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Critical Thinking Scenario

Critical Thinking Scenario Critical Thinking Scenario Permalink: Sally is a 34-year-old woman who works in the customer service department for a small company that sells printers. Her job involves speaking with customers and addressing their concerns for 8 hours a day. Unfortunately for Sally, customers only reach out to her department when there is an […]

A Proposal Advocating For Change For The Disabled

A Proposal Advocating For Change For The Disabled A Proposal Advocating For Change For The Disabled Permalink: ‎ According to the Disability Discrimination Act, a disabled person is someone who has a mental or physical impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse impact on his or her ability to perform their daily activities like […]

Student’s Journal Entry

Student’s Journal Entry Student’s Journal Entry Permalink: ‎ As I progressed in this class I tried applying what I was learning to the world around me and open my eyes to things I do not see or take for granted. I never really considered myself part of the dominant group as I felt separate from […]

Chi-Square Findings

Chi-Square Findings Chi-Square Findings Permalink: ‎ The chi square test for independence is used to determine whether there is a relationship between the two variables that are categorical in the level of measurement. In this case, the variables are: employment level and treatment condition. It tests whether there is a difference between groups. The research […]

The Case for Contamination By KWAME ANTHONY APPIAH

The Case for Contamination By KWAME ANTHONY APPIAH The Case for Contamination By KWAME ANTHONY APPIAH Permalink: I’m seated, with my mother, on a palace veranda, cooled by a breeze from the royal garden. Before us, on a dais, is an empty throne, its arms and legs embossed with polished brass, the back and seat […]

Social Policy and Advocacy: Violence Prevention

Social Policy and Advocacy: Violence Prevention Social Policy and Advocacy: Violence Prevention Permalink: As a social worker in a private nonprofit organization, I was hired to coordinate the activities of a newly formed countywide committee to explore and address violence prevention. The newly formed prevention committee was funded privately and managed by a local nonprofit, […]

Drugs: education, prevention and policy

Drugs: education, prevention and policy Drugs: education, prevention and policy Permalink: ‎ People normally acquire attitudes, expectations and intentions about alcohol from childhood, and this knowledge is strongly influenced by the alcohol and drinking culture of the society to which they belong. Alcohol socialization is the process by which a person approaches and familiarizes with […]

The Impact of Social Media on Opinion of People

The Impact of Social Media on Opinion of People The Impact of Social Media on Opinion of People Permalink: ‎ Introduction: Social Media is a new place for people to learn, teach, and get knowledge or information about anything. This paper focuses on the importance of social media and its impact on the opinion of […]

Cultural Adaptation of Interventions in Real Practice Settings

Cultural Adaptation of Interventions in Real Practice Settings Cultural Adaptation of Interventions in Real Practice Settings Permalink: This article provides an overview of some common challenges and opportunities related to cultural adaptation of behavioral interventions. Cultural adaptation is presented as a necessary action to ponder when considering the adoption of an evidence-based intervention with ethnic […]