Implementing Existing System Of Quality Control

In social work practice, client assessments are important because they allow social workers to gather information from clients. This information helps the acting social worker better understand clients presenting problems. The assessment also helps social workers evaluate a client’s progress and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions used. In this paper, a multidimensional assessment will be performed on a client I have been working with at my internship placement, Urban Ministries of Durham. Once all relevant information is presented, and intervention and treatment plan will be discussed.

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Legacy Treatment Services is a nonprofit organization which employs over 700 employees and offers programs to 13 counties throughout New Jersey (Legacy Treatment Services, 2016). It should be noted that there are 21 counties in the state of NJ, which are served by different organizations, like Oaks Integrated Care. This organizations mission is to support and change behavioral health and social service outcomes. Legacy Treatment Services is the product of a mergence between The Drenk Center and The Children’s Home. This paper will focus primarily on the Adolescent Residential Services Division which provides housing, schooling, therapy, psychiatric services, and life skills training to children who reside

The nurse is challenged with the care of patients over a lifespan. Each stage of life brings its own physical and emotional changes which directs the care needs. The care needs of the pediatric patient will be much different from the needs of the geriatric population. The geriatric population has very specific needs which has prompted the government to establish the Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement (QAPI) program. The QAPI provides the framework for nursing facilities to develop and implement changes which address deficiencies the facility was found to have. Also, the QAPI program requires practices and policy be put in place to monitor care of the residents. The purpose of this paper is to list some of the changes the elderly go through as they age, and demonstrate these changes in a quality improvement project. After review of literature, I will discuss the challenges, barriers, and solutions as related to quality improvement. Lastly, I will discuss the quality of care for the geriatric in the future.

The treatment centers are intended to achieve community and emotional support, behavioral, and educational needs of youth in rehabilitation. Youth enrollees must earn a successful release by completing spectrum seven stages of intellectual healing process aimed to changed delinquent thinking and behavior. The program is customized and time in treatment is uncertain for each enrollee. Normally, treatment last 12 to 14 months, though based on each youth treatment mission.

Description of duties consisted of providing therapeutic interventions to children, adolescents, and their families as it relates encouraging and facilitating positive developments within the client's functioning within their community, school and household environment. As the client is entered into the OPT/TSF program, the goal is for the client to remain in the community with less intensive services. Through the services, I observe the client's behaviors and become familiar with their referral provided by Delaware Division of Prevention and Behavioral Health. Once an assessment is completed, I develop a treatment plan which consist of long and short-term goals, objectives and interventions goals that would ensure the client's success within the OPT/TSF program.

The CFC program incorporates the “Ten Key Components of Drug Courts” guidelines that are a national standard set by the NADCP to assess drug court programs (Carey, S.M. et al., 2010, p. I). One key component the CFC program included using a multi-disciplinary team approach that was coordinated with the court system. By using multiple agencies such as the court system, drug treatment programs and child-welfare systems the program was able to promote better results with participant recovery and family reunification (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs & Bureau of Justice Assistance, 2004). Treatments and programs were individualized to each participant’s unique needs. Participants were also screened and placed in treatment quickly which, in the long run, resulted in less time for the child to be in foster care. Placing participants in

Clegg and Smart (2010) noted that the term outcome measurement process is often interchangeable with achievement, goal, objective and indicator. Furthermore, Clegg and Smart (2010) went on to identify these terms, goals, outcomes present as essential elements to assist in identification of relevant data for program evaluation. Definitions of terms recognizes that goals are a broad statement of the ultimate aims of the program, outcomes are the changes in the lives of recipients, organization communities and those impacted by the program, and indicators indentifies specific, measurable information that can be collected or tracked to show that outcomes have occurred (Clegg & Smart, 2010).

Falls are a major cause of injury and death in the frail older population with Alzheimer’s disease. Residents in the long-term care settings experience falls for many reasons and are likely to endure injuries more than those in other settings. Preventing falls in this setting posed significant challenge, many have cognitive problems, aged related changes, chronic medical conditions, medication effects, and physical limitations requiring dedicated interdisciplinary efforts (Vance, 2011).

First the case is send to the program from the District Attorney’s Office, and then a letter is send to the child’s home for invitation to the program. When the client comes in I first take a MAYSI assessment (Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument). After the assessment, I briefly go over the result of the assessment and then conduct an orientation to the family to help them better understand what the program is really about. The family does have a choice whether or not they would do the program. If they decided that the program is a good fit for them then I schedule them for a comprehensive assessment which takes up to two hours to complete. The comprehensive assessment form assess in four major parts which is education history, family history, substance abuse and physical mental health status. After the assessment I then decide which type of intervention approach that I’m going to use. The program does not provide any type of counseling we have to refer out to the community for intervention.

After the interview with my nurse manager, I came up with the PICO question which states: “Does the computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system reduce the number of medication errors compared to the common paper system being used today?” This question is important and I selected it because the population that the Belvoir Community hospital serves includes army officers of all ages both active and retired including their spouses and children. This group includes two sub groups of highly vulnerable persons which include the very young and the very old, who have a high-risk effect for medication errors because the potential adverse drug event is three times greater than an adult hospitalized patient (Levine et al., 2001). CPOE is not a panacea, but it does represent an effective tool for bringing real-time, evidence-based decision support to physicians. Nurses are the last defense level of protection against medication errors, and are solely responsible for the dispensing, administering, and monitoring of medications. In healthcare, computers can be used to help facilitate clear and accurate communication between health care professionals. When using a CPOE system it allows physicians to type in prescriptions right into the device or computer which significantly lessens any mistakes that can occur when

The assessment can be re-administering at different points throughout the therapeutic relationship to monitor the effectiveness of individual and family interventions, can be used as an outcome measure in treatment effectiveness research, as well as a process measure in the areas of family interaction, adolescent development, and theoretical research (enter citation & additional reference including

Goals of a case plan is not that the goals should be clear, specific, measurable, and related to key risk factors developed with the child or children and caregiver. It should be in form of an observable end state, consistent with the child or children particular developmental strengths and needs. Time is limited being able to be improved or affected by the foreseen intervention (Dubowitz & DePanfilis, 2000, p. 385)

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ISO 9001 is a Quality management standard which is recognised internationally and used by organizations worldwide. It can be used by business of all sizes, it provides an effective quality management system. It was first published in 1987 (updated 1994, 2000, 2008). The latest version was published in 2015. This replaces all the previous editions. (Praxiom Group 2014)