1000 Search Results for Social Work and Advocacy
One of those alarming physical changes is that the younger a person is when they begin drinking, even at low levels the more likely they are to become alcoholics. This change even overrides a known genetic predisposition for alcoholism. (Butler, Jul Continue Reading...
They suffer considerable social, educational, and economic discrimination. But Arab women are often granted new access to education, by compulsion of the Israeli state, and women work to enable their families to survive, even if fathers and husbands Continue Reading...
The benefit of creating the term at this point is that lawmakers and prosecutors and defense lawyers will all be aware of the growth of the term as it moves through the judicial birth canal and is delivered in its full meaning, with all its parts in Continue Reading...
Scholarship: Leadership and ExperienceAs a volunteer coach, I dedicate my Sundays to guiding children in outdoor activities, with one of my goals being to help steer them away from excessive screen time on devices like iPads and laptops. This endeavo Continue Reading...
Self-AssessmentSelf-assessment is a good practice for getting a sense of where one has been and to what extent one has transformed over the duration of a course, by way of both academic and professional growth. It serves both as a reflective mirror, Continue Reading...
Self-AssessmentSelf-assessment is an essential process that enables individuals to evaluate their skills, knowledge, and abilities objectively. It involves analyzing one's performance, identifying strengths, and areas of improvement. Self-assessment Continue Reading...
Impacts of Stigma, Health Policy and Family Support on Asthma Asthma - Impacts of Stigma, Health Policy and Family Support on Chronic Illness ExperiencesCommon chronic respiratorydisorders are a set of illnesses that damage the lungs\\\' tubes and ot Continue Reading...
Domestic Violence in the Latina Community
Domestic violence is an ongoing issue that experienced worldwide. Many of the victims of domestic violence are women. Although women experience domestic violence regardless of culture or societal norms, cert Continue Reading...
Suicide and How it Impacts Military Families
Description of the Case or Problem
As the number of suicides amidst the U.S. Armed Service members have constantly increased in the past decade, so has the rate of survivors affected by military suicide, Continue Reading...
Quality Improvement Project
Diabetes -- Chronic Condition Background
Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Risk factors for type 1 diabetes
Risk factors for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes
Risk factors for gestational diabetes
The Rationale for Selection
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Son
How has systemic oppression and discrimination impacted each of the three cases in this documentary?
Every Mother's Son depicts the challenges which face young black men when they are confronted by law enforcement officials who perceive all Af Continue Reading...
Ethics of Legalizing Marijuana
In recent years, there has been a significant amount of debate as to whether or not the possession and usage of marijuana should be legalized. Several issues revolve around this topic, not the least of which are the pe Continue Reading...
Nightingale
Florence Nightingale and Environment Theory
According to most nursing historians, Florence Nightingale is the leading figure in the development of modern nursing. As an early innovator in the field, Nightingale would pioneer many of the Continue Reading...
They must experience these values and behaviors with autonomy and dignity in long-term care. But focus group participants said that these facilities were few and far between for African-Americans. Their comment was also that they did not know they h Continue Reading...
Meanwhile, if a teacher used the book, Awareness to Citizenship: Environmental Literacy for the Elementary Child, and uses it fully in developing a philosophy of teaching, a child will never be scared because the information is down-to-earth, well- Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples
1. The Sociocultural Impact of Menstruation:
Explore how menstruation is perceived in various cultures around the world, including the social taboos, myths, and rituals that surround it. Discuss the effe Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples
1. The Evolution of Gender Neutrality in the English Language:
Explore the historical progression of gender-neutral language, addressing how societal changes have influenced the use of pronouns and gende Continue Reading...
Public Health Advocacy Fact Sheet for DiabetesPart 1DIABETESDefinition of the IssueDiabetes is a chronic condition that affects the body\\\'s ability to process blood sugar. Type 1 diabetes, also known as insulin-dependent diabetes, is characterized Continue Reading...
The Need for Criminal Justice Reform and Bail Reform
When it comes to incarceration, the U.S. has the worst record in the world: the U.S. is only 4.4% of the world’s population, but it makes up 22% of the entire planet’s prison population Continue Reading...
