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Care professionals are concerned with helping support people with physical, social, emotional or any other problems. Everyone needs certain things to survive in the world: including food, clothing, shelter and security. 

A care professional is concerned with ensuring people have these necessities and protection from unreasonable negativity in their lives (e.g. extreme pain or psychological stress). These jobs may be found in a variety of different settings, such as welfare work, youth work, community support, geriatric care or end of life work.

 
Asault is very distressing to those who experience it both from physical and psychological perspectives. It can include assault, sexual assault or threat of assault by a co-worker or by a member of the public. The response will often be varied depending of the specifics of the incident but there should be clear policies and training in the workplace on how to respond to violence. 
 

Avoiding Toxins at home

By ACS Distance Education on January 9, 2023 in Animals, Environmental Issues, Food, Health, Herbs & Science | comments

From a scientific point of view, a toxin is a very specific type of poison, one which is produced via living cells. For instance, a poison produced by a spider would be considered a toxin. A manmade poison, on the other hand, would not be considered a toxin.

In the modern world, most people think of toxins in a more general sense, simply as substances which are poisonous to humans and/or animals. They refer to poisons which are produced by living cells as bio toxins or natural toxins.

 

What is Health and Wellbeing

By ACS Distance Education on April 30, 2022 in Health | comments

What is Health?

Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.  There are three clearly identifiable aspects to health: psychological, physical and chemical.

 

Work in Medical Services

By ACS Distance Education on February 5, 2019 in Careers, Health & Jobs Success | comments
Medical services for wellbeing include those provided through hospitals and clinics and can include alternative therapies as well as mainstream ones. Roles can include doctors, dentists, nurses, and a wide range of specialty services.