...Children who often display behavioral problems tend to be put into the classification of “At-risk”. These children may exist in any grade level and may display multiple signs. These “at-risk” behaviors may range from slight behavior trouble, such as bad grades and disinterest, to more sever behavior, such as violence and rage. These children risk not only failure in school, but failure in life as well. They may drop out of school, become members of gangs, act in fits of violence, and become drug addicts. Teachers must be aware of signs and intervene when a child shows such behavior. In this assignment our case study is a sixteen- year- old tenth grader which could be male or female since there is no specific gender description. For this paper we will refer to our student as a girl named “Sally”. Sally demonstrates behaviors which include defacing school property, reading at a sixth-grade level, sleeping in class, and refusing to answer direct questions in class. Sally does not have many friends, and is living in a single parent home with siblings. A particular behavior which Sally demonstrates that is particularly troublesome is her poor reading skills. She is probably likely to feel as though she cannot join in with her peers. Erik Erickson believed that students feel he or she is distracting themselves by “defacing school property” to act out her frustrations in her inability to keep up with the class (Erikson). As her teacher I could assign her special books, and reports...
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...Risk Factors of Behavior Ausha Johnson ECE 201: Intro to Early Childhood Behavior Management Instructor: Carmen Balgobin October 13, 2013 Risk Factors of Behavior Intro When the question is asked, “Why are some children more challenging than others”, many assumptions can come to mind such as: different age range, difference in the raising/parenting, and I have even heard people say that some children are just “bad”. People make these assumptions and don’t even know the true history of the child and what the child has been through or currently going through; I have been one of these people myself. It’s important to know that something seriously could be wrong with our children rather in development issues or home based issues. In this paper I will be discussing different risk factors and how they can influence a child’s behavior; I will also enlighten you on how you as well as other teachers, and parents can help change these behaviors. Risk Factors Educators and parents must be able to identify risk factors in order to be able to successfully understand and help a child in need. There are many factors that should be known about such as: Poverty, Violence, and problem with brain function (Development). * Poverty- Child poverty is a multidimensional phenomenon and can be measured in many ways. It is imperative that governments make a commitment to child poverty reduction, recognizing and responding to child poverty is the first priority, alongside building expertise...
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...Risk Factors of Behavior Risk Factors of Behavior ECE 201 Debra Lawrence Dec.03, 2012 Children should be heard not only seen. Parents as well as teachers always look to see what a child is doing. Do they ever stop to listen and ask questions? It’s always good to ask a child questions like; “How was your day? Did everything go fine at school today? Is everything going good at home and questions like that.” If you get the discipline thing right, it is so much easier being a parent-and being a child. Sometimes we wish there was a way to avoid the stress and frustration that can occur when parents and children have conflicting ideas about rules and regulations. Why are some children more challenging than others? Challenging behavior is any behavior that interferes with children’s learning, development, and success at play, is harmful to the child, other children, or adults and puts a child at high risk for later social problems or school failure (education.com). A child with An emotional and mental illness needs to be handled with kid gloves. Children with these illnesses can become irate, out of control, physical, sad, drop in grades and withdrawn. Mental Illness can cause a child to act out because they feel that they don’t belong. Some kids are more challenging because of their life at home and at school. That’s when asking your child how was their day comes in play. “Children with behavior problems often find themselves rejected...
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...High Risk Nutritional Behaviors within Cultures Denise Harper Grand Canyon University Abstract The objective of this paper is to compare and contrast high-risk behaviors of various cultures. The cultures that will be outlined are (African American, Amish, Appalachian, Arab, Chinese, Japanese, Jewish, Mexican, Puerto Rican, and, Russian). Influencing factors such as; education, family roles, and health care practices will be discussed in order to give a better picture of the high risk behaviors of the cultures mentioned. High Risk behaviors can create a hardship on health care professionals and each culture behaviors will be evaluated to show these hardships. It is the responsibility of heath care professional to understand the behaviors of their patients and this paper is an attempt to bring awareness of such behaviors. There are many influencing factors that form the high risk behaviors of a culture. Some influencing factors to high risk behaviors can be education, family roles and, health care. The history of a culture can also be an influencing factor. The level of education can determine what a culture identifies as “good health”. In most cultures family is key and most family gatherings include lavish meals. There are many different health care practices that are adopted by cultures, some can be harmless but some can be harmful. High risk behaviors can cause a hardship on health care professionals and understanding them could prevent these hardships...
