Search Constraints

Start Over
Filtering by: Creator United States. Congress (93rd, 2nd session : 1974) Remove constraint Creator: United States. Congress (93rd, 2nd session : 1974) Degree Field Counseling Remove constraint Degree Field: Counseling

Search Results

  • Understanding how Vietnamese make career decisions in the United States

    Creator:
    Do, Vinh The
    Abstract:
    This research explores the lived experiences and career decision making styles of three Vietnamese refugees in the United states. Since this study involves the lived experience of the participants pertaining to their everyday activities (i.e. living, making decision, and working in the United States), the phenomenological approach (Van Manen, 1990;...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
    Full Text:
    United States AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Vinh The Do for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

  • Clinical Development for Paraprofessional Counselors : A 12 Session Protocol

    Creator:
    Sotelo, Dominique L.
    Abstract:
    Paraprofessional counselors comprise a significant sector of the mental health workforce (Buchbinder, 2003; Golden, 1991; Nieuwsma et al., 2014; Norcross, 2000). Professional counselors have offered both praise (Durlak, 1979) and criticism (Nietzel & Fisher, 1981) for paraprofessional counselors and the services that they provide. Paraprofessional counselors work under the guidance...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
    Full Text:
    in the United States (Buchbinder, 2003). Paraprofessional counselors are given different labels

  • A descriptive analysis of the tasks and focus of individual supervision in an agency setting

    Creator:
    Aasheim, Lisa Langfuss
    Abstract:
    Individual supervision is a widely accepted practice in the counseling profession, yet the tasks and focus of individual supervision in an agency setting remain largely uninvestigated. The tasks and focus areas inherent to agency supervision are especially important to counselors, counselor educators, agency administrators, and licensing boards, all of whom...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
    Full Text:
    supervision session and the proportion of supervision time spent on administrative versus clinical tasks

  • A moral development theory : a synthesis from selected moral development theories, a spiral progression model of human development, and ego-state personality theory

    Creator:
    Armstrong, Carolyn S.
    Abstract:
    Controversy regarding moral development research has given rise to a proliferation of theories competing for acceptance. For all these researchers, the work of Lawrence Kohlberg is the pivot point for comparisons, contrasts, and discussions. Still, no theories to date adequately describe and document a theoretically complete conception of moral judgment...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
    Full Text:
    . Page 102 2. Moral development of middle-class urban boys in the United States, Taiwan, and Mexico

  • Influence, techniques, and therapeutic change : a study of the relative efficacy of the common components in psychotherapy

    Creator:
    Lynagh, Ian Lawrence
    Abstract:
    This study examines the relative efficacies of the specific and non-specific factors in psychotherapy. Psychotherapy is conceptualized as having three common components: the problem component whose essence is low self-esteem; the interactional component which induces change through social influence; and the treatment component which elicits change through therapeutic techniques. The...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
    Full Text:
    , 1974, p. xi) The current state of the art of psychotherapy has the potential for creating havoc as to

  • Sex role attitudes among female alcoholics : changes due to an assertiveness group intervention

    Creator:
    Roth, Laurie
    Abstract:
    The first purpose of this study was to determine if the effects of experiencing an assertiveness treatment group influenced the perceived attitudes toward sex roles in alcoholic women in aftercare. It was expected that alcoholic women in aftercare who had received an assertiveness group intervention, with an emphasis on awareness...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
    Full Text:
    Assertiveness Group Intervention. by Laurie Roth A DISSERTATION sumitted to Oregon State

  • The Relationship between Feedback and Outcome in Psychotherapy

    Creator:
    Partridge, Rebecca, L.
    Abstract:
    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,...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
    Full Text:
    feedback and outcomes for these different groups. The predictor variable was the Session Rating Scale

  • Effect of a systems-oriented graduate training program on practitioner systemic thinking : a follow-up study

    Creator:
    Peterson, Raymond W.
    Abstract:
    This follow-up study investigated the effect of a systems-oriented graduate training program upon system thinking among practitioners who had completed training, using a post-test only, treatment-comparison group design. The subjects consisted of practitioners matriculated through two counselor-related programs at a medium-sized college in the Northwest during the years 1985-1991. A...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
    Full Text:
    Canada and the United States include four masters programs and a single doctoral-level program

  • The impact of child-centered play therapy on anxiety levels in pre-neurosurgical pediatric patients

    Creator:
    Lerwick, Julie L.
    Abstract:
    The prevalence of childhood illness requiring hospitalization establishes the need for implementation of an applied intervention to decrease levels of hospitalization-induced anxiety in pediatric patients. In addition to anxiety, levels of perceived trauma have also been linked to pre-operative pediatric patients. Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) within the medical setting has...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
    Full Text:
    the United States according to the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related

  • Structured group psychotherapy for individuals with spinal cord injury

    Creator:
    Frank, Roger A.
    Abstract:
    This investigation was conducted to determine the effectiveness of Personal Achievement Skills (PAS), a structured group psychotherapy approach, on the productivity, social functioning, self-esteem, locus of control, and life satisfaction of individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury. Subjects for the study were recruited through disability advocacy organizations, state disability service...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
    Full Text:
    in the United States has been estimated at 50 persons per million population per year, or