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		<title>Book Review: Psychology, theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In his Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling Mark R. McMinn stresses the importance of the use of the Christian faith in the psychological counseling. Concentrating on the practical aspect of the integration of theology, psychology and spirituality in counseling, the author gives practical examples of how these areas can be integrated in order [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Most Troubling Issues to be Addressed When Considering Death and Dying</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Euthanasia, or “physician assisted suicide,” is a particularly troubling issue to this writer. Recently, advocates and lobbyists have changed their argument for legalizing euthanasia from suicide as a relief from pain, to suicide as an issue of personal choice. At first this seems benign, especially in a culture where personal choice is already connected to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Help Someone in Middle Age Identify and Deal With the Issue of Eustress and Distress?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Because of its affect on health, stress is a major concern for those going through middle age (Feldman, 2008). Not all stress is bad, and whether or not an external situation results in eustress (good stress) or distress (bad stress) depends entirely on how the situation is appraised by an individual. Therefore, it may not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nickroy.com/2010/03/how-to-help-someone-in-middle-age-identify-and-deal-with-the-issue-of-eustress-and-distress/</link>
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		<title>How Today’s Society Has Influenced or Changed the Concept of the Social Clock in Early Adulthood</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Even a cursory view of statistics of the lifestyles of young adults of the 1960’s as compared to today in the U.S. reveals just how much the concept of the social clock has changed. For instance, in 1960, marrying couples were usually younger than 21 for women and 23 for men. In 2004, those ages [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nickroy.com/2010/03/how-today%e2%80%99s-society-has-influenced-or-changed-the-concept-of-the-social-clock-in-early-adulthood/</link>
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		<title>The Two Most Meaningful Issues to be Addressed in Adolescence</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The two most meaningful issues to be addressed in adolescence are intertwined. An adolescent’s relationship with God and his or her ability to apply biblical principles to daily life are crucial. As in every stage of the lifespan, eternal destination is of utmost importance. 1 Peter 1:3 says that God has given all that is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nickroy.com/2010/03/the-two-most-meaningful-issues-to-be-addressed-in-adolescence/</link>
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		<title>Emotional Intelligence Quotient</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When Alfred Binet first developed his intelligence assessment, he constructed it in such a way that intelligence was defined by high performance on the test, and the skills tested were based on academic success. While this makes the traditional IQ tests valid for predicting school performance, many researchers are quick to point out that there [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nickroy.com/2010/03/emotional-intelligence-quotient/</link>
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		<title>Who is Responsible for Instilling a Sense of Morality in our Children and Adolescents Today?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Parents have the main responsibility for instilling a sense of morality in their children. Both Old and New Testament parents were commanded to pass down God’s moral expectations to their children in a constant, proactive, loving manner (Deuteronomy 6:7, Ephesians 6:4). A recent study agrees, stating that one of the most important early foundations of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nickroy.com/2010/03/who-is-responsible-for-instilling-a-sense-of-morality-in-our-children-and-adolescents-today/</link>
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		<title>The Effects of Childcare on a Newborn’s Overall Development</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to the NICHD Study of Early Child Care, “Maternal employment by the ninth month was found to be linked to lower Bracken School Readiness Scores at 36 months, with the effects more pronounced when the mothers were working 30 or more hours per week…” (Brooks- Gunn, Han, Waldfogel, 2002, pg. 1052). The text, in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nickroy.com/2010/03/the-effects-of-childcare-on-a-newborn%e2%80%99s-overall-development/</link>
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		<title>Confronting Sin in Counseling</title>
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Confronting sin is usually not advised if there is not a good level of trust between the counselor and the client. McMinn (1996) identified four situations in which counselors can use to confront sin: silence, pondering, questioning, and direct censure. Direct censure is the most risky as it has the potential of damaging the therapeutic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nickroy.com/2010/03/confronting-sin-in-counseling/</link>
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		<title>Types of Prayer for Counseling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mark McMinn (1996) seven types of prayer that are appropriate for use in counseling sessions. They are arranged in order of increasing risk of misuse in counseling.

Praying for clients outside of sessions. As counselors, we are committed to the health of our clients. Therefore, we have a spiritual obligation to pray faithfully for our clients. [...]]]></description>
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