In many legal senses, dogs are seen as property. The reality though is they are not property but family. Legal terms can be cold and lead to the devaluing of our pets. It is important in all venues to see pets as individuals, who although may not be people with rights, still nonetheless are seen with intrinsic value beyond.
Pets are more than property but are family. Please also review our Pet Loss Grief Counseling Certification
The article,”Maine Voices: Dog’s day in court isn’t about property – it’s about the human-animal bond” by PAULA GERSTENBLATT relates how it is more than just property disputes in court but a human-animal bond. The article states,
“In a recent editorial, “Our View: Dogs shouldn’t get their day in court” (May 16, Page A6), the Editorial Board writes: “Pets may seem like family, but they’re property – which is how courts should rule.” Research on the human-animal bond indicates pets are considered family, and the connection equals or exceeds that experienced between humans.”
Healthcare Case management is an important field for any administration or hospital. It helps track the overall health and needs of patients. It is critical to the success of the hospital as well as to the patients.
Nurses are excellent candidates for healthcare case management. Please review our Nursing Case Management Program
Nurses are excellent candidates to become case managers for hospitals. Nurses who have worked at the hospital have a knowledge of the system and can prove to good internal hires by the administration. Nurses with skills in case management can make the switch from the floor to the office very easily. Some positions require some type of formal education to enter into this field. A certification is an excellent way to achieve the education and the confidence needed to fill a position of case management. Most hospitals prefer to have a case manager who is certified. Many hospitals also pay for their nurses or case managers to become certified.
The American Academy of Case Management offers a Healthcare Case Management Certification. This Nursing Case Management focus is an excellent way for nurses to become certified and be able to perform their functions as a case manager. The Nursing Case Management program is independent study and online. After the completion of five core courses, the nurse or student can apply for a four year certification.
Again the courses are independent study and self paced. The courses are completely online. Each course requires a text book and the completion of an open book exam. Students can utilize their instructors as much or as little as they need.
Nursing Case Management is critical to hospital success and patient well being. Please also review our Nursing Case Management Program
Since Case management such a critical and important aspect to hospital function and patient well being, nurses can become excellent candidates to become case managers. Please review AIHCP’s Nursing Case Management program and see if it matches your academic and professional needs. With the education and training from the American Academy of Case Management, you will be able to face any case management challenges in a hospital setting.
What Do Nurse Case Managers Do?
Nurse Case Managers or Healthcare Case Managers are important parts of the hospital system. A case manager coordinates with various departments regarding the overall health of the patient. The case manager is the record keeper and makes sure all medical professionals are on the same page. They also play a key role in helping recover. In this way, it goes well beyond just the background of the patient and the initial stay but also includes recovery plans.
Nurse Patient Educators can play an important role with the Case Manager in ensuring the recovery and overall health of the patient. This reduces re-entry to the hospital and cuts down price. In this way, nurse case managers play a big role in outcome base statistics.
Nursing Case Managers are important for records, coordination and recovery care. Please review our Nursing Case Management Program
If you find interest in the case management field, please again review the American Academy of Case Managements information and see if it meets your professional goals and needs.
Meditation, especially Eastern Meditation, has recently began to separate from its religious roots and has become a far more secular endeavor in the West. In the past, Eastern Meditation was seen more for its spiritual connection with Eastern religions, but now it is also being seen more for its stress reduction and health benefits.
Consider becoming a certified Meditation Instructor and bring the health and benefits of meditation to multiple clients
Many religious fear the opposite. Religious may still see the Eastern aspects of meditation as contrary to Christian and other monotheistic creeds. While some aspects of Eastern Meditation are contrary to Christian ideas on meditation, many spiritual parts of it can be stripped from it.
Meditation has become because of this a very secular endeavor. Meditation is seen as a health benefit for a multitude of professionals. Business and various firms benefit greatly from having meditation training for their employees. Meditation Instructors can offer seminars and training to these professionals on a large level.
In addition to business firms, schools are also realizing the importance of meditation. Meditation can help calm students and help make learning more productive.
Meditation instructors can offer their services to schools and business firms. They can help reduce stress and anxiety for both students and employees. This helps reduce stress and improve productivity in the office as well as the classroom.
Meditation because it is a stress reducing practice is also very good for health. Doctors on many occasions will suggest meditation to their patients. Patients with heart issues or high blood pressure can utilize meditation as a tool to improve their health.
Meditation as a tool against stress, anger, and anxiety is an excellent practice in the secular world, beyond its spiritual roots. Meditation can be employed in the business world, classroom, as well as for anger management classes in the courts.
The American Institute of Health Care Professionals offers a Meditation Instructor Certification. The certification is online and self paced. It is open to professionals seeking to utilize meditation in a private practice where they can offer it to others. The courses are also good for merely education for those seeking more knowledge on meditation.
