The UN has been denied a proper role in the conflict and Annan admits it as being limiting and not very effective.
Middle East, MDGs and the future of our planet

Speaking of his diplomatic initiatives to redefine security, as security from hunger, disease and poverty; towards accomplishment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Annan paints an interesting picture of his struggles with African leaders like Mugabe, who refused to acknowledge the use of condoms in the strategy to prevent the spread of AIDS. He captures this shifting in priorities quite well, when he says:" I spent most of my tenure as secretary-general in an international environment obsessed with the potential peril of weapons of mass destruction. ut in HIV / AIDS, which never received anything like the same level of attention, we had a true WMD- and one that was actively unleashing itself in the world." His lament about countries…...

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Bibliography

Annan Kofi, Mousavizadeh Nader. (2012). Interventions -- a life in War and Peace, the Penguin Press. Hardcover.

Some of the major elements of strategic considerations include cost of necessary actions for intervening and the possibility of achieving the objectives of the intervention measures.
During the process of identifying the most appropriate course of intervention in a civil war based on the above considerations, international and regional initiatives play a crucial part is driving conflict into civil war. Generally, international influence and intervention seems to not only heighten the intensity of a conflict but also lessen its costs with regards to damages and death (hardwaj, n.d.).

In relation to the conflict in Syria that is gravitating towards a civil war because of the widespread governmental violence against its citizens, appropriate intervention measures are required urgently. Tactical intervention, which was used to end the Libyan conflict and protests, seems to the most suitable mechanism that can turn attrition conflicts into shortened civil wars. This intervention mechanism is mainly effective if…...

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Bibliography:

Brom, Shlomo. The "Arab Spring" and External Military Intervention. May 7, 2013,

http://cdn.www.inss.org.il.reblazecdn.net/upload/(FILE)1359898292.pdf

Bhardwaj, Maya. Development of Conflict in Arab Spring Libya and Syria: From Revolution to Civil War, Human Security Gateway, May 7, 2013,  http://humansecuritygateway.com/documents/WUIR_DevelopmentOfConflictInArabSpringLibyaAndSyria_FromRevolutionToCivilWar.pdf 

Dodge, Toby. Conclusion: the Middle East After the Arab Spring. The London School of Economics and Political Science. May 7, 2013,  http://www2.lse.ac.uk/IDEAS/publications/reports/pdf/SR011/FINAL_LSE_IDEAS__ConclusionsTheMiddleEastAfterTheArabSpring_Dodge.pdf

Intervention Program to Overcoming the Barriers of Utilizing Adult Day Care for Alzheimer Patients
It's like getting your first toy or first book -- the excitement, the feel of the steel, or the smell of the new un-turned pages or the adventure of making new discoveries about it every day -- that is what keeps things new and fresh. However, if that experience is not a choice but a burden where every day one wakes up and has to go through that experience in every aspect of their life -- that is when the experience becomes a disease and one that is without cure. Alzheimer's disease forces a new experience and makes everything anew. Those individuals suffering from Alzheimer's have no recollection of the past beyond a certain point based on the extent of their disease.

In the proposed program here, the practices of care for Alzheimer's will be the focus. The…...

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References

Brotons, M., & Marti, P. (2003). Music therapy with Alzheimer's patients and their family caregivers: A pilot project. Journal of Music Therapy, 40(2), 138-150.

Chavin, M. (2002). Music as communication. Alzheimer's Care Quarterly, 3(2), 145-156.

Cohen, E. (1999). Alzheimer's patients find respite in snoezelen rooms. Princeton Packet, January 29, 1999.

Cohen, G.D. (2001). Criteria for success in interventions for Alzheimer's disease. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 9(2), 95-98.

Intervention
a) Explore the basic reasons why would an intervention fail. Hints: list 5-8 potential reasons (hint: one reason could be unskilled change agent).

