Social Agency Paper Oakland University Overview For my agency paper‚ I chose Adult Well Being Services in Detroit‚ Michigan. According to the website‚ the agency “works closely with some of our community ’s most vulnerable adults‚ their families and caregivers to provide them the support they need to live independently and with dignity” (awbs.org). Some of these issues involve mental health‚ substance abuse‚ developmental disabilities‚ aging concerns‚ HIV/AIDS‚ other medical issues
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perceive its dark side. There are a great deal of things how the internet could be of use to one. One major reason why the internet is convenient is due to the fact that it saves time and money‚ and there are countless ways of how the internet could do this. One can save time due to the ease to research and find a variety of data‚ by connecting to people in their life‚ for example through e-mail or social networking websites and also by learning about events‚ such as current events‚ weather‚and
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Reflection Paper #1 Every semester when it comes time to register for classes‚ I always make sure to fill my schedule with what I feel will be most beneficial to my future success and career. I thoroughly examine what courses are available in order to get the most out of this crucial learning period in my life. This Sex Based Discrimination course was at the top of my list of elective courses I wanted to take for the primary reason that I knew it would be helpful on more than one occasion as
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talk to each other about their situations because they are either afraid to‚ or they don‘t have someone they can trust. Peer mediation is a program designed especially for this area of concern. This new endeavor was introduced to me through the public school system. Peer mediation is a problem-solving process that is helpful for kids of all ages (Farifax). Peer mediation is a process by which students act as mediators to resolve disputes among themselves (Peers). This is a very helpful process
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sense of importance of helping people with social needs‚ has affected many people to want to become social workers‚ because there aren’t many other careers that can be so important to society. Social workers provide professional support and wide variety of services to people who have social difficulties. They work closely with their targeted population as well as with social care organizations and government institutions acting as mediators and social consultants. Therefore‚ because of the sensitivity
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Interview and Visit Human to Service Agency Angela Mendieta BSHS/201 March 17‚ 2011 Dr. David Bolton Upon my visit to The Department of Developmental Services I was greeted by a staff member who then asked me my name I signed the visitors book and told them who I was there to‚ see I received a visitors pass and was escorted to Ms. Jones office Ms. Jones‚ who is a Senior Psychiatric Technician‚ at the Department of Developmental Services for the State of California. This facility
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meeting with the mediation clients during a mediation sessions (perhaps to resolve issues‚ big or small‚ at times of impasse). Or it can be the mediation equivalent of “shuttle diplomacy‚” where the mediator goes from room to room‚ mediating in what is essentially a continuous series of caucuses. Caucusing can be seen as a strategic intervention—allowing disputants to express feelings‚ views‚ and solutions that would not otherwise be divulged. Many issues can arise from the use of caucusing. Some
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Arc of the Ozarks is a local human service organization providing help to people in the local communities with physical and mental disabilities. The main local offices for the Arc can be found in Springfield‚ Joplin‚ and Monett‚ Missouri. Interviewing someone from the Arc could have been done over the phone‚ by e-mail‚ and an in-person interview. The in-person interview seemed to be more appropriate because it would allow me to interact with the people who work for the organization and possibly see
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and quality standards. My interview with him was very insightful and full of tips. We talked about how to maintain high grades and to be more organized. He told me how his freshman year he was completely unorganized and forgot to do his assignments on time. He soon realized how important it was to keep a planner and to write down all the exam dates and assignments in it. His second year he began to see an improvement in his grade. Furthermore‚ we also discussed how social life is just as important
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Chapter 3 MARKET STUDY Marketing study determines the reliability of the entire study. The chapter depicts the past and future demand and supply for the service and analyses to determine the market position of the proposed project. Marketing is defined as the area of management responsible for researching and satisfying customer needs. (University of Auckland Business School‚ n.d.) Relevant questions for the study answered by the target market are presented in this chapter. All other aspects affecting
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