Environmental Studies

The case is a 40 y/o drug-addicted mom of 2 kids. Lives in public housing, children come to school dirty and hungry. Mom is unemployed and has been looking for work but cannot get the proper help she needs to kick her addiction. Mom suffers from anxiety and depression due to the loss of the children’s father who was murdered six months ago. No real support system, friends are addicts as well.

Engagement, Assessment, Preliminary Diagnosis, Intervention, and Termination of Treatment with Client (individual, family, community, or organization) System

As a supervisor, it is important to actively address supervision challenges in order to protect productivity levels and support positive morale with those you supervise. During this week, you will consider variables that influence absenteeism and staff satisfaction. In addition, you will explore strategies that decrease absenteeism and increase staff satisfaction.

For the macro-environment, list the five macro-environmental factors. What are the most important of the five macro-environmental factors that the company is facing and why do you say so? (Chaffey and Chadwick page 93).

Describe how genes interact with environmental factors to affect behavior. What major neurotransmitters are associated with mood? How are they involved in abnormal behavior?