...FOSTER CARE Learn more to decide what’s best for you. http://www.nrcyd.ou.edu/psych-med-youth-guide a Making Healthy Choices: A Guide on Psychotropic Medications for Youth in Foster Care 2012 The contents of this guide are for informational purposes only and do not substitute for professional medical advice. DOING WHAT YOU CAN TO FEEL YOUR BEST Everyone can benefit from learning what to do to be healthy. Young people in foster care have a lot of stressful things to deal with in their lives. Often they hurt a lot inside. Sometimes their coping skills are overwhelmed. They may need extra help in figuring out how to handle their feelings and improve their health. Teens who are sad or angry may feel better if they talk to someone they trust, do a favorite hobby, or exercise or play sports. Youth who feel really bad or act in unexpected ways often need help and support from other people. Sometimes, they need therapy and/or medication that can help them control their emotions and behaviors. When you’re hurt, there are often several things you can do to feel better. Imagine you fall and hurt your ankle—you can take a pain reliever, avoid walking on it, and/or apply ice. In the same way, when you hurt a lot inside, you can take medication, avoid activities that make the condition worse, and/or look for positive activities that help you balance your feelings. I can lp. Get H e EEL I CAN F . t my B es http://www.nrcyd.ou.edu/psych-med-youth-guide ...
Words: 6359 - Pages: 26
...communities may mean different things to different people. There are many reasons someone may feel uncomfortable in a certain location and through designing a research topic that helps to look at how windmills can affect someone’s sense of place. Through wind energy and sense of place I want to look at how wind energy can affect how people feel within a community. Sense of place can be affected by how someone feels that their health may be at risk, noise pollution, or other people in their life’s opinions on certain topics. With this research topic I also want to investigate if the way windmills appear to a person will change how they feel near them....
Words: 1884 - Pages: 8
...a document which is unique to you and cannot be ‘right’ or ‘wrong’, although there are ‘better’ and ‘worse’ ways of producing one. A learning log helps you to record, structure, think about and reflect upon, plan, develop and evidence your own learning. In the context of this module your learning needs to meet certain requirements if you are to achieve the assessment evidence criteria for your chosen skill area. What is a learning log? A learning log or journal is something that you use write down things which you may use as evidence of your own learning and skills development. It is not just a record of ‘What you have done’ but a record of what you have learnt, tried and critically reflected upon. For example in your learning log you could include details of what you did or how you did something and your reflections on this. Becoming a good self-critical reflector is not easy to do. You will probably not become a critical self reflector overnight, and it is a skill that some people seem to be able to do easily, whereas others, particularly people used to a more didactic or directive teaching style, find quite difficult. It often requires time to become comfortable with self reflection. Sometimes it feels uncomfortable reflecting upon your experience(s) and abilities and you may feel that you don’t know whether you are doing it properly. Don’t worry, just practice, or as Nike say ‘just do it’. With practice it becomes easier and you will be more comfortable with...
Words: 1514 - Pages: 7
...SECTION A – HEALTH CARE You need to complete the entire workbook in full. Please read the case studies provided and answer the accompanying questions. You can attach extra pages if necessary. Please reference your work appropriately. Applying Operant Conditioning to Health Care Amelia is 2 year old and suffers with an allergy that is caused by dust. When Amelia has a reaction, she comes up in a rash and itches her skin until it bleeds. Her parents have been given medicine by the doctor to give to Amelia but she constantly spits it out. She doesn’t take her medicine, the allergy gets worse and Amelia’s skin becomes really sore. Her parents get really frustrated with Amelia and once her mum tried to pin her down and force the medicine into her mouth as she was so desperate for Amelia to get better. Now, Amelia associates the medicine with that experience and screams and shouts when she needs to take it. Her parents are at a loss on what to do. You now need to help the parents to understand what they can do to modify Amelia’s behaviour. How can you get Amelia to take the medicine using Operant Conditioning? You may even want to bring in some Classical Conditioning as well if you think you can? Describe the behaviour Amelia is exhibiting? Amelia is exhibiting this behaviour due to past experiences, in the past she has had a bad experience when taking this medication, therefore her mind associates the medication with something bad. She has been...
Words: 8290 - Pages: 34
...My access When I begin to think about community service I think that what good I can do for others. I have always loved helping anyone out in any way. If I had to think of a community service in order to graduate I would pick anything. It wouldn't matter which one I picked and these are my reasons why. To begin, my whole life my family have taught me that I need to learn how I can be helpful to others. My church has taught me as well, we do service for other without them telling us they need help. My church would go around see anyone who may need help with raking their leaves or help putting things away. With no cost to it. I loved to help people out because it makes me feel better about myself. It helps me become closer to others. The...
