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Dr. Joseph Crumbley

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Organizational, Program and Clinical Consultation; Staff Training and Development; Individual, Couples and Family Therapy; Employee Assistance

 

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

Substance Abuse, Physical and Sexual Abuse; Domestic Violence; Adoption; Individual, Marital and Family Therapy; Child and Adolescent Development; Organizational Behavior and Design; Stress Management; Foster Care and Relative/Kinship Care

 

EDUCATION

1982-Doctor of Social Work, University of Pennsylvania

1976-Master of Social Work, University of Pennsylvania

1972-Bachelor of Social Work, Temple University

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • PRIVATE PRACTICE, Philadelphia, PA 1982 to 2019 Individual/Family Therapy and Consultation

  • PREVIOUS CONSULTANT TO:

    • New Jersey Department of Family and Youth Services (Case Consultation and Therapist)

    • New Jersey Adoption Resource Centers (Case Consultation and Therapist

    • Philadelphia Society for Services to Children (Case Consultation and Family Therapist)

    • Amtrak Employee Assistant Program (Individual and Family Therapist, Case Consultation and Family Evaluations)

    • McNeil Pharmaceutical Employee Assistance Program (Case Consultation, Individual and Family Therapist)

    • Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services (Training and Case Consultation)

    • Mt. Airy Church of God in Christ (Consultant and Speaker)

    • New Covenant Church (Family Therapist)

    • University of Pennsylvania Faculty/Staff Assistance Program (Program Consultant to Employee Assistance Program)

    • Chester County Children and Youth Services (Case Consultant, Staff Training, Family Evaluations and Expert Witness in Foster Care and Adoption)

    • Philadelphia Department of Human Services (Consulting Therapist to Protective Services, Adoption and Family Services)

    • Philadelphia Parking Authority (Employee Assistance Services)

    • Juvenile Justice Center (Case Consultations)

  • FAIRMOUNT INSTITUTE, Philadelphia, PA 1982-1986
Program Director, Adolescent Unit
Key Responsibilities
Developed and implemented program policies and services for a 31-bed inpatient Adolescent Unit; overall administrative responsibility for an interdisciplinary staff of over 75 employees, budget planning and fiscal management.

  • ABSW PHILADELPHIA CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT CENTER
Philadelphia, PA 1978-1982
Executive Director
Key Responsibilities
Proposed and implemented a descriptive study of abusive and neglected families in cooperation with both the City of Philadelphia Services and the National Center for Child Abuse and Neglect. Staff recruitment, orientation and evaluation; design and implementation of policy and procedures; employee benefits; insurance and compensation plans; staff supervision and training; proposal writing and grantmanship; chairing and staff Board activities; budget planning.

 

Principle Investigator


  • Federal grant from the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention to The Grand Central Kinship Care Program, 1999-2001


  • Federal grant from the National Adoption Center to the New Jersey Black Adoption Consortium, 1994-1996


  • Federal grant from the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN) to the Philadelphia Child Abuse/Neglect Center, 1980-1981


  • Federal grant from the National Center of Child Abuse and Neglect to the Alliance of Black Social Workers, 1978-1980

Speaking & Training Activities

International
Activities

  • Renmin (the People’s) University of China, School of Social Work,”A Paradigm Shift in Child Welfare to Kinship Care in the U.S”, Beijing, China, June 2013

  • China Youth University for Political Science, School of Social Work,
“Kinship Care in the U.S.: Implications for Practice and Interventions”, Beijing,China, June 2013

  • Edmonton Child and Family Services, “Working with Birth Parents
in Kinship Care” Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, November 2012

  • Canada Ministry of Children Services Kinship Care Forum “An Overview of Kinship Care” Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, March 2011

  • CHOICES Adoption and Counseling “An Overview of Transracial Adoptions”. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, November 2010

