collaboration between private and public sector partners and insist on the advantages of mitigation. Educate people about the risks in the community about earthquakes and the solutions to mitigate those risks. Aim messages to reach organizations representing children, individuals with disabilities or access and functional needs, and culturally diverse communities. Utilize social media, websites and local radio/TV stations to spread the information to be prepared for earthquakes. Also it helps to…
proactive attitude towards helping others within the local and wider community. Fundraising activities have enabled me to strengthen my ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and build resilience when faced with setbacks that may occur. I have always had a keen interest in teaching and working with children/young people. During secondary education I wanted to be a history teacher but now know I would prefer to teach holistically. I am currently studying Level 3 Diploma in Childcare and…
family strengths. Using this research eight core family strengths were identified; communication, togetherness, sharing activities, affection, support, acceptance, commitment and resilience. The Australian Family Strengths Nursing Assessment Guide, which ‘provides an overview of the types of strengths that indicate resilience and effective family functioning’ (Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service 2014, p. 264) includes a ninth family strength, spiritual wellbeing. The family…
The life of people should be built around a strong and healthy support system. At the beginning of life, were under our mothers (swaddling or being breastfed), staying connected and close to loved ones is important. The social support should start from the beginning of life into adulthood. A healthy social support is a must, not having that close feeling of love and support can impact a person negatively. A person can develop depression if they do not have that support system. Everyone has had…
This framework is based on what the research on trauma intervention with children and particularly on trauma-informed care (TIC). However, based on personal understanding of trauma intervention in child population, the original TIC approach introduced by SAMHSA is modified. I. Trauma and Children While positive stressful experience contribute to children’s health since these mild stress events provides children opportunities to deal with obstacles by managing stress, control emotions and…
change or misfortune.’ In young children, emotional wellbeing means that they will be able to interact positively with others,and also effectivelymanage their frustrations or other negative emotions without excessive…
families, need to adopt a family strengths framework approach so they are better able to undertake a complete family assessment (Smith and Ford 2013). Barnes and Rowe (2013) define family as a couple living with or without children, or lone parents and their child or children, all…
killings, acid attacks, sex trafficking, underage marriage, forced illiteracy and rape as weapons of war are just some of the atrocities forced upon women globally. These brutalities that women and children endure around the world not only show the wicked placement of power, but also the highest importance of igniting the voice of women within. Countless stories of women, soul binding terrors beacon women of the highest risks to bring forth their wisdom of truth in hopes to diminish the paradigm…
America made a significant impact in American society. Slavery taught individuals to be strong, resilience, and fight against inequality. During this period, history was considered to be the period before the Civil War and the amount of people enslaved increased by the years. The differences between the events of Harriet Jacobs, Margaret Garner, and Amanda America is that their strength and resilience helped them push through. Harriet Jacobs would be the first to write a slave…
There is little consensus in the literature on what factors put refugee children at risk for low academic achievement. Although some studies point to possible influences, few are replicated or supported by the majority of research. Risk factors that have been found to be significant in at least one study include exposure to violence (Berthold, 2000; Thompson & Massat, 2005), language barriers (Mace et al., 2014; Stermac et al., 2012), ethnic differences (Rousseau et al., 1996), school…