Amanda Linn PSY 107 JOURNAL LETTER #3 5/8/12 What are you passionate about? Many of my earliest memories as a young child were of playing with my dolls and taking care of them in one way or another. I could often be found playing with my friends and starring in the lead role of either doctor‚ school teacher‚ or mommy. Through the years‚ I have been in the role of a babysitter‚ a camp counselor‚ a leader and mentor of youth organizations‚ a daycare provider‚ a tutor‚ and a teacher
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Investigation Into Four Characteristics of Services Russell Wolak‚ Stavros Kalafatis and Patricia Harris* Kingston Business School Kingston Hill Kingston upon Thames Surrey KT2 7LB Phone 0181 547 2000 Fax 0181 547 7026 E-mail p.harris@kingston.ac.uk ABSTRACT This study replicates US-based research by Hartman and Lindgren on the extent to which consumers differentiate between products and services. In addition‚ Hartman and Lindgren investigated the importance of four characteristics of services to consumers;
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1. What qualities should an effective leader possess? “I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.” The pre-eminent spiritual leader of India‚ Mohandas K. Gandhi‚ tells us what leadership really is – being a people person. Leaders are not those who achieve success by underhand methods‚ but they are the ones that understand his followers before undertaking the difficult job of leadership. Certain qualities are necessary to help effective leaders understand
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Examination of Clinical Psychology PSY/480 September 23‚ 2013 Amy McCall Examination of Clinical Psychology History of Clinical Psychology Early conceptions of psychology derived from the Greeks. The ancient Greek way of understanding disease transported thought outside the control of the Gods and toward social‚ biological and psychological effects exchanged between the mind and body (Plante‚ 2011‚ p. 33). Aristotle‚ Hippocrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle each believed that the "spirit or
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In clinical supervision Robert Goldhammer 1969 suggests “the teacher is always viewed as a professional who is actively seeking greater expertise and the focus is on strength and needs. It is also to have a supervision that is fundamentally humane‚ and is emancipated from the dogma and authoritarianism and vested interests of administration.” It has typified much of the supervision we have known before. Clinical supervision is a process‚ a distinctive style of relating to teachers and it is the
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Reflection on a clinical skill. Introduction The clinical skill this reflective assignment will refer too is that of the measurement of blood pressure. As the experience predominantly involved feelings and thoughts‚ I found it appropriate to use the Atkins and Murphy (1994) reflective model. The use of this model enables me to reflect on the experiences described below. It also guides my thoughts as to critically analysing the experience and enlightens me as to what has been learned from the
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1.1 Unit Adults and young people as learners What are the characteristics of adult and young people as learners? There is no single definition of an adult learner. However‚ an adult learner is a person that is 21 years and up who is involved in formal and informal learning. Generally in the United Kingdom‚ an adult is anyone over the age of 18 years of age; however‚ the term adult learner implies that the individual has not necessarily recently finished mainstream education. Remember: Learning
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quality management history‚ gurus‚ TQM theories‚ process improvement‚ and organizational ’excellence’ The history of quality management‚ from mere ’inspection’ to Total Quality Management‚ and its modern ’branded interpretations such as ’Six Sigma’‚ has led to the development of essential processes‚ ideas‚ theories and tools that are central to organizational development‚ change management‚ and the performance improvements that are generally desired for individuals‚ teams and organizations. These
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bread-crumbs for the diligent to follow. Once the trail is followed‚ though‚ Shakespeare’s works reveal themselves to be carefully devised masterpieces‚ and this mastery stands as the foundation to why his work is regarded so highly. Twelfth Night: or‚ What you Will is no exception to this formula: Shakespeare uses the character Feste as his vessel for song‚ carefully plotting every dialogue involving him to create openings to the inner workings behind the opaque walls of the play. Through Feste‚ much
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scenes‚ such as when Dracula heaves a sack withholding a deceased child before three female vampires. It is no surprise why he choose London to be the setting of his novel. London is "exotic" and unknown. Stoker is obviously inspired by London’s castles‚ hidden streets‚ and church yards. Because of all of these points‚ London is the perfect gothic setting for Stoker’s “Dracula.” London is recognized for its grand castles. Stoker may have been motivated to use these in his novel describing Dracula’s
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