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Addressing Racial Disparities In Parent Training Enrollment: An Examination Of Help-Seeking For Child Behavior Problems Among African American Mothers, Kasia Plessy
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
The consideration of African American mothers’ mental health help-seeking attitudes and intentionsis important when developing culturally sensitive parent training programs and potentially help bridge a critical knowledge and service gap for this population. The purpose of this study is to examine the parental help-seeking for child externalizing behavior problems in order to delineate variables that might influence BPT enrollment among African American families. To address the lack of research considering cultural factors, this study examines the influence of racial group identification, cultural childrearing values, and mental health stigmatization on African American mothers’ problem recognition and willingness to engage in behavioral …
Art And Play Therapy For Children With Anxiety, Kaitlin Messmer
Art And Play Therapy For Children With Anxiety, Kaitlin Messmer
Undergraduate Honors College Theses 2016-
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) can be defined as, “Excessive anxiety and worry (apprehensive expectation), occurring more days than not for at least 6 months, about a number of events or activities (such as work or school performance)” (DSM- V, 2013). Generalized Anxiety Disorder is one of many disorders that can be detected in children as early as infancy. As the child grows, both internal and external factors contribute to the development of anxiety disorders diagnosed by the presentation of the symptoms of excessive worry, etc. There are many methodological studies that have been conducted to test children and evaluate for …