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Understanding Black Experiences And Access Barriers In The Expressive Arts Activities And Therapies, Jadea Harris, Ana K. Marcelo

Psychology

Black individuals in America experience racism, discrimination, and microaggressions that can affect their mental and physical health. (Alvarez, Liang, & Neville, 2016). Unfortunately, Black individuals typically do not seek out mental health treatment because of mistrust, stigma, misdiagnosis, and lack of culturally sensitive approaches to treatment (NAMI, 2002). One way to encourage Black individuals to seek mental health support and to provide more support could be through expressive arts. Expressive outlets may act as a protective barrier against adverse experiences and serve as an opportunity to bring healing amongst uncomfortable feelings of racial trauma and more. Historical and empirical evidence …

The Exploration Of Why Burnout Occurs With Registered Nurses Who Work In Psychiatric Care Settings, Jenna Booth

Dissertations, Theses, and Projects

Due to the demands of the job and the nature of the work, being a psychiatric nurse can be mentally, emotionally, and physically draining. As a result, burnout rates are high among psychiatric nurses. Burnout can negatively impact the well-being of psychiatric nurses as well as the quality of patient care. It is important to explore and understand psychiatric nurses' experiences of burnout to help prevent and decrease burnout. A phenomenological qualitative design was utilized to explore psychiatric nurses' lived experiences of burnout. A survey, qualitative in nature, was sent out to nurses at a psychiatric hospital. Phenomenological data analysis …

Embodied Healing: The Creative Arts Personal Growth Group For Eating Disorder Recovery (Capg-E), Sandra Noble, Lisa S. Sosin

Liberty University Research Week

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Three Minute Thesis

The Lack Of Mentorship Among Black Women Faculty At Predominately White Institutions, Caitlyn Ybarra, Mary Deacon

Liberty University Research Week

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Three Minute Thesis

Developing Peer Mentorship In Counselor Education: A Literature Review, Brian Paulson, Jody Vernam, Bridger Falkenstien, Lynn Bohecker, Nivischi Edwards

Liberty University Research Week

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Theoretical Proposal

Animal-Assisted Therapy: Adjunct Therapy For Victims Of Human Trafficking, Jesse Mathis, Sonya Heckler Cheyne

Liberty University Research Week

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Theoretical Proposal

Supporting Marginalized Doctoral Counselor Educators, Johanna Dillenbeck, Kimberly Spellman, Nivischi Edwards

Liberty University Research Week

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Theoretical Proposal

The Role Of Occupational Therapy With The Homeless Population: A Scoping Review, Shelby Osborne, Steven M. Gerardi, Gina Benevente

Spring 2021 Virtual OTD Capstone Symposium

Homelessness is a global and national occurring pandemic. Individuals experiencing homelessness tend to lack education; health resources; stress management; social, independent, vocational, and leisure skills. These causes of homelessness create adverse impacts on occupations leading to situations described as occupational injustice and barriers to occupational engagement. Due to these adverse impacts on occupations, homelessness is of concern to the occupational therapy profession. It is necessary to identify in what behaviors occupational therapy practitioners are engaging with this population to increase occupational performance and decrease occupational injustice.

The theoretical framework of the Model of Human Occupation and the Occupational Therapy Practice …

Emerging Adults And Parental Co-Residence: A Cultural Perspective, Shannon Pugh, Phyllis Ferrier, Victoria Evans, Nivischi Edwards, Lynn Bohecker

Liberty University Research Week

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Theoretical Proposal

Post-Traumatic Growth And The Meaning-Making Process After Traumatic Bereavement: The Impact Of A Spiritual Worldview, Joan Furlani, Joy Mwendwa

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Out Of My Body: Exploring Client Beliefs About Sacredness And Transcendence During Sexual Activities, Arnn Nicole, Brooke Smith Mize, Brittany Lashua

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Mixed Orientation Marriages: Characteristics, Challenges, And Counseling, Brooke Smith Mize, Krista E. Kirk

Liberty University Research Week

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The Unexplored Areas For Treatment And The Psychological Challenges Of Those With Low Sexual Arousal Disorder, Arnn Nicole, Krista E. Kirk

Liberty University Research Week

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Human Growth And Development: Women’S Physical, Mental And Spiritual Health In Mid-Life, Sheri Cobarruvias, Joy Mwendwa

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Sending Out An Sos: Professional School Counselor Identity Formation And Practice, Alicia Gouge, Summer Kuba, Susanna Brooks

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The Effects Of Appalachia Lifestyle On Mental Health, Physical Illness, And Overall Wellbeing, Shelby Mitchell, Lynn Bohecker

Liberty University Research Week

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Teaching Experiences: An Exploration Of The Relationship Between Teaching Experiences Of Doctoral Students In Counselor Education And Post-Graduate Job Opportunities, Jeremy Bonta, Katie Askren, Bridget Van Cook, Aleta Gibbs, Nivischi Edwards, Lynn Bohecker

Liberty University Research Week

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African American/Black Women Ces Doctoral Graduate Persistence, Andrea Garraway, Joy Mwendwa

Liberty University Research Week

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Theoretical Proposal

The Role Of Counselor Dispositions In Clinical Interviewing And Assessment, Jennifer Gobble, Joy Mwendwa

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Factors Contributing To The Well-Being And Mental Health Of Latino Youth, Elizabeth Parr, Lisa S. Sosin

Liberty University Research Week

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Experiences Of Latino First-Year Students Utilizing A Wellness Model For Analysis At A Four-Year Institution In The Southwest, Chriselle Martinez

Individual, Family, and Community Education ETDs

This study was conducted to understand the experiences of wellness among Latino first-year students at a four-year institution in the Southwest. The Wellness Evaluation of Lifestyle (Meyers, Sweeny, & Witmer, 2001, 2004, 2011) was utilized as an analytical tool to further draw upon interview questions and themes. In hopes to inform a body of research in the area of counselor education and student affairs practitioners, this study is attempting to broaden the perspective on lived experience and understanding of wellness for Latino first-year students. The study is qualitative research with four identified themes that arose from the data. Interpretive Phenomenological …

The Effects Mental Health On Academic Success, Justin Patterson

Campus Research Month

My description for this presentation is to give an understanding on mental health and how it can affect student's academic success along with ways on to improve it.

