Teenage client teaching on substance abuse - Book Report/Review Example

The study seeks to compare this approach to that of the traditional doctor-patient session that have for so long defined how patients understand the nature of their disease and gain valuable insights on how to treat his. The authors found that with comparison to those that only enjoyed the experience with the doctor, those that attended the group learning sessions were far more likely to develop a broader understanding of their disease and work to implement the required steps as a byproduct of the peer support they invariably received.

Although the group session in question is sponsored by health professionals, such group sessions could easily be performed by a multitude of different organizations and/or groups to help ameliorate symptoms among shareholders who suffer from such a disease. Romney, M. C., Thomson, E., & Kash, K. (2011). Population-Based Worksite Obesity Management Interventions: A Qualitative Case Study. Population Health Management, 14(3), 127-132. doi:10.1089/pop.2010.0017 The study details the fact that due to the fact that obesity has become such a prevalent feature in our modern society, more and more employers are holding weight management/obesity clinics and seminars free of charge for their employees.

This of course is not always done out of the goodness of the heart of the employer; but rather, out of a desire to keep insurance costs at a minimum and employees more productive as a function of better health. This particular case study performed a very broad survey/questionnaire upon firms that were employing such seminars/clinics for their employees. The survey further worked to understand the key components of their weight management programs. Furthermore, it was determined that almost invariably these employers were drawing upon the expertise of medical professionals as a means to better teach and distribute salient/relevant information to their employees/shareholders.

Such a practice, although expensive, is most definitely paid for in the end by the increase in health that is usually observed from the effects of such a clinic/seminar. Similarly, it was determined that those employers that do not currently participate in any form of weight management clinic/workshop or seminar are either currently planning on instituting one in the near future or currently have literature that they distribute to their employees through their HR department. Ferguson, K., Jun, J.

, Bender, K., Thompson, S., & Pollio, D. (2010). A comparison of addiction and transience among street youth: Los Angeles, California, Austin, Texas, and St Louis, Missouri. Community Mental Health Journal, 46(3), 296-307. doi:10.1007/s10597-009-9264-x This particular study focused on the correlation between youth drug counseling among adolescent transient youth and overall levels of regression. Although the study was small, with less than 150 participants, it helped to paint a valuable picture with regards to the effect that social work