Interventions can fail for a litany of reasons within an organization. One such potential reason would be that of available resources in which to enact the change are not readily available. This occurs when resources are scarce and potential uses of those scare resources are numerous in nature. In regards to a University, the organization may not have the funding necessary to facilitate the intervention. This is especially true for smaller universities with a smaller alumni base relative to its peers. A large portion of University revenue is generated through tuition, fee, endowments, gifts, and donations. All of these sources of revenue are contingent on the University's prestige, enrollment, quality, and popularity. In many instances smaller universities may not have the means to adequately address the intervention process.…...

Intervention of States and Human ights
When and how should States intervene in the affairs of other States with poor human rights records? What threshold of violations has to be corssed first? Who decides when it has been crossed?

The sovereignty of states remains paramount and as recognized in the UN Charter. However, other states may surpass the sovereignty clause in cases of gross human rights violations by the host state. For states to intervene in matters of another state, in matters concerning human rights violation, prior documentation of evidence pertaining to violation should exist. These documents give and support reason for intervention in matters of other countries (Knight, 2008).

In the Sudan, documented evidence pointed to gross human rights violations in the Darfur egion. The indiscriminate murder and continued killing of civilians amounted to genocide (Binder, 2008). As such, there rose a need for international intervention to stop the killings. Further, the…...

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References

Charles Knight (2008). Project on Defense Alternatives: What Justifies Military Intervention?.

Retrieved on 03 December 2012 from  Http://www.comw.org/pda/0109intervention.html 

Clarla Portela (2000). Berlin Information Center for Trans-Atlantic Security: Humanitarian

Intervention, NATO and International Law Retrieved on 03 December 2012 from Http://www.bits .de/public/pdf/rr00-4.pdf

Intervention for Mental Illness
"Cognitive Therapy for Depression"

hat is the specific micro problem?

The specific micro problem being addressed is mental illness.

hat is one specific intervention that has been researched to address this micro-problem?

The intervention that has been researched is the different treatment options to aid mental health, particularly treatments for depression.

Identify one research article that discusses the effectiveness of the intervention.

The research article is "Cognitive Therapy for Depression."

ho are the researchers for this study?

The researchers for this study are Dr. Jan Scott and her team at the University Department of Psychological Medicine.

ho are the subjects of this study?

The subjects of this study are individuals who are currently or who have in the past been treated for depression by mental health specialists.

c. hat is the number of subjects in this study?

It appears from the text that there were 80 subjects for this study.

d. here was the research conducted?

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Works Cited:

Kirsch, Irving (2008). "Initial Severity and Antidepressant Benefits: A Meta-Analysis of Data

Submitted to the Food and Drug Administration." PLoS Medicine.

Scott, Jan (2001). "Cognitive Therapy for Depression." British Medical Bulletin: 57:1. 101-113.

S. was faced with a: "critical test..." (1999) when the Serbs began their assault on the Kosovar Albanians in March 1999" and in fact Starr believes this test was of more consequence than the one posed by Iraq in 1991 because in the Gulf War the United States "faced a clear act of international aggression that threatened to put vast wealth in the hands of a murderous and hostile regime." (Starr, 1999) in Kosovo, the situation was quite different because there was "no obvious strategic or economic interest" which compelled intervention and Milosevic, "unlike Saddam...did not threaten any nation outside his region." (Starr, 1999) the Kosovar Albanians are predominantly Muslims and therefore it was not likely that the U.S. would have assisted in addition to the fact that we had not real ties with Kosovo. Starr writes that it is highly unlikely that the United States would have become involved…...

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Rozen, Laura (1999) Outlaw Nation. Salon website Online available at  http://www.salon.com/news/1999/03/27newsa.html 

Woehrel, Steven and Kim, Julie (2006) Kosovo and U.S. Policy 7 Aug 2006 CRS Report for Congress. The Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Online available at http://italy.usembassy.gov/pdf/other/RL31053.pdf

Intervention in Kosovo: U.S. & NATO Involvement

The probation officer program, however, has managed to survive past Martinson's "Nothing Works" doctrine. Cullen (2002) suggests that even today, when rehabilitation programs have been met with skepticism by some, "probation officers continue to broker or deliver services when they can" (p.255). In my personal experiences with probation officers, each has seemed to have a genuine interest and care for the delinquents with whom they deal. Each has been able to switch between compassionate and strict attitudes when advising and counseling offenders, taking on a sort of parent relationship with the offender. Furthermore, each has given his or her best effort into encouraging the offender to make positive choices, though many of the officers have expressed in private that they are often frustrated by the offenders' inabilities to make good choices. Just as Andrews (1995) suggests that current trends in the psychology of criminal conduct point to treatments that…...

