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How To Be A More Ethical Manager. By Sam Wright How to Be a More Ethical Manager The surly, unfriendly boss has long been a corporate stereotype and the butt of many jokes in the workplace. However in modern businesses, organisations, and charities, the manager is increasingly responsible for the wellbeing of staff which means finding modern ways to motivate.

From the CEO to the project manager, every supervisor in a charity has a role to play in motivating staff and keeping morale high. Flexibility Managers are increasingly having to learn to be flexible. Generosity The modern manager needs to be confident in their appraisal of a situation, yet willing to bend and adapt – and willing to admit when they’re wrong. Motivation Modern bosses are increasingly asked to motivate staff using positive methods rather than correction. Managers are increasingly aware that punishment breeds resentment, and in voluntary jobs or charity work, the ability to motivate is a critical skill. Keeping With the Times. Print This Checklist to Better Prepare for Your Next Job Interview. Methadone. Methadone (also known as Symoron, Dolophine, Amidone, Methadose, Physeptone, Heptadon and many other names) is a synthetic opioid.

It is used medically as an analgesic and a maintenance anti-addictive and reductive preparation for use by patients with opioid dependency. It was developed in Germany in 1937, mainly because Germany required a reliable internal source of opiates. Because it is an acyclic analog of morphine or heroin, methadone acts on the same opioid receptors as these drugs, and thus has many of the same effects. Methadone is also used in managing severe chronic pain, owing to its long duration of action, extremely powerful effects, and very low cost. Methadone was introduced into the United States in 1947 by Eli Lilly and Company. Methadone is mainly used in the treatment of opioid dependence.

A number of pharmaceutical companies produce and distribute methadone. Medical uses[edit] Methadone maintenance[edit] In Russia, methadone treatment is illegal. Analgesic[edit] Efficacy | Official HCP Site. Important Safety Information VIVITROL is indicated for: Treatment of alcohol dependence in patients who are able to abstain from alcohol in an outpatient setting. Patients should not be actively drinking at the time of initial VIVITROL administration. Prevention of relapse to opioid dependence, following opioid detoxification. VIVITROL should be part of a comprehensive management program that includes psychosocial support.

VIVITROL is contraindicated in patients: Receiving opioid analgesics With current physiologic opioid dependence In acute opioid withdrawal Who have failed the naloxone challenge test or have a positive urine screen for opioids Who have exhibited hypersensitivity to naltrexone, polylactide-co-glycolide (PLG), carboxymethylcellulose, or any other components of the diluent Any attempt by a patient to overcome the VIVITROL blockade by taking opioids may lead to fatal overdose. Should be opioid-free (including tramadol) for a minimum of 7–10 days before starting VIVITROL. Naltrexone Official FDA information, side effects and uses. During two randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled 12-week trials to evaluate the efficacy of Naltrexone as an adjunctive treatment of alcohol dependence, most patients tolerated Naltrexone well. In these studies, a total of 93 patients received Naltrexone hydrochloride at a dose of 50 mg once daily.

Five of these patients discontinued Naltrexone because of nausea. No serious adverse events were reported during these two trials. While extensive clinical studies evaluating the use of Naltrexone in detoxified, formerly opioid-dependent individuals failed to identify any single, serious untoward risk of Naltrexone use, placebo-controlled studies employing up to fivefold higher doses of Naltrexone hydrochloride (up to 300 mg per day) than that recommended for use in opiate receptor blockade have shown that Naltrexone causes hepatocellular injury in a substantial proportion of patients exposed at higher doses (see WARNINGS and PRECAUTIONS, Laboratory Tests).

Opioid Addiction Respiratory: Naltrexone Official FDA information, side effects and uses. During two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled 12 week trials to evaluate the efficacy of Naltrexone hydrochloride as an adjunctive treatment of alcohol dependence, most patients tolerated Naltrexone hydrochloride well. In these studies, a total of 93 patients received Naltrexone hydrochloride at a dose of 50 mg once daily.

Five of these patients discontinued Naltrexone hydrochloride because of nausea. No serious adverse events were reported during these two trials. Aside from this finding, and the risk of precipitated opioid withdrawal, available evidence does not incriminate Naltrexone hydrochloride, used at any dose, as a cause of any other serious adverse reaction for the patient who is “opioid-free.” It is critical to recognize that Naltrexone hydrochloride can precipitate or exacerbate abstinence signs and symptoms in any individual who is not completely free of exogenous opioids. Opioid Addiction The incidence was less than 10% for:

Vivitrol: A Shot in the Dark. In a better world, alcoholics and addicts could control their addictions medically via a one-a-day pill or, better yet, a monthly shot. With no side effects, this magic bullet would remove the craving and compulsion to get high. Of course, the need to escape—“self-medicate”—the pain of living in your own skin would remain, but antidepressants, 12-step and other groups and therapy, if not sobriety itself, could go a long way to controlling that, too. This hypothetical, er, cocktail of interventions—known as a “functional cure”—would make the disease of addiction manageable. The rate of recovery would jump from 20%, at best, to 90%. It turns out that a pale version of this sci-fi medicine does exist. Vivitrol is no magic bullet. Some people in recovery swear by it. Others, not so much. Neither Vivitrol nor naltrexone is a household word for addicts.

The question is, weighing the costs and benefits, should you? The FDA looked favorably, if a bit peculiarly, on Vivitrol. Www.aegisuniversity.com/Aegis Documents/Tapering off of Methadone Maintenance 5-24-02.pdf. Methadone at tapered doses for th... [Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2005. Practice Standards | International Association of Social Work With Groups. The Standards for Social Work Practice with Groups were developed by an expert panel of group work educators, practitioners, and researchers. The IASWG recognizes that social work practice with groups reflects a broad domain of professional practice. These Standards reflect the distinguishing features of group work and illuminate the unique perspective that social group workers bring to practice. Standards for Social Work Practice with Groups is available in English and Spanish. Please take a minute to download or read the Report of the Survey on AASWG Standards for Social Work Practice with Groups.

These standards reflect the distinguishing features of group work as well as the unique perspective that social workers bring to their practice with groups. By design, these standards are general, rather than specific. Section I. identifies essential knowledge and values that underlie social work practice with groups. I. II. III. Tasks: Knowledge Needed: IV. V. VI. Docs/syllabus/Tasks and skills of the social worker across stages of group development.pdf.