Diverse Populations
Essays

Mrs. Menocal, 1st Grade, Somerset Academy, Blended Classroom

The basic premise behind transcultural care is cultural competence and sensitivity to providing effective care to diverse groups (Maier-Lorentz, 2008). Today, each subgroup has the right to be respected for its unique individuality. Most health-related educational programs and service providers have statements addressing multicultural diversity. Organizations and individuals who understand their clients' cultural values, beliefs, and practices are in a better position to be co-participants with their clients and provide culturally acceptable care.

From its foundation as a separate science from philosophy and biology, psychology has been a dynamic and ever evolving discipline with ongoing debate as to how to explain and describe behavior and the human mind.

Communication is a fundamental piece of health care education and has been shown to improve health outcomes, patient compliance, and patient satisfaction. Quality health care emphasizes knowledge and utilization of…

National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems' Position on Uninsured Healthcare Consumers

To obtain a challenging position in cosmetics or the fashion industry that allows ample opportunity for growth and development while drawing on my skills and experience.

Quality is one of the most important aspects of business, whether goods or services are being sold. This is particularly so for industries where life or death could be at issue, such as health care.

In the year 2005, United States experience one of the biggest, deadliest and costly hurricanes of that period. The hurricane was named Hurricane Katrina; it cost loss of lives, property and flooding across different states. The above article is comparing different humanistic and behavioral approaches. Providing a detailed discussion and conclusion.

State Laws Regarding Language(s) of Instruction

Brooks and Penn (2003) compared the effectiveness of the 12-step approach with the cognitive-behavioral (Self-Management and Recovery Training [SMART]) approach for people with a dual diagnosis of serious mental illness and substance use disorder. The 112 participants were tested in in an intensive outpatient/partial hospitalization setting and were assigned to two treatment conditions. 50 participants completed the 6-month treatment program. The participants were tested during five intermittent periods. Researchers discovered that the 12 Steps program was more efficacious in decreasing alcohol use and increasing social interactions, but that it resulted in a worsening of medical problems, health status, employment status, and psychiatric hospitalization. SMART, on the other hand, showed positive associating with finding employment and improved psychiatric status, but it resulted in increased drug (specifically marijuana) use. Both approaches showed decrease in use of alcohol and increase in life satisfaction. The participants who stayed longer with either program showed greater improvement, whilst completion of the entire program showed positive association with better financial health, less alcohol use, and fewer medical problems.