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Adult Support For Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer And Questioning (Lgbtqq) Youth In High School, Amanda Louise Starfield

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

The present study explored how lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQQ) youth seek and gain support from adults in high school. A convenient snowball sample of forty-four LGBTQQ youth was gathered through email. The email contained a link to a questionnaire designed based on previous research and administered through Survey Monkey. Participants were required to meet three inclusion criteria: be between the ages of 18-27, 'out' as a member of the LGBTQQ community for a minimum of 1 year in high school, sought support from an adult in high school on an issue related to sexual orientation. The …

Shades Of Gray : Lesbian Therapists Explore The Complexities Of Self-Disclosure To Heterosexual Clients, Molly Caitlin Thomas

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

The purpose of this study was to gain insight into the ways in which lesbian therapists negotiate self-disclosure of their sexual identity—or come out—to heterosexual clients and how such disclosures, or non-disclosures, affect the therapeutic relationship as well as the therapists' personal and professional identities. Twelve lesbian licensed clinical social workers were interviewed for this study. Participants were questioned about their self-disclosure practices of sexual identity with heterosexual clients, how factors such as their work environment and aspects of their social identity shaped their thinking and practice of self-disclosure of sexual identity, and the extent to which issues of heterosexism …

Self Psychology At Work In Trauma Therapy, Heidi Griffin Street

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This theoretical thesis examines self psychology and trauma theory, specifically Judith Herman's Trauma and Recovery. A brief history of the psychodynamic study of the influence of trauma on mental illness will be given to orient the present discussion in the field of psychodynamic theory. Major concepts of self psychology, such as selfobject, mirroring, idealization and twinship will be reviewed. Herman's stages of recovery for the trauma survivor, namely establishing safety, remembrance and mourning, and reconnection will be summarized. I will then present my understanding of trauma as anti-mirroring behavior, trauma's ability to corrupt the idealized, and the twinship qualities of …

The Tonality, Timbre, Affect, And Mood Of Postmodern Drama, Or, Blues Music In Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire, Matthew L. Wohlgemuth

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Program Approach For Childheaded Households In Zambia, Samson Chama

Theses and Dissertations

Using an emergent design, this study developed a program approach for young people in the child headed households of Zambia. Phase I dealt with prior ethnography, Phase II focused on independent living services, and Phase III concerned translation to Zambia. A total of 36 participants from Richmond, consisting of 20 Richmond Department of Social Services workers and youth and 16 Africans, were recruited. Three major themes emerged: feasibility, content, and quality. Lessons learned about translational research highlight the need for uniformity in a cultural screen’s composition. This might enhance the richness of perspectives on young people. Lessons for the Department …

Relationship Of Anger Trait And Anger Expression To C-Reactive Protein In Post-Menopausal Women, Rosalyn Gross

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in American women, accounting for one in six deaths in 2004. One third of women over the age of forty will develop coronary heart disease in their lifetime. The role of chronic and excessive inflammation and risk factors, such as smoking and high cholesterol, are now well-established factors contributing to coronary heart disease pathology. A knowledge gap exists in that little is known about the mechanisms by which psychosocial factors, such as anger, may be associated with pro-inflammatory processes that contribute to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in women. The purpose of …

Comparison Of Chronic Depression Inventory Scores Of Children Diagnosed With Chronic Renal Disease At Two Points In Duration Of Their Illness, Daniel Pacheco, Carol Larroque

Undergraduate Medical Student Research

Hypothesis: Children with a diagnosis of chronic renal disease (CRD) for longer than 2.5 years will have higher T-scores of the Childrens Depression Inventory (CDI) as compared to children with CRD who have been diagnosed with less than 2.5 years ago. Background: Current estimates are that 7.4 million Americans suffer from chronic renal disease. The annual incidence of pediatric kidney disease is 15 per million, ages 0-19. CRD is a serious and progressive disease affecting many different aspects of a childs life. Studies to date have examined the correlation between depression and chronic kidney disease in adults. One study noted …

Validity Of A Modified Partner Violence Screen For Measuring Intimate Partner Violence In Female Trauma Patients, Alisha Parada, Lorraine Malcoe, Carol Schermer

Undergraduate Medical Student Research

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the validity of a modified Partner Violence Screen (PVS) for measuring severe lifetime and past-year intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization among female trauma patients. Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major medical and public heath problem that affects as many as 5.3 million U.S. women annually. However, recent studies report that as few as 7% of women have ever been asked about IPV by a health care provider. Brief screening tools have been developed to increase screening by health care providers. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the University …

