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Black men's perceptions of mothers as primary support for wellness Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2024-02-25 LaTonya M. Summers, Michael Robinson, Karlesia Montague
Black men regard their mothers as the source of primary support and may benefit from having counselors incorporate their mothers into the counseling process. In this study, the researchers attempted to understand Black men's lived experiences and the impact of their mother's influence upon their wellbeing. Drawing on interviews with 10 Black men, the researchers excavated 5 themes related to development
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An ecologically informed transdisciplinary prevention model for Black and Latine family wellbeing Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Fantasy T. Lozada, Naomi J. Wheeler, McKenzie N. Green, Andrene J. Castro, Rachel F. Gómez, Daniel Gutierrez
Given noted racial disparities in mental health and wellbeing, Black and Latine families are often the focus of prevention and intervention efforts. These efforts are traditionally embedded in deficit perspectives about these communities, ignoring their cultural wealth and collective agency. Yet increasing recognition of the interconnected systems and social determinants that lead to racial disparities
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Time series analysis in preventive intervention research: A step-by-step guide Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Stephanie Dorais
Time series analysis (TSA) is a statistical approach rooted in data mining that measures outcomes that consistently fluctuate over time. It is uniquely positioned as a methodology for preventive intervention research due to its capacity to measure long-term impact in natural settings. With the ability to detect temporal patterns in a series of chronological data points, it allows researchers to detect
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Theory-informed school counseling: Increasing efficacy through prevention-focused practice and outcome research Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Hyunhee Kim, Citlali E. Molina, Jennifer S. Watkinson, Katheryne T. Leigh-Osroosh, Dan Li
School counselors are front-line providers to K-12 students in the areas of learning, mental health, and career development, based on their foundation in prevention, development, wellness, and social justice. Although school counseling remains an important role within K-12 schools, the profession faces existential threats to its continued existence due largely to the lack of applied outcome research
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Results from a pilot efficacy trial of a motivational interviewing substance use intervention for Latinx/e youth Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Oswaldo Moreno, Camila Tirado, Melissa Avila, Adrian J. Bravo, Isis Garcia-Rodriguez, Stephanie Romo, Jennifer Rodriguez, Cristian Matos, Cindy Hernandez, Mayra S. Ramos, Lisa Fuentes, Geovani Muñoz, Daniel Gutierrez, Rosalie Corona
We conducted a pilot feasibility study to examine the efficacy of a culturally adapted Group Motivational Interviewing for Teens–alternative tobacco product (GMIT-ATP) intervention among Latinx/e youth and whether, including caregivers, improved outcomes (GMIT-ATP+P). Adolescents (ages 10–16) and their caregivers were randomized to two groups after completing baseline assessments: (1) GMIT-ATP (N = 23)
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The effects of Student Success Skills on attendance and emotion regulation Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Elizabeth Villares, Hannah Bowers, Greg Brigman, Cheryl Bottini
This study examines the effects of the Student Success Skills (SSS) intervention, an Advocating Student-within-Environment-informed intervention, on Hispanic students’ (N = 681) school attendance and emotion regulation. The study variables reflected students’ attendance, self-regulation, and test anxiety. The school counselors in the treatment group (n = 15) delivered the SSS program, while those in
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School engagement and Interpersonal–Psychological Theory of Suicide: Identity groups differences Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Kelly L. Wester, Carrie Wachter Morris, Emu Aragon, Christine McAllister
The Interpersonal–Psychological Theory of Suicide (IPTS) is a framework for understanding suicidality, yet there is little connection of IPTS to school environment, or exploration of this model within various populations. In this article, we conduct a cross-sectional assessment in a high school to understand the relationships between student engagement, IPTS, and suicidal behavior, to provide guidance
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Fostering healthy relationships: A preliminary investigation of relationship education Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Sejal M. Barden, Ryan G. Carlson, Dalena Dillman Taylor, Ruiqin Gao, Marangelie Velez
Robust and healthy relationships are pivotal for overall well-being and wellness. Social support, the reduction of stigma, and the cultivation of quality time are critical elements in establishing and nurturing a healthy relationship as they bolster emotional well-being, enhance communication, and alleviate stress. The aim of this research study was to investigate the associations between quality time
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The relational change mechanisms of child-centered play therapy with children exposed to adverse childhood experiences Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2024-01-15 Caitlin Frawley, Dalena Dillman Taylor
