Community Project Teri Patterson Springfield College: Puerto Rico Analysis & Perspectives November 4, 2012 Introduction This paper will explore a proposed community project for the city of Hartford, CT. The project will be developed in coordination with the Connecticut Department of Correction and a community provider. The projects main goal is to provide a safe living environment for Latino gang members in the community once they discharge from prison. Agencies
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from ourselves. Then the book goes through ways we sabotage our own willpower and she also gives strategies to improve your willpower. One thing that The Willpower Instinct made crystal clear was that everyone struggles in some way; it could be addiction, distractions, temptations, and procrastinating. Motivation is key to resist our short-term pleasures. “When you find your biggest want power…bring it to mind whenever you find yourself most tempted to give in or give up.”(75) Whenever you are
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Cancer, among other unusual disease, were often linked to smoking although the industries tried to convince individuals that smoking is harmless. In 1954, the tobacco industry launched a great age advertisement in 448 American newspaper to bring awareness of the effects of smoking (Proctor, R. N. 2012). It was usually a truthful statement to all smokers since it explained on the possible dangers to the individuals who usually smoke. The industry usually wrote that that they have accepted the interest
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disorders. In the last couple of years entertainment media has become extremely popular and the American culture has been influenced in both ways positive and negative. With celebrities like Angelina Jolie, utilizing the media to promote cancer awareness of the women population, the American culture sees a positive use of entertainment media. Her and other celebrities use their media power to influence promoting healthier lifestyles, family values, and world peace. Celebrities like Lindsay
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Community and Public Health Nursing Reflection NUR/405 Community and Public Health Nursing Reflection My family lives in Encanto, which is an underserviced community with very little resources for theses lower income diverse families, which have many vulnerabilities. In this paper we are going to identify how community, public health nursing and community partnerships can be of service to this community. We will also take a look at epidemiological influences in Encanto as well as look at
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Blue Jean Buddha: Voices of Young Buddhists The book Blue Jean Buddha: Voices of Young Buddhists is a collection of testimonials from practicing young adults in North America edited by Sumi Loundon. It takes an interesting approach to Western Buddhism, divided in four parts being lessons, life stories, livelihood and personal reflections by the editor. It explains first-hand the overcoming of struggles and barriers faced by modern Buddhists on their everyday path to enlightenment. The stories
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Reality therapy Reality therapy is a person-centered approach that focuses on the here and now rather than issues from the past. Developed by William Glasser in the 1960s, it promotes problem-solving and making better choices in order to achieve specific goals. Central to reality therapy is the idea that mental distress is not the result of a mental illness. Instead it is the result of a socially universal human condition that occurs when an individual has not had their basic psychological needs
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Military Personnel are stigmatized when they are labeled with psychiatric diagnoses or “disorder.” There is a better solution than channeling a child into a system of psychiatric medications and therapeutic sessions over time, perhaps leading to addiction to these highly addictive psychiatric medications and thousands of hours in a therapeutic environment, when what they truly need is a supportive community which validates their experience and exhibits empathy and compassion for what they have
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being a problem to themselves or others could benefit from these types of reflective questioning. These types of questions can be both interpersonal and “other” awareness (Tomma, 1987). An example is a family who has an addict parent who claims to have no real addiction problems. An observer-perspective question that looks at “other” awareness would be “What do you think your child is experiencing when they see you under the influence?” or “How do you think your wife/husband feels when you are under
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The frame may consist elements such as phenomenon which will help the patient to develop the natural high insight, self-awareness and self expression inside them. The second element is the casual condition that involves Art Therapy drawing, collage, mask making that can help the patients to be cured from the addiction of chemical dependency. The third element is the context. This element contains activities like treatment program, philosophy and so on. The fourth element
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