Impact and Relationship of Substance Abuse and Child Maltreatment: Risk and Resiliency Factors What Research Tells Us Martha Morrison Dore, Ph.D. Columbia University School of Social Work 622 West 113th Street New York, New York 10027 212/854-5461 Paper prepared for presentation at the conference entitled “Protecting Children in Substance Abusing Families,” September 28, 1998, sponsored by the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, University of Minnesota School of Social Work, Minneapolis
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A Social Worker Case Study Phoenix A Social Worker Case Study The social worker in the case study displays characteristics of an effective helper. An effective helper has accurate empathy for her clients (O'Hagan, 2007). The helping relationship begins with the development of trust and empathy. The worker seems to understand the clients’ pain. Compassion and understanding assist the helper to identify with a problem. The employee acknowledges
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2012, the American Journal of Family Therapy published an article titled “Structural Therapy with a Couple Battling Pornography Addiction” by Jeffrey J. Ford, Jared A. Durtschi, and Darell L. Franklin. This remarkable publication addresses an issue about how the increasing availability of pornographic material is becoming detrimental to couples’ relationships. It notifies the reader that boundless addictions to pornography are affecting individuals in a relationship, and as a result, therapists are
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A SURVEY STUDY OF ELDORET TOWN GROUP MEMBERS REG No. FAITH TOMNO BTM/1008/08 MERCY RUTO BTM/1077/08 CAROLINE KOECH BTM/13/08 EVA NADUPOI BTM/1076/09 JOSPHINE MARITIM BTM/ 116/09 CHAPTER TWO 2.0 Literature review 2.1 Introduction This chapter reviews the previous studies on the related
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manage any offensive events in the community, cases still seem to arise in the community. It’s evident for a need communication and an understanding of crisis management, peaceful resolutions to the crisis in order to obtain a community fracas and hostile free. As a professional in the at Egan criminal justice organization, in a crime ridden community. The case study addresses the flawed emergency response to the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. This study, however experienced challenges that come
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arms and legs”. Cox and Ralph concluded that some of the findings in this study supported that cognitive maturation had a bearing on drawing complexity. Cherney, Siewert, Dickey and Flichtbail (2006) undertook a similar study that assessed the relationship between age-related cognition, gender and drawing complexity of five to thirteen year old children. The participants were given drawing tasks that included drawing their family and
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S63). These examples indicates that diabetes occurs within other countries due to food insecure individuals in the world. The research question for this study is to determine the relationship between food insecurity and diabetes. The objective of the study
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INTRODUCTION 1.0 Background of the Study Contemporary exigencies due to globalization, the end of the cold war, the information technology revolution and the opposing views of world politics have all necessitated the re-evaluation of the business-society relationship and facilitated the emergence of innovative business social responsibility-practices. In view of the expanding and dynamic nature of contemporary business organizations, awareness of the impact of these institutions is reflecting on
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that affect social and communication skills, and cause behavioural changes (CDC, 2012). There are three types of ASD’s; Asperger Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, and Autistic disorder (autism). Autistic disorder will be the focus of this study (CDC, 2012). Children develop autism before the age of three years and struggle with it throughout their lives (CDC, 2012). “Autism creates many challenges in the child’s life and it negatively impacts; intellectual disabilities, language delays, social
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that affect social and communication skills, and cause behavioural changes (CDC, 2012). There are three types of ASD’s; Asperger Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, and Autistic disorder (autism). Autistic disorder will be the focus of this study (CDC, 2012). Children develop autism before the age of three years and struggle with it throughout their lives (CDC, 2012). “Autism creates many challenges in the child’s life and it negatively impacts; intellectual disabilities, language delays, social
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