The researchers examined the relational mechanisms and coregulatory change mechanisms of child-centered play therapy (CCPT) with children (ages 5–8) who endured multiple adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). The researchers computed surrogate synchrony analyses to measure heart rate synchrony between counselor and child participants during CCPT treatment. Child participants received between 10 and
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A mixed methods study of Black/African American counselor wellness Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Adrienne N. Erby, Connie T. Jones
Using a mixed methods sequential explanatory design, the researchers investigated coping and wellness in a purposive, snowball sample of Black/African American counselors (n = 86). A simple linear regression measured the relationship between Africultural coping and wellness followed by an interpretative phenomenological analysis of focus group data. While Africultural coping was not a significant predictor
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An investigation of healthcare professionals’ perspectives on the tasks of mental health counselors in hospital settings Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-12-04 Suelle Micallef Marmara’, Gülşah Kemer
In this study, we attempted to understand what other healthcare professionals considered mental health counselors’ (MHCs) tasks in their hospital setting to facilitate medical and mental health services and enhance patients’ well-being. Using an exploratory sequential mixed-methods design (concept mapping), we obtained 3 regions of MHCs’ tasks (i.e., Overarching Roles and Responsibilities of MHCs in
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Using structural equation modeling to examine counselor interpersonal stress theory Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-11-08 C. Missy Moore, Breanna V. Stubbs-Brown, Katherine M. Wood, Austen Bingham
When counselors experience interpersonal stress, they appraise counseling events using a similar appraisal process as the well-known stress theory, the Transactional Model of Stress and Coping. Using structural equation modeling, we tested a mediation model representing the appraisal process in counselor interpersonal stress theory using a sample of professional counselors (n = 221). We hypothesized
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Can an apophatic meditation promote long-term adjustment in hope? A time-series model of centering meditation Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Stephanie Dorais, Daniel Gutierrez, Jesse Fox, Spencer G. Niles
The authors investigate the effects of centering meditation on state hope among college and graduate students through a randomized controlled trial. Participants (n = 150; 65% white, 84% female) were randomized to either a centering meditation group or a waitlist control group. Time-series analyses indicated that centering meditation significantly improved hope, suggesting long-term dynamic adjustment
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A multilayered, dynamic model of refugee resilience: A grounded theory Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Elvita Kondili, Claudia G. Interiano-Shiverdecker, May Sabah
The goal of this study was to explore the individual, cultural–relational–communal, and systemic factors associated with refugee resilience. Using constructivist grounded theory, we explored the concept of resilience through individual and focus group interviews with 21 refugees and 25 staff members working with this population in the United States. Our findings illustrate a multilayered and dynamic
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Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy for minoritized Head Start mothers with depressive symptoms: A mixed method study Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-10-19 Abigail Palmer Molina, Lawrence Palinkas, Yuliana Hernandez, Iliana Garcia, Scott Stuart, Todd Sosna, Ferol E. Mennen
This study explores minoritized mothers’ experiences in group interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT-G) and relates their experiences to treatment outcomes. Quantitative and qualitative data were gathered from 26 Latinx and Black mothers who participated in IPT-G. Mothers were divided into three groups: (1) not depressed at follow-up, (2) depressed at follow-up, and (3) those with subclinical symptoms throughout
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Associations between therapeutic working alliance, meaningful experiences, and affective distress Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-10-18 Ryan M. Cook, Corrine R. Sackett, Heather J. Fye
We used structural equation modeling to test client meaningful experiences in counseling and the therapeutic working alliance (TWA) as predictors of affective distress, controlling for clients’ age, gender, race and ethnicity, and length of counseling relationship. In a sample of 306 adult clients engaging in counseling, we a found statistically significant relationship between client meaningful experiences
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Structural invariance of the Global Wellness Model: A national sample Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-10-14 Michael T. Kalkbrenner
Total wellness (combined physical and mental health) is an integral element in the professional identity of counselors. Counselors need wellness-based models with corresponding screening tools to measure their clients’ wellness. A number of sociodemographic disparities in mental and physical wellness exist among US adults. While a number of wellness models exist (e.g., Global Wellness Model), the literature