  • Grandparents Plus First Kinship Care Conference.“Keynote: Safety,
Protection and Permanency Issues in Kinship Care/What’s Different 
About Kinship Care?” London, England, November 2009

  • 34th North American Council On Adoptable Children Conference “Celebrating Diversity”, Ottawa, Canada. August 2008

  • United Nations Committee on Aging “Kinship Care From An International Perspective”. New York, NY. April 2007

  • New Zealand Ministry Of Children And Family Services “An Overview Of Kinship Care”. In the New Zealand Cities of Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington and New Plymouth. June 2007

  • Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Kinship Symposium “Assessing Families For Kinship Care”. Toronto, Canada. April 2006

  • New Zealand Ministry Of Children And Family Services Family Group Decision Making Conference “Decision Making With Kinship Families”. Wellington, New Zealand. November 2006

  • 2005 Second Annual International Post Adoption Conference, “Keynote: Guidelines for Practice in Transracial Adoptions”, Dublin , Ireland, February, 2005

  • Post Adoption Centre Conference, “ Race, Attachment and Identity”, London , England, February, 2004

  • International Adoption Conference – Keynote Workshop, Dublin, Ireland, “Issues for the Birth Child of Adoptive Parents”, February 2003

  • Hamshire County Council of Social Services Kinship Care Conference, Winchester, England, “An Overview of Kinship Care”, November 2002

  • The Family Welfare Association Kinship Care Conference, London, England, “Therapeutic Issues in Kinship Families and Assesing Families for Kinship Care”, May 2002

  • 13th International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect, Durham, South Africa, “Breaking the Cycle of Abuse Through Kinship Care: Assesing Relatives for Kinship Care”, September 2000

  • North American Council on Adoptive Children (NACAC), “Transracial Adoptions”, Toronto, Canada, August 1997

  • North American Council on Adoptive Children, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, August 1992, “Identifying and Treating Childhood Sexual Abuse in Placed or Adopted Children”

  • The Ninth International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect, Chicago, Illinois, August 1992, “identifying and Treating Childhood Sexual Abuse in Adolescents”

  • University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Holland, April 1992, “Collaborative Research in Childhood Sexual Abuse”

  • Ninth International Congress on Child Abuse/Neglect, Rio DeJaniero, Brazil, September 1989, “Child Maltreatment: Implications for Family Therapy”

  • Third International Congress on Abuse/Neglect, University of Amsterdam, Holland, The Netherlands, 1981, “A Description of Child Abuse/Neglect in Black Families: Preliminary Findings”

National
Activities

Local
Activities

  • Connecticut Department of Child and Family Services Conference, “Kinship Care: A Paradigm Shift in Child Welfare”. Hartford, CT, December 2012

  • Wisconsin Public Child Welfare Conference,”Managing Risk Factors to Safety, Permanency and Well-Being in Kinship Families”.Madison, WI, October 2012

  • Sacramento County Children and Family Services and Lilliput Children Services “Using Family Team Meetings with Kinship Families”, December 2011

  • Los Angeles County Adoption Division Conference “Managing the Challenges of Kinship Care”, Los Angeles, CA, June, 2011

  • The New York Coalition Kinship Care Summit.”Keynote:Children of Incarcerated Parents in Kinship Care:Preventing Cycles of Incarceration”.Albany,New York, June 2010

  • Wisconsin Foster Care and Adoption Summit “Keynote:Redefining Permanency in Adoption and Foster Care”.Eau Claire,Wisconsin, September 2010

  • Casey Family Services “An Overview of Practice With Kinship Families: Assessment,Clinical Issues and Intervention”.Austin,Texas, June 2009

  • National Resource Center Family Centered Practice and Permanency Planning/Hunter College School of Social Work “Permanency,Safety and Protection Issues In Kinship Families” New York,New York, May 2009

  • United States Senate “A Briefing On Kinship Care In Support Of The Kinship Caregiver Act – (S.661)”. Sponsored by Senator Hillary Clinton.Washington, DC. June 2008

