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		<title>Justified Aggression</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When working with boys to help them avoid violence and aggression it is difficult not to be frustrated by the pervasive messages in society that condone and even encourage violence when &#8220;justified.&#8221;  To start, there is even a TV show called &#8220;Justified&#8221; where a marshall frequently shoots bad guys but is always cleared of wrongdoing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jamesbarrettphd.com/2011/12/justified-aggression/</link>
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		<title>No More &#8220;Coping Skills&#8221; Please</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve grown tired of the term &#8220;coping skills&#8221; and have decided to ban it from my own practice and writing.  If I had a dollar for every time I hear or read &#8220;he needs to develop coping skills,&#8221; I could close up shop.  The reason I am fed up with the term is because it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jamesbarrettphd.com/2011/10/no-more-coping-skills-please/</link>
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		<title>Boys Really Don&#8217;t Want to Talk About It</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A fascinating new study came out last week that found that boys and young men feel &#8220;weird&#8221; about talking about their problems and feel talking about problems is a &#8220;waste of time.&#8221;  The key to this study is that the authors were clear that the boys did not feel embarrassed about talking about feelings or that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jamesbarrettphd.com/2011/09/boys-really-dont-want-to-talk-about-it/</link>
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		<title>Why you should know about salvia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you know what salvia is?  Perhaps you should.  Salvia divinorum is an plant that when smoked produces short, intense hallucinogenic bursts.  It is currently legal in many US states, including Massachusetts.  Although there have been legislative efforts to make it illegal, so far none have been fully passed.  Teens are using it and they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jamesbarrettphd.com/2011/08/why-you-should-know-about-salvia/</link>
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		<title>Empathy and the Lauren Astley Tragedy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The recent murder of Lauren Astley, allegedly by her ex-boyfriend Nate Fujita, has professionals and talking heads alike wondering how something like this could have happened.  Questions swirl such as &#8220;could it have been prevented?&#8221; &#8220;were there warning signs?&#8221; and &#8220;what can we learn from this?&#8221;  I have been reading Baron-Cohen&#8217;s book &#8220;The Science of Evil: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jamesbarrettphd.com/2011/07/empathy-and-the-lauren-astely-tragedy/</link>
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		<title>Boys and Friendship</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Interesting study by Niobe Way on friendship in boys.  She posits that boys start out having very close and intimate friendships and are not afraid to talk about friends in loving terms.  However, she found as boys develop into teens their close friendships fade.  From the article found here: When asked why such friendships faded [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jamesbarrettphd.com/2011/05/boys-and-friendship/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Training&#8221; with a Psychologist?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the challenges of working with boys and young men is finding ways to frame therapy or mental health in ways that are &#8220;guy friendly.&#8221;  If you tell a guy he needs to get therapy or go to see a &#8220;shrink&#8221; good luck getting him in the door.  Guys often find the prospect of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jamesbarrettphd.com/2011/04/training-with-a-psychologist/</link>
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		<title>Real Quarterbacks Don&#8217;t Cry?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tonight, there is an ESPN special that details how Tom Brady was not taken until the 6th round of the 2000 NFL draft and went on to be a superstar.  In footage seen here he chokes up for over 10 seconds as he recalls his family&#8217;s support as he struggled with the prospect that he [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jamesbarrettphd.com/2011/04/real-quarterbacks-dont-cry/</link>
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		<title>The 7 C&#8217;s of Parental Leverage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the questions I get from parents of acting out teens is, &#8220;what can I do?&#8221;  Well, thanks to Nancy Rappaport, M.D. for giving me the heads up on an idea coined by the folks over at the ASAP Program at Children&#8217;s Hospital: the 7 C&#8217;s of Parental Leverage.  The 7 C&#8217;s are as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jamesbarrettphd.com/2011/03/the-7-cs-of-parental-leverage/</link>
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		<title>When to Call in the Courts Part III: The Cons</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you take out a CHINS on your child there are some risks. First, although a CHINS is not a legal charge, you are allowing the juvenile courts access to your child and home.  A probation officer will be assigned and in a worst-case scenario your child could be placed in a 45-day diagnostic group [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jamesbarrettphd.com/2011/02/when-to-call-in-the-courts-part-iii-the-cons/</link>
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