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A comparative analysis of counselors’ right to test over time: Implications for advocacy in the counseling profession Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-09-15 Rochelle Cade, A. Stephen Lenz
Counselor's right to utilize assessment, appraisal, and tests, and diagnose has substantive implications for professional counseling, counselor education, the provision of evidence-based practice, and supporting client development across the life span. We identified documents detailing licensure rules and regulations for counselors’ use of these clinical tools within the contiguous United States, Washington
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Latent profiles of counselor burnout: Associations with self-discrepancy Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-07-27 Isak Kim, Donghun Lee, Janghee Lee, Sang Min Lee
The purpose of this research study was to identify heterogeneous counselor burnout profiles using a latent profile analysis (LPA) and examine the profiles in association with counselors’ personal and professional self-discrepancies in counselor qualities. Data from 360 practicing professional counselors were used for analysis. LPA identified four distinct profiles: Well-Adjusted Counselors (n = 167
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Social determinants of mental health: Implications for measurement, research, and evaluation Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-07-25 Sarah Mason, Moira Ragan, Stephanie Hope Gilbert, A. Stephen Lenz
In this article, we seek to broaden perspectives on program evaluation in the mental health domain. We argue that the social determinants of mental health (SDMH) framework can serve as a theory, within the context of theory-driven evaluation, to guide evaluation practice in counseling and mental health. We posit that applying an SDMH framework enables evaluators to conduct more holistic, systems-focused
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The social determinants of mental health and professional counseling: A call to action Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-07-24 A. Stephen Lenz, Matthew E. Lemberger-Truelove
We live in a complex and interconnected world with individual- and community-level development and well-being shaped by numerous variables. Given this multi-deterministic nature of development, counselors are called to integrate the social determinants of mental health (SDMH) into key activities including clinical assessment, case conceptualization, treatment planning, prevention programming, education
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Integrating the social determinants of mental health into case conceptualization and treatment planning Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-07-21 A. Stephen Lenz, Stacey Diane A. Litam
The social determinants of mental health (SDMH) have strong associations with the physiological and psychological stress that are frequently the impetus for client referrals. Despite the increasing momentum of SDMH within areas of education, assessment, and advocacy, examples of their integration into key counseling practice activities are scant. This article provides an introduction to interrelated
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Educating professional counselors about the social determinants of mental health Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-07-19 Carl J. Sheperis, Patricia Cuff, Donna Sheperis
The social determinants of health (access to quality health care; economic stability; high-impact educational opportunities; community safety and support; and connected social networks) play a central role in individual health and wellness. These determinants and others also impact individual mental health and wellness. A shift is required in the preparation of counselors toward training students and
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Incidence of client-initiated workplace violence among counselors: A national study Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-07-17 Janet Kathleen Kempf, John M. Laux, Tahani Dari, Christine M. Fox
Workplace violence (WPV) is a global concern and consists of psychological and physical threats or acts. To date, limited data exist to document client-initiated WPV experienced by professional counselors. Survey results from 2616 counselors in 12 states indicate that most counselors have no memory of WPV training from their counselor education programs. Over 75% of the sample experienced WPV. Counselors
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“It's like losing a family member”: School counselors’ experience with student suicide Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-07-14 Jaimie Stickl Haugen, Phillip L. Waalkes, Melanie Burgess, Paula J. Swindle
Given the prevalence of suicide among school-aged children and youth, school counselors may experience a student death by suicide in their careers. Yet, there is little empirical research exploring the nuances and depth of school counselors’ experiences with student suicide. In this study, the authors employed consensual qualitative research to explore the experience of 12 school counselors who encountered
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Confidential grief: How counselors cope with client suicide Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Lena Salpietro, Clark D. Ausloos, Madeline Clark, Rosalyn Zacarias, Jacob Perez