  • United States House of Representatives “A Briefing On Kinship Care In Support Of Caregiver Support Act –  (H.R. 2188)”. Sponsored by Congressmen Danny Davis and Tim Johnson. Washington, DC. June 2008

  • American Humane Society Family Group Decision Making Conference “Impacting Institutions and Policies Through Family Group Decision Making”, Washington, DC. June 2007

  • Brookdale Foundation’s Relatives As Parents Conference “Children Of Incarcerated Parents”, Denver, CO. June 2006

  • Senator Hillary Clinton, Senator Olympia Snowe and Generations United Second Intergenerational Action Agenda, “ Transitional Issues for Relative Caregivers”, Washington, DC, January, 2005

  • 2005 Family Group Decision Making by The American Humane Society, “ Using Family Group Decision Making with Kinship Families”, Long Beach , CA, June.2005

  • National Abandoned Infants Resource Center Substance Abuse Conference, “Substance Abuse Issues In Kinship Families”, Chicago, IL, September, 2004

  • 29th Conference of the North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC), “Establishing a Working Relationship Between the Birth Parent and Relative Caregiver in Kinship Adoptions”, Vancouver, Canada, July 2003

  • 28th Conference of the North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC) – Keynote Speaker, “Supporting Adoptive Families”, Chicago, Illinois, August 2002

  • Child Welfare League of America’s National Kinship Care Conference, “Assesing Families for Kinship Care”, Chicago, Illinois, July 2001

  • Harvard University Medical School of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Adoption Conference, Cambridge, Massachusetts, “The Trauma of Being Adopted As An Older Child”, June 2000

  • Child Welfare League of America National Kinship Care Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, “Intervening with Kinship Families”, August 1999

  • Children’s Bureau 5th Annual National Child Welfare Conference, Washington, DC, “Overview of Kinship Care”, February, 1998

  • 29th Annual National Association of Black Social Workers Conference, “Transracial Adoptions”, Detroit, Michigan, March, 1997

  • 26th National and International Foster Parents Association Conference, Los Angeles, California, May 1996, “Clinical Overview of Kinship Care”

  • 22nd North American Council’s Conference on Adoptable Children (NACAC), August 1996, “Keynote Speaker”

  • UCLA School of Social Work, Los Angeles, California, February 1995, “Assessing A Family’s Appropriateness in Kinship and Relative Adoptions”

  • Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services Kinship Conference, Los Angeles, California, April 1995, “Assets of Relative Adoptions” – Keynote Speaker

  • North American Council on Adoptive Children (NACAC), Norfolk, Virginia, August ·1995, “An Institute on Transracial Adoptions”

  • North American Council on Adoptive Children (NACAC), San Jose, California, August 1994, “Adolescent Resistance to the Adoption Process”

  • Utah State Department of Children’s Services, Salt Lake City, Utah, August 1994, “Preparing the Adoptive Family and Child for Transracial Adoptions”

  • Adoptive Families Association Conference, Cornell University, April 1993, “Treating Child Sexual Abuse in Adopted Adolescents”

  • North American Council on Adoptive Children, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 1993, “Assessing a Family’s Ability to Parent Cross-Racially”

  • Helping Hands Conference for Kinship Grandparents and Kinship Caregivers “Family Dynamics in Kinship Care” sponsored by Pennsylvania State Senator Anthony Williams, Philadelphia, Pa, May, 2011

  • Turning Points For Children“Intervention With Kinship Families” Philadelphia,Pa, March 2010

  • Albert Einstein Medical Hospital Psychiatry Department Grand Rounds:“Clinical Issues For Youth In Kinship Families” Philadelphia,Pa, November 2009

  • First Annual Celebration Of Grandparents Brunch. “Keynote:Why We Need Relative Caregivers” sponsored by Philadelphia Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown. October 2008

