Course Syllabus Gen/200 Foundation for General Education and Professional Success Course Start Date: 02/02/2010 Course End Date: 03/09/2010 PRIMARY TEXT(S): Students must read all materials available at the eCampus page for this course on https://ecampus.phoenix.edu/ Carter‚ C.‚ Bishop‚ J.‚ & Kravits‚ S. (2007). Keys to college studying: Becoming an active thinker (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Prentice Hall. Note: The Carter text is found on the GEN 200 classroom‚ under the materials tab
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The group that I would like to lead is Al-Anon because I believe this group would benefit many who have family members‚ friends or someone who is close to them with alcohol abuse problems. “Alcoholism is widely recognized as a progressive disease of compulsive drinking‚ which can be arrested‚ but not cured” (Al-Anon Family Groups‚ n.d.). The purpose of my group will be to end addiction by empowering the members to cope with alcoholism of a person close to them. The group members will learn how
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known as elder abuse. Elder abuse can occur for different reasons. There are mulitple types of abuse that the edler may be subjected to. The different kind of people who commit these vicous and unsavory crimes. Thankfully though‚ there is are ways to spot these atrocious acts. Why does elder abuse happen If there is an abusive style of interaction where the family relates to eachother in a non-mannerly way. There may also be unreasolved problems within the family which can prompt elder abuse. An
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seriousness of elder abuse and neglect. Until recently‚ what happened within the home was considered to be a private‚ family matter and was excluded from scrutiny by the public. With an increasing number of elderly individuals entering into care at long term living facilities‚ the problem of abuse and neglect has moved from a private‚ family matter‚ that typically took place within the home‚ to one that is a critical societal problem and a crime. However‚ risk factors associated with elder abuse are
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How to live to be 200 Stephen Leacock How to live to be 200 is a beautiful essay‚ in which the writer has satirized those people who are obsessed by the idea of “Health Maniac”. The writer has given us an example of “Mr. Jiggens” who was a real “Health Maniac”. He was a person who was a person who wanted to be physically strong and healthy and to be healthy and strong‚ he used to do different sort of exercises. He wanted to live long. He used to take cold bath
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Elder abuse‚ A Social Problem Elderly abuse has not been researched enough‚ although there has been recent expansion on the research of abuse of the elderly. However‚ it is still lacking adequate theory because there has not been enough research done‚ data collected on why it happens‚ or the characteristics of the abuser and victim. There are some diseases that cannot always be treated or prevented‚ but negligence and abuse can always be prevented. By learning to recognize the signs and symptoms
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turn the management of certain activities over to others‚ often opening the door to mistreatment or elder abuse (Eliopoulos 2010). Elder abuse may be defined as “A single or repeated act or lack of appropriate action occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust which causes harm or distress to an older person or violates their human and civil rights” (HSE‚ 2002a‚ p25). Elder abuse is a significant social challenge in contemporary western society. There were 1‚870 referrals
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Elder Abuse is a current problem all over the world. “Around 40 million adults were affected by it in 2015.” (Sheehan 13). Elderly Abuse causes old people who are defenseless‚ to feel neglected‚ by either mental or physical abuse or both. Financial is one of the most common forms of elderly abuse. Victims of financial elder abuse typically are white‚ widowed females‚ ages 70 to 89 years old. It is very hard to identify financial abuse and prosecute because of how many grey areas there are when
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Mary Quinn discussed the role of being a caregiver in her article “Elder Abuse Is Caused by the Stress on the Caregiver” and established two points of why elders are abused rather than receive quality care. The first point is that increased stress is primarily what a caretaker is receiving while taking care of an elder. Second‚ the point was made that due to all these stresses‚ they may lead to elder abuse. The paper established the different types of stress that the caretaker can suffer and goes
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Well Elder Project Your Name: Terrie Lynn Rabaut Number of Visit: 5 . Place of Meeting: Clients Home Time: 3:00PM . Elder’s Initials: CD Age: 76 Sex: Female . 1. Describe Impressions‚ general reactions‚ and feelings related to 5th and final visit:
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