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  • The Relationship Between Sexual Orientation Identity and Specific Health Behaviors

    Creator:
    Muzacz, Arien K.
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    The American Counseling Association's Code of Ethics states that counselors and counselor trainees must be competent providers of multicultural counseling, able to practice effectively with clients whose identities differ from their own. Counseling students and trainees receive very little training around sexual orientation and how to work with clients who...
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    : The Relationship Between Sexual Orientation Identity and Specific Health Behaviors Abstract

  • School health education

    Creator:
    Kaye, Leo Clemens
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    Masters Thesis
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    Health 8-ervlee in s,ehools-. • • • ll&lnutrl tion and Nutr1tion • .. • • ... .. • .. • tieed for

  • Counseling Sex Trafficking Survivors: Considerations for the Mental Health Profession

    Creator:
    Mays, Cheri N.
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    As more awareness of the global issue of sex trafficking comes to light, counselors must prepare to provide therapeutic services to this specific client population (Litam & Lam, 2021). Individuals who have survived sex trafficking are entering mental health counseling practices and community agencies regularly (Ide & Mather, 2019); yet,...
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    sex trafficking are entering mental health counseling practices and community agencies regularly

  • Exploration of culturally proficient mental health assessment and treatment practices of Black/African American clients

    Creator:
    Glover, Tina Marie
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    Changing trends within the mental health system treatment practices demand exploration of the cultural context of assessment and treatment of Black/African Americans. Culturally competent assessments include a realistic integration of historical context. Clinicians counseling Black/African Americans must be prepared to assess and address PTSD, racial trauma, micro-aggressions, and other known...
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    May 29, 2012. Title: Exploration of Culturally Proficient Mental Health Assessment and Treatment

  • The experience of gifted girls transitioning from elementary school to sixth and seventh grade

    Creator:
    Pepperell, Jennifer L.
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    The purpose of this dissertation was to explore the experience of gifted girls transitioning from elementary school to sixth and seventh grade. The current counseling literature in this area found that gifted girls often struggle emotionally when transitioning to sixth and seventh grade. The bulk of this literature was based...
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    and Seventh Grade. Abstract approved: ________________________________________

  • Exploring resilience in the lives of women leaders in early childhood health, human services, and education

    Creator:
    Turner, Susan Diane
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    Women leaders in early childhood health, human services, and education face tremendous challenges in their efforts to cultivate resilience amidst a myriad of risk factors including incessant stress, low wages, and limited professional support. Women who foster mental health in young children and high-risk families are vulnerable to secondary traumatic...
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    Childhood Health, Human Services, and Education Abstract approved: LeoNora Cohen

  • The Mental Health of Latinos/as in the United States : A Multisystemic Examination

    Creator:
    Rodriguez, Alham F.
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    Previous reports on the state of the Latino/a-focused mental health literature suggest that the quantity of Latino/a-focused articles within the mental health field continued to be disproportionate to the growing percentage of Latino/as in the United States (Liang, Salcedo, Rivera, & Lopez, 2009). As such, Latino/a mental health experiences, needs,...
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    , 2009). As such, Latino/a mental health experiences, needs, and issues are likely to continue to be

  • Sources of Psychological Support for East Asians Reporting Mental Health Issues

    Creator:
    Wong, Stephen P.
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    Mental illness is a universal phenomenon, but cultural context has a profound influence on how it is perceived, classified, and treated. Most systematic research on public attitudes toward mental illness has been completed in Western societies. The emergence of multicultural psychotherapy in the West has helped professionals recognize the extent...
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    observational analysis to examine help-seeking preferences for individuals reported with low mental health and

  • Psychological Elements of Trauma and Grief among Young Banso Widows in Cameroon

    Creator:
    Lange, Ruth Kinyuy
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    Because of disease, industrialization, and regional conflicts, young widowhood is an expanding phenomenon in many parts of the world. Young widows face many challenges that can lead to mental health problems. The young widows have to make adjustments to fit their new roles as bread winners of the families, having...
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    psychiatric and mental health issues. Such mental health conditions experienced by surviving spouses

  • Age-specific features of generalized anxiety disorder in older adults

    Creator:
    Salaz, Joselyn D.
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    Older adults are the fastest growing population in the United States, and their numbers are expected to continue rising over the next few decades. The number of older adults with psychiatric disorders such as anxiety is also increasing. Increases in the population of older adults and in the incidence of...
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    ) feedback from an expert panel and mental health clinicians in the area of older adult anxiety