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Spirituality And Self-Efficacy In Counseling And Social Work Trainees, Pam J. Matthews
Spirituality And Self-Efficacy In Counseling And Social Work Trainees, Pam J. Matthews
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships of the counseling/social work trainee spirituality and religion/spirituality awareness to trainee self-efficacy in counseling clients with religious/spiritual issues or backgrounds. In addition, the study explored the influence of demographic variables on spirituality, religion/spirituality awareness, and self-efficacy including: (a) religious/spiritual affiliation (Christian, Non-Christian), (b) ethnicity (Caucasian, Non-Caucasian), (c) training/accreditation program affiliation, (d) gender, and (e) age.
Implications Of Personal Recovery History For Training And Development Of Addiction Treatment Workers, Bruce K. Barnard
Implications Of Personal Recovery History For Training And Development Of Addiction Treatment Workers, Bruce K. Barnard
Masters Theses
The purpose of the study was to identify and compare competencies perceived as most important by addiction treatment workers with, and without, a personal history of recovery. A survey was developed and administered to 94 workers in three community-based addiction treatment agencies. The study found broad support for the competencies published by the Addiction Technology Transfer Center, National Curriculum Committee (1998). There were no significant differences in perceptions of competencies by workers with a personal recovery history and those without such history. Results indicate that factors such as workplace culture may be more powerful than recovery history in influencing worker …