Geriatric Case Manager Introduction As I embark on my education journey to hopefully a Bachelor’s degree in Human Services. The career I choose to permanently employ in is a geriatric case worker. I’d much prefer to work with a gerontology certification as my true passion lies with working with our elders. I have hands on experience in geriatric care and feel this is the perfect career for myself‚ and I know I will be a true asset to whomever employs me. Additionally‚ as a geriatric case worker
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| | |BSHS/325 Version 1 | | |Human Systems and Development | |Course Start Date |February 11‚ 2013 | |Course End Date |March 18‚ 2013 | |Day of Week |Mondays
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------------------------------------------------- Advocacy Essay Unfortunately in today’s society people are discriminated against based on their physical attractiveness thereby reducing employment opportunities for those less good- looking workers. The following paper will focus on physical features discrimination in the workforce through a theoretical analysis of the socio-political and other social factors which operate to maintain discrimination against clients‚ consumers and service users. The paper will also demonstrate
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In the last 50 years‚ human services workers are now able to offer a magnitude of services to millions of more Americans. The two major focus areas were mainly known to be food and work however‚ that has been constantly changing due to the higher demand of needs from Americans. A much larger amount of people is in need for many more different things than they were fifty years ago.. Americans are now in desperate need for clothing‚ shelter‚ healthcare as well as food. As Americans are being forced
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styles‚ the effect leadership cultures have upon organisational cultures and will address the requirements for modernisation of the ambulance service. All of which will be supported by relevant literature and research. Since 1930 authors have focused on organizational culture as a system of “socially transmitted behaviour patterns that serve to relate human communities to their ecological settings” (Keesing‚ 1974). This has been reflected in the work of many ethnographers and psychologists‚ such
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Social Service Agency Interview: Hospice Social Service Agency Interview: Hospice Agency and Organizations and Title of Advocacy Role There were various different hospice organizations that were interviewed Good Neighbor and License Practicing Nurse (LPN)‚ Pamela Larson informs the doctors of any concerns and watches the daily progress of the patients. While Pathways Hospice Michele Desnoes is the Care Provider Liaison and in this position‚ she will speak on behalf of the patient when
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When you see a homeless person on the streets how do you react? Do you turn your head and ignore them? Do you become angry that they are living on the streets? Do you feel frightened and avoid the situation all together? Or do you see these people as human beings and treat them in that way? Homeless people are "subjetc ed to alienation and discrimination by mainstream society". (NLCHP) Most alienation and discrimination comes from the lack of education about homeless people. There are numerous untrue
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Human Services Trends In An Introduction to Human Services‚ managed care is said to be “A set of tools or methods designed to manage resources and deliver human services‚ especially in the areas of health care and mental health.” (Woodside 2011) Before managed care‚ help for clients was provided on a fee-for-service basis‚ the cost of which was paid for by the client‚ the client’s insurance provider‚ or a client-care-providing organization or agency. Managed care is defined by Barron’s (2006)
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Social Services Agency Interview Review BSHS/442 Advocacy and Mediation Advocacy has played an important role in helping those individuals who do not have a voice‚ or who do not know where to turn when going through a difficult time. Advocates push to influence public policy and resource allocation decisions within social systems and institutions. Learning team A was asked to conduct an interview of a social services agency involved with advocacy. The learning team turned to a nonprofit
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to provide free and/or affordable healthcare services to its residents. In countries such as France or Canada‚ healthcare is more affordable because it is operated by the government. In these countries‚ the government pays healthcare providers directly for their services. In the United States‚ however‚ healthcare initiatives are placed on the hands of private companies whose main focus is profitability through instituting high fees for healthcare services. Although some of the best medical
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