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    Opportunities Health Psychology (BEHL 3012). Health Psychology is a specialist psychology course revolving around the association of individual psychology with physical health. This course will help me to understand how to help others health through psychological means as well as my own. In learning how to better manage stress I can increase the likelihood of reaching my goals through decreasing time spent worrying and procrastinating tasks that require my attention. I know it will add to my knowledge regarding helping people, a highly regarded value of mine, as well as support my endeavour to attain my desired GPA (University of South Australia, 2016c). Cognitive Psychology (BEHL) 3002. The Cognitive Psychology course presents content that…

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    An important implication for community psychology is that knowledge in human psychology is contextual and best obtained in the everyday settings of communities (cf. Price & Behrens, 2003; Stokes, 1997). Community Psychology is a domain, which is concerned with how the individual effects and relates to the community. Community psychology creates an alternative view to how psychology was originally studied; it was developed in the 1960s as a result of disillusionment with the way psychology was…

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    “Putting Public Safety First: 13 Strategies For Successful Supervision And Reentry” strategy number sixth, which is Supervise Offenders In Their Communities, seen to be the most promising strategy that allows and make offenders accessible to many opportunities to change their lives. Offenders have the opportunity to be accepted in their community once he or she is involved in rehabilitation programs, community service, Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities, Breaking the Cycle, Special…

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    The Freemont Lofts (by Johnston Architects) promotes communal involvement through its architectural language as well as by providing space for self-expression. It holds the idea of an internal community, where artists have their own singular space to live/work. Having a community of people with similar ideals and interests that allows them to grow internally, and that mutually benefits and inspires its inhabitants, is the fundamental goal of this project, and is a strong point in the…

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    and are they considered to be “normal”? These are questions that have crossed many people's mental, even if they never could acknowledge it. The contrasting question is: what is normal? My description of this experience was that I would not like it because I did not know if I had anything to offer this society. This spring camp was put together last year and I did not grasp the concept of why I truly was there. So I decided to give it another try. I signed up to become a group coach and lead…

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    Lutheran Settlement House is really the only social service agency within the community. It has been providing services to Fishtown and the Philadelphia area since 1902. The services since then may have changed but it’s core mission of “empowering individuals, families, and communities to achieve and maintain self-sufficiency through an integrated program of social, educational, and advocacy services” has not ("History | Lutheran Settlement House | Empowering Children, Adults, Families, and…

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    adaptations and improvements to three key areas of the community and city design: (1) the physical and built environment; (2) the social environment; and (3) housing. Physical and built environment Menec et al. (2011) describe the built environment as comprising the outdoor spaces (e.g. green spaces, parks, walking trails), buildings and natural environment of a community, such as its air and water quality. The physical and built environment are important factors in age-friendly community…

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    Regardless if a community is a sports team, a religious group, or American society, communities give their members some set of perks. These are opportunities the members would not ordinarily receive on their own. Although some opportunities are for the benefit of their members, some opportunities extend outside their population into other communities. Not only are there potential opportunities to gain knowledge and experience when two or more communities begin to intertwine, there is also a…

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    educators and communities, particularly, those in underserved areas, to facilitate meaningful making and learning experiences with youth. Our Vision, every child is a “Maker”. Our Mission, to create more opportunities for all young people to develop confidence, creativity, and interest in science, technology, engineering, math, art, and learning as a whole through making (Makered.org, 2016). Values. We currently focus on five key values that support our mission and vision. They are as…

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    The Negotiation As expected the hospital team initially saw the needs of the community as a problem the CCC itself should handle through government programs or by approaching a hospital in another area, West Point Hospital. They expressed frustration with the community and reminded the CCC that the hospital is run on private money from donors and not government funded. It was obvious that the hospital did not feel any responsibility to the community itself, they were concerned with business…

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