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  • A Corpus Based Examination of Autogenous and Reactive Obsessions in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

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    Kim, Stella
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    Counselors are tasked with being knowledgeable about assessing and treating a broad range of mental health issues. There has been an overall rise in mental health symptoms in individuals during the current COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the increased use of online internet forums as part of help-seeking behaviors. Obsessive-Compulsive...
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    not least, thank you to my husband Brian Hansen for sharing in this journey with me every step of

  • A Corpus Linguistic Approach to Native American Authored Children’s Storybooks

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    Goka-Dubose, Emiko
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    The counseling field is infused with multiculturalism and social justice competencies from the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs accreditation standards of the academic institutions to the American Counseling Association Code of Ethics. Counselors are tasked with understanding multiculturalism from self-awareness to clients’ worldviews to larger implications...
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    /DAED_a_00491 Evans, W., & Davis, B. (2018). Exploring the relationship between sense of coherence and

  • The Book of Mormon Topic Structure, Keyness Distinctions, and Collocates of Deity: Implications for Mental Health Professionals

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    Callister, Paul T.
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    Understanding the spiritual worldview of clients is a core element of multicultural competency for mental health professionals. One spiritual and religious population is members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and related Latter-day Saint populations. The Book of Mormon is an important sacred text of this population....
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    /view/Entry/230262 Richards, W. (1844). Remarks, 28 November 1844. The Joseph Smith Papers. https

  • Adolescent sexual initiation : a predictor of adult female romantic attachment?

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    Waggoner, April R.
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    There is a knowledge gap concerning the outcomes of early adolescent sexual initiation (ASI). In particular, the influence of early ASI upon adult attachment is unknown. A multiple regression study was conducted to address this knowledge gap. Adult partner/spouse attachment was the criterion variable, and the predictor variables included both...
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    ; Skinner, Smith, Fenwick, Fyfe, & Hendriks, 2008; Sprecher et al., 1995). Adolescence is the stage during

  • A summative evaluation of a dolphin assisted therapy program for children with special needs

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    Dilts, Rachel M.
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    This dissertation reviews the literature on the specialty area of dolphin assisted therapy (DAT), a subfield of animal assisted therapy (AAT). To date the literature on the effectiveness of DAT has been mixed although a majority of it is positive. The study was conducted with 40 parents whose children were...
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    seems to have started in the 1970s with Betsy Smith, although published empirical research didn’t

  • Training Preservice Counselors to Conduct Suicide Assessment: Interpersonal-Psychological Theory (IPT) Versus Training as Usual (TAU) Workshops

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    Bohrer, Teal M.
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    For good reason, suicide is of growing concern across the nation; rates continue to increase annually in the United States. Accurate assessment remains an obstacle to effective treatment for individuals who are suicidal. Without proper screening, a client cannot get a referral to see a specialist and therefore cannot receive...
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    risk (Smith, Silva, Covington, & Joiner, 2014). A 2012 article in the journal Suicide and Life

  • Historical and current trends in counselor education dissertations

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    Richards, Judith D.
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    Doctoral training programs in counselor education require a dissertation, a capstone project in the academic training and development of graduate students seeking a PhD or an EdD. The dissertation is expected to contribute new knowledge to the profession through the researcher reporting the results of research. The counselor education literature...
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    Counseling Bulletin, 38, 2–26. doi:10.1177/0034355213502677.x Blancher, A. T., Buboltz, W. C., & Soper, B

  • Indicators of Success in Hispanic College Students

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    Schulthes, Gretchen M.
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    Over the last few decades, Hispanic enrollment in postsecondary education has increased significantly. Despite increased access to higher education, there are still clear issues of educational equity when graduation and persistence rates are evaluated. While these alone are imperfect measures, they shed light on a burgeoning issue within the American...
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  • The Bullying Experiences of Muslim-American Youth in U.S. Public Schools

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    Baadarani, Dalia
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    Bullying cultivates insecurity and fear while generating attention for the perpetrator and degrading the student-victim in front of others. The act erodes the self-efficacy and identity of minority students more specifically and produces a hostile climate that undermines the learning and social development to all affected. Despite the pervasive negative...
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    relies on technological devices (Slonje & Smith, 2008; Smith et al., 2008). It is typically used

  • School counselors' self-efficacy and training needs when working with the Latino student population

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    Cázares-Cervantes, Abraham
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    Latinos have the lowest high school completion rates in the United States (United States Census, 2010). School counselors are well positioned to lead the efforts to increase these rates. Indeed, such leadership is mandated by both the ethical and program standards of the American School Counselor Association. However, little is...
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    implications that could take place when working with this population (Smith-Adcock, et al., 2006; Goh, Wahl

