Currently, I am a first-year clinical psychology PhD student and I would like to apply for the i4Health Research Group. I believe I would be a good fit for the group because I am really interested in integrating technology in the neuropsychology field. New generations are now using internet and phone apps in their daily life and mental health is more accessible and less stigmatizing if it is provided using new technologies. Nowadays, technology is part of our lives and psychologists should use it as a tool to provide the best treatment possible. Furthermore, research on evidence-based psychological interventions to treat different psychological disorders is totally necessary and would make mental health available to people that come from low …show more content…
I have experience working with immigrants from South America and Morocco when I was in Spain. During a summer, I volunteered in an extracurricular program designed to teach Spanish and help children with school activities. Moreover, while working in Nebraska I worked with underserved families whose children had been removed and with teenagers from different backgrounds who had committed sexual offenses (many of these patients were Hispanics). Working as a Family Support Specialist helped me to be more communicative and efficient as a team worker since I needed to work along with different professionals. Also, I learned how to be more persuasive and problem-solving oriented, especially when organizing team meetings within parents, foster families, and case workers with the purpose of achieving family reunification. I improved my writing skills when writing reports, paying special attention to details when supervising visits and interactions within parents and their kids. I also became more patient and understanding when providing emotional support and care to the children that have been removed from their homes. Working as a Youth Treatment Specialist at Child Guidance Center and Volunteering at Lincoln Regional Center - Whitehall Campus provided me with different skills that are useful when working with children and youth as well as with their families, such as teaching skills, having more tact, being able to communicate effectively as well as improving my interpersonal skills. I gained experience working with people from different backgrounds who were reticent to receive help, and I learned how to connect them with a variety of public resources available in Lincoln (such as shelters, attorneys, second-hand shops, etc.). In addition, as my undergraduate Senior Research Project I
The culture prevalent at the hospital is based on the simple objectives associated with ethics that bring about the needed culture of ethical and responsible actions at the hospital (Schneider, B., Ehrhart, M. G., & Macey, W. H., 2013). The direction over decision making involves the senior levels of the hierarchy along with the middle level to incorporate ethical dilemma and making decisions in alignment with the mission of the community
Statutory Framework for the early Years Foundation Stage (2008), covering all aspects of children’s welfare (safeguarding, suitable people, suitable premises and equipment, organisation, documentation) and the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (which gives the overall responsibility for health and safety to the employer and duties to
This city of Port Orange is located in Central Florida, in Volusia County. Dr Milton Hawks arrived during what was actually the second wave of settlers to explore what is now known as Port Orange. He is also credited with giving the settlement its name. It was incorporated April 26th of 1867. As of the U.S. census there were 56,048 residents of the growing city. The city’s total area is 28.7 square miles, of which 2.0 sq miles are made up of water and 26.6 sq miles are land. Port Orange is a beautiful city on the East Coast of Florida, home of the World’s most famous beach. With average temperatures in the 80-90s in the summer, many Port Orange residents enjoy the
D1) Make recommendations in relation to the identified hazards to minimise the risks to the service user.
Life expectancy in the human race has risen dramatically in the past century reaching its highest level for both male and female on record. Between 1981 and 2002 life expectancy at age 50 increases by four and a half years for men and three years for women and two years respectively. By 2002 women who were age of 65 could expect to live to the age of 84 while men could expect to live to the age of 81.
A home health nurse knows that a 70-year-old male client who is convalescing at home following a hip replacement, is at risk for developing decubitus ulcers. Which physical characteristic of aging contributes to such a risk?
It is important to support an individual in promoting their mental well-being and mental health. When offering support it is important to be patient, understanding and accepting. Talking to the individual can provide an insight into what they are going through and offering advice based on their current state of mind. Researching different mental health issues and offering resources to the individual can help them to develop new strategies to cope.
Obesity was significantly more prevalent amongst female African Americans in this community. With the highest rate affecting women between the ages of 45 to 64. Obesity was also higher amongst Black females who’s educational attainment was lower
Over the year both positive and negative influences have influenced my learning. The skill I have developed for learning is my aspiration is to become a midwife, this influences my learning in the way that it gives me the hunger to learn new things and improve my knowledge and grades. By improving my knowledge I will be able to go onto the next stage of my development. I believe that if I did not have such a desire to be a midwife, it would affect my learning by creating a mental blockage which would stop my ability to take things in and learn as I would become lazy and not interested from the lack of direction in my life. As soon as I realised what I wanted to do as a career, it really highlighted my priorities and I found that I have
This unit develops understanding of the values and principles that underpin the practice of all those who work in health and social care. The essay consider theories and policies that underpin health and social care practice and explore formal and informal mechanisms required to promote good practice by individuals in the workforce, including strategies that can influence the performance of others. The first part of this essay will consider how principles of support are implemented by using Overton house residential care home to evaluate and explain how principles of support are applied. Key concepts such as person-centred approach and dilemmas and conflicts arising from the
Joining the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) benefits individuals and distinguishes them apart from others. AHIMA labels individual’s as competent, knowledgeable and committed to the association through quality healthcare delivery and quality information.
Quality of life is how satisfied we are with our lives and whether there are parts of our health that affect this or inhibit this. For example if there was a lack of money in a family due to little financial support then their quality of life would not be good. This is because they would not be able to afford the necessities of life and other recreational activities.
For the purpose of confidentiality and anonymity, I have changed the patients name and throughout of the reflection I will refer to them as Mrs Smith.
The origin of my passion for helping children emanated from my own family history. I was born into a low-income family; the eldest daughter of two immigrant parents. My parents emigrated from the Dominican Republic, and barely spoke English. Being a young bride, my mother had her first child when she was just fourteen years old, and subsequently, bore four more children. My father worked menial jobs to make ends meet and support the family. Unfortunately, with little education or knowledge of the English language, these jobs yielded meager monetary earnings.
This summer I worked at Camp Cory as a Day Camp Coordinator. This experience came with many difficulties, one of the positives was working with counselors from other countries, including Spain, England, Brazil, Colombia, and Scotland. In my opinion, some of my best co-counselors were the international counselors. During the eight weeks I was there, I worked with four international co-counselors to facilitate a day camp group and worked closely with several others. Working with counselors from other countries, we shared our different values and learned about each other cultures. Even though we were from different backgrounds, we grew together, learn to work together despite our differences and became a family together. There were a few challenges that had to be worked through, one being a language barrier or in many cases an accent barrier. For some of the international workers, English was not their first language, or if it was, they had an accent that was difficult to understand. The language and accent barrier created miscommunication and funny conversations.