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Responsiveness to intervention and reading regression in a third-grade case study

The rights and wrongs of the general and/or special education teacher and Responsiveness to Intervention (RTI) is demonstrated in case studies, which can be effective tools for learning.

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Ethical standards in school counseling programs based on ACA principles

The ethical considerations made by the organization involved in delivering the program are based on the ethical principles/standards of the American Counseling Association (ACA).

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The rise in autism diagnosis: increased awareness or changing definitions?

Autistic children being born increasing, or where they always there but now being diagnosed more? Autism refers to a spectrum of related disorders, generally classified as neurological developmental disorders, which impact communication, cognition, and behavior.

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Therapeutic exercises for couples and families: Royal Flush and beyond

Those tools and techniques should be adaptable to suit the needs of each family, individuals within that family, and also the contextual or environmental variables that impact families.

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Multicultural competence in psychotherapy for treating alcoholism

Treating Alcoholism presents therapists with multi-dimensional issues -- multicultural understanding and contextual setting of the client (profession, family, history, work conditions and exposure to extraordinary conditions, in the case of those serving in the military), dominates these settings…

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Ethical obligations to disabled individuals in psychological practice

The Ethical Principle of Psychologists and Code of Conduct deal with the ethical approach of disability in two methods.

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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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