Sentences with phrase «applied family studies»

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A criticism of Byrd's study, which also applies to most other studies, is based on the fact that he did not limit prayers by the friends and family of patients, hence it is unclear which prayers may have been measured, if any.

Here are some parts you left out: - A criticism of Byrd's study, which also applies to most other studies, is based on the fact that he did not limit prayers by the friends and family of patients, hence it is unclear which prayers may have been measured, if any

Yet, my personal approach to parenting is a mix that goes well beyond the bits and pieces of these books that I found helpful — among the bits and pieces that I feel don't apply to my family but certainly they may apply to another family — and include bits and pieces of how I was raised, the lessons learned reflecting on years of parenting already behind me, thoughts from friends and family members, my instincts, the reality of unavoidable challenges, scientific studies, blogs and websites, parenting classes and support groups, teleseminars, conferences, and so much more.

Last June, at a Summit on Working Families in Washington, D.C., Perez, the labor secretary, said states could apply for grants from a $ 500,000 fund, to help government officials study the costs associated with paid family leave.

Because Nail - Patella is so rare, McIntosh said, when they first applied for funding NIH was concerned they might not find enough families to do the studies they proposed, but modern information technology has helped a lot.

They apply their approach to a real - life case study: a group of single - family residential buildings located in Miami - Dade County, Florida.

Prof Bentzen from Dalhousie University said: «Although this study focused on MHC genes in vertebrates, the evolutionary dynamics described in it likely apply to other gene families, for example resistance genes and those which prevent self - fertilization in plants (self - incompatibility loci) that are caught up in their own evolutionary races.»

The study, released yesterday by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, assessed nearly 7,500 single - family houses and applied statistical methods and 10 different pricing models to draw its conclusions.

Also, because the study participants were mostly from well - off families, the findings might not apply to families that are less affluent.

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Studies comparing student achievement in charter schools with that in regular public schools are difficult to do credibly, however, because students who apply and their families are presumably more motivated to succeed in school than those who remain in regular schools.

UW - Stout's B.S. degrees in Applied Social Sciences, Business Administration, Human Development and Family Studies, or Psychology can prepare you to apply to law schools when following recommended coursework.

An IES study controlled for family motivation by comparing students admitted to charter schools by random lottery with students who applied but were not admitted.

The methodology helps mitigate the selection issue present in the CREDO study, since the student population they are comparing, the winners and losers, both have the unobservable characteristics that lead to a family applying to a charter school.

The authors explain that although this may eliminate the concern with the CREDO study about family motivation, peer influence is still a potential bias, with lottery winners surrounded by classmates from similarly motivated families, while lottery losers are educated with many peers who did not apply to a choice school, and hence may not be as motivated (72).

The mission of the NACRC is to increase the number of students who apply, are admitted, and attend college by providing appropriate information, technical assistance, advice, and referrals to students and their families regarding applying to and financing college and university studies.

As a requirement each student spent one year in a developing country — China, Mexico, Nepal, and later Soviet Union — months of prep before departure, working in a community on a local project, being hosted by a family, spending time studying language and culture in a group with a leader / mentor, and then going through extensive programs on return to integrate and then apply what was learned and experienced.

For example, you can apply for Mandarin Chinese language specialist positions whether you've learned the language through growing up in a multilingual family or by studying Mandarin at university.

He also carries another fad in studying constitutional law and how it applies to family court matters.

Guided by these twin elements, I have applied a studied practice over three decades of experience to individuals, families and groups, with a specialization in group work with middle school children.

(b) Apply to any activity or service of a student who is obtaining a professional education as recognized by the Board if the activity or service constitutes a part of the student's supervised course of study, the activities are supervised by a licensee under this chapter and the student is designated by the title «intern in marriage and family therapy» or any other title which clearly indicates his or her status as a student.

Each of these applied aerobic exercise as a home - based exercise intervention but psychological therapies differed among them (PST in two studies, 37 38 CBT in one study30 and family therapy with bereavement counselling and social interventions in one study18).

Similar to the ACE Study analyses, for each outcome variable, a binary logistic regression was applied to test the relationship of the adversity index score (0, 1, 2, 3, or ≥ 4) to the outcome, after entering the control variables (child's sex, child's race / ethnicity, caregiver's marital status, and family income).

There is also inconsistency regarding studying anxiety and depressive symptoms as a single «internalizing domain» or as two clinically - distinct presentations.6, 7 Similar issues with how to classify symptoms are reflected in the lack of consensus as to whether emotional problems should be conceptualized and studied in a categorical versus dimensional fashion.8 Diagnostic criteria (DSM - IV - TR) 9 are often inappropriate for young children and do not capture developmentally - salient types of impairment (e.g., disruption in family routine), which make it difficult to apply psychiatric research methods.

Our comparative, multivocal ethnographic study of teachers in five U.S. cities in a number of early childhood settings suggests that immigrant teachers often experience difficulty applying their cultural knowledge to the education and care of young children of immigrants because they face a dilemma between their pedagogical training and their cultural knowledge; between the expectations of their fellow teachers and of parents; and between the goals of being culturally responsive to children, families, and their community and being perceived as professional by their fellow teachers and their superiors.

