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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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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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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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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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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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Schema-based instruction for teaching math word problems to students with learning disabilities

One of the most challenging things to learn for children with LD (Learning Disabilities) is basic math concepts and problem solving skills. This challenge can negatively affect their ability to solve new problems. However, improving a child's ability to solve problems is not an easy exercise.

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Teaching adolescents to collect 24-hour urine samples

There being the need to have samples of the urine from an adolescent every 24 hours, there is need to teach the patient the procedure of collecting the urine sample and correctly handle the samples and transport them to the hospital.

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