  • “Philadelphia Department of Health and Human Services “An Overview of Family Group Decision Making”. Philadelphia, PA. January 2008

  • Philadelphia City Council “The Current Status of Kinship Care Services In Philadelphia”. Sponsored by Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown. Philadelphia, PA. October 2006

  • Community Behavioral Health, “Adolescent Mental Health and Substance Abuse: A Family Systems Approach”, Philadelphia, PA, February, 2005

  • Alliance of Black Social Workers Conference, “Assessing Families for Kinship Care”, Philadelphia, PA, March, 2004

  • Rutger’s University School of Social Work, “Transracial Adoption Issues for the Child”, New Brunswick, New Jersey, June 2002

  • Families with Children from China Adoption Conference, “Parent’s tasks in Transracial Adoptions”, March 2001

  • Children’s Choice Conference, “Clinical Issues for Kinship Families”, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 2000

  • New Jersey Division of Youth and Families Regional Conference, “The Impact of Multiple Placements on Attachment”, Hammonton, New Jersey, June 1999

  • National Adoption Center, “Sibling Issues in Adoptions and Foster Placements”, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 1998

  • Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, Annual Conference, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, “Keynote Speaker”, April 1997

  • Pennsylvania State Annual Adoption Conference, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, “Keynote Speaker”, July 1996

  • Pennsylvania State Annual Adoption Conference, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, “Clinical Issues In Kinship and Relative Adoptions”, July 1995

  • Region III Office of the Administration of Children and Youth Services Minority Adoption Conference, Virginia Beach, Virginia, “Assessing an Adoptive Parent’s Cultural Competence”, June 1995

  • Temple University School of Social Administration, “Clinical Issues in Transracial Adoptions,” Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1994

  • University of Pennsylvania School of socialWork, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1994 “Family Preservation Through Adoption”

  • Chestnut Hill Academy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 1993, “Building Self Esteem”

  • National Adoption Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 1993, “Special Needs Issues of the Older Adopted Child”

  • Governor’s and Philadelphia’s City Council’s Conference on Relative Care-Givers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October, 1993, “lnter-generational Issues in Kinship Families”

  • Supportive Child/Adult Network, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 1992, “Characteristics and Profiles of Co-Dependency”

  • Charter Fairmount Institute Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 1991, “identifying Childhood Sexual Abuse in Adolescents”

  • Southern New Jersey National Counselor’s Association Pennsauken, New Jersey, September 1991, “Stress Management Techniques and Approaches”

  • Women’s Christian Alliance, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 1991, “Transitional Issues for Adopted Children and Adoptive Families

Media Activities

  • Annie E. Casey Foundation Webinar: “Caregivers Coping with Challenges of Kinship Care” Baltimore. Maryland October 2018

  • Child Welfare League Of America On-line Radio Show “Kinship Care Issues And Challenges,” Washington, DC. April 2008

  • Fox 29 TV Geraldo AT – Large “Transracial Adoptions”, New York, NY, May 2006

  • New York Times “Overcoming Adoption’s Racial Barriers”. By Ron Dixon and Lynette Clemetson. New York, NY, August 2006

  • Sacremento Bee Newspaper,Sacremento, California, Interview: “The Impact of Kinship Care on the Relative Caregiver and Child”, August, 2002

  • The Los Angeles Times Newspaper, Los Angeles, California, Interview: “Special Needs of Children in Transracial Adoptions”, July 2002

  • The Queen Latifah Show, New York, New York, “Stepparent – Stepchildren Conflicts and Solutions”, January 2000

  • The Queen Latifah Show, New York, New York, “Grandparents Raising Children”, December 1999

  • Montel Williams Show, New York, New York, June, 1998, “Transitional Adoptions”

  • EVEN-TV (San Francisco, California. Adoption Today), “Parenting Tasks in Transracial Adoptions”, June 1998.

