of age. A new Cognitive Behavioral Parent Training Program for Child Abuse Prevention targeted at first time mothers is formed by absorbing elements from existed parent training programs and adding components of child abuse prevention specifically targeting to first time mothers and infants‚ This proposal seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of the Cognitive Behavioral Parent Training Program on maternal psychosocial health and child abuse prevention with a three years’ follow up. Randomized control
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WHAT ARE THE ROLES OF AN ADDICTION COUNSELOR IN COMMUMITY PREVENTION PROGRAMS? An Addiction counselor has a very important responsibility to carry out prevention techniques in the society. Because she has enough knowledge and skills that are seriously needed by society that has to deal with an ever rising cases of substance dependence‚ she is called upon to implement strategies that will prevent further spread of the young people getting into addiction. Addiction treatment being an expensive and
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Barker (1999‚p.375) refers to prevention as: "Actions taken by social workers and others to minimize or eliminate those social‚ psychological‚ or other conditions known to contribute to physical or emotional illnesses…. Prevention includes establishing those conditions in society that enhance the opportunities for individuals‚ families and communities to achieve positive fulfillment." Bloom (1996‚ p. 2) states that prevention is: "Coordinated actions seeking to prevent predictable problems‚ to protect
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Template for Departments’ Injury and Illness Prevention Program at the University of California‚ Berkeley (Note: This template was downloaded from the web site of the Office of Environment‚ Health & Safety at the University of California‚ Berkeley‚ http://ehs.berkeley.edu/. The forms mentioned in this template can also be downloaded from the web site. Click on "Injury & Illness Prevention Program" under the "Services‚ Programs‚ & Compliance Assistance" heading on the EH&S home page.) Departments
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Program evaluation may be defined as the systematic collection of information about the characteristics‚ activities‚ and outcomes of programs for the purpose of making judgements about program effectiveness‚ improving program effectiveness‚ and/or informing decisions about future program development (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 1999). As this definition suggests‚ the evaluation of a program can emphasize its characteristics‚ its activities‚ its outcomes‚ or some combination of these
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Hearing loss is a very prevalent issue around the world today. It affects countless individuals and they have learned to adapt to the challenges that this condition has brought about. Learning about how this condition affects people in their everyday life will help you as a nurse provide the best care available when caring for them. This paper will highlight the etiology‚ causes‚ pathophysiology‚ etiology‚ causes‚ risk factors‚ complications‚ detailed nursing care plan and current treatments involved
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have chosen for this paper is Suicide Prevention in your Area. Suicide is a serious problem that has effected the entire country. Recent studies have shown that suicide is the eleventh leading cause of death in the United States. It is my belief that if more and more people are educated about suicide‚ the warning signs‚ whose most at risk‚ and how to help prevent suicide; perhaps‚ the suicide mortality rate will decrease in the United States. The need for suicide prevention should be quite obvious
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Niki Brown Randi Nedom ASL 1 11/21/11 Loss for Words Paper The book A Loss for Words by Lou Ann Walker is a biography about Lou Ann. Her parents are deaf and she and her sister are hearing. The book describes the troubles and embarrassment she felt and had while growing up. She loved her parents dearly but often felt embarrassed‚ or infuriated about comments people would make to her about her parents. Lou Ann exclaims that “their world is deaf‚ their deaf culture‚ their deaf friends‚ and their
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Prevention Nicole Griffin HSM/210 April 5‚ 2015 Elise Merenda Prevention The targeted population that I chose to write about is the homeless. With over 4‚000 people dealing with homelessness in Connecticut‚ the majority of these people facing this problem have some sort of mental illness‚ physical disabilities‚ or dealing with a form of substance abuse problem ("Partnership for Strong Communities"‚ 2015). A lot of this problem stems from the people being released prematurely from mental hospitals
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Promotion of Patient Safety and Falls Prevention Promotion of Patient Safety and Falls Prevention Introduction Falls can be problematic for people of all ages‚ especially for the elderly. Falls are the second most common adverse event within the healthcare system (Quigley‚ 2006). Falls can result in serious injury and even death. Falls can be costly and most are preventable. Nearly one-third of older adults have experienced a fall
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