Risk assessment tools: Harmful or Helpful?
Use of a risk assessment tool for pre or post-trial decisions may help reduce rates of incarceration while still protecting public safety. However, there is
February 7, 2020
Treating Individuals with Autism – Carlos Castañeda and Amanda Pena on Psychoeducating the Mental Health Community
Listen HereEpisodePresenterLinks and ReferencesCitationThanksEpisodeAbout this Episode: Carlos Castañeda and Amanda Pena share insight on Autism and guidance on how current and future mental health practitioners
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February 5, 2020
Predicting the risk of being placed in solitary confinement
A robust, easy-to-use, simple scale can be developed to assess the risk for being placed in administrative segregation among inmates. This is the bottom line
January 31, 2020
Contemporary Thoughts on Addiction and Recovery – A Conversation with Dr. Oliver Morgan on How Learning Neuroscience has Influenced his Teaching and Practice
Listen HereEpisodePresenterLinks and ReferencesCitationThanksEpisodeAbout this Episode: Dr. Oliver Morgan shares insights into the ways neuroscience has shaped his view of addiction and recovery. He offers
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January 29, 2020
Are Brain Abnormalities Implicated in Interpersonal Violence? Results of an Imaging Study
The present study investigated the prevalence and nature of structural brain abnormalities (SBAs) in batterers using neuroimaging methods. The results reflect that SBAs are not
January 24, 2020
The Three-Word Narrative – How “Subject, Action Verb, and Object” Facilitate Change with Les Gura
Listen HereEpisodePresenterLinks and ReferencesCitationEpisodeAbout this Episode: Mike speaks with Les Gura on applying ideas from his career in journalism and practice of narrative writing to
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January 22, 2020
One size cannot fit all: Investigative interview techniques with minimally verbal adults
Minimally verbal adults can provide useful event-related information when interviewed using appropriate techniques. This is the bottom line of a recently published article in Psychology,
January 17, 2020
Counseling as Hospitality – Trinitarian Reflections for Practice and Education with Watiri Maina
Listen HereEpisodePresenterLinks and ReferencesEpisodeAbout this Episode: Mike speaks with Watiri Maina about the practice of hospitality in the counseling process, counselor education, and professional ethics.
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January 15, 2020
Online Courses: Four Ways to Stay Focused
One of the advantages that professionals appreciate most about the way technology is changing the educational landscape is the wide availability of online courses. Online
January 14, 2020
The Neuropsychology of Anger: Looking Through the Lens of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
The present study examined the relationship between anger and neuropsychological functioning in adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Trait anger and anger out were
January 10, 2020
The Nature of Evidence (Part 2) – A Brief History of Research in the Social Sciences with Thom Field
Listen HereEpisodePresenterLinks and ReferencesCitationThanksEpisodeAbout this Episode: Mike continues his conversation with Thom Field about the history of research in the social sciences, the upsides and
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January 8, 2020
Integration of the Risk-Need-Responsivity Principles Into Juvenile Probation Case Planning
Researchers should use implementation science methods to create and test decision-making supports that could improve fidelity to risk reduction practices. This is the bottom line
January 3, 2020