REVIEW OF ARTICLE USING EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING AND FORECASTING TO IMPROVE STRATEGIS PLANNING BY Joel D. Lapin The Community College of Baltimore County Journal of Applied Research in the Community College‚ Vol.11‚ No.2‚ Spring 2004‚ pg 105-113 Joel D. Lapin is a professor of Sociology at The Community College of Baltimore County (Maryland)‚ Catonsville Campus‚ and Vice President and lead consultant in external environmental scanning and forecasting for The Clements Group which
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New Conceptualization of Global Economy‚ Society‚ and Culture A. * Great Leap Forward * Change from agrarian economy to an industrial economy; aimed to use vast population * Through process of industrialization and collectivization * Private farming was prohibited‚ tens of millions deaths due to grain shortage. * 5 Year Plans * Initial 5 year plans were made for rapid industrialization * Some were completed early and successful and some were abandoned
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Due to the the high costs and restrictive nature of inpatient treatments for addiction‚ some treatment facilities opt to offer intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) services as an alternative. In some cases‚ IOP treatment is even offered as a transitional option for patients who have just completed a stint in an inpatient facility of with a partial hospitalization program. What is Intensive Outpatient Treatment for Addiction? In certain circumstances‚ medical and clinical staff may determine that
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In the formulation of a case conceptualization of client 1632‚ it is determined the client would benefit in the reduction of symptoms of social anxiety disorder (SAD) by utilizing therapeutic interventions of two specific approaches; 1) cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)‚ which is an evidence based form of therapy especially successful for SAD‚ and 2) reality therapy (RT) a therapy developed from William Glasser’s choice theory. CBT is focused on interventions that intertwine the emotional aspects
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Essentials of Planning and Managing by Objectives OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter‚ you should be able to: 1. Understand what managerial planning is and why it is important. 2. Identify and analyze the various types of plans and show how they relate to one another. 3. Outline and discuss the logical steps in planning and see how these steps are essentially a rational approach to setting objectives and selecting the means of reaching them. 4. Explain the nature of objectives. 5. Describe
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Numerous treatment methods are constantly being discovered and developed to help start alcohol and drug abusers down the path of sobriety. There are many different methods available to help addicts who need help or to help addicts who want help. Our system is diverting from a punishing approach to a treatment approach. This paper will examine the most popular inpatient and outpatient options available throughout the nation. The types of addicts who normally file into these types of settings will
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Wastewater recycling‚treatment in industry Purpose- Industrial activity worldwide uses 22% of the roughly 3.8 billion m3 of water consumed by human activity. So industry has a great need for water but given the tensions over water and the tougher legislation‚ it cannot continue to drain all this water from our planet’s resources. This is why the recycling of wastewater has become one of its top priorities. Water is often an essential part of industrial production. In the context of an ever more
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Cocaine Treatment for Women As a young lady‚ a mother‚ or a grandmother‚ if seeking cocaine treatment for women has not been an easy process‚ you now have new opportunities because health care professionals now understand the need for treatment that is especially designed for women. Traditionally‚ addiction treatment was developed with a signal focus to stop using and did not take into account the different physical‚ emotional‚ and social needs of men and women. But research has shown the many
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MRSA Treatment/Vaccine MRSA Skin Infections and Treatments Dermatologists‚ doctors and emergency department physicians typically give two treatments for treating methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). For simple abscesses or boils‚ incision and drainage alone is likely to be the best treatment‚ but antibiotics should be used in patients with cellulitis‚ patients with signs or symptoms of systemic infections‚ or even those with diabetes or compromised immune functions. In the USA
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Thought-Focused Treatments Different approaches to therapy exist. Understanding the different approaches can help clinicians offer better interventions based on the nature of the problem and the desired outcome. Two main approached to therapy exist: psychoanalytical and thought-focused treatments. Thought-focused treatment approaches developed as psychologists began to challenge the practices of psychoanalytical treatments. Differences in beliefs in the interaction of cognition‚ emotions‚ and
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