...towards meeting the needs of transitioning youth and young adults. “Good transitions should be a coordinated, purposeful, planned and patient-centred process that ensures continuity of care, optimizes health, minimizes adverse events, and ensures that the young person attains his/her maximum potential. It starts with preparing a service user to leave a child-centred health care setting and ends when that person is received in, and properly engaged with, the adult provider” (Singh and Tuomainen, 2015, p.358). A shared management model as an acting continuum of care would address the very apparent lack of communication that currently plagues the transition from CYMHS and AMHS. Capelli et al., suggest a shared management model was implemented to address the service gap in transitional care. It is characterized by a flexible, collaborative approach whereby youth and adult providers from hospitals and communities work together with youth and families to develop individualized transitional care plans that promote coordination and continuity of care between CYMHS and AMHS. Capelli...
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...and 20 years old who suffer from severe mental illness. These young adults are currently Wards of the State of Illinois and are close to “aging out” of the Child Welfare System. They currently reside in an Independent Living Program where they receive specialized support to help them transition from a residential treatment center into the community. The program emphasizes on building self-sufficiency, problem-solving skills, educational and employment development skills to prepare them for emancipation. Most lack education, housing, medical insurance, and are deficient in adaptive and social skills. They have a history of chemical dependency and an extensive involvement in the criminal justice system. Many of these young adults were stripped of family support upon entering the Child Welfare System and continue to carry past traumas of maltreatment and being removed from their homes. They are also aging out without being without being linked with adequate resources and the continuity of support services. The rescores and support system will end abruptly and they will have to quickly adapt to adulthood alone. I selected Young Adults with Severe Mental Illness as my community focus because I discovered that they face significant adversity after they age out of the Child Welfare System. As a result of being abused or neglected as a child, these young adults have spent the first 21 years of their life separated from their biological family, bouncing from one placement to another...
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...Many adults will undertake the journey of becoming parents and taking on the responsibility and rigors of raising children. According to Rodriguez and Adamsons, first time parenthood is one of the most common transitions experienced by couples as 1,000,000 first-born infants are born to U.S. couples yearly (U.S. Census Bureau, 2001). (Rodriguez & Adamsons, 2012a). The decision making process that couples can be described through many variations which include couples reporting that they knew they were born to be parents, others who due to circumstances of passion found themselves in the role or others who carefully plan finances, careers, and other factors before they choose to be a parent. Rodriguez and Adamsons explain that the previous...
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...In the article “Suffering, Selfish, Slackers? Myths and Reality about Emerging Adults”, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett defines early adulthood as the time of instability and identity crises, even as it is rarely a time of despondency or collapse. She also theorizes that emerging adults are self-focused but not selfish and also have mixed feeling about becoming an adult. When reading this article, I definitely think that there are costs and benefits to becoming an adult. Not all adolescence is in a storm and stress idea of being at war with the parents and the world. This really depends on what environment they grew up in and how much the parents nurtured their child rather than supported but challenged their child. The cause of “war” with the parent...
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...The passage from the novel “We Were the Mulvaneys” by Carol Joyce Oates is a remarkable flashback into Judd Mulvaney’s childhood. Although the speaker of the passage is an older Judd Mulvaney, the use of juvenile diction allows an “eleven, or maybe twelve” (40) year old child’s perspective to tell the story. The struggle Judd Mulvaney faced as a child is his identity in the world. This struggle is emphasized by the dramatic use of repetition, which sets the tone of little Judd Mulvaney to hopeless. The tense of the story, the use of repetition, and the emphasis on the meaning of life creates a young character’s thoughts as he transitions into adulthood. “That time in our driveway, by the brook” (1) immediately sets the time to the present tense and the subject to a memory. Through the use of flashback, Oates is able to show how the character has developed from that point in the past to the present. Also from the first sentence, it is apparent that the speaker, Judd...
