organizations to carry out three responsibilities: ■ ■ ■ Strengthen and unify the profession Promote the development of social work practice Advance sound social policies. Promoting high standards of practice and protecting the consumer of services are major association principles. Overview The NASW Code of Ethics is intended to serve as a guide to the everyday professional conduct of social workers. This Code includes four sections. The first section‚ “Preamble‚” summarizes the social
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Week 1 Individual Assignment: Vulnerable Population Article Cynthia Davis NUR/440 February 4‚ 2013 Sheila De Vaughn Week 1 Individual Assignment: Vulnerable Population Article Based on my understanding of what I have read over the past week‚ I would define a vulnerable population as any individual or group of people with a decreased capacity to communicate effectively in a given setting. The term vulnerable populations is be defined as “people with questionable capacity.” It is further
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Population‚ A Human Resource A huge population can prove to be a nation’s biggest asset. For the all-round progress of a large nation‚ it is essential that all its people contribute significantly to diverse areas and sectors of the economy—like agriculture‚ service industry‚ construction and other industries‚ to name a few. The talented and hardworking people of a nation can emerge as a highly competitive human resource. A country marches ahead largely on the strength of its talented‚ educated
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Homeless People as a Vulnerable Population Homeless people are a part of a vulnerable population who face a very real risk of developing health issues at a rate higher than the rest of the population due to certain disadvantages and co-morbidities. The homeless population is often exposed to the harsh elements of the weather and lack access to basic necessities such as food‚ shelter‚ clothing‚ and medication. Housing in shelters and transitional homes are not constant and reliable‚ leaving the homeless
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physical‚ or sociological standpoint. De Chesnay & Anderson (2012) explain the idea of an entire population being vulnerable as “a public health concept that refers to vulnerability by virtue of status: that is‚ some groups are at risk at any given point in time relative to other individuals or groups.” The chronically mentally ill and the elderly go under this definition of vulnerable populations and could be helped by two conceptual models of nursing. Because those with mental illness usually
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The human services field is simply amazing. While attending elementary high school the teachers would all ask the students “what do you want to be when you up”? I was really shy and would never speak up when asked this question. To myself I’m thinking I want to be a nurse. Taking care of my great grandmother really opened my eyes to the needs of people in general. During this time I would go about my daily norm of helping my great grandmother‚ grandmother; anyone that was in need of help. Coming
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The Human Service Movement By: Datwanna Banks HHS435: Cont Issues Trends Health Law Ethicsin H & HS Instructor: Rebekah Clark February 4‚ 2013 The Human Service Movement As more problems occur with individuals the more the Human Services industry grows. This growth is in response to individuals seeking new job opportunities‚ more people not being able to depend on their neighborhood or community because of the feeling of isolation or
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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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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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Human Population Growth Matt Lindsey SCI 230 Mayra Colombani July 27‚ 2012 Human Population Growth No matter what organism you are talking about‚ all living things possess the ability to reproduce. This comes in two forms. The first form of population growth is Exponential Population Growth. The second is Logistic Population Growth. Exponential population growth refers to when a population is not subject to any limiting factors‚ it will grow and expand exponentially even past the capacity
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