published in the year 2001‚ titled ‘Strengths-Based Social Work Assessment: Transforming the Dominant Paradigm’ (100)‚ discusses some of the differences and conflicts between the relatively recent strengths based approaches and the traditional problem-focused and deficits based assessments. The author also proposes useful methods of incorporation of client centered and strengths based practice which may be used by social workers rather than assessments based on the pathology and medical model. The author
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------------------------------------------------- Social Entreprenurship ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Short Assignment 2 Andy Grech The assignment that follows has been written by‚ and is entirely the work of‚ Andy Grech Be the Change‚ a personal reflection. It is doubtless that the path of learning of every individual begins through the basic and compulsory schooling that each member of society is set to receive
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Economic Growth and Social Change * During Cuba’s years as a protectorate‚ it underwent a great sugar boom * In the 19th century Cuba had rapidly emerged as one of the worlds most efficient sugar producers‚ helped by modern vacuum methods in refininf * Sugar came to dominate Cuba’s economy and eventually‚ lasting effect on class structure and social relationships * By the early twentieth century‚ Cuba was producing several million tons of sugar per year‚ 1 quarter of the worlds supply
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Human nature and its relationship with social norms is a curious thing. By nature‚ humans are helpful‚ friendly creatures that look for the good in things. Strangely enough‚ when crossed with social norms‚ human nature is sometimes distorted and people assume the worst of situations. This has become an ongoing issue and is only becoming more and more prevalent. If we begin to focus on the things that make us similar to others instead of what makes us better‚ or smarter‚ or different than others‚
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A) Discuss & evaluate competing ideas of free will & determinism in explaining human behaviour To discuss free will and determinism‚ we must first define what these are. Free will is considered to be the conscious decisions we make thus making us behave in a certain way. Furthermore‚ behaviour can also be determined to be voluntary if it is not automatic and not done under necessity. Free will results in an individual having responsibility for their actions‚ often morally. Those who suffer from
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A Social Networ k-Based Recommender System (SNRS) Jianming He and Wesley W. Chu Computer Science Department University of California‚ Los Angeles‚ CA 90095 jmhek@cs.ucla.edu‚ wwc@cs.ucla.edu Abstr act. Social influence plays an important role in product marketing. However‚ it has rarely been considered in traditional recommender systems. In this paper we present a new paradigm of recommender systems which can utilize information in social networks‚ including user preferences‚ item’s general acceptance
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1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 The current changes in the public service at this time is very fast and brings with it challenges very different from before. 1.2 Globalization has opened up space for easy access to markets‚ technology‚ capital‚ labor and other inputs. 1.3 Development of information technology gives us the space to deal with the problem in a more rapid‚ transparent and flexible. This gives a space to think about new methods of public servants in relation to its customers aimed at
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Human Resources: Situations Analysis Report Lit1 Task 2 WGU Tenetra Crawford Three situations were submitted to me for analysis to determine if any federal acts were violated. I have reviewed each situation and below is a brief summary of the specific federal acts that applies to the scenario and if any violations occurred. This report will allow you to determine if any actions are required by department managers to remedy these situations. Situation A The employee in this situation was out on
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Trends Note taking in class requires large amount of data to be summarized into smaller pieces‚ which means many of the details are lost if a professor talks fast. The classroom setting has changed in terms of ease of access to lecture notes through online accounts linked to a school’s network. Students are still required to participate in class and larger classrooms prove a challenge for writing down all the information. The Livescribe 3 smartpen alleviates the issue of information slipping away
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Psychology and Social Change Week 2 – Study Notes Social Change and Psychology: Psychologists as Change Agents Have you wondered about whether psychologists (as practitioners‚ researchers‚ educators‚ etc) have a role or responsibility in social change movements? This week‚ you will continue to explore the fundamentals of social change‚ but with a specific emphasis on psychology and social change. Learning Outcomes: By the end of this week you will be able to: • Explain psychologist’s
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