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Developmental Issues In School-Based Aggression Prevention From A Social-Cognitive Perspective, Paul Boxer, Sara Goldstein, Dara Musher-Eizenman, Eric F. Dubow, Donna Heretick
Developmental Issues In School-Based Aggression Prevention From A Social-Cognitive Perspective, Paul Boxer, Sara Goldstein, Dara Musher-Eizenman, Eric F. Dubow, Donna Heretick
Department of Family Science and Human Development Scholarship and Creative Works
Contemporary research on the development and prevention of aggressive behavior in childhood and adolescence emphasizes the importance of social-cognitive factors such as perceptual biases, problem-solving skills, and social-moral beliefs in the maintenance of aggression. Indeed, school-based social-cognitive intervention approaches have been identified as best practices by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, because child age is an important covariate of both intervention effectiveness and social-cognitive ability, school-based prevention program designers should keep in mind a number of issues identified through developmental research. In this paper, we review the social-cognitive model of aggressive behavior development as applied to prevention …
School Engagement Among Latino Youth In An Urban Middle School Context: Valuing The Role Of Social Support, Pauline Garcia-Reid, Robert Reid, N. Andrew Peterson
School Engagement Among Latino Youth In An Urban Middle School Context: Valuing The Role Of Social Support, Pauline Garcia-Reid, Robert Reid, N. Andrew Peterson
Department of Family Science and Human Development Scholarship and Creative Works
The education of many Latino youth residing in urban communities is often hindered by fear of crime and violence occurring in places where they live and attend school. Addressing these concerns, this study tested a path model predicting school engagement that included neighborhood and school environment variables (e.g., neighborhood youth behavior, neighborhood safety, and school safety) and social support variables (e.g., teacher support, friend support, parent support, and neighbor support). A total of 226 Latino youth from an urban middle school in the northeastern United States participated in the study. The hypothesized model was found to fit data from the …
Understanding The Plight Of The Terminally Ill Population, Richelle C. Bouska
Understanding The Plight Of The Terminally Ill Population, Richelle C. Bouska
Graduate Research Papers
The emotional, physical, social, and relational experiences of the terminally ill population were investigated. The literature strongly stated that the dying process, though physically and psychologically taxing, need not be devoid of meaning. It was also discovered that though patient disease trajectories and emotional experiences are highly individualized many helpful generalizations can be made. The research findings support the belief that mental health practitioners have much to offer the dying person as he or she wrestles with impending death.
A Narrative Group Model To Reduce Gender Role Conflict In Adult Males, Dennis K. Smithe
A Narrative Group Model To Reduce Gender Role Conflict In Adult Males, Dennis K. Smithe
Graduate Research Papers
This manuscript provides a therapeutic group model to address gender role conflict in males based on a narrative approach. The use of story telling and metaphor are central to the process because they are reflective of how men tend to communicate. This approach reflects a shift away from traditional counseling approach often seen as the antithesis of a masculine ideology. This process provides group members the opportunities to co-create and re-author socially constructed stories of masculinity and maleness that have taught males to abuse and neglect their bodies while at the same time not seek help. Unique to this model …
Grief And Loss Associated With Divorce : A Counseling Perspective, Lisa A. Lydon
Grief And Loss Associated With Divorce : A Counseling Perspective, Lisa A. Lydon
Graduate Research Papers
Based on grief and loss literature, as well as literature on divorce, this paper examines divorce as a loss that evokes grief in various individuals. A brief definition of grief and loss is first articulated. An emphasis is,placed on the classifications of loss, such as major, physical, psychological, primary, and secondary loss. Divorce is discussed as a major and primary loss with multiple secondary losses associated with it. The perspectives of various professionals as they relate to divorce as a loss are examined. This paper also considers implications to counselors when divorce is viewed as a grief and loss issue.