This states in Article 19 that the Government must take all appropriate action to protect a child from all forms of physical or mental violence‚ injury or abuse‚ neglect or negligent treatment‚ maltreatment or exploitation‚ including sexual abuse‚ while in the care
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When I get older I want to be a substance abuse counselor. Substance abuse counselors are important because if you or someone you know is addicted to something they can get help from someone in this field. I think I would be a good person for this kind of job. All my life I have been around substance abusers and I myself was once a substance abuser. A substance abuser is someone who is prescribed something but instead of taking it when needed they abuse it and take it whenever they want to‚ usually
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is association between sexual orientation of an individual and substance use. Recent research points out that higher rates of substance abuse including alcohol among youths who self-reported that they were gender minorities or had attraction with the same sex ( Lesbian‚ Gay or Bisexual)(Faulkner et al‚ 1998‚ Garofalo et al‚ 1998‚ Hahm et al‚ 2008). The exact mechanism of the interaction between sexual orientation and substance abuse is complicated. The most common link has been studied by the application
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Final Self-Evaluation Bediha Ipekci University of Wisconsin -Milwaukee EVALUATION OF INITIAL GOALS One of my major goals by the end of the semester was to feel more competent in the cultural diversity and the application areas. My practicum site serves a diverse clientele including low SES‚ LGBTQ‚ African Americans‚ Caucasians‚ Latinos‚ older adults‚ and people with disability. I am working on demonstrating knowledge‚ awareness and understanding towards diverse clients. This semester
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A national sample of 4‚023 adolescents aged from 12 to 17 years of age were interviewed about substance abuse‚ experiences with victimization‚ substance abuse within their family‚ and posttraumatic reactions to identify risk factors of substance abuse. The survey was done by speaking to adolescents over the telephone and asking them questions. Of the 4‚023 people who participated‚ 3‚161 were a national probability household sample of adolescents. The other 862 people were considered a probability
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HSM220/Final Project Katrina Kearney Statement of Opportunity The statement of opportunity comes from the mission statement which is a statement of purpose of any organization. The organizational statement of opportunity for services provided for high school dropouts is that the organization will provide a staff that is knowledgeable in different fields which are required for high school dropouts to obtain the skills needed to gain employment‚ provided that the setting is safe and structured.
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SDLC Final Project Team B Barbara Stump‚ Shrliane Manuel‚ Stacie Carrington and Denise Lopez-Malave BSA/376 April 02‚ 2012 Dr. Todd Feuerherm Statement of Scope and goals Patton-Fuller Community Hospital is trying to implement a new patient management system in order to service the patient with as pleasant an experience as possible. The Scope- Being able to develop the patient management system to track patient check-in‚ appointments‚ and surgery. Benefits- The benefit would be less
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It was a little hard to remember everything we had gone over during the semester. I finally had to flip through the book to make sure I didn’t forget anything. I felt like some of the chapters didn’t apply to me like the chapter about drugs‚ but then I remembered my almost addiction to the most used drug in society. I drink way too much coffee. It doesn’t help that I compare myself to other people and see they drink more so I think I’m doing fine if I don’t drink a pot a day. I think that is my worst
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order to keep her Samantha. As a community mental health counselor in a substance abuse clinic it is important to figure out what the family dynamics are in this family and what can be done to help them. A treatment plan will need to be completed for Conner to help with his heavy drinking and to find the underlying
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FINAL PROJECT REPORT August 2007 Project no.: IST-2001-35304 Project Co-ordinator: Frits Vaandrager Project Start Date: 1 April 02 Duration: 39 months Project home page: http://ametist.cs.utwente.nl/ Status: Public Contents 1 Project Overview 1.1 Consortium Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 Main Achievements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Project Objectives 3 Project Methodologies‚ Results and Achievements 3.1 Model-Based
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