As a statutory adult social worker‚ I am responding to a service user’s self-referral regarding support for herself and husband‚ Ian‚ on hospital advice after Ian had a fall. Jackie‚ 69‚ is a carer for Ian‚ 66‚ who has increasing needs due to dementia. The visit’s objective is to assess the couple’s individual needs and then explore suitable early help support services matching their specific preferences. Theoretical knowledge and research evidence which broadens my understanding of the couple’s
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Investigating the Social Issue: Sexuality of the Teen and Young Adult 1 Investigating the Social Issue: Sexuality of the Teen and Young Adult How can we educate our teen and young adults about sex in society today? This subject is very sensitive in the home‚ in the school and even in the church. Our teens today need to be educated on this subject as statistics show that there are growing numbers of teen pregnancies and HIV/ STD cases today. In an article written by Deborah Myers‚ Educating
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MINIMIZING HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS: SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE The purpose of this research paper was to record and analyze students’ experiences with dropping out of high school within a social perspective. Discussing the stories of high school dropouts provided valuable information related to the root causes of dropout behaviors in a social influence context. This information could be used to develop programs designed to increase social influence in schools‚ families‚ and communities‚ which can contribute
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Social Media Strategy March 2013 to March 2016 University of Free State Business School Social Media Strategy: March 2013 – March 2016 Table of Contents UFS Business School Social Media Strategy ..................................................................................... 1 1. 1.1. 1.2. 2. 2.1. 2.2. 2.3. 2.4. 2.4.1. 3. 3.1. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 3 Social
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Vulnerable Immigrant Population: Social‚ Economic‚ and Psychological Issues Vicky L. Minik September 17‚ 2012 Vulnerable Immigrant Population: Social‚ Economic‚ and Psychological Issues It is a difficult challenge for immigrants as they try to integrate with a new environment‚ new language‚ and a new socio-economic society. This paper will reveal the social factors that obstruct immigrants from integrating into society like; poor quality and type of education for themselves
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Environmental issues are harmful effects of human activitity on the biophysical environment. Environmentalism‚ a social andenvironmental movement that started in the 1960s‚ addresses environmental issues through advocacy‚ education and activism. The carbon dioxide equivalent of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere has already exceeded 400 parts per million (NOAA) (with total "long-term" GHG exceeding 455 parts per million). (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report) This level is considered
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Clinical Report: The Impact of Social Media on Children‚ Adolescents‚ and Families Gwenn Schurgin O’Keeffe‚ Kathleen Clarke Pediatrics Volume 127‚ Number 4‚ April 2011 pp. 800-804 RISKS OF YOUTH USING SOCIAL MEDIA Engaging in various forms of social media is a routine activity that research has shown to benefit children and adolescents by enhancing communication‚ social connection‚ and even technical skills. Social media sites such as Facebook and MySpace offer multiple daily opportunities for
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Sonny’s Blues by James Baldwin The short story “Sonny’s Blues” by James Baldwin exposes and explores many social and internal issues. The story is told by an unnamed‚ self-loathing narrator living in Harlem during the middle of the 20th century. He is an everyday family man and school teacher who does not like to expose his emotions and the pain that he’s dealt with in his life. Much of this pain has come from his brother Sonny‚ the main character in the story. Sonny is a long-time heroin addict
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Daniel Keer Miss V English 1/19/2016 NCAA Social Issues The NCAA has very strict rules on collegiate athletes. Athletes represent their colleges without reimbursement for advertisement. Athletes cannot gamble on anything even with their friends. Athletes cannot sell the items they receive from their school for money. If the athletes break any of their rules they could end up being banned forever. Athletes need to follow the rules the NCAA has set for them or they could lose their scholarship or
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Australian Poetry Bruce Dawe has used a variety of literary devices to represent specific marginalised groups in ways that challenge their reader’s perceptions. Two of his poems; ‘Homecoming’ and ‘Weapons Training’ are key and transparent examples of literary devices being utilised to represent specific marginalised groups. Both of these poems were set during the 1950’s‚ with Vietnam being written to represent soldiers pre-war and homecoming to represent soldiers returning to Australia. During
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