“Children advocacy center of California also know as the (CACC) was first open in 1985 when Congressman Robert E “Bud” Cramer who was then a district Attorney‚ organized an effort to create a better system to help abuse children”. (cacga.org). Children Advocacy of California is a statewide membership organization dedicated to helping local communities respond to allegations of child abuse in ways that are effective and effective and that put the need of the child victims first. The service that the
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by her mother’s “friend”. As a result‚ she has an unwanted pregnancy. She is angry with her mother because she didn’t do anything to protect her. People in society are misjudging her. Yah-yah is frustrated and on the verge of suicide. Teenage pregnancy has been a phenomenon since biblical ages. Dr. Michelle Golland stated‚ The United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the industrialized world. There are 750‚000 teen pregnancies annually. The Caribbean has not escaped this plague. A study
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and memory has been proven to be smaller in people that have started drinking in a young age. In a recent study where short-term memory skills in alcohol dependent and non-dependent teenagers were studied the conclusion was that alcohol dependent teens had a harder time remembering words and simple math equations. Judgment and self-control are reduced‚ speech may be slurred; balance‚ vision‚ reaction time and hearing will be impaired. Alcoholism also causes damage to the brain. Alcoholics may suffer
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Introduction Clients often come into counseling with crises and want a solution to the problem. It is vital for the therapist during this time to be focused and goal oriented. To help a client in crisis mode it is important for the counselor to identify what needs to be focused on first‚ and help to break the problems into manageable ones. This paper will discuss the case vignette of Jamila. Jamila’s 9-year-old son recently was hit by a car and is in the hospital. This writer will address ways to
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Advocacy and Mediation in Human Service Agencies The integration and mediation and advocacy within a human service agency on a national or international level includes a person that who is a strong‚ knowledgeable‚ and open-minded individual. This person will be standing up for personal beliefs in a organization while advocating for the organization. The role of mediation is different for the individual and requires the person to be unbiased‚ honest‚ and open-minded for the parties involved. Planned
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Interview Week Four Augustine Butler‚ Oscar Carrera‚ Sara A. Fuller‚ Aisha Peeples‚ Thomas Philp‚ Diane Garcia-Pitts‚ and Terry Wilkerson BSHS 441 May 11‚ 2014 Dr. Pam Alvarez Interview Week Four Geneva Hausman is a lobbyist for Cumberland County Department of Social Services and this is the individual that the team has done week fours interview with. Geneva has over seven years experience as an Intake Caseworker in Child Welfare‚ three years experience in lobbying and policy
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Analysis: Patient Advocacy Yvette Thornton NURS 502 Grand Canyon University April 24‚ 2013 Concept Analysis: Patient AdvocacyIntroduction The concept of patient advocacy was the focus of the article entitled‚ “Developing a mid –range theory of patient advocacy through concept analysis” by Xiaoyan Bu and Mary Ann Jezewski published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing 2007. In an attempt to clarify the definition as well as the refine the concept of patient advocacy‚ the authors
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Mangum Professor ????? ENGXXXX July 23‚ 20XX Teen Curfew: A Benefit to Youth? How would you feel‚ as a parent‚ if your child was out late and didn’t return home? How would you feel if you received a phone call from police saying they have arrested your teen for criminal mischief? The way a parent may feel if they didn’t know the whereabouts of their children or how they would feel having to go to a police station to bail their teen out is anything but happy or joyful. We all want to keep
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Mediation and Advocacy Literature Review Judy Reeves BSHS/441 July 15‚ 2013 Melinda Barker Mediation and Advocacy Literature Review Mediation is the preferred method of conflict resolution in the majority of litigations. Mediation has many benefits and few risks to the parties involved. Three articles regarding mediation and advocacy will be discussed in this literature review. The articles pertain to cases where mediation was the method used to come to a settlement. This author will provide
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Causes of Teenage Pregnancy and the Effects on the Community There are many different causes of teenage pregnancy. Every teenage girl is brought up under different family and personal conditions‚ therefore presenting many different causes of teenage pregnancy. These causes can range from internal factors to external factors. Some of these causes include drugs and alcohol‚ sexual abuse and child maltreatment‚ and technology dangers. All of these contribute to teenage pregnancy. Another cause
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