This article delves into the critical realm of support services for crime victims within the United States’ criminal justice process. The introduction outlines the significance of recognizing crime victims and the pivotal role that support services play in mitigating the aftermath of criminal acts. The first section explores Victim Assistance Programs, tracing their historical development
A difficult task facing career counselors concerns applying abstract career theories to concrete problems presented by clients. Over the years, counselor educators have voiced concern about their trainees’ ability to accurately assess client problems and make sound clinical decisions. In practice, novice career counselors also become perplexed by the multitude of career methods and materials
The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is the most widely used multiple-aptitude test battery in the United States. CAT-ASVAB, the computer-adapted version of the ASVAB, is administered to all applicants to the U.S. armed services. Over one-quarter of all high school students eventually take the paper-and-pencil ASVAB through participation in the ASVAB Career Exploration
Sport and exercise psychology (SEP) services (e.g., team interventions, one-on-one interventions, and consultation with organizations) aim at performance enhancement with athletic populations and exercise adherence with physically active individuals. In addition, SEP practitioners design their interventions to promote healthy lifestyles and to contribute to their clients’ personal growth, psychological well-being (PWB), and quality of life
The food service industry includes all types of establishments that prepare, supply, and serve food outside the home. This includes restaurants, carryout operations, cafeterias, school and college dining rooms, catering and vending companies, hotels and motels, and retirement centers. Food service operations primarily serve food to their customers, but they also may provide entertainment, group
Social Services Careers Background In the earliest civilizations, those in need were faced with prejudice and discrimination. Ancient civilizations believed that people with mental disorders were being penalized by the gods and punished or banished them from society. It wasn’t until 1597 that the Poor Laws were established in England to handle the needs of
Information Services Careers Background Information occupies an invaluable place in our lives. Information is the tool by which we learn, make decisions, and answer questions or concerns that we face every day at work, at school, and in our personal lives. A junior high school student may seek information on the history of ancient Greece
One of the most dangerous places to find oneself in the United States is driving or walking on streets or highways. The staggering death toll averages approximately fifty thousand fatalities annually, and citizens would not be surprised to learn that highway accidents are one of the leading causes of death among young people and police
Many assessments of mental illness (e.g., symptom checklists, diagnostic oriented symptom assessment) and criminal risk (e.g., level of criminal risk, criminal thinking) exist independently; however, the SMI is the first measure to simultaneously assess both symptoms of mental illness and criminal risk in one measure. Using a multifaceted approach to improved mental health functioning, reduced
Throughout the nineteenth century in the western world, home health care (HHC) existed to care for new mothers and those with infectious diseases. In the mid-twentieth century, HHC began to transform, as the proportion of older people in the general population steadily increased and with it the need for care for chronic degenerative diseases. The