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Online Supervision Experiences Of Graduate Counselors-In-Training, Sonya M. Cheyne

Faculty Publications and Presentations

CITs from Liberty University’s online graduate counseling programs will share personal experiences of integrating graduate training into practice with clients. Through the process of fulfilling individual purpose in life during the initial stages of counseling, these CITs will share their unexpected self-discoveries of a meaningfulness while facilitating healing in others.

Grief Counseling From A Multicultural Perspective, Deborah A. Braboy

Faculty Publications and Presentations

Clinicians need to understand death and grief through a multicultural lens. The focus of this workshop will be on helping counselors understand societal and cultural implications that can be obstacles in grief work and to understand issues that can complicate grief as it relates to their ethnicity, race, and/or culture.

Encouraging A Better Practicum/Internship Experience By Developing And Implementing Learning Modules, Stacey Lilley, Steve Johnson, Mary Deacon, Patricia L. Kimball

Faculty Publications and Presentations

The use of developmentally-based series of learning modules in practicum and internship courses will be discussed. These modules are designed to reinforce key knowledge and skills acquired in the program; allowing courses to incorporate their core and specialty area objectives more systematically into their clinical experiences and evaluate their program.

A Phoenix Rising Out Of The Ashes: Using Expressive Arts In Counseling Supervision, Christina Villarreal-Davis, Hughar Hartzenberg

Faculty Publications and Presentations

Utilizing expressive arts in counseling supervision can be a transformative experience. Participants will benefit from this presentation as they learn effective strategies that build the supervisory relationship, increase their knowledge on the effectiveness of expressive arts in supervision, and gain understanding on how to implement an expressive art technique.

The New Adolescent: How Social Media Has Changed The Landscape And How Counselors Can Respond, Jonna Byars, Brad Imhoff, Daria Borislavova White

Faculty Publications and Presentations

Adolescents today occupy a different social space than any previous generation. Technology and social media have changed behavior and relationships, and there are many psychological consequences including rising levels of loneliness, depression, and suicide. As counselors we must recognize the changed world our children inhabit, and develop new strategies for helping teens and those who relate to them. How counselors can best respond to this new social space and original research on the impact of social media in several cultures will be covered.

Emergency Department Nursing Psychological Care (Early Crisis Intervention) For Adult Victims Of Violent Crime: A Quantitative Study, Barbara Conn

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Recognition of the significance of early interventions and the importance of addressing psychological trauma for the victim of violence is of utmost importance for quality of life and the victim’s future. The serious impact of psychological trauma on victims of violent crime supports further study to determine whether Emergency Department (ED) nurses assess this trauma and initiate early interventions and referral for ongoing psychological care. Nursing care, assessment and early intervention with victims of violent crime was the focus of this dissertation study.

A quantitative study, with a non-experimental, descriptive design employed retrospective chart reviews to determine whether ED nurses …

Psychosocial Determinants Of Insomnia In Adolescents: Roles Of Mental Health, Behavioral Health, And Social Environment, Yi-Ping Hsieh, Wei-Hsin Lu, Cheng-Fang Yen

Social Work Faculty Publications

The theoretical explanation of human problems is derived from the complex interplay of psychological, social, economic, political, and physical factors.

Aims: This study examined the roles of behavioral health (i.e., alcohol abuse and suicidality) and social environment (i.e., family support, school connectedness, and favorable neighborhood) and mental health [i.e., depression, anxiety, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)] in predicting insomnia in adolescents in an ecological perspective.

Methods: Approximately 6445 high school students in Taiwan were administered an anonymous self-report survey. Hierarchical multiple regression was performed to examine how multidimensional social environment, behavioral health, and mental health factors were associated with …

College Faculty In The News: August 9, 2019, University Of Dayton

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Associate Professor Arthur Jipson, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work, recently explained to the Chronicle of Higher Education how his "hotwash" at the end of each class enhances student engagement and builds community. Follow this and other recent media coverage of the service, research, scholarship and commentary of College of Arts and Sciences programs and their faculty.

Robert Wuthnow, The Left Behind: Decline And Rage In Rural America (Book Review), Peter A. Kindle

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

No abstract provided.

Reparation Of Dignity: A Literature Review Of Trauma-Informed Addiction Treatment With Expressive Arts Therapy, Courtney R. Battistelli

Expressive Therapies Capstone Theses

Substance Use Disorder is a public health problem that impacts society and individuals on many levels. In 2016, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) documented 64,000 deaths in America due to overdose (NIDA, 2017). The economic burden related to substance abuse is estimated at $740 billion annually in the United States (Priddy et al., 2018). High rates of relapse, approximately 60% in the first year after treatment, (Priddy et al., 2018, p.103), suggest the need for more effective treatment. A combination of trauma-informed practice and creative therapies in the treatment of substance use disorders show promising results. This literature …

Fostering Racial And Ethnic Identity For Transracial Adoptees: The Importance Of Culturally Competent Transracial Adoption Training Programs For White Adoptive Parents, Emily J. Moxon

