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Minority Stressors As Predictor Variables For Animal Abuse In Lgbtq Same-Sex Relationships With Interpersonal Violence, S Paige Brenner May 2025

Minority Stressors As Predictor Variables For Animal Abuse In Lgbtq Same-Sex Relationships With Interpersonal Violence, S Paige Brenner

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LGBTQ individuals face a distinct set of societal issues that can lead to intimate partner violence (IPV) and animal abuse together. Grounded in minority stress theory, the purpose of the study was to reduce animal abuse in LGBTQ male and female same-sex relationships by examining the co-occurrence of internalized homophobia, degree of outness, and IPV. The hypotheses for the study include whether internalized homophobia and degree of outness predict animal abuse in LGBTQ same-sex relationships experiencing IPV. This study was conducted with a population of individuals (N = 149) with inclusion criteria of being 18 years of age or older, …


From The Classroom To The Boardroom: Reducing Teacher Turnover By Enhancing Employee Engagement, Robert Thurston Fitzgerald Britton May 2025

From The Classroom To The Boardroom: Reducing Teacher Turnover By Enhancing Employee Engagement, Robert Thurston Fitzgerald Britton

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Teacher turnover and low engagement levels present significant challenges for K-12 public schools, destabilizing academic progress and underscoring the need for educational leaders to develop sustainable strategies for teacher retention and positive work environments. The purpose of the qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore high-performing K-12 district educational leaders' strategies to enhance employee engagement and reduce turnover. The study involved six district or school-based leaders, all with over 10 years of educational experience and at least 2 years in leadership roles. The study was grounded in the self-determination theory and focused on autonomy, competence, and relatedness in influencing teacher engagement …


Developing Organizational Leaders’ Personal Mastery Through Emotional Intelligence Training In The Workplace: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis, Billie Bruce Relyea May 2025

Developing Organizational Leaders’ Personal Mastery Through Emotional Intelligence Training In The Workplace: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis, Billie Bruce Relyea

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Mayer and Salovey, seminal researchers of emotional intelligence (EI), indicated that the ability measures of EI are still evolving, and the mental abilities involved in EI remain to be determined. Organizational leaders should understand this intention as the key to developing EI and personal mastery, resting firmly upon attaining accurate self-awareness as a prerequisite for human behavior. The purpose of this interpretive phenomenological analysis was to gain an understanding of the socially constructed realities of the lived experiences of organizational leaders and organizational development specialists who have completed Ennea International’s 5 Lens Development Platform (5LDP). Bandura’s social cognitive theory grounded …


Improving Staff Knowledge And Patient Care Outcomes Through Targeted Educational Interventions On Diabetes Management In Home Health Agencies, Chikita Domonique Smith May 2025

Improving Staff Knowledge And Patient Care Outcomes Through Targeted Educational Interventions On Diabetes Management In Home Health Agencies, Chikita Domonique Smith

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Health Equity And Social Determinants Of Health Nurse Education, Jacqueline Arana Clements May 2025

Health Equity And Social Determinants Of Health Nurse Education, Jacqueline Arana Clements

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The primary care setting provides integrated healthcare services where nurses address many healthcare needs, develop patient relationships, and practice in the context of family and community. To provide comprehensive care, nurses must complete a social determinants of health screening that addresses the social factors that impact clinical outcomes. In 2021, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine published a nursing education strategy on educating nurses on social determinants of health. This project aimed to develop a staff education program to prepare primary care nurses on the concepts and terminology encompassing social determinants of health, identifying the severity of health …


Evaluating The Factors That Lead To A Lack Of Gender Diversity Among Senior Level Executives In The Federal Bureau Of Investigation, Joyce A. Wallace May 2025

Evaluating The Factors That Lead To A Lack Of Gender Diversity Among Senior Level Executives In The Federal Bureau Of Investigation, Joyce A. Wallace

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Despite progress in workplace equality, women face barriers to advancement in the FBI. This underrepresentation raises concerns about organizational performance and decision-making. The purpose of the study was to explore the obstacles to promoting women to senior leadership positions within the FBI by focusing on gender roles, social expectations, and organizational culture. The qualitative phenomenological approach used interviews with female law enforcement officers in conjunction with feminist theory. The study findings identified biases in selection processes, discriminatory hiring practices, non-inclusive workplace culture, and limited professional development opportunities as barriers to promotion. Cognitive and cultural biases that hindered progress were stereotypes …


