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...
This dissertation examined the experiences leading to working as a Substance Abuse Peer Recovery Coach and experiences while working as a Substance Abuse Peer Recovery Coach. This study utilized a phenomenological approach to analyze Peer Recovery...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the essence of the experience of clinical intuition through the perspective of licensed professional counselors. Despite the attention that intuition had been given in other professional fields, a lack ...
The purpose of this study was to understand the phenomenological experiences of working class Black women with race and gender stereotypes in the workplace. A comprehensive review of the existing literature reflected a void in the inclusion of wor...
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...
Though eating disorders (EDs) affect a diverse population of people, among professionals who treat EDs, Counselors of Color (COC) are under-represented (Jennings-Mathis et al., 2020). Because the ED field is predominately comprised of White profes...
Counseling psychology, Women's studies, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
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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...
The enrollment of racial and ethnically diverse students has increased over the years, with nearly half of all students enrolled in K-12 schools identifying as students of color (U.S. Census, 2018). Given the increase in student racial diversity t...
A qualitative study design was used to describe the perceptions and beliefs about higher education of seven first generation college Latino male students enrolled in higher education in the Southeastern part of the U.S. The purpose of this investi...
Children in the United States are experiencing a mental health crisis characterized by diagnoses of serious mental health disorders (CDC, 2013; SAMHSA, 2012; U.S. Public Health Service, 2000). One component of the array of treatment approaches for...
The purpose of this study was to provide an in-depth understanding of users' experiences of technology that are at-risk of potential addictive behaviors. The sample consisted of 12 individuals, who self-identified as at-risk technology users. A th...
Athletes are aware that with involvement in the sport they are exposed to the risk of getting injured. Suffering an injury can be one of the most stressful experiences in a student-athlete’s athletic career and can cause a series of psychological,...