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...the child goes through many changes. For parents it is like a blink of an eye and there little boy or little girl is now a man or a woman! Not only is it hard on parents and care takers but think of all of the changes the child goes through. We will explore the changes and physical development for age groups, childhood and adolescence. There are many changes going on while the child in is the childhood period. The brain is growing rapidly and learning new motor skill. As well as emotion and learning to play with other peers. In early childhood the child learns how to draw and is also learning how to understand gender roles. Their bodies as well are changing and can start to see differences for example breast and penis sizes will start to grow coming out of the childhood period and entering the adolescence period. In the adolescence developmental period this is when puberty starts and growth spurts really hit hard. This time period is also when social and emotional development takes place. Also adolescences start to get interested in sex and even smoking, drugs or alcohol. This time period is when they become more independent, even start dating. While is the adolescence period girls and boys will see pubic hair, breast and penis size change. Girls will also experience their first menstrual cycle and boys their first ejaculation. Facial and arm pit hair will also begin to grow. By the time the adolescence period is over they will have hit adult height. While transitioning into...
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...examine the ethical implications of the essential causal diagnosis of Gender Identity Disorder (GID) and the recommendation of surgical treatment in order for patients to fit into the Western gender binary. A brief examination of co-morbidity of mental disorders and their affect on consent and provider views on competence and capacity are also warranted. Adolescent transgendered patients under the age of eighteen experience more difficulties with the sex reassignment process due to emerging autonomy and complications with adolescent assent, consent, and parental permission.The physician's consent has more weight in the absence of parental permission and in many cases transgender foster children and homeless teens must rely on recommendations from physician and mental health professionals.A discussion of the use of puberty-blockers in...
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... While many children are excited for school to start, they can still benefit from some assistance in transitioning to this change in their routine. If you have a child who is less than thrilled about the...
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...diagnoses with bipolar disorder. This all changed in the mid-1990s when there were 800,000 children labeled with bipolar disease and an astonishing number were under the age of five (Carmichael, 2008). The controversial findings have alerted psychiatrists and psychologists that the disease is much more common than originally thought (Carmichael, 2008). Psychiatrists have been discontent with the number of children being labeled with bipolar disorder at alarming rates (Woziak & Biederman, 1995). Woziak, an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School of psychiatry, was educated with the idea that a professional in the psychiatric field would only see one or two cases of a child with bipolar disorder in a lifetime because of the rarity (Woziak & Biederman, 1995). Woziak, along with the famous Harvard child psychiatrist Dr. Joseph Biederman, felt that there were a number of children whose attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) problems seemed to stem beyond the normal anger characteristics of ADHD (Woziak & Biederman, 1995). Woziak and Biederman (1995) completed research to reflect a much more violent attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with children showing signs of heightened uncontrollable temper tantrums, violent hitting, screaming and kicking beyond the normal irritability. These signs included children not being able to regulate impulses (Woziak & Biederman, 1995). Wozniak and Biederman (1995) explained the differences between attention deficit hyperactivity...
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...regularly engages in playful interactions. The child will become fond of their key person, and will prefer to be with them other than other practitioners, and will often refuse to go with any other practitioners. The key person has a big impact on all areas of a child’s wellbeing, learning and development. For babies and young people to feel happy, settled and secure, they need to make an emotional attachment with other adults to care for them when their parents aren’t there, such as practitioners. When adults spend extended periods of time with children, by interacting with...
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...Brittany Burrell February 1, 2012 Transition to Adulthood Transition into adulthood is a period where adolescents experience major changes. With transitioning adolescents has to make adjustments during this period in life, such as developing new skills, and learning to manage with new experiences. During final years of high school it is now time to determine what in fact adolescents plan to do with their future, whether it’s going to college, getting married, having children, moving away from parents, buying first car, or even going into the job force after graduation. These preparations could be difficult for adolescent girls especially if they have children because of taking care of a child, she must also try to find job to be able to provide financial for her child and juggle possible going to college or trade school to receive a degree. Being separated from family and friends gives an adolescent girl the chance to become independent which allows them to gain much more responsibility and depend solely on her to get things done. When going into adulthood it is important to gain developing advanced reasoning skills (includes more logical thought process and the ability to think about things hypothetically) and advanced thinking skills such as spirituality , faith, trust, and beliefs (Adolescent Growth and Development, 2009). Initiation phase allows young women to create her own identity...
