This paper explores interventions, views them through the lenses of various theories and examines how social work is actively involved through out the foster care system. ... According to Besty Krebus, (2006), these programs can keep children off the streets, keep families involved, decrease repeat placement into the foster care system, positive outcomes for the children and parents, better grades, parent involvement, decrease behavior problems, build better relationships between the family units, and create a sense of stability among the family unit. ... Project KEEP increases the chances o...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Conflict or criminal behavior statically happens more often with individuals in a lower economic status than in a higher economic status because usually the lower economic status has more reward than risk. ...

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As many people know, gangs are involved with many different types of crimes and various substance abuses. A child involved in gangs will most likely be exposed to dangerous conditions. ... A brain that is not fully developed may result in a poor cognitive outcome, and the child is at high risk for antisocial behavior. ... According to APA, children living in poverty are at a greater risk of developing emotional problems compared to children living in the middle or high classes (2015). ...

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After consulting a criminological text such as The Fence: In the Shadow of Two Worlds, one comes to find that common criminal theories are not only evident in criminal society but also tie closely with criminal beliefs and values. The main focus of this particular case study, Sam Goodman, is a pri...

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Introduction The first part of this course work is two tasks which will give an overview of care values such as dignity, respect, safeguarding and the person centered approach on how they have been implemented when working with older individuals and young adults with learning disabilities throu...

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The case studies focal point is about a youthful girl who is singled out because of her socio-economic background, as part of the scenario the parent and teacher are involved. ... The school counselor encourages that Mrs Maughan to have a conversation with the involved girls and Christina's parent. ... The learning outcomes of children from a "Working class" family home and children within a "Middle class" family home, both classes are different from each other, where middle class families focus on the child and more involved with their children as opposed to children from a working ...

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The major purpose of this paper is to present the Emotional Disturbance or What is the Emotional disturbance means as the learning problem to child. Which parents and teachers can do something about emotional disturbance and behaviour difficulties. Also to know what is the causes and effects of emotional disturbance and the possible solution or prevention for the emotional disturbance of a child. Individuals and emotional disturbed to a minor, moderate, or severe degree are unable to that degree o profit from their educational experiences. Therefore, children whose educational progress will ...

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INTRODUCTION Social work in pediatrics (the care of sick and dying children) is both a fascinating and difficult field. In almost no other realm of social work is there the imminent and very real possibility that your client will die. I was led to this topic primarily through my family's personal experiences, when my youngest sister was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. Our whole family has had to undergo a serious change in routine and diet; we have had to come to terms with giving our baby sister and daughter needles four times daily - easy for my mother and other sister who wanted t...

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Classical approaches to organizational management and early organizational theories were designed to  predict  and  control  behavior in organizations. Max Weber (1864-1920) developed an ideal type or pure form of bureaucracy (Weber, 1992) as a formal system of organization and administrat...

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In the recent years, many disciplines have focused on understanding childhood. Researchers from psychology, sociology, human development, religious studies, and other disciplines have sought to analyze childhood. However, the fact that all these disciplines have held varying perspectives without the existence of a childhood studies as a core subject of study like feminism. This has limited the possibility of addressing research in childhood as a central subject of knowledge. Evidently, these disciplines have embarked on research, yielding interesting findings that have served to shed light on ...

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Robert K. Merton has contributed some of the most influential theories on the issue of deviance. Unarguably one of the most influential sociologists of our time, Merton has also made numerous contributions to the field of criminology. Merton's influence has also been felt by historians of science,...

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From the late 1980s, research on gender, crime and social issues, has hugely focused on the study of masculinity, and how there has become a correlation between masculinity and violence. Feminists have researched extensively on all types associated with gender, including gay and lesbian, thus acting...

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An individual report into alternative visions of education, including views about the role of education and the relationship between education and other social institutions Education for Work ! Introduction School was engineered to serve the economy and social order. It wasn't made for th...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate