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Resources

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  What is Psychobiology?

  April 28, 2021 | Staff Writers

  Unlike its broad parent discipline of psychology, psychobiology attempts to situate psychological factors, such as the existence of Mind, within a biological and testable context. General psychology has been aptly...

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  What are the Criteria for an Involuntary Psychiatric Hold?

  April 28, 2021 | Staff Writers

  Involuntary psychiatric holds have a bad reputation in popular media. Heroines like Linda Hamilton from “Terminator 2” or vampire slayer Buffy Summers were unfairly imprisoned by sadistic orderlies. In practice,...

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  5 Great TED Talks for School Psychologists

  April 28, 2021 | Staff Writers

  Ted Talks, famous for challenging who listeners believe they are and what they do, have some powerful things to say about school psychology. The lectures are given by an assortment...

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  What is a Typical Day Like for a Caseworker?

  March 12, 2021 | Staff Writers

  The responsibilities of caseworkers may vary depending on their area of specialty but their daily routines are almost similar. A typical day for a caseworker starts early because the job...

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  What is the Employment Outlook for School Psychology?

  March 17, 2021 | Staff Writers

  School psychology professionals are highly trained individuals with diverse duties in the system. The expertise of school psychologists includes mental health counseling, learning, and behavior research and modification, and testing...

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  What is Developmental Psychopathology?

  April 28, 2021 | Staff Writers

  Viewing normal child development side-by-side with developmental psychopathology may hold the key to preventing psychological disorders in children and adolescents. Developmental psychology has long studied the growth and development of...