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  2. Social support - Wikipedia

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    Social support. Social support is the perception and actuality that one is cared for, has assistance available from other people, and most popularly, that one is part of a supportive social network. These supportive resources can be emotional (e.g., nurturance), informational (e.g., advice), or companionship (e.g., sense of belonging); tangible ...

  3. Support group - Wikipedia

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    Support group. In a support group, members provide each other with various types of help, usually nonprofessional and nonmaterial, for a particular shared, usually burdensome, characteristic. Members with the same issues can come together for sharing coping strategies, to feel more empowered and for a sense of community.

  4. Direct support professional - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Direct Support Professionals ( DSPs) are professionals who work directly with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with the aim of assisting the individual to become integrated into their community or the least restrictive environment. DSPs share similar job duties with professional caregivers; they may assist with ...

  5. List of disability-related terms with negative connotations

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    Lists. v. t. e. The following is a list of terms, used to describe disabilities or people with disabilities, which may carry negative connotations or be offensive to people with or without disabilities. Some people consider it best to use person-first language, for example "a person with a disability" rather than "a disabled person." [1]

  6. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    The last image we have of Patrick Cagey is of his first moments as a free man. He has just walked out of a 30-day drug treatment center in Georgetown, Kentucky, dressed in gym clothes and carrying a Nike duffel bag.

  7. Job seekers—you shouldn’t balk when a test is part of your ...

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    Job seekers—you shouldn’t balk when a test is part of your interview. Upon hearing about the Gen Z job seeker who pushed back during a job interview over a 90-minute financial modeling test ...

  8. Board game 'renaissance' rolls dice for industry giant

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    According to a Fortune Business Insights report, the global board game industry was valued at $13.06 billion in 2023. The market is projected to grow by over $1 billion in 2024 and more than ...

  9. U.S. military says trucks have started bringing aid into Gaza ...

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    The aid trucks began moving into Gaza at around 9 a.m. local time (2 a.m. ET), the U.S. Central Command said in a post on X, a day after the military finished installing the pier. "No U.S. troops ...