Policy Administration
My vision for positive social change in the context of my professional and academic goals is to empower marginalized communities and the society as a whole through social change. I believe that in the present day, our existence Continue Reading...
The mission, vision, and values statements guide healthcare policy and practice within the institution. When planning for change, healthcare leaders ideally base their decisions on their alignment with the mission, vision, and values of the organizat Continue Reading...
Question 5
The decrease in funding for libraries and archives is a result of the decrease in the appreciation of the work that is done by these institutions. The archival profession must affirm their significance in keeping records for the public. Th Continue Reading...
Political satire has long been a standard method of political and social commentary. Jonathan Swift's essay "A Modest Proposal" is a prime example of how satire is a powerful vehicle for raising awareness about critical social and political issues, b Continue Reading...
Healthcare Policies
Health care policy usually is developed to address health care cost, quality, or access, or a combination of the three. Due to the nature of their interaction with patients, nurses are well situated to be effective, knowledgeable Continue Reading...
Strategic Planning
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is the largest LGBT civil rights advocacy group and political lobbying organization in the United States. According to the HRC, it has more than 1.5 million members and supporters. HRC is an umbrell Continue Reading...
Saudi Arabia is known as the home to the hip hop group, Dark2Men, who competed in MTV Arabia's Hip Hop Na reality show. Break dancing has also become popular as a pastime in the region. Though the exact music distribution and sales numbers are diffi Continue Reading...
However, women also receive labor support even when its starts at a later stage in labor, in settings with companions of their choice, and settings with routine epidural. The supportive care provided to women during labor and birth through the one-t Continue Reading...
Education - Reading
Censored Books
The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey is a series of children's novels about two fourth graders, George Beard and Harold Hutchins, and the aptly named superhero they accidentally create by hypnotizing Continue Reading...
Economic Policy
These are the actions that the government is involved in the economic field covering systems such as setting interest rates and government budgets as well as the labor market, national ownership, and many other areas of government in Continue Reading...
Hector Perez Garcia has been described as "a man who in the space of one week delivers 20 babies, 20 speeches, and 20 thousand votes. He understands delivery systems in this country," ("Justice for My People: The Dr. Hector P. Garcia Story"). Trained Continue Reading...
5 million U.S. patients develop HCS's that result in $5billion in costs and almost 100,000 deaths. It is amazing that in one of the most technologically advanced societies ever, 100,000 individuals lose their lives based on increased microbial and in Continue Reading...
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The third secondary source we will look at here is Kaiser (2009). Kaiser argues that money has corroded the electoral process in the United States. He gives statistical data on the rising cost of political campaigns as an indication of how mon Continue Reading...
Furthermore, he argues
that trying to force all students into the inclusion mold is just as
coercive and discriminatory as trying to force all students into the mold
of a special education class or residential institution. Others argue
against the c Continue Reading...
From the list of personal dimensions of development produced by the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (Arredondo et al., 1996), gender is the dimension most neglected or ignored, in spite of the fact that gender intersects wit Continue Reading...
Autism in Children
Autism can be defined as a developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and non-verbal communication and social interaction usually evident before age 3 that adversely affects a child's educational performance. Other ch Continue Reading...
Therapies for Mental Disorder
Mental disorders represent a wide range of clinical conditions ranging from simple attention deficit, mood irregularities, stress and anxiety conditions to more complex psychotic disorders like schizophrenia, autism, de Continue Reading...
globalization and imperialism and argues that globalization is actually nothing more than imperialism under a new guise. The writer uses several sources to illustrate the definition of imperialism and then holds it against globalization to prove the Continue Reading...
Prison Conditions
There are two major issues that need to be addressed with regards to prison conditions. One is the whether humane conditions are provided and the other is concerned with the degree of rehabilitation that prisons facilitate. On both Continue Reading...
Supreme Court vs. The First Amendment:
Schenck v. United States, 249 U.S. 47 (1919)
While at war with Germany during World War I, the United States Congress passed the Espionage Act, outlawing any attempt to foster insubordination or obstruct the Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples
1. The Evolution of Public Health Policy:
Explore the history and evolution of public health policy, including the changing perspectives on disease prevention, health promotion, and the role of governmen Continue Reading...