A Survey Of Print Media Coverage Of Domestic Violence In New Mexico, 2001-2004, Stephanie Pendergrass, Ann Winegardner, David Bennahum

Undergraduate Medical Student Research

Intimate partner violence has often been considered a problem best discussed within the framework of social advocacy or more recently the criminal justice system. However, it is important to realize that it is also a key public health issue to which widespread public attention must be turned in order to ameliorate its far-reaching effects. Research has shown that the public would likely be willing to provide support to domestic violence prevention programs if it were to recognize the full extent of the problem. However, it has been argued that our society has an underlying belief that intimate partner violence is …

Witnessing Intimate Partner Violence As A Child Increases The Likelihood Of Becoming A Perpetrator, But Not Becoming A Victim, Bernadette Ramone, Tuhama Rihani, Melissa Valdez, Amy Ernst

Undergraduate Medical Student Research

Background: The association of perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV) with drug and alcohol use, abuse as a child, age, socioeconomics and race has been established. The relation between IPV perpetrators and being an adult who witnessed IPV as a child (ACW) is not fully established, although in a previous study no association was found between IPV victims and ACWs. Objective: The objective of the present study was to determine whether perpetrators of IPV could be identified in a busy emergency department (ED) and were more likely than non-perpetrators to be ACWs. The hypothesis of the present study was that …

Eating Attitudes, Personality, And Career Choice In Medical Students, Lucianna Trujillo, Joel Yager

Undergraduate Medical Student Research

Background: Past research looking at eating disorders and perfectionism has shown a strong relationship. Recent literature looking at the relationship between perfectionism and medical students has not been as evident. But studies looking at eating disorders and medical students have found that on average medical students exhibit more disordered eating attitudes. Aims: The main objective of this study was to investigate the relationships between perfectionism, eating disorders, and career choices in medical students. Methods: The EAT-26, Multidimensional Perfectionism scale, and specialty interest survey were given to 140 1st and 2nd year medical students (of whom 96 returned questionnaires, a 68% …

The Daily Gamecock, Thursday, August 21, 2008, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

August

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How Home-Based Clinicians Assess And Assist Parent(S) Who Experience Changes In Family Dynamics Post Discharge Of Their Pre-Latency/Latency Age Child's First Psychiatric Hospitalization, Ashley Shannon Logee

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This study examined clinicians' perceptions of changes in family dynamics post discharge of a psychiatrically hospitalized child. The ways in which clinicians assessed and assisted parents was also explored. Interviews were conducted with twelve home-based clinicians who presented one case involving a hospitalized child, the changes in family dynamics they observed, and what treatment interventions were used. The findings showed that eleven out of the twelve children were hospitalized due to aggressive behavior (yelling, throwing objects, pushing) and that they remained hospitalized for one week to three months. Clinicians found that the majority of parents experienced relief during the hospitalization, …

What Is Culture? What Is Compentency? What Is Latino? : An Exploratory Study Of Clinicians' Perceptions And Practice Of Cultural Competency With Latino Clients, Saralyn Marie Masselink

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

The objective of this study was to explore how clinicians conceptualize and practice cultural competency with Latino clients. This study is qualitative and exploratory in design, and based on in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 12 licensed clinicians in the Los Angeles area; experience in the field while licensed ranged from 1.5 years to 27 years. The study also investigated how clinicians perceived their own cultural identities influencing clinical work, and the relationship between culturally-specific knowledge and cultural competency. The literature review outlines a social constructionist concept of culture as appropriate for culturally competent practice, and investigates the usefulness of traditional concepts …

An Exploration Of Factors Associated With Reentry Adjustment Of U.S. Foreign Service Spouses, Sharon M. Maybarduk

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This study was undertaken to provide information about U.S. Foreign Service spouse reentry adjustment in the published social work literature. The purpose is to inform social workers and others working with spouses and repatriates regarding the reentry phenomenon and to inform the development of intervention strategies in working with repatriates and their families in other occupations requiring extended overseas stays. One hundred fifty-eight Foreign Service spouses who are members of the Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide (AAFSW), a Foreign Service spouse organization, responded to a mixed method questionnaire covering a range of reentry issues. These issues included demographic …

Deconstructing White Privilege : Social Variables That May Affect White Males' Race Identity Development, Karen Christine Nelson

