Increasing Mental Health Services in Public Schools
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A 17 page paper discussing the problems of and reasons for lack of mental health services availability in public schools. The paper discusses structural changes in schools organization; cognitive therapy; cultural implications; interdisciplinary efforts; and recent attempts to increase mental health services to public schools. The paper concludes that the programs promoted by the President's Commission have been shown to be highly effective and school-specific programs are available at low or no cost aside from the cost of screeners' time. Concerned school-based social workers should conduct a full cost-benefit analysis to take to the local government. Though screening and treatment of public school students can be costly, it also should supply extensive cost savings to the community in terms of adult care that can be avoided in the future. Bibliography lists 21 sources.
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Individual Therapy/Latinos/Hispanics
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A 4 page research paper that discusses counseling Latino/a clients in individual therapy. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Initial Organized Substance Abuse Intervention
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An 11 page paper that describes the pre-intervention assessment methods and the facts behind the substance abuse habits of a loving but highly angry 16-year-old boy. Bill is the product of pugnacious and alcoholic homes, and trying his best to stay away from the drugs to which he feels so drawn. He is constantly in trouble at school; his dark anger brought him to juvenile court on assault charges filed by his stepmother. Bill's assessment revealed that his risk levels were not so severe that state-supported inpatient treatment could be justified, but it was clear he could not return either to his mother's or father's home. He did have an alternative, and one that worked for him. Bill is a very real character; the paper contains no fiction. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Investigating Advice on Communication Between Couples
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An 8 page paper comparing the theories of 5 self-help relationship books to the findings of current communications research reports. There are very good self-help books available discussing the male-female romantic relationship, but the reader does indeed need to be aware of the discrepancies of many of them with both current communications research findings and common sense. With the exception of Gray, every one of the problems discussed in both the books and the communications journal articles referenced for this paper has as its base a lack of honesty on the part of at least one, and normally both involved players. Whether that lack of honesty is intentional or not, it nevertheless is there and blocks the path of any true and lasting relationship. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Issues and Problems in Multicultural Counseling
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9 pages in length. A comprehensive overview of issues concerning multicultural counseling. Examined are considerations and problems faced by counselors working with culturally-diverse groups, models in multicultural training, and the bi-racial identity development model (clearly explained). Bibliography lists approximately 12 sources.
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John Gottman/ 7 Principles for Marriage
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A 5 page overview of John Gottman's book The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work. The writer outlines the major points of the text and summarizes each principle. No additional sources cited.
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Juvenile Delinquency: A Program Design for One on One Interaction Between Adult Volunteers and At-Risk Children
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A 13 page paper reviewing the problems and possible solutions for juvenile delinquency. This paper compares the successes and failures of programs around the country and suggests a program design for an innovative program allowing one on one interaction between adult volunteers and at risk children. The program design includes specific criteria for evaluating a child’s progress over a one year period. Bibliography lists 26 sources.
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Lawson et al: Essentials Of Chemical Dependency Counseling"
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5 pages in length. The extent to which Lawson et al (1984) provide a thorough and comprehensive insight to the issue of chemical dependency counseling is both grand and far-reaching. "Essentials of Chemical Dependency" explores every possible nuance of successful intervention, as well as furnishes in-depth explication of the multiple elements associated with the overall counseling process, such as understanding the difference between gender and chemical dependency, different counseling approaches, cultural implications of chemical dependency, as well as an entire chapter dedicated to the ethics of counseling. No additional sources cited.
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Love Is Never Enough, Or Is It?
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An 8 page paper discussing the book by Aaron T. Beck entitled, Love is Never Enough. This book is based a cognitive therapy approach to marriage counseling. Beck offers many constructive ideas and exercises for the couple who wish to more fully understand each other while ceasing to bring in their negative, and pointless, emotions into the relationship. While this book may apply to many people, if not all people in some way, it is presumptuous to assume that love is 'never enough.'
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Marital & Family Therapy / Techniques
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A 12 page examination of the history and central features of Marital and Family Therapy as a social movement and an institution. Significant trends and contributions are highlighted including : Structural Family Therapy, Strategic Family Therapy, Transgenerational Family Therapy, and Behavioral Family Therapy. The writer also provides a brief overview of treatment modalities that have developed under the umbrella of marriage and family therapy and formulates a theory of marital and family therapy based upon the "better parts" of that which already exists. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Marriage and Family Counseling
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A 10 page paper which discusses various conditions of the family today. Family laws are increasing in strictness, with divorces harder to obtain, in an effort to keep families together. The paper discusses these aspects as they involve families under attack for divorce and dysfunction and also addresses how successful family and marriage counseling in preventing problems. The involvement of prayer is also addressed as it involves protecting and sustaining families and marriages. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Marriage Counseling & Keeping Couples Together
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A detailed, 6 page examination of marriage counseling theory & technique today. The writer cites key statistics concerning marriage/divorce rates and pointing at the work of certain theorists, argues that there exists a grave need for change. Much of this essay is written from a "Christian perspective" on marriage counseling in which the emphasis is to be upon keeping the couple together and helping them to both understand and appreciate their sacred vows. FREE abstract included ! Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Mediation and Diverse Populations
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This 15 page report discusses the concepts associated with mediation processes and discusses the ways in which cultural, social, and personal biases can have a significant impact on the successfulness of the outcomes reached through mediation. Mediation has become an effective and beneficial means of dispute settlement in a number of circumstances. The mediator creates a safe and encouraging environment for deliberation, fostering new ideas, shuttling settlement options back and forth and focusing attention on feasible solutions. The process is not only cheaper than litigation but more geared to fixing what is broken. The most important thing to understand is the fact that in the vast majority of situations the potential drawbacks of mediation are few while the benefits are many. However, cultural considerations must be seen as extremely important in the overall establishment of a successful mediation program. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Modern Stress Theory
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This 8 page paper begins with an introduction to Selye's major theories about stress. In today's ever-changing world, the types of stress we experience does not allow people to adopt a fight or flight response. The writer comments on the types of stress in today's world, why people feel such stress, including the feelings of loss and the lack of time to deal with the grief. The essay reports some of the symptoms of stress. The final section discusses post-traumatic stress disorder. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Multicultural Issues in Group Counseling
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A 3 page research paper that discusses multicultural issues in group counseling. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Multicultural Issues in Group Counseling
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A 3 page research paper that discusses multicultural issues in group counseling. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Multicultural Marriage Counseling
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An 8 page overview of the difficulties involved in providing multicultural marriage counseling. Emphasizes the differences and the feelings of isolation which a multicultural couple, or a couple whose cultural background is different from the counselor might experience. It also suggests that it is the role of the counselor to overcome these feelings and to gain the trust of the clients. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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