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.
Filename: Marrcoun.wps

Mental Health Records
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A 6 page paper that discusses the confidentiality of medical records and in particular, mental health records. Laws regarding such access have been patchy at both federal and state levels. New regulations have helped standardize the rules but, according to mental health advocates, more needs to be done regarding mental health records. This essay is a general overview of the issue of access to mental health records. Bibliography lists 5 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.
Filename: Marcouns.wps

Prescription Privileges for Psychologists
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This 10 page report discusses the issue of whether or not psychologists should have the ability to prescribe certain drugs for their clients. It consists primarily of a literature review on the issue and presents the opinions of those both for and against granting such privileges. Arguments on both sides of the issue address concerns such as whether or not a person who has not been trained as a physician should ever prescribe pharmaceuticals to issues related to legal liability. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: BWprpriv.wps

Psychoanalytic and Existential Psychotherapy
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A 10 page paper which discusses psychoanalytic and existential psychotherapy. The focus of these two approaches is that which addresses the counseling needs of an adult survivor of childhood abuse. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: RAcnslbs.wps

Psychological Assessment
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This 6 page paper considers the nature of specific types of psychological assessments, including the Behavaior Pattern Interview and self-report measures, and assesses the benefits of gathering infomration using a BPI as comapred to a self-report measure. This paper then goes on to determine the correlation between stress and psychophysiological illnesses and the assessments of these illnesses, including the Perceived Stress Scale. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: MHPerso4.wps

Psychological Assessments: The MMPI-2, MCMI-3 and MMPI-A
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This 10 page paper provides an overview of these three basic psychological assessments, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-3 and the MMPI-A, commonly utilized in educational settings and compares and contrasts their central components. This paper focuses primarily on the first two assessments. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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Religion And Counseling
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18 pages in length. The writer discusses John Carter and the views of psychology and theology; controversy between biblical counselors and Christians counselors; world-and-life view approach in counseling; and the healthy and unhealthy models of religious faith. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TLCcouns.wps