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Evaluating The Effectiveness Of A Community-Based Youth Non-Profit Organization At Increasing Prosocial Behavior And Decreasing Antisocial Behavior Among Young Boys: A Pilot Study, Molly A. Miller
University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
Community-based youth non-profit organizations (NPOs) have become increasingly popular for the provision of youth prevention and intervention services, yet many youth NPOs lack the resources to undergo formal evaluation. Further, most existing program evaluations do not consider individual characteristics of the child or the child’s exposure to stressors. The current pilot study sought to evaluate the extent to which boys participated in 1:1 mentoring and other program activities at the Son of a Saint (SOAS) NPO, an organization seeking to provide positive male role models for fatherless young boys. In addition, the current study examined the effects of program involvement …
Preserving The Trauma Narrative Of The Hunger Games: As Based In The Novels, The Films, And Morality, Rio Turnbull
Preserving The Trauma Narrative Of The Hunger Games: As Based In The Novels, The Films, And Morality, Rio Turnbull
Undergraduate Honors Theses
This thesis discusses both the technical aspects and the moral aspects of preserving trauma when adapting a trauma novel to film, in specific relation to Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games. The thesis begins by arguing the Hunger Games story as a trauma narrative in its original form, but not so in its film adaptations, and supports this argument by defining the defining characteristics of the trauma narrative–which is voicelessness and an altered sense of self and society, embedded in the internal experience–and applying it to The Hunger Games trilogy, identifying where these occur in the novels and do not …
Understanding The Effects Of Childhood Trauma: Strategies For Educators, Trista Bentler
Understanding The Effects Of Childhood Trauma: Strategies For Educators, Trista Bentler
Dissertations, Theses, and Projects
Early childhood adversity has major effects on both long and short-term outcomes for children. This paper identifies the definition and causes of various types of trauma, as well as the implications it has on one’s body, brain, and behavior. Through the research and training provided, educators and various school personnel will gain an understanding of trauma and its effects. Furthermore, they will be equipped with a toolbox of strategies and interventions that can be used for all children, but especially those with a history of trauma. A six-part professional development training with trainer’s notes, accompanied by screening tools for trauma …
Assessment Of Trauma-Informed Care In Sonoma County Through Aces Connection, Rosco Gordon
Assessment Of Trauma-Informed Care In Sonoma County Through Aces Connection, Rosco Gordon
Master's Projects and Capstones
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are stressful or traumatic events that include abuse and neglect. These events also include household dysfunctions such as domestic violence and substance abuse disorders within a household. Other events that fall under ACEs include sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, parental separation, intimate partner violence, etc. (SAMSHA, n.d.). Multiple studies have shown that adverse experiences that result in trauma are linked to poor long-term health outcomes. Trauma-informed care practices are essential to aiding victims in building resilience to trauma. The Road to Resilience (n.d.) defines resilience as the ability to adapt or cope with trauma, adversity, …
The Use Of Art To Increase Awareness About Mental Well-Being And Promotion Of Mental Health Among The African American Community, Andromada Murden
The Use Of Art To Increase Awareness About Mental Well-Being And Promotion Of Mental Health Among The African American Community, Andromada Murden
Public Health Capstone Projects
Mental Illness in America affects about 43.8 million individuals in a year’s time. Internationally, the number one cause of disabilities is depression, which impacts the lives of about 16 million people every year. Depression is the most common mental illness in the African American community regardless of age or gender. Stigma around having a mental illness discourages the African American community from pursuing professional help. Mental Illness in Atlanta is unique because the city’s population is over 50% African American/black and this is the major demographic that does not utilize mental health services. Black Communities have developed a mistrust in …
Trauma-Informed Care (Tic) Interventions: An Evidence-Based Practice Project, Ryan Anderson, Jenalyn Bigasin, Amal Hassan, Kendra Mertes, Rebekah Muilenburg, Christine Simon, Julia Trnka, Lucy Zeihen, Julie D. Bass
Trauma-Informed Care (Tic) Interventions: An Evidence-Based Practice Project, Ryan Anderson, Jenalyn Bigasin, Amal Hassan, Kendra Mertes, Rebekah Muilenburg, Christine Simon, Julia Trnka, Lucy Zeihen, Julie D. Bass
Graduate Occupational Therapy Research and Projects
This Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) project examined the following question: What are the characteristics and effectiveness of trauma-informed care (TIC) approaches on health and participation (well-being, quality of life) outcomes for populations who have experienced trauma?
