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Latino Families: The Relevance of the Connection Among Acculturation, Family Dynamics, and Health for Family Counseling Research and Practice by Miranda, Alexis O., Bilot, Jennifer M., Peluso, Paul R., Berman, Kathleen, Van Meek, Luz G.

“…Acculturation is a central experience for Latinos in the United States. In this article, the authors define acculturation and address its evolution from a…”
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Differences in Family Cohesion, Adaptability, and Environment among Latino Families in Dissimilar Stages of Acculturation by Miranda, Alexis O., Estrada, Diane, Firpo-Jimenez, Miriam

“…The present study examines the differences among Latino families who are in the low, bicultural, and high acculturation stages on measures of family cohesion,…”
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Coping With the Murder of a Loved One: Counseling Survivors of Murder Victims in Groups by Miranda, Alexis O., Molina, Bogusia, MacVane, Sandi L.

“…The survival of the murder of a loved one is a psychologically taxing process. Survivors of murder victims experience stressors that originate from the…”
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Acculturation, Language Use, and Demographic Variables as Predictors of the Career Self-Efficacy of Latino Career Counseling Clients by Miranda, Alexis O., Umhoefer, Debra L.

“…A sample of 95 Latino career counseling clients of a social services agency voluntarily completed a demographic questionnaire, the American‐International…”
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Treating Sexually Aggressive Children by Miranda, Alexis O., Biegler, Bryan N., Davis, Kathleen, Frevert, Vada S., Taylor, Julie

“…Many of the perpetrators of sexual abuse are children. Frequently, mental health counselors provide evaluation and clinical services to children who sexually…”
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A Didactic and Experiential Course Model for Training Family Counselors by Kern, Roy M, Miranda, Alexis O

“…Notes that limited attention has been given to the development of didactic and instructional courses addressing the needs of students. Discusses challenges…”
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Comparison of Perpetration Characteristics Between Male Juvenile and Adult Sexual Offenders: Preliminary Results by Miranda, Alexis O., Corcoran, Colette L.

“…This study investigated the characteristics of the sexual abuse perpetrated by 16 juvenile (JSO) and 19 adult sexual offenders (ASO). Data were collected from…”
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Socio-Psychological Predictors of Acculturative Stress among Latino Adults by Miranda, Alexis O, Matheny, Kenneth B

“…A random sample (N=197) of two social service agencies completed a questionnaire to assess family cohesion and adaptability, acculturation, acculturative…”
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Depression and Social Interest Differences between Latinos in Dissimilar Acculturation Stages by Miranda, Alexis O, Umhoefer, Debra L

“…Differences in depression and social interest among low-acculturation, bicultural, and high-acculturation Latinos (N=282) were examined. Results reveal that…”
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