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Accurately diagnosing depressive disorders can be challenging given their periodic and, at times, cyclic nature. Some of these disorders occur in response to stressors and, depending on the cultural history of the client, may affect their decision to seek treatment. Bipolar disorders can also be difficult to properly diagnose. While clients with a bipolar or…
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Find a health or social service organization that has an advocacy web page. It is common for an advocacy group to have some kind of action you can take or a link to take action on their home page. Here are some suggestions: · If you are already working in health or social service (e.g.,…
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Develop a presentation describing the public health issue, a policy solution as well as identify & discuss a coalition and its’ members. Pretend to represent an organization that is part of the coalition and prepare and record a maximum of three minutes of testimony advocating for the policy solution. This will simulate a “mock” testimony…
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Cultivation strategies should be customized for each type of donor, based on the ability of the organization’s infrastructure to create and maintain donor relationships as well as the needs of the donor types. Creating and maintaining meaningful relationships with individual donors may be a bit different than doing the same with foundation staff or government…
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Human Capital Deepening is a key element to increasing economic growth through policies to increase the educational opportunities for the population. Discuss a policy established by a government, or educational institution, domestically or internationally, that has either increased or decreased human capital deepening. In include a quote, statistic or other fact in your analysis that…
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In this week’s materials, we’re exploring key concepts associated with disability and disability rights. Something you may have noticed as we have examined different kinds of diversity in this course is that in all these categories, there is an assumption about which state is “normal.” Last week, we saw that many white people don’t necessarily…
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This course contains a Course Project, where you will be required to submit the final completed project at the end of Week 8. Using the financial statements for Apple Inc. and Microsoft, Inc., respectively, you will calculate and compare the financial ratios listed further down this document and prepare your comments about the two companies’…
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Stockholders’ equity is an important heading in a corporate balance sheet. Let’s begin the discussion of stockholders’ equity by asking a question: How is the Stockholders’ Equity section of a corporate balance sheet different from that in a single-owner business?
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Donald Super’s Theory of Life-Span and Life-Space offers perspective on how we develop passions and careers in the context of the many roles that we play throughout life. As you think about roles you play in your life, the reasons that bring you to the discipline of psychology, and the career goals that are important…
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Please read Five Common Grievance Issues from the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Union’s Steward’s Sourcebook and answer the following questions: During the term of most Labor Contracts, the union agrees not to strike or engage in any similar concerted actions against the employer. The Grievance Procedure in the contract provides a mechanism for the union…