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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Community-based service"”.
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Community- based service-learning through reflective practice.
… personnel by developing a Management of Gender- Based Violence Module. The purpose of this study is to describe the professional and personal development of nursing students who were placed at the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Abused Women and Children for the service-learning trial run of this …
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Home and Community-Based Service Use by Vulnerable Older Adults
Home and community based services (HCBS) are designed to provide services that meet the increasing and diverse needs of the older adult population who wish to age-in-place for as long as possible in their homes and community. Yet, little is known about the choices people make when selecting …
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A Comparative Analysis of Community-Based Service Providers for "Extreme" Case ASD: Exploring Activity Program Options
The purpose of my research was to examine how community-based organizations in the Niagara region provide programs for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), who are considered to represent “extreme” or “severe” cases. A qualitative, comparative case study was conducted that focused on three …
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An investigation into the nature, extent, and experience of collaboration between the Eden District, Western Cape Department of Health and community-based service providers
… care (PHC) system is the delivery of health services on a community level, at the core of which is the Home and Community Based Care (HCBC) programme. This study focuses on one element of the HCBC system, namely how those involved in the administration of the community-based health component …
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Enhancing partnership and strengthening leadership within the early learning and child care sector in rural British Columbia
This action research study sought to improve community participation and leadership in the communities of Golden and Area A, in eastern BC, which are part of the Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) sector, responsible to the BC Ministry of Education. A relational approach was necessary to …
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Categorizing Reentry and Reintegration Efforts Across Five States
… to challenge correctional institutions and community-based service providers to create better pathways for individuals returning home. Ending the collateral damage caused by mass incarceration will require a change in the way reentry and reintegration are defined, policies are created, …
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Speakeasy : mobile telephony for community networking and civic engagement in an immigrant community
… of barriers limiting their access to social services. These include inability to speak English, unfamiliarity with available services, and distrust of government agencies. To overcome these obstacles, many immigrants rely on informal social networks for information, advice, and language …
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Registered and Unregistered Early Childhood Development Centres in the Cape Flats, Cape Town: Challenges and Opportunities
… ECD principals in the Cape Flats provide their services. In doing so, the study attempts to answer four key research questions, which were centered around motivation, challenges and needs within the community-based service. The research study found that community needs, and lack of employment …
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Farm-level bureaucrats in action (and inaction) : the distribution of veterinary services in Laos and Cambodia
… govern contractual exchange between veterinary service providers and farmers in Laos and Cambodia. I hypothesize that the negotiation, implementation, and enforcement of informal service contracts entail economic and social transaction costs that can distort provider incentives, thereby …
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More Than Tea And Cake: A Realist Evaluation Of Memory Cafés In Cornwall
Background: Memory cafés are a growing community based response to supporting people living with dementia and their carers. They are now well established in the UK and elsewhere; with over forty cafés in Cornwall. Despite their growth, there has been little research into their structure, aims and …
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Unmet Needs And Service Utilization by Informal Caregivers
… choosing to “age in place” or to remain in the community. With the increase in the numbers of aging adults in the community, the ability to locate quality and affordable informal caregiving options has become an essential need. Aging adults with chronic conditions, especially those with a high …
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A silent sin?: An investigation into the provision of community based non-governmental support services for male victims of sexual violence in South Africa
… minor dissertation examines the status quo of services provision by community based victim support services for male victims of sexual violence in South Africa. Given the scale of gender-based violence in South Africa it comes as no surprise that research and debates around sexual violence have …
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Difficulties and challenges in implementing screening for lung cancer in high-risk group patients in the respiratory clinic at Groote Schuur Hospital
… our study are age and poor surgical candidates based on mMRC class and low FEV1. Tertiary service severe/multimorbid COPD clinics provide few patients for lung cancer screening, community-based service may provide a better yield of patients for active lung cancer screening.
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The psychiatric paper-trail : a study of the continuity of psychiatric management from a community clinic perspective
Mental health services in South Africa have historically been hospital-based and treatment focused. In 1997 the Department of Health committed itself to the transformation of mental health services in South Africa and adopted a District Health System model through which to shift the focus of mental …
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The Damage Done - Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence and their Mothers: Towards empirically based interventions in order to reduce negative health effects in children
… have been calls for research evaluating support services for children and their mothers in the aftermath of IPV. Since 2007, the Social Services Act has prescribed the responsibility of social services for ensuring that children who witness violence receive the support and help they need. …
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A comparison of hospital-based and community-based models of cerebral palsy rehabilitation
… time. There is much debate as to which model of service delivery is most appropriate for children with cerebral palsy and their mothers. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and effectiveness of two models of service delivery currently offered in Harare, Zimbabwe. One of these is a …
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A feminist anthropology of barriers to implementing the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act (CTOP)
… to assess barriers within communities and at the community healthcare level that impede delivery of reproductive healthcare rights- in particular it focuses on the South African Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act (CTOP), which came into effect in 1996. In their scoping study of abortion …
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Evaluating changes to emergency and urgent healthcare in England
… (ScHARR), University of Sheffield. Whilst the services I evaluated varied in scope, my research forms a coherent body of work informing the evidence base on policy driven initiatives implemented within emergency and urgent care. I have contributed to the evidence base around three key aspects …