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Title: A Multilevel Analysis of Black Male Secondary School Student Discipline and Achievement in Relation to Violence Exposure
Author: Garo, Laurie
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Education, Mental health
Description: This study examined school outcomes for Black male secondary school students in relation to neighborhood violence, focusing on Disproportionality in out of school suspension and below-proficiency achievement on selected standardized tests. Grounde...

Title: Addressing the difference in rates of trauma among youth involved with in-home services compared to foster care
Author: Cooper, Jenny
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Public health
Description: Childhood trauma has long-term effects on the physical and mental health of its victims. Given that the focus of the public health field is to create the healthiest communities possible, determining interventions to combat the effects of childhood...

Title: Avatar: The Last Airbender: Lessons in Recognizing and Resisting Imperialism
Author: Woodford, Kalei
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: English literature, History, Motion pictures
Description: In the modern world, we are constantly fed misinformation and biased information. The press is controlled by the state in many countries like the United States and Russia. These governments have the power to start wars, imprison whomever they deem...

Title: BIOARCHAEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF A BRONZE AGE SKELETAL SAMPLE FROM THE QIJIA CULTURE CEMETERY MOGOU (1750-1100 BCE) IN GANSU PROVINCE, CHINA
Author: Johnson, Elizabeth
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Physical anthropology, Archaeology, Area studies
Description: Bronze Age China has consistently been an area of research foci for both domestic and international researchers. However, paleopathological analysis of certain cultures within the "Northern Zone" is relatively new and demands scholarly exploration...

Title: Exploring factors impacting social justice advocacy attitudes among play therapists
Author: Chase, Lauren
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Education
Description: Overall, the United States’ population is becoming more diverse, and children in minority groups have many disadvantages due to circumstances beyond their control. They experience more poverty (US Census Bureau, 2017), unequal educational opportun...

Title: FACTORS INFLUENCING COUNSELOR SELF-EFFICACY OF MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WORKING WITH REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS
Author: Isawi, Dana
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Counseling psychology
Description: Since 1975, the United has admitted over three million refugees (U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, 2016). Mental health professionals are called upon to the psychological needs of this unique population. Neve...

Title: Fill In the Blanks: White Space in Children's Picture Books on Grief and Loss
Author: Holt, Samantha
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: English literature
Description: White space in picture books about grief and loss is space that becomes participatory by asking the reader or listener to make sense of what they are seeing while simultaneously joining it with their own real life experiences. This thesis examines...

Title: Identifying Health and Mental Health Needs and Facilitating Access to Care among Youth in Foster Care
Author: Hogan, Katherine
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Government policy, Mental health, Social service
Description: Youth placed in foster care typically confront a host of health and mental health conditions and related concerns. To address these potential health challenges early, federal legislation stipulates the need to develop case plans and coordinate the...

Title: Looking at the Silver Lining:Posttraumatic Growth in Young Breast Cancer Survivors
Author: Triplett, Kelli
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Psychology, Oncology
Description: This study examined negative and positive experiences reported by a sample of young breast cancer survivors (N = 87; ages 25-45) at approximately 12 months post-diagnosis. Qualitative and quantitative analyses were conducted including utilization ...

Title: Posttraumatic Growth And Race-Based Trauma Among African Americans
Author: Orejuela Davila, Ana
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Clinical psychology
Description: Racism is a prevalent and chronic stressor that can cause profound physical and psychological consequences on its targets. Cultural models of stress posit that sociocultural factors (such as racial identity and racial socialization) influence the ...

Title: The Differences between Violently and Nonviolently Injured Trauma Patients and the Factors among Violently Injured Trauma Patients following a Brief Alcohol Counseling Intervention
Author: Dongre, Leigh
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Counseling psychology, Mental health, Health services administration
Description: Alcohol use is well documented as a public health issue and a significant contributor to violent injury (Lam & Chim, 2010; World Health Organization, 2006). The purpose of this research was to examine the difference between violently and nonviolen...

Title: Trauma, Emotional Distress, Race and Ethnicity, Gender, Greek Affiliation, and Year-in-School as Predictors of Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs Among Undergraduate College Students.
Author: Jeffs, Patrick
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Counseling psychology, Public health, Education, Higher
Description: The purpose of this study was to identity how events perceived as traumatic or very difficult to handle, factors of emotional distress, and demographics may predict nonmedical use of prescription drugs (NMPD) among traditional undergraduate colleg...