We engaged in this study to better understand how counselors cope with and process client suicide. A researcher who also experienced a client suicide conducted interviews with licensed professional counselors (N = 7). Using interpretive phenomenological analysis, we identified eight superordinate themes: (a) professional counseling culture, (b) intense emotional reaction, (c) processing loss, (d) supports
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School counselors’ experiences strengthening classroom instruction through professional development Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-05-18 Hilary Dack, Clare Merlin-Knoblich
The field of school counseling has evolved to feature varied means of supporting students, including individual counseling, group counseling, and classroom instruction. However, classroom instruction is typically overlooked in school counselor training programs, and school counselors often lack the skills needed to design effective lessons. This longitudinal study explored the experiences of 21 school
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Counseling interventions for victims of intimate partner violence: A systematic review Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-05-13 Laura C. Craven, Alexander M. Fields, Ryan G. Carlson, Elizabeth M. Combs, Emily S. Howe
Intimate partner violence is a serious public health problem with significant implications for the mental health and well-being of victims. Therefore, we sought to critically review research on counseling interventions for victims to inform counselors’ work and identify areas of need for future research. We used the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses protocols to identify
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A meta-analysis of supervisee attachment style and the supervisory relationship Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-05-13 W. Bradley McKibben, A. Stephen Lenz, Donna Sheperis
Attachment theory has been used to explain supervisee/supervisor bonding in clinical supervision, but research on these constructs has been mixed. To test the extent to which supervisee attachment strategies relate to the supervisory relationship, the authors conducted a meta-analysis of 19 published research studies on supervisee attachment from 1998 to 2022. Supervisee attachment strategies produced
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School counseling prevention programming to address social determinants of mental health Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-05-13 Kaprea F. Johnson, Hyunhee Kim, Citlali E. Molina, Kaleb A. Thompson, Sarah Henry, Brett Zyromski
Social determinants of mental health (SDOMH) are conditions in which students live that significantly contribute to their mental health challenges. School counselors can utilize the Advocating Student-within-Environment (ASE) theoretical lens as a liberation approach to strengthening students’ capacity to overcome persistent adversity while addressing root causes of systemic oppression through policy
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Novice school counselors’ countertransference management on emotional exhaustion: The role of daily emotional processes Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-05-13 Soeun Hong, Taerim Lee, Hyeyun Ko, Jieun Kang, Gi-Eun Jang, Sang Min Lee
The present study aimed to examine the role of daily emotional processes in the relationship between countertransference (CT) management and emotional well-being in novice school counselors. We collected data for 7 consecutive days from 305 novice school counselors in South Korea. Multilevel mediation analyses revealed that novice school counselors with low CT management ability were less likely to
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Social determinants of mental health: Informing counseling practice and professional identity Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-05-13 Danielle A. Pester, Laura K. Jones, Zohray Talib
The counseling field, with its grounding in wellness, social justice, and development, is well positioned to adopt a social determinants of mental health framework and lead initiatives to further integrate this type of framework into the larger mental health field. The purpose of this article is to bring together and apply two existing models, the social determinants of mental health and the social
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Antiracist school counseling: A consensual qualitative study Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-05-09 Katheryne T. Leigh-Osroosh, Krystal Clemons, Adrianne Robertson, Vanessa Placeres, Jan Gay, Caroline Lopez-Perry, Erin C. Mason, Kara P. Ieva, Erin M. D. Lane, Rachel Saunders
School counselors have a unique role as frontline advocates and change agents who work toward addressing systemic inequities within K-12 education (Placeres et al., 2022). Racism is the systemic prioritization of Whiteness as the standard of humanness, success, and well-being. School counselors are responsible for resisting racism in the support of the wellness of all students. This consensual qualitative
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Synthesis of the Eating Disorder Inventory-Third Edition (EDI-3) psychometric characteristics: Implications for counseling practice and research Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-05-07 Samantha Barstack, Sailee Karkhanis, Bradley T. Erford, Elisabeth Bennett, Emma Buchanan, Claire Sharpe, Addy Wissel
Authors reviewed 129 studies published between 2004 and 2020 using the Eating Disorder Inventory-Third Edition (EDI-3). Internal consistency (α) for the total score was 0.888 and 0.693–0.947 across all subscales. Convergent validity yielded robust, mostly large correlations for the three main scales, spanning five eating disorder instruments. Structural validity studies supported important EDI-3 components
