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  Journal of Psychological Science and Research - (JPsSR)| Stephy Publishers Abstract The therapeutic alliance between patient and Clinical Social Worker/Therapist is directly influenced by clinical supervision that therapists receive. This article will bring awareness to Clinical Supervisors’ abilities to correct and adjust to how they are providing Clinical Supervision or how Clinical Social Workers are receiving supervision.   Keywords: Therapist, Patient, Social worker, Supervision The Influence of Clinical Supervision of Therapists in the Therapeutic Alliance Between Patient and Therapist I entered into the field of Social Work believing I will learn to incorporate my supervisors’ teachings while exploring my own philosophy and style. But I quickly learned that the outcome of successful treatment between the patients I was treating and myself as their therapist was influenced heavily by what my supervisors were teaching me from their subjective perspectives. Su...

  Journal of Psychological Science and Research  - (JPsSR) |  Stephy Publishers Primary Mental Health Care Part 2: Three European Primary Mental Health Care Examples as Basis for Change to the Irish System  Abstract The successes and limitations of primary mental health care systems in three countries outside of Ireland are examined in order to inform potential change for the Irish primary mental health care system. Systems currently at work within Scotland, England, and the Netherlands are outlined, all of which employ versions of the “stepped-care” approach to primary care. It is acknowledged that Ireland is attempting to modify primary care to include the stepped-care approach. However, there are significant limitations to the current Irish system. With the Scottish, English, and Dutch systems in mind, an alternative vision of primary mental health care for Ireland is suggested. Keywords: Mental health, Health care, Irish system Initiatives in primary mental h...

  Journal of Psychological Science and Research  - (JPsSR) |  Stephy Publishers Abstract Primary mental health care is an evolving system, in need of regular revision and requiring innovative and creative adjustments in order to provide the public with an easily accessible and appropriate level and type of service, based on best practice and evidence. This paper is the first in a series of three exploring primary mental health care. The Irish model of care, ‘Counselling in Primary Care’, is presented as well as a number of short-comings associated with that model. The short-comings include eligibility criteria governing access, limitations of service as well as waiting lists; and the medicalization of service delivery. Keywords: Mental health, Counselling, Primary care Introduction Acknowledging the need to update Irish mental health policy and service delivery in 2003, the Department of Health and Children (DoHC) commissioned a national policy framework to guide th...

  Journal of Psychological Science and Research  - (JPsSR) |  Stephy Publishers Abstract With the killing of George Floyd in 2020 and the subsequent focus on black existence, itis perhaps timely to revisit a previous historical period – the 1970s which saw theemergence of the civil rights movement and the transformation of black consciousness and identity.Both psychosocial and existential theories highlight the relationship between context and the development of identity. Drawing on the work of Erikson, Cross describes stages of identity development from negro to black which he originally related to the historical context of the black consciousness period of the 1970s but later, developed into a tool to measure black identity. This model depicts identity as developing in fixed stages with objective and measurable characteristics. The black existential approach focuses on the construction of identity within a context shaped by an individual’s experiences. Black existential...

  Journal of Psychological Science and Research  - (JPsSR) |  Stephy Publishers Abstract The objective of the present study was to explore and describe the influence of a proposal that returns to Problem Based Learning for the application arithmetic principles in the solution of problems in sixth grade students of primary education. Eighty-six of sixth grade students participated with an average age of 11.0 years. The intervention strategy was carried out in nine sessions lasting approximately one hour each. The results in general, do not show statistically significant differences in the performance of the execution in the resolution of problems between pre-test and post-test conditions, however, it was observed through the students' report that they had experienced knowledge acquisition based on the content of the intervention. Keywords: Problem solving, Problem based learning, Arithmetic, Primary school Introduction Mathematical knowledge is a skill that is present from...

  Journal of Psychological Science and Research - (JPsSR) | Stephy Publishers The aims of this paper are as follows: 1.     1. To put Hearts & Minds on the map as a key approach to organisational change. 2.     2. To explain the underlying mechanism of Hearts & Minds. 3.     3. To show that Hearts & Minds can be equally successfully deployed for organisational change in the commercial sector. 4.     4. To explain how Hearts & Minds achieves a higher level of permanence compared with other approaches. The paper traces the military origins of Hearts & Minds from the  Malayan Emergency  and the  Borneo Campaign  through to the final version in  Operation Storm . The method centres around working within the values of the target audience, focusing on the needs of that audience and mimicking the military model. The results from the commercial adaptation are equally reliable...

  Journal of Psychological Science and Research - (JPsSR)| Stephy Publishers Abstract The aims of this paper are as follows: 1. To put Hearts & Minds on the map as a key approach to organisational change. 2. To explain the underlying mechanism of Hearts & Minds. 3. To show that Hearts & Minds can be equally successfully deployed for organisational change in the commercial sector. 4. To explain how Hearts & Minds achieves a higher level of permanence compared with other approaches. The paper traces the military origins of Hearts & Minds from the Malayan Emergency and the Borneo Campaign through to the final version in Operation Storm. The method centres around working within the values of the target audience, focusing on the needs of that audience and mimicking the military model. The results from the commercial adaptation are equally reliable as in the military model and permanence of the transformation is equally present. The key reasons wh...