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Title: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF GAY MEN COMING OUT WHILE IN COLLEGE
Author: Carter, Adam
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Counseling psychology, Queer studies
Description: This research was conducted to explore the phenomenological essence of gay men who choose to come out while in college. Seven semi-structured interviews were conducted with self-identified gay men, ranging in age from 18-23 years old, who reported...

Title: A Phenomenological Inquiry to Understand Environmental Work Factors, Academic Readiness and Supervisory Needs of Interprofessional Collaborative Counselors
Author: Kipick Cawn, Michelle
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Education, Counseling psychology, Mental health
Description: The multi-professional health care setting calls for a stronger evidence-based practice for providing collaborative framework/theory across disciplines. The purpose of this study was to develop an understanding of the perspectives of counselors wh...

Title: A Phenomenological Study of African American College Students' Recovery Experiences In A Collegiate Recovery Program
Author: Huggins, Marie
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Education
Description: This study examined the experiences of recovery among African American college students participating in collegiate recovery programs (CRPs). A phenomenological qualitative approach was utilized to collect and analyze data. The purpose of this stu...

Title: AN EXPLORATION OF FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING SELF-EFFICACY IN ADDICTION COUNSELORS
Author: Smith, Joshua
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Counseling psychology
Description: Substance use and addiction is a national healthcare concern affecting millions of families and individuals (National Institute on Drug Abuse [NIDA], 2018; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration [SAMHSA], 2018). To meet the need...

Title: An Exploration of Factors Impacting Professional Identity Among Master’s Level Counseling Students
Author: McMullen, James
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Educational counseling, Counseling psychology, Education, Higher
Description: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between program track, clinical experience, and supervisory relationship of counselors-in-training and their professional identity defined as counseling philosophy, beliefs about the profe...

Title: Clergy Spouse Well-Being
Author: Stamper, Scottie
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership
Description: The needs of clergy members and clergy family members present researchers with a unique and complex set of variables. While an ever-increasing body of research related to work-related stress and high rates of chronic disease and depression among c...

Title: Counselor Posttraumatic Growth Linked to Harmful Clinical Supervision
Author: White, Tristin
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Counseling psychology
Description: Clinical supervision is the primary method to educate and train professional counselors (Baltrinic & Wachter Morris, 2020). While clinical supervision tends to be positive and constructive, harmful clinical supervision occurs. As defined by Ellis ...

Title: Delineating self: How individuals renegotiate boundaries after experiencing intimate partner violence
Author: Czerny, Astra
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Counseling psychology
Description: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a complex set of behaviors that begins with verbal or emotional abuse and often escalates to physical violence, stalking, or sexual assault. In order to escape the violence, many individuals resort to anonymity a...

Title: EFFECTS OF FUNCTION-BASED CRISIS INTERVENTION ON THE CRISIS BEHAVIOR OF STUDENTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES IN THE SCHOOL SETTING
Author: Stevenson, Bradley
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Special education
Description: Research has shown that some individuals with developmental disabilities exhibit problem behaviors, some of which are dangerous to themselves and others (Emerson et al., 2001; Kanne & Mazurek, 2011; Murphy et al., 2005). In addition to the threat ...

Title: EFFECTS OF PROXIMITY FADING AND TASK BREAKS ON GROUP RESPONDING DURING DIRECT INSTRUCTION FOR STUDENTS WITH AUTISM
Author: Thompson, Julie
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Special education
Description: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of proximity fading and task breaks on responding during small group Direct Instruction in mathematics with students with ASD and the extent to which students demonstrate academic accuracy a...

Title: EXPLORING ATTITUDES RELATED TO TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE AMONG TEACHERS IN RURAL TITLE I ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: IMPLICATIONS FOR COUNSELORS AND COUNSELOR EDUCATORS
Author: Grybush, Amy
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Educational counseling, Counseling psychology, Social sciences
Description: Counselors working in schools have important roles in effectively addressing childhood adversity. Research over the last two-and-a-half decades has asserted that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are a significant public health issue (American ...

Title: Experiences of self-criticism among counseling students
Author: Kondili, Elvita
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Counseling psychology
Description: This dissertation examined the experiences of self-criticism among counseling students in practicum while in session with clients. This study utilized a phenomenological approach to data collection and analysis. The data was comprised of nine hour...

Title: Factors Related to the College-Going Self-Efficacy of Middle School Students
Author: Harden, Dia
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Educational counseling, Middle school education, Multicultural education
Description: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between middle school students' college-going self-efficacy and their race, college generational status, academic self-concept, and perceived college-going culture. The respondents were 162...

Title: Factors Related to the Use of Play Therapy Among Elementary School Counselors
Author: Van Horne, Jill
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Counseling psychology, Early childhood education, Mental health
Description: The purpose of this study was to examine variables that are related to elementary school counselors' use of play therapy in the elementary school setting. The specific variables explored were age, years of experience, workshop hours, graduate cour...

Title: Healing and Posttraumatic Growth in African American Survivors of Domestic Violence: An Exploration of Women's Narratives
Author: Dickerson, Anne
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Counseling psychology, Women's studies, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
Description: This research explores how African American women's narratives present their healing processes after they experience domestic violence. The research was conducted within the framework of Black feminist epistemology. A narrative approach was select...

Title: IMPACT OF TWO-SESSION MODEL OF CHILD PARENT RELATIONSHIP TRAINING ON PARENTS OF CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH ADHD
Author: Moore, Sarah
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Educational counseling, Counseling psychology, Psychology
Description: The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of a Two-session Child Parent Relationship Training on parental perception of children's problem behaviors; parental acceptance of child; parental stress; and parental attitudes, knowledge and ski...

Title: Lived experiences of nurses on a burn unit related to secondary traumatic stress.
Author: Shearer, Lindsay
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Psychology
Description: Nursing is a large and growing profession. Nurses provide a critical service to patients and families, often in highly stressful work environments (McGibbon, Peter, & Gallop, 2010; Theme Filha, Costa, & Guilam, 2013). The stressful nature of nursi...

Title: Preschool Pedagogy and Its Impact on Preschoolers' Attitudes Toward Learning
Author: Lounsbury, Karen
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Early childhood education, Education
Description: This qualitative study examined two preschool pedagogical approaches and the impact each had on students' attitudes toward learning. One preschool used A Beka curriculum, which is a direct instruction pedagogy. The other preschool used Creative Cu...

Title: Professional Development Relationships for Counselor Educators: the Relationship between Ethnic Identity, Advocacy, Empowerment and Cultural Empathy on Faculty Mentoring Alliances
Author: Rorrer, Audrey
Date Created: 2009
Subjects--Topical: Counseling psychology, Educational leadership, Psychology, Industrial
Description: ABSTRACTMentoring programs are viewed as effective recruiting and retention tools that orient faculty members into the professoriate and provide opportunities to integrate cultural diversity into university ideology. However, empirical research ab...

Title: Purpose in Life and Career Indecision as Predictors of Academic Success in College
Author: Olivera-Celdran, Galina
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Education, Counseling psychology
Description: The purpose of this study was to examine how purpose in life (exciting life and purposeful life) and career indecision (lack of structure and confidence, perceived external barriers, approach-approach conflict, and personal conflict) related to cu...