The zero tolerance policy strives to reduce violence in schools and make schools a safer place for students. Anne Atkinson‚ a member of the Virginia Board of Education defines zero tolerance as a “policy that mandates predetermined consequences or punishments for specified offenses.” The policy first became effective in 1989‚ but grew most rapidly in 1994 when the Gun- Free Schools Act was passed (1). There are many controversies about the zero tolerance policy including whether or not the policy
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Animals living at high elevations where there is less oxygen must have adaptations to ensure that sufficient oxygen is delivered to the tissues. Since the total air pressure is reduced at high altitudes‚ the partial pressure of oxygen is also reduced‚ so hemoglobin may not be saturated and tissues would fail to get enough oxygen. In order to combat this‚ animals can alter the amount of oxygen carried in their bloodstream by increasing the concentration of hemoglobin‚ increasing the hematocrit‚ or
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The value of reflective practice and continual professional development’ Reflective practice is essential as an Assessor as this leads to a greater understanding of how to improve. Self-assessment is something that an assessor should be constantly engaged in as it seeks to increase the depth of understanding of the process of assessment and a perpetual identification of gaps in knowledge that can assist the assessor and help those being assessed. Critical analysis and evaluation refocuses thinking
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Within the Preamble of the ethical standards for Human service professionals its states that a human service professional offers aid to those that need assistance within the communities and within different environments. (www.nationalhumanservices.org) There are values that are important to uphold as a human service professional showing respect and dignity to all people regardless of race‚ economic standing‚ or religion. In addition‚ they must act with honesty‚ objectivity‚ and integrity while helping
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HN 144: Unit 4 Assignment Counselors as Companions and Ethics in Human Services The counselor in this article has learned a lot from Steve throughout his time spent with him. Some of the things I believe that he has learned was personal strength‚ how to see the world through another person’s eyes and also that not every case can be treated the same‚ especially when someone is battling something so deep inside of them‚ that you are just there to guide them through their
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Causes and Prevention of Burnout in Human Services Staff University of Phoenix Tracya L. Randle BSHS/462 Assignment December 18‚ 2013 Instructor Sharla Hansen Introduction Employee burnout is something that can occur in the human services field. It can come unexpectedly due to changes in the work environment or from personal and professional circumstances. Many individual‚ cultural‚ organizational‚ supervisory and social contributing factors can lead to employee
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Written By Fazeel Ahmed Khan Importance of Tolerance in a Society According to Oxford Dictionary the word tolerance means: “The willingness to accept or to tolerate somebody or something especially opinions‚ behaviors that you may not agree with or people who are not like you” Tolerance as defined above means ability to live in a peaceful manner with other people. It is the skill which refers to the society where people of different backgrounds‚ cultures and religions are living together
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Table of Contents Section A 2 1. My current set of values and beliefs about human beings 2 2. My current set of values and beliefs about my chosen counselling setting 2 3. My current set of values and beliefs about myself 3 4. How can I resolve any contradictions? 4 5. How my beliefs and values affect my work and attitude towards counselling 4 Section B 5 1. What does counselling mean to me? 5 2. How do I distinguish counselling from helping? 5 3. How do I distinguish counselling from psychotherapy
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Why customer service should be pro9mpt and professional? 1 – Explain‚ in approximately 200 words‚ the reasons why customer service should be prompt and professional. Include three effects on the customer if it is not and three effects on the support organisation if it is not. R: Customer service should be prompt and professional‚ to create relationship advertising focuses on getting customers and keeping them in the longer term using a combination of marketing‚ be capable of help to retain customers
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of healthcare is universal. The health care industry is one the largest regulated industries in the world‚ this is why laws and code of ethics have been put into place to protect the patient. Every time an organization or a healthcare professional provides services to a patient there is room for error and in return room for legal and ethical violations. Education and training in these areas for all health care personnel is pertinent since perception is a major concern. We all think and see things
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