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...for the counselor to reinsure that the client understands confidentiality policies. When dealing with adolescents, confidentiality rules and regulations are the same as adults. Counselors are bound by the same rules and regulations to keep the client’s (the minor) records privileged, but in cases of immediate danger or harm to others the counselor can disclose information to the minor’s parent. I think that I was direct leader, and I utilize several of the qualifications and skills that I learned in the class. Ethics Paper: Individual or Group Therapy When seeking help, it is very difficult to decide what type of therapy to choose. Because we have different situations and problems, the decision to choose individual or group therapy could be a very hard one. Many clients choose to benefit from both individual and group therapy. Groups can be a valuable resource to clients and helping them work out their thoughts and feelings in a setting with people that may be going through similar situations (Lawrence and Kurplus 2000). Group can allow clients to gain feedback from other people, and allow them to listen to other people who have some of the same feelings and concerns that they may have (Lawrence and Kurplus 2000). Adolescents can benefit more from group counseling than individual...
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...(A1) The role of a practitioner when a child is preparing for school is to help to create social interactions and develop the child’s confidence. By helping them to develop their independence so they are able to get dressed for PE or going to the toilet without help. The practitioners should promote hygiene by reminding the child to wash their hands after going to the toilet. This should be done by direct instruction instead of doing I for the child as they need to learn this skill. They should be making and developing relationships with new parents and getting them involved at home. This could be by organising home/school visits or visits prior to starting. Practitioners should also be developing self-help skills and concentration, language skills through play and exploration. This will help as the children will soon be transitioning into more formal learning in year 1. The children should be developing strengths in the core areas of the EYFS assessment framework. A key aspect of transitioning is to have developed a clear settling-in policy and share it with parents. This could be offered to the parents like a welcome pack with photos of the staff and the provision. “Talk about transitions, discussing the inevitable realities of change and making clear the need for young children to be supported through the physical...
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...The process for the parent and child can be an emotional one. The parent starts to realize that things are completely different. The quality of services will decrease and panic can set in when the parent see that the changes are affecting their child negatively. In the article, “ Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities: What’s After Public Education?” from the Navigate Life Texas- Resources for Kids with disabilities and special health care needs website, gets the parents to start planning or thinking about their child’s future. It spoke about some of the services that were mentioned...
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...Adulthood According to Rathus (2016), Middle Adulthood spans from ages 40 to 65. Although we may mature at different rates, our physical rates can be reversed in some cases with diet and exercise. In this stage, people go through many physical changes such as hearing and hair loss graying of hair, vision changes, and wrinkling of skin just to name a few. Middle-agers are more susceptible to diseases such as cancer, heart disease, hypertension, arthritis, and diabetes. In mid-life there is a decline in vision, many gain weight, and reduce in height. Some men develop sexual dysfunctions while women go through menopause or what is also called the change in life. The menopause transition commonly takes place between 46 and 50 years old. Symptoms vary from person to person and/or region to region. According to a study conducted on menopause in Australia and Japan, the women menopausal symptoms had many differences. Most of the Australians had symptoms of night sweats while the Japanese women reported anxiety and nervousness as their main issues. On the other hand, the regional studies showed a significant increase in depression and hot flashes across the board. Meanwhile, both regions did not show major differences in being excitable, difficulty in concentration, feeling tired or lacking energy.(Anderson, D .J, Yoshizawa, T, Gollshewski S.E, Sara E.A, Fumi.C Mary D;2004) Although this may be true studying middle age adults, it is found to be many physical, and sexual changes that...
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