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Graduate Level Project And Journal

| August 7, 2018

Journal Imagine that you are the training coordinator for a fire service or emergency management organization. What type of continuing education training would you recommend for the organization’s personnel? Explain your choice. How often do you think this training should take place? Explain your response. What type of training have you participated in? Your journal […]

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Social Work Advocate

| August 7, 2018

Social workers often have commitments to specific policies, laws, or funding of programs that are vital to the population they serve or an issue that they strongly support. Such commitments often lead social workers to become involved in political issues and the campaigns of specific candidates. Being a social worker, such campaign experiences, the outcomes […]

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Policy Analysis

| August 7, 2018

According to the NASW Code of Ethics section 6.04 (NASW, 2008), social workers are ethically bound to work for policies that support the healthy development of individuals, guarantee equal access to services, and promote social and economic justice. For this Discussion, review this week’s resources, including Working with Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Trauma: The […]

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Systems Perspective

| August 7, 2018

Zastrow and Kirst-Ashman (2016) stated, “Clients are affected by and in constant dynamic interactions with other systems, including families, groups, organizations, and communities” (p. 35-36). As a social worker, when you address the needs of an individual client, you also take into account the systems with which the client interacts. Obtaining information about these systems […]

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SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER

| August 7, 2018

Neuropsychological Disorder This week, you will analyze a neuropsychological disorder that is different from the topic you chose for your Final Project. Select a neuropsychological disorder from the following list, which is based on the DSM-5: Schizophrenia Major depressive disorder Bipolar disorder Anxiety Choose and focus on one of the anxiety disorders, e.g., generalized anxiety […]

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Prosocial Behavior

| August 7, 2018

For this exercise, pick one day and seek to structure your thoughts and behaviors entirely around helping others. With each interaction or action, you take, pause to think and ask yourself “is there a way I might help another here?” Hold a door for someone, offer your seat, share a smile, give a sincere compliment, […]

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The Effects of High Glucose Intake

| August 7, 2018

Glucose is a sugar that comes from the breakdown of all carbohydrates in the diet and is very soluble in water. The chemical formula for glucose is C6H12O6. Glucose is a vital part of brain function as it is the only fuel that your brain can use. If you are consuming a low-carbohydrate diet, you […]

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A Case Study of the Signs of major Depressive Disorder

| August 6, 2018

M shows some signs of the major depressive disorder. M has been experiencing intense sadness without any real cause which is causing her to feel overwhelmed and perplexed. The most recent incident was when a dish fell on the floor and broke which led her to sit on the floor, hit the floor with her […]

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Heavy Eating Disorders

| August 6, 2018

 Eating disorders are very common these days. According to the website I found, Adolescence Issue: Eating Disorders, an eating disorder is a severe disturbance in eating behavior, as well as unhealthy efforts to control body weight and abnormal attitudes about one”s body and shape. The most commonly known eating disorders are Bulimia Nervosa and Anorexia […]

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The Similarities of Anorexia and Bulimia

| August 6, 2018

Anorexia and Bulimia are serious, functional eating disorders. There are many similarities between the two diseases, but the few differences differentiate the two. Mostly occurring in women, these disorders cause a person to look in the mirror and see themselves as 73.6-80.6 percent larger than they really are. These are terrible diseases that are almost […]

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