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Child Maltreatment and the School Psychologist Viezel, K. D., & Davis, A. S. (2015). Child maltreatment and the school psychologist. Psychology in the Schools, 52(1), 1-8. doi:10.1002/pits.21807 When the historical manner in which children have been perceived and consequently treated is taken into consideration it is nothing short of divine intervention that the human race did not kill itself off centuries ago. We live in a broken world filled with pain and suffering, despair and hopelessness,…

I started my journey at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln without a major, I wanted a college degree but when asked what in, I could not come up with an answer. After four outstanding years I will leave Lincoln with a Bachelor of Science degree, and two majors in Psychology and Biology. After graduating in May I plan to attend medical school. Once those four years are complete I hope to be accepted into a four year psychiatric residency program, and finally become a licensed psychiatrist. The…

Garner et al. outline the seven interrelated dimensions of the EDI (Eating Disorder Inventory) used to evaluate the extent at which the patient is affected by anorexia nervosa: Drive for Thinness, Body Dissatisfaction, Ineffectiveness, Perfectionism, Interpersonal Distrust, Interoceptive Awareness and Maturity Fears (17-19). Garner et al. demonstrate that patients with anorexia nervosa are characterized by their perfectionistic attitudes. Garner et al. report that “families in which anorexia…

engagement activities, however they may over-emphasize trial benefits when sharing trial information and may face animosity from community members during information sharing (Angwenyi et al., 2013). Both Field Workers and CHWs may be utilised in clinical trials. This combination may be beneficial and challenging. Learning from the experiences in a malaria vaccine trial in Kenya, fieldworkers were frontline staff employed by research team from communities in which participants lived, while CHWs…

testing and clinical trials are essential to have medical drugs that are good, but it seems there are several shortcuts that comprise of pressuring to have results which are favorable, carrying tests on people minus their consent, as well as applying drugs for uses that are not approved (Cavusgil et al., 2014; Shah,…

ethics committee discuss how to determine what is ethical in this circumstance. There were questions from clinical staff at one point, does allowance of experimental clinical trial drug give the patient and family false hope. The drug was to help the patient in the clinical study to cope emotionally. The family had a moral standard, yet how much financial loss occurred from using the clinical trial. What about the other patients whom may have needed to use the experimental drug? Ethically the…

Results Fifteen peer reviewed articles addressing the clinical research questions were evaluated. Within the 15 citations, a focus was placed on the implementation of a gluten- and casein-free diet (GFCFD) and the behavioral changes (if any) in children with ASD. Table 1 summarizes the (a) participants, (b) interventions (c) comparison (d), and (e) outcome for each of the 15 included studies. Studies are grouped within the table according to their certainty of evidence classifications. Some of…

Aspects of school psychology can be connected back to the contributing factors of social psychology (Lasser, J., & Klose, L. M., 2007) Social Psychology is one of the branches of psychology in which is the process to be able to understand how each individual’s behavior, thoughts, and feelings may be influenced by social environments including the presence of other human beings (Allport, 1954). School psychology, however, is the process of incorporating mental health, learning, and behavior…

Clinical scale 4, psychopathic deviance (Pd), aims to identify those individuals who lack moral values, avoid social situations, and are unable to show empathy towards others (Graham, 2006). The Pd. personality inventory is a 50 item assessment that characterizes…

Behavior therapists use a broad spectrum of treatment. Typical therapy involves methods such as operant conditioning techniques, exposure therapy, and behavioral activation therapy. All of these treatments aim to change overt behavior or to alter negative cognitions as a result of changes in behavior. Most behavioral therapies tend to produce positive short-term results, but are not as effective in the long-term after treatment is completed. This influenced behavior therapists to introduce…