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Choosing to use a formal diagnosis in couples and family counseling can be a treatment conundrum for counselors who believe they must provide a diagnosis. To create a diagnosis for financial reimbursement is a fraudulent and an unethical practice. This article addresses diagnosis in couples and family work and offers strategies to use when not diagnosing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The authors of this article present a creative teaching strategy which illustrates how Wordle can be used in the addiction courses in counselor education programs. Wordle creates a representation of text where the more frequently the word is used, the larger the word appears in the form of a "word-cloud." This method of graphically using words can illustrate meaning, perception, and change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Through an exploratory survey of a representative sample (n = 316) of licensed and certified counseling and social work mental health professionals (N = 1,324) in one rural state, ethical issues and training needs were identified by the providers. The intended goal was to obtain direct feedback about ethical issues and ethical training needs from practitioners themselves who work in rural settings. Results identified three primary ethical issues: dual relationships, confidentiality, and competence; and three primary ethical training needs: boundaries, state rules and regulations, and supervision. The discussion examines in more detail the ethical issues and trainings needs and provides some recommendations for further research and investigation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Hydatidosis is a tapeworm infection caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus species. The organs most frequently affected are the liver and the lungs. Primary involvement of the skeleton is rare. The location of hydatid cysts in the tibia is seldom described in the medical literature, and its diagnosis is challenging and often presenting with a pathologic fracture simulating benign bone cystic lesion. Case presentation: We report a 53-year-old Tigrian woman who developed hydatid disease of the tibia. Conclusion: The diagnosis of primary bone hydatid disease, especially tibial hydatidosis, is difficult and requires high index of suspicion. Hence, orthopedic surgeons should be aware of this disease. Moreover, it should be considered in preoperative differential diagnosis of destructive bone lesions especially in endemic areas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]