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...COMPLETE LATEST To purchase this tutorial visit here: http://wiseamerican.us/product/hlt-324v-week-3-complete-latest/ contact us at: SUPPORT@WISEAMERICAN.US HLT 324V WEEK 3 COMPLETE LATEST HLT 324V Week 3 Discussion 1 From the 10 select cultural groups you selected for the High-Risk Nutritional Practices assignment, briefly explain an unusual high-risk practice and how it impacts your role as a medical professional. HLT 324V Week 3 Discussion 2 What factors influencing nutritional practices in the United States could be changed to improve health? HLT 324V Week 3 Assignment High-Risk Nutritional Practices Paper Examine the high-risk nutritional behaviors associated with different cultures. Identify the historical perspectives, belief systems, and other factors associated with these high-risk nutritional behaviors for each culture. Write a 1,500-3,000 word paper on your findings in which you accomplish the following: 1. Summarize the high risk-nutritional behaviors practiced among 10 different cultures. 2. Discuss the historical perspectives and belief systems of these cultures that influence the high-risk nutritional behaviors. 3. Explore additional influencing factors on high-risk behaviors for each culture. These may include, but are not limited to (a) education, (b) family roles, (c) spiritual beliefs, (d) health care practices, and (e) drug and alcohol use. This paper requires minimum of six outside resources in addition to the textbook, properly documented using...
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...The Commissioner asks you if you think that internet use among adolescents is "a cause" of risk-seeking behavior (e.g., smoking, drinking, skipped meals, irregular sleep habits, and sexual activity). You think back to your Introduction to Epidemiology class and recall that epidemiologists have a fairly distinct definition of "cause". Which of the following statements best describes the hypothesized causal link between internet use and risk-seeking behaviors, and why? For the other 2 statements, why do they not describe the causal...
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...Sensitivity and Risk-Taking Behaviors of Working Students Research Paper In Partial Fulfillment for the Requirements in Technical English By: Alnas, Kyle Bryan J. Balisacan, Meashelle Jan P. Sato, Shomi P. Chapter 2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE This chapter presents the literature and studies made by various educators which are found relevant to the present study. Relevant, related literatures were reviewed and analyzed to give support to the study undertaken. This chapter presents the discussion made by the different authorities which served as the backbone of the present research inquiry. Anxiety Sensitivity and Risk Taking Behavior Risk-taking refers to participation in behaviors that could lead to an undesirable or dangerous outcome (Byrnes, Miller & Schafer, 1999). Although risk-taking can be adaptive when the benefits of a behavior outweigh the costs or are more probable than the undesirable outcome, it can also be maladaptive when the opposite is true. Reason and judgment are used when assessing risk to determine if the potential gain of a behavior outweighs potential loss (Kahneman, 2003), and research suggests that personality and individual difference variables influence risk perception and risk taking behavior. (Dewberry, Juanchich & Narendran, 2013; Kozhevnikov, 2007). Studies have shown that the Big-5 personality factors (i.e., openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism) exhibit different relationships with risk-preference...
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...Final Paper PY 570 Sevena McClain University of West Alabama March 6, 2015 Abstract Behavior problems within our youth have become a major problem in today’s society. In one (1) out of every three (3) families there is at least one (1) family that suffers more than others with this problem. There is a demand for help at making a difference in our at-risk adolescents and individuals who are willing to provide services for those that are suffering with behavior problems. The goal is to modify a model that can assist them in what society needs to help prevent at-risk adolescents from making repeated mistakes through a therapeutic process. There are many homes and schools that are in an uproar, because nothing is being done to help families that cannot afford the proper therapy they need to help them. The detention centers are over crowed as well as the prisons. With this being said, this paper will provide the information needed to assist with at-risk adolescents behavior problems that are causing them to be labeled at such an early age. The Behavior Approach with at-risk teens Upon graduation from the University of West Alabama, The author plan to continue her education and obtain her doctorate degree in counseling. After she succeed in her educational endeavors and work in her field of studies to obtain skills and knowledge, she would like become an entrepreneur. She has always dreamed of being her own boss. She plans to open a group home for troubled female adolescents...
