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    CYP Core 3.7: Understand how to support positive outcomes for children and young people. 1.1 Describe the social, economic and cultural factors that will impact on the lives of children and young people. Every one is an individual and so everyone has individual needs. It is important that as a practitioner that I always take this into consideration and consider the fact that each child will also experience their own personal situations which are unique to them. These unique situations often

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    Ethical Issues in Psychology Essay

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    psychology. As in any medical or mental health fields there are rules we all must follow as professionals. In this essay today we will be exploring a case study where we have a young lady who has been stricken by a mental disability. We will be looking at the facts in which her disability was handled by a professional in the field of psychology. We also will be discussing the rights and wrongs that are presented in her case study. We will also be discussing the APA ethical codes and gain a clearer understanding

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    This essay will focus on the inclusive practice in relation to the early childhood education context and particularly to the special educational needs of the gifted children. This will also cover the policies/legislation, current research, national and international perspectives of inclusive practice in early childhood education. The complexities and practicalities of inclusion in terms of learning opportunities and experiences, environmental considerations and peer relationships would be critically

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    I find the ‘standardized IQ test’ to be slightly too general to be used. Having said this, I have found there to be a strongly advantageous side to introducing this IQ test. Firstly, it allows students to achieve a realistic perspective on the intellectual standard required by third level education. Tigner (2000) states that analytical intelligence is what IQ tests typically measure. It is suggested that analytically intelligent people tend to adapt well to problem solving and decision making. (Sternberg

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    Stages Writer COUN5004- Survey of Research in Human Development for Professional Counselors Abstract The life stages for an individual changes as a person grows older and has various experiences in life. There is a change in the physical, intellectual, social, and emotional growth as an individual age. “The process of development is linked to internal conflicts, changing self-awareness, and a dynamic social environment” (Newman & Newman, 2012). Understanding the current stage, assist the counselor

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    According to Lancet Neurology, Cerebral Palsy is “the most common physical disability of childhood… and a clinical diagnosis encompassing a heterogeneous group of neurodevelopmental disorders that cause impairments of movement and posture…” (Moreno-De-Luca, Ledbetter, 2012). It is no wonder then, that Crotched Mountain strives to provide the best of services for individuals living with cerebral palsy. Some of these services include special school programming specific to an individual’s needs as well

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    Torranty Claim

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    There are most definitely ways that my business could be exposed to breach of warranty claims do to the nature of the product. My company could be subject to both an expressed and implied breach of warranty if my product fails to fulfill my written stated requirements on both quality and effectiveness of my product, a selectively inhibiting hair growth product. Due to the fact that my product would be a one of a kind on the market, I would create an expressed warranty to ensure potentially skeptical

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    Growing up in the New York Public Schools system, I realized many similarities and differneces today. In 1993 all 50 states had formulated policies (legislation, regulations, rules, or guidelines) in support of gifted education. The study portrayed state policy as uneven and called for a re-examination of present policies in light of research, experience, and developments in education, psychology, organization, and related fields. Further support for this reexamination included the climate of school

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    Western medicine values individual autonomy, to an extent. That extent is measured by an individual’s ability to think rationally. But, what does rationality mean in the face of complex medical decision-making? What does autonomy mean when a doctor deems an individual with a mental illness lacks capacity and needs treatment? The purpose of this essay is not to persuade readers that individuals with mental illness do not need support at times. Rather, the purpose is to make readers question the criteria

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    C When assessing Mark’s educational needs it is imperative to use the Building Block Questionnaire provide in our textbook “ Learning Disabilities and Challenging Behaviors” and to analyzes Mark’s strength and weakness in the following categories; Conceptual, Processing, and Foundational. By doing this educators will be able to identify many of Mark’s intellectual, physical, and mental needs and provide a personal care plan/educational baseline for success. In a learning environment understanding

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