Essays about: "care placements"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words care placements.

  1. 1. Formal Foster Care in Ghana; The Experiences and Perceptions of Foster Children and Foster Parents

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Tabitha Naa Akuyea Addy; [2021-02-03]
    Keywords : Formal Foster Care; Belonging; Foster Care Agency; Ghana;

    Abstract : This paper reports on an exploratory qualitative study of seven (7) foster children and four (4) foster parents in formal foster care in Ghana using in depth semi structured- interviews. The sample was selected purposively from placements by a foster care agency and the Department of Social Welfare in Ghana. READ MORE

  3. 2. An optimization model for the placement of psychiatric emergency units : The case of Region Skåne

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap och medieteknik (DVMT)

    Author : Albin Medoc; Daniel Subasic; [2021]
    Keywords : ambulance placement; optimization model; psychiatry; psychiatric emergency unit; ambulansplacering; optimeringsmodell; psykiatri; psykiatriambulans;

    Abstract : Mental illness is a major problem in today's society and many individuals have experienced a mental health problem. Severe mental illness, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression, is also relatively common, and mental illness can even lead to a person taking their own life. READ MORE

  4. 3. Young People Living in Residential Care in Estonia: Pathways to Further and Higher Education

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Gerda Heinma; [2018-07-23]
    Keywords : educational choice; educational pathway; Estonia; out-of-home care; residential care; young people.;

    Abstract : Educational outcomes of children and young people in out-of-home care are internationally well researched. Relatively less is known about the basis for their choice of educational pathway. The aim of this degree report is to determine the different influences behind educational choices of young people in residential care. READ MORE

  5. 4. Examining sources of heterogeneity between studies of mental-health outcomes in children with experience of foster care – a meta-analytical approach

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap

    Author : Henrik Karlsson; [2018]
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    Abstract : Systematic reviews of the effect of foster care on mental-health outcomes have consistently indicated a zero-sum game, which makes it unclear whether the intervention is suitable for children in need of out-of-home placements. This thesis took on a meta-analytical approach to examine sources of heterogeneity between studies evaluating the effect of foster care on adaptive functioning, cognitive functioning, externalizing behavior, internalizing behavior, and total problems behavior. READ MORE

  6. 5. Video Analysis Supporting Stroke Assessment within the Prehospital Care

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Biomedicinsk teknik

    Author : Emma Anzén; [2018]
    Keywords : Augmented reality; FAST; NIHSS; prehospital care; quantitative measurements; stroke; telestroke; video analysis; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Sweden, as well as the rest of the world has an increasing life-expectancy creating higher demands on the healthcare providers and on the quality of healthcare. Stroke is the third leading cause of death in Sweden. Prehospital stroke assessment is completed as rapid assessments by paramedics through the use of different stroke scales. READ MORE