Staff Education On Bias Awareness, Macbarbara Amaechi May 2025

Staff Education On Bias Awareness, Macbarbara Amaechi

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The project was a staff education initiative focused on addressing a knowledge gap about bias for treatment of patients on controlled substances at the practice site. I aimed to fill this practice gap by developing an education program that delivered evidence-based methods to reduce bias. The practice-focused question was: Will a staff education project result in an increase in staff knowledge and awareness around implicit bias among patients who are taking controlled substances? The purpose of the project was to determine if a formal educational program could enhance the knowledge of the staff and decrease bias, which would lead to …


Nurse Practitioner And Physician Assistant Staffing To Bridge Physician Shortages In North Carolina Rural Clinics, Robin Alisha Tyson May 2025

Nurse Practitioner And Physician Assistant Staffing To Bridge Physician Shortages In North Carolina Rural Clinics, Robin Alisha Tyson

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Physician shortages in North Carolina rural counties are a problem that continues to affect patient care, which has necessitated the need to use other disciplines such as nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs). The purpose and review question for this integrative review focused on determining best practices for utilizing PAs and NPs in rural clinics and how these staffing options could improve health outcomes. The administrative management theory served as the framework for this project by emphasizing the functions of planning, organizing, coordinating, and teamwork. A search of both empirical and nonempirical literature for years 2019 through 2024 was …


Success Strategies Small Business Enterprise Leaders Use To Effectively Develop Resource Capabilities For Sustainable Growth, Denean Lear May 2025

Success Strategies Small Business Enterprise Leaders Use To Effectively Develop Resource Capabilities For Sustainable Growth, Denean Lear

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Small business leaders often lack effective strategies to develop resource capabilities essential for sustainable growth. This gap challenges their ability to navigate complex and uncertain business environments, which can lead to missed opportunities and long-term instability—making it a critical concern for leaders and entrepreneurs striving for organizational resilience and success. Grounded in the dynamic capabilities’ framework, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore strategies small business leaders used to develop resource capabilities for effective, sustainable growth. The participants were nine managers of social enterprise and nonprofit organizations from a cross-sector of industries in the Greater Philadelphia area, …


Staff Education To Standardize Handoff Communication Protocols: Enhancing Patient Safety, Delali Adjele Tetteh-Assiakoley May 2025

Staff Education To Standardize Handoff Communication Protocols: Enhancing Patient Safety, Delali Adjele Tetteh-Assiakoley

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Summary This doctor of nursing practice (DNP) staff education project focused on providing a staff education program on standardized handoff communication protocols to enhance patient safety and communication efficiency and effectiveness of information exchange at the practicum site. The practice problem is the lack of consistency regarding handoff communication, which results in miscommunication, inefficiencies, and possible preventable patient harm. Under conditions of poor handoff communication, medical errors, delays in treatment, and adverse patient outcomes are well documented. The project sought to improve the nursing staff’s knowledge of standardized handoff tools through a structured education program guided by the following practice-focused …


African American Men’S Perception Of Fear Of A Deadly Encounter With Police During Traffic Stops In Detroit, Delshawn King May 2025

African American Men’S Perception Of Fear Of A Deadly Encounter With Police During Traffic Stops In Detroit, Delshawn King

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This qualitative, phenomenological study is an examination of the fear of deadly encounters during traffic stops as experienced by seven African American men in Detroit. This fear is rooted in the historical context of slavery, where laws permitted the use of force to control African Americans. Using the critical race theory framework, the impact of traffic stops on African American men was explored, including how these encounters contribute to fear, psychological distress, and potential escalation of violence in interactions with law enforcement. The study shows that the fear of police encounters significantly impacts the psychological well-being, trust, and security of …


Enhancing Strategies For Government Partnerships To Meet Organizational Goals And Objectives, Nuela Uche Umeh May 2025

Enhancing Strategies For Government Partnerships To Meet Organizational Goals And Objectives, Nuela Uche Umeh

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Organization X’s mission to strengthen legal rights and rehabilitate inmates involves effective collaboration with government entities. Organization X struggled to build strong partnerships with government agencies, limiting its ability to provide legal aid and rehabilitation services to marginalized inmates and victims of human rights violations. The purpose of this study was to use a SWOT analysis to explore the challenges and opportunities in government partnerships, aiming to identify barriers and recommend strategies to strengthen collaboration, build staff capacity, and enhance service delivery. Guided by four research questions, the study examined barriers and opportunities in government partnerships. Data were collected through …


Understanding The Treatment Experiences Of African American Women, Kimberly La'sharne Hillery-Bottorf May 2025

