Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons^™

Maternal Mental Health And Child Health And Nutrition, Karen Mccurdy, Kathleen Gorman, Tiffani Kisler, Elizabeth Metallinos-Katsaras

Karen McCurdy

No abstract provided.

Family Food Environment And Child Overweight In Low-Income Families, Karen Mccurdy, Tiffani Kisler, Kathleen Gorman, Elizabeth Metallinos-Katsaras

Karen McCurdy

No abstract provided.

Sandtray Therapy: A Tool To Help Clients Change, April Schottelkorb, Karrie Swan, Rhyan Garcia-Briggs

Karrie L Swan

In this presentation, attendees learned with what populations sandtrays can be utilized, what materials are needed, and how to process sandtray sessions with clients. Role play and videotaped segments of sessions were utilized to facilitate learning.

Playing With Clay: Deepening Therapeutic Processes Through Expressive Arts Techniques, Karrie Swan, April Schottelkorb, Rhyan Garcia-Briggs

Karrie L Swan

Through experiential activities, attendees learned several expressive arts techniques for promoting holistic development. Participants were exposed to sand tray, puppetry, clay, and art. Adlerian and Child-Centered theories were used as frameworks for understanding children’s growth.

Staying Systemic: The Example Of Separation, Divorce And Remarriage, Tiffani Kisler

Tiffani S. Kisler

No abstract provided.

The Use Of Self-Report Diaries To Monitor Technology Use After Sleep Onset: Issues And Future Directions, Sue Adams, J. Bronstein, Tiffani Kisler, J. Daly, A. Johnston, A. Gencarelli

Tiffani S. Kisler

No abstract provided.

What Stresses University Students: An Interview Investigation Of The Demands Of Tertiary Studies, Vicki Bitsika, Christoper Sharpley, Vira Rubenstein

Vicki Bitsika

Although several previous scales have been developed to measure the presence and effects of the stressful demands encountered by university students, most of these have been validated with samples drawn from US universities, commonly using only undergraduate psychology students. In addition, many of the items used are from scales designed for application within general adult populations, with little focus upon the specific stressors met by students. In order to identify what are the major changes these students encounter that they find stressful, a sample of 32 university students from different degree areas within an Australian university was individually interviewed using …

'What Made Me Unhappy'. Experiences Of, And Responses To, Lifestyle Changes In Breast Cancer Patients, Vicki Bitsika, Christoper Sharpley, David Christie

Vicki Bitsika

Sixteen breast cancer patients were interviewed about any lifestyle changes they had experienced and their reactions to those changes. Data were collected and analysed via content analysis and then summary tabulations of patient responses until replication of responses was verified across patients. Results indicated that most patients suffered a reduction in recreation activities, unpleasant physical side effects from treatment and loss of feminine appearance characteristics, all of which were seen as decreases in previously available and valuable sources of social support and self-esteem. In response to these losses, patients reported a common coping strategy of avoidance or escape similar to …

Family Food Environment And Child Overweight In Low-Income Families, Karen Mccurdy, Tiffani Kisler, Kathleen Gorman, Elizabeth Metallinos-Katsaras

Tiffani S. Kisler

No abstract provided.

The Uri Multicultural Dialogue Project, Tiffani Kisler, Jacqueline Sparks

Tiffani S. Kisler

No abstract provided.

Daytime Impairment Due To College Students' Technology Use During Sleep: Similarities To Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Sue Adams, Tiffani Kisler, J. Daly, E. Lemus, A. Fiore, K. Vani, A. Johnston, A. Gencarelli, J. Bronstein

Tiffani S. Kisler

No abstract provided.

Sexual Health In The Digital Age: Emerging Issues For Youth And Young Adults Of The Net Generation, Tiffani Kisler

Tiffani S. Kisler

Keynote address at the Rhode Island Conference on Youth, Sexual Health, and Social Media, held in June 2012 at Roger Williams Conference Center, Bristol, RI.

Maternal Mental Health And Child Health And Nutrition, Karen Mccurdy, Kathleen Gorman, Tiffani Kisler, Elizabeth Metallinos-Katsaras

Tiffani S. Kisler

No abstract provided.

Finding Benefits In The Aftermath Of Australia's Black Saturday Bushfires: Can Distant Witnesses Find Benefits And Do Benefits Found Relate To Better Adjustment?, Christina Samios, Kerrilee Hollows

Christina Samios

This study aimed to extend the meaning literature beyond finding meaning in personal trauma by examining the benefits found by persons who were distant witnesses to Australia’s Black Saturday bushfires. One hundred and twenty-five university students who witnessed the bushfires through the media completed measures of meaning making coping, benefits found, and adjustment. The most strongly endorsed categories of benefits found by distant witnesses were increased faith in people and increased compassion. After controlling for demographics, the duration of media exposure to the bushfires and meaning making coping, hierarchical multiple regression analyses demonstrated that the perceived benefit of enhanced self-efficacy …

Technology Use In Youth And Young Adults: Developmental And Clinical Implications, Tiffani Kisler, Sue Adams, J. Daly

Tiffani S. Kisler

No abstract provided.

The Uri Multicultural Dialogue Project, Jaqueline Sparks

Jaqueline A. Sparks

No abstract provided.

Relationship – The Fourth “R” In Our Schools, Lee Wilkinson

Lee A Wilkinson, PhD

No abstract provided.

Working With Families To Support Better Health Care Outcomes, Tiffani Kisler, Sue Adams, P. Block

Tiffani S. Kisler

No abstract provided.

Individual Case Study And Treatment Plan Guide, 4th Edition, Robin G. Gayle

Robin G. Gayle

Brief Report: Need For Autonomy And Other Perceived Barriers Relating To Adolescents’ Intentions To Seek Professional Mental Health Care., Coralie J. Wilson, Frank P. Deane

Coralie J Wilson

The current study examined the relationship between belief-based barriers to seeking professional mental health care and help-seeking intentions in a sample of 1037 adolescents. From early adolescence to adulthood, for males and females, the need for autonomy was a strong barrier to seeking professional mental health care. Help-seeking fears were weaker in the older age groups. Having lower perceived need for autonomy and believing that prior mental health care was helpful was significantly associated with higher intentions to seek future professional mental health care. Implications for prevention and overcoming barriers to seeking mental health care are suggested.