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  • 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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    religiosity to readiness to change in addictive behaviors. The database from Project MATCH Redacted for

  • A formative evaluation of implementation of career developement interventions in Taiwanese comprehensive high schools

    Creator:
    Chen, Meng-Yin
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    Taiwan has undergone significant social change, particularly in the last forty years, due to economic and industrial growth. Career development intervention is increasingly urgent in helping students face upcoming challenges. This study investigates the implementation and perceived helpfulness of career development interventions in Taiwanese comprehensive high schools. A total of...
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    , which consisted of three steps for helping someone make an occupational choice: First, develop a clear

  • The relationship between individualism vs. collectivism and the culturally intelligent behavior of counselor trainees

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    James, Gene M.
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    Multicultural competency has been established as important component of communicating within a cross-cultural ecology. Yet, there is evidence that many counselors struggle to communicate and interact outside of their own cultural communication norms. Until this study, no one has attempted to integrate culture and intelligence as a unitary counseling construct....
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    study or analysis (Kâğitçibaşi, 1994). The evolution of a clear conceptualization of I/C is no

  • 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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    , and Treatment Arm from the Project Match database were run through Correlations, Chi-squared tests

  • 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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    interpretation of data was conducted. In addition, the researcher gave clear directions for data collection

  • 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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    dependence. The Project COMBINE database and IP instruments (from the 16­week treatment period) were used

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

    Creator:
    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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    evolving field and would not have had the resources to complete this project. Finally I want to thank my

  • 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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    want to express my sincere appreciation to my advisor and committee for supporting a research project

  • Cybersupervision of counselors : perceptions and impact

    Creator:
    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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    finish this project before his or her birth next spring. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, I am

  • 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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    professionally with this dissertation. Such a project is not done alone; it represents the efforts and