Understanding The Treatment Experiences Of African American Women, Kimberly La'sharne Hillery-Bottorf

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African American women experience trauma at disproportionately higher rates than any other group, yet limited studies focus specifically on African American women with self-reported co-occurring substance use disorder and PTSD and their experiences in seeking and remaining in outpatient treatment. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine how this group defines trauma, its impact on their treatment experiences, and the sociocultural factors that influenced their decisions to seek help and remain in treatment. The research questions posed asked about the experiences of African American women over 31 years of age with co-occurring substance use and PTSD, how they …


Staff Education To Address Communication In Correctional Healthcare, Pamela Renee Bredy May 2025

Staff Education To Address Communication In Correctional Healthcare, Pamela Renee Bredy

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This doctoral project was a staff education initiative focused on enhancing staff knowledge of Situation Background Assessment Recommendations (SBAR) communication through structured educational intervention in correctional healthcare settings. The practice problem centered on significant deficiencies in standardized communication. The practice-focused question was, Will implementing staff education on SBAR communication increase staff knowledge and confidence? I aimed to enhance staff communication and knowledge through SBAR implementation using live sessions, hands-on practice, and reference materials.


Need For Standardized Lung Cancer Screening, Latashia Lanique Williams May 2025

Need For Standardized Lung Cancer Screening, Latashia Lanique Williams

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Lung cancer accounted for 1.8 million deaths worldwide in 2020. Annual lung cancer screenings play a critical role in early detection, improving survival rates, and reducing mortality, particularly among high-risk individuals such as long-term smokers. Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) is the preferred screening method, offering a high sensitivity for detecting lung nodules in at-risk populations, such as long-term smokers and individuals with a significant history of tobacco use. Current practice at a Southeastern Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) does not use an annual screening tool to assess patients who meet the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) criteria for lung …


Examining The Relationship Between Leadership Styles, Staff Performance, And Staff Retention In Medication-Assisted Treatment, Chauncey Manique Tims May 2025

Examining The Relationship Between Leadership Styles, Staff Performance, And Staff Retention In Medication-Assisted Treatment, Chauncey Manique Tims

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This case study examines the influence of leadership styles on employee retention and performance in medication-assisted treatment (MAT) facilities located in the southeastern United States, with a focus on facilities treating patients with severe opioid use disorder (F11.20). Using the Baldrige Excellence Framework, the study explores how different leadership approaches impact the work environment, employee satisfaction, and retention. Data were collected through semi structured interviews with six clinic directors, one regional clinical supervisor, and one regional director, as well as a review of organizational archival records and a literature review. The analysis revealed several key findings: (a) staff licensure requirements …


Staff Education To Facilitate Patient Medication Adherence Among Schizophrenia Patients, Fri Florence Fon May 2025

Staff Education To Facilitate Patient Medication Adherence Among Schizophrenia Patients, Fri Florence Fon

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Over the years, mental health practice has been characterized by a lack of compliance by schizophrenic patients after receiving a prescription for medication when discharged from the hospital (Kim et al., 2020). This issue has adversely affected the quality of experience and treatment outcomes among schizophrenia patients in my organization, an outpatient mental health clinic a similar challenge exists. Many patients diagnosed with schizophrenia struggle with medication adherence postdischarge, leading to increased relapse rates and hospital readmissions. This recurring issue has highlighted the need for enhanced patient education to improve compliance. The identified practice problem was the need for a …


The Lived Experiences Of Registered Behavior Technicians Using Applied Behavior Analysis With Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Rebecca Rene Wyble May 2025

The Lived Experiences Of Registered Behavior Technicians Using Applied Behavior Analysis With Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Rebecca Rene Wyble

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The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has increased dramatically over the past 20 years; the Centers for Disease Control describe ASD as an epidemic of need. Individuals with ASD need proper treatment and support services. One of the most significant needs is for applied behavior analysis (ABA), which is considered the most effective treatment for ASD, yet several barriers impede caregivers’ ability to access ABA, such as the shortage of ABA practitioners, including registered behavior technicians (RBTs). This qualitative phenomenological study explored the lived experiences of RBTs working with children with ASD in ABA settings in the United States. …


Secondary Teachers’ Perspectives About Promoting Belongingness For Marginalized Students, Michelle Cottrell-Williams May 2025

Secondary Teachers’ Perspectives About Promoting Belongingness For Marginalized Students, Michelle Cottrell-Williams