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This mixed method study explored aspects of White privilege that may affect White males' White racial identity development (WRID). Janet Helm's White Racial Identity Attitudes Scale was used along with nominal demographic information and five open-ended questions. WRID has been identified as an aspect of identity that determines one's ability to dismantle racism and internalize a positive White identity. This researcher did not hypothesize that specific demographic data would yield specific results; however, the literature implies that those with the multi agent status are less likely to develop a sophisticated White racial identity. Fifty-four White adult males were surveyed to …

A Survey Of Clinicians' Use Of Touch And Body Awareness In Psychotherapy, Anastasia D. Mcrae

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

A national purposive expert convenience sample of approximately 164 licensed, practicing mental health professionals responded to an anonymous online survey regarding the use of touch and body awareness in their treatment with clients. This study sought to answer the question of the effects of training, whether during the course of study to become a mental health professional or in a specific formalized body-oriented modality, on the attitudes and behavior of clinicians towards their use of touch and body awareness in psychotherapy treatment. The findings showed that training in the use of touch or body awareness does influence positive attitudes toward …

In Whose Mirror : A Comparative Analysis Of The Conceptualization And Treatment Of Pathological Narcissism, Using Modern Analysis And Self Psychology, Heather Novack

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

Pathological narcissism is an emotional disorder clinical social workers are likely to encounter. Psychodynamically oriented social workers have access to a variety of models to structure the treatment of narcissistic individuals. Self-Psychology and Modern Analysis are two analytic treatment models which serve to explain and treat this exact clinical population. The two models define narcissism extremely differently which ultimately impacts each theory's understanding of the developmental trajectory, treatment implications, and the definition of a successful treatment experience. Ultimately, the two models serve to treat two different clinical populations. The two theories are also not equally applicable in social work settings.

Embodied Practice : Do Social Work Therapists Explore Client Strengths As Expressed In The Lived Experience Of The Body?, Duncan Nichols

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This study was undertaken to explore how seven social work therapists attend to client strengths, with an emphasis on embodied experience and embodied strengths where competency and resourcefulness are experienced. Besides asking questions about the obvious markers of a person's physical experience (hobbies, work, etc.), questions about the psychoanalytic concept of body-self and attributes of certain popularized mind/body approaches or techniques social work therapists may use were also posed. Workers, whose practices are in community mental health, inpatient psychiatry, medical and private practice settings, provided experience-near narrative data. Major findings were workers' belief in the clinical value of using a …

Strengthening The Capacity Of Helping Professionals To Provide Psychosocial Support To Communities Affected By Armed Conflict : The Evaluation Of One Program, Arden Elise O'Donnell

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This study explored the transferring of skills, knowledge, and awareness of trainees in a Training-of-Trainers program in Northern Uganda, which was aimed at strengthening the capacity of helping professionals to provide psychosocial support to communities affected by armed conflict. Through the examination of a series of questionnaires administered to the trainees, this paper assesses how the direct transfer of knowledge and skills changed to awareness for trainees over time. This study also addresses how these findings contribute to a greater understanding of the model as well as suggestions surrounding the implications of the transfer of the model across the fields …

Forget Me Not : A Retrospective, Exploratory Study Of Daughters Caring For A Mother With Alzheimer's Disease, Pamela Sloane Rich

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of daughters who were a caregiver to a mother with Alzheimer's disease. In particular, women were surveyed about their experiences surrounding relationships, grief and loss, difficulties and role reversal. Additionally, participants were asked about possible family conflict and positive experiences that occurred as a result of caring for one's mother. 11 women were interviewed for this qualitative study. Open-ended questions were used in order for participants to provide narrative, descriptive accounts of their caregiving experiences. Additionally, participants were given the opportunity to provide thoughts on experiences not addressed in the …

What If They Think I'M Crazy : Clinical Interventions To Help Adolescents Manage Stigma Following A Psychiatric Hospitalization, Megan L. Mckenna

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This qualitative empirical study explores how mental health professionals intervene to help adolescents manage stigma following a psychiatric hospitalization. Twelve clinicians from Northeast public school, state department of mental health, and psychiatric hospital settings were interviewed and asked a series of questions about how they support teens in combating social stigma as they return to their communities. Interview questions addressed a variety of issues pertaining to stigma, including exploring how mental health professionals support adolescents in managing the disclosure process, assessing what resources are particularly helpful for teens in this position, and addressing differences in marginalization based on the visibility …

Amicus Brief, Lebron V. Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, Neil Vidmar, Tom Baker, Ralph L. Brill, Martha Chamallas, Stephen Daniels, Thomas A. Eaton, Theodore Eisenberg, Neal R. Feigenson, Lucinda M. Finley, Marc Galanter, Valerie P. Hans, Michael Heise, Edward J. Kionka, Thomas H. Koenig, Herbert M. Kritzer, David I. Levine, Nancy S. Marder, Joanne Martin, Frank M. Mcclellan, Deborah Jones Merritt, Philip G. Peters, Jr., James T. Richardson, Charles Silver, Richard W. Wright

