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Integrating intuition with evidence-based practice in psychotherapy

Counseling naturally entails a high degree of intuition. Therapy is a human-centered occupation. Therapists are not robots or computers; they are human beings working with other human beings on issues that often have a high degree of emotional content.

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Sex offender registration and notification laws: effectiveness and limitations

The issue of sex offender registration and notification (SORN) has been an age long practice across many states and upon release from jail, some states require that sex offenders register with their local authorities for ease of monitoring over a period of time.

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Comparing Florence Nightingale's and the 2010 social policy statement nursing definitions

There are significant distinctions that are available to compare and contrast the definition of nursing provided in the 2010 Social Policy Statement (SPS) with the definition of nursing provided by Florence Nightingale in Notes on Nursing.

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Mental health services and resources for military personnel

National Council for Behavioral Health (n.d.) points out, at least thirty percent of active duty military personnel suffer from a serious mental health disorder that requires treatment, but less than half of these individuals receive treatment.

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DBT skills and cognitive behavioral therapy for comorbid depression and anxiety

Successful Are Clinicians in the Treatment of Comorbid Depression and Anxiety in Adult Patients, With DBT Skills Application?

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Michael Stein's disease model of addiction and its scientific limitations

Addict, Michael Stein uses a case study approach to exhibit, analyze, and discuss addiction in general and how addiction impacts the lives of individuals specifically.

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Perseverance as the key to success and happiness

People in today's culture are experiencing tremendous challenges because we live in a fast-paced world. Throughout all endeavors, everyone desires to be successful and happy in spite of challenges.

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Rhetorical strategies in McCarthy, Murrow, and nonviolent dissent

Murrow recognizes McCarthy's logical fallacies and appeals more to logic than to emotion. He notes, for example, "we must not accuse dissent with disloyalty," and that due process of law is the only honorable means of addressing some of the issues McCarthy is concerned with.

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Evidence-based interventions for reducing juvenile offender recidivism

The need to lessen the criminal behavior of juvenile offenders is an important aspect of the modern juvenile justice system given that over 1 million adolescents in the United States are processed by juvenile courts.

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The seven-stage model for planned organizational change in criminal justice

Distinguish between unplanned and planned change and then discuss the 7 stage model for planned change. Change is inevitable, and organizations can either change in a planned or unplanned way.

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