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Career Paths in Forensic Psychology
September 24, 2010 | 
Author Forensic psychology is a growing field in the United States that involves a blend of research in psychology, psychological theory, and practice in clinical settings within the legal justice system. In essence, it is the confluence of psychology and criminal justice, or a hybrid profession borrowing techniques and theories from psychology and the legal system.
What Career Opportunities are Available for Forensic Psychologists?
Forensic psychologists engage in expert testimony and psychological evaluation; expert testimony involves providing testimony as an expert on the likely validity of evidence presented in a legal case, while psychological evaluation may involve evaluating a suspect for the purposes of assisting the prosecutor or defendant.
A forensic psychologist works with individuals who are at an increased risk for engaging in aggressive behaviors. When working with these individuals, a forensic psychologist may engage in consultation, treatment, assessment or in a combination of the above to facilitate treatment.
Forensic psychologists become involved in the legal process through provision of consultative services, as well as through conduction of research and offering of testimony. Additionally, they may offer direct treatment and other services to individuals who are involved with or impacted by the legal system, such as defendants or victims or family members of individuals involved in legal casework.
What Sub-Specialties Exist in Forensic Psychology?
It is relatively rare for forensic psychologists to be involved in the conduction of criminal profiling. But a few forensic psychologists do so regularly, but they are better known as investigative psychologists.
A police psychology sub-specialty in forensic psychology involves working specifically with police officers and persons related to law enforcement. A police psychologist may work to provide support for the families of law enforcement officers or work to optimize the functioning of a police department in a more consultative role.
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Argosy University Psychology Program
Perhaps you are a kind and caring person who helps others with no thought of compensation. Your joy comes from seeing lives improved. You like listening to people’s problems and are available when someone needed a friend. Yet beyond your intimate cluster of friends and family lies a world of people who can greatly benefit from you using your skills to pursue a career in psychology.
One of these important beneficiaries is yourself. But maybe you feel it’s too late to pursue your own self-actualization because you already have family responsibilities, and you worry that attending college would make you less available to your children. At Argosy University, you can have the flexibility to craft the educational plan that’s best suited to your unique life situation.
As well as having 19 locations across the United States, Argosy University offers several online programs, taught by faculty who are specially-trained in providing online education. Argosy University’s online students receive a student advisor, a faculty mentor and interactive instruction with many opportunities to participate in the online community. Students can also attend classes at any hour of the day or night, on any day of the week, from their own home or any place where they have internet access.
A Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Argosy University equips graduates with a general, foundational ability to utilize the social sciences theory to solve problems in entry-level positions such as counseling, case management or human resources. Social sciences theory applies scientific method to the study of human relationships and behavior.
Students in Argosy University’s psychology programs build their communication skills and study ethics, learn to understand and respect diversity, learn effective research methods, and fine-tune their critical thinking skills.
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Introduction to Home Schooling
Home schooling is not easy and most parents that do home schooling will admit to you that it is a lot tougher. It is for this reason that many parents who do home schooling get together with home schooling groups, which does make it easier. When home schooling groups get together they help all the parents do better with the home schooling. However, it is not easy to get together with all the parents and therefore the home schooling groups must do public relations and develop community goodwill.
If you live in an area that doesn’t have a strong home schooling presence, you may need to develop your own home schooling curriculums. Fortunately, there are a lot of books and resources on the subject. Check your local library as a starting point. You also may find general home schooling curriculums online. Once you find a home schooling curriculum to work with, you will need to figure out how much leeway you have with it. One of the advantages of home schooling is you can allow your children to gravitate toward subjects that interest them.
There are many ways you can home school online. Some traditional high schools offer online programs. An advantage to home schooling online in this manner is that a local school system is available to make sure your child is receiving the proper testing and studying the proper subjects. They usually supply a curriculum and have a system of checks and balances to make sure your children are studying required subjects. Home schooling lets your children learn about things that interest them, but it doesn’t mean they should ignore other skills.
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Harvesting A Natural Resource: Wind Power
In today’s economy, with America’s increasing consumption of electricity and natural resources, the possibility of an inexpensive, renewable and reliable energy source is seen by consumers as a breath of fresh air. That’s where wind energy comes in.
According to the Department of Energy, modern wind turbines can convert winds in most U.S. states and coastal waters into reliable, clean electricity. While wind today provides only a small percentage of our national electricity needs, it is an immense homeland energy resource and is the fastest-growing energy supply technology.
The United States has an abundance of potentially viable wind resources-onshore and offshore-estimated at over 2,000 gigawatts (GW). To put this into perspective, 350 GW of installed wind capacity would represent about 20 percent of our nation’s current electricity demand. This is similar to the level of electricity produced from the nation’s nuclear or natural gas-fired generation today.
Today, the nation’s “wind farms” generate over 9,000 megawatts of electricity-enough electricity to serve more than two million households. Smaller wind systems are being used to generate on-site power and provide additional power to local utilities, and the market is expanding at over 20 percent annually. However, wind power represents more than just competitive electricity. It offers:
• rural economic benefits from project development;
• a hedge against volatile natural gas prices and planned use of imported liquid natural gas;
• cost-effective clean air compliance option for businesses and communities;
• strong potential partner for other domestic power industries including coal and nuclear; and
• a renewable option for producing hydrogen for transportation fuels.