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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"young persons"”.
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Young persons' experiences of inpatient care when presenting with self-harm
… Self-harm is an especially common behaviour in young people admitted to psychiatric inpatient care and is one of the primary reasons for presenting to hospital. The management and treatment of self-harming behaviours can be challenging, and few treatment guidelines are available for inpatient …
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Patient empowerment during the transition to adulthood in young persons with chronic conditions
During the transition to adulthood and adult care young persons with chronic conditions (CCs) are in need of developing the skills necessary to manage their condition, communicate with the healthcare provider, participate in the decision-making process and become autonomous. In order to help them …
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Disempowering parents: the erosion of parental mana with particular reference to the parents of at risk children and young persons
… years the treatment and status of children and young persons in New Zealand has moved from a position of near absolute parental (paternal) authority over children and a state largely uninvolved in the conditions of childhood, to a position which increasingly acknowledges children and young …
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An exploration of the perceptions of and risk and protective factors for drug use among young persons aged between 18 and 24 years in Mufakose, Harare, Zimbabwe
Background: Drug use by young people is on the increase globally, regionally and locally, in Zimbabwe. Most of what is known about the risk and protective factors for drug use has been written from studies done in high income countries. Limited studies focused on the low to medium income countries. …
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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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Barnet och rättsprocessen : rättssäkerhet, integritetsskydd och autonomi i samband med beslut om tvångsvård
… of the child are also examined. The Care of Young Persons Act (1990:52) constitutes the framework of this study. According to the Act, the County Administrative Court shall, upon application by the social welfare board, decide whether the conditions for statutory care are fulfilled. The law …
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Diversity in residential care and treatment for young people in Sweden
… diversity in residential care and treatment for young people in Sweden on the individual level, the interactional level and the contextual level. This thesis consists of five papers based on two studies. Papers I and II use data from a survey of residential care for young persons in Sweden. …
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Cognitive functioning of child protection clients in secure care: a neuropsychological study
… study of the cognitive functioning of young persons residing in a secure care facility. These adolescents have been identified as being at an immediate risk for harm and are placed in a secure facility to establish safety. Typically, these young persons have been in protective care for …
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Prozeßstrukturen der Jugenddelinquenz
… longitudinal study. Investigated are the ways of young persons into deliquency and how they succeed in coming back to a conformable style of life. A main attention is directed on typical patterns of treatments and copings of the young persons. Four youthfull action-types are discovered. The …
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An investigation to determine the appropriateness of care provided by children for physically disabled persons
The area of young persons caring for the physically disabled is a relatively new field of research. In South Africa, limited attention has been devoted to adult carers; young carers have not been addressed. In Britain, the role of young carers has been highlighted in the course of several research …
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Exploring Schooling and Educational Attainment through the Experiences of Homeless Youth
… that homelessness significantly impacts a young persons academic engagement and attainment. Education is a topic that remains at the core of many debates regarding young people, and is central to our understanding of what can lead to better employment and economic opportunities and overall …
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Identification of the needs of grade 10 learners for input for a life skills programme : a study conducted at a Cape Town high school
… adolescence, in particular the emergence of the young persons self-identity as they separate from their family and move towards greater individuality with their peer group. The relevance of life skills education to equip adolescents to cope with the social and emotional challenges they are likely …
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An index to the first eleven volumes of Ainsworth's magazine, 1842-1847, a Victorian periodical
… the virture and vacuity of the minds of these young persons was laready beginning to diminate the Victorian literary scene.</p>Ainsworth's Magazine had its initial success assured in the person of its owner-editor, William Harrison Ainsworth. By the time he undertook proprietorship of a …
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The roles of social media in disseminating HIV/AIDS information to young people aged 18-24 in Harare Zimbabwe
HIV infection is a serious problem among young persons aged 15-24 years in Zimbabwe. According to a United Nations statement, the reduction of HIV and AIDS in this age group is important for monitoring the epidemic among the general population. Because the legal age of majority in Zimbabwe is …
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Risk Perceptions, Past Vaccination, and Vaccine Acceptance for Seasonal and Outbreak (2009 H1N1) Influenzas Among a University Sample
… expected to disproportionately affect healthy, young persons under the age of 25 years. However, acceptance and uptake of preventive health behaviors among this cohort is poorly understood, thus precluding a comprehensive understanding of this group’s perceptions of outbreak illnesses as well as …
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The Relationship between Social Workers and Neglected Children in a Children’s Home
… children who are accommodated in the Homes, young persons who have left Homes and Social Workers who work in these Homes. In addition, data from children’s drawings and written thoughts were obtained on the theme of their relationship with the social workers. The relationship revealed itself …
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Childhood and asylum : the legal protection of unaccompanied asylum seeking children and young people in the United Kingdom asylum and social care systems / Ibidunni Francisca Idowu-Eberendu
… protect and safeguard separated children and young persons.<br/><br/>The research achieves this by carrying out documentary research of pertinent literature, public documents, international human rights, refugee rights and child rights treaties; and United Kingdom domestic legislation. …
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Habilitation in focus : A human service organization and its challenges
… explores intervention practices for children and young persons with developmental disabilities. It focuses especially health and medically related services provided by the local children habilitation centres (CHC: s), where everyday services are carried out by interprofessional teams of …
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Juvenile offenders, ‘grave’ crimes and the use of long-term detention : An examination of the law and issues of contemporary criminal justice.
… Act 2000 (formerly s. 53(2) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933). This law provides the higher courts with special powers to detain juveniles to longer periods of detention above the usual 24-month limit. This separate system of law and justice for the most serious juvenile offenders is …
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Single Saudi Women in the Diaspora: A Photographic Study
… women and as members of a diaspora, and hence as young persons navigating social worlds with norms that differ markedly from those of their homeland. In this context, geographical and social distance provide the participants with opportunities to renegotiate their previous social and gender roles, …
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