Skowyra and Cocozza's (2007) Blueprint for Change: a Comprehensive Model

question 67

Multiple Choice

Skowyra and Cocozza's (2007) Blueprint for Change: A comprehensive model for the identification and treatment of youth with mental health needs in contact with the youth justice system includes which of the following principles?

• A) Youth should not have to enter the juvenile justice system solely in order to access mental health services or because of their mental illness.
• B) If diversion out of the juvenile justice system is not possible, youth should be placed in secure institutions that protect both the youth and the general public.
• C) Mental health services should meet the developmental realities of youth.
• D) Both a and b
• E) Both a and c

Understand the role of control groups in experiments.

Comprehend the psychological impacts of interventions and conditions tested in experiments.

Recognize and articulate the ethical standards and principles in psychological research involving human and animal subjects.

Understand the central tendency measurement tools (mean, median, mode) and when to appropriately use them.

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