...Are We Culturally Aware or Not? Answer 1. The practice manager needs to make the administration staffs understand that the training on cultural competence is for their own good. It will enable them to deal with patients of diverse cultural background so that they can mold their approach as per the cultural need of the patient. The cultural competence training allows the administration staff to learn the diverse behaviors, attitudes and perceptions of patients and their attendants so that they can solve their medical issues more expertly without any communication gap or misunderstanding. A local hospital expert on cultural competency can help to great lengths in this regard. Answer 2. Hiring a new administrative assistant from the same locality can work to the advantage of the practice. This is because cultural competence will be in harmony amongst the people of the front desk and the new administrative assistant since they belong from the same locality. On the other hand if a person is hired from another state his settling in with the front desk staff will take a lot of time and his being more qualified for the job will not matter so much in this regard. Hiring one from the same locality will not also be in synch with the cultural values of the front desk staff but will be economically feasible. Answer 3. Relocation of the practice in a newer place is one of the most crucial steps of reorganizing the practice; the very success or failure of the practice depends upon...
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...Self-Awareness Assignment I thought I knew everything about culture because I have studied this phenomenon in four intercultural communication courses in the past. I have learned many concepts and terms, but actually being in the context where the cultural differences are taken place is another story. I have learned a lot about the Spanish culture and myself while living in Sevilla; whether it is truly understanding the culture I belong to, values I cherish, and/or expanding my perspectives while staying true to my culture. I still have a lot to learn about the Spanish culture, because I have some unanswered questions to why Spaniards do certain things. I know cultures are continuously evolving so I have to understand that I will not fully understand a culture’s values unless I am from it. Values are influenced by one’s upbringing and how they were raised by their parents. Parents usually embed values into their kids by implementing what they know from their culture. My parents learned these important values from my grandparents. My grandparents were immigrants of Sicilia and Pais Vasco, so they know the importance of starting a new life and working hard to build a foundation for a family. Generations later, I embed these values in my life every day, so I can express the importance of hard work to my children in the future. I am a Sicilian-American who is from the small fishing town Monterey, California. I am unconsciously influenced by the language (slang) and lifestyle that...
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...Definition: We are interested in counseling and helping abandoned rape victims in India, and change the society's perception of them. So we are considering holding a fashion show to raise money and awareness of this forgotten issue in the feminists’ agenda. Current Condition: The reason we are considering our CSR is because raped women in India are facing some serious issues concerning their well-being and welfare, but they are incapable of confronting and overcoming them on their own (George, 2015). We have already done some CSR ideas in the past. For example, earlier in 2012, to boost awareness of the Mitochondrial Disease, we hosted The Chanel Pour le Temps Charity Fashion Show which was a standout amongst the most foreseen occasions of the year (Chanel Pour le, 2012). Moreover, in 2013, a fashion show was held in Paris' Grand Palais demonstrating eco-friendly supplies and handiwork for their recent cloth collection (Reynolds, 2013). Due to Chanel’s hiatus of CSR activities, the idea is to bring the company an incredible social impact by advertising its name in the midst of the ongoing social justice campaigns and feminism movements. As it is a trademark that is made for women and by a woman, it is important for us to help these neglected women defeat their fears and restore hope in their hearts. Course of Action: Beneficiaries We chose India, or rather specifically northern India, for our new CSR because in 2011 a total of 24,206 rape cases were registered...
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...trends show that they have a harder time of losing the weight. The CDC reports that for Tennessee specifically adults ages 18 and over, 67% of our population is obese (CDC.gov, 2012). What are the ramifications of this? Women in the southern states are more prone to being obese and carrying it into their later years than most other American woman. Obesity can be a stepping stone to severe health problems later on in life. Issues such as HTN, cardiac problems, diabetes, orthopedic problems, the list goes on and on. Obesity is something that can be changed first; by creating awareness of the existing problem, second; by identifying what needs to be changed, third; creating the opportunity for change and following thru with the plan for change; and finally creating a lifestyle change that will last a lifetime. Program Plan: O'Donnell Program This paper will discuss a program plan to raise awareness of the problem that Tennessee women are facing with Obesity. Providing the opportunity for educational programs for obesity...