Trauma And Health Outcomes: An Evidence-Based Practice Project, Kelly Breuer, Christina Cink, Shawna Geisler, Hannah Hillstrom, Cerena Ice, Olivia Kreuser, Ladislava Mazurkevicz, Hallie Schommer, Jullie D. Bass
Trauma And Health Outcomes: An Evidence-Based Practice Project, Kelly Breuer, Christina Cink, Shawna Geisler, Hannah Hillstrom, Cerena Ice, Olivia Kreuser, Ladislava Mazurkevicz, Hallie Schommer, Jullie D. Bass
Graduate Occupational Therapy Research and Projects
This Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) project examined the following questions: EBP Question What is the relationship between trauma (ACE or traumatic events) and child and adult performance, participation, health and disability outcomes for general and specific populations? What additional person or environment characteristics predict positive or negative outcomes from trauma?
Descriptive Characteristics And Risk Factors For Trauma: An Evidence-Based Practice Project, Hawo Jama, Hibak Jama, Molly Kreutter, Jill Olson Moser, Glory Pierre, Sora Samejima, Naomi Teetzel, Julie D. Bass
Descriptive Characteristics And Risk Factors For Trauma: An Evidence-Based Practice Project, Hawo Jama, Hibak Jama, Molly Kreutter, Jill Olson Moser, Glory Pierre, Sora Samejima, Naomi Teetzel, Julie D. Bass
Graduate Occupational Therapy Research and Projects
This Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) project examined the following question: What are the perspectives, experiences, and self-reports of adult individuals, groups, or populations who have MCI or report problems with Functional Cognition (and / or their caregivers)?
The Effect Of Adverse Childhood Experiences On Psychosocial Wellbeing, Gabrielle C. Yundt
The Effect Of Adverse Childhood Experiences On Psychosocial Wellbeing, Gabrielle C. Yundt
Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)
As a result of adversity, trauma, or maltreatment, a child’s primary defense is to engage in self-blame in order to maintain a belief in a safe world. Without intervention, these adaptive strategies may continue to shape the way survivors relate to themselves and make meaning out of negative events. This study hypothesized that participants with adversity in childhood have an increased likelihood of low self-compassion (indicating tendencies towards self-judgment, overidentification, and isolation). This study further hypothesized a positive correlation between posttraumatic growth, resilience and hardiness. Participants in this study were adults recruited from three online sites (social networking, online forum, …
Training In Trauma-Informed Care (Tic): An Evidence-Based Practice Project, Erin Bugajski, Danielle Erler, Ashley Fosness, Diamond Hill, Jon Lindahl, Lindsay Purcell, Amber Ramirez-Acosta, Joy Smith, Michelle Vacinek, Julie D. Bass
Training In Trauma-Informed Care (Tic): An Evidence-Based Practice Project, Erin Bugajski, Danielle Erler, Ashley Fosness, Diamond Hill, Jon Lindahl, Lindsay Purcell, Amber Ramirez-Acosta, Joy Smith, Michelle Vacinek, Julie D. Bass
Graduate Occupational Therapy Research and Projects
This Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) project examined the following question: What are the characteristics and effectiveness of trauma-informed care (TIC) training on the performance of health professionals and organizations who provide services to populations who have experienced trauma (traumatic events or ACE)?
Screening And Assessment In Trauma-Informed Care: An Evidence-Based Practice Project, Megan Bender, Beka Bickel, Ashley Hoffmann, Emily Howard, Mykayla Laurie, Yer Lee, Rachael Nelson, Ciara Nervick, Julie D. Bass
Screening And Assessment In Trauma-Informed Care: An Evidence-Based Practice Project, Megan Bender, Beka Bickel, Ashley Hoffmann, Emily Howard, Mykayla Laurie, Yer Lee, Rachael Nelson, Ciara Nervick, Julie D. Bass
Graduate Occupational Therapy Research and Projects
This Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) project examined the following question: What interprofessional and occupational therapy screening and assessment measures are used in trauma-informed care and what are their psychometric characteristics?
