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($2) THE CAUSES, EFFECTS AND INTERVENTION MEASURES OF AN AUTISTIC CHILD. FINDINGS OF AN ATTACHMENT AT KAYOLE ADVENTIST SCHOOL, KENYA INTRODUCTION In this section the background of the institution where the attachment was done. Also the attachmentis also discussed. 1.1 Background. The institution in which the research was conducted is called Kayole Adventist School. It is located in Embakasi Nairobi County. The organization is a private sector owned by a religious group of Christian commun...

Writing Essays ($1) Introduction November 18th, 2016 Journal 13: Evaluating your sources. When writing essays, it is of great significance to provide details that state the fact correctly and appropriately. Giving a source in an essay, gives support to it and more credit is given because of having solid evidence and examples. Theacademic source, provide support to any discussion, argument and give similarities and differences in an essay. Essay writing also requires up to date information,...

Development of Life Skills ($1) Introduction Children need to develop life skills at an early age since it is a life-long process. Basic, or survival life skills for young children may include: toileting, brushing teeth, dressing, feeding, washing hands, tying shoe laces, imagination, exploration, observation and following simple instructions. Life skills Training children on certain, aspects of life, for example toilet training, holding a spoon to feed and dressing up. Providing a varie...

Albert Bandura's Socio-Cognitive Theory ($1) Introduction The socio-cognitive theory is a learning theory that posits that people learn by watching what others do. It emphasizes that, if people are motivated to learn a particular behaviour, they could do so through clear observation. According to Albert Bandura people acquire complex behaviour through modeling. He explains behaviour in terms of a person's interactions with the environment (either external or internal). Bandura stressed drat...

Types of Counseling ($1) Introduction There are different types or forms of counselling. However, these fall into two main -categories, namely individual and group. Individual counselling Individual counselling means counselling one client at a time. It involves a counsellor and a counselee. The client is helped to make an honest look at him or herself, become aware of his or her potential and weaknesses, consider alternatives in the light, of existing facts and information, and then make...

Advanced Practice Nurses ($1)Introduction Advanced nursing practice is a term that describes the clinical nursing practice that enriches the graduates with knowledge on how to deal with individuals in families and the community at large. This equips the nurses with professional knowledge on health care and effective role performance in the health sector, Schober & Affara, (2006). The minimum academic requirement for the entry to the advanced nurse association is a degree on the same fie...

All Types of Microphones and Why Each Can Be Different From Others ($1) A microphone is a transducer that transforms or changes one type of energy to another; it transforms sound energy to electrical energy. This is known as audio signal. Some mics areunidirectionalmic, have a narrow more directional pickup pattern:-cardioids and super cardioids. They are in times used to describe different unidirectional pick up patterns. Omni directionalmics-these has no directionality since they pick up ...

Stages in the Counseling Process ($1) Introduction The first encounter with a client before any counselling session starts is of great importance. The first meeting sets the style and tone for the kind of interaction which will follow between the counsellor and the client. The counsellor should first and foremost establish a rapport with the client. Thereafter, the sessions will have to be conducted in line with the following stages: Building a relationship Responding or defining a proble...

Supportive and Referral Services ($1) Introduction By the end of this article, you should be able to: Identify referral institutions. Describe referral procedures. Discuss die issues and challenges that require referrals. It is common for counsellors to refer their clients to more experienced persons for further counselling. This is because they are not always equipped to meet every need of die counselee. There are times when a counsellor may not be able to handle some cases. Sometimes ...

Skills for Psychosocial Competence ($1) Introduction By the end of this article, you should be able to: Define life skills. State the importance and types of life skills. Describe the development of life skills. Discuss the methods used to enhance the acquisition of different life skills. A life skill is a person's ability to maintain a state of mental well-being. It can also be defined as a person's ability to deal effectively with the demands arid challenges of everyday life. Life sk...