Leshner states, “As with many other brain diseases, addiction has embedded behavioral and social-context aspects that are important parts of the disorder itself” (Leshner). Recognizing addiction as a mental illness can help reduce the health and social costs that are directly related to treating addiction. Research has exposed that drug abuse is a severe health issue, as well as a social issue. Addicts become so obsessed with consuming the substance it causes their immune systems to shut down and causes the addict to be incapable of functioning properly in a social setting. Addiction has severe negative consequences affecting the addict’s mental and physical well being.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases. From http://www.cdc.gov/std/stats07/chlamydia. Htm Champion, J. et al. (2010). The Path to Intervention: Community Partnerships and Development of a Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Ethnic Minority Adolescent Females.
7, No. 3, May 2012, 239–248 Positive living: A pilot study of group positive psychotherapy for people with schizophrenia Piper S. Meyera*, David P. Johnsonb, Acacia Parksc, Colin Iwanskia and David L. Penna a Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; bGuam Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse, Honolulu, HI, USA; cDepartment of Psychology, Hiram College, Hiram, OH, USA Downloaded by [Brought to you by Unisa Library] at 10:49 04 June 2015 (Received 16 May 2011; final version received 14 March 2012) Positive psychology interventions target positive emotions in order to increase happiness, engagement in life, and well being while also ameliorating the impact of symptoms on a person’s life. We examined an adapted version of group positive psychotherapy for people with schizophrenia (Positive Living (PL)) in a pilot study. Sixteen participants were recruited to participate in two separate PL groups and were assessed at baseline, post-intervention and at 3-month follow-up. We examined feasibility of this intervention in addition to
Running head: SODAT of New Jersey, Inc The Treatment Facility Stacey Stover Camden County College Abstract . The purpose of this paper is to attempt to illustrate the mission and purpose of SODAT of New Jersey Inc. SODAT’s mission is to reduce the disease of addiction by reaching out to the communities in helping the population, strengthening families, and educating youth and the prevention and intervention of the use of alcohol and drugs. SODAT’s purpose is to make life better for the population of South Jersey. Services to Overcome Drug Abuse Among Teens of New Jersey, Inc. (SODAT) was established in Gloucester County in 1969 as a nonprofit agency staffed by professional substance abuse counselors. For over thirty years,
(Freud) Aggressive & violent behaviours? (Observational learning: Abusers - foster parents) From the painful & traumatic childhood Will had, perhaps that was his way of:- getting a sense of power (from the powerless situation he was in with the abuses he had) getting attention( from the neglect & lack of attention he had with foster parents?) indirect, non-verbal “call-out” that he had been tremendously hurt & abused low self efficacy? (Albert Bandura) Q3) To include the following factors: Counselling session with the psychologist & hypnotist To elaborate: Failure of the counselling sessions was not only attributed from the therapists but also from Will who had consciously & deliberately put up resistance, barrier & shield from them getting deeper into his
Grant Proposal A $125,000 Grant for Core Operating Expense Support Date: September 11, 2009 Fictitious Business Name: Each 1 Teach 1, Inc. Grant Writing XXX Company Address: XXXXXX City: XXXXX Telephone: XXX-XXX-XXXX Email: XXXXXX Contact Name: XXXXXXXXXX 1|P a ge Executive Summary Each 1 Teach 1, Inc. offers a comprehensive array of services that promote optimal childhood development, healthy aging, and other related programs designed to meet the needs of seniors, women, and children. Families and communities benefit from our programs. In an effort to combat the cycle of poverty for youth in the Foster Family System, we offer stability in the form of temporary and permanent housing. This housing is for emancipated youth between
As adolescents separate from their parents and gain a sense of control, sometimes they are unable to balance stresses. As a result, depression may occur, and, at times, suicide may be the outcome. Choose the topic of either adolescent depression or adolescent suicide. Discuss contributing factors and signs and symptoms that may be observed or assessed in these clients. Describe primary, secondary, and tertiary methods of health prevention for this topic.
Community Assessment of Manalapan Community Assessment of Manalapan The public health nurse uses a systematic approach to identify a community’s needs by performing a community assessment. The purpose of this paper is to provide an assessment of the community where the population lives. Overview of the Community The community is the client when the nursing focus is on the collective good of the population instead of individual health. (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2014, page 399) The population that we are assessing is the town of Manalapan New Jersey. Manalapan gets high marks for schools and location.
Some people with bipolar disorder become suicidal. Becoming suicidal include such symptoms as talking about: wanting to die, feeling hopeless, helpless, and like a burden to family and friends, abusing alcohol or drugs, and putting oneself in harm’s way (NIMH). Risk of suicide appears to be higher in the course of the illness. Therefore, recognizing bipolar disorder early and learning how best to manage it may decrease the risk of death by suicide (NIMH). Anyone who is thinking about committing suicide needs immediate attention, preferably from a mental health professional or a physician.
January 30, 2013 The Honorable Bill Nelson United States Senate 716 Senate Hart Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Bill Nelson, My name is John Doe, I am a current Florida State Registered Nurse and soon to be Nurse Practitioner Graduate. I am writing to request your support in improving Florida’s Healthcare system by lifting the State restrictions on scope of practice of Florida Nurse Practitioners. As Congress and the Super Committee work to reduce the Nation’s Deficits and labor on the National Healthcare Budget, I urge you to contribute your focus on the State of Florida’s healthcare crisis. We can improve access to quality care and contain costs within our healthcare system with the utilization of Nurse