  • The Relationship between Feedback and Outcome in Psychotherapy

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    Partridge, Rebecca, L.
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    Mental health professionals are dedicated to improving outcomes in therapy. Research over the past 50 years has shown psychotherapy to be effective in both improving the functioning of and diminishing the overall distress experienced by clients. Several factors have been constant predictors of outcome in therapy, including length of treatment,...
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    functioning and reducing the distress of clients (Asay & Lambert, 1999; Lambert & Ogles, 2004; Smith & Glass

  • Psychological and Linguistic Processes in Treatment Related Text Messages

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    Partch, Megan A.
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    Treatment providers seek low-cost, high-impact means of engaging clients in care with the aim to enhance treatment delivery and outcomes. With improvements to mobile technology making cell phone accessibility and usage rates high across all socio-economic levels, text messaging is becoming more frequently utilized as a means of promoting provider-client...
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    91% of text messages are read within the first three minutes of receipt (Gates et al., 2014; Smith

  • The change in alcohol consumption of important people to clients

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    Doerksen, Dana B.
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    The Change in Alcohol Consumption of Important People to Clients measures the relationship between outcomes of clients’ alcohol treatment and the changes in alcohol consumption by important people (IP) in clients’ social networks. The prevalence of alcoholism in America continues to negatively impact individuals and society, yet few people with...
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    decrease their alcohol intake as compared to pre­treatment consumption (Schuckit, Tipp, Smith, & Bucholz

  • A Linguistic Analysis of the Content, Context, and Demographic Variables Related to Clinician Professional Misconduct

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    Ström, Eric L.
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    The professions of counseling, marriage and family therapy, and social work are highly controlled with regulators frequently issuing findings of professional misconduct against clinicians. Although much research has been conducted with regard to clinician professional misconduct in general, there is a scarcity of research investigating the relationship between gender and...
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    efficient process by which to evaluate the regression model (Draper & Smith, 2014). The significance level

  • A Corpus Linguistic Analysis of Trauma Self-help Literature

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    Lampe, Kelli M.
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    The very essence of talk therapy is rooted in the spoken word between counselor and client. A client’s painful traumatic experiences can often serve as a barrier to accessing the traditional consulting room. Despite the high prevalence of trauma and its status as a known risk factor for nearly all...
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    ://doi.org/10.17744/mehc.39.4.01 Boyd, R. L., Ashokkumar, A., Seraj, S., & Pennebaker, J. W. (2022). The

  • Discursive and Psychological Processes in Project MATCH Treatment Manuals and 12-Step Program Literature

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    O'Hara, Margaret A.
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    Addiction is a word that represents a condition that, at best, causes minor disruptions to one’s life and, at worst, is lethal. The current definition was developed by 80 neuroscientists. It references substance use and other behaviors and includes food and sex. Addictions do not seem to be lessening but...
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    New York stockbroker, and Bob Smith, an Ohio physician (AA, n.d.-b). Both struggled with

  • The treatment of criminal recidivism : corpus-based analyses

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    Texidor Maldonado, Carlos Obed
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    The dehumanization of Black, Indigenous, people of color (BIPOC) and marginalized communities does not end once an individual is released from an institution. The dehumanization process is kept alive with ineffective community supervision and the stigma associated with an individual’s incarnation history. Evidence of this continual dehumanization process is reflected...
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    v. 4. x [Computer software]. Campbell, M. A., Canales, D. D., Ran Wei, Totten, A. E., Macaulay, W

  • Family aided community treatment as an intervention for the treatment of early psychosis : a proof of concept study

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    Melton, Ryan P.
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    Major psychotic disorders are one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, having severe impacts on the people who suffer from the conditions, their families and society. There is evidence that if these conditions are identified and treated early, the prognosis is improved. The purpose of this dissertation study is...
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  • The Nature of the Discourse on Race and Ethnicity in Play Therapy Literature

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    Page, Unique L.
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    Ethical and training standards across counseling-related professions contain competencies related to race and ethnicity as necessary research and practice components. One such counseling-related sub-specialty is Play Therapy, which acknowledges that professionals utilizing play therapy techniques must consider racial and cultural context, trauma, and intersectionality when working with children. However, there...
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    ://doi.org/10.1002/j.1556-6678.2005.tb00360.x Berry, L. T., A., & Njoroge, W. F. M. (2021). Social