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...TRANSVOYANT How to Minimize Supply Chain Risk with Threat Awareness and Thwarting The Situationally Aware Supply Chain™ Strategy Guides www.transvoyant.com How to Minimize Supply Chain Risk with Threat Awareness and Thwarting Table of Contents 2 INTRODUCTION 4 MODIFYING BEHAVIOR 6 OPTIMIZING DATA STREAMS 7 ASSESSING RISK 8 DOD INSIGHT 9 FINAL WORDS www.transvoyant.com 1 How to Minimize Supply Chain Risk with Threat Awareness and Thwarting Introduction to Supply Chain Risk Management Every enterprise must make supply chain risk management one of its core competencies. Yet few understand precisely the extent to which their supply chains are at risk, on which fronts, and least of all, how to address those threats. In fact, most feel far more in control than they are, with a persistent fog preventing visibility into how interdependent key risk variables impact their supply chain. A successful supply chain risk management strategy based on a unified platform is the only way to keep up with shifting risk zones. The platform must be agnostic with respect to point solutions that address specific challenges (e.g., vertical A or geography B), and flexible enough to cross correlate those solutions’ data in a way that drives behavior to minimize supply chain risk and take advantage of supply chain opportunities: • Geographic – terrorism; weather; natural disasters; geopolitical instability; privacy and trade route disruption, among others; ...
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...Evaluation of Interventions to Decrease the HIV/STI Risk Behaviors of African American Youth: Can We Control Future Trends? Beatrice Simiyu Capstone Project Dr. Bruce Johnson Abstract As a result of the need to recognize successful human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted infections (STI) interventions tailored for African American youth, a literature review of six HIV/STI randomized controlled trials interventions targeting African American youth conducted in the United States were evaluated. A comparative analysis was used; the settings, procedures and outcomes of the different interventions targeting African American youth were compared, contrasted and combined to ultimately identify trends that are likely to initiate and possibly sustain change in HIV/STI risk behaviors among African American youth who are a vulnerable group. Variables were evaluated by the various intervention impacts on reducing sexual risk behaviors by an indication of a delay in first sexual intercourse, a decline in the number of sex partners and frequency of sex, and increase in condom use and a reduction in positive STI outcomes. Outcomes were used to facilitate identification of public health strategies that might be most beneficial in targeting African American youth and pinpoint what manner current public health strategies neglects to focus on their needs. The research and practice implications of the findings imply that enhancing future HIV/STI targeting African American...
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...SUICIDE RISK ASSESSMENT GUIDE REFERENCE MANUAL INTRODUCTION The Suicide Risk Assessment Pocket Card was developed to assist clinicians in all areas but especially in primary care and the emergency room/triage area to make an assessment and care decisions regarding patients who present with suicidal ideation or provide reason to believe that there is cause for concern. This reference guide provides more specific information and the rationale for the sections on the pocket card. The sections of the guide correspond with the sections of the card. The Reference Guide may also be used as a teaching aid for new providers, residents and students at all levels and disciplines as well as other caregivers. This introduction provides general information regarding the nature and prevalence of suicidal behaviors and factors associated with increased risk for suicide and suicide attempts. Suicidal thoughts and behaviors (including suicide attempts and death by suicide) are commonly found at increased rates among individuals with psychiatric disorders, especially major depressive disorder, bipolar disorders, schizophrenia, PTSD, anxiety, chemical dependency, and personality disorders (e.g., antisocial and borderline). A history of a suicide attempt is the strongest predictor of future suicide attempts, as well as death by suicide. Intentional self-harm (i.e., intentional self-injury without the expressed intent to die) is also associated with long-term risk for repeated attempts...
