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    Baker College January 29‚2014 I decided to interview An Hunt. Ms. Hunt is a Family Service Specialist for a local social service agency. Ms. Hunt has been working in this field for two and a half years in the Foster Care Unit. Ms. Hunt reported their being many ethical issues that she faces everyday. Some of those ethical issues come from her own bias’s about what is acceptable and what is unethical according to her own norms and what is actually written in policy

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    something to reverse this disturbing trend. At least 1.4 Filipino children have become out of school youth in the last nine years‚ hiking the number of unschooled youth at 6.2 million‚ a lawmaker said on Saturday. Rep. Theresa Bonoan-David of Manila made the disclosure as she filed House Resolution 2511 urging the House committee on basic education and culture to take action to stop the number of out-of-school- youths from climbing further. David said that in 2011‚ the National Statistics Office

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    The foster care system in New York City is deeply flawed. Sixty-four percent of foster care children are impoverished in their adult lives‚ 50% of girls are pregnant within 12-18 months of aging out of the system‚ and 80% of all inmates on death row grew up in the foster care system. Foster care children should not have to fight against these statistics. The Felix Organization is providing solutions‚ through Camp Felix‚ Beyond Camp‚ the Felix Friendship Circle‚ and the Secret Santa Gift Exchange

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    Treschl English 1410 6 May 2011 Foster Care: The Bad the Good and the Solution The father is an alcoholic‚ the mother is perfectly fine and the child shows no signs of abuse‚ neglect or foul treatment; however Dad came to school intoxicated one day‚ now as a social worker you have to get involved and decide what to do. RRRemoving the child from the home has to be the best idea right? The home is unsafe and the child is in danger t the best idea must be foster care. However did you consider the

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    3463205 Michelle James Assignment (Essay) 40% The ageing of the world’s population is a global phenomenon increasing the demand for adequate health care services available to older people. It continues to challenge those who plan and manage the services for older people and even more importantly those who deliver the professional and clinical care within the system such as Nurses. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (2009) predicted that the number of older Australians‚ as a proportion of the total

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    While there have been numerous reforms made to the child welfare system in Tennessee in regards to providing care for the children‚ one area that desperately needs to be defined is the provision of care while these vulnerable children are in the custody of the Department of Children’s Services. Currently there is no policy that addresses the responsibility for making sure that these children are provided healthy and timely meals while being held in the local office or while during transport from

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    TWO-SPIRIT YOUTH SPEAK OUT! Analysis of the Needs Assessment Tool March 2004 Urban Native Youth Association 1640 East Hastings Street Vancouver‚ BC V5L 1S6 www.unya.bc.ca / info@unya.bc.ca TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments……………………………….……………………………… Introduction……………………………………………………………………… Inter-generational Effects of the Residential School System on First Nations People………………………………………………………………….. Two-spirit History……………………………………………………………….. Analysis and Recommendations of the Needs Assessment

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    neglect and abuse in the foster care system is a subject you do not hear about every day. However‚ this is a real problem that affects millions of children living in foster care or some kind of transitional care system. 75% of children in foster care prior to leaving the system will have experienced sexual abuse (Sexual Abuse: An epidemic in Foster Care Settings). According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services‚ nearly 475‚000 U.S. youth reside in foster care‚ close to 30‚000 leaves

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    Casey Period 2 Mr. Fortier Orphanages‚ Foster care and Adoption junior thesis Living is a harsh time and community wasn’t only difficult for the parents‚ but for their children. Kids were put on the streets and left to strive for themselves‚ leaving most to die or take up harsh jobs which in the end‚ could kill you. The development of orphanages‚ foster care‚ and mostly adoption from 1900’s until present day‚ helped children from living in a bad home or the streets to having a stronger and

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    THERE’S A HUGE NEED AND WE CAN HELP He informed everyone that we reached out to many organizations and some are willing to help with medical equipment and medications. Some of those companies are those that donated medications to us for the medical mission. However‚ we still need to spend money to buy some equipment and medications from our purse and we can do it; he then opened the floor for some QA/Suggestions on the proposal. Question/Suggestion - Question/Suggestion - Ms. Ngozi Anyanocha thanked

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