Culturally Relevant Strategies Jennifer Sillaway COUN5336 Counseling and Advocacy with Diverse Populations February 24‚ 2013 Dr. Kaisha Thomas Aspirations Mental health counseling was not the career path in which I envisioned myself embarking on. Becoming a mental health counselor has many challenges and benefits. Along my career path I have had the pleasure of getting to know a variety of positions within mental health. Finding the definition of a mental health counselor can be defined
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Equality and Inclusion 1. What do we mean by the following terms? a) Equality- b) Diversity c) Inclusion d) Discrimination A) Equality: is a legal framework to protect people against discrimination. The Equality Act [2010] sets out the new public sector Equality Duty replacing the three previous duties for race‚ disability and gender. The Duty now covers the following ‘protected characteristics’: Age Disability Gender reassignment Pregnancy and maternity Race (including
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Women and men have fought for gender equality for almost 200 years. With the strong organization of this movement‚ one would think problems would be non-existent. By looking at the history of the feminist movement‚ many of these struggles are evident. Through these experiences‚ one can see what has worked or not in the fight for gender equality and understand where to go to help solve future issues. In the early 19th century‚ "married women could not sign contracts; they had no title to their own
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From 1929 to 1945‚ the United States saw its darkest era. In 1929‚ the stock market crashed‚ causing the worst economic crisis in world history. This crisis became known as the Great Depression. Following the Great Depression‚ the United States entered World War II on December 8‚ 1941‚ a day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. World War II became the deadliest war in world history with an estimated death toll between 50 and 85 million people. After the Allied Powers declared victory‚ soldiers began
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conceptual framework of professionalization and inter-professional rivalry developed by Anne Witz can be applied to the battles that took place between lawyers and notaries in British Columbia from 1871 to 1930. By the late 1920s‚ it appeared as though lawyers were winning the battle‚ when they moved the dispute from the Legislative Assembly to the courts. Les notaires de la Colombie-Britannique ont réussi à conserver l’autorité sur l’offre de services juridiques que les avocats se sont arrogés ailleurs
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CU1532. 1.1i Diversity Diversity means the difference between people of other ethic‚ cultural or religious backgrounds and to respect them 1.1ii equality The same valuation for every person no matter what the backgroung‚ religion or ethnic. 1.1iii inclusion access to appropriate settings for every child to provide equal opportunities. 1.2 Describe the potential effects of discrimination People cannot reach their full potential because they cant access advantages of others. Their self esteem and
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Women’s Fight for Social Equality If I were to teach a class that dealt with the twentieth century in America‚ I would choose to make my focus the women’s struggle for social equality. Comprising fifty-percent of the population‚ women are by far the largest "minority" in the United States. Through them I could relate the most important social‚ political and economic trends of the century. Their achievements‚ as well as their missteps‚ tell us a story of America that we most often hear of in snatches
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Gender equality requires equal enjoyment by women and men of socially-valued goods‚ opportunities‚ resources and rewards. Where gender inequality exists‚ it is generally women who are excluded or disadvantaged in relation to decision-making and access to economic and social resources. Therefore a critical aspect of promoting gender equality is the empowerment of women‚ with a focus on identifying and redressing power imbalances and giving women more autonomy to manage their own lives. Gender equality
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significance of the policies to be implemented‚ it is clearly evident that in United States that the power house in the congress is oriented at propelling towards establishing those policies that indicate or rather display superiority politically. This results to retrogression in the country instead of gradual positive change with time (Mann‚ Ornstein and Annenberg‚ 2006). This is a present and notable experience in the United States congress that clearly illustrates that American democracy is broken. Adequate
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Legislation of Management and Unions Labor unions have been a staple in many different industries. The purpose of a union is to organize workers‚ to act cooperatively together‚ requesting to promote and protect their mutual interests through collective bargaining. With the rise of unions across the United States came pieces of legislation to help define the rights of management and the members of the labor unions. There are three pieces of legislation that have played an important role in defining
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