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Showing 1 to 20 of 76 for “"Young person"”.
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Understanding Youth Worker -Young Person Relationships: How Youth Workers Position Themselves to Support Youth
… the opportunity to move along a continuum of personal and professional relationships with youth. The youth worker's ability to read a situation and respond with the appropriate type of role is one important aspect of their competency. Further research is needed to investigate the various …
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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Inclusive Education; Case Study of Young Person with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Nigeria
… Lagos State, Nigeria through the case study of a young person with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in a mainstream primary school. The study looked at how the inclusive education policy adopted by the country in their National education policy (2004, 2008) is formulated and implemented in schools. …
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Exploring parents’ experiences of living with a young person between the ages of 18–35 who is a substance abuser
… into the experiences of parents living with a young person, aged 18-35, who is a substance abuser in the rural Kannaland region of Western Cape, South Africa. Parents play a pivotal role in their children's lives and are expected to exert a significant influence over them. However, existing …
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Involuntary admission of young people to approved centres in Ireland: finding the voice of the young person a rights-based perspective
… perspective to the involuntary admission of young people to an approved centre in Ireland. Children’s rights are an important evolving component of human rights-based law. This thesis is concerned with the voice of the young person, aged 16-18 years, in the involuntary admission process and …
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‘Talent’ Mentalities: Young People’s Experience of Being in a Sports Talent Development Programme
… on the Rights of the Child grants each young person the right to express their view, have their opinion considered and have their say in decisions that affect them. Previous research on talent development in sport has however failed to recognise the voice of the young person or regard …
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Service learning: Students benefitting the community
… for the development of youth. It transforms the young person from a passive recipient to an active provider. When combined with formal education, service becomes a method of learning known as "Service Learning." Service learning enables teachers to employ a variety of effective teaching …
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Separation-individuation and its effect on diabetes management and diabetes control in young women with Type 1 diabetes
… wide including Australia. During adolescence and young adulthood diabetes management and control have been found to deteriorate placing the young person at risk of diabetes related complications. This deterioration in diabetes management and control among adolescents and young adults has been …
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The Young Firelighter: Profile Characteristics and Recidivism Risk Factors
… a significant concern for the well-being of the young person and their wider communities. Often difficult to detect, young firelighters account for a fifth of the fires lit in Australia. The focus of this study was to explore the characteristics and profiles of young firelighters in an Australian …
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A socio-legal case study of advocacy and non-advocacy mechanisms established to support the participation of children and young people in non-judicial decision-making processes in Moray.
The practice of researching children and young people's participation can be an attractive proposition for multiple disciplines within the humanities and is often buttressed by reference to the substantive articles in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Many studies may also …
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Exploring clinicians' views about their roles when working with young people presenting with gender identity issues: a qualitative enquiry
… adolescent mental services (CAMHS) in the UK for young people presenting with gender dysphoria. Little has been documented about how a range of clinicians understand their role when working with this clinical population. This study aimed to make an enquiry into how child and adolescent …
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Social Relationships In Nurses' End-Of-Life Caring Of Adolescents And Emerging Adults: A Discovery Mode Dimensional Analysis
… and other adults. Nurses caring intimately for young people at end-of-life are both witnesses to and participants in social relationships. Within the context of nurses’ caring, the nature of social relationships at end-of-life lacks description and interpretation. This inquiry uses dimensional …
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Family experiences and the role of the family in the development of substance use in adolescents and young adults in Zimbabwe: a qualitative study
… 16% of the global burden of disease in young people aged 10 to 19 years. Substance use in adolescents and young people cannot be viewed outside of the family system. The family may influence the development of substance use problems in young people and the family system is an important …
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Bibliotherapy for bereaved youth: using literature to process grief and understand loss
… applying developmental bibliotherapy practice to young people who have experienced loss, their loss can be better supported and processed by the young person. This paper will discuss potential ways to integrate bibliotherapy into youth programming at public libraries, and how to include both …
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Understanding the relationship between anxiety, cognitive processing, and school attendance: a developmental perspective
… have serious implications for the individual. Young people who display school refusal behaviour (child-motivated absence that is often underpinned by anxiety) present an ongoing challenge to professionals. Previous research has found an association between anxiety, cognition, and absenteeism. …
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Deliberate self-harm in adolescence : parenting and stigma
… relating to the experiences of parenting a young person that engages in self-harm is reviewed and critically evaluated. It aims to present an understanding of parents' perceptions of self-harm, how it impacts themselves and others and the support available.Part two is an empirical paper …
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Arresting Remand in the Aotearoa New Zealand Youth Court: An Evaluation of the Remand Option Investigation Tool
Only a small proportion of about 25% of the young people residing in New Zealand’s five youth justice residential facilities are serving a custodial sentence. The remaining young people are there on remand, waiting to have their criminal charges determined in court. That such a high number of New …
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A naturalistic study of the relationship between the process of empowerment and mental health during adolescence
… how teens seek acceptance for the most powerful personal labels accessible to them. The process of empowerment is conceptualized as a protective mechanism giving a young person power in the social construction of his or her identity. The young people in this study explained that participation in …
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Citizens of Tomorrow, Today: Political Futurity and Youth Citizenship in a High School Student Council
… that affective orientations toward politics and young people are often at odds with the developmental and relational realities of being a young person. Through analysis of participant observations, interview transcripts, and texts, the study draws attention to the way that the relationships that …
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School Refusal: from short stay school to mainstream
… small scale research study focuses on a group of young people referred to as school refusers, who experience difficulties attending school associated with anxiety and emotion. This small scale, case study based research revolves around five young people who have been reintegrated into mainstream …
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Residential care for young people in Sweden : homes, staff and residents
This thesis studies residential care for young persons (13-18 years of age) with emotional and behavioural problems. An overall aim is to examine and describe different aspects of residential care. The thesis consists of five papers based on two different studies. Papers I and II use data from a …
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