  • A Corpus Linguistic Analysis of Domestic Violence in Law and Cinema

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    Renwick, Adrienne S.
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    Domestic violence (DV) is pervasive worldwide and has negative psychological effects that last a lifetime. Although DV is a problem that affects all societies, it is addressed through varied legal responses and with gaps in comprehension when examined through a cultural lens. The findings of these studies have the potential...
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    ., & Platt, W. (2023). #LancsBox X [Computer software]. Lancaster University, http://lancsbox.lancs.ac.uk

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

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    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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    this type of analysis is Cohen’s w (Cohen, 1992). The specific effect size was the average Cohen’s w

  • Teacher Math Anxiety and Math Instructional Time

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    Morton, Heidi L.
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    The scientific way of knowing, which results in tremendous advancements in our society, heavily depends on the use of mathematics. Given that math touches nearly every aspect of peoples’ lives in different ways, it is critical that today’s students and tomorrow’s citizens have a solid understanding of math. Unfortunately, a...
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  • A Corpus Linguistic Analysis of Public Reddit and Tumblr Blog Posts on Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

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    Greaves, Mandy M.
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    Self-harm is a frightening phenomenon that affects adolescents and young adults all over the world. While non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) has a high prevalence rate, it is not a new behavior. One of the earliest documented cases of NSSI was in ancient Greece and it has gained popularity amongst adolescents. NSSI...
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    Press. Nicol, W. (2018, July 20). What is Reddit? A Beginner's Guide to the Front Page of the

  • The predictive relationship of religiosity to readiness to change in addiction recovery

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    Mandsager, Naomi A.
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    The prevalence of addiction in society has called researchers, educators, policy makers, and clinicians to examine and research causes and treatment approaches to address the manifold problems addictions present individuals and society alike. There are many theoretical approaches to understanding addiction and the behavior change processes that lead from addiction...
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    of a spiritual transformation and spread over the next 20 year, worldwide. In 1935, Bill W. founded

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

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    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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    , Kupperbusch, &Levenson, 2005; Neiss et al., 2009; Smith, Hillman, &Duley, 2005). 26 In an overview

  • A Corpus Linguistic Analysis of Counseling Alliance Ruptures: A Pilot Study

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    Jacques, Justin
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    Establishing a therapeutic alliance or a therapeutic bond has long been seen as an essential component of obtaining positive treatment outcomes in clinical practice. More recently, the idea of recognizing therapeutic alliance ruptures (disagreements about the tasks or goals of therapy or a problem in the therapeutic bond) during counseling...
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    ). Negotiating the therapeutic alliance: A relational treatment guide. Guilford Press. Pennebaker, J. W

  • A Diachronic Linguistic Analysis of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)

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    Rensi, Matthew T.
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    The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has reached a level of authority and ubiquity within the mental health field. It is the guidance force in insurance reimbursement or coverage for mental health treatment, determinations of disability related to mental health and in determinations of competence to stand...
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    Blashfield, R. K., Keeley, J. W., Flanagan, E. H., & Miles, S. R. (2014). The cycle of classification: DSM-I

  • Prevalence of Mathematics Anxiety in Preservice Teachers and Preservice Counselors

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    Gill, Gurpal K.
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    Almost two decades have passed since the publication of Jackson and Leffingwell’s (1999) influential article on math anxiety in preservice school teachers and their worst math experiences. The present dissertation represents both a replication and an extension of the original study. Study Arm A was the replication study with preservice...
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  • A Corpus Linguistic Analysis of the Child and Therapist Relationship in Play Therapy

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    Marquez, Oriana
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    Play therapy is a unique skill set within psychotherapy that combines the language of play with other forms of communication to promote healing and growth in children and adolescents. This therapeutic approach involves utilizing toys, pretend play, structured and unstructured activities, and various interactions to foster a therapeutic relationship. By...
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    .12420 Ireland, M. E., & Pennebaker, J. W. (2010). Language style matching in writing. Journal of

  • Math Anxiety and Financial Literacy among Latino Secondary Students in the United States

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    Guerrero, Ernesto R.
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    The Latino K-12 student population in the United States continues to increase. Estimates are that by 2025, one in every three students in the country will be of Hispanic/Latino origin. The challenges to the educational system from such growth are unprecedented. At no other time in U.S. history has there...
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  • The effects of client status as Atheist/Agnostic on the counseling Working Alliance

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    Jaron, Bonnie Lee
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    The purpose of this dissertation is to ascertain if there is a significant difference in the counselor rating of the bond component of the Working Alliance between Theist clients and their counselors and Atheist/Agnostic clients and their counselors. Measures of client religiosity, Working Alliance, and Treatment Arm from the Project...
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    Agnosticism is a worldvew that Smith (1989) defined as the belief that nothing can be know concerning the