Scholarly Works

Illinois Public Act 82-280, § 2-1706.5, as amended by P.A. 94-677, § 330 (eff. Aug. 25, 2005), and as codified as 735 ILCS 5/2-1706.5(a), imposes a $500,000 “cap” on the noneconomic damages that may be awarded in a medical malpractice suit against a physician or other health care professional, and a $1 million “cap” on the noneconomic damages that may be awarded against a hospital, its affiliates, or their employees.

This brief will address two of the questions presented for review by the parties:

1. Does the cap violate the Illinois Constitution’s prohibition on “special legislation,” Art. IV, § 3, …

Campus Chronicle (Vol. 11, No. 2), Valparaiso University

Campus Chronicle

No abstract provided.

Investigation Of The Inter-Correlations Among Standardized Written And Performance-Based Assessments Of Measurement Content Knowledge Among Third Grade English Language Learners, Marcella D. Elliott

Open Access Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to provide an empirical test of the widely held belief that performance-based assessment provides a fairer picture of English-language learners' mathematical skills and knowledge than does a standardized assessment. Specifically, I compared the performance of 94 third-graders on the measurement subscale of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) mathematics test to their performance on a set of measurement reasoning and applications that was drawn from their third-grade hands-on science curriculum. Then, I present examples within the non-standardized testing setting where students were provided with real-time language-based accommodations as recommended by the research literature. Finally, …

Panic Attacks: Can They Really Be Stopped?, John C. Thomas

Faculty Publications and Presentations

Published in Christian Counseling Today magazine, this article addresses the nature and impact of panic attacks and how they can be addressed.

An Exploratory Study Of Mental Health Providers' Awareness Of Internalized Oppression Of Women Who Experience Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence, Sharon E. Harp

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This exploratory study's purpose was to examine mental health providers' awareness of the intersecting and compounding internalized oppressions (racism, sexism and homophobia) of women who experience same-sex intimate partner violence. The research attempted to address the question: Are mental health providers aware of the internalized oppressions among women who are in same-sex relationships in which intimate partner violence occurs? A qualitative study was conducted using a semi-structured, self-designed interview guide with open-ended questions. The sample included a total of twelve mental health providers recruited using a non-probability, convenience method. The findings indicate all twelve participants were aware of internalized oppressions …

An Exploration Of The Influence Of Media, Advertising, And Popular Culture On The Self Esteem, Identity, And Body Image In Adolescent Girls, Jennifer A. Irving

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This qualitative study explored the impact of the media, advertising, and popular culture on the self esteem and body image of adolescent girls. This study aimed to understand the amount and to what extent girls were potentially negatively impacted by a variety of media sources. Twelve adolescent girls, ages sixteen to eighteen, were asked a series of questions regarding their thoughts, feelings, and experiences in dealing with the ways the media influences and impacts their lives. Narrative interviews were used to understand the perspectives of the participants around topics of media, advertising, magazines, self esteem, body image, celebrity culture, and …

"What Do You Mean, 'Separate Identity'? : An Exploration Of Separation And Individuation For Second Generation Korean American Adolescents, Catherine C, Huh

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

The objective of this study was to explore how second generation Korean Americans negotiated separation and individuation during the life cycle phase of adolescence. This qualitative study, based on in-depth interview with 12 second generation Korean American adults, examined the participants' separation – individuation process during adolescence and currently. In addition, the project addressed the applicability of the Western concept of separation-individuation theory to Confucian based collectivistic cultures. The previous research conducted on this psychodynamic process has focused on the Western ideal that this developmental stage is vital to a young person's psychological formation to adulthood. There is a dearth …

Transitional Objects In Adult Treatment : Case Studies, Sheela Madhukar Joshi

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This thesis explored how transitional objects are utilized and interpreted in adult treatment. The definition of transitional object is open-ended consistent with D.W. Winnicott's assertions and Object Relations theory. Qualitative data was obtained by conducting in-depth interviews with three mental health professionals about specific patients and the course of treatment with a focus on emergent objects. Interview questions were open-ended and related to material that spontaneously arose. The first part of the thesis question related to how transitional objects are identified in adult treatment. Objects identified ranged from concrete to abstract. Therapists and patients identified the objects. Findings revealed that …