  • PBS-TV (Public Broadcast Station) of New Jersey, “Transracial Adoptions”, April 1997

  • Montel Williams Show, New York, New York, March, 1996, “Families in Conflict Over the Children”

  • Montel Williams Show, New York, New York, October 1995, “Transracial Adoptions”

  • NICKELODEON Cable TV Nick-News, New York, New York, February 1995, “Children in Transracial Homes

  • WPVI-TV Channel 6, Larry Kane/The Bulletin, “Transracial Adoption”, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 1994

  • A.M. Philadelphia WPVI-TV, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 1994, “The Double Life of O.J. Simpson As An African American”

  • WHYY-91 FM Radio. Dr. Dan Gottlieb’s Show. Voices in the Family, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 1994, “Transracial Issues in Adoption”

  • WHYY-91 FM Radio, Dr. Dan Gottlieb’s Show, Voices in the Family, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 1993, “Transitional Issues in Adoptive Families”WCOJ-1422 AM Radio Community Service Program, Philadelphia and Chester, Pennsylvania, April 1992, “Child Development Issues Confronting Day Care”

  • Family Focus. WCAU-TV, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 1992, “Parenting and Identifying Issues in Transracial Adoptions”

  • WPEB-AM Radio, Jim. Baker Community Service Radio Show. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania February 1992, “Minimizing Adolescent Resistance”

  • AM Philadelphia. WPVI-N, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 1991, “Parenting Issues in Transracial Adoptions”

  • SCOJ-1420 AM Radio Community Service Program, Philadelphia and Chester, Pennsylvania, November 1991, “Parenting Issues in Transracial Foster Care”

  • The Philadelphia Inquirer Newspaper, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 1991 Interview: Special Needs Issues of Bi-Racial Children”

  • WCOJ-1420 AM Radio Community Service Program, Philadelphia and Chester, Pennsylvania October 1991, “Child Development Issues Confronting Day Care Centers”

  • WDAS-FM Community Service Program, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania August 1990, “Cross Racial Adoptions”

  • People are Talking. KYW-TV, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 1985, “Adoption: Disruption Adoptions”

  • AM Philadelphia. WPVI-TV, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 1985, “Adolescent Suicide”

  • WUSL-FM Radio Community Service Program, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October, 1984, “Causes end Treatment of Adolescent Suicide”

  • Horizons with Edie Huggins. KYW-TV, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 1983, “Working with Abused Adolescents”

  • WDAS-FM Community Service Program, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 1980, “Community Role in Preventing Child Abuse/Neglect”

  • The Morning Show. KWV-TV, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 1980, “Causes of Child Maltreatment”

Publications

  • Crumbley,J. and Maxon Davis,A. (2019) “The Seven Core Issues and Kinship Care”. The Seven Core Issues In Adoption and Permanency. (editors: Sharon K. Roszia and Allison Davis Mazon), Kingsley Press, London, UK

  • Crumbley (2018) “Coping with the Unigue Challenges of Kinship Care produced by The Annie E. Casey Foundationhttps://www.aecf.org/blog/training-series-coping-with-the-unique-challenges-of-kinship-care/

  • Crumbley (2017) “Engaging  Kinship Caregivers”  produced by The Annie E. Casey Foundationhttp://www.aecf.org/blog/engaging-kinship-caregivers-with-joseph-crumbley/

  • Crumbley (2017) “ Engaging Kinship Caregivers” produced by The Annie E. Casey Foundation and online at The University of Pennsylvania  School of Social Work Continuing Education Programhttps://www.sp2.upenn.edu/academics/opensp2/

  • Crumbley, J. (2011) “Report On Working Effectively With African American Foster and Kinship Families, Organizations and Communities to Improve the Outcomes For African American Children in Foster Care”. Baltimore, MD: AdoptUsKIDs.

  • Crumbley,J and Minji,N.(2009) “Sorta Happy, Sorta Sad. Children Talk About Being Adopted with Dr. Joseph Crumbley”.(DVD) Families Adopting In Response (FAIR,Inc). Palo Alto,CA.