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...Influences on Behavior Social Influences on Behavior University of Phoenix PSY / 300 Date: Instructor: Social Influences on Behavior There are a number of characteristic changes that occur in the intellectual, moral and physical development of the adolescent. During this time, the individual moves from a structured, relatively undemanding environment into the more complex and blurred world of adult society. This transition is accomplished by most individuals with some difficulty, but ultimately with success. However, some individuals have great difficulty in making the required adaptations to move from childhood through their adolescence and into adulthood. Social researchers have been focusing on identifying those factors that put youth at risk for development issues. Adolescence is, by its very nature, a high risk time for all young people. This is because it is a time of such great change. This period is relatively chaotic for young people putting them at greater risk for the development of problem behaviors and habits. (TAP, 2007). Different types of social environments encourage the development of different behaviors. There are five levels of the model addressing the systems of adolescence. Each of the systems is dissimilar from the others. These systems involve all manner of social influences. Family, school, peers, neighbors, friends, religious influences, media and cultural norms all help to define the individual’s acceptable behaviors. This is a...
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...a particular issue or thing causes EBD. However, there are several certain risk factors that are associated with EBD. Biological (internal) school and culture (external) factors are risk factors. These factors all cause some sort of risk in the EBD student (Yell, Meadows, Drasgow & Shriner, 2013). Internal risk factors include all facets of a child’s individuality whereas family, school and culture all make up the student’s external risk factors. Of course, each of these risk factors will have a unique influence on the student. The aforementioned risk factors encourage the probability of potential behavioral and/or emotional issues. The more risk factors a child has, the more it increases the chances of the child showing signs of EBD (Yell, et al, 2013). Biological risk factors either have to do with the body and/or the mind. Therefore, cognitive shortfalls, being hyperactive, and not being able to concentrate are all biological risk factors. Cognitive shortfalls have the potential to bring about problem-solving skills, inadequate social skills and behavioral digression (Yell, et al, 2013). On the other hand, being hyperactive makes it almost impossible for students to participate in conversations and follow instructions given to them by the teacher. The child’s school community is a definite risk factor for students struggling with EBD. The school is a breeding ground for inappropriate behaviors. When a student is bullied, ignored or harassed within the school community...
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...American women affected by HIV/AIDs. In 2009, black women accounts for 30% of the new estimations of HIV infections among blacks. The rate for HIV infections as compared to other populations is 15 times more than white women, and three times as high for Latina women (CDC, 2012). This is confirmed by social media, primarily directed at African American males. In regards to the African American women, personal beliefs, cultural practices, and social norms act as a backdrop in determining the risk behavior of acquiring HIV/AIDs. This study serves to address the need for prevention strategies among single African American women of 18-22 years of age in college from the middle socioeconomic class. The subjects for the study are voluntary and motivated to learn with no developmental barriers noted. In particular, the study will investigate the use of sexual barriers among the college women as a preventive measure against HIV/AIDs and their overall knowledge of protective barriers and risk behaviors. Model The Health Belief Model is centered upon a client’s belief in his or her own personal susceptibility and severity of a health condition as...
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...prevention activities. Communities That Care is a tool used to guide a community through the assessment and prioritization of risk and protective factors most in need of attention and links those priorities to evidence-based and data driven programming to address them. It is important to remember that the Communities That Care system is simply a tool to aid in building a prevention infrastructure referred to as the Strategic Prevention Framework process. Communities That Care and Strategic Prevention Framework are not programs nor are they administrative names for program implementation. They exist and work together in helping communities get organized, identify problem areas based on community data, make knowledgeable decisions pertaining to how these problems should be addressed, and evaluate any actions taken to counter the problem areas. Each phase of the Communities That Care system fits well into a coordinating phase of the Strategic Prevention Framework process, and it is clear that sustainability and cultural competency as key components to every part of building a prevention infrastructure. This report describes the results of the risk- and protective-factor assessment completed as part of Elkhart County's Communities That Care effort. The Communities That Care system is a way for members of a community to work together to prevent youth problem behaviors, including...
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