All I've ever wanted is to make a difference in someone's life.

Monday, September 24, 2007

Response to the WTF dept. (aka Smokkee)

Guess who's team this is:

Winning Fantasy Team
Quarterback P. Rivers SDC 28.1
Wide Receiver B. Berrian CHI 7.3
Wide Receiver B. Edwards CLE 14.3
Wide Receiver W. Welker NEP 6.9
Running Back L. Tomlinson SDC 15.5
Running Back B. Westbrook PHI 40.1
Tight End K. Winslow CLE 8.8
Kicker N. Kaeding SDC 7.5
Defense PHI 16.5
Total: 145 Pts

MINE MINE MINE!!!

On The Leader Board ($100/$50/$25 Bonus)
1 love_elf 191.51
2 jek187 174.13
3 Blinders 158.04
4 lifesagrind 135.82
5 bayne_s 102.57
6 Dr. Pauly 83.9
7 HermWarfare 79.25
8 Madden 73.88
9 Otis 73.24
10 23skidoo 67.39
11 Miami Don 64.64
12 StB 61.95
13 Big Pirate 60.75
14 Digger 60.32
15 Bad Ass Mofo 52.24
16 funnyshoes 50.07
17 Smokkee 49.25
18 wwonka 42.65
19 bonds 40.21
20 Chewbot 39.58
21 jmathewson_III 35.4
22 scurvydog 34.83
23 metaltoad 32.32
24 Flick 31.50 18
25 BG 31.15 19
26 TripJax 29.92
27 Schuabs 28.98
28 DonkeyPuncher 28.44
29 mclarich 27.99

Honorable Mention (no BFFB points yet)
Joe Speaker
Drizz
DJChipperSports
Bobby Bracelet
Trama
FallStaff
Red Ryder

Qualified for Tournament of Champions
lifesagrind
Jek187
love_elf

Who's your mamma?

Monday, September 17, 2007

Get a load of this....

I've been dabbling on Blinder's new Fantasy sports website: http://www.fantasysportslive.com/

On The Leader Board ($100/$50/$25 Bonus)
1 jek187 174.13
2 lifesagrind 98.50
3 love_elf 79.56
4 Blinders 78.88
5 Madden 73.88
6 23skidoo 67.39
7 Digger 60.32
8 bayne_s 56.87
9 Bad Ass Mofo 52.24
10 Smokkee 49.25
11 wwonka 42.65
12 bonds 40.21
13 Otis 39.49
14 HermWarfare 36.94
15 scurvydog 37.23
16 StB 33.04
17 Flick 31.50
18 BG 31.15
19 Big Pirate 29.70
20 Schuabs 28.98
21 DonkeyPuncher 28.44
22 Dr. Pauly 27.92

Honorable Mention
Joe Speaker
Drizz
DJChipperSports
Bobby Bracelet
Trama
FallStaff

HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW, BOYZZZZZZ?!?!?!
You guys HAVE to check this thing out. It's a new spin on Fantasy Sports!

Saturday, September 15, 2007

Class No. 2: Objective Personality Assessment

I. Course Description
This course introduces the student to the major approaches and techniques for objective personality assessment in adults. Topics covered include general psychometric concepts and primary principles and issues in objective assessment and techniques of personality assessment. The primary emphasis will be on the MMPI-2, with an overview of other commonly used measures of objective personality assessment. The class will include a laboratory in which skills in administration and interpretation can be practiced.

II. Course Objectives: In this course, students will be presented with:

1. The basic foundation of the scientific, empirical, statistical, and psychometric concepts underlying psychological testing in general and objective personality testing in particular.

2. The history, method and place of objective assessment in clinical research and practice.

3. Skills and opportunities necessary to develop an empathic understanding of the task and challenge facing the individual during the process of testing.

4. Opportunities for the development of competency in the administration, scoring, analysis, and interpretation of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Second Edition (MMPI-2), and the development of skill in writing a concise, relevant report based on MMPI-2 data.

5. Opportunities for the development of competency in the administration, scoring, analysis, and interpretation of the Personality Assesment Inventory (PAI), and the development of skill in writing a concise, relevant report based on PAI data.

6. Opportunities for the development of basic familiarity in the administration and interpretation of additional major objective personality measures including the MMPI-A, the MCMI-III, and the MACI-II.

7. Specialized objective measures designed to assess specific issues such as malingering, parenting stress, depression, and anxiety states.

8. The strengths and weaknesses of objective assessment, including computerized interpretative services, and student familiarity with reference materials for investigating test utility and validity.

9. The understanding of the appropriate selection of objective measures given the individual’s particular background (familial, cultural, gender, social, physical, sexual, racial and religious), circumstances, presentation and referral question and to develop an awareness of how the above impacts not only on test selection, but administration, scoring and interpretation issues as well.

10. The course will emphasize a thorough grounding in the knowledge and application of the APA ethical principles related to psychological assessment.

11. Finally, the course will seek to develop basic competence in the integration of objective interpretive data in providing a written report based on a battery of objective tests.

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Course 1 of a million.....

Adult Psychopathology I

Course Description: This course concentrates on the description, etiology, assessment, and understanding of the mild to moderate range of symptomatology and behavior disorders. Developmental and dynamic elements are considered in the context of diagnostic and therapeutic concerns. A methodology for organizing clinical data is presented. Diagnostic systems, particularly the DSM-IV-TR, will be presented and examined.

Course Objectives:
1. To provide students with theoretical concepts for understanding and organizing clinical material that will facilitate the identification, understanding, and treatment of disturbed states and disturbed functioning; to be presented via lecture, discussion, video, and role-playing.

2. To provide students with a methodology that will assist them in organizing a case formulation and diagnosis from interview and case history material; to be presented via lecture, discussion, written case formulation assignments, and role-playing.

3. To increase students’ awareness of the various contexts (familial, cultural, gender, social, physical status, sexual orientation, racial, etc.) within which human behavior occurs and is assessed in order to promote clarity and reduce bias in the assessment and treatment of disturbed states and disturbed functioning; to be presented via lecture, discussion, video, written case formulation assignments, and role-playing

4. To familiarize students with a variety of psychological disorders in the mild to moderate range of psychopathology to assist in identification of and differentiation between patterns of disorder frequently seen in clinical practice; to be presented via lecture, discussion, video, and role-playing.

5. To introduce students to the use of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR); to be presented via lecture, discussion, video, written case formulation assignments, and role-playing

6. To sensitize students to the necessity for careful, repeated, and thoughtful review of clinical material, in order to appreciate the complexity of psychological processes and dysfunctional states; to be presented via lecture, discussion, written case formulation assignments, and role-playing.

7. To enhance student self-awareness and appreciation of course concepts as they might be applicable in one’s clinical work and personal life for the purpose of developing greater empathic capacities in the student; to be presented via lecture, discussion, video, written case formulation assignments, and role-playing.

8. To foster an empathic appreciation for the particular adaptation of any individual to his or her life circumstances; to be presented via lecture, discussion, video, written case formulation assignments, and role-playing.

Ugggg.....after this I should be smart, right? This class requires SEVEN - YES - SEVEN text books. My wallet is hurting...