The program offers independent study courses. After completion of the courses, the student can apply for a four year certification. This certification as a Meditation Instructor is an excellent way to open doors into this new and exciting field. With it being so open to so many venues within the business and secular world, the demand has never been higher for Meditation Instructors.
Meditation has many health and stress reducing benefits. Please review our Meditation Instructor program and see if it meets your professional goals and needs
If you would like to become a certified Meditation Instructor and meet AIHCP’s prerequisites, then please review the Meditation Instructor program and see if it meets your academic and professional needs. As a certified meditation instructor you can begin to help many individuals lead healthier and less stressful lives through the power of meditation.
Stress can be overwhelming. It can also affect work as well as home life. It is important to control stress especially at work. If stress is controlled, one will better be able to focus on the task at hand.
How well you manage stress at work is key to a better job. Please also review our Stress Management Consulting Certification
The article, “3 Valuable Tips to Beat Stress at Work, From an Organizational Psychologist” by Sarah Sloat states,
“When dealing with these stressors, we can consider the resources we have to help us manage the situation. Resources can be unique to the individual, like conflict management skills or coping mechanisms, or can stem from the job or workplace itself. When our resources don’t match the stressful conditions faced at work, a stress process is initiated that can include these negative emotional reactions.”
Divorce is a difficult loss that causes distress in every facet of life. This is why divorce is so difficult. One must not only overcome emotional loss but also financial loss and other norms. One must adjust to an entire new life and this adjustment can be very difficult.
Divorce is a messy thing that leads to multiple losses and secondary ones. Please also review our Grief Counseling Courses
The article, “Why Overcoming Divorce Grief Is So Freakin’ Hard” by Kevin Finn states,
“Divorce is complicated (and it sucks) because you’re faced with seemingly non-stop social, emotional, legal, financial, and the everyday challenges of your new life. Everythingchanges and not always for the better – at least at first. Of course, all these changes trigger grief which you may think you understand because you’ve grieved before. ”
Grief is an altering experience. It can transform us. While it can hurt us short term, it also helps us grow through life. Grief may live scars but it also makes us stronger.
Grief over time can strengthen us. Please also review our Grief Counseling Training Program
The article, “Finding Empowerment Through Grief” by Carol Lawrence states,
“Grief is one of the most universal experiences that we can go through as human beings. Regardless of how each of us learns to cope with the loss of a loved one, one thing is certain – the way we reflect on loss can teach us valuable lessons that we carry with us for the rest of our lives.”
One of the most sad realities in this country is the treatment of veterans. Veterans do not receive the top quality care they need. Many lapse into mental disorders and become victims to substance abuse. Better care is a must for them.
Good article on the need to care for veterans. Please also review our Substance Abuse Practitioner Program
The article, “Substance abuse among veterans increasing as mental health issues go untreated, study finds” by Frank Miles illustrates this growing problem. The article states,
More U.S. military veterans are struggling with substance abuse and half of returning service members who need mental health treatment don’t seek out care, according to newly released data.
Children suffer from separation. Whether by death or divorce, the reality of dealing with a separation from normal life is real for children. Children need to be counseled and guided through this difficult times of separation and adjustment.
Good article on helping children overcome separation and divorce. Please also review our Child and Adolescent Grief Counseling Program
The article, “Helping children to cope with separation and grief” by Sheila Wayman states,
“It’s important for us to think about separation, not as an event in a child’s life but as a process over years, says Nixon. Often preceding the separation, there is a deterioration or breakdown of the parents’ relationship. Then after the separation there is a period of reorganisation, “maybe chaos”, around living arrangements and access to parents.”
One of the greatest burdens is to receive a bad medical diagnosis. Some may be terrifying and involve a chance of death while other cases are terminal pronouncements. These challenges involve first digesting the terrifying diagnosis. This alone is a challenge and can cause time to adjust to the challenge ahead. Whether its a long road to recovery or potential death, one must eventually overcome the initial shock wave of grief and denial and move forward.
It is hard to deal and handle a bad health diagnosis. Please also review our Pastoral Thanatology program
The article, “The Importance of Grief and Acceptance After a Diagnosis” by Jori Hamilton states,
“Many people, after learning any type of serious diagnosis go through different stages of grief. Grief doesn’t just apply to death, it applies to other types of loss as well.”
Please also review our Grief Counseling Program as well as our Pastoral Thanatology program. Both programs can help professionals with the training they need to help others through the process of grief and death.
Ministry presents a multitude of challenges. Pastoral care from caring for the sick, dying, as well as the grieving can strain any minister. The time and energy it also takes to spiritually guide a flock can be demanding.
There are numerous challenges to a minister and pastor. Please also review our Christian Counseling Certification
The article, “10 common pastoral care challenges” by Thom Rainer explores ten common challenges in pastoral care and ministry. He states,
“So, for the most part, the challenges are not the members themselves, but the capacity to meet all the pastoral needs members have. Here are how the pastors expressed ten of their greatest pastoral care challenges.”