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References

Andrews, Don. (1995). The Psychology of Criminal Conduct and Effective Treatment.

In J. McGuire (Ed.), What Works: Reducing Reoffending -- Guidelines from Research and Practice. West Sussex, United Kingdom: John Wiley and Sons.

Cullen, Francis T. (2002). Rehabilitation and Treatment Programs. In James Q. Wilson and Joan Petersilla (Ed.), Crime: Public Policies for Crime Control. Oakland California: Institute for Contemporary Studies.

Cullen, Francis T. And Gendreau, Paul. Assessing Correctional Rehabilitation: Policy,

Teachers who wish to pursue graduate degrees will be supported as much as is feasible with their scheduling. Professional development conferences and motivational speakers will be integrated into the teacher's regular school year.
Scientifically-based intervention programs: Students in need of extra help will receive structured attention and individuated tutoring outside of the classroom. For young at-risk students, parents will be directed to Head Start before their child enters school, so the student can gain grounding in the basics and not fall behind. Curricula from year to year will be scaffolded -- i.e. build upon previous learning. Summer school resource aid will be available for students who need or desire this, to minimize summer 'learning loss.'

Parent involvement: Parents will be required to attend teacher conferences. Parents will be asked to volunteer their time to chaperone school functions and field trips. Also, parents can play a creative role in school life, coming…...

According to Gottman, these theories failed married couples because "it is not based on solid empirical knowledge of what is actually predictive of marital dissolution," (Gottman 1999: 6). Bringing in his aspects of systematic observation as the base for further scientific analysis of marital problems, Gottman understood the need to track and analyze behavior patterns and sequences which actually lead to the end of the relationship, "The aim is to define beforehand various forms of behavior -- behavioral codes -- and then ask observers to record whenever behavior corresponding to the predefined codes occur," (Bakeman & Gottman 1997: 3). Through frequency of behaviors, a scientific approach to marriage theory can be born within a more open and observational environment.
One such observational perspective is that of music integration into marriage therapy. Music therapy has been used in a wide variety of genres and is represented as "the clinical and evidence-based…...

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References

American Music Therapy Association. (1999). "Frequently asked questions about music therapy." American Music Therapy. Retrieved 18 Mar 2009 at http://www.musictherapy.org/faqs.html#WHAT_IS_MUSIC_THERAPY

Alleyne, Richard. (2009). Marital stress increases heart disease among women but not men. Telegraph. Retrieved 18 Mar 2009 at  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/4938486/Marital-stress-increases-heart-disease-among-women-but-not-men.html .

Bakeman, Roger & Gottman, John Mordechai. (1997). Observing interaction: an introduction to sequential analysis. Cambridge University Press.

Beattie, Gregory S. (2005). Social causes of depression. Rochester Institute of Technology. Retrieved 18 Mar 2009 at  http://www.personalityresearch.org/papers/beattie.html .

Introduction The prevalence of depression in today’s society has necessitated the emergence of different measures by health practitioners and social workers. These measures help the affected individuals overcome the challenges of depression. One highly effective strategy usually employed by social workers is group support intervention program. This approach is believed to be exceedingly result-oriented as it has, with verifiable results, helped many affected patients recover from depressive experience. Attesting to the efficacy of peer support interventions for depressed people, Pfeiffer, Heisler, Piette, Rogers and Valenstein (2010, p. 1), in their comparison between peer support and care alone initiatives, evidentially reveal that "peer support interventions have the potential to be effective components of depression care.” However, a group intervention community has many challenges capable of altering the direction and effectiveness of a peer support community.
Common Challenges Experienced in Group Intervention Services
One key challenge an agency can face in group intervention is articulating…...