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...1) Reducing world poverty is a topic that has been around for quite some time. To reduce world poverty, the author states we must raise awareness by ensuring that our students are adequately informed about world poverty, its consequences, and ways it can be reduced. My impression from this is that the author is going to try and persuade me that poverty can be treated by showing me the advantages of awareness to poverty from students. This is a value based statement because it’s the authors inferred opinion that world poverty can end if we raise awareness. 2) Better health care, agricultural techniques and techniques generating electricity are all advancements made in technology that will aid in the fight of poverty. (Singer, 2009) With the technology we have today, the author states that poverty is more presently linked between the rich and the poor. This gives you the impression that because poverty is more mainstreamed into your home and school that it will make you more aware to the poverty problem. Does seeing it on television make you feel worse than seeing it in person? Once again this is a value based statement. Just because technology is better today does not mean that people will magically grow a heart and become compassionate. I believe we must first deal with the lack of empathy there is in the world today. 3) 1.4 billion people are living on 1.25 a day. Due to this many children our going malnourished and dying because the food that they are eating lacks vital...
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...Human Trafficking SLK 320 Group Assignment T a bl e of c o nt e n t s 1. 2. 3. Understanding of trafficking in persons ............................ 1 Understanding of why it occurs ....................................... 2 Qualitative research to determine the impact of human trafficking .................................................................... 4 4. Holistic understanding of the impact of human trafficking on multiple levels .............................................................. 5 5.Community psychologist intervention .................................. 12 5.1. Implementation of programmes to assist with the effects of human trafficking ............................................. 12 5.2. Addressing communities concerns with regards to human trafficking .......................................................... 13 5.3. Plausible solutions to prevent this event from happening in the community ................................................. 13 7. Bibliography .................................................................. 16 1 . U n d e r s t a ndi n g of t r a f f i c k i ng i n p e r s o ns Human trafficking is a serious crime and a violation of human rights. It occurs in women, children and men. People are trafficked all over the world and are moved in and out of countries for various reasons (UNDOC, 2014). 1 Roxanne Zanato 12096441 Monique Scheepers 12070425 Sean Dickson 10686232 Ryan Cartwright 11001969 Human trafficking has...
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...India. Brinda having a more definitive idea of the Indian market is averse to the idea as she is aware of the low awareness of oral hygiene in many parts of India. If people do not understand the necessity, how would they be attracted to costlier oral care products like battery operated toothbrushes and their likes. Due to low discretionary spending and disassociation of health issues to not brushing regularly, Cottle faced a otugh market with low spending capacity in India. According to Lang, some of the alternatives to promote sales were focusing on marketing the premium products and persuading customers to switch to high range oral care products. Patel was more concerned with focusing on persuading consumers to brush for the first time and subsequently increasing incidence of brushing. Lang wanted to unevenly distribute advertising dollars across the three key points of focus that Cottle-Taylor wanted to project. But Patel was unsure if the increase in advertising dollars would increase sales. She also considered the culture barriers across urban and rural India and how each region would react to the different messages. According to Cottle-Taylor’s strategies, informing and educating the Indian culture on the importance of oral care was of paramount importance. One of the many alternatives could be introducing an oral care program in school so that awareness...
