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How Straight Married Men in Sexual Addiction Recovery Experience Healthy Sexuality, Now as Recovering Sex Addicts: Two IPA Studies on Straight Married Men and Their Experience of Healthy Sexuality Through Recovery

Creator:: Cosper, Christy
Abstract:: This set of studies delve into the complex realm of healthy sexuality within sexual addiction treatment, where diverse perspectives often lead to confusion and suboptimal outcomes. The primary goal of most treatment models is guiding clients toward a healthier sexual experience. Sex addiction, a complex phenomenon, involves compulsive sexual behaviors,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Understanding School Counselors' Perceptions of Esports and Igaming as a Career Choice

Creator:: Cole, Justin D.
Abstract:: Over the past 20 years, there has been a steady increase in the popularity of online gaming in the United States culture. There are many factors that have contributed to this spike in popularity, but the most significant are advancements in technology, televised competitions, social media, lucrative cash prizes, product...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Making Sense of Counseling and Counselor Training in the Chinese Context: Two IPA Studies on U.S.-Trained Chinese Counselors’ Experiences Practicing in China

Creator:: Shi, Yun
Abstract:: Mental health disorders are the leading cause of disability worldwide. The strong need for mental health services has prompted intensive global efforts to develop, evaluate, and deliver effective mental health treatment, especially for low- and middle-income countries. The counseling profession in the United States has responded to this global need...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Phenomenology of Empathy Online: Two Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis Studies Exploring the Experiences of Empathy Online and Development of Attitude Towards Empathy Online as Experienced by Licensed Counselors Practicing in Telemental Health Via Videoconferencing

Creator:: Bartkowiak, Anna
Abstract:: The experience of empathy is one of the essential counselor capacities considered necessary for developing a robust therapeutic relationship. However, as the development of technology made therapeutic interaction possible in virtual settings, the experience of empathy in telemental health via videoconferencing (TMH-V) has not been researched until now. Understanding the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Critiquing Counseling Textbooks for Inclusive, Research Informed, and Non-Stigmatizing Intimate Partner Violence Concepts Using Directed Content Analysis

Creator:: Render Turmaud, Danielle A.
Abstract:: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a prevalent issue that impacts individuals around the world. Mental health professionals need comprehensive and inclusive IPV training to support victims/survivors well. The IPV literature posits several concerns surrounding the quality of IPV training that counselors-in-training (CITs) receive. Obtaining an understanding in how master’s level...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The Experience of Online, Adjunct Counselor Educators Teaching Practicum and Internship of Gatekeeping

Creator:: DeJonge, Bernadet
Abstract:: In counselor education, gatekeeping is essential practice, particularly as new and learning counselors enter the field of counseling (Benshoff & Gibbons, 2011). While the expectation of gatekeeping is clear and valued in the profession of counselor education, gatekeeping is difficult for faculty (Chang & Rubel, 2019). Two intersecting factors that...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

First Year School Counselors’ Professional Development in the Context of the United States’ 2020 Public Health and Sociopolitical Crises

Creator:: Shaheen, Sarah A.
Abstract:: This dissertation consists of two qualitative grounded theory studies on the professional development process experienced by first year high school counselors during the United States’ 2020 public health and sociopolitical crises. Chapter two contains the first study which answers the research question: What is the professional development process experienced by...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Understanding Supervisors Experience of Conducting Supervision to Home-Based Counselors: Two IPA Studies on the Experience of Supervisors of Home-Based Counselors

Creator:: Pryor, John C.
Abstract:: Home-based counseling (HBC) occurs when counselors provide therapy services to individuals and families within the clients’ home environment. Since its inception in the 1980s, HBC has become a common practice within the counseling field. In 2014, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2014) named HBC one of the fastest-growing divisions...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Exploring the Experiences of Intake Professional Counselors: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Perspectives of Professional Counselors Working as Intake Counselors in the Inpatient Psychiatric Setting

Creator:: Dyson, Nineka K.
Abstract:: Inpatient psychiatric hospitals are critical to delivering community-wide acute mental health care. Professional counselors hold roles as intake counselors within the system of inpatient facilities (Werrbach, 2011). While they are essential to the processes within the system, there is no known research on intake counselors and their tasks of assessment...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A Phenomenological Study of the Experiences of Rural School Counselors in the State of Georgia in Supporting and Advocating for LGBTQIA+ Students

Creator:: Shain, Jeremy D.
Abstract:: Queer students in American public schools may face significant challenges including unsupportive or hostile peers or staff members (Eisenberg et al., 2017). The culture of rural Southern schools may be particularly challenging for these students as they are less likely to have an active support group and more likely to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A Content Analysis of Qualitative Research on the Experience of Counselor Trainees as Participants in Experiential Groups and A Qualitative Metasynthesis of Qualitative Research on the Experience of Counselor Trainees as Participants in Experiential Groups