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Although school belonging supports well-being and academic achievement, marginalized students may experience less belongingness than their peers. Educators contribute to students’ sense of belongingness, but a gap in the literature existed about how secondary teachers perceive the promotion of belongingness for marginalized students. Guided by the ethic of care conceptual framework, the purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore secondary teachers’ perspectives about promoting belongingness for marginalized students. The research question addressed secondary teachers’ perspectives about strategies, enablers, and barriers. The 11 participants were secondary teachers; members of the National Network of State Teachers of the Year or …


Effects Of Age And Employment On Covid-19 Rates By Nonmetro/Metro Location, Amanda Jean Keith May 2025

Effects Of Age And Employment On Covid-19 Rates By Nonmetro/Metro Location, Amanda Jean Keith

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In the United States, the combination of a highly transmissible virus and the preexisting vulnerability of rural areas amplifies the impact of COVID-19 surges in the rural population compared to the urban counterpart. This quantitative non-experimental ex-post facto study aimed to determine whether there is a relationship between metro and non-metro locations and COVID-19 infection and mortality, and how age and employment status influence the outcomes. The theoretical framework was the rural nursing theory, with the social determinants of health providing the framework for integrating the underlying concept through the five domains of economic stability, education, health and health care, …


Investigating The Association Between Metabolically Healthy And Metabolically Unhealthy Obesity With Disease, Colleen Marie Cohick May 2025

Investigating The Association Between Metabolically Healthy And Metabolically Unhealthy Obesity With Disease, Colleen Marie Cohick

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Obesity is a global health concern, affecting individuals of all ages and ethnicities worldwide. A key factor in health concerns related to obesity is metabolic health: Obese individuals are either metabolically healthy obese or metabolically unhealthy obese, leading to different degrees of risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes.. There is a lack of comprehensive research examining the association between metabolic health status among obese individuals and kidney, liver, and stomach diseases. This quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted to examine whether metabolic health status is a significant predictor of kidney, liver, and stomach diseases among obese individuals when lifestyle is a …


Examining Hospital Mergers And Acquisitions From A Supply Chain Perspective: Applications For Public Hospitals In Louisiana, Jamar O'Neal Powell May 2025

Examining Hospital Mergers And Acquisitions From A Supply Chain Perspective: Applications For Public Hospitals In Louisiana, Jamar O'Neal Powell

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Public hospitals undergoing mergers and acquisitions (M&As) often encounter complex supply chain challenges that disrupt operations, decrease efficiency, and jeopardize financial sustainability. Ineffective post-merger integration may result in increased costs, lower employee performance, and diminished patient satisfaction. The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine whether key post-merger supply chain strategies: supply chain integration, vendor consolidation, inventory rationalization, and healthcare landscape evolution (independent variables) were significantly associated with hospital performance outcomes: supply chain efficiency, employee performance, employee satisfaction, patient care experiences, and financial efficiency (dependent variables). Grounded in organizational change theory, this study utilized a secondary data analysis design …


Reducing Medical Supplies Waste By Managing Healthcare Resources In A Clinical Setting In The United States: Lessons Learned From The Covid-19 Pandemic, Chiatuogu Anna Ukaga May 2025

Reducing Medical Supplies Waste By Managing Healthcare Resources In A Clinical Setting In The United States: Lessons Learned From The Covid-19 Pandemic, Chiatuogu Anna Ukaga

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The gap in practice identified for my DNP capstone project is reducing medical supplies waste by managing healthcare resources in a clinic setting in the United States of America. The Organizational Change Process (OCP) Evaluation project assessed a tracking and exchange system to track the inventory of supplies used in different worksite clinics and their expiration dates. Knowledge of the expiration dates enabled exchange or shift to high-utilization areas before the supplies expired, thereby reducing waste, costs, and environmental pollution. The healthcare organization was a mix of ambulatory clinics and hospitals of varying scopes and sizes. The small clinics served …


How Do African American Women In Halfway Housing Perceive Their Experiences With Mental And Emotional Rehabilitation, Eiyana Middleton May 2025

How Do African American Women In Halfway Housing Perceive Their Experiences With Mental And Emotional Rehabilitation, Eiyana Middleton

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After reviewing the literature, Black women living in halfway housing needed more culturally accommodative and responsive access to mental health care. Despite recent efforts to improve the access and quality of mental health services for Black Americans, some of the most common barriers that continued to exist include and were not limited to the following: stigma associated with mental illness and distrust of the health care system. The purpose of this hermeneutic phenomenological study was to understand Black women’s perceptions of their mental and emotional rehabilitation while living in halfway housing. The hermeneutic phenomenology theory was most appropriate as it …


