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international child and youth development organization that studies family, school and community cultures to better understand the dynamics of success and failure. Rick has spent 48 years in the field of child and youth development as a practitioner, researcher, teacher, public policy expert, and author. Beginning in 1993 Rick led a seven year research literature review to challenge the youth at risk paradigm. His findings have revolutionized the understanding of child and youth development and have been

populations back home, teaching life skills and empowering young people. She also taught English classes privately out of her home. “I had a strong desire to serve my country and people,” she said. “Through our educational work, I learned that I needed to know more about family dynamics in order to be more effective serving this population. … I came to a conclusion that marriage and family therapy could provide me with skills and expertise needed.” After two years of research, Sabet-Kazilas applied to

and why I never heard you before. Until I heard footsteps and the door opening behind me just to say, “I’m so glad you’ve found it.” At first, I saw three words, at the second I read “Discipline is never an end in itself, only a means to an end” and third I heard it speak in tempo, timbre, melody, harmony, rhythm, dynamics and form. I sometimes wonder if he thought this too, thirty years ago in an Olympia record store looking for inspiration.  At first, he’d say, “This brings back so much, I’d