...Clinical supervision continues to be a term evident in everyday language in nursing and definitions of the term are variable. Definitions suggest it has a broad purpose in nursing and can appear to have a lack of accord and focus. Jones (1999) suggests that clinical supervision offers nurses guidance, support and education and is concerned with quality, safety and protection of clients which reflects the Department of Health ‘Vision for the Future’ (1993) interpretation of clinical supervision as a: ‘formal process of professional support and learning which enables individual practitioners to develop knowledge and competence, assume responsibility for their own practice and enhance consumer protection and safety of care in complex situations. It is central to the process of learning and to the scope of the expansion of practice and should be seen as a means of encouraging self assessment and analytical and reflective skills.’ The following assignment aims to demonstrate a critical appraisal of the concept of clinical supervision, critique the process and the outcomes of clinical supervision and review contemporary research that directly informs understanding and application of clinical supervision to practice. It will also reflect on personal knowledge, skills and attributes required for effective clinical supervision and evaluate the impact that clinical supervision has on health and social care practice with the emphasis on my professional discipline of nursing/ mental...
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...Rationale for Competency-Based Supervision Deonae Shackelford Western New Mexico University Rationale for Competency-Based Supervision The subject area of competency-based supervision is not one that I ever considered until I entered into the field work phase of the MSW program. Even upon entering the program I had not considered nor had I an understanding for what the field work portion would entail and the importance of it. My idea was that I would have an opportunity to gain some practical experience to go along with the education and knowledge I am acquiring while in school. How well the person in charge of me is trained or how in-depth their knowledge is about the practice of social work is was not a consideration. Now, that I am in an agency, in particular one where the person in charge of my supervision does not hold a degree of any kind, I have personal experience with the necessity of competency-based supervision when working in the social services field, particularly social work. Analysis of Supervision The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) have developed Best Practice Standards in Social Work Supervision. The goal of this regulatory board and organization of professional membership task force is to support and strengthen supervision standards for professional social workers. The Best Practice Standards are also to provide a general framework that promotes uniformity and serves as a resource...
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...Kristie Tolle Mr. Burton July 23, 2014 WR121 Generation Home Alone I remembered the rules –go straight home, have a snack, if somebody comes to the door, tell them we are busy; never tell them we are not home, do not go outside, do your homework, and do not call me at work. Besides chasing my sister back into the house when she escaped, we followed the rules and waited until our parents to get home. Merriam-Webster defines a Latchkey child as a school-aged child of working parents who must spend part of the day unsupervised (as at home) —called also latchkey kid Generation X,—born between 1965 and 1980— became a generation that was pushed into adulthood at an early age. It was an era of new technology. We watched the evolution of computers the size of a room become the norm as a desktop appliance. By interacting with computers at an early age, Gen Xers have a greater understanding of its concept. We spent less time with our parents then earlier generations. It was common for Boomer mothers to stay at home and raise their children, while the fathers went off to work. Unlike Boomers, Gen Xers were the first generation to be recognized as latchkey kids. Our generation found ourselves at home taking care of our younger siblings and ourselves while our parents worked. I never considered myself a Latchkey kid. I was like all the other fifth graders with working parents and younger siblings. I babysat all the time when my parents ran to the...
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...Characteristics of At-Risk Students: Latchkey Children Tiffany Tham AED 201 Linda Rosiak Axia College, University of Phoenix June 13, 2010 Children who go home to an empty house without parental supervision are called Latchkey Children. These children are usually left alone until one or both parents arrive home from work. Latchkey children are often told by parents not to open doors for strangers or step outside. A list of emergency contacts is usually left in a place where the children can see in case of an emergency. Parents usually provide a snack for the children to come home to while they wait for their parents’ to come home and make dinner. Some parents even cook dinner the night before so the child can just reheat and eat. I was not a Latchkey child, but many of my friends were. Many of them would walk home to an empty house every day; some of them would have food prepared for them; and some would have to do it themselves. At our age I never realized that my friends would be categorized as at risk students because they went home to no one. The programmed I researched is called the START program. The Start program helps children with anything from homework to tutoring, as well as reading, literacy, math and recreational activities. START also provides extended daycare needs to those students who need them. Each school’s extended program varies but all provides similar activities for students. Start also offers programs through community partners. The START program...