She is interested in both basic - science and applied research and her research projects include studies on commitment, cohabitation, effects of conflict and family instability on children, domestic violence, effectiveness of relationship education, mechanisms of change in couple interventions, infidelity, military couples, and relationship processes and psychopathology.

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approach that doesn't recognize the assets our students bring (it's not an issue that our students don't have self - control and grit — many have them in huge amounts and may just need some assistance in applying those qualities in academic ways) and acts as a substitute for providing adequate economic and political support to our students, their families and our schools (see my Washington Post piece titled The Manipulation of Social Emotional Learning and my post The Best Articles About The Study Showing Social Emotional Learning Isn't Enough).

As with any program, you must apply with CHI, complete a home study process as an approved family, apply and be approved by USCIS, and complete your dossier for the country of Romania.

Home study and post-placement fees apply for Colorado residents only; out - of - state families will need a home study and their post-placement work completed in their home state of residence.

These studies commonly use the Family Drawing Paradigm (FDP; Fury et al. 1997), a standardized tool developed to assess internal representations of family functioning that has been extensively applied and validated within a range of diverse racial ethnic and international samples (e.g., Behrens and Kaplan 2011; Goldner and Scharf Family Drawing Paradigm (FDP; Fury et al. 1997), a standardized tool developed to assess internal representations of family functioning that has been extensively applied and validated within a range of diverse racial ethnic and international samples (e.g., Behrens and Kaplan 2011; Goldner and Scharf family functioning that has been extensively applied and validated within a range of diverse racial ethnic and international samples (e.g., Behrens and Kaplan 2011; Goldner and Scharf 2011).

While we were unable to show that parental influence and family allocentrism applied opposing pressures on passion within a single study, the results of Studies 1 and 2 separately suggested that family allocentrism drives up collectivists» passion, whereas parental influence damps it down.

To help readers apply best practices, this book gives them case studies of professionals successfully helping students and families from diverse cultural backgrounds.

In order to apply ACES to foster children, researchers at the Administration for Children and Families used NSCAW II, a national longitudinal study of the well - being of 5,873 children who had contact with the CWS within a 14 - month period starting in February 2008.

ACHMI is an applied research project and a collaboration of the Auburn University Department of Human Development and Family Studies, the Alabama Children's Trust Fund, the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, the Montgomery chapter of the 100 Black Men, a service organization focused on strengthening youth and families, and a network of community - based agencies across the state, such as Family Guidance Center of Alabama.

That's why our unique partnership with Northwestern University through The Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies makes The Family Institute a leader in providing the highest standards of behavioral health education and experience in both theoretical knowledge and applied clinical practice.

The study applies an established conceptual model of parent - teen sexuality communication to extended family, which recognizes both direct talk about sex and indirect (less straightforward) sexuality communication, which predict teens» sexual beliefs and behaviors.

The goal of the present study is to demonstrate the ways in which multilevel models can be applied to family research.

Abstract: The goal of the present study is to demonstrate the ways in which multilevel models can be applied to family research.

There have been few studies of the impact of intensive home - based early applied behavior analysis (ABA) intervention for children with autism on family functioning.

High expressed emotion (EE) refers to affective attitudes and behaviors toward patients characterized by critical comments, hostility, and emotional over involvement (EOI).3 The construct has traditionally been applied to the study of familial relationships, and it is well established that levels of familial EE are significant predictors of outcome across a range of psychiatric and physical health conditions.4 A substantial body of this research has been carried out with people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, and there is strong evidence that those living in high EE environments have a much higher risk of relapse than those living in low EE environments.5 The success of family intervention studies aiming to reduce high EE and relapses add to the support for a causal relationship.6, 7

Marriage and family therapists are counselors who study marital and familiar dynamics and learn how to apply specialized techniques to pinpoint problems, suggest solutions, and resolve disputes.

The conceptual frameworks developed by family therapists, especially those of family systems theorists, have been applied to a wide range of human behavior, including organisational dynamics and the study of greatness.

Moreover, these results question the usefulness of psychological research and applied therapeutic work for non-Western communities, as most studies and programs are informed by and tailored to the needs of middle - class families and their ideal of instilling autonomy in children.

The following applied studies act as intermediaries connecting theory and practice: (a) studies concerning the place and the role of attachment in partnership, parental and family functioning; (b) those concerning attachment and dysfunctional forms of behavior and (c) those concerning counseling and therapeutic applications of the attachment theory.

Coming up this year in Vegas July 17 - 19, attendees will not only get in their CEUs, but they're in for a one - of - a-kind experience at the Wynn Hotel to see the bleeding edge in technology for multifamily, as well as hear from today's leaders in multifamily (and single family) talk about practical case studies you can apply to your properties today.

Families applying with Reece's Rainbow must already be in contact with a licensed home study social worker to complete their home study.