Archive for October 20, 2009

Does an Adolescent with Severe Aggressive Behavior Deserve a Second Chance?

Posted on October 20, 2009, 3:15 pm | 213 views

An adolescent was aggressive. He had to be physically managed by staff daily. This severely neglected youth, who also lost a brother to a drug related incident recently, was so full of feelings of rage, rejection, fear and sadness that it resulted in flurries of his fists punching the walls, beds, other residents and staff. [...]

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Teaching is Practice

Posted on October 20, 2009, 2:39 pm | 258 views

I am relatively new to the field of counselor education. I have been teaching in an undergraduate psychology program for over 15 years but just began teaching in graduate school a few months ago as a result of working towards my doctorate. Somehow the path from General Psychology with fresh faced freshmen who rarely wanted [...]

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