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...2013 MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS GROUP PROJECT: “US TREASURY BILLS AUCTION PRICING: ANALYSIS OF THE STRUCTURE AND PROCESSES” Professor: Done by: The goal of this paper was to analyze and explain the auction system process held by US Treasury and the possible alternatives for it (multiple-pricing auction). Introduction. The U.S. Treasury Department regularly borrows to finance the Federal Government's debt. From 1980 to 2006, the public debt of the United States grew from $930 billion to $8.68 trillion. Approximately one-half of that debt is held in Treasury bills, notes, and bonds, or "treasuries." The Treasury Department sells these securities at auctions held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the Bureau of Public Debt (BPD) in Washington, D.C. The rest of the debt is held mostly in federal and federally sponsored agency securities and U.S. Savings Bonds, and is not sold through the auction process.1 The modern auction process for bills, notes, and bonds begins with a public announcement by the Treasury. A typical announcement might read, "The Treasury will auction $11,000 million of 91-day bills to refund $9,000 million of maturing securities and to raise about $2,000 million new cash." This statement clearly describes the 2 goals of Treasury: to refund old debt and to raise new funds. Such announcement is carried by...
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...Article Rebuttal “Three banks singled out for not helping homeowners” BCOM/275 Article Rebuttal Wells Fargo, Bank of America, and JPMorgan Chase are all banks that have been bailed out by the American taxpayer in order to make home affordability a reality. In an effort to assist homeowners, the Obama administration rolled out several Programs that would enable homeowners to modify their existing loans. The Department of Treasury and Housing and Urban Development created a program that would assist troubled homeowner during these challenging economic times. The Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) and the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) were created to help modify and refinance loans that became unbearable to manage. The big three claim to have helped countless homeowners modify and refinance their current loans, yet homeowners have openly stated that they have been given the runaround. What is happening to the federal bailout money? Is it really being used for its initial intent? Claim 1 Bank of America claims to have helped tens of thousands of homeowners into mortgage modifications and refinances every month. The three lenders received $24 million in incentives from the government and get $1000 for each completed modification. . Rebuttal The Obama administration singled out three of the nation’s largest mortgage servicers for impeding its foreclosure efforts by failing to help homeowners modify their loans. The administration will withhold...
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... |Depression and Anxiety Service | |Base: |Newton Abbott | |Responsible To: |Local Team Clinical Lead | Job Purpose The principal purpose of the job is to improve the psychological health & wellbeing of people within an identified Devon locality. The post holder will be part of an Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service and will provide high intensity interventions - initially cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). The post holder will work with clients who have a range of complex Anxiety and Depression related problems for which CBT is demonstrated to be clinically effective. The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities The post holder will act as a lead specialist for IAPT, providing professional clinical supervision to less experienced staff, trainees & students. As a senior clinician the post holder will be expected to contribute to the leadership of the local service providing support and undertake delegated responsibilities under the...
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...Washington Federal Savings University of Phoenix Business Law BUS 415 Deborah Gronet October 20, 2007 Washington Federal Savings Washington Federal Savings is a financial institution that has served communities statewide since 1917. As a savings and loan institution, Washington Federal offers checking and savings accounts and mortgage loans. Defining itself amongst competitors, Washington Federal provides customers with the “human touch” in its simplest form - quality customer service. Operating in eight states, Washington Federal maintains a relatively small staff of 885 employees. As a financial institution, Washington Federal is highly regulated by certain federal agency regulations. This paper will explore the regulations currently in effect for financial institutions, as well as the origin, evolution, and efficacy of these regulations within Washington Federal Savings. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation [FDIC] is an independent agency of the United States government. The FDIC protects depositors against the loss of deposits if an FDIC-insured bank or savings association fails. FDIC insurance is backed by the credit of the United States government. An insured bank is any bank or savings association with FDIC insurance (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation [FDIC], 2007). The FDIC was created in 1933 by the Glass-Steagall Act. This was a merging of two separate acts which were created by the U.S. government...