Creator:: Becker, Michael D.
Abstract:: The purpose of this dual-manuscript dissertation is to assess and synthesize the current body of qualitative literature on the topic of the experience of counselor trainees as participants in experiential groups. The first manuscript is presented in Chapter 2. In this study, I performed a directed content analysis on 15...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Evaluating Qualitative Research on Alzheimer’s Disease Patients’ Experiences for Rigor and Social Justice Best Practices

Creator:: Lusk, Michael
Abstract:: This dissertation is organized in accordance to the Manuscript Documentation Dissertation format required by Oregon State University. Chapter 1 provides a general overview of Alzheimer’s disease, defines AD as marginalized population, and explains the relevance and characteristics of qualitative research. Also, Chapter 1 provides an overview of Manuscript 1 (Chapter...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A Qualitative Metasynthesis of Male Client Experiences of Counseling and A Netnography of Men Seeking Support Through an Online Discussion Forum for Victims of Infidelity

Creator:: Cooke, Thomas S.
Abstract:: The purpose of this dissertation was to contribute to deeper understanding of how men experience support seeking. The first manuscript is located in chapter 2 and titled A Qualitative Metasynthesis of Male Client Experiences of Counseling. This metasynthesis integrates sixteen pieces of qualitative research which contain first-person accounts of male...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

How Experienced Supervisors Experience Using Supervision to Promote Self and Relational Awareness: Two Studies on Supervisors’ Overall Experiences Using Supervision to Promote Self and Relational Awareness and Supervisors’ Experiences Deciding to Use Supervision to Promote Self and Relational Awareness

Creator:: Schelske, Lori J.
Abstract:: Counselor self and relational awareness (SRA) is an important aspect of counselor training and development. Counselor education programs engage students in a variety of practices targeted towards enhancing SRA. Although supervision is regularly used to promote SRA, there is no existing research that focuses on how supervisors experience using supervision...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Understanding Secondary School Counselor Experience of Conducting Suicide Screenings and Assessments: Two Studies on the Experience Working with Students and the Experience Working with Parents and Guardians

Creator:: Correa, Nikki C.
Abstract:: Suicide rates in adolescents are at an all-time high in the United States and currently the 2nd leading cause of death in adolescents ages 10-19 (CDC, 2017). School counselors have an ethical obligation to protect students from unforeseeable harm and are often on the front lines of intervening when a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The Role of Reactivity: Experiences in Clinical Decision-Making and Countertransference of Expert Trauma Counselors

Creator:: Lancelin, Rebekah R.
Abstract:: This dissertation presents two qualitative studies investigating expert trauma counselors’ experiences of clinical decision-making and countertransference. Chapter 2, Acutely Alert: A Grounded Theory of Clinical Decision-Making Processes of Expert Trauma Counselors addresses the research question, what are the clinical decision-making experiences and processes of expert trauma counselors? Chapter 3, Exploring...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The Influence of Administrative Supervision on Counselor Subordinates: Uncharted Territory

Creator:: Nelson, Marci L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this dissertation is to convey research on counselors’ experience of administrative supervision. While research in counseling has given much attention to clinical supervision and the relationship between clinical supervisor and supervisee, it has not adequately attended to the important and influential role of administrative supervision and its...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Missing Out: A Phenomenological Exploration of Chronically Truant, Special Education Students’ Experience of Truancy and School Staff in the Middle Grades

Creator:: Altiero, Holly J.
Abstract:: Chronic truancy and absenteeism are two considerable issues currently facing our youth at increasing rates nationwide. Quantitative research supporting chronic truancy and absenteeism as national problems is abundant (Hendricks, Sale, Evans, McKinley, and Delozier Carter, 2010). Research indicates that students who identify as truant during the middle school grades and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A Qualitative Metasynthesis of Client Experience of Addressing Spirituality and Religion in Counseling and A Grounded Theory Study of How Private Practice Christian Clients Experience Their Spirituality and Religion During the Counseling Process With Similar Faith Counselors

Creator:: LaLonde, Johnny R.
Abstract:: The purpose of this dissertation was to contribute to deeper understanding of how client’s experience their spirituality and religion during the therapy process. The first manuscript is located in chapter 2 and titled A Qualitative Metasynthesis of Client Experience of Addressing Spirituality and Religion in Counseling. This metasynthesis pools together...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Cybersupervision of Counselors : Implications for the Enhancement of Social Presence

Creator:: Causey, Jeffrey L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this dissertation was to add to the professional literature in counselor education and supervision through inquiry and synthesis of research among online teaching, online counseling, and online communities of practice through the supervision lens of the Discrimination Model. A unique, research-informed framework for synchronous online supervision (i.e.,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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