University Honors Theses

Transracial adoption, which is the adoption of a child of a race or ethnicity different from the race or ethnicity of the adoptive parents, is a relatively new practice with the first reported case in the U.S. in 1948 (The Adoption History Project, n.d.). As such, there is a limited amount of academic research that is currently available studying the effects of this practice on the Transracial Adoptee (TRA) in their cultural, ethnic, and racial socialization processes and on how well they adjust to a racialized society outside of their adoptive family unit. Since the 1940s, an estimated one million …

The Impact Of Social Media On Self- Perception Among College Students, Ariana Galante, Nafees Alam

Social Work Faculty Publications

Background: Many today view the world through the lens of social media. Identity management on social media platforms elicit numerous disadvantages regarding individuals and how they perceive themselves relative to the outside world. It can be difficult to oppose the idea that social media triggers the detriment of mental well-being, potentially altering the perception of self. This study aims to bridge the existing gap in literature between social media and self-perception among college students. Methods: This quantitative study employed an 11-item questionnaire. The study was broken down into three crucial components. The first component produced affect-related statements about social media …

"I Don't Want It Public": Voluntary Hiv Testing In A Public Setting, Josephine Mlumun Borogo

Master's Projects and Capstones

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this project was to create awareness of the importance of HIV prevention and testing among clients of St. Anthony’s Foundation. While the aims of this project were to test different recruitment strategies and to propose a protocol for ongoing HIV awareness and testing at St. Anthony’s Foundation through St. Anthony Medical Clinic.

Methods: A key informant interview was conducted to assess the acceptability and feasibility of HIV voluntary counseling and testing among clients of St. Anthony’s Foundation. Strategies for recruitment of participants was developed and implemented. Two hundred and five individuals were approached for HIV …

Illusionary Success: Modern Failures In Child Welfare, Courtney Harris

Theses and Dissertations

Child welfare is constantly labeled as “failure- riddled” and “scandalous” with high rates of children who are in an endless cycle of removal, reunification, and removal. Some children have lifelong abuse ramifications due to a longstanding history of childhood abuse. Other children, unfortunately, pay the ultimate price and die. State Child Welfare entities are working within their confines and become bound by federal and state statutes and laws. While media and citizen onlookers criticize and blame the state, workers, and families, the field suffers from a lack of better offers. This dissertation seeks to use the state of Tennessee as …

Who Will Help Children? Building Brain Regimes, William F. Tate Iv

Center for Social Development Research

“Why can’t we organize public–private partnerships to protect and to nurture the brains of our children?”

In this Perspective, William Tate IV makes the case for constructing brain regimes—public–private partnerships designed to nurture and support the healthy development of children. Illuminating the ways in which communities and schools shape individual outcomes in Missouri, he offers seven evidence-based recommendations for fostering brain development and positive outcomes.

Who Will Help Children? Building Regional Brain Regimes is based in part on “Beyond Education Triage: Building Brain Regimes in Metropolitan America,” Chapter 11 in Facing Segregation: Housing Policy Solutions for a Stronger Society …

2019-08-08 Agenda Book, Morehead State University. Board Of Regents.

Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes

Agenda booklet for the Board of Regents for August 8, 2019. Included in the booklet are the meeting minutes from June 6, 2019.

Addressing The High Rates Of Infant Mortality In The African American Population: An Integrative Literature Review, Faith Frangenberg

Grace Peterson Nursing Research Colloquium

No abstract provided.

Exploring Informal Caregivers’ Roles In Medical Tourism Through Qualitative Data Triangulation, Rebecca Whitmore, Valorie A. Crooks, Jeremy Snyder

The Qualitative Report

When Canadian medical tourists go abroad, they are often accompanied by friends and family, referred to as caregiver-companions, who provide informal care. These individuals play a role in patient decision-making and are stakeholders in medical tourism, yet little is known about their participation in this consumer health practice. To examine the roles that Canadian caregiver-companions play while accompanying medical tourists abroad, and to identify how multi-perspective qualitative data can augment our understanding of these roles, primary and secondary analysis was undertaken on datasets generated from multiple qualitative studies: semi-structured interviews with medical tourists, caregiver-companions, and international patient coordinators, and a …

Design And Implementation Of Open Journal System (Ojs) For Rajagiri Journals: A Review, Sreejith R, Vijesh Vijayan, Francis A J

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Open Access (OA) is an alternative business model for the publication of scholarly journals. It makes articles freely available to readers on the Internet and covers the costs associated with publication through means other than subscriptions. Online Journal System (OJS) is an end to end publishing management platform offered by Public Knowledge Project (PKU) which will help Journal publishers and content developers to manage its journal website along with managing pre-publishing editorial activities including manuscript management, peer review process & publishing process. The OJS platform will cover all aspects of online journal publishing, from establishing a journal website to operational …

Examining The Validity Evidence For The Family Provider/Teacher Relationship Quality-Family Report (Fptrq-F) With Ethnically Diverse Toddlers In Early Head Start, Johayra Bouza