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...them. Starting in 2004 they started using a strategy in lending to make more money by taking high risk loans. In 2006 they started experienced high rates of failure and defaulting loans. By 2007 the bank was losing money that had to do with poor quality and fraudulent loans and securities. The bank internal control systems fail because no one took the evidence that was provided by employees in email, audit reports, and reviews seriously. The bank CEO and president was told of the extensive fraud by Long Beach Mortgage Company. After looking over the review the bank tried to stop the fraud, but it was ineffective. The senior management also helped in sells the delinquency loans to investors. Regulatory failure of the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) did not try to stop what they knew was unsafe and unsound practices at WaMu that help with their down fall. This bank had over 500 grave defects. The records of OTS has shown that during the last five years the bank had many problems dealing with lending, risk management, asset quality, and appraisal practices, but WaMu told OTS that the problems would be fixed, it never happen. OTS did not follow through with enforcement acted. 1999 WaMu bought Long Beach Mortgage Company and they started doing shoddy lending procedures. WaMu knew the loans were fraudulent...
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...What caused the financial crisis of 2008 and who is responsible for it? My original intent for this paper was to argue that market failure, particularly in the housing sector, was the primary cause for the crash. Unfortunately my research has lead me in a different direction. According to the discussions we had in class that means I should be arguing from the perspective that the crisis was caused by government intervention then, right? I’m not so sure that’s the case either. Instead I’ll argue that the financial crisis of 2007-08 and the following “Great Recession” were the result of a perfect storm of both regulatory and market failure. Senators Carl Levin and Tom Coburn lead a 2-year long Senate subcommittee investigation into the crash. In April 2011 they released a 635 page report on their findings where they concluded that there was indeed no singular cause of the crash. The bipartisan subcommittee implicates several primary causes. Inflated credit ratings on mortgage related securities are cited as being “…the most immediate cause of the financial crisis…” The two primary rating firms, Standard & Poors and Moody’s had been assigning risk profiles to mortgage related securities similar to that of Treasury Bills – widely regarded as the most secure investment you can make since the government can just print money to pay you. In July of 2007 both firms did massive downgrades that exposed how risky these investments actually were. The downgrades resulted in a...
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...is responsible for protecting and advocating public health. They are the official government agency that ensures our drug supply is safe and effective. This is achieved through the regulation and supervision of food safety, dietary supplements, veterinary products, cosmetics, vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, prescription and pharmaceutical drugs that can be purchased over- the- counter. When a pharmaceutical company creates a new drug, it has to go through the FDA and is required to submit a New Drug Application (NDA) to the FDA. The FDA reviews the application to assure that there is an objective proof that the proposed drug is safe and effective. If the drug proves to be effective and safe, the FDA will approve it. However, the FDA requires some drugs to be furthered studied and require additional clinical trials. When the drug is officially approved, the FDA sends an approval letter to the company- this process may take many years. Some important steps taken for an approval are (2008 Internet Drug News Inc.): Synthesis & Purification - FDA estimates that it takes approximately eight-and-a-half years to study and test a new drug before it can be approved for the general public. This estimate includes early laboratory and animal testing, as well as later clinical trials using human subjects. Animal Testing (short term) - Generally, two or more species (one rodent, one non-rodent) are tested because a drug may affect one species differently from another. ...