  • A Corpus Assisted Analysis of Eating Disorders

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    Cantu, Sara A.
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    The number of deaths by suicide each year in the United States is rising. Men, women, and people of all ages die by suicide at high rates. Someone diagnosed with anorexia or bulimia is at significantly greater risk of completing or attempting suicide, making clear the importance of understanding how...
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  • Black Sermonology and Gospel Music: A Corpus Based Study

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    Horne, Stacey H.
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    Spirituality is an important component in the lives of many Black Americans. Black American life has spirituality woven into multiple aspects. From what clothes to wear, what words to use when creating a dialogue with others, which television shows to watch, which jobs to pursue, how to treat those who...
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    .12141 Baker-Smemoe, W., & Bowie, D. (2014). Linguistic behavior and religious activity. Language

  • Cybersupervision of counselors : perceptions and impact

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    Bender, Sara C.
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    Clinical supervision serves a key component in ensuring practitioners' competency and professional identity. This practice also allows more skilled clinicians to serve as gatekeepers to the field, which helps protect clients and the profession. As the use of the Internet increases, many clinical services, including supervision, are more common in...
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    Schepman, Dr. Craig Lewis, and Don Smith each gave me a chance to pursue my passions and provided a

  • An Investigation of the Impact of Adding Art Therapy to Mindfulness Enhancement Training

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    Douglas, Eileen K.
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    Attention to the benefits of mindfulness practice transcends the fields of mental health and medicine. Extensive research has explored the use of mindfulness-based practices in counseling and psychotherapy. Benefits of mindfulness practice, both during session and in cases in which mindfulness was only practiced by the therapist outside of session,...
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    :10.1002/j.1556- 6676.2013.00077 Brown, K. W., & Ryan, R. M. (2003). The benefits of being present

  • Preservice counselors' initial perceptions of client grief style : an analogue study

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    Beckett, L. Catherine
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    Grief--the reaction to a significant loss--is a near-universal human experience, from which a subset of grievers (10%-15%) have difficulty recovering, placing them at high risk for negative health and mental health outcomes (Marks, Jun, & Song, 2007). For those showing substantial distress, counseling has been shown to be an effective...
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  • A corpus linguistic analysis of lyrics and suicide

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    Walters, Holly
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    Corpus linguistics studies involving lyrics continue to grow. While previous research has pointed to a positive relationship between certain personality traits and music types, the relationship between lyrics and suicide is understudied. As such, mental health researchers and practitioners have little sense of how the language of someone who has...
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    - informal-introduction/ Hoffmann, S., Evert, S., Smith, N., Lee, D., & Berglund-Prytz, Y. (2008). Corpus

  • Linguistic, Personological Features, and Collocations of the Doka & Martin Grieving Style Continuum

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    Geisler, James G.
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    Research on grief has been studied for nearly a century to understand its many facets, expressiveness, and timing. In the field of counseling, many changes in theories, models, and the lenses through which loss is responded to have been accomplished. However, one constant in the U.S. culture is that definitions...
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    women mourn. Routledge. Gamino, L. A., Sewell, K. W., Prosser-Dodds, L., & Hogan, N. S. (2020

  • LGBTQ+ coming out models : corpus based studies of academic and popular discourses

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    Cisneros, Daniel
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    The process of coming out by an individual of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ+) community involves recognition and disclosure, and it is a personal and important part of identity development. The process of coming out is also a symbol of the LGBTQ+ community’s self-disclosure of their sexual...
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    - 24. https://doi.org/10.1075/jls.00010.jon Leap, W. (2021, March 15). This Month in Linguistics

  • Substance Use Among Women Who Have Sex with Women

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    Dorn-Medeiros, Cort M.
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    Professional organizations in the fields of counseling and psychotherapy-related professions all require counselors and counseling students to work with a vast array of potential clients who may differ significantly from themselves. For example, these counselor and client differences can include one or several factors such as age, race, ethnicity, ability...
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  • The Relationship between Student Health Behaviors, Demographic Variables and Suicide: A Secondary Analysis of Health Behaviors in School-Age Children (HBSC 2009-2010)

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    Hoffman, Lora K.
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    Counselors, therapists and other mental health professionals are dedicated to finding more useful ways to prevent, assess and treat adolescents experiencing suicidal ideation. Recent research has shown that the use of Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide (IPTS) components in suicidal assessment and treatment have been effective for treating adults. However, a...
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    -treatment Hill, R. M., Hatkevich, C., Pettit, J. W., & Sharp, C. (2017). Gender and the interpersonal