Special Populations Ann M. Morris ~ Arft University of Phoenix BSHS 402 April 30th, 2012 Jason Pepodila Special Populations Groups of people considered to have or be at a disadvantage are thought to be part of a special population. Different states and jurisdictions within will have varying definitions, and the populations who are served by the definition vary. The term can refer to disabled individuals, which under federal law means “an individual with any disability as defined in section
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Introduction During the past three decades, federal mandates regarding services for children with disabilities experienced many iterations as the population and identification practices increased each year (Parrish, 2011). With the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Griffith (2015) explained that the federal government placed additional educational requirements on school districts regarding students with disabilities. Although the federal government provides some funding for these
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Advocacy Nellie Ortiz BSHS 441 October 24, 2012 Sandra Elizondo Advocacy This paper is to take in hand the issues of advocacy in the human services field. It will observe a specific population of clientele with particular needs; the population specifically is the homeless people. Homeless people need assistance with food, clothing, shelter, job training, and transportation needs, specially homeless people are in need of someone to speak for them, or to lead them to the correct
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Runninghead: ANALYSIS AND CRITIQUE PAPER Analysis and Critique Paper Cherrise L. Whye University of Phoenix September 17, 2012 Analysis and Critique Paper Public education, while still coping with the implications of an accountability system mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), is facing yet another “unprecedented challenge” (D’Angelo & Dixey, 2001) that has far-reaching implications. The increasing diversity of the student populations served by public education systems
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make up the community it is created for. The emergency plan must ensure preparedness for all groups within the population, however, one particular group is often overlooked during the planning process. This group is known as the special health-care needs (SHCN) community. In Nick et al. (2009), this group is defined as the at-risk individuals, vulnerable population, or special needs population whose circumstances
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Disabilities Markell Isidore April 22, 2013 After reviewing children with special needs population, I decided to use this population in my paper. I selected this population because as these children grow older the problems they will face in adulthood also grow. Today many children have disabilities that may have happened during birth or a traumatic accident. Throughout life
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[Type the company name] | Special Populations Paper | | | | Special Populations Paper In the field of human services, there are numerous special populations from which case managers may find themselves working with. A client may range from a young child all the way up to an elderly adult and they may present problems such as behavior problems at home or school, developmental challenges and handicaps, and/or chemical dependency/substance abuse problems. The important thing
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methods that have been widely used since long past. This paper reviewed one of the methods for establishing hidden communication in information security and has gained attraction in recent years that is Steganography. Steganography is the art and science of hiding a secret message in a cover media such as image, text, signals or sound in such a way that no one, except the intended recipient knows the existence of the data. In this paper, the research and development of steganography from three
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Running Head: SPECIAL POPULATIONS PAPER Special Populations Jennifer Kendricks Debbie Prince: BSHS/404 February 27, 2010 Special Populations There are many special needs populations in the world, including HIV patients, children with disabilities, and the homeless. This research will focus on homeless women because of the fact that there are a number of resources available for women. Homeless women make up a large majority of the homeless
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This paper will evaluate the incidence and prevalence of substance abuse in differing populations, with a special emphasis on African Americans. This paper will also review the steps of care that victims of chemical dependency are taken through in the rehabilitation program, with a focus on Africa American populations. Additionally, the paper will review the professional resources that are used in the treatment of chemical dependency victims among African Americans, and finally, the paper will explore
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