Words: 985 - Pages: 4
...Personal Exploration Worksheet Part 1: Select 4 groups that you are the least familiar with from the following list: • African Americans • Native Americans • Latino(a) • Asian Americans • Jewish Americans • Arab/Muslim Americans • Single mothers • Displaced homemakers • People over 60 • Unemployed people over 50 • Immigrants Part 2: Write a 50- to 100-word response to each question: Group 1: people over 60 1) Describe your assumptions, beliefs, and perceptions about members of this group. People over 60 are most likely already retired and don’t work. They reach level of maturation and wisdom. They are people in their retirement year when they feel they need to travel and relax they go without worries. They reach mental decline don’t like everyday life changes, reach a level independency. At this age generative stage and feel like they lost their sense of dependency. Doctors’ visits are more frequent because of decline. They are set in old ways from their past and don’t like to experience new ideas or change. In many instances they could be racist because of their upbringing. Not wanting to change the way they think regarding diversity. Also they start to think about deaf more and afraid of how that day will come. Another things poor physical health body aches, hearing, vision problem. One main issue. I believe feeling empty and Loneliness without their companion. Depression the feeling of not having appetite for sex drive and losing their...
Words: 1598 - Pages: 7
...style and how the writing process can help you, and also by knowing which resources can be used to help you reach your goals. There are a few types of goal setting that can help you to be successful during you academic career. One of these is short term goals, which can be described as something that you would like to accomplish in the very near future i.e.: a day, a week or even a month or two. A few examples in my case are showing up to school on time with my homework turned in or planning what I might want to do on the weekend. It may also include planning what I need to do to accomplish the set goal. Another type of goal is long term goals. A long term goal can be thought of as a goal that will take an extended period of time and/or planning to complete. This type of goal is usually set when something will take you more than a year to achieve. This is the category where your future usually falls into, whether it be to complete your degree program, find your dream career or maybe even start a family. All of these things take large amounts of time and planning to do the things that will be needed to accomplish any of the tasks. By creating goals, you give yourself a way to track your success. It should also help you to stay organized and focused so instead of getting behind you are right where you want to be at all times. Personal learning style is also a huge factor in you continued academic success. Your personal learning style tells you the best ways for you to work...
Words: 859 - Pages: 4
...individuals staff are supporting. This is because it helps you to create and develop relationships with collegues and individuals. The are also important when providing information and also asking for information. Recording information properly is important. If information is not recorded reguarding how an individual is feeling, how they are coping, what they want to achieve and so on then how would other staff know what has been said. There may be vital information that has not been passed on which would have a negitive impact on the individuals life. Recognising and sorting important to and important for. We need to find the balance between these as what is important to someone and what is important for someone are tow different things....
Words: 860 - Pages: 4
...Written Assignment (revised): 1. What do you know or have you heard about Iridia Medical? * I was working up north and was staying in the same camp as a few Iridia Paramedics I knew from BC Ambulance. They told me about how Iridia was a great company to work for and how the company had a great reputation in the industry. 2. What drew you to emergency medicine? * I discovered a passion for paramedicine and the work didn’t seem like work but felt very satisfying at the end of the day. 3. What are a few traits you think a successful paramedic needs to have? * I believe a paramedic has to be able to handle a lot of pressure and stress while remaining focused. I also believe a paramedic must possess a strong stomach as there is a lot that a paramedic must see on a daily basis. I believe a paramedic must also be able to stay in satisfactory shape as there will be a lot of times when a paramedic will need to use their strength to help patients into the back of ambulances. The most important trait I believe a paramedic should have is leadership skills. When people are in need of help, a good paramedic will remain composed and keep their eye on the objective of stabilizing the patient and getting them to a hospital as soon as possible. 4. Can you tell us about a time when you experienced a team failure and how you dealt with it? * One time a few years ago I was working as a private consultant for a client and the client had a situation where they were...
Words: 1367 - Pages: 6
...If you use the visual style, you prefer using images, pictures, colors, and maps to organize information and communicate with others. You can easily visualize objects, plans and outcomes in your mind's eye. You also have a good spatial sense, which gives you a good sense of direction. You can easily find your way around using maps, and you rarely get lost. When you walk out of an elevator, you instinctively know which way to turn. The whiteboard is a best friend (or would be if you had access to one). You love drawing, scribbling and doodling, especially with colors. You typically have a good dress sense and color balance (although not always!). Common pursuits and phrases Some pursuits that make the most use of the visual style are visual art, architecture, photography, video or film, design, planning (especially strategic), and navigation. You may tend to use phrases like these: * Let's look at it differently. * See how this works for you. * I can't quite picture it. * Let's draw a diagram or map. * I'd like to get a different perspective. * I never forget a face. Learning and techniques If you are a visual learner, use images, pictures, color and other visual media to help you learn. Incorporate much imagery into your visualizations. You may find that visualization comes easily to you. This also means that you may have to make your visualizations stand out more. This makes sure new material is obvious among all the other visual images you have...
