grade point average, enthusiasm to serve as a leader in my community makes me an ideal candidate for the National Honor Society. As a goal orientated student, the opportunity would allow me to continue to develop important leadership skills, critical thinking, creativity. I have participated in co-curricular activities, held several leadership positions, and participated in community activities are extremely beneficial to the local community thus enhancing my critical thinking and leadership skills
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Running Head: CUTURALLY COMPETENT CARE Introduction Globalization has changed the way we live. The population demographic of United States is changing at a fast pace as every year people from different cultural and ethnic background are immigrating to the United States. By 2020, the number of ethnic minority in the United States will grow up to 35%. Immigration is an ongoing process and has brought a variety of culture and knowledge to the United States. The diversity
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Characteristics and Environments of a Human Service Organization Nicole Kirk BSHS/462 August 6, 2012 Karen Korotzer Characteristics and Environments of a Human Service Organization The local organization chosen is the E. Carlton Powell Hospice Center, which provides care within the center for patients who have been given 6 months or less to live and are not able to remain in their homes. Apart from the hospice center they also have a home care agency that provides care for patients
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awareness of services related to the anticipation for aging-in-place and the anticipation of relocation, and whether this awareness was related to the predicted age for staying at home and for relocation. The results found if older adults were not aware of long term care facilities and services available in their community, that lack of awareness was a major barrier to access services and prevented future use of and reliance on community services to remain aging in place or in the community. The lack
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Building an Ethical Organization Part 2 Catherine’s House is a non-profit human service agency that provides temporary shelter to lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender persons who are victims of intimate partner violence and any minor children that they may have primary custody of. Residents may remain at the shelter for 6 to 12 months depending on the evaluated need. Catherine’s House also offers counseling services by licensed professionals, provides food and clothing, transitional housing, employment
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Corrections and Treatment Tina R. Goeb CJS/240 August 28, 2011 Cathy Arrowsmith Introduction This paper will discuss community-based treatment programs for juveniles, issues affecting institutionalized juveniles, and the intensive aftercare programs; each of these issues is affecting juveniles in some way or another. The purpose and importance of these treatment methods and issues mentioned will be briefly discussed. “Early reformers who were interested in rehabilitating rather than
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European state, a prerequisite for the acceptation of the application, and that a state later on will be accepted as a Member State. This hierarchy will be highlighted and further discussed. Compliance with the Copenhagen Criteria 3 is of vital importance before a state is recognized as a candidate state. However, total compliance does not seem to be necessary. In connection to this, the body of EU-law, the so-called acquis communitaire, is discussed. All new Member States have to implement and comply
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Running Head: POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS A Look into the Importance of Police Community Relations In 2002 the public’s trust in police was at an all-time high at around 70%, by 2010 that number dropped to 57% (Jones, Nurses Top Honesty and Ethics List for 11th Year, 2010). The number can fluctuate going even lower if one looks at individual states’ trust in their police. Police relations is defined as relations between police and ethnic and racial minorities (Walker & Katz, The Police
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police attitudes and values are shaped by the organizational and working culture of policing and the demands placed upon officers by their police colleagues. These theories, sometimes referred to as behavioral management theories, emphasized the importance of looking at what police officers actually do and acknowledging just how complex the modern police department had become. Researchers had observed that while many police departments were organized along similar lines, they often adopted very different
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There are numerous health disparities in Madagascar. First, the poverty stricken people have lower access to health services as compared to the rich people. Lower-income families are often unable to access medical services promptly leading to an increase in disease-related deaths. Vaccination uptake is also lower in the poor communities as compared to the high-income communities. This means that preventable diseases are still a problem in many parts of the country. The war has had negative effects
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