Trauma Experiences And Perspectives: An Evidence-Based Practice Project, Libby Blattner, Melanie Homan, Ellie Leabch, Jennifer Malwitz, Faye Mcguire, Rachel Mcpherson, Julia Rupp, Maria Tonn, Hannah Zenisek, Julie D. Bass
Trauma Experiences And Perspectives: An Evidence-Based Practice Project, Libby Blattner, Melanie Homan, Ellie Leabch, Jennifer Malwitz, Faye Mcguire, Rachel Mcpherson, Julia Rupp, Maria Tonn, Hannah Zenisek, Julie D. Bass
Graduate Occupational Therapy Research and Projects
This Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) project examined the following questions:
- How do individuals who have experienced trauma or adverse childhood experiences describe their experiences and the impact trauma has had on their life?
- How do healthcare professionals describe their experiences of working with individuals who have experienced trauma or adverse childhood experiences and their perspectives on trauma-informed training and approaches?
American And Iraqi Prose Fiction Of The Iraq War: Traumas Of The Self, Traumas Of The Nation, Ghyath Manhel Alkinani
American And Iraqi Prose Fiction Of The Iraq War: Traumas Of The Self, Traumas Of The Nation, Ghyath Manhel Alkinani
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
War is so omnipresent in our contemporary world that the story of war is too important to be left to fiction writers to frame and give meaning for. This dissertation provides an analysis of two dominant patterns in contemporary Iraqi and American prose fictional representations of the Iraq War: the individualistic trauma hero narrative and the nationalistic, collective narrative. I argue that the trauma hero myth that dominates American representations of the Iraq War psychologizes and de-politicizes war experience alienating the victim of trauma by decontextualizing their experience and negating the Other. On the other hand, the sweeping nationalistic narrative …
How To Promote Neuroplasticity Following Trauma, Elizabeth Thiel
How To Promote Neuroplasticity Following Trauma, Elizabeth Thiel
Counselor Education Capstones
No abstract provided.
The Impact Of Childhood Trauma On The Brain & Interventions For The School Counselor, Chelsea Scott
The Impact Of Childhood Trauma On The Brain & Interventions For The School Counselor, Chelsea Scott
Counselor Education Capstones
No abstract provided.
Utilizing A Trauma Informed Approach To Build Resiliency In Underrepresented College Students, Marie Lindloff
Utilizing A Trauma Informed Approach To Build Resiliency In Underrepresented College Students, Marie Lindloff
Counselor Education Capstones
No abstract provided.
Traumatic Experiences Through The Queer Lens, Holden Guckenberg
Traumatic Experiences Through The Queer Lens, Holden Guckenberg
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
This is a collection of short stories based off of real trauma that LGBTQ+ individuals have experienced. I have interviewed seven people who identify within the LGBTQ+ community and listened to their traumatic stories. Based on their stories, I have written their accounts with trauma while expanding and taking creative freedom to better enunciate and bring-forth their stories. Trauma affects the LGBTQ+ community at a greater height than it does the general population. It’s important to recognize this fact so that we can support those people who have faced tremendous adversity in the form of trauma. In one form or …
An Untold History: Intergenerational Trauma & The Armenian Genocide, Erik Anderson
An Untold History: Intergenerational Trauma & The Armenian Genocide, Erik Anderson
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
The plan for my project is to do a video documentary in which I interview trauma victims and survivors and discuss their instances and some of the practices that allowed them to overcome this difficult time. More specifically I am going to focus on the theme of inter-generational trauma and the effects that genocides and mass killings can have on people and their offspring. Being. That I am the great-grandson and 4th Generation descendant of an Armenian genocide survivor I hope to interview my grandmother and talk with her about the experiences of what it was like being the daughter …
Involuntary Memories After Stressor Exposure: Contribution Of Hormonal Status And Rumination In Women., Samantha C. Patton
Involuntary Memories After Stressor Exposure: Contribution Of Hormonal Status And Rumination In Women., Samantha C. Patton
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Women experience fewer traumatic stressors over their lifespan than men, but demonstrate a higher prevalence of major depression and stressor-related disorders as a result of trauma exposure (Breslau & Anthony, 2007; Kessler et al., 2005). Differences in prevalence of stressor-related disorders may partially be due to sex-linked vulnerabilities related to emotional memory. Emotion assists in modulation of memory through neurological processes. This modulation enhances memory for emotional stimuli and can lead to a greater frequency of involuntary recall after stressor exposure. This involuntary memory is also a hallmark symptom of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Sex-linked vulnerabilities, specifically hormonal status and …
Association Between Lifetime Adverse Events, Emotion Dysregulation, Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Acculturation, And Chronic Pain: A Moderated Mediation Model, Miriam El-Haj
Theses and Dissertations
The association between traumatic experiences and chronic pain is well established. Lesser is known about how acculturation might affect this relation, specifically with Hispanics. In the present study, self-report measures on traumatic experiences, posttraumatic stress symptoms, emotion dysregulation, chronic pain, and acculturation were administered to 140 participants (71.4% females) aged 18–65 years old (M = 35.06, SD = 11.55), to determine whether acculturation moderates the relation between adverse lifetime experiences and chronic pain as mediated by posttraumatic stress symptoms and emotion dysregulation.
