Referral

The youth was a hit for additional services according to the Positive Achievement Change Tool Mental Health and Substance Abuse Referral Form. A referral was made to Stewart Marchman. The transporting officer stated the youth was cooperative while in custody. The youth was taken into custody Burgl-Unoccupied Conveyance Unarmed and Grand Theft. The youth’s risk level to re-offend is Moderate-High…

There are four components to the High Risk Perinatal/Newborn Intensive Care Program: (1) the information and referral line, (2) the Maternal and Neonatal Transport Services, (3) the Hospital and Inpatient Physician Services (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit/NICU), and (4) the Community Nursing Services component. The information and referral line is a toll free number that parents and/or caregivers can call to be connected with an obstetrician or pediatrician with a maternal fetal medicine…

On 05/22/2016 I, Deputy Daniel Pruitt was dispatched to 507 South Skinner in Drumright for a child abuse complaint. / I spoke to Cayla Hockersmith who stated she picked her two children Alex (8 years old) and John (4 years old) up from her ex-husband Terry Hockersmith 05/16/2016. Cayla stated John had a bad diaper rash on his buttocks and some small bruises on his right arm. Cayla showed me pictures of the bruises and seemed to be light bruises on John. The diaper rash was very light on John's…

As nursing leaders we must empower our staff to improve the quality and safety of patient care. The Management and Leadership track of the American Sentinel MSN program has guided me towards cultivating future nurse leaders to prepare them to create a sense of ownership and commitment to their work and the organization as a whole. The evidenced based practice project proposed to be implemented at the Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC) will cultivate the staff to improve the…

One of the most complex issues in special education today is disproportionality. Approximately 13.5 percent of all students in schools K-12 receive special education services, however, minority students are receiving special education services at rates that are significantly higher (Disproportionality, 2008). There are higher rates of minorities being placed in special education compared to their counterparts. When focusing on African Americans, they compose 17 percent of all students in the…

Treatment Sadly, despite the complexity and multiple risk factors associated with the condition, no universal recommendations for treatment exist (Smith, 2014). Rather than a single treatment modality most practitioners utilize a symptoms approach. This idea proposes that troublesome symptoms dictate treatment. While effective, this may not be the best course of action to prevent disease progression. Another school of thought is to treat the underlying cause of the symptoms and promote…

McCann Regan Campbell Ward (RCW) is an advertising agency under a well-respected Fortune 500 company, the Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. McCann RCW specializes in providing marketing services for companies retailing pharmaceutical products. The advertising industry is very competitive; to be successful in this industry, one must develop and maintain a high-performance work system. This paper will discuss ways in which McCann RCW mirrors a high performing organization. Noe, Hollenbeck,…

service provider” (June Mikels, personal communication, April 7, 2017). I asked her what type of referrals she has made in the past. June explained, “I typically make referrals when a client needs services such as detoxification, half-way house and/or inpatient treatments because the agency does not offer those services” (June Mikels, personal communication, April 7, 2017). We continued to talk about referrals for some time. June continued to express her ethical concerns with referring…

from Essex County. Her first child was placed in foster care. The mother had supervised visits with her first child. Kim and I went into the patient’s room and Kim informed her that a CPS referral had to be made due to her having supervised visits. After leaving the patients room, we found out that a CPS referral was already made from the county. A case worker from Clinton County showed up to meet with the patient to report the information back to Essex County. Kim, I and the case worker went…

assessment will be culturally informed. Furthering this idea it’s important to note the debates on assessments and classifications. Schools have been seen as being biased and having an overrepresentation of ethnic minority students involved with referrals and special education. Debates on whether the classification system for psychological disorders are universal or culturally specific. Labeling anyone with a psychological disorder can have long lasting effects that aren’t always positive. The…