University of Wisconsin–La Crosse

Ask Haley Jo Hyde, 19, what makes her empathetic, and she 'll mention her childhood on Wisconsin 's Red Cliff Indian Reservation or her struggles leaving an abusive relationship. Talk to Nick Thompson, 37, and he 'll refer to the challenges he overcame to enroll in college as a nontraditional student. A Moving Target Say the word "empathy" around social workers and most will recognize it as a professional "must-have," even if they can 't tell you exactly what it means. Scholars also disagree about

Jeannette Walls, an American writer, wrote when people kill themselves, they think they are ending the pain, but all they are really doing is passing it on to those they leave behind (Walls 113). The loss and anxiousness one has to feel must be devastatingly overwhelming with no possibility of hope if suicide becomes an option rather than life. As Kate Chopin demonstrates in The Awakening, the question of whether Edna Pontellier’s choice of suicide was one of circumstance or premeditation becomes

Kirby Lentz received his doctorate in educational leadership, with an emphasis in organizational development and effectiveness from Saint Mary’s University in Minneapolis. He is the author of two books, Hopes of Dreams: A Guide for Parents Having Children with ASD, and Transformational Leadership in Special Education. Lentz has forty years of experience working with students and adults with autism

(Aquila Resources). The Flambeau mine in Ladysmith, Wisconsin is often cited as a sulfide mine success story in which no environmental incidents occurred and serves to support the argument for the Back Forty Mine (Gedicks 12). However, 14 years following the close of this copper-gold mine, water samples actually reveal high levels of pollutants (Gedicks 13). Thus, Al Gedicks of the Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse argues that if the Flambeau Mine, one of the world’s

My College Diet College is a time of new beginnings in an unfamiliar environment. It allows you to explore your interests and meet new friends that will be with you for a lifetime. College is also a time where you are experiencing life on your own being away from family. That means you have to manage your time efficiently, cook and clean for yourself, and perform daily tasks alone. Deciding what and where to eat are the age-old questions college students asks themselves every day. Do I make a nice

Furthermore, the music therapy can help children with autism lower their anxiety. Another study was done in 2006 to prove this. Autism Science Foundation wrote about this experiment, saying, “A small four-week study, conducted at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse in 2006, found preliminary success in reducing anxiety in patients with autism through music therapy...” (De Vivo 1). In addition to helping with behavior and anxiety in these children, it can also make them much more social and expressive

underserved community. I hope to use this knowledge gained to better serve the rural community I plan to be a part of in the future. I was elected as a senator representing the College of Science and Health for Student Association at the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse. The leadership role required me to be able to communicate effectively and reasonably with other senators who had diverse backgrounds and opinions.

“There’s a cultural practice of dealing with distress and feelings on your own before burdening others with them,” clinical psychologist and Palo Alto University assistant professor Joyce Chu explains. “By the time [Asian-American women] seek professional help, the severity of their mental health problems are much higher than compared to every other group,” (Mu 1). Within my household, feelings of deep sorrow

Learning Outcome Report Overview Introduction The need for nurses to gain extensive knowledge in handling complex issues within their professional environment is a need whose significance goes without saying. In Australia and other regions of the world, this factor holds such an importance to the extents that nurses and midwives, in their different capacities are engaged within the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Program in enhancing their capacities. The purpose of this report is to

My history with medicine has allowed me to establish goals for how I want to deliver care. I have experienced medicine from three points of views: as a patient, healthcare worker, and as family. Through these viewpoints, I have gained an understanding of patient hardships like financial and travel issues, the grief associated with loss, and the trust that goes into putting yourself or a loved one into the hands of physicians. These experiences have built empathy and compassion in me that is necessary