Those who were highly acculturated to the U.S. Anglo culture were higher on chronic pain than those who …
Escapando Las Trampas: Teacher Preparation For Mexicanas, Larissa Perez
Escapando Las Trampas: Teacher Preparation For Mexicanas, Larissa Perez
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Developing Maestras face and overcome linguistic, academic and cultural forms of gatekeeping while trying to navigate through our current education system. For this Capstone Project, the impact that gatekeeping has on developing Maestras and how it affects their academic and professional aspirations was investigated. This is an important issue for developing Maestras, the University of Gringolandia as well as for the education system of Nepantla county. The success of developing Maestras Mexicanas closes the racial gap and directly impacts the student success rate within Nepantla county. The literature and data results analysis indicate that the gatekeeping practices that keep Mexicanas …
Let Me Be Myself, Brandon Stettenbenz
Let Me Be Myself, Brandon Stettenbenz
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Let Me Be Myself is a collection of short stories, essays, oral history, and poems that deals with generational trauma, history, traveling, family, war, oppression, and healing. This project serves to inform, evoke understanding, lend perspective, and inspire others. It aims to help others understand the trauma of being born from a Holocaust surviving family, and its impact on somebody in modern day society. It explores the story of a first, second, and third generation Holocaust refugee. It connects a timeline of eighty years of trauma through violence and oppression, and a pursuit to find healing from Nazi Germany.
A Developmental And Symptom-Level Approach To Comorbid Mental Health Disorders In Children, Elizabeth Thornley
A Developmental And Symptom-Level Approach To Comorbid Mental Health Disorders In Children, Elizabeth Thornley
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
This dissertation addresses current issues in the conceptualization and classification of childhood mental health issues (e.g., impact of sex/age on symptoms, comorbidity, limits of traditional models). In contrast to traditional models, the importance and value of utilizing individual symptoms as primary variables of interest is presented. This first study consisted of 9565 participants (M = 12.06, SD = 3.57, 58% males). Results for youth with no history of trauma indicated sex differences in symptom expression consistent with what has been previously shown in the literature; however, a complex presentation of attention-related symptoms was identified for females. Similar sex differences …
Cross-Cutting Narratives Of Opioid Use Disorder Among Pregnant Women And Mothers: Implications For Humanistic Care, Alice Fiddian-Green
Cross-Cutting Narratives Of Opioid Use Disorder Among Pregnant Women And Mothers: Implications For Humanistic Care, Alice Fiddian-Green
Doctoral Dissertations
Opioid-related fatalities in the U.S. have increased drastically. Pregnant women and mothers with opioid use disorders (OUD) are a rapidly growing and vulnerable population. Using a critical narrative approach, this dissertation examines how the syndemic of trauma, substance use, and mental health conditions influences opioid use and treatment trajectories among pregnant women and mothers across the lifecourse. The goal of this dissertation was to examine three discursive resources that shape the social construction of perinatal and maternal opioid use across all strata of social life: macro-level (news media), meso-level (scientific), and micro-level (individual) narratives. Informed by 18-months of ethnographic observation, …
Engaging The Needs Of Young Refugees In The Language Classroom, Mia-Shalom N. Hayes
Engaging The Needs Of Young Refugees In The Language Classroom, Mia-Shalom N. Hayes
Selected Honors Theses
As the number of refugee students increase each year, many language teachers find themselves uninformed and ill-equipped to effectively engage refugee students in the classroom. Thus, through a survey and synthesis of the current body of research, the following literature review seeks to present the specific needs of refugee students and suggest practical ways in which language teachers can effectively meet those needs and engage refugees in the language classroom. The findings suggest that though the pre-migration, trans-migration, and post-migration experiences present numerous physical, emotional, behavioral, cultural, social, and academic challenges to refugee students in the classroom, teachers can combat …
