Goals I Intend to Accomplish for Enhancement of my Personal and Family Development‚ and Professional Career Introduction Deciding on and obtaining personal goals for my future have become a recent priority because of changing events in my life. It is an enlightening experience to make the decision to enrich my life‚ according to what goals I have set. I am enthusiastic to share my short-term and long-term goals that include professional and personal development goals‚ skills I will
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behaviours such as misuse of substance. According to Clark and Thatcher (2008) ‚ adolescence is the “developmental period of highest risk for the onset of problematic alcohol and other drug” . Substance abuse refers to the harmful or hazardous use of psychoactive substances‚ including alcohol and illicit drugs‚ which can lead to addiction and is likely to continue into adulthood. (World Health Organization‚ 2013) . Nowadays‚ adolescent have trending in alcohol and other drugs abuse as common norm during
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Qualification My Qualifications was I received a Master’s of Science Degree in Professional Counseling‚ on May 30‚ 2014. The area of study was Professional Counseling‚ at Grand Canyon University. The Certifications that is relevant are CPR‚ AED‚ and First-Aid; CPR which deals with Infant‚ Child‚ and Adult. The years of experience in counseling are 2 years‚ one year as an Internship Counselor and one year as a volunteer counselor. At this time‚ there is no license or registrations that exist. Restricted
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Substance Abuse: Among Society’s Youth Tyra Klein English 20-1 Mrs. Rainier October.8th 2013 Klein 1Substance Abuse: Among Society’s Youth Substance Abuse is all around us in today’s society. 60% of all illicit drug users are between the ages fifteen and twenty-four (Stats Canada). This means teens have the highest risk to fall into a path of drug use. Three common factors can cause drug abuse among teens; Social Factors‚ ’the high mentality’‚ and the availability of a drug to teens. These
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Averting Alcohol and Drug Abuse through Aversion Laverne Lobley PSY331: Psychology of Learning Instructor: Anna Ruggirello July‚ 17‚ 2013 There are many facets to learned behavior‚ with a major aspect being the methodical processes of learning. There are many theories about learning‚ and many of them have been scientifically proven by using experimental studies. One such study has shaped and paved a path that many have duplicated and modeled experiments and studies from. Today‚ this study
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young athletes should never do is copy or make the same mistakes athletes are making today. From preform enhancing drugs all the way to alcohol and marijuana these substance are hurting athletes‚ organization‚ and the NFL shield. So far in the NFL over thirty player have been suspended for violating the NFL policy for substances abuse or preform enhancing drugs. The NFL is only in week 11 so far and has close to a full football team of player that have been suspend. One of the biggest names on that
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Substance abuse could become an addiction when the continued use of a substance becomes compulsive and interferes with the users ordinary responsibilities. It does not only affect those who are addicted‚ but it affects all the members of the family unit. One out of four families will experience problems related to the effects of substance abuse (Mordey‚ 2012). Substance abuse is a family disease that is capable of disrupting family life‚ causing negative effects that can last for a lifetime. The
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known to have been source of threat to lives and property. (Aluede 2000). The impact of substance abuse among Nigerian youths has been a hallmark of a morally bankrupt‚ decadent and wasted generation and loss of our societal values and ideals. The situation now appears to be such that no one can claim ignorance of what is happening. We cannot sit on the fence and criminally pretend on the menace of drug abuse among our young people. Little wonder‚ then that the immediate past UN Secretary General
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Annotated Bibliography-Substance Abusing Adolescents Afrah F. Hassan Texas A&M University-Commerce Victor C. Strasburger‚ MD‚ The Council on Communications and Media (2010) Children‚ Adolescents‚ Substance Abuse‚ and the Media pg. 791 -799 In the journal the author causes of adolescent substance use are multifactorial‚ but the media can play a key role. Tobacco and alcohol represent the 2 most significant drug threats to adolescents. More than $25 billion per year is spent on advertising
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people who persistently abuse substances often experience an array of problems‚ including academic difficulties‚ health-related problems (including mental health)‚ poor peer relationships‚ and involvement with the juvenile justice system”(Consequences of youth substance abuse‚ ojjdp.gov). I think this not only affects the natural well being of the person but also society. What exactly are the causes of substance abuse in teens and young adults? Factors leading up to Substance abuse includes; Stress‚ In
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