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References

Dennison, S. (2008). Measuring the Treatment Outcome of ShortTerm School-Based Social Skills Groups, Social Work with Groups, 31:3-4, 307-328, DOI: 10.1080/01609510801981219

Gianinio M. & Glick, A. (2008). Wearing Two Hats: Clinical and Ethical Implications of Combining Individual and Group Treatment, Social Work with Groups, 31:3-4, 273-287, DOI: 10.1080/01609510801981078

Gitterman, A. (2003). Group Formation: Tasks, Methods, and Skills.

Pfeiffer, P.N. Heisler, M. Piette, J.D. Rogers, A. M. and Valenstein, M. (2010). Efficacy of Peer Support Interventions for Depression: A Meta-Analysis. 1, 29-36, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2010.10.002

Readmission of Bipolar Patients and Lack of Education among Healthcare Providers: Nursing Staff Need Education on Motivational Intervention to Teach Patients How to Prevent ReadmissionBackground and PurposeThe readmission rate for bipolar patients ranges from 40% to 50% within a year of being discharged from the hospital. Various factors influence the readmission rate of schizophrenia and depression patients. Therefore, multiple interventions (models and methods for quality improvement) have been developed to reduce patient readmission rates. However, multiple factors responsible for the readmission of bipolar patients, clinical and demographic attributes alone are not enough to determine bipolar patients likely to be readmitted to hospitals post-treatment. Medication adherence and improved treatment, according to recent research, are critical to determining the link between readmission of bipolar patients and their non-adherence to medication (Brown, 2014).Although continuity of care and medication adherence measurements were previously difficult to assess, ongoing methodological work makes them easy to evaluate.…...

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Becker, M. H. (1974). The health belief model and sick role behavior. Health Education Monographs, 2(4), 409-419. doi:10.1177/109019817400200407

Borba, L. D. O., Maftum, M. A., Vayego, S, A., Montovani, M. D. F., Felix, J. V. C., & Kalinke, L. P. (2018). Adherence of mental therapy for mental disorder patients to drug health treatment. Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, 52 e03341. doi:10.1590/S1980- 220X2017006603341

Brown, C. G. (2014). The Iowa model of evidence-based practice to promote quality care: An illustrated example in oncology nursing. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 18(2), 59 157-159. DOI: 10.1188/14.CJON.157-159.

Utay and Miller (2006) described a study in which researchers observed over 100 individuals with unresolved grief reactions. There were three phases of treatment employed with these individuals. The first stage of treatment involved cognitive structuring for the decision to grieve again and for procedure clarification. The second stage involved guided imagery for reliving, revising, and revisiting the scenes at which the loss occurred. The third and final stage involved future-oriented identity reconstruction. The researchers reported that the reliving of the event through guided imagery effectively changed the client's view of reality, and furthermore helped along their grief resolution (Melges & DeMaso (1980), as cited by Utay & Miller, 2006). Moreover, Guided imagery has been established as a versatile and effective intervention.

The importance in assisting the children's mother with the grief process lies in the fact that bereavement is associated with increased risk of morbidity and mortality, and it is…...

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Elliott, K. (2000). Long QT syndrome. Alberta RN, January/February.

Firth, Hurst (2005). Clinical Genetics, New York: Oxford University Press, 378-9.

Gravitz, MA. (2001). Perceptual reconstruction in the treatment of inordinate grief. American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, 44(1), 51-5.

Joffrion, L.P., Douglas, D. (1994). Grief resolution: faciliatating self-transcendence in the bereaved. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 32(3), 13-9.

Realty therapy, which was developed by psychiatrist illiam Glasser during the 1960's, requires those working with a student with emotional disturbance to develop a positive, friendly relationship, especially with those particular students who do not want such a relationship (ong 2004). Realty therapy differs from other psychological models because it urges everyone who works with the student to enter into a counseling relationship with them, not simply the psychologist (ong 2004).

