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AmericanWork, Inc. Supportive Living Program: A Program Evaluation 

Reed, Shelley (2012-08-29)
The AmericanWork, Inc. Supportive Living Program is a residential program for the severe and persistent mentally ill. This program evaluation sought to determine the variables which impact the consumer transitioning out ...

Assessment of Spirituality in Counseling: The Relationship Between Spirituality and Mental Health 

Brown, David (2008-05-15)
The purpose of this research study was to investigate the possible relationship between two spirituality variables (religious coping styles and spiritual well-being) and two psychological variables (anxiety and depression). ...

Broaching Style and Multicultural Counseling Competence Explored in the Context of Sexual Orientation 

Fox, Sadi (2016-04-26)
The present study explored counselors-in-training (CITs) and their self-perceived competency in their work with lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) clients along with their perception of broaching behaviors with this population. ...

Building Resilience Skills in Hispanic Middle School Girls: An Outcomes Based Research Study 

Thomas, Peggy (2005-08-15)
A review of literature showed clearly the problems faced by the Hispanic population in general and the problems of Hispanic females in specific terms as related to resilience, academic success and self concept. The purpose ...

Caring for the Caregivers: A Phenomenological Study of Supervisors and Vicarious Trauma 

Fucillo, Sarah (2017-11-20)
Trauma is prevalent in the world, leading individuals who have experienced trauma to seek counseling services. Counselors who listen to trauma narratives are at risk for experiencing vicarious trauma. Vicarious trauma is ...

Cognitive Processing Themes for Smoking among Lesbians 

Aholt, Erin (2008-08-15)
This study explored perceptions of motivation for smoking among lesbians. A convenience sample of 20 participants completed an online survey with 18 open-ended, reflection questions about their perceptions of the relationships ...

Coping Mechanisms Moderate the Association between Stressful Life Experiences and Sub-Threshold PTSD Symptoms in College Students 

Veal, Kelly (2015-06-16)
Abstract The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not stressful life events cause sub-threshold or full Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in college populations, and whether or not that relationship ...

Coping, Meaning in Life, and Posttraumatic Growth in Incarcerated Women 

Mautz, Elizabeth Kelley (2019-07-23)
The purpose of this study was to examine treatment results for incarcerated women in a southern-US women’s prison system who have participated in Beyond Trauma: A Healing Journey for Women (BT). Research indicates that ...

Correlates of Same-Sex Romantic Relationship Satisfaction: The Roles of Parental Support and Outness 

Obert, Laura (2012-07-02)
The purpose of the study was to explore variables associated with romantic relationship satisfaction for members of same-sex romantic relationships. Specifically, the study explored how same-sex couple members’ romantic ...

Counseling Competency with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients: Perceptions of Counseling Graduate Students 

Graham, Stephanie (2009-07-02)
The purpose of this dissertation was to examine graduate counseling students’ self-perceived counseling competency with lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) clients using the Sexual Orientation Counselor Competency Scale ...

Counseling Native Americans: Clinician’s Perceptions of Counseling Competencies and Characteristics Essential to Working with Native American Clients 

Parrish, Mark (2008-05-15)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the competencies of knowledge, skill and awareness perceived by mental health clinicians as essential in providing mental health services to Native Americans, Alaskan Natives ...

Counseling Students: Perceptions of Problematic Behaviors, Self-Care and Related Training Experiences 

Thomas, Amanda (2010-07-07)
The purpose of this study was to examine student awareness and frequency of self-reported problematic behaviors, self-care practices, and related training experiences. Participants were randomly selected from regionally ...

Critical Needs and Level of Support for the Military Spouse: A Comparative Study of the National Guard and Active Army during the Iraq War 

Vasilas, Cynthia (2009-07-16)
National Guard units have been asked to serve in ways never before experienced since the beginning of the Iraq War and throughout the continued war on terror. Multiple deployments, frequent long-term separations from ...

Cross-Sectional Examination of Career Counseling Initiation: Considerations of the Impact of COVID-19 

Stallings, Erica (2021-12-03)
The purpose of the current study was to gain an understanding of the differences related to the capability dimension of readiness for career choice in college students as measured by career thoughts, career state, and ...

The Effects of Self-Compassion, Attachment-styles, and Intolerance of Uncertainty on Trauma Outcomes 

Collins, Joanna (2023-08-04)
Research shows that a complex life experience, such as trauma, will most likely be experienced in a person’s life (Nelson, 2019). Experiences with trauma can have a lasting effect on all aspects of a person’s life, and one ...

The Efficacy of No-Suicide Contracts with Clients in Counseling on an Outpatient Basis 

Bartlett, Mary (2006-08-15)
Clients at two outpatient facilities who self-identified as having expressed suicidal thoughts or engaged in suicidal behaviors during some point in their counseling treatment were invited to participate in a survey to ...

An Ethnographic Content Analysis of Postings to an Online Group Forum: Individuals Abstaining from Pornography 

Jenkins, Morgan (2018-07-24)
The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the experiences of individuals that have chosen to abstain from pornography with an aim to better understand its effects. Current research suggests negative effects of excessive ...

An Examination of Job Satisfaction and Work/Life Balance among Racial Minority Faculty in Higher Education 

May, Viola (2017-07-25)
Racial minority faculty remain underrepresented in higher education institutions across the U.S. Faculty continue to encounter barriers to recruitment and retention such as over extension, discrimination, the lack of ...

An Examination of Mental and Physical Health in College 

Radomski, Juliana (2015-05-04)
The transitional years of college that a traditional student faces are full of change and adaptation; these years of emerging adulthood require learning how to balance new responsibilities. Although this new independence ...

An Examination of Preservice Teachers’ Attitudes, Attributions, and Level of Social Comfort with Poverty 

Booker, Samantha (2018-04-30)
This study was conducted to examine the relationship between preservice teachers’ attitudes, attributions, and level of social comfort with poverty. Undergraduate students enrolled in teacher education programs, at a ...