...Child Advocacy in Colorado The Importance of a Case Manager As defined; child advocacy refers to a range of individuals, professionals and advocacy organizations who promote the optimal development of children. An individual or organization engaging in advocacy typically volunteer to protect children’s rights which may be abridged or abused in a number of areas. (Weinzweig, 2004) A child advocate not only provides a child with a safe haven, they also provide a voice when the child is not loud enough. Child Advocacy services can usually be sought after through the help of a case manager. In Colorado, when a child is placed in foster care, a service that is provided through the state is case management. One of the services that case manager’s offers their clients when in foster care due to abusive situations is resources to child advocacy. Case managers not only find a child advocacy program for individuals in need, they ensure that the services provided are correct for that client. They want to make sure that the client is comfortable with the advocacy process. It is the job of the case manager to be the contact person between the foster family and advocacy program, because although they are dealing with children, some of the matters can be confidential. At times the child can be intimidated to inform the foster parents as to what is going on and the case manger can give general updates to the foster family as to what the child is experiencing. Child abuse is reported on an...
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...Situations, Focusing on Child and Youth Participation Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) and Arigatou International—Nairobi DRAFT REPORT Orientation and Advocacy workshop on Preventing and Eliminating Gender Based Violence and the Negative Impacts on Children in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Somalia & Celebrating the Day of the African Child Dates: 14th to 17th June 2016 Venue: AACC, Nairobi, Kenya Acronyms AACC All African Conference of Churches AU African Union DAC Day of the African Child DPAC Day of Prayer and Action for Children DRC Democratic Republic of Congo ECP End Child Poverty GNRC Global Network of Religions for Children IDEP International Day of Eliminating Poverty SSCC South Sudan Council of Churches Organisations represented 1. End Child Poverty- Arigatou International – Nairobi 2. Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC) 3. National Islamic Council of DRC 4. South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC) 5. Refuge Point 6. International Movement of Catholic Students- Burundi (IMCS Pax Romana Africa) 7. Women of Faith Network Burundi ORGANISATION PROFILE - END CHILD POVERTY End Child Poverty is a multi-faith, child centered, global initiative of Arigatou International that mobilises faith-inspired resources to end child poverty by addressing both the structural cause of poverty and the root causes of poverty in the human heart. In our child-centered work and...
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...It was within this website that I began to fully invoke what my advocacy focus entailed. For instance, mental health and behavioral management among primary physicians is not as sound as I would have hoped. In fact, the CDC says that 1-7 children aged 2 to 8 years old had a diagnosed mental, behavioral, or developmental disorder (CDC, n.d.). These statistics prove that teachers should understand how mental health and behavioral disorders are being treated. Part of this advocacy focus is to get the word out that yes mental health does exist among our young children, however, if not treated properly these disorders can continue to follow a child well into their adult life. As well as, families of these children should be rightly informed and...
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...Advocacy Program on Childhood Obesity Name: Institutional Affiliation: Date: Part 1: Childhood Obesity Statistics and studies on childhood obesity indicate that obesity disproportionately affects individuals from racial minority groups and that the prevalence of the condition is increasing among such populations. Childhood obesity is a significant health issue that has numerous consequences on the affected persons and their families. The increase in childhood obesity incidences among minority populations arises from economic, cultural, and political conditions that have had an impact on the environments in which children from such groups grow. According to Caprio, Daniels, Drewnowski, Kaufman, Palinkas, Rosenbloom, & Schwimmer (2008), minority populations such as Native Americans, Mexican Americans, and African Americans experience higher prevalence rates of childhood obesity than other ethnic groups. For instance, non-Hispanic whites had 14.1%, non-Hispanic blacks had 20.2%, and the Hispanics recorded 22.4% of childhood obesity (Ogden et al., 2014). The prevalence of childhood obesity also depends on other factors such as the literacy levels of the household heads and the gender and age of the children. Members of minority populations experience numerous challenges accessing affordable health care, healthy foods and live in neighborhood environments that predispose them to obesity. Although childhood obesity is caused by several factors, the...
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...Planned Parenthood is currently working to raise money for endorsed candidates for South Carolina. These candidates also support Planned Parenthood, and believe in the right people have to make their own decisions. It is important for people to make their own decisions because it would be like someone else having control over your life and possibly the future of someone else’s. This is also important because just having the basic foundation, such as education can prevent unintended pregnancies, and promote safe abortions for women. This relates to advocacy because it brings people together all over the country to support human rights, as well as giving our daughters, and granddaughters down the road a choice, instead of being told that they should or should not have...
