Drug Abuse as Career

1981 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 369-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert H. Coombs
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Real World ◽  
Developmental Stages ◽  
Drug Addict ◽  
The Real ◽  
Professional Careers ◽  
Career Model

The stereotypic view of the drug addict as a ne'erdo-well who cannot cope with the real world is challenged and a “career” model explicated. The similarities of drug careers to professional careers, particularly those of physicians, are noted. The analysis also delineates the developmental stages of the drug career: initiation, escalation, maintenance, discontinuation and renewal. More positive approaches to the prevention of substance abuse are recommended.

Student-Run Communications Agencies: Providing Students With Real-World Experiences That Impact Their Careers

2016 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
pp. 410-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee Bush ◽  
Daniel Haygood ◽  
Harold Vincent
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Real World ◽  
Student Agency ◽  
Job Interviews ◽  
The Real ◽  
Entry Level ◽  
Faculty Advisors ◽  
Professional Careers ◽  
Industry Professionals ◽  
Depth Interviews

While several studies have examined the learning outcomes of student-run communications agencies, these studies have mostly been from the perspective of faculty advisors. Through in-depth interviews with student agency graduates, this study examined how current industry professionals perceive the benefits of their student agency experiences and how they applied those experiences to their professional careers. Graduates placed a high value on the real-world experience gained from student agencies, learning how a professional agency functions, and working with a diverse set of clients and people in team-based settings. Graduates also reported that their student agency involvement set them apart in job interviews and made them better prepared than their peers for entry-level positions.

scholarly journals Substance Abuse and Addiction among Undergraduates in Nigerian Private Universities; Communicating Behavioural Change for Sustainable Human Development

2021 ◽  
pp. 11-26
Author(s):  
Oluwasola, Omolola ◽  
Layefa, Goodluck ◽  
Babaleye, Samuel Oloruntobi Taye
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Developmental Stages ◽  
Substance Abusers ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Private Universities ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Sustainable Human Development

Substance abuse among youths and young adults in Nigeria has been a significant health problem that threatens sustainable human development. There are a number of studies that have looked into drug abuse among adolescents. Some of the studies reported that youths experiment with substance abuse at some point in their lifetime.  However, not so many of such researchers examined the implications of drug abuse on sustainable human development. This gap was the motivation for this study. The study explored substance abuse and addiction among undergraduates in Nigerian private universities; communicating behavioural change for sustainable human development. The study was premised on the self esteem, family, availability and proneness and developmental stages theories of drug abuse. Using the purposive sampling technique, the key informant interview was used to elicit information from 140 youths who are substance abusers in a private university in south west, Nigeria. Structured interview was also conducted to elicit additional information from the Student affairs officer of the said university. Findings reveal that substance abuse among youths has multi-causal elements. Besides, it was gathered that a lot of communication measures have been directed towards changing substance abusers’ behaviour. It was recommended that wholesome concerted efforts must be made to eradicate the menace for sustainable human development. 

Current Issues: Evidence-Based Practice for the Real World: Thoughts on Clinical Education in Communication Disorders

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 100-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne K. Bothe
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Education ◽  
Real World ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Communication Disorders ◽  
University Faculty ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
The Real ◽  
Language Pathology

This article presents some streamlined and intentionally oversimplified ideas about educating future communication disorders professionals to use some of the most basic principles of evidence-based practice. Working from a popular five-step approach, modifications are suggested that may make the ideas more accessible, and therefore more useful, for university faculty, other supervisors, and future professionals in speech-language pathology, audiology, and related fields.

The Real-World Fellowship

2006 ◽  
Vol 40 (7) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
LEE SAVIO BEERS
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
The Real
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