1. Please introduce our readers to The Eighth Day. What is it all about? The Eighth Day is a Sci-Fi techno-thriller set in New York City, 2041. It begins when our unsuspecting hero receives a warning from a stranger. “Nothing you know is real. Your name isn’t Shawn Jaffe, you’re not an investment broker, and you’re not from Ohio.” But the stranger is murdered before he can explain. Shawn isn’t sure who he can trust. Even his own memories are suspect. Someone is watching him, controlling him, using
perspective. Additionally, she offers different avenues and approaches for counselors to overcome some the issues there revolve around disability awareness and competency in counseling. Stloukal, M. E., & Wickman, S. A. (2011, April). School counseling programs as spiritual and religious safe zones. Counseling and Values, 55(2), 157. Spiritual and religious realms, or safe zones, are created through a model which the authors propose to create in schools. Within the model students in schools are provided
After considering the multiple contemporary societal concerns in our world today, many potential research topics come to mind. However, even though each may have equal value of concern, it is fairly difficult to relate many of them to my chosen major of anthropology. According to the American Anthropology Association (2016), “Anthropology is the study of humans, past and present. To understand the full sweep and complexity of cultures across all of human history, anthropology draws and builds upon
Purpose of Proposed Evaluation The purpose of this evaluation of the Ohel-Bais Ezra Outpatient Substance Abuse Program is to provide information to the agency Executive Director, David Mandel, the six current program directors and Chief Financial Officer, Howard Lorch. Mr. Mandel requested this evaluation, and he has specifically requested it to focus most specifically on the number of patients/clients served and determining if the program goals and objectives have been met. Another area of concern
1. Introduction Community social work has a long history whereas it is the earliest method in social work practice. In accordance with the ecological system theory (Bronfenbrenner, 1979), there is an interrelationship between the society and the individuals. Given that the correlation, there is a crucial need in pursuing “person-environmental-fit”. According to Pavelová (2014), the assistance of communities should be placed at the center in the practice with the aim to seek improvement. Yet, it is
Advanced CPS training techniques that seeks to strengthen family engagement through motivational interviewing
3. CONCEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH EVALUATION Public Health evaluation is the process of monitoring health care programs from planning phase to the execution of the program. Evaluation is the process of examining the worth of an object. Evaluation is done in public health to determine the progress of health program objectives and goals. Public health evaluations are important information that serves as a database in nursing diagnoses and also community nursing diagnoses from the assessment data that was
technology. Occupational assessment: The skills, knowledge, and abilities that the affected occupational groups require should be examined. The way and which each occupational flaws or gaps exist should be identified by the occupational assessment. New techniques to do work should also be examined that can eliminate the flaws or gaps. Individual assessment: They can show the level of how well an employee is performing at a job, and have the individual’s capacity determined to have different or new work determined
difference in their lives, if programs need to keep improving, or what changes to be implemented to make services better. Evaluating client progress consist of maintaining communication with the client and accountability it also provides an ongoing reviews of how the services are benefiting the clients (Department of Human Services, 2011) The evaluation of client progress also consist of the amount of progress the client has made from the beginning to the current level. One technique used to measure client
members may want to start an education program in schools to educate teens about the issue, lobby for stricter laws to prevent the purchasing of excessive amounts of OTCs, or petition for a facility where those with this health behavior can go for treatment. The facilitator will serve as an "open door" of sorts, where those who have a clear goal in mind can be directed to other programs that seek to address the issue of OTC abuse or encouraged to start a change program of their
Recommend reward strategy From the case study it is evident that at ONS compensation programs based on incentives have only been provided to the company’s executives and sales personnel, where commissions are given to the sales team and executive incentive plan is provided to Executives. Now the company has decided to extend the incentive programs to all its staffs but as their profit rates are down they are not sure of how to plan it. The rewards offered must be
EVALUATION RESEARCH DESIGNS 1. Policy-Oriented Evaluation Design Policy-oriented evaluation research design refers to studies embarked on for the purpose of generating change in existing educational policies and practices. Policy-oriented evaluation design is adopted for critical examination of the efficacy or effectiveness of existing policy with a view to providing relevant information for making of new policy or modifying existing policy, monitoring and implementing it. This design is often adopted
author proposes to review the available literature on how anger intervention programs could be used to educate single mothers and their daughters to function as strong family unit. The music and arts-based intervention program will be created to reduce anxiety and aggressive behaviors in preadolescent and adolescent girls who were being raised without their fathers. In this review, the author will look at the following three objectives: 1) Gain knowledge of the repertoire of techniques and strategies
Strategic Plan When building a strategic plan, the organization must examine recent history and changing that has occurred previously. With constructing this program the lineup must involve stakeholders as well as gain their support. With developing a strategic planned we are developing value and priorities for the patients as well as the nurses, with the involvement of clinical directors, nurse managers, charge nurse, psychologist, and budget analyst. With a team in place, the target is to developing
Outcome Planning As stated by Edwards (2008), quality improvement projects are meant to focus on "how are we doing?" and "How can we do it better?" (as cited in Reavy, 2016, p. 191). Although practical nursing students enrolled in the Dakota Nursing Program often prove to be successful, meeting defined outcomes in their first semester courses, a recent needs assessment for these classes has identified areas for improvement. Research indicates that replacing some of the more traditional teaching strategies
The COT Chain of Command The Correctional Training Program personnel (FTOs/FTO Supervisor) will make every effort to replace learning by trial and error with competent, structured, one-on-one instruction. The Probationary Correctional Officer’s success will greatly depend upon how they quickly retain information and how they exercise self-initiative in assuming responsibility and control of correctional situations. Field Training Officer (FTO) It’s not the academy, or the administration or
students may understand concepts better when being taught by a peer. I will also listen to the discussion to understand individual students strengths and areas of improvement so I have an idea of which areas students succeed in. The students in the MD program also need more guidance, so providing them with written directions, oral directions, and visual examples can help the students understand the material
principles of behavior analysis in my assessments, interventions, and my evaluations. I will also use data collection and analysis to inform the decision-making and use collaboration with clients, families, and
1.1 Purpose of a Total Reward Program Due to economic uncertainty, many companies are forced to limit their salary increase budgets. DigiFile has suffered a major setback due to sale of their most successful product WS100 by imitators, causing a dip in sales over the past two years. DigiFile needs to find ways to supplement the current financial rewards with non-financial rewards to retain and motivate employees. The purpose of this study is to propose a total reward strategy for DigiFile and how
Evaluation of my skills and guidance for my professional development require both self-reflection on my work as a healthcare assistant and criticism from others. I can recognize my areas of strength, my regions for growth, and my areas for improvement thanks to these techniques. In this essay, I'll talk about the value of reflection and criticism in assessing my work as a healthcare assistant and guiding my professional growth. Self-Reflection: Engaging in regular self-reflection allows me to critically