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I Pledge Allegiance To The Southern Cross? The Importance Of Multicultural Education In Today’S Schools, Jennifer Kurbel
I Pledge Allegiance To The Southern Cross? The Importance Of Multicultural Education In Today’S Schools, Jennifer Kurbel
Educational Specialist, 2009-2019
As schools nation-wide continue to become increasingly diverse, the need for multicultural education curricula is becoming an absolute necessity. Within the school setting, counselors, teachers, administrators and other personnel are in an ideal position to serve as positive role models and to help shape the students into citizens who respect and value the diversity of their society. This project provides a firsthand look into a controversial event at a high school that could have possibly been prevented with a more proactive approach to diversity and multicultural education. The report also provides potentially useful and helpful suggestions, considerations and resources for …
Creativity In Counseling: Breathe Life Into Your Work An Experiential Workshop For The Novice Counselor, Tina Marie Johnston
Creativity In Counseling: Breathe Life Into Your Work An Experiential Workshop For The Novice Counselor, Tina Marie Johnston
Educational Specialist, 2009-2019
Designed for use by novice counselors and other clinicians who would like to reawaken their creativity, this guide describes the need for creativity in counseling and presents the theories describing the creative process. It also includes a practical workshop with experiential exercises to reawaken creativity in the counselor and a pull out section with expressive arts activities that can be used in the counseling session.
Working With Depression In Lesbians, Caroline Colvin
Working With Depression In Lesbians, Caroline Colvin
Educational Specialist, 2009-2019
Competency in multicultural counseling is one of the challenges counselors face. Women are twice as likely as males to be diagnosed with depression, and some of these women are lesbians. Vulnerability factors for the development of depression in lesbians include internalized homophobia, disclosure issues, minority stress, family rejection, and lack of a sense of belonging. Effective counseling for depression in lesbians combines multicultural competency and awareness of the stages of identity development, along with exploration of both the lesbian’s level of disclosure and her degree of internalized homophobia.
Stick It To Counseling: The Incorporation Of Acupuncture In Counseling, Andrew David Felton
Stick It To Counseling: The Incorporation Of Acupuncture In Counseling, Andrew David Felton
Educational Specialist, 2009-2019
Acupuncture is one of the oldest documented medical practices, it has really only made its way into Western medical practices within the last 32 years. Since acupuncture’s acceptance into Western medicine, there has been limited incorporation of acupuncture as an adjunct to counseling and it is still not widely used as a proper way of working with clients. This article explores the potential for a holistic approach to counseling by using acupuncture as a complementary tool to counseling. The article begins by examining the similarities and differences between Chinese medicine and Western practices. In addition, exploration of the benefits, risks, …
Signified Honkey: Stories In The Key Of White, William Ryan Blosser
Signified Honkey: Stories In The Key Of White, William Ryan Blosser
Educational Specialist, 2009-2019
The following project feels like a risk. From the opening line of my paper to the final section, the reader will notice that I have chosen to stray from the traditional counseling research project and instead opted for an approach both personal and interdisciplinary as a means of exploring the topic of White privilege. My approach can best be summed up as auto ethnographic and in using this approach have tried to discover and remain true to my own voice throughout the narrative. The reader may find this voice to be sharp at times, including profanity and a degree of …
Counseling International Students: Presenting Concerns And Implications For The College Mental Health Professional, Anna Khizanishvili
Counseling International Students: Presenting Concerns And Implications For The College Mental Health Professional, Anna Khizanishvili
Educational Specialist, 2009-2019
This research project details the presenting concerns of international students studying in American colleges and universities such as: lack of social support, acculturation, anxiety, depression, academic struggles, financial concerns, and language barriers. Despite the numerous significant stressors that they experience while studying in the United States, international students are less likely than American students to use counseling services on U.S. college campuses. A case study of an international student, Deepa, is presented and details her struggles with studying in the United States. Implications and recommendations for mental health professionals working with international college students are presented.
