Safe Sex The reason that I believe in safe sex is because it is one of the best preventive health measures you can take. To me abstinence is the best‚ but I do not want to stop sex completely‚ so I decided to be as safe as I can be. Safe sex can save your life. Without medical testing‚ it is practically impossible to know if someone has a sexually transmitted disease. Safe sex by definition means‚ a sexual practice designed to reduce the risk of catching sexually transmitted disease. Individuals
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Becoming a culturally competent counselor is an ongoing process; it is vital that professionals strive to become culturally competent as it would help the counseling process and therapeutic relationship. In order to learn more about other ethnic/racial groups that are different from my own I would need to become more involved in the community‚ read educational literature about ethnic/racial groups‚ and engage directly with other ethnic/racial groups. For instance‚ during times when I travel to other
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CHEM 1000 May 10‚ 2012 Is BPA Safe? The Swedish government has elected to discontinue the use of bispenol A or BPA‚ in protective coatings in food packaging for children up to three years old. Though children’s food packaging is currently free of BPA due to the chemical industry volunteering to use BPA alternatives‚ the decision to ban the endocrine system disrupting chemical guarantees it is phased out permanently. Swedish officials have said they are taking such measures as a “matter of precaution
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2. Why do you think Reverse auction does not work for all items? Should Tata Motors use reverse auction for Procuring Crank Shafts – Discuss How Reverse Auctions Work In a normal bidding or auction‚ an individual or a company will offer a contract or a product for sale and bidders will offer as per what they believe the product or contract cost is worth with increasing the price over the time. In an online auction‚ like eBay‚ the auction has a time limit and when the time auction expires the one
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and sadness. Imbalances of the four humors were believed to cause mental disorders‚ so treatment was aimed at restoring balance through bloodletting‚ starving‚ and purging. In early Christian times‚ primitive beliefs and superstitions were strong. All diseases were again blamed on demons‚ and the mentally ill were viewed as possessed. Priest performed exorcisms to rid evil spirits. When that failed‚ they used more severe and brutal measures‚ such as incarcerations in dungeons‚ flogging and starving
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As Critical reflection is central to social work practice‚ we have been asked to reflect on our learning throughout the mental health subject. Having a lived experience of mental health‚ and having worked in the industry‚ I came into the class with knowledge that some classmates may not have had. While I had a sound knowledge of some topics covered‚ there were some areas where I still had a lot to learn. Following is a brief snapshot of the learning I experienced throughout the subject. General
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understand the concept of community development and how it relates to social work practice‚ firstly the ’community ’ itself‚ should be defined in the context of social work. Community development is about giving people a fair and just share of available resources. This mode of practice highlights an extension of the skills and methods of social work ’direct ’ practice. Case work and community development‚ as separate modes of practice‚ are blended to empower the disadvantaged. In turn‚ important consideration
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CU678 WORK IN A BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 1.1 The concept of diversity encompasses acceptance and respect. It means understanding that each individual is unique‚ and recognising our individual differences. These can be along the dimensions of race‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ age‚ physical abilities‚ etc. 1.2 There is a need to be sensitive to the needs of others in all aspects of life including office life. I‚ myself‚ am formally registered disabled by being hard of hearing aid. My line managers have
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paraphrasing‚ asking questions‚ and empathy. Active Listening Active listening is when the counsellor uses a set of skills which will encourage the individual to talk‚ as this will help and benefit them because they will be heard and understood. It is called active because the counsellor knowingly does things to aid them to feel that they can talk‚ and because the counsellor engages all their attention on what the client is saying‚ how they are acting‚ and how they are feeling (Mallon B‚ 1997)
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1) After watching the video lecture‚ what do you think about the idea of conducting spiritual assessments with clients in social work practice? Is this practice something that you would consider engaging in as a professional social worker? Why or why not? The idea of conducting spiritual assessments with clients in the social work practice is an important factor to better assist the clients. I think this is a necessary and critical component to assist clients. Dr. Gabbard mentioned in the video
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