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Solution focused brief therapy: principles, systems theory, and client change

Solution focused therapists operate on the logic that all problems have exceptions and by studying those exceptions and maintaining a definite vision of the ideal future, the therapist and patient can collaboratively come up with ideas to resolve problems. Their focus is the future, and competency.

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Spirituality, worldview, and personal faith: examining one's spiritual approach

Within the each person's worldview, there are always personal questions to be asked as we learn the skills needed to serve others -- and spirituality has a place within this question.

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Depression across the lifespan: a developmental perspective

Depression is a multifaceted and complex phenomenon affecting multiple age cohorts.

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Child Life specialists' professional practice and patient care

Please tell me your official job title and the length of time that you have held the Child Life Specialist degree. I am a Certified Child Life Specialist and Certified Pediatric Massage Therapist. In February, it will be 7 years since I started working in this field.

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Comparing nursing theories of Orem, Peplau, Levine, and Watson

Nursing diploma, Providence Hospital School of Nursing. Bachelor of Science- Catholic University of America-1939, Master of Science in Nursing Education-1945.

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Ross Anderson's security engineering approach to protecting systems

Appreciating the Concept of Security Engineering In the book ‘Security Engineering,' Ross Anderson does an in-depth look at the various systems that are needed to deal with either malicious behavior, mishaps or erroneous behavior.

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Green space accessibility and mental health outcomes in Cincinnati

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The cognitive-affective processing system and personality understanding

Why might the cognitive-affective processing system provide a more thorough understanding of an individual's personality than older models (e.g., Freud's theory of personality)?

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Caregiver depression risk in stroke survivors: evaluating research designs

In undertaking a quantitative research study, a researcher seeks to highlight the relationship between two variables, i.e. a dependent and an independent variable.

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Cognitive-behavioral theory in mental health counseling practice

Mental health practices are grounded in theories, frameworks that provide a focus for how to conceptualize problems, communicate causal variables, and devise and implement therapeutic solutions.

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