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...is to help professional socialization by instilling an understanding of the relevant ethical principles and standards to be a significant component in providing therapeutic rapports. The primary reasons for clinical supervisions are to ensure quality care and provide professional development in a systematic and planned manner. In todays’ society, clinical supervisions require a foundation in the understanding of the ethical and legal aspects of the supervisory relationship. There are many ethical and legal issues that can affect the supervisory relationship. All supervisors consistently approach all aspects of clinical supervision from an ethical and legal viewpoint. With more time and attention devoted to these important topics, awareness of the ethical and legal aspects can be demonstrated as they are put into practice. The role of a supervisor is to prevent harm from occurring to clients. Supervisors are in charged of reviewing and monitoring the quality of services and the key focus should be to insure that clients’ needs are being met. A primary focus of supervision is to be vigilant and aware of issues that could result in clients receiving inadequate service or being harmed by the therapeutic process. A supervisor must do everything within their power to insure that issues or behaviors of other counselors are not harming clients. New professionals need to develop an understanding of what it meant to be a professional, and this is accomplished by pairing them with...
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...pass an ordinance to raise fines for littering across our town. In continuing to unite the community of Burleson, keeping this city beautiful plays a major part. Littering is just one way in which our town becomes less unified, so I would fight to stop this disrespect of our city. I would also try to organize more money into a budget for making our city more beautiful. This budget would cover more landscaping and maintenance projects across the community. Another thing I would do as mayor would be to set aside more money in our budget to go towards our city’s drug awareness program. It is sad heart-breaking and devastating to see so many of our promising teenagers and young adults turning to drugs, alcohol, and substance abuse. In strengthening this program, more and more teenagers could become aware of their reckless behavior and the affects that come with the decisions they make. By bringing about this awareness in our youth we can ultimately create a generation of, honest, engaged, and active members of our community. All of these ideas factor into uniting our town...
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...Problem: Aqualisa creates a new breakthrough shower- the Quartz. The product has significant improvements when compared with the other existing products on the market, such as: * Efficient and reliable water pressure and temperature * One touch control on the wall * Light signaling the right temperature is achieved etc * Installation of the Quartz was about half a day (vs. 2 days for other showers) Survey shows that consumers and plumbers loved the product. However, initial sales are low, mainly due to low consumer awareness and plumbers’ reluctance to new products. Where does the problem lie in the funnel? Consumers are uninformed about showers, with little understanding of the products options. Thus, plumbers have a greater influence when selecting the brand, as only in 27% of the times consumers select type and brand of the shower, otherwise plumbers influence on the purchase. Lack of knowledge leads to lack of brand awareness. Options: 1. Targeting consumers directly: -Expensive to have a proper ad campaign (costs 3 to 4 M Euro) - The consumers decide only 27% of the time (ex 4) +Consumers could become more brand aware +Easier to reach consumers than plumbers 2. Targeting Do-It- Yourselfers -Lower-end part of the market thus will be price conscious, have to lower prices -The brand will be perceived as a lower quality brand, due to the new niche market +Could “push” the product through partnership (B&Q) thus have lower costs than running...
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...Stages of Ego Development Jillian Whalen PSY/230 June 20, 2014 Chris Allen Shreve Stages of Ego Development Jane Leovinger created a method of recognizing which stage of ego development one may be in at any given age. A verbal sentence completion test is implemented to help the participant understand more about which one of the nine stages of development she may be experiencing at the time and what she needs to do in order to move on to the next stage. Each stage explains what level of maturity, acceptance, and understanding one may be in at the time of test completion. They also help the individual understand their internal feelings about environmental factors surrounding them and how these factors form the ego. Loevinger notes that not everyone reaches self-actualization and many may be stuck at certain stages. Stage one – The Pre-Social and Symbolic Stage: Because this stage occurs at infancy, it is not as understood as well as other stages because the child is non-verbal and unable to complete the sentence completion test. An infant’s ego, according to Loevinger, is most interested in gratifying immediate needs, such as feedings and diaper changes. She also notes that infants form a close bond with their primary care giver. While the child recognizes she is a different entity from the world that surrounds her, she has trouble distinguishing her own identity from the caregiver. Stage two- The Impulsive Stage Loevinger describes this stage in relation...
