When asked about an activity that I served as a leader for‚ I instantly thought of my work I did when I set out to help the homeless. I took this project on knowing that it was something that was one of great need. Little did I know how much it would influence and affect me as a person. To complete this project I started with coordinating with the individual who helps the homeless on a weekly basis. I got the necessary information from her such as what was needed to be collected. I coordinated with
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The homeless population encounters a variety of public health problems that concerns not only the medical community but the general community as a whole . HIV/AIDS is one of the most prevalent communicable public health problems and it is still an increasing problem worldwide. According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] report of worldwide epidemiologic studies‚ the prevalence rate of HIV infection among the homeless population is from 6.3-35% (Badiaga et al.‚ 2008). In order
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According to the Times of India‚ new studies show a link between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and cardiovascular disease as a result of the neurological and hormonal response to chronic stress. (ANI‚ 2013) Post traumatic stress disorder is defined as “a mental health condition that ’s triggered by a terrifying event. Symptoms may include flashbacks‚ nightmares and severe anxiety‚ as well as uncontrollable thoughts about the event.” (Staff‚ 2011) This actually makes a lot of sense because
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Post- traumatic stress disorder‚ also known as PTSD‚ is not a new concept. Most of what is known about PTSD is known through studies with adults. Although‚ not near as much is known about how PTSD affects children and adolescents. However‚ knowledge on PTSD in adolescent and children has greatly expanded within the last two decades. When studying PTSD‚ you must know what is classified as a traumatic event. A traumatic event is something that threatens injury‚ death‚ or the physical integrity of
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Traumatic Stress Disorder Abstract In this paper the therapies related to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) will be studied in order to determine the applicability thereof for the treatment (and prevention) of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD will be summarised as described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mental disorders edition 4 with revisions (DSM-IV-TR). The therapy models‚ their theory and techniques will be discussed. The therapies this paper has in scope are‚ CBT
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1988 called “The Homeless and Their Children” where He told a story of a woman and her four children called Joanne (Kozol‚ 1985). Jonathan spent a lot of time to get to know Rachel and her children who lived in a homeless hotel in New York called the Martinique‚ which was located at Sixth Avenue and Thirty Second Street. This hotel was known to be the largest hotel for the homeless people in New York. Jonathan Kozol was enlightening the facts that there were so many homeless and illiterate people
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There are many homeless people out on the streets. When being without a job still hasn’t gotten near zero and new jobs are being created every day‚ people are starting to ask why there are still homeless people in the streets. This seems to be a serious problem even though it would be so easy for homeless people to just get a job. For a person to get a job all you have to do is have nice clothes to make a respectable impression‚ a home address and some way to be reached in. So we have reached a solution
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Psychoeducation Effectiveness on Military with PTSD ABSTRACT This research paper explores medical professional’s use of psychoeducation in the treatment of Post traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with military personnel. Through my research I wanted to find in depth narratives outlining the following questions: Is psycho-education a suitable intervention technique in the treatment of PTSD? If so‚ when is it correct to use or integrate psychoeducation in the treatment process with military personnel
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Services Administration‚ United States Department of Health and Human Services‚ to the National Health Care for the Homeless Council‚ Inc.‚ and its subsidiary‚ the Health Care for the Homeless Clinicians’ Network. The views presented in this paper are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the United States government or of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council. Nothing in this paper should be construed as providing authoritative guidelines for the practice of medicine
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Homeless‚ Not Hopeless There has been a very large increase of homeless people in America the last couple of years. Where the biggest population issue of the homeless are in the metro areas much like Denver‚ Los Angeles‚ Miami and other large cities‚ but it’s still a problem throughout the whole country. Unfortunately‚ people who disagree with helping the homeless‚ belive its a waste of time and they’re a waste of space‚ people stereotype all homeless as drunks and drug users. All they want is for
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