“Voluntary HIV counselling and testing (VCT) is the process by which an individual undergoes counselling enabling him or her to make an informed choice about being tested for HIV and must be entirely the choice of the individual and he or she must be assured that the process will be confidential” (UNAIDS‚ 2000). Importance of HIV testing and counselling in HIV prevention and treatment HIV testing is very important program and claimed as a critical point of entry in both national wise as well as regional
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Book Review: An Introduction to Sytemic Functional Linguistics‚2nd Edition An introduction to systemic functional linguistics‚ 2nd edition‚ is an updated overview of the concepts and methods of linguistic analysis in the framework developed by M.A.K. Halliday. The book introduces the concepts and demonstrates how the techniques of systemic functional linguistic theory can be applied to the analysis of texts. Written in ascending order‚ the book begins with the general understanding of language
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learning needs in developing myself personally and my professional practice. It is indicated by Latto (2011) that a meeting between The American College of Chest Physicians and the Society of Critical Care Medicine in 1991 brought about the use of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) to define sepsis. SIRS being manifestation of two or more of certain medical signs including‚ a temperature of less than 36 degrees Celsius or greater than 38 degrees Celsius‚ a heart rate of over 90 beats per
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STUDENT DETAILS ACAP Student ID: 226155 Name: Louise Butler Course: Diploma of Counselling ASSESSMENT DETAILS Unit/Module: Counselling Theories Educator: Gisela Grahner Assessment Name: Case study Assessment Number: 3 Term & Year: Term 3‚ 2014 Word Count: 1500 DECLARATION I declare that this assessment is my own work‚ based on my own personal research/study . I also declare that this assessment‚ nor parts of it‚ has not been previously submitted for any other unit/module
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Understand Different Approaches to the use of Counselling Skills Introduction I am writing about the different approaches used in counselling skills such as Humanistic Approach and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Approach. I will be discussing the key concepts in each approach and contrast both approaches. While Maslow was more of a theorist‚ Carl Rogers was more of a therapist. His professional goal was more on helping people change and improve their lives. He was a true follower of
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Chapter 67: Nursing Management: Shock‚ Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome‚ and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A 78-kg patient with septic shock has a urine output of 30 mL/hr for the past 3 hours. The pulse rate is 120/minute and the central venous pressure and pulmonary artery wedge pressure are low. Which order by the health care provider will the nurse question? a. Give PRN furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg IV. b. Increase normal saline infusion to 250 mL/hr. c.
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Outline the Primary Skills Used in Counselling Relationships Introduction At various stages of my life I have had counselling and have tried to use what I have observed to illustrate the three core conditions that are Empathy‚ Congruence and Unconditional Positive Regard which make up the key elements to understanding the Person-centered approach to counselling‚ along with other specific areas‚ which help to outline the primary skills needed. Listening and Body Language One of the most important
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Critically consider the application of systemic family therapy to working with children. Family Therapy-defining concepts At first‚ family therapy was an experiment. In the post-World War II‚ many psychologists and psychiatrists strove to comprehend the multiple influences on human behaviour and adjustment. This is the common background of the biopsychosocial approach‚ the systemic approach‚ or family systems theory. Gurman‚ Kniskern‚ and Pinsof (1986) state that the ‘Family therapy may be defined
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STUDENT DETAILS ACAP Student ID: 226155 Name: Louise Butler Course: Diploma of Counselling ASSESSMENT DETAILS Unit/Module: CHC8DO3V Counselling Theories Educator: Gisela Grahner Assessment Name: Short Answer Questions Assessment Number: 1 Term & Year: Term 3‚ 2014 Word Count: 1200 DECLARATION I declare that this assessment is my own work‚ based on my own personal research/study . I also declare that this assessment‚ nor parts of it‚ has not been previously submitted
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Three of the main forms of counselling can sometimes be confusing. In this article I hope to unravel and clarify some of the mystery surrounding these three types of counselling approaches by means of comparing and contrasting with reference to their differing theoretical rationale‚ therapeutic interventions and processes of change. The Person Centred Approach (Originator: Karl Rogers 1902 – 1987) focuses on the belief that we are all born with an innate ability for psychological growth if external
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