An Overview And Introduction: Neuroscience For Counselors, Kirk Damond Saunders
An Overview And Introduction: Neuroscience For Counselors, Kirk Damond Saunders
Educational Specialist, 2009-2019
This project is literary review of current neuroscience research that can document the impact of counseling. Neuroscience is providing support for the counseling process. The research findings of neural plasticity offer promising support for the therapeutic process. While counseling offers a new environment in which a person can re-learn, neural plasticity proves that at the neural network level these possibilities are now a reality. Counseling does, in fact, help change the brain.
Secondary Success Predicting Variables Within An Underrepresented Student Population: A Program Needs Assessment, Kara Lynn Dragan
Secondary Success Predicting Variables Within An Underrepresented Student Population: A Program Needs Assessment, Kara Lynn Dragan
Educational Specialist, 2009-2019
The success and retention of low socioeconomic status or minority college students is a continued goal of higher education institutions. James Madison University is no exception. The Diversity Mission at JMU attempts to address both student recruitment and retention. A program titled the Centennial Scholars Program was implemented to address these concerns. This program was developed to increase the number of underrepresented students who enroll and graduate from the university. The current research intended to use the information gained through a quantitative measure to obtain a picture of where the Centennial Scholars were when entering the program as a group …
Teacher Stress: An Assessment Of Teachers' Need For And Receptiveness Towards A Stress Reduction Program Within One Rural School System, Tyler Christine Rosenberg
Teacher Stress: An Assessment Of Teachers' Need For And Receptiveness Towards A Stress Reduction Program Within One Rural School System, Tyler Christine Rosenberg
Educational Specialist, 2009-2019
There is a concern for the level of stress teachers experience in their jobs. The effects of stress are not only harmful for the individual teacher, but for the teacher’s students and the learning environment as well (Travers & Cooper, 1996). Stress among teachers is related to absenteeism, turnover, and early retirement, which negatively affect the climate of the school and lead to poor student outcomes, both academically and behaviorally. The nature and severity of these concerns highlight the need for programs designed to reduce stress among teachers. A critical first step in partaking in program development efforts is to …
College Students’ Perceptions About Seeking Help For Their Learning Disabilities At A Competitive University, Kristen L. Burley
College Students’ Perceptions About Seeking Help For Their Learning Disabilities At A Competitive University, Kristen L. Burley
Educational Specialist, 2009-2019
With nearly 98% of public institutions reporting enrollment of students with a disability, requests for services, supports, and accommodations is increasing (Gordon et al., 2002; National Council on Disabilities, 2003). However, certain barriers and/or perceptions get in the way of students’ mobility in seeking and acquiring necessary accommodations. While disability services and accommodations are available, it appears that many students do not take advantage of them in a timely manner. While it is not required for a student to disclose information about a learning disability, the student will not be able to acquire any accommodations. Students should be prepared and …
Best Practices For The Treatment And Management Of Schizophrenia, Kimberly Ann Davis
Best Practices For The Treatment And Management Of Schizophrenia, Kimberly Ann Davis
Educational Specialist, 2009-2019
Masters-level counseling psychology programs strive to build a solid foundation of core competencies in students but do not typically emphasize treatment strategies for the chronically mentally ill or psychopharmacology. This paper is intended as a resource for counselors who serve clients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. It discusses some of the most widely-supported evidence-based individual and family psychosocial interventions
Resources Available For Latino Parents In Selected Districts Of The Seattle, Washington Area, Morgan Beale
Resources Available For Latino Parents In Selected Districts Of The Seattle, Washington Area, Morgan Beale
Educational Specialist, 2009-2019
Research has established that diversity in student populations within U.S schools is increasing at a rapid rate. With Latino students constituting the fastest growing minority population, it becomes more important to establish a positive home-school connection with parents. In addition, while some progress has been made in closing the achievement gap between Caucasian and minority students, this gap continues to show minority students achieving at a rate much lower than Caucasian students. The current study examined what resources school districts offer for parents from ethnic and racially diverse backgrounds, specifically addressing Latino parents. Four districts were picked out of a …
Applying The Cultural-Linguistic Interpretive Matrix To Neuropsychological Assessment, Karol J. Mendoza
Applying The Cultural-Linguistic Interpretive Matrix To Neuropsychological Assessment, Karol J. Mendoza