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...users of that environment based on a real-time information gathered and data accumulated. Key Technologies: The aim is to enrich specific places(a room,a building, a car) with computing facilities which can react to peoples need and provide with assistance. In order for AmI to become a reality a number of key technologies are required : 1) Unobtrusive Hardware 2) Seamless communication (mobile/fixed) and computing infrastructure. 3) Dynamic and massively distributed device networks , which are easy to control and program. 4) Human centric computer interfaces. 5) Dependable and secure systems. The ambient intelligence paradigm builds upon pervasive computing, ubiquitous computing, profiling practices, context awareness, and human-centric computer interaction design and is characterized by systems and technologies that are : * embedded: many networked devices are integrated into the environment * context aware: these devices can recognize you and your situational context * personalized: they can be tailored to your needs...
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...personal experience of this kind. The author of this article had a friend who was driving down a country road texting while driving. He swerved left of center and hit a box truck head on and died instantly. Everyone in high school at the time knew him so it was quite devastating to the entire student body. There were grief counselors on site for a couple weeks after he passed away. This incident shows how a simple act can instantly affect everyone so quickly. There are more and more texting while driving injuries and deaths happening every day. A lot of these injuries and deaths are in states with lenient texting while driving laws. If communities in the states with these lenient laws helped raise awareness, people may think twice before texting while driving and also raising awareness could possibly lead to the chance to change some laws. Some people believe texting while driving laws make people have to hide their texting behind the wheel, thus making it more dangerous (Masnick, 2012). Regardless of opinions, studies show that there is a significant difference in the number of violations between states with lenient laws and states with strict laws (Masnick, 2012). Texting while driving laws are not strict enough in certain states, making citizens of those states not take texting while driving laws serious, which could possibly cause more accidents and even death....
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...Journal 01 Week: Two Date:18/08/2010 Words: 532 Task/Incident: Introducing and Socializing Selecting & Describing With the fear of not knowing anyone I entered in the first class of the Leadership and Organisation Dynamics. As not being a native English speaker I was worried that either the members of the groups will take me into their groups. As the class began my tutor John asked us to write our names in a tag and wear it, we were also required to sit in away so that we are facing each other in the class. John then asked to start the first activity which was to introduce the member sitting in front of each of the students. My mate sitting in front of me was Liam and he is working in hospital as a part time employee. On the other hand Abdul sitting next to me is doing HR as major. I felt that by undertaking this activity john was trying to develop our team or classmates and build strong relationship within our group. The activity enabled students get to know each other and It was about to think which group or people I would join for the group task. Finally at the end of the class john formed us in a small group and also helped us to understand the unit outline. Reflecting & Inferring By being a part of the introductory class I realised that we were all in the same track and therefore we needed to introduce ourselves so that we can all reach our task. The first task was to form PLG(Peer Learning Group) which did require us to know each other so that we are...
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...According to “360 Reach Assessment” (2014), “360 Reach web based personal branding survey that helps an individual understand their professional reputation so the individual build the most important brand which is the individual” (p.2). The benefits of the 360 reach assessment is to make the individual aware that they have a personal brand and that they can achieve growth by taking the 360 reach assessment. According to “360 Reach Assessment” (2014), “ The benefit of the results is not only seeing what other perceive of you, but more so whether or not you were being honest with yourself or if you have any self-awareness at all” (p.2). The number one goal of the assessment is to give tips on how to advance to the next level within the career field. The 360 reach assessment enables the individual to obtain objective and candid feedback about the individual rational. The assessment highlights the strengths as well as the weakness of the individual. One of the biggest advantage that the 360 reach assessment have over other assessment, is it allows feedback to given form more than just one set of respondents. The overall assessment gives out feedback that is essential to the individual. The highlight of this assessment is the self-evaluation, which allows individuals to be honest with their brand and what career path would be good for them. The number one goal of the assessment is to give tips on how to advance to the next level within the career field. Reference: 360...
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