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Assessing the social determinants of mental health in counseling practice Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-05-02 Sheerah Neal Keith, Monica L. Coleman, Latasha Y. Hicks Becton, Janita Springfield
Every counselor–client interaction is an opportunity for mutual learning through inquiry, listening, exploring, and understanding about a client's experiences with development and well-being. Given the convergence of multiple sociopolitical events and systems that impact mental health and well-being, we issue a call to increase promotion and uptake of preventative mental health strategies by assessing
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Policy effects of the expansion of telehealth under 1135 waivers on intentions to seek counseling services: Difference-in-difference (DiD) analysis Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-04-25 Yusen Zhai, JoLynn V. Carney, Richard J. Hazler
Practicing counselors swiftly shifted to telehealth after insurance payers changed their policy to cover telehealth counseling under the expansion of telehealth with 1135 waivers, which has led to concerns over the policy effects on clients’ continuing counseling service-seeking intentions. To determine if this shift to telehealth was associated with a change in clients’ counseling service-seeking
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Cultural humility and cultural competence in counseling: An exploratory mixed methods investigation Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-04-25 Peitao Zhu, Melissa M. Luke, Yanhong Liu, Qiu Wang
Using an exploratory sequential mixed methods research design, we investigated the relationship between cultural humility (CH) and cultural competence (CC), two concepts that have been widely discussed in the multicultural counseling literature. We first adopted a thematic analysis to explore how 14 experienced counselor educators perceived the CH–CC relationship and identified three preliminary themes
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Wellness and well-being in counseling research: A 31-year content analysis Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-04-22 Matthew L. Nice, Michael D. Brubaker, Donna M. Gibson, James W. McMullen, Bridget Asempapa, Stephen D. Kennedy, Matthew C. Fullen, C. Missy Moore
To examine wellness and well-being research in professional counseling journals, we completed a comprehensive 31-year content analysis of counseling research within 25 counseling journals. Of the sample of 374 publications that met the search criteria, wellness publications accounted for 222 (59.4%) of the articles, and well-being publications accounted for 152 (40.6%) of the articles. The authors
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A meta-analysis of neurofeedback for treating substance use disorders Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-02-21 G. Michael Russo, Samantha Smith, Katharine R. Sperandio
A meta-analysis was conducted to assess the efficacy of neurofeedback (NFB) in the treatment of individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) in between-group studies. This study reports findings from the first exhaustive search of the literature on the topic and included articles selected from a total of 58 databases/repositories. Studies were evaluated using Hedge's g as the effect size measure and
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Meta-analysis of culturally adapted cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety and depression Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-02-20 Sarah A. Silveus, Michael K. Schmit, Joy Teles Oliveira, Lindsey E. Hughes
In this meta-analysis, we synthesized 42 between-group studies (N = 4114) evaluating the effectiveness of culturally adapted cognitive behavioral therapy (CA-CBT) on reducing depression and anxiety severity when compared to waitlist/control groups and active alternative treatments. Separate random-effects meta-analyses revealed moderate-to-large effect sizes in favor of CA-CBT on depression and anxiety
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Black women's help-seeking and self-care strategies: A phenomenological exploration Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-02-20 Melany J. Silas, Derek X. Seward
Within counseling and other mental health disciplines, Black women are underserved, psychologically misdiagnosed, and one of the least researched minoritized cultural populations. We used a hermeneutic phenomenological study to understand the lived experiences of 16 Black women who experienced mental health stress to understand their mental health needs, barriers to mental health care, and help-seeking
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Vocational rehabilitation counselor burnout profiles and mindfulness Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-02-17 Junfei Lu, Dana Brickham, Brian J. Jaeger, Chu-Ling Lo
Burnout of vocational rehabilitation (VR) counselors can not only lead to decreased job satisfaction and turnover but also damage the quality of VR services provided to clients with disabilities. It is an ethical obligation for VR counselors to engage in self-care practices to prevent burnout. The current study surveyed 147 VR counselors from two State VR agencies about their current level of burnout
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Lived experiences of utilizing cultural resiliency to navigate traumatic loss Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-02-15 Jessica Meléndez Tyler, Nancy E. Thacker Darrow, Aisha B. Outlaw, Jennifer P. Guffin