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...The Logic of JPMorgan Chase Whale Trades The main purpose of this report is to expose the findings and misconduct of disclosing important information of the JPMorgan Chase Whale Trades. This report explicitly details the negligence by the Chief Investment Office in misleading the Office of the Comptroller of Currency of their Synthetic Credit Portfolio. The author’s intention is to inform what went wrong with the trading in the derivatives market by JPMorgan Chase. The key question the author is addressing is why the CIO deviated from their standard midpoint markings to later assigning more favorable prices. Also, the author is addressing why the OCC was unaware of the losses and the risk associated with the SCP. The most important information in this article is the deceptive actions committed by the CIO in the London Whale Trades. It became apparent that senior managers downplayed the problems of the SCP and kept describing the portfolio as a risk-reducing hedge, when in actuality it was a massive portfolio losing billions of dollars and had stopped providing credit loss protection to the bank. The whale trades shows how financial institutions engage in high risk trading activities with federally insure deposits and attempted to divert attention from these synthetic derivatives. The main conclusion s in this article is a combination of poorly executed hedging decisions by the CIO of JPMorgan Chase in their SCP. The CIO failed to alert its regulators of their actions...
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...Economic Impact of Fines Imposed on Banks Ebony Miller-Pugh Wilmington University Abstract This paper will discuss the fines imposed on banks. Furthermore, this paper will determine if these fines have an effect on the economy – both from a national and global scale. I believe that fines imposed on banks will have a detrimental effect on the economy. In my opinion, the top three potential impacts of these fines are: Lower profits Potential lending issues Consumer and employee impact Introduction The financial institution of today is vastly different from those of yesteryear. Those that have survived the test of time and have been in business for many years have seen many changes over the years. Those changes in which financial institutions face differ greatly within a global, and national and a regional one. Regulators today are no loner letting things “slide” and are imposing steep fines and/or penalties to financial institutions in an effort to enable a business environment where the “right way of doing business” supersedes that of pure profit. Global financial institutions are on an uphill battle as well. They have to do right by their stakeholders – they have a fiduciary responsibility – while also maintaining the laws and regulations within the company as a whole and also within each jurisdiction they are located. Financial institutions today are faced with increasing regulations from a regional...
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...study the effect of stress on health problem in order to educate people about stress reduction techniques and teaching people how to avoid unhealthy behaviors. They also help and guide their patient to cope with pain or illness and how to get them to seek treatment for medical conditions. Health psychologist need to hold a doctorate level degree in Psychology (Ph. D or Psy. D). In order to become licensed health psychologist in clinical or counseling psychologist, they must complete a minimum of a one-year internship after earning a doctorate degree. The American Board of Professional Psychology also offers board certification in health psychology. There are some positions for people who have a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree to employ in community mental health offices or correctional facilities. They could study undergraduate degree in general psychology then specialize major in psychology in graduate school to get higher degree, but they have to work under the supervision of a licensed clinical psychologist. Health psychologist work in clinical and medical setting or conduct research on a variety of health related issue, or they work in government or private agency setting to influence public policy on health issues. California has many accredited school which offer the education or training for health psychology. Academic program in health psychology includes psychology training at many levels, from psychology certificate, associate degree, bachelors, masters or PhD degree...
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...Studies 4 Essentials of Chemical Dependency Counseling Perspective Jacy Patt Basic Chemical dependency counseling skills are understanding addiction, treatment knowledge, application to practice, professional readiness, and clinical evaluation. Others include screening, assessment, treatment planning, referral, case management/service coordination, implementing the treatment plan, consulting assessment and treatment planning. Possible assessments evaluation instruments are: substance use history, family dynamics, work history, psychological concerns, physical and mental status. Also, educational and life skills, current legal status, use of community resources, and more. Core elements for individual counseling are rapport, empathy, genuineness, attentiveness, respect, immediacy, concreteness, and warmth. Counselor skills go together with the elements of counseling and guide the counselor in the therapy process. Listening, reflecting, questioning, confronting, self-disclosing, interpreting, and clarifying are among these skills. Documentation is the recording of the screening and intake process and the assessment and treatment plan as well as the preparation of written reports, clinical progress notes, discharge summaries and other clinical-related data. Successful charts should be notable for the thorough and accurate charting of all pertinent aspects of patient contact. Responsibility to find a good supervisor, meeting their training needs, is up to the counseling...
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