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...It is up to us the teachers to help educate the parents as much as we educate their children. We as teachers can help by sending home things to get the parent involved. We can send home some type of game to play with one of the subject we are teaching the child. The school can put on programs that the child and parent can come and have fun for free. Things like carnivals, special luncheons or even special days they come in for fun activities and special treats. There is so much that we as teachers and a school system can do to involve parents. The only thing is getting most of those parents to get out, get involved, and have fun. Communication between the home and school is very important. Teachers should always keep the parents in the loop of things. In my classroom we send home notes and have behavior charts that the children take home every night so that their parents know how the acted in school. On every Friday we send home a news letter informing parents of what we have been working on and what we will be working on the following week. We make sure that we send reminders of events, activities, or special programs coming up. We even send letters home asking parents their thoughts on homework or how their child has been behaving. This helps gives us an idea of how they are doing on working with their parents on homework. At the elementary school level, teachers have a number of tools they use to keep parents informed. They meet...
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...PKIDs’ PHR www.pkids.org 1 ADVOCACY ADVOCACY Legal Protections for Children with Viral Hepatitis Updated 2006 Overview In the United States, three federal laws are critical in protecting children with viral hepatitis against discrimination in schools, daycare centers, athletic programs, camps and other areas of daily life. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is the most powerful law safeguarding the rights of children in public and private schools and daycare centers. The law also prevents any organization or business from discriminating against a person because of a real or perceived disability, such as an infectious disease. A second law, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, bars schools, colleges and other organizations receiving federal funding from discriminating against children with disabilities. Section 504 identifies chronic liver disease as a “hidden disability.” Most advocates say hepatitis B and C are disabilities that are protected by ADA and Section 504—even though these chronic liver diseases are relatively asymptomatic in children. A third law, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (commonly called FERPA or the Buckley Amendment) prevents school officials from divulging medical information about a student to anyone beyond essential school personnel. ADA also has provisions that protect student medical records. Many states also have civil rights laws that, similar to ADA, protect people with infectious diseases and other disabilities...
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...who are unable to protect themselves from danger, abuse or even neglect. The legislation is so that the children welfare and also their development needs are being met this includes the need to protect from harm. The legislation is there to protect children so the local authorities have a general duty to safeguard the children, promote the welfare of the child, local authorities must help the child needs and promote the upbringing of their children by their own families also the views of the must be taken into account. The main thing about the legislation is to keep the child welfare and development needs are met. The legislation...
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...Lucia Esperanza is a seven-year-old bilingual female student who has been diagnosed with multiple disabilities (cerebral palsy with intellectual disability and language delay). Currently, Lucia uses a motorized wheelchair and an augmentative communication device. Unfortunately, Lucia’s does not receive all of the necessary resources and services she needs. Lucia’s mother has also made it clear during the IEP meeting about the struggles and concerns she has for Lucia. In order for Lucia to succeed, members of the IEP team and advocacy organizations must collaborate to create an effective and efficient advocacy plan. Advocacy Challenge To convince the appropriate personnel that Lucia Esperanza and her family are in need of variety of resources...
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...productivity standards Recruitment Interview selection Medical examination orientation Training http://youtu.be/_PFhh2NSB0k Employee Termination Letter August 13th, 2010 | Published in Termination Letter A company has its own rules and policies that the employees should adhere to. If not followed, the employers have the right to implement disciplinary measures and termination if needed. Firing an employee is one of the hardest responsibilities of any employee. It is also very uncomfortable to both parties. On the other hand, you should be able to handle the issue professionally. A termination letter should contain the exact reason for firing the employee. It should also include the disciplinary measures undertaken to solve the problem. This will show that actions were done before using termination as a final resort. It should also state the arrangements made by the company, such as assistance from the Human Resources Department as well as the date of termination. You can also place the severance packages that the company may provide. You can attach any documents that are related to the discussed matters in the letter such as nondisclosure agreements...
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...Helen Keller may be the world's most famous ‘supercrip’. Very few people can claim to have "overcome" disability so thoroughly and spectacularly. A blind and deaf wild child at the age of 7, she became, by the time she published The Story of My Life at 22, one of Radcliffe's most successful and polished students, fluent in Latin, Greek, German, French and (not least) English--not to mention three versions of Braille (English, American, New York Point) and the manual alphabet in which her renowned teacher Anne Sullivan first communicated with her. But let me dispense with the scare quotes for a moment. Helen Keller is famous--and justly so--precisely because she did, in many respects, overcome the physical impairments of deafness and blindness, as well as the formidable social obstacles facing people with disabilities at the end of the nineteenth century. Her story retains its power to startle and inspire even now, just as Anne Sullivan's story remains among the most startling and inspiring tales in the history of pedagogy. Keller's story is also a member of the genre of disability autobiographies in which the writing of one's life story takes on the characteristics of what the philosopher J.L. Austin called "performative" utterances: The primary function of The Story of My Life, in this sense, is to let readers know that its author is capable of telling the story of her life. The point is hardly a trivial one. Helen Keller was dogged nearly all her life by the charge that she...
