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Best Practices For Vulnerable Adult Investigation Policies And Procedures At Blue Earth County, Anna Stindt
Best Practices For Vulnerable Adult Investigation Policies And Procedures At Blue Earth County, Anna Stindt
All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects
The purpose of this project is to update the policies and procedures for conducting vulnerable adult investigations in Blue Earth County to reflect changes in the statute and to incorporate current best practices for conducting investigations.
Minnesota Health Care Programs: Renville County Human Servics Outreach Project, Bethany Leindecker
Minnesota Health Care Programs: Renville County Human Servics Outreach Project, Bethany Leindecker
All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects
Purpose:
To develop an outreach program for use by Renville County Human Services staff to educate potential service recipients and other community residents about Minnesota health care programs.
To assist outreach staff in gaining skills and knowledge necessary to effectively conduct the outreach.
Harm Reduction In Outpatient Drug-Free Substance Abuse Treatment Settings, Michael Eversman
Harm Reduction In Outpatient Drug-Free Substance Abuse Treatment Settings, Michael Eversman
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
In the United States, drug-free substance abuse treatment programs generally operate under an abstinence-only, disease model based service orientation. Citing several reasons, critics suggest disease model approaches hinder client utilization and retention within such services. The framework of harm reduction offers an alternative approach to substance abuse treatment services and may have potential for improving utilization and retention outcomes. Yet little is known about how harm reduction is perceived by practitioners in drug-free substance abuse treatment settings, and the circumstances in which harm reduction may or may not be accepted. In addition, despite a body of narrative literature suggesting harm …