Serious failure to protect individuals from abuse occurred in care homes across Britain. This is an account of the shocking state of an elderly care home in Essex. It has shown the residents being abused‚ bullied and also physical violence being used toward these vulnerable adults. They had been left in their own excrement for hours not taken to bathroom when they needed too. In a Hampshire hospital it had shown through the use of hidden cameras had shown vulnerable adults with learning disabilities
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LAT1 Task 5 Final 8-2-11 Paul D Burns Western Governors University Unemployment is a Serious Social Issue Unemployment is the condition and extent of individuals out of work within an economy‚ measured by the “official” unemployment rate (U-5). This measure is the number of unemployed workers divided by the total civilian labor force. As of June the “official” unemployment rate stands at 9.2%. What is rarely reported‚ and even more ominous‚ is the underemployment rate. This rate includes two
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Teen Risk-Taking: A Statistical Portrait Contents Portrait Highlights Measuring Health Risk Behaviors Changes in Overall Risk-Taking‚ 1991-1997 Multiple Risks and Positive Behaviors Reaching Multiple-Risk Teens A Time for Cautious Optimism Endnotes Portrait Highlights The most serious threats to the health and safety of adolescents and young adults are preventable. They result from such risk-taking behaviors as fighting‚ substance abuse‚ suicide‚ and sexual activity rather than from
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Taking care of Soldiers Your key challenge in a leadership position is taking care of the Soldiers entrusted to your care. Soldiers are our nation’s most important military asset. The Leader who sends the message that Soldiers don’t really matter will generally not be as successful in the long-run as the Leader who is genuinely serious about taking care of his/her Soldiers. Soldiers want to know they will be taken care of. The Army Values and attributes of LDRSHIP are taught by Drill Sergeants
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Support positive risk taking in everyday life Explain ways in which risk is an integral part of everyday life‚ Risk for most people is an accepted part of everyday life e.g. catching a bus or walking to the shop etc... will carry some element of risk. Risk is associated with our health‚ safety‚ security‚ well being‚ employment‚ education‚ daily activities‚ using resources and equipment and community participation. Some adults such as those who are disabled or who are older are usually discouraged
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THE NIBBLE THEORY: It’s an unusual little book‚ only 74 pages soaking wet‚ with funny little line drawings resembling cartoons. But its message is big. When I lend it to people‚ I can see the look on their face. “Is she serious??!” you can almost hear them think. “This is the book that’s going to explain everything and change my life??!!” I am‚ I assure them‚ and it will. The premise is simple. All people have the potential to grow into the very best people they can be. This growth can spread
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In the past 100 years‚ the temperature of our Earth has increased by about 4.5 degrees (Guggenheim). This may not seem like a lot‚ but on a global scale‚ it can have a huge impact. Global Warming is a serious problem‚ and it should be taken very seriously. Unless we take action now‚ we will have major consequences to deal with later on. These include‚ but are certainly not limited to‚ extreme weather‚ a decline in polar life‚ and effects on human health. It seems like Global Warming has become such
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Global Warming: Is It A Serious Issue? A little girl is playing outside in a T-shirt and shorts. A slight red glow is starting to appear on her cheeks. As people are reading this statement‚ they are picturing a child during spring. In reality‚ it is only November 19th. The world’s temperatures are increasing yearly due to global warming. We need to take immediate action to slow this cause. Global warming is becoming a major issue in our environment in the last couple of years. Global warming
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An explanation of when and why inquiries and serious case reviews are required and how the sharing of the findings inform practice. CORE 3.3 1.4. A serious case review is undertaken when a child dies and neglect or abuse is suspected as the reason for the death‚ these deaths could include if a child commits suicide. A serious case review can also be formatted if the child is suspected to be neglected or abused if they have sustained a serious‚ life-threatening injury or illness or they have had
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consider something with a beating heart a living creature? Likely‚ before a woman even has knowledge of being pregnant‚ at five weeks‚ a baby’s heart forms and starts beating. Therefore that would make abortion a form of murder. Murder is classified as taking another human life. The baby that is growing inside of a woman is dependant on her‚ so when she makes the choice to end the baby’s life‚ she is making the choice to murder another human. Our federal government must take a stand against the murder
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