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Leadership principles and excellence in professional counseling

The State of Wisconsin's Department of Regulation & Licensing defines professional counseling as: "Applying a combination of human development, rehabilitation and either psychosocial or psychotherapeutic principals, procedures or services that integrate a wellness, pathology and multicultural model…

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Agency adjudication hearings and license revocation procedures

Licensing Agency has specific codes relating to adjudication hearings. An adjudication hearing could for example be required when a driver has committed a traffic offence. An adjudication order is only valid when authorized by the law.

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Media versus clinical approaches to understanding eating disorders

The blonde model is eating a large, greasy slice of pizza. The headline proclaims: "Looking Beyond the Runway for Answers on Underweight Models." Although the New York Times is a respectable media publication, in many ways this sensationalist and simplistic attitude perfectly sums up the popular…

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Gender differences in body image perception and weight satisfaction

Human standards for ideal body size have changed dramatically within the past hundred years. Recent trends within body image shows that an alarming number of young men and women perceive themselves inadequate in the search for idealized figures.

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Positive deviance and the identification of gifted children

The foundational aspects that define the gifted or developmentally advanced are often difficult to assess as they are often poorly defined and offer challenges to educators, parents and the community.

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The Raine Study's findings on breastfeeding and childhood development

The type of study that was used for this research was a tracking study, in which children who were born and were participants had their growth and development tracked for a period of 16 years to determine whether or not breastfeeding had a significant impact on their milestones and mental health…

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Samuel Gladding's "Becoming a counselor": journey and professional development

The book entitled "Becoming a Counselor" written by Samuel Gladding offers a story within a story. It mainly tackles the author's journey to becoming a good counselor that he is now. The book is very simply written. It does not contain any high falutting jargons nor idiomatic statements.

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Comparing medical and developmental models in substance abuse treatment

The modern biological approach to human behavior originated in the 19th century "with the discovery that brain damage could result in thought and mood disturbances and bizarre behavior" ("The Biological Model," 2004, the Science Museum: Making the Modern World Today).

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The role of hormones in determining human behavior

Human behavior has been an interesting subject of discussion and research. It is commonly believed that genes and environment determine human behavior. We need to not forget that genes are precisely what we call hereditary in ordinary language.

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Fiedler's contingency theory and situational leadership approaches

Supervisors & managers are often regarded as being highly adaptable and being aware of the styles and approaches to management. Is this a realistic assumption?

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