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Sibling Position
All things being equal, where you are positioned in your family constellation represents the propensity of your behavior. How is your position affecting your conduct?
A fortunate addition to the original concepts of Bowen family systems theory, sibling position can be quite informative in understanding human behavior in general and one’s own behavior in particular. How does your best thinking affect your propensity to live out the characteristics of your sibling position? Read the rest of this entry »
Improving the Lives of Children, Parents, and Grandparents
Family social workers provide a variety of social services for families and children. As a family social worker, you might work in a private or government social service agency or a school system. Family social workers can choose to work in a number of different fields.
• Some family social workers arrange adoptions or find foster homes for children. Others work with single parents or families.
• Family social workers known as child welfare workers help families where abuse takes place. They also work in the school system with pregnant, misbehaving, or truant children, advising teachers and administrators about the most effective way to help a particular child. Read the rest of this entry »
6 Of The Best Web Sites Every Nursing Student Should Read
One thing you can say about the nursing field is that all nurses share common experiences that include both failures and triumphs. It takes a special person to be a nurse, but even so, there are times when a nurse needs the guidance and direction of his or her fellow professionals. Nursing student can learn droves about the profession from both seasoned nurses and others who are still in school. Here are 10 of the best web sites every nursing student should read.
Nursing World
There mottos is “Caring for Those Who Care” and they mean it. This web site belongs to the American Nurses Association. They represent more than 3 million nurses, and are actively seeking to purse the best interests of all nurses. There’s lot of information that covers a broad spectrum of issue when it comes to nursing, and there are lots of resources as well.
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Child Abuse
Is a child you know being abused? Know the indicators of physical and sexual abuse.
The statistics of child abuse are startling and saddening. Sometimes a child’s only defenses are the friends, family and members of his or her community. Awareness of signs of abuse is crucial to save victimized children from a life of trauma, or even death.
The CAPTA definition reads: “at a minimum, any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker, which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation, or an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm.”
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