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NRS311 – Life Stage Considerations: child, Adolescent & Family Health
Assessment Task Two: child Protection Case Study
Introduction
Young people and child are the most vulnerable groups in society. As a Registered nurse in NSW, I can identify, consult others, and respond to situations where … in society. As a Registered nurse in NSW, I can identify, consult others, and respond to situations where a young person or a child is at risk of harm. Some of the common reasons that predispose young people and child to risk include family and domestic violence, sexual, emotional, and physical neglect. In Fiona's case, the important risk of harm is neglect (NSW … mother was when Fiona, a three-year-old, got burnt.
Summary of MRG Answers
The Main Concern: Clothing /hygiene. You are a healthcare expert. A child or young person has been diagnosed and found to have sustained a serious condition caused by……
References
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New South Wales Government. (1998). Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998.
NSW Government, (2018a). Child wellbeing and child protection fact sheet for NSW Health workers. Retrieved from https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/parvan/childprotect/Pages/child-wellbeing.aspx
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WHO (2002). \\\\\\\\\\\\"Chapter 3: Child abuse and neglect by parents and other caregivers.\\\\\\\\\\\\" World report on violence and health. Retrieved from https://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/violence/global_campaign/en/chap3.pdf
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… teenagers in all cultures. There are several categories of social conduct that bear wider import and relevance. The socialization process makes sure that child behave in a certain gender-acceptable manner. The boys across societies are taught to behave in masculine ways; girls are also taught to behave … relationship with the industrious world. It also marks the start of sexual maturity. These two developments are clear markers of the end of child and the onset of adolescence. While they look for ways of mutually regulating themselves in light of the changes occurring on the psychosocial … of the populace. When the employment and health status of parents are poor, parents are disabled from monitoring the educational progress of their child. John faces a myriad of challenges at home at school. The rate of unemployment in Washington DC stands at 28.5%, while the poverty … at 28.5%, while the poverty……
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… a flexible process that can be applied to the young and old in a wide range of circumstances, including disputes to do with child welfare. Circle sentencing was hatched in New Zealand and Australia. It features many aspects of family conflict resolution. The use of circle sentencing should ……
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… sorting through infrastructure data to find information on specific issues, or sifting through health and social-service data to develop a program for addressing child welfare in the community (Dhasarathy et al., 2019). To make AI work, programmers must be skilled in writing algorithms and public administrators must know ……
References
Dhasarathy, A., Jain, S. & Khan, N. (2019). When governments turn to AI: Algorithms, trade-offs, and trust. Public Sector Practice, January.
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… in the Methodist church and a mother who was a housewife (Tiffany, 1890). Dorothea was not content in her home life as a child, as her father was abusive and her mother who had a drinking problem, caused to some extent by her husband’s abusive ways (Brown, … later in her young adulthood, she opened a school that was supported by her grandmother’s wealthy friends. Dix cared for neglected and undernourished child, partly because she knew what it was like to be in that sort of situation and partly because she had a natural inclination … of books, including one of the first books to be published in the U.S. that served as a dictionary of flowers. She wrote child’s books, books on devotion, and books on reform. She was an active thinker and dedicated to making a difference.
However, her health suffered … need. She never stopped pushing……
References
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Gollaher, D. L. (1993). Dorothea Dix and the English origins of the American asylum movement. Canadian Review of American Studies, 23(3), 149-176.
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Hathway, M. (1934). Dorothea Dix and Social Reform in Western Pennsylvania, 1845-1875. Western Pennsylvania History: 1918-2018, 17(4), 247-258.
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Modak, T., Sarkar, S., & Sagar, R. (2016). Dorothea dix: A proponent of humane treatment of mentally ill. Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour, 21(1), 69.
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Using Social Media to Build Out Support Systems
Introduction
Violence prevention programs focus on curtailing forms of violence in society, such as child abuse, domestic violence and sexual assault. These programs often emphasize personal responsibility, information about what constitutes violence (it is often the case that … issues.
Violence Prevention Programs
Violence prevention programs are programs designed to address the needs of the community afflicted with violence issues, such as child abuse, sexual assault or domestic violence. For the programs here studied, the programs provide prevention education services that target the prevention of child abuse, domestic violence and sexual assault. The program employs one director and three prevention educators. They also use volunteers and interns. The program … who knows what risks to look for and what aid can be provided, whether in terms of assisting the family to get on welfare services, or recommending counseling for further mental health……
References
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Alternative Paths. (2020). Violence prevention. Retrieved from https://www.alternativepaths.org/services/diversion-programs/violence-prevention-program
Farrell, A. D., Meyer, A. L., Kung, E. M., & Sullivan, T. N. (2001). Development and evaluation of school-based violence prevention programs. Journal of clinical child psychology, 30(2), 207-220.