Early Childhood Teachers’ Perspectives On Challenges Using Developmentally Appropriate Practices In The Classroom, Tamesha Samone Parris May 2025

Early Childhood Teachers’ Perspectives On Challenges Using Developmentally Appropriate Practices In The Classroom, Tamesha Samone Parris

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Early childhood teachers’ understanding of developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) is necessary to support children’s development and learning in early childhood settings. The problem was many early childhood teachers experience challenges using DAP to make informed decisions in the classroom to support birth to 3-year-old children’s development and learning. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore early childhood teachers’ perspectives on challenges using DAP to make informed decisions to support birth to 3-year-old children’s development and learning in the classroom and what was needed to improve their use of DAP. The conceptual framework for this study was the National …


Staff Education On The Importance Of Polypharmacy Management, Ronie Emmanuel May 2025

Staff Education On The Importance Of Polypharmacy Management, Ronie Emmanuel

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This DNP project was a staff education created to address the practice problem of staff knowledge deficit around polypharmacy management in an outpatient internal medicine clinic. Inadequate staff education and inconsistent use of validated tools contribute to medication errors, adverse drug events, and fragmented care, thereby increasing health care costs and patient risk. The practice-focused question was: Will staff education on the importance of polypharmacy management increase staff knowledge? The purpose of this education project was to implement and evaluate a targeted staff education program focused on polypharmacy risks, safe prescribing practices, and the application of evidence-based strategies, such as …


Elementary School Counselors Perceived Barriers To Service Delivery Throughout The Covid-19 Pandemic, Kimberly L. Johnson May 2025

Elementary School Counselors Perceived Barriers To Service Delivery Throughout The Covid-19 Pandemic, Kimberly L. Johnson

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Elementary school counselors are essential to shaping the foundation of academic, social, and emotional development of children which was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. ESCs were required to maintain the same level of engagement despite the pressing circumstances. No one has explored the lived experiences of ESCs as they faced extreme barriers and without this study, stakeholders would be ill-equipped to address their needs. The purpose of this descriptive phenomenological study was to explore ESCs perceived barriers to comprehensive service delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic. Husserl’s descriptive phenomenological research approaches were used, including only ESCs who worked throughout the …


Crowdsourcing And Open Innovation For Strategic Planning At The National Defense University: A Case Study, Gregory M. Mcguire May 2025

Crowdsourcing And Open Innovation For Strategic Planning At The National Defense University: A Case Study, Gregory M. Mcguire

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It is important within strategic planning to conduct stakeholder analysis and provide stakeholder participation; however, this can be a problem for organizations with a large number of stakeholders. A gap in current research exists regarding the nuanced application of crowdsourcing and open innovation explicitly applied to stakeholder analysis and participation in public organizations’ strategic planning process. While the emerging ideas of open innovation and crowdsourcing can effectively reach stakeholders, their success in involving them has had limited evaluation. The purpose was to determine the extent to which open innovation and crowdsourcing can be used to involve stakeholders in the strategic …


Impact Of Pediatric Urgent Care Center Utilization, Deiandria Robinson May 2025

Impact Of Pediatric Urgent Care Center Utilization, Deiandria Robinson

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Across the United States, the utilization of the emergency department for nonemergent conditions has gained the attention of public health officials, hospital administrators, and policymakers. Care in the emergency department comes with negative factors such as overcrowding, increased wait times, patient dissatisfaction, and higher costs. Urgent care centers offer viable, cost-efficient options for nonemergent care. The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the use of a pediatric urgent care center for nonemergent conditions in relation to race for patients that live within 5 miles of the pediatric urgent care center. The Anderson and Newman model of health service …


Christian Church Leaders’ Perceptions Of Improving Their Congregations’ Self-Efficacy, Well-Being, And Membership, Joseph M. Williams May 2025

Christian Church Leaders’ Perceptions Of Improving Their Congregations’ Self-Efficacy, Well-Being, And Membership, Joseph M. Williams

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Declining church membership has reduced congregational engagement, and challenges in fostering self-efficacy and well-being have created significant concerns for Christian church leaders in the United States. Understanding how church leaders perceive and address these challenges is crucial for sustaining faith-based organizations and their impact on communities. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the Christian church leaders’ perceptions of improving their congregation’s self-efficacy, well-being, and membership in Westchester, New York. Bandura’s theory of self-efficacy and Seligman’s theory of well-being grounded this study. The participants comprised 10 Christian church leaders. Data were collected using semistructured interviews. Through Braun …