Introduction The following critical review will investigate the introduction and implications of Consumer-Directed Care (CDC) for disability care and services in Australia. This will be achieved through evaluation and critique of Consumer-Directed Care as a service innovation and brief examples from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The aim of the critical review will be to assess the strengths and limitations of consumer-directed care – especially in cases where an individual…
The community and sponsors are sustaining it and growing each and every year with support. Each year the march raises awareness for the LGBTQ community, and the allies. I have been going to UW Oshkosh for almost 2 years now, and I had not known about the LGBTQ Ally March, nor about the LGBTQ Resource Center or SAFE Training until this year. The march works in a sustainable manner that cycles support throughout the community and provides new opportunities for sponsorship and allyhood. UW Oshkosh…
Evidence-Based Practices in Child Welfare Evidence-based practices (EBPs) in the realm of child welfare seek to prevent a problem before it occurs or lessen its possible effects (Goldman et al., 2003). All EBPs should be culturally competent; they need to consider the cultural perspectives of ethnic minority populations, who are at a high risk of developing psychosocial problems compared to other populations (Jackson, 2009). There are several EBPs currently in use in child abuse and neglect…
to child neglect and/or other forms of child abuse, and children who have been detained and are in the Los Angeles child welfare system. Services are also provided to veterans and children who have emancipated from the foster care system. Programs and services include and not limited to a foster family agency, residential group home, outpatient mental health, family preservation, wraparound and veteran services. In addition, Penny lane Centers also provides transitional and permanent support…
There is no shortage of innovative child welfare programs and practices, yet in the past, innovations have been implemented as additions to the existing system rather than attempts to change child welfare at the systems level. As one child welfare expert notes, innovative and promising practices and programs are often “subverted and swallowed up by a pathological system” (Schorr 127). To move child welfare from a crisis-driven system to true reform and renewal, systemic change is essential.…
impact on public education. It will reflect on teacher accountability. The essay will discuss infamous legislation such as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). The essay will briefly describe how the Elementary and Secondary Education Act helped shape the No Child legislation. It will reflect on the personal experiences of professional educators and their opinions on the NCLB legislation. It will develop an understanding on how such…
reversible through education and changing bad habits. Murtagh and Ludwig believe the Government has the responsibility to intervene, depending on the situation. In severe child obesity cases, government required, legal intervention, might be necessary. Federal laws have set guidelines and definitions for child abuse. Seven states (California, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Texas, New York, New Mexico and Indiana) have set…
She states that standardized testing resulted from the No child left behind bill enacted by congress that aimed at ensuring that all children in America would attain free elementary education. Although the author was at the forefront of advocating for this system, she is now opposed to it. The testing system according to the author has been used as a means to close down schools and judge both performance of students and teachers without taking into account other factors. Ravitch states that this…
The Effects of Poverty on the Nutritional Health of Children Dorothy Greenstein lives in southern California and does not worry about where her next meal will come from. This has not always been the case for Greenstein. When Greenstein was asked to describe her childhood, the story is much different than her conditions now. Greenstein recalls that “since year eight years young I ate mostly potatoes with cabbage soup and stale dark bread” (Greenstein, 2016). She goes on to state that when she…
requirement is twelve, excluding the Netherlands. When the child reaches the age of twelve they are required to have two people sign the consent form before the physician can decide to prescribe the medication that ends the patient 's life. Parents would be the deciding factor for a child that is terminally ill. This shows precautions have been taken to make sure that a child cannot decide to end their own life. However, whether an unborn child, teen, or grown adult, it is ironic that someone…