Words: 4585 - Pages: 19
...HECS-HELP Commonwealth supported places information for 2016 IMPORTANT The Australian Government has proposed changes to the higher education system. It is important that current and future students understand how these changes may affect them. Visit www.studyassist.gov.au for up-to-date information on these proposed changes. www.studyassist.gov.au YOU MUST READ THIS BOOKLET BEFORE SIGNING THE COMMONWEALTH ASSISTANCE FORM BELOW. WHEN YOU SIGN YOUR FORM, YOU DECLARE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS BOOKLET AND THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF YOUR OBLIGATIONS AS A COMMONWEALTH SUPPORTED STUDENT AND UNDER HECS-HELP. Request for Commonwealth support and HECS-HELP form If you do not submit a form or finalise your payment by the census date you risk cancellation of your enrolment as a Commonwealth supported student (your institution may have set an earlier administrative date for this deadline—check with your institution). USING THIS BOOKLET • As you read through, you will notice that certain terms are highlighted in pink. These terms are defined in the glossary. • If you have a specific question after reading this booklet, the contacts list at the end of this booklet will help you. • More information is available at www.studyassist.gov.au. IMPORTANT NOTE: The Department of Education and Training has endeavoured to ensure that the information in this publication is consistent with the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (the Act) and guidelines made...
Words: 7318 - Pages: 30
...How do you perceive a person walking down the hall with their head down, or a person who looks away when you try to make eye contact with them? Some people may think that they are snobby, but often that person may just be shy or have social anxiety disorder. Social anxiety could be mistaken for shyness very easily and the way people behave towards each other. Shyness has many different faces and different meanings to other people. Shyness can be known for a personality trait (Smith). Some people tend to think that shyness is just a phase and it only occurs during early childhood years. Others may mistake shyness as social anxiety or vice versa. Shyness and social phobia do have similar qualities; however shyness is not as extreme as social anxiety (Smith). As a parent, my mother was concerned about me when I was younger and went through the shyness phase. She was concerned that I may have social anxiety because I was so shy. After going to my pediatrician for any annual checkups, they discovered that it was just me being shy. My mom was one of the people who thought being shy was a good quality. Many people...
Words: 1873 - Pages: 8
...Invidious comparison and vicarious traumatization are two things that most people will experience in their lifetime. I know for I personally have experienced both during my 28 years of life. Invidious comparison and vicarious traumatization can both be damaging to yourself and other people involved. That is why I'd like to take the time to explain a few important topics on invidious comparison and vicarious traumatization, such as; how to stop invidious comparison, identify strategies that I currently use to avoid vicarious traumatization in my personal life, how those strategies will help me avoid vicarious traumatization as a human service worker and what strategies I could develop to avoid it as well. I myself have compared myself to others at such a level that it did damage to my own self-esteem. I had a baby at a young age, I gained a lot of weight and my self-esteem instantly dropped. Always comparing myself to other moms who had babies. I would be so hard on myself about why I didn't look like them and why it was taking me so long to drop the baby weight. It even got to the point where I stopped eating because I thought that was the answer to losing weight and looking like these other moms that had babies just like I did. I was so busy focusing on my weakness and faults that I didn't stop to embrace my strengths and to embrace the difference of those other moms. Instead of allowing those other moms to inspire me, it brought me down because of envy and jealousy. ...
Words: 1382 - Pages: 6
...Abstract A theoretical framework helps therapists gain an understanding and interpretation of what may be happening for the client. This paper demonstrates my understanding and application of two theories to conceptualize a case study. Lastly, I summarize how these theories could benefit the client. Case Formulation “Theories provide therapists with concepts that allow them to think systematically about human development” (Jones-Nelson, 2011, p. 8). Theories are particularly important for therapists as they provide a framework for helping the client. It helps to support therapists on how to think about a client’s behavior, how to treat them and how to respond to them during the sessions (Jones-Nelson, 2011). Summary of Case I selected the case formulation of Kasey, the 25 year old woman who has concerns about her Generalized Anxiety Disorder. I selected this case because it provides me with insight on how family dynamics and psychological vulnerabilities influence the development of anxiety disorders. Secondly, as a marriage, couple and family therapist in training, it is helpful to have knowledge of family systems and how these systems may affect the individual. Cognitive Theory The first theory that I will be applying in the case formulation of Kasey is cognitive therapy, developed by Aaron Beck. The cognitive therapy is structured, short-term, present-centered, problem-orientated...
Words: 2969 - Pages: 12
...situations all the time: What went well? What didn’t? Why? How do I feel about it? We don’t usually follow a formula for this, it just happens as feelings, thoughts and emotions about something gradually ‘surface’. We might choose to do something differently, or not, as a result of reflecting, but reflection is essentially a kind of loose processing of thoughts and feelings about an incident, a meeting, a day – any event or experience at all. Reflection can be a more structured way of processing in order to deal with a problem. This type of reflection may take place when we have had time to stand back from something, or talk it through, as in: ‘On reflection, I think you might be right’, or ‘On second thoughts, I realised he was more upset than me.’ Structured reflection If we consciously reflect, maybe as part of our work or family role, there tends to be a rough process of ‘How did it go? What went well? Why? What didn’t? Why? What next?’ Examples might be of a football coach reflecting after a match, a teacher reflecting on a lesson, or simply a parent thinking about how best to deal with a teenager. In this kind of reflection, the aim is to look carefully at what happened, sort out what is really going on and explore in depth, in order to improve, or change something for next time. This brief guide will look at what is meant by reflection, suggest forms of structured reflection to improve the way you learn, and also outline how to use a model of reflection to structure a reflective...
Words: 2516 - Pages: 11