  • Crumbley, J. (2007) “Parenting And Intervention With Youth In Kinship Care.” Adoption Competency Training Manual. Kinship Center, Salinas, CA

  • Crumbley, J. (2006) “Kinship Care” DVD and On-line at www.sociallearning.com. Northwest Media Inc., Eugene, OR

  • Crumbley, J. (2004) “ Kinship Care: Relative Caregivers Speak Out”(Videotape). Key Productions, Philadelphia, PA

  • Crumbley, J. (2004) “ Kinship Care: Youth and Teens Speak Out” (Videotape). Key Productions, Philadelphia, PA

  • Crumbley, J. (2004) “Kinship Care: Birth mothers Speak Out” (Videotape). Key Productions, Philadelphia, PA

  • Crumbley, J. (2004) “Kinship Care : Unique Clinical Issues” (Videotape). The Kinship Center , Salinas, CA

  • Greenblat, S., Blunt J., and Crumbley, J. (2003) Determining Adult Relatives as Preferred Caretakers in Permanency Planning: A Competency-Based Curriculum. New York, NY: Hunter College School of Social Work

  • Crumbley, J. (1999) Transracial Adoptions and Foster Care. Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of America

  • Crumbley, J. and Little, R.L. (1997) Relatives Raising Children: An Overview of Kinship Care. Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of America.

  • Crumbley, J. (1997) “Impact of Transracial Adoption on the Adopted Child and Adoptive Family” (Videotape). Conshohocken, Pennsylvania: Action Publication, Inc.

  • Crumbley, J. (1997) “Special Needs of Minority Children Adopted Transracially” (Videotape). Conshohocken, Pennsylvania: Action Publication, Inc.

  • Crumbley, J. (1997) “Parenting Tasks, Goals and Challenges in Transracial Adoptions” (Videotape). Conshohocken, Pennsylvania: Action Publication, Inc.

  • Crumbley, J. (1997) “Assessing A Parent’s Ability to Adopt Transracially” (Videotape). Conshohocken, Pennsylvania: Action Publication, Inc.

  • Crumbley, J. (1985) “Child and Adolescent Maltreatment-Implications for Family Therapy”, Handbook of Adolescent and Family Therapy, (editors: Marsha Mirkin, Stuart Korman), April 1985, Gardner Press, NYC.

  • Crumbley, J. (1983) A Descriptive Study of Black and White Families Reported for Child Maltreatment. Filed with the City of Philadelphia Child Protective Services Department, 1983.

Prior University Affiliations

  • Portland State University School of Social Work. Adoption Certificate Program Faculty Member

  • Rutgers University School of Social Work. Adoption Certificate Program Faculty Member

  • University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work – Field Supervisor, Guest Lecturer

  • Hahnemann University Master’s in Family Therapy Program – Off-site Supervisor

  • Temple University School of Social Work – Advisory Committee

Awards

  • University of Pennsylvania 2019 Hall of Fame Inductee Presented by the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • 2007 Child Welfare League’s Excellence In Kinship Care Practice Award

  • The 2000 Adoption Activist Award. Presented by the North American Council on Adoptable Children, Baltimore, Maryland

  • University of Pennsylvania 1999 Alumni of the Year Award. Presented by the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • 1998 Certificate of Recognition Award. Presented by The National Association of Black Social Workers, New Orleans, Louisiana

Previous and Current Professional Affiliations

  • Board Member on the North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC)

  • University of Pennsylvania Alumni

  • Temple University Alumni

  • National Association of Social Work

  • National Association of Black Social Workers

  • Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity

  • Philadelphia’s City Council’s Kinship Committee

  • International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect

  • Sigma Phi Pi Fraternity

Military Background

First Lieutenant in U.S. Airforce Reserves -Honorable Discharge

Licenses

Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Pennsylvania and New Jersey

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