Extensive literature focuses on grief and loss and individual levels of resiliency, while less research has been done on cultural resiliency. This phenomenological study examined the lived experiences of using cultural resiliency to cope with traumatic loss in 2020. Compounded grief experiences and effects, emotional impacts, learned resiliency, cultural protective factors, and therapy experiences
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School counselors’ perceived school climate, leadership practice, psychological empowerment, and multicultural competence before and during COVID-19 Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-02-15 Derron Hilts, Yanhong Liu
Following a population-based randomized design, we investigated changes of school counselors’ psychological empowerment, multicultural competence, and leadership practice, as well as their perception of school climate from before to during COVID-19. Specifically, school counselors were randomized into two conditions: (a) the pre-COVID-19 condition (n = 506) and (b) the current-COVID-19 condition (n = 542)
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Adverse childhood experiences as context for youth assessment and diagnosis Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2023-01-22 Kaprea F. Johnson, Shonn Cheng, Dana L. Brookover, Brett Zyromski
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) should be considered as context for assessment and diagnosis of depression, anxiety, and behavioral problems for youth aged 0–18. The researchers conducted a cross-sectional study, using the public data set from the 2017–2018 National Survey of Children's Health, which represented 52,000 households of a nationally representative sample of children ages 0–17. The
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Examining coping and nonsuicidal self-injury among adolescents: A profile analysis Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2022-12-30 Amanda L. Giordano, Elizabeth A. Prosek, Erika L. Schmit, Michael K. Schmit
Using a quasi-experimental, cross-sectional design, we examined coping differences among American adolescents who reported a history of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI; n = 90, 25.7%) and those without a history of NSSI (n = 260, 74.3%). Findings from a profile analysis indicated that a measurable difference in coping profiles may exist between those with a history of NSSI and those without a history
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A discourse analysis of cultural humility within counseling dyads Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2022-10-19 Peitao Zhu, Dana T. Isawi, Melissa M. Luke
A growing body of empirical literature has substantiated that cultural humility (CH) contributes meaningfully to a variety of therapeutic processes and outcomes. However, no study has concretely described how CH is linguistically and discursively enacted within therapeutic exchanges. Using interactional sociolinguistic discourse analysis, we explored the sociolinguistic strategies along with three
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Profiles of participation in school bullying: Association with student well-being Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2022-10-18 Isak Kim, Hye Yeon Lee, Jun Sung Hong, JoLynn V. Carney, Richard J. Hazler
The purpose of this study was to examine the bullying participation profiles in relation to the demographic variables (sex, grade, and ethnicity), and to further investigate the associations between the profiles and student well-being indicators. A final sample for analyses consisted of 725 elementary school children (fourth to sixth grades). Four latent profiles were identified through the latent
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Counselor performance in treating anxiety and depressive symptoms in integrated care: A client outcomes study Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2022-10-03 Dogukan Ulupinar, Carlos P. Zalaquett
Depression and anxiety are two of the most common mental disorders treated in Integrated Primary and Behavioral Healthcare programs. We investigated the within and between performance differences of mental health counselors on anxiety and depressive symptomatology in an integrated service with a sample of 1573 clients and 10 licensed professional counselors. The results of growth curves within the
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Childhood psychological maltreatment, sense of self, and PTSD symptoms in emerging adulthood Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2022-09-28 Justin R. Watts, Nicholas R. Lazzareschi, Yanhong Liu, Deirdre O'Sullivan
This study outlines the relationships among childhood psychological maltreatment (CPM), an understudied form of maltreatment, sense of self (SOS), a developmental construct negatively impacted by trauma, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in emerging adults. Results from regression analysis on a sample of emerging adults (N = 358) indicated CPM to be the greatest predictor of a weaker
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“Battling something bigger than me”: A phenomenological investigation of generational trauma in African American women Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2022-09-28 Ashlei R. Petion, Catherine Y. Chang, Crystal Brown-Thompson, Michelle D. Mitchell, Deaetta Grinnage, Mary E. Huffstead
The lived experiences of eight African American women college students were explored from an interpretive phenomenological analytic framework. The researchers identified six main themes about participants and their reported family dynamics: (a) collectivistic yet disconnected, (b) avoidance, (c) functioning in dysfunction, (d) gendered differences, (e) motivation to change the family's homeostasis
