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

    Creator:
    Lerwick, Julie L.
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    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...
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    Dissertation
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    OF THE DISSERTATION OF Julie L. Lerwick for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling

  • Pre-service grief and loss preparation in CACREP accredited school counseling programs

    Creator:
    Low, Lori L.
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    Youth today experience high degrees of loss and change, resulting in grief (Goldman, 2001). Little evidence exists of school counselors' academic preparation in grief counseling. The purpose of this research study was to determine how CACREP school counseling programs prepare school counselors in the areas of grief and loss, including...
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    Dissertation
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    of Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling presented On April 22, 2004. Title: Pre-Service Grief and Loss

  • An exploratory study of the role of the child specialist in family law

    Creator:
    Smith, Lynne M.
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    Research indicates that enduring interparental conflict before, during, and after divorce has negative effects on children. Parental conflict can be reduced utilizing alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes such as mediation and collaborative divorce. The purpose of this dissertation was to produce two manuscripts examining the role of the child specialist...
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    Dissertation
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    DISSERTATION OF Lynne M. Smith for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling presented on

  • Do Family Risk Classes Predict Attrition in Parent Child Interaction Therapy?

    Creator:
    Hartman, Grace M.
    Abstract:
    Child behavior disorders are the second most prevalent form of mental illness affecting children in the United States (Perou et al., 2013), with lifetime prevalence estimated at 10% (Nock, Kazdin, Hiripi & Kessler, 2007). Negative outcomes associated with ODD during childhood and adolescence include conflict in families, poor peer relationships,...
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    behavior disorders are the second most prevalent form of mental illness affecting children in the United