Disaster recovery

seat in the back to which I felt gave me a sense of comfort for my social anxiety. It did help that there were familiar faces though. As soon as I got settled in I immediately familiarized the smell of coffee with my A.A. meetings. Do addicts in recovery swap out their drug of choice with coffee? This seems to be a pretty common refreshment offered in this type of setting, even during evening meetings. Either way I was grateful that it kept my fidgeting at bay while people started to get settled…

HSCIPSR01 PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION FOUNDATIONS MODULE 03 – RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION 1)Provide one example of each of four recovery values: Personhood; Person Involvement; Self-Determination/Choice; Growth Potential; at either the practice, program or system level. Personhood: can be defined as a person oriented practice where individuals seeking services are treated by the practitioner as people holding valued roles. This approach avoids the practitioner treating…

The word jobless is infact a common word in every society especially with the recent economic crisis that has hit the world. The word, Jobless relates to those who have no job or unemployed or it could be used to refer to a group of people who are not employed. Joblessness happens. We don’t wish or pray for it but it does at some point in some people’s career. It is usually happens when it is least expected most times. You could be jobless after graduation from school or sacked after working…

Some may ask is unemployment actually a social problem? The answer is and always will be most definitely yes. The rate of unemployment has played a huge part in the affect in our society. Unemployment leads to people being homeless, and hungry. When you aren’t able to provide food for your family or yourself, social services come into play and provide for you enough to get you by and live off of. Our government is continually providing for the homeless and unemployed and extending benefits for…

confused and afraid that someone who he loved was making decisions that could potentially one day ruin that loved one’s life. Studies have shown that healthy support groups are essential for an addicted person’s recovery. NCADD.org states, “Constructive and active family engagement in the recovery process is essential if the family is to heal from the destructive impact of addiction.” When it comes to this Sonny’s older brother failed. Though Sonny’s…

individual perspective, leaving out the multiple and diverse perspectives of other family members. In these cases, bringing family members together can create a shared view allowing for a collective narrative to be reached; an important piece of the recovery process. When a family without support tries to make sense of confusing and disturbing events, they may further distance themselves from one another. During a period in which working together is important, family members can feel isolated…

The effects of the 2008 recession still reverberate in many low income areas; although the unemployment rate has finally recovered to pre-recession levels. Experts say that this is a result of people withdrawing from the workforce. An article written by Margaret Simms, a renowned authority on social issues regarding low income families, and director of the Low-Income Working Families project at the Urban Institute, argues that more needs to be done to help low-income workers. Her position keeps…

Power Plant. The burst released a radioactive wave that was 400 times more concentrated than the Hiroshima nuclear bomb. To this day, those from the towns nearby and the surrounding area are suffering from the horrible after effects of the horrible disaster. Below are a few facts you might not have known about Chernobyl. 1. The explosion was caused by one of four reactors Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant had 6 reactors on site, but only 4 were completed. The 4th reactor was two years old and, on…

The Location of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant During the early morning of April 26, 1986, the worst nuclear disaster occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The Chernobyl nuclear power plant is located in the Ukraine, and is about 20 km south of the border of Belarus. Surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear power plant are the cities of Pripyat and Chornobyl. Pripyat is about 3 km away and had a population of about 49,000, while Chornobyl is 15 km southeast of the complex with a…

On March 11, 2011, a disaster took place in Fukushima, Japan. A magnitude of 9.0, an earthquake struck Tohoku, which resulted in a Tsunami. Due to a chain of disasters on this day, the Nuclear Power Plant in Fukushima had a malfunction. This is not the first time something like this so drastic happened in Japan. Chernobyl, the disaster in 1986 was the worst nuclear power plant accident in history. Although, Fukushima following the Chernobyl disaster was not as deadly, it not only affected people…