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“Wellness is wholeness”: Explorations of wellness among Black gay men Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2022-06-24 J. Richelle Joe, Nevin J. Heard, David J. Ford
The Indivisible Self Model of Wellness undergirded this mixed methods phenomenological exploration of the conceptualizations and experiences of wellness among nine Black gay men who had not tested positive for HIV. Data sources included in-depth semistructured interviews and participant responses on the Five Factor Wellness Inventory. The following themes emerged from the thematic analysis of the interview
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Advancing access to Medicare-funded mental health treatment during the opioid epidemic: A counselor advocacy analysis Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2022-06-14 Jordan B. Westcott, Matthew C. Fullen, Justin Jordan
Although advocacy is a priority for counseling professionals, little is known about counseling advocates’ participation in the legislative advocacy process. Recent legislation to address the opioid crisis allowed counseling advocates to provide public comments to advance counselor inclusion in the Medicare program. A thematic analysis of 548 public comments provided on behalf of the counseling profession
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Social connectedness, mindfulness, and coping as protective factors during the COVID-19 pandemic Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2022-06-08 Stephanie F. Dailey, Maggie M. Parker, Andrew Campbell
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented psychological impact, revealing immense emotional disturbances among the general population. This study examined the extent to which social connectedness, dispositional mindfulness, and coping moderate symptoms of anxiety and depression in 1242 adults under the same government-issued COVID-19 stay-at-home mandate. Participants completed measures of anxiety
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Never ready: Addictions counselors dealing with client death Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2022-05-30 Katharine R. Sperandio, Jeremy R. Goshorn, Yoon Suh Moh, Edith Gonzalez, Nicole G. Johnson
This study explored the experiences of addictions counselors who have undergone client death and the immediate and long-lasting impacts of client death on addictions counselors through the consensual qualitative research (CQR) method. We conducted semistructured interviews with 10 participants exploring their lived, in-depth, experiences in working with clients with addictive disorders with focus given
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Effectiveness of TF-CBT with sex trafficking victims in a secure post-adjudication facility Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2022-05-27 Claudia Schmidt, A. Stephen Lenz, Marvarene Oliver
This study evaluated the course and degree of treatment effect for trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) for decreasing symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among adjudicated girls who are victims of domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST). We also aimed to understand the perceptions of the treatment while recovering from trauma symptoms and the lived experience of DMST victims
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Rapid transition from in-person to videoconferencing psychotherapy in a counselor training clinic: A safety and feasibility study during the COVID-19 pandemic Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2022-05-18 Sean B. Hall, Alise G. Bartley, Julieta Wenk, Annemarie Connor, Suzanne M. Dugger, Krista Casazza
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many counselor training clinics rapidly transitioned in-person (IP) services to videoconferencing psychotherapy (VCP). Because VCP is a relatively new technology, more research is needed to establish whether this delivery format is a safe and acceptable substitute for IP services in counselor training clinics. The purpose of this study is to explore questions related to
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Relationship between orientation toward multicultural competence, multicultural competent behaviors, and working alliance: Examining a multigroup mediation model Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2022-05-15 Seungbin Oh, Catherine Y. Chang, Amanda Priest, Daun Kwag
In this study, the researchers examined the relationship among an orientation toward multicultural counseling competence, multicultural competent behaviors, and the working alliance from the perspective of 574 client participants across various therapeutic dyads. There was a positive relationship between clients’ perspectives on counselors’ multicultural orientation, counselors’ multicultural competent
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Spirituality and relational health among Black Americans Journal of Counseling & Development (IF 2.455) Pub Date : 2022-04-21 Richard S. Balkin, Sheerah A. Neal, Keon D. Stewart, Lavelle Hendricks, Stacey Diane Arañez Litam
Black Americans may be less likely to seek conventional mental health services, often preferring to seek assistance within their social support networks, including spiritual and religious communities. Research related to relational health as a marker of spirituality among Black Americans is limited, especially in counseling literature. Relational health and spirituality preserve wellness particularly