The Double-Edged Sword Of Diagnosis: Medical Neoliberalism In Rape Crisis Center Counseling, Shannon M. Peters
The Double-Edged Sword Of Diagnosis: Medical Neoliberalism In Rape Crisis Center Counseling, Shannon M. Peters
Graduate Doctoral Dissertations
The prevalence of sexual violence in the United States is a critical issue and the aftermath of sexual assault can have profound effects on psychological well-being. Rape Crisis Centers play a vital role in supporting sexual violence survivors. The framework through which Rape Crisis Center clinicians understand the experiences of survivors has a substantial impact on the course of counseling, how survivors interpret their own experiences, and survivors’ psychological health. A neoliberal medicalized framework conceptualizes distress post-sexual assault as a disease or disorder and places the responsibility on an individual to ‘fix’ themselves, situating the problem within the person, rather …
African American Women's Experiences Of Race-Based Traumatic Stress, Amina Y. Simmons
African American Women's Experiences Of Race-Based Traumatic Stress, Amina Y. Simmons
Open Access Dissertations
Assessments of racism are linked to increased risk of anxiety (Soto, Dawson- Andoh, & BeLue, 2011), depression (Lee & Turney, 2012), and increased symptoms of PTSD (Polanco-Roman, Danies, & Anglin, 2016), leading scholars to infer racism may be a type of traumatic stress (Carter, 2007; Helms, Nicolas, & Green, 2010). African American men and women report similar frequency and levels of racism-related stress (Jackson, Shestov, & Saadatmand, 2017; Kwate & Goodman, 2015) however, the impacts appear significant for Black women (Chyu and Upchurch, 2011; Jackson, Shestov, & Saadatmand, 2017). This exploratory study sought greater understanding of Black women’s experiences with …
Teaching Trauma Theory And Practice To Master’S Level Counselors-In-Training: A Multiple Case Study, Charmayne Adams
Teaching Trauma Theory And Practice To Master’S Level Counselors-In-Training: A Multiple Case Study, Charmayne Adams
Doctoral Dissertations
The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to understand how counselor educators (CEs) facilitate learning in their master’s level trauma theory and practice courses. The study addressed two research questions: (a) How do counselor educators choose which trauma content to address in master’s level trauma theory and practices courses? and (b) Which teaching methods do counselor educators utilize to facilitate significant learning in master’s level trauma theory and practice courses? Three CEs participated in this study. All three participants worked in CACREP accredited or aligned programs in three different regions (south, north central, north east). The participants had …
Regional Flavor Of Blood: Trauma Of The Subjugated In The Nature Of Blood And The God Of Small Things, Shabana Sayeed
Regional Flavor Of Blood: Trauma Of The Subjugated In The Nature Of Blood And The God Of Small Things, Shabana Sayeed
English Theses
Inequality in the postcolonial context, takes a perilous shape involving tremendous trauma where the victim possesses a broken or no voice to present one’s angsts and sufferings to the world. The marginalization and trauma of the lower castes in India are generated from the custom of inequality that eventually gives rise to violence and bloodshed for generations. Philips’ discussion of Nazism and violence against the non-Europeans in The Nature of Blood and its trope of blood correlates with the hostility in The God of Small Things that looks at the epistemological foundation of casteist narratives in order to castigate the …
The Shine Of The Shining: Domestic Violence And Deterministic Trauma, Ashleigh Boutwell
The Shine Of The Shining: Domestic Violence And Deterministic Trauma, Ashleigh Boutwell
English Theses
Whether reading Stephen King’s The Shining or viewing Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation the prevalence of domestic violence is indisputable. Following the lives of Jack, Wendy, and Danny Torrance a relationship between domestic violence becomes evident. Fear is provoked by the violence depicted on page and screen, spurring characters into action determined by the trauma they have experienced. Past violence refuses to be ignored or buried and disrupts an individual’s notion of identity and safety. Such characteristics of trauma are depicted throughout Stephen King’s novel and Kubrick’s film, illustrating how perpetrators and victims of violence operate and survive. The Shine of The …