Educational Specialist, 2009-2019
Psychologists are administering assessments to culturally and linguistically diverse individuals with limited information regarding validity and are left with many scores to subjectively interpret. This study looked at developing a guideline when administering seven frequently administered neuropsychological assessments based on the Cultural-Linguistic Interpretive Matrix. Practitioners were asked to rate the cultural loading and linguistic demand and provide rationale for the placement. Results indicated that the Judgment of Line Orientation, Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test, Trail Making Test (Part A), and Wisconsin Card Sorting Test have low cultural loading and linguistic demand. The Trail Making Test (Part B) was rated as Moderate …
Creating A Community Of Support For National Guard And Reserve Military Families, Kelly Christine Atwood
Creating A Community Of Support For National Guard And Reserve Military Families, Kelly Christine Atwood
Educational Specialist, 2009-2019
This project provides community mental health professionals with information regarding the current supports and difficulties National Guard and Reserve military families face and the resources available to them. Literature on the stresses confronted by National Guard families, social support, the deployment cycle, and needs of National Guard families is reviewed. The current study investigated social support using the Social Support Questionnaire (Short Form) (Sarason, Levine, Basham, & Sarason, 1983). Participants reported the number of people they could really count on when they needed help and how satisfied they were with the help. In addition, qualitative written responses and interviews provided …
Reimagining Ourselves At Madison (Roam): An Innovative Adventure-Based Peer Counseling Program For University Students Demonstrating High Risk Alcohol-Related Behaviors, Amy Tice
Educational Specialist, 2009-2019
In the United States, heavy drinking appears to be normative behavior for college students, and high-risk drinking is a growing problem on college campuses. This paper introduces Re-imagining Ourselves at Madison (ROAM), an adventure-based peer counseling program for James Madison University students who demonstrate high risk-alcohol-related behaviors. The primary objective of this pilot program is to increase participants’ awareness and acknowledgement of their high risk behavior surrounding alcohol through an experience that is different than traditional alcohol education classes or alcohol counseling. ROAM also provides participants with an experience in which they are introduced to healthy alternatives to their high …
Evaluating Systemic Change In The Virginia Department Of Corrections: Creating Agents Of Change, Philip Andrew Mayles
Evaluating Systemic Change In The Virginia Department Of Corrections: Creating Agents Of Change, Philip Andrew Mayles
Educational Specialist, 2009-2019
The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) is attempting to change the practice of working with offenders placed on probation and parole to effect a reduction in the rate of recidivism. The VADOC’s proposal is to get the probation and parole officers to become “change agents” in motivating the offender toward pro-social behavior using evidence-based practices and Motivational Interviewing (MI). The purpose of this paper is to describe the ways in which organizations attempt change and explores the reasons for the resistance displayed by the probation and parole officers. The author argues that the VADOC should employ a second-order change and …
Unexpected: Identity Transformation Of Postpartum Women, Laura J. Cammaroto
Unexpected: Identity Transformation Of Postpartum Women, Laura J. Cammaroto
Educational Specialist, 2009-2019
This purpose of this paper is to explore the physical, emotional and societal issues women face as they transition to motherhood and the accompanying redefinition of self. Themes of acceptance of new roles and responsibilities, resolution of losses, adjusting marriage/partnership, renegotiation of relationships and professional standing are discussed. Women experiencing postpartum depression and anxiety appear to have difficulty navigating or adapting to the new maternal identity. Therefore, this paper summarizes some of the physical responses of the postpartum period as well as possible puerperal mental disorders such as: postpartum dysphoria (Baby Blues), postpartum depression disorder (PPD), post traumatic stress disorder …
White Privilege And Counseling: A Model For Expanding Awareness, Amanda Badger
White Privilege And Counseling: A Model For Expanding Awareness, Amanda Badger
Educational Specialist, 2009-2019
This paper discusses the need for an expansion of awareness of White privilege within the counseling community. It reviews the history of White privilege in American society and the counseling profession, and assesses its current role in counseling relationships, to include: counselor-client relationships, counselor-counselor relationships, and counselor-supervisor relationships. The need to expand White privilege training for counselors and counselor educators is explored, and a model to expand awareness in counselor training is provided with recommended resources and tools to assist in meeting this need.