Johnson, D. W., & Johnson, R. T. (1995). Why violence prevention programs don't work--and what does. Educational Leadership, 52(5), 63-68.
Lee, C., & Wong, J. S. (2020). Examining the effects of teen dating violence prevention programs: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 1-40.
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… be treated among adolescents?
High-Risk Population
Adolescents struggle with depression for a number of reasons. First, they are transitioning from a state of child to a state of adulthood: their bodies and minds are undergoing rapid, major changes and their roles and responsibilities are changing as well. … minds are developing, and they are being faced with new peer pressures that they may not understand. Other groups such as adults or child are not as at such a great risk according to the statistics from the National Institute of Mental Health (2019), which found that … prevalence of adults with a major depressive episode was highest among individuals aged 18-25 (13.1%).” Only 7% of adults suffer from depression, and child under the age of 12 are not likely to suffer from as it is very rare for them to experience prolonged periods of … transforming in so many different……
References
Anderson, M. & Jiang, J. (2018). Teens, Social Media & Technology 2018. Retrieved from https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2018/05/31/teens-social-media-technology-2018/
Bandura, A. (2018). Toward a psychology of human agency: Pathways and reflections. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 13(2), 130-136.
Chester, J., & Montgomery, K. (2008). No escape: Marketing to kids in the digital age. Multinational Monitor, 29(1), 11.
Greenberg, P. (2015). The Growing Economic Burden of Depression in the U.S. Retrieved from https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/mind-guest-blog/the-growing-economic-burden-of-depression-in-the-u-s/
Grover, S., Raju, V. V., Sharma, A., & Shah, R. (2019). Depression in children and adolescents: a review of Indian studies. Indian journal of psychological medicine, 41(3), 216.
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… each and every economic sector has specific/special policies. Examples of federal government policy programs include, but they are not limited to energy independence, welfare, Social Security, healthcare programs, etc. This text concerns itself with Social Security. In so doing, it will amongst other things evaluate the said … benefits on the other hand avail the necessary financial support to retirees’ and workers’ survivors. These include, but they are not limited to child, widowers, widows, etc. Lastly, we have supplemental benefits. These could be described as income advanced to persons whose wages are insufficient to support … of the said evaluation, as well as the objectives. In essence, in the public sector, successful program evaluation comes in handy…[break]…disabled adults and child who have limited income and resources” as well as to persons who are “65 and older without disabilities who meet the financial limits.” ……
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Burkhauser, R.V. & Daly, M.C. (2011). The Declining Work and Welfare of People with Disabilities: What Went Wrong and a Strategy for Change. Washington, DC: AEI Press.
Biggs, S. & Helms, L.B. (2006). The Practice of American Public Policymaking. New York, NY: Routledge.
Council of Economic Advisers (2014). Economic Report of the President. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office.
Social Security Administration – SSA (2020). Benefits. Retrieved from https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/
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...Child welfare 1. Introduction
Early 2008, representatives from indigenous health organizations, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, and the commonwealth government of Australia, signed an agreement that was meant to ensure that all the relevant stakeholders cooperate to ensure indigenous and non-indigenous Australians have equality in life expectancy and health status by 2030 (Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission 2008).
For quite a long time, it has been known that indigenous people in Australia have a disadvantage in terms of health. Many organizations and activists have over the years been trying to bridge the gap in health status between them and non-indigenous Australians and the signing of the agreement was a huge milestone that served two purposes. It raised public awareness on the matter and it helped to lay down plan for the achievement of parity in health status (Pholi, Black, & Richards, 2009).
The plan behind achieving health……
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… policymakers and other stakeholders will develop suitable policies and approaches to address homelessness. This paper explores street crime victimization of homeless women and child.
Importance of the Issue
According to Stanley et al. (2016), homelessness is an ongoing problem facing the United States as the size of … need to develop suitable policies and approaches to address the ongoing problem of homelessness in the country.
Existing statistics demonstrate that women and child are the most affected people groups. Women and child are more likely to become homeless in comparison to men. For example, in 2015, more than 31,500 adults and child flew from their homes to seek refuse in homeless shelters and others because of domestic violence (Family & Youth Services Bureau, 2016). 80% … shelters and others because of domestic violence (Family & Youth Services Bureau, 2016). 80% of these adults fleeing their homes were mothers with child.……
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