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    Vicarious Trauma Essay

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    Vicarious trauma refers to the effects of helpers exposing to clients’ traumatic experiences (McCann & Pearlman‚ 1990). It is a cumulative and permanent process which changes therapist way of perceiving self‚ other‚ and world. McCann and Pearlman (1990) conceptualized vicarious trauma within Constructivist Self-Development Theory (CSDT)‚ which asserts that every individual experience and interpret life events through cognitive schemas. When developing schemas are impacted by exposing to traumatic

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    Vicarious Leisure Class

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    explains‚ a leisure class has emerged from a “peaceable to a consistently warlike habit of life” (Veblen 7). Through this predatory class‚ Veblen describes various terms associated with the lifestyle of the leisure class‚ conspicuous consumption‚ vicarious leisure‚ and conspicuous leisure are only few terms he uses. These terms and the study of different lifestyles in different stages of development are described throughout this book‚ to explain the competitiveness and harm for which the upper class

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    Tort Liability and Contract Liability A tort is a legal term for "a wrong." The "tort law" is composed of state statutes and court decisions that gives one the right to sue someone who causes harm to them‚ whether it’s a drunk driver‚ a corporation that manufactures a defective product‚ a credit card company that overcharges you‚ or a government bureaucrat that breaks the law or a school official such as a teacher or principal. The law of the state in which the school is located determines a school’s

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    It is crucial to be aware of somatic symptoms such as headaches‚ and not to take on too many cases involving vicarious trauma. Self-help strategies for those experiencing somatic systems caused by VT can be exercise a and massages to alleviate stress (Laureate Education‚ Inc.‚2012). STS is acquired by those who are close to clients who are effected by trauma‚ but

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    Liability Paper

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    Knowing what Nursing Liabilities and Negligence’s are And Preventing them from Occurring Sandy E. Preza HSM-320–10364 Dr. Wojtecki 09/29/2012 To be able to understand and know what a words definition is describing we must know in nursing‚ the nursing standard that follows clinical words. In defining Liability one can say it means to be responsible of one’s action when committing to patient care. Nursing Liability standards puts every nurse to be an advocate of each patient they encounter

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    Professional Liability

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    Professional Regulation and Criminal Liability Many natures of complaints occur throughout the health care workforce. Because of the dramatic changes in how health care is delivered over the past few years‚ consumer concerns about liability issues have increased. Patients put their physical health and trust in the hands of health care providers daily. Unfortunately‚ there have been periods when the treatment provided‚ has been accidental or intentional and caused physician harm to the patient.

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    LECTURE: VICARIOUS LIABILITY LIABILITY FOR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS A person hiring an independent contractor may be liable for the negligence of the independent contractor in carrying out extra-hazardous or dangerous operations where the activities were exceptionally dangerous whatever precautions were taken. Honeywill & Stein-v-Larkin Brothers [1934] 1 KB 191 Balfour-v-Barty-King [1957] 1 QB 496‚ [1957] 1 All ER 156 Biffa-v-Maschinenfabrik Ernste Hese [2008] EWCA Civ 1257‚ [2009] 3 WLR 324

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    Employers Liability

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    Employers Liability and breach of statutory duty Employers liability have both a common law and statutory aspect. Common law = found in tort of negligence. Duties are only owed to employees. Not owed to IC and visitor’s (Occupiers liability) Common Law Basic duty owed at common law by an employer to an employee is founded on the tort of negligence. Authority derives from: Wilsons and Clyde Coal v English [1938] AC 57 Employers have the duty at common law to take reasonable

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    Nursing Liability

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    Nursing Liability The American Nurse Association provides guidelines and policies for standards of care and scope of practice; they are listed in the Nurse Practice act. While hospital policies may vary from facility to facility it is the Nurse Practice Act that guides and dictates the standards by which nurse perform their duties and are held liable. Nurse have the legal duty of adhering to the standards of care whenever they are taking care of patients‚ when they fail to perform to these standard

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    survivors through their painful experiences” (https://www.justice.gov/archives/ovw/blog/importance-understanding-trauma-informed-care-and-self-care-victim-service-providers). Over the course of months or years the effects of vicarious traumatization can accumulate‚ and‚ if left unaddressed‚ can do serious damage to the mental and emotional wellbeing of psychologists who work to support survivors. Moreover‚ while Dr. Patel is continually increasing awareness of the traumatic effects of violence on

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