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Assessment Project, Caroline Hamby 5887520
Assessment Project, Caroline Hamby 5887520
Showcase of Graduate Student Scholarship and Creative Activities
My project presents research related to prescription drug abuse. It lays out a brief, hypothetical intervention focused on psychoeducation around potential negative effects of prescription drug abuse. It proposes that patients being placed on strong painkillers must go though a brief program before they obtain their first refill. This will hopefully result in less prescription drug abuse over time, as measured by tools assessing problematic use.
A Bereavement Support Group For The Non-Religious, Charles L. Miller
A Bereavement Support Group For The Non-Religious, Charles L. Miller
Showcase of Graduate Student Scholarship and Creative Activities
In American culture, the approach of many to death and bereavement is couched in religious messaging. For much of the country, this approach resonates with a mourner's worldview. However, this is not the case with a growing segment of the population: individuals who identify as non-religious. While well-meaning, common strategies intended to comfort these individuals and help them navigate the mourning process may be less than effective, and in some cases even distressing due to religious content.
The design of the proposed intervention is intended to provide a purely secular support environment in which group members explore the cultural context …
Improving Relationships, Brittany D. Dioszeghy
Improving Relationships, Brittany D. Dioszeghy
Showcase of Graduate Student Scholarship and Creative Activities
This project is a proposal for a program that improves individuals' experiences in relationships.