SOWK 543- Fall 2012 Assignment #1: Community Immersion Joseph Gossner 9/25/12 Stephanie Carter Abstract The purpose of this research paper is to compare and contrast two smaller sub-communities that are encompassed by the larger community of Santa Maria‚ California. This paper will promote the beliefs and theories of modern Social Workers‚ and address the resources and needs of the two communities in question. The compilation of this paper was derived from research that was conducted
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CRIMINALIZATION OF THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY Many individuals experience homelessness do not have certain needs‚ including affordable housing‚ adequate income and health care. Some homeless persons may need additional services such as mental health or drug treatment in order to be securely housed. This research paper will discuss what homeless means‚ various ways in which individuals become homeless‚ trends‚ laws that effect the homeless ‚ and do decriminalization of the homeless community help or hinder the
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Australian Aboriginal communities. Rather than merely addressing the management of diseases‚ population health goes deeper by aiming to manage the factors that may have caused or developed the diseases‚ and ensure that the World Health Organization’s (cited in Queensland Health 2012‚ p. 1) definition of health as “a state of complete physical‚ mental and social wellbeing” is achieved holistically. Therefore‚ more than just preventing diseases from recurring and spreading in the communities involved‚ the
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My Community Service Experience Place of Hope is a distinctive faith-based‚ state-licensed children’s organization in Palm Beach Gardens. Place of Hope provides family-style foster care (emergency and long-term); family outreach and intervention; maternity care; safety for victims of domestic minor sex trafficking; transitional housing and support services; foster care recruitment and support; hope and healing opportunities for children and families who have been traumatized by abuse and neglect
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outlined in this course and their effectiveness. Community Psychiatric Nurse (CPN) Community psychiatric nurses have a vast amount of responsibilities and roles within the mental health sector. They are a registered nurse that have undergone specialised training in mental health who work within the community. Some can be attached to general doctor surgeries‚ within the prison system‚ mental health units‚ homes and even the homeless and/or community mental health centres to name a few. They may also
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Richard L. W. Clarke LITS3303 Notes 11B 1 WOLFGANG ISER "THE READING PROCESS: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL APPROACH" (1972) Iser‚ Wolfgang. "The Reading Process: a Phenomenological Approach." The Implied Reader. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP‚ 1974. 274-294. I Here‚ Iser asserts that the “phenomenological theory of art of art lays full stress on the idea that‚ in considering a literary work‚ one must take into account not only the actual text but also‚ and in equal measure‚ the actions involved in responding
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The Importance of Occupational Safety Health Administration Mindy Merceri CS102-Academic skills January 28‚ 2013 What is OSHA‚ what is its mission and how does it protect you? OSHA stands for Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The Mission of OSHA is “to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training‚ outreach‚ education and assistance ” (OSHA). This agency administered the OSHA Act of 1970
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functional communities is a community intervention approach that would best apply to my community development project. The purpose of this project is to organize as a group‚ with a common interest‚ in order to improve the quality of life for our community. In this case‚ to clean-up the neighborhoods in our community in an attempt to thwart gang activity. The project started out small with a few volunteers from our Crime Prevention Center‚ all of whom are interested in keeping our community safe and
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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2009‚ 6‚ 2550-2567; doi:10.3390/ijerph6102550 OPEN ACCESS International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ISSN 1660-4601 www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph Review Specialist Community Nurses: A Critical Analysis of Their Role in the Management of Long-Term Conditions Gretl A. McHugh *‚ Maria Horne‚ Karen I. Chalmers and Karen A. Luker School of Nursing‚ Midwifery & Social Work‚ University of Manchester‚ Jean McFarlane Building‚ Oxford
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Literature Community Policing and Police-Community Relations in the US context Community policing is a philosophy of policing which emphasizes partnerships between the police and the public (Walker & Katz‚ 2013). This approach considers cooperation between the police and the community as an important mechanism that gives the police better access to information provided by the community‚ which in turn can make the police more responsive to the needs of the community. Historically‚ community policing
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