Research on the use of reality therapy for students with emotional disturbance has demonstrated a positive effect on student behavior. According to Glasser, "Counseling is just one human being helping another with a problem. This is not hard to do, if the person with the problem wants to be counseled" (ong 2004). However, students with emotional disturbance may be defensive and resistant to counseling, thus the school psychologist's job is to motivate them to participate in counseling and to persuade…...

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Works Cited

Harris, Karen M. (2002, June 22). A school, family, and community collaborative program for children who have emotional disturbances. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. Retrieved November 11, 2006 from HighBeam Research Library.

Nelson, Ron J. (2003, September 01). Status of and trends in academic intervention research for students with emotional disturbance. Remedial and Special Education. Retrieved November 11, 2006 from HighBeam Research Library.

Sabornie, Edward J. (2004, September 22). Characteristics of emotional disturbance in middle and high school students. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. Retrieved November 11, 2006 from HighBeam Research Library.

Sugai, George. (2000, September 22). A Self-Management Functional Assessment-

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The two hypothetical systems working on an individual's brain during the experience of addiction are complementary within and between system changes. The first counteradaptation results in a decrease in the transmission of dopamine and serotonin release during withdrawal phases of the cycle (obinson & Berridge 2001). Effectively, dopamine and serotonin transmission is artificially increased beyond the normative range during drug use, then virtually stopped once the drug has left the body. This intensifies not only the "come down" feeling but also the preoccupation anxieties associated with substance abuse as well as the existing emotional, environmental, or social vulnerability which lead to the initial lapse. Sensitization is the component of addiction which compels an individual to continually seek greater quantities of the substance (obinson & Berridge 2001). Effectively once the brain has been exposed to a chemical which alters neural transmission, the body attempts to return to a homeostatic state.…...

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1. Nesse, R. (1994). An evolutionary perspective on substance abuse. Ethology and Sociobiology, 15, 339- 348.

2. Robinson, T, & Berridge, K. (2001). Mechanisms of action of addictive stimuli incentive- sensitization and addiction. Addiction, 96, 103- 114.

3. Koob, G., & Le Moal, M. (1997). Drug abuse: Hedonic homeostatic dysregulation. Science, 278, 52- 58.

4. Brown, J.M., & Miller, W.R. (1993). Impact of motivational interviewing on participation and outcome in residential alcoholism treatment. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors,7, 211-218.

In August Wilson’s Fences, the author explores several themes as they relate to the central themes of race, fatherhood, and manhood in the United States.  One of the themes that he tackles is the concept of fate, though the approach is less about life being preordained as it is an examination of how history, social circumstances, and upbringing can combine to make some events appear preordained or fated rather than the intervention of some type of divine or supernatural fate.  This contextual analysis of manhood in a political situation that seems designed to challenge it was explored by

We can explain the concept of what punishment is and how it could be tied to not drinking water, as well as explain how you could chart or graph results with a study group that was not drinking water and a control group that was consuming the recommended amount of water.   Unfortunately, you omitted some of the information we would need to write an answer specifically addressing the experiment you appear to be referencing.  

Gestalt therapy is rooted in the idea that all people experience things subjectively.  In other words, not only are people not objective about their experiences, but people are not supposed to be objective about their experiences.  Furthermore, even therapists cannot be objective about experiences, as their own context and background influence how they approach scenarios. Therefore, instead of substituting their judgment about a clients’ experiences, therapists are called to accept that their clients are relaying the truth, or at least the client’s subjective truth, about their own experiences.

Because of this approach, Gestalt therapy is not as strictly....

We are starting with the assumption that the two movies in your assignment are A Twist of Faith and Never Heard.  We cannot locate a movie called Never Hear, but Never Heard is a popular movie for pastoral or theological classes because it explores the role that faith plays in redemption set against the backdrop of some pretty significant criminal activity.  We are proceeding as if that is the movie being discussed.

Both of the movies focus on crimes, specifically on the crime of murder.  In one movie, the main character is accused of murder, though he claims....