Analyzing The Past & Predicting The Future: 120 Years Of Counseling Theories, Holly Lawson, David Jenkins

Liberty University Research Week

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Assessing The Needs For Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Upon Return To School After Covid-19, Emily Kurland

Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Symposium

School-based mental health consultation recognizes and understands the importance of children’s emotional and behavioral needs in conjunction with educator/caregiver competencies. In early childhood classrooms, mental health consultation utilizes a problem-solving approach, creating collaborative relationships with educators to build their skills and expertise (Duran et al., 2009). Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (ECMHC) works to maximize the social-emotional skills of all children while minimizing the vulnerabilities of children experiencing behavioral difficulties (Low & Shepard, 2010). As emotional and behavioral challenges are increasing in early childhood settings, it is evident that mental health consultation is becoming increasingly necessary and beneficial (Green, Everheart, …

The Struggle Of Mental Health Within College Students, Skyler R. West

English Department: Research for Change - Wicked Problems in Our World

One in five college students have thoughts of committing suicide daily. We often wonder what may lead to thoughts like this. This essay uses a subjective approach to broaden the knowledge of readers regarding mental health problems within college students. In this essay, readers discover the statistical findings of factors like alcohol, nicotine, schoolwork and athletics factoring into a student's psychological destressed mental state. Without having available and anonymous resources accessible to them, students are not able to get the help they need.

Borderline Personality Disorder: Interventions For Adolescents And Caregivers, Addison Odum

Evidence-Based Social Work Practice Guide Series

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) encompasses a wide range of symptoms characterized by emotional dysregulation, including challenging interpersonal relationships, impulsivity, disturbances in cognition and identity, and is often accompanied by intentional self-injury and suicidal behaviors. In this guide, emphasis is placed on three aspects of intervention: (1) clinical interventions for adolescents who meet the criteria for BPD; (2) interventions clinicians can teach to parents/caretakers so they can better work with their child’s diagnosis; and (3) due to the negative impact this can have on adolescents, clinical interventions for parents/caregivers diagnosed with or exhibiting common symptoms of BPD is also provided.

Psychosocial Effects Of Infertility, Elizabeth Kulikov

Showcase of Osprey Advancements in Research and Scholarship (SOARS)

Infertility, or the inability to conceive a child, is a symbolic loss that affects up to 20% of couples in the United States. A symbolic loss is a loss due to something other than death. Infertility has been described as a disenfranchised and anticipatory loss that can lead to complicated grief reactions. Disenfranchised losses are those wherein the grief often goes unrecognized, unacknowledged and misunderstood. Despite its prevalence and the severity of the grief and loss associated with infertility, academic literature examining the psychosocial effects of infertility is scarce. The purpose of this project was to investigate the existing literature …

Preparing Counselors In Training To Work Within Interdisciplinary Settings: What Are Supervisee’S Needs From Supervision, Jeanel Franklin, Suelle Micallef Marmara

College of Education & Professional Studies (Darden) Posters

Counselors are increasingly required to work in diverse and multicultural settings and within interprofessional and multi-professional teams (Schmit et al., 2018). For counselors to work effectively with professionals from other disciplines, they need training in collaborative competencies that include knowledge of each professions’ roles, responsibilities, and expertise (Arthur & Russell-Mayhew, 2010). Arthur and Russell-Mayhew identified supervision as possible leverage to support counselors in acquiring competencies to learn with and from other disciplines. However, there is limited research on how supervision supports health professionals, particularly counselors, in an interdisciplinary team (Owens et al., 1999). Therefore, the purpose of this study is …

Is Psychotherapy Or Nouthetic Counseling More Effective?, Conner W. Truitt

Classical Conversations

There are a variety of differences between psychotherapy and Nouthetic counseling. These are two forms of counseling that have stemmed from various different schools of thought. In psychotherapy there are many different techniques to use, however, one of the underlying premises is the idea that a relationship between the counselee and counselor is necessary. Nouthetic, on the other hand, does not value that. Nouthetic, also known as biblical counseling, believes that the behaviors of an individual are what will directly affect actual change in a person. Psychotherapy began with Mesmer, Breuer and Freud. The basis for the psychotherapy we have …

Kesejahteraan Dan Ekologi Anak Angkat Warga Negara Indonesia Dalam Pengangkatan Anak Antarnegara (Intercountry Adoption) Menghadapi Negara Baru, Monica Sundawati Susanto, Johanna Debora Imelda

Jurnal Ilmu Kesejahteraan Sosial

Adoption is currently one of the efforts chosen by several couples to have children. Adoption of children currently being processed in Indonesia is not only for prospective adoptive parents who are Indonesian citizens, but can also be processed for foreign citizens who wish to adopt Indonesian citizens (intercountry adoption) which has been regulated in the Government through Government Regulation Number 54 of 2007 concerning the Implementation of Child Adoption. In these regulations, children who can be adopted are neglected or neglected children. Therefore, adoption is carried out with the aim of protecting and improving the welfare of the child. The …