1.1 Project description This project is intended to create a youth department that functions as a planned parenthood in within Southside Hospital. The proposed youth department will be focused on offering the following services: 1. Guidance and counselling 2. Drug abuse help 3. Health information on sexually transmitted infections 4. Provision of tests for pregnancy, HIV and other STDs 1.2 Purpose The project seeks to provide hope for the youths by providing youth focused services. The proposed youth department will offer youth friendly services tailored in a manner that every youth will be comfortable with. It will work towards enhancing social norms and values in youths by providing guidance, first point of consultation and promoting self-empowerment. 1.3 Justification In any country today youths are facing hardships and lack of belongingness within their society. The youth in this country make up the majority of the population, yet it has remained the most marginalized and overlooked grouped. The hardships that the youth face today range from limited education and training opportunities, limited social, health and employment services, growing substance abuse, bad decisions, peer pressure and self conflict. These hardships are indeed deteriorating the chance of this nation’s quest for development and better tomorrow. Everyone will agree that the youth is the future of any society; therefore their creativity, beliefs, energies and vision are very essential for shaping
This research used surveys, and the combination of the statistics obtained with those obtained from other research carried out prior to the research. The survey involved filling out of questionnaires distributed to several juvenile volunteers. The survey was an open one, where anybody who had juvenile experience could help in the survey. Thus, social workers and youth leaders were crucial respondents in the survey. Those that felt the survey was
One community member, Jay Coffelt, is a long-term resident of Kansas City in Jackson County, Missouri. Jay is passionate about researching and awareness of issues like teen pregnancy at the county, state, and national levels. Although not directly involved as a parent of a pregnant teen and not being a teen himself, Mr. Coffelt’s community passion is beneficial in providing insight to the level of community empowerment present in Jackson County, Missouri with regards to a major health issue like teen pregnancy. From a community members’ perspective, it was noted that there seems to be a lack of resources available to pregnant teens and their families as well as a lack of ways community members can be involved in the issue. When asked about his ability to participate in decision making regarding teen pregnancy or to attend forums discussing teen pregnancy, Mr. Coffelt was unsure if those resources were available to him. Another important finding from Mr. Coffelt’s interview was the frequent comparisons he made to an adjacent county in Kansas. Having lived in both counties, Mr. Coffelt was able to recall more available resources, awareness, and guidance for teen health and community members in the adjacent Kansas county compared to Jackson County in Missouri. Through the interview, it was determined that Mr. Coffelt felt an increased level of empowerment. According to Clark, “...empowered individuals gain new skills and power to influence others and to affect the outcomes of
Planned Parenthood is a controversial topic sweeping the nation of America with political and moral issues. Every day one could come across a new article on it, stubble upon a news article in their local paper or even on their local news station. Planned Parenthood directly provides reproductive health services, is involved in teach young students about sexual education, contributes to research in reproductive technology, and interacts with legal and political efforts aimed at protecting and developing reproductive rights.
In overview, Planned Parenthood is an underappreciated healthcare resource that has helped terminate/prevent unwanted pregnancy, contributed to vital medical research, and educated persons of all ages in matters including sexuality and safe practices/choices.
1.1: Summarise the core values and principles of youth work and how it may differ from other youth related services
Planned ParentHood offers services to the general public, low income persons, women, adolescents/youth/teens. There are many ways Planned Parenthood advertises their services so here are a few of them, billboards and television advertisements as well as an internet presents. Some states oppose Planned Parenthood because of the services it offers to individuals. Some clients may not be able to afford the services offered at Planned Parenthood. There are no barriers to services offered to individuals other than self-imposed ones. The facility is well maintained and clean both inside and out. Staff are professional, friendly and willing to help out with questions. Planned Parenthood offers Spanish, English as well as an interpreter service
In overview, Planned Parenthood is an underappreciated healthcare resource that has helped terminate/prevent unwanted pregnancy, contributed to vital medical research, and educated persons of all ages in matters including sexuality and safe practices/choices.
Services offered at planned are not only abortion services as many might believe but in fact are essential services many low income individuals need. OP Services vary from HIV testing to STD information,
Making health care more accessible and affordable is one of the most important issues facing our country. Planned Parenthood’s health centers are an integral part of health care safety net. Many women, including the majority of Planned Parenthood patients, do not have a general practitioner and rely on their reproductive health care provider as their primary source of health care. Through this relationship, women have access to a broad range of reproductive health care services that promote and protect their general health and well-being.
Approaches to youth justice have evolved throughout the centuries and it is important for youth justice practitioners to be aware of the evolution of theory in order to be up to date with their knowledge and in their practice. Knowledge of current as well as traditional theoretical perspectives helps provide a new direction on
The more frequent occurrence of STDs in the younger generations are also based upon the multiple barriers in retrieving the benefits in STD prevention services which includes the lack of health insurance or inability to pay, no transportation, embarrassment of the services in the facilities, and worries of discretion. (STDs) According to the US Department of Health and Human Service, twenty five percent of sexually active adolescents have already obtained an STD. (Parillo) The severity of the issue is approached with the control strategies and educational strategies. In which these educational strategies are more effective when it involves a big health educational program that is provided to our minors. The young populations that are particularly affected by STDs are the young women with a low income for it is easier for a female to receive an STD compared to men. And with those women having a low income, they are not able to access the services that are being provided to them. Today, four in ten sexually active adolescent girls have obtained an STD that can cause infertility and death; also two thirds of adolescent boys have HIV diagnoses.
Even in light of the sub human conditions most of the youth live in, the main theme that
There is such an enormous responsibility that our youth have and are more that capable of achieving. There is something that I believe is hindering today’s youth as a hole. I envision our youth being their full and true individual self and not conforming to what people around them want or what they believe is right. I feel that is a huge challenge that our youth as a whole are struggling with in this day and age.
Although, some teenagers face their problems. They plod along through school. Some of them get after-school or weekend jobs. They learn responsibility. Eventually, they enter adulthood and the work force. Successful, confident, and eager to work. They lead their lives using the knowledge they swallowed throughout their education and the power they gained. But not long after, they
Most of the problems facing today’s youth are not restricted to any one ethnic or religious group, but affect young people generally. Most discussions on youth have focussed on issues such as drug abuse, crime, violence, sexuality and poverty. In addition to these, today’s youth are afflicted by new challenges.