Specific Strategies for Gross Motor Assessment There are several reasons for assessing the gross motor competence of young children. The identification of a discrepancy between age-expected performance and actual performance is the first step in determining whether intervention is necessary and is imperative if services are sought under early intervention and preschool legislation. However‚ the assessment should do more than merely identify disparity. It should provide
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932-4350 Fax (732) 932-4360 www.nieer.org Preschool Assessment: A Guide to Developing a Balanced Approach by Ann S. Epstein‚ Lawrence J. Schweinhart‚ Andrea DeBruin-Parecki and Kenneth B. Robin Child assessment is a vital and growing component of high-quality early childhood programs. Not only is it an important tool in understanding and supporting young children’s development‚ it is essential to document and evaluate program effectiveness. For assessment to be widely used though‚ it must employ methods
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Vulnerable Population and Self-Awareness University of Phoenix Vulnerable Population and Self-Awareness The vulnerable population chosen as the focus of this paper are the mentally retarded or intellectually disabled. According to the tenth revision of the WHO (world health Organization): intellectual disability (ID) is a disorder defined by the presence of incomplete or arrested mental development‚ principally characterized by the deterioration of concrete functions at each stage of
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Practitioner (ANP) when assessing and analysing the health needs of a specific population. The author will focus on one specific disease‚ Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in relation to South Asian men living in both the United Kingdom (UK) and in South Asia. In view of the large demographics of South Asia the author will specifically focus on Indian‚ Pakistan and Bangladeshi groups also making a comparison with the population residing in Ireland. The author will provide a critical and analytical
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Immigrant Farm Workers as a Vulnerable Population Ronda LaVigne HCS 531 August 29‚ 2011 Doris Chimera‚ RN‚ MA‚ MHA Immigrant Farm Workers as a Vulnerable Population This essay will provide an overview of immigrant farm workers as an example of a vulnerable population in society. A sample population demographic and background information about the community provides characteristics and context about why this group constitutes a vulnerable population. A discussion about
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Vulnerable Populations and Self-Awareness NUR/440 October 29‚ 2012 Dawn Talbert MSN‚ RN‚ BC-FNP Vulnerable Population and Self-Awareness Vulnerable populations are those with a greater-than-average risk of developing health problems (Aday‚ 2001; Sebastian‚ 1996) by virtue of their marginalized sociocultural status‚ their limited access to economic resources‚ or their personal characteristics such as age and gender (de Chesnay & Anderson‚ 2012‚ p. 5). Individuals with behavioral health
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Running Head: ‘Vulnerable Populations: Victims of Violence’ ‘Vulnerable Populations: Victims of Violence’ Norita Prather BSHS/302-BSAE0ZSH3 University of Phoenix Instructor: Tami Frye September 26‚ 2011 Each domestic abuse relationship is unique‚ and has a pattern that holds certain signs‚ clues‚ and characteristics that could have helped decide if one were in an unhealthy or abusive relationship. There are significant indicators that are common to all virtual cases
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adolescents are the least understood‚ most vulnerable and most difficult to reach.Youth should not be in the streets because of the emotional and psychological impact it has on them later on in life. The youth are too young to even think about supporting themselves in society by living on the streets. Being in such destitute situation is not only dangerous but can also be a criminal offense in some areas.To understand the growing necessity to resolve the homeless population‚ the need to look at the definition
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Vulnerable Population and Self Awareness One of the most common vulnerable populations are those individuals with a cognitive disorder such as Alzheimer’s disease. People with advanced AD are more challenging to assist in a health care setting because of their difficulty with expressing their needs. Health care professionals must use their strong assessment skills to determine what the persons needs are. My personal experience in working with patients with AD has rarely been the best. When
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Vulnerable Populations in Current Events Michelle Wallace NUR 440 July 22‚ 2013 Sheila De Vaugh Vulnerable Populations in Current Events As society knows‚ the Baby Boomer generation is getting older. This generation was born between the years of 1946 to 1964 ("History"‚ 2013). There were three million to four million babies born each year between the dates listed above‚ and this population made up almost 40% of the nation’s population at that time (“History”‚ 2013). This group of individuals
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