Open Access Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the validity evidence of the Family Provider/Teacher Relationship Quality- Family Report (FPTRQ-F) with ethnically diverse toddlers enrolled in Early Head Start programs. There were three aims: (1) to examine the underlying factor structure of the FPTRQ-F, (2) to examine concurrent validity through associations with another teacher-family relationship quality measure, and (3) to examine concurrent associations between teacher-family relationship quality and toddler’s developmental skills, assessed in language and social-emotional domains. Confirmatory factor analyses suggested inadequate fit of our data to the published structure for the three FPTRQ-F domains. Results from exploratory factor analyses …

Book Format Preferences Of Community College And Four-Year College Students: Results From Two Urban Campuses, John Carey, Ajatshatru Pathak

Urban Library Journal

This study compared the preferences of community college (two-year) and four-year college students at two public institutions with regard to accessing monographs in print or electronic formats. Results from 79 completed surveys indicate some preference for print among both populations, with approximately 52% of study participants preferring print books and 39% preferring e-books. While the popularity of print prevailed across a wide range of demographic groups and fields of study, the researchers also identified specific cohorts of participants who preferred e-books. Librarians at both community and senior colleges can use these findings to help inform collection development decisions.

“And They Shall Eat Until They Are Satisfied:” Critical Disability Theory And Widows, Orphans, Aliens, And Levites In The Book Of Deuteronomy, Cheryl Strimple

Religious Studies Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation considers the construction of widows, orphans, aliens, and Levites in deuteronomic law. Making use of multiple methodologies, literary criticism, Disability Studies, and food and foodway studies, this study argues that, in Deuteronomy, the members of the formulaic reference, “the alien, the orphan, and the widow,” often associated with “the Levite” operate as cultic functionaries and participate in cultic meals in order to secure stability and continuing abundance in the land for all of Israel.

Proving Their Love: Violence And Gender Norms In Descriptions Of Relationships Among Rural Mexican Adolescents, Heidi Adams Rueda, Steven Hoffman, Kaitlin Grytza

Social Work Faculty Publications

Mexican youth from impoverished areas are at increased risk for experiencing relationship violence. Research in the United States has suggested that perpetration may be contextualized by culturally-influenced gender values, specifically performance of negative aspects of male masculinity (i.e., machismo) and its female counterpart (i.e., marianismo). This study utilized focus group methods to explore how middle school adolescents (N = 98) from a rural area of Central Mexico differentiate between healthy and unhealthy dating relationships.

We evoked a feminist developmental lens to interpret themes which centralized males as physical and sexual aggressors and to offer culturally-relevant program and practice recommendations.

Summer Commencement: August 2, 2019, University Of North Dakota

UND Commencement Programs

UND Summer Commencement program from August 2, 2019.

Connecting Older Chinese To Seniors Serving Organizations Services In Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Nasreen S. Lalani

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Participants will be able to identify barriers in accessing services for Chinese older adults in Edmonton, Canada. They will also learn possible strategies for collaboration and systems improvement among the service providers in mainstream and immigrant organizations.

The Multicultural Caring Competence And Related Factors In Nursing Students In Taiwan, I-Chen Lu

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The target audience of this presentation are nursing educators who are interested in evidence-based course design, especially for trans-cultural nursing course. The audience will learn the Taiwanese students' multicultural caring competence and related factors, and utilize the findings to develop better course contents.

Factors Predicting High-Risk Sex Practices And Incidence Of Stis Among Female Veterans, Beverly Mae Fray

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

STIs are more prevalent among female military personnel than among civilian women. Studies have demonstrated that military personnel engage in high risk sex. However, do we know what factors influence their sexual behaviors, or whether they continue as they transition to civilian life? This study seeks to answer these questions.

Clearing Away Past Wreckage: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Of Women Veterans' Mental Health Service Use, Lindsay A. Williams, Carol L. Pavlish, Sally Maliski, Donna Washington

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Women veterans are the largest veteran population yet have significant mental health disparities. By using constructivist grounded theory methods, women Veterans revealed meaningful stories on their experiences that led to mental health outpatient service use.

Geriatric Education Group Visit: Understanding The Healthcare Proxy (Hcp) Among Spanish-Speaking Elders, Marcia M. Duclos

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This quality improvement project provided educational group medical visits (GMV) to Spanish-speaking patients 65 years and older, in a local community health center. The sessions focused on providing education to patients about the purpose of the Health Care Proxy (HCP) form and explaining the form's components.

Rehearsing For The Revolution In Nursing: Engaging In The Indigenous Education Blueprint Through Forum Theatre, Vanessa N. Van Bewer, Roberta L. Woodgate, Donna Martin, Frank Deer

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This research explores of the priorities of the Manitoba Collaborative Indigenous Education Blueprint with nursing educators, students and health care providers through the medium of forum theatre, a form of participatory theatre. While the focus of this poster is on background and methodology, some initials findings are presented.