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...These organizations serve as “watchdogs,” monitoring the potentially abusive actions of governments. Many human rights NGOs work to bring public attention to human rights abuses through information campaigns, NGO member updates, and coordination with the press. By garnering public support of an issue, human rights NGOs can put intense pressure on perpetrators to end human rights abuses. Human rights NGOs work at the local, national and international level and may focus their efforts on government advocacy or grassroots organizing. Major Human Rights NGOs Amnesty International is recognized as one of the most influential human rights NGOs, with over 3 million members in 150 countries. Amnesty International conducts research, raises public awareness of human rights violations, and generates grassroots action. Amnesty International aims to ensure all people enjoy the rights outlined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The work of Amnesty International includes direct lobbying, letter writing, petitions, public demonstrations, public education and more. Amnesty International lists current openings online, including job vacancies, volunteer opportunities and internships. Current opportunities include Researcher (Russia), responsible for research and campaign work in Russia, Web Officer (Moscow), whose work is to ensure e-activism in...
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...RE: Political Advocacy – Childhood Diabetes Type 1 Cynthia Letter addressed to: Barack Obama 44th President of the U. S. Healthcare Dear Mr. President, I am a concerned aunt addressing recent decisions that may or may not affect people in the U. S… I am upset with the idea of not giving Medicaid coverage to children with type 1 diabetes, “based on their income” my niece has been struggling for years with it. She did not receive Medicaid because of her step mother’s income, but that should not have anything to do with it. Her medication is expensive and they won’t pay for it; we applied for assistance and was turned down. As a concerned aunt I’m asking you to look into the matter and let me know something. If there’s a way around the system to help my niece I would really appreciate it. In saying that Medicaid should be for anyone in need of medicine or that have medical problems that medicine will keep them living longer. Thank you for your consideration; Sincerely, Debbie Townsman 1356 Ralph Ave North, Carolina 27909 Signs and Symptoms of Diabetes in Children Dr. David Hill Diabetes is more common in children The signs and symptoms are; excessive thirst, constant urination, sudden onset of weight lost Yeast infections, thrust – white film in the mouth of young children under one year of age Unexplained fatigue. Diabetes type 1 the pancreas stops making enough insulin for the body to process sugar or glucose. Cause of Diabetes type 1 ...
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...Nakagawa and Liz Ragasa BSHS 451 February 13th, 2014 Professor Michele Howser Grant Proposal and Presentation Cover Letter February 13th, 2014 Leslie Hernandez Founder & President Human Nature Project 1234 Human Nature Ave. Las Vegas, Nevada 89149 Dear Mr. Mike Sprinkle, We are requesting $79,272 for our agency to hire on two full-time advocates to represent our clients who are underage prostitutes who are seeking to become productive members of society. Human Nature Project will bring two full time advocates to work in our agency’s office to help bring our clients into a partnership within our community. Our agency is located at 1234 Human Nature Ave., Las Vegas Nevada 89149. We believe this request fits under your giving area of Nevada Anti-Prostitution Organization because of your community’s helpful citizen give back program. Our vision and mission are central to our efforts in generating funds for these advocates: The Human Nature Project’s mission is help to women change their situations by giving them hope to transform their lives and no longer be victimized. A new way of life and view of self-worth for the victims of underage prostitution to have a new start within their community is needed here in Clark County for the following reasons: 1) Children cannot consent to prostitution and are considered to be victims of child sex trafficking 2) Underage prostitution is on the rise in Clark County 3) Some minors are charged as criminals instead...
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...Health Advocacy Campaign Childhood obesity is considered one of the major pressing health issues of our century. The rate of childhood obesity has increased alarmingly, with the number of obese children under five globally standing at over 42 million today. Approximately 35 million of obese children are living in the developing countries. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) children who are obese and overweight are very likely to stay obese into their adulthood; further, they stand a high chance of developing non communicable diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease while they are still young (Cheng, 2013). The purpose of this paper is to highlight the gravity of childhood obesity based on statistics and the health effects that the issue has on the children and impacts in the society. Further, the study will develop a health advocacy plan for the problem. Review laws, regulations, and ethical issues that could impact health advocacy plan in regards to childhood obesity. Population Health Issue and Population Affected Childhood obesity has spread to global dimensions and is progressively affecting many low- and middle-income countries, and particularly those that are domiciled in urban settings. In the US alone, one in every five children is obese or overweight; this number is on the rise. Although weight problems can be traced back to the family genealogy, however, this is not all children who come from families that have a known...
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