Divya Srivastava THE ROLE OF THE SCHOOL COUNSELLOR School counselling is a branch of applied psychology that deals with problems or behaviours that interfere with the academic progress or social acceptance of children in the school system. School counsellors assess cognitive functioning and identify mental retardation, giftedness, developmental delays, instructional difficulties, and learning disabilities. They recommend educational programs; assess behavioural and emotional problems, and support
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of psychology that studies unusual patterns of behavior, emotion and thought, which may or may not be understood as precipitating a mental disorder. * The field of abnormal psychology identifies multiple causes for different conditions, employing diverse theories from the general field of psychology and elsewhere, and much still hinges on what exactly is meant by "abnormal". * There has traditionally been a divide between psychological and biological explanations, reflecting a philosophical dualism in
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INTER-PERSONAL AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS: VIABLE TOOLS IN THE ART OF CLIENT INTERVIEWING AND COUNSELLING The need for client interviewing and counselling as part of legal practice cannot be over-emphasized as clients being potential parties to a dispute will more often than not consult lawyers to seek the best option to settling the particular dispute. Client interviewing can be described as receiving information about the clients dispute, deciding based on that information what the best legal means
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real-life examples to choose from to analyze the psychological trait view theory of criminology, which aims to explain why individuals with psychological deficiencies commit crime, but the story of Red the Martyr illustrates it perfectly. The mind is truly a sensitive and fragile apparatus, but as one will see in the case Red, it has the potential to permanently and negatively alter one’s life. The psychological trait theory is a broad category of criminology that investigates how the functioning
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this study was collected through chart audits of medical records and by tracing these young girls over a period of at least two years. Data is collected in the medical records by a series of verbal questions asked by a medical professional through personal interviews. Face-to-face interviews are an excellent technique to observe behaviors of the individual. This behavior could be verbal or nonverbal such as body language. One disadvantage of this is that there may be a lack of standardization in the
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The Free Online Dictionary defines Insights as “the capacity to discern the true nature of a situation” Currently; in the Caribbean we are facing an economic down turn that is unlike the Great Depression of the 1900’s. It is also seen throughout the United States as well as North America where the unemployment rates are at very high. The economy’s struggling state has left us all seeking for solutions. In the cases of such economic dire straits, the people who are likely to suffer are the poor
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L.M Personal Model of Helping BSHS/312 January 30, 2012 Personal Model of Helping Entering into the helping professional there were many things that I considered, my main consideration was placed on which theoretical orientation I would use in order to help those whom I would work to assist. In my opinion this was the most important factor regarding my success with a patient/client. I have chosen to put into practice the study of CBT, Motivational Interviewing along with other models of
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Crime Reduction and Prevention Proposal As long as there has been crime and criminals, there have been theories to explain crime and why people commit them, as well as ideas about how to prevent them. Many different methods have been developed to deter crime, such as the death penalty, the “three strike” rule, and lengthy prison sentences. However, although it seems that the number of methods developed to deter crime is bountiful, far fewer of these programs focus on how to help the victims of those
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Comparison of Change Theories Alicia Kritsonis MBA Graduate Student California State University, Dominquez Hills ABSTRACT The purpose of this article is to summarize several change theories and assumptions about the nature of change. The author shows how successful change can be encouraged and facilitated for long-term success. The article compares the characteristics of Lewin’s Three-Step Change Theory, Lippitt’s Phases of Change Theory, Prochaska and DiClemente’s Change Theory, Social Cognitive
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the team’s discouragement is the first task forthe team leader. Next is to increase the team’s motivation, job satisfaction, and performancenecessary to complete the long-term project. To accomplish this, the team leader must evaluatemotivational theories and strategies and develop an effective motivational plan. Long-term projects require organization and dedication, which is a challenge especiallywhen a leader has to motivate a discouraged team. Team members along with the team leaderfeel the pressure
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