Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness often involving hallucinations and/or delusions and marked social and cognitive dysfunction (Messias et al., 2007). Individuals who display sub-clinical symptoms of schizophrenia are characterized by the multid . . .

The purpose of this study was to examine the association childhood maltreatment, temperament and empathy have with psychopathy. The research aims were to examine: (1) the association childhood maltreatment has on psychopathy; (2) the mediating effect . . .

The purpose of this project was to create a group counseling curriculum using tenets of relational-cultural theory (RCT) to decrease relational aggression among adolescent girls in schools. Teenage girls often experience a myriad of struggles during t . . .

Purpose: This study ran a pilot theater workshop for graduate level Master of Social Work students teaching acting training skills to promote accurate empathy engagement skills. Hypothesis: The hypothesis is that participation in the pilot theater wor . . .

This project was a non-experimental descriptive study to describe elementary teachers' beliefs of cognitive empathy development in students and the incorporation of empathy development into the curriculum. This concept was important because empathy is . . .

The purpose of this project is to address shame and the fear of disconnection in P-12 schools and how that disconnection has the power to negatively impact students. Research by Brown, 2016 has demonstrated that shame and disconnection in school leads . . .

As adolescents transition from childhood into puberty, social emotional difficulties begin to impact their functioning in many ways. When young individuals lack the appropriate coping and self-reliance skills, they are less likely to experience positi . . .

LGBT individuals face disproportionate amounts of social stress and discrimination. The purpose of this experimental pilot study was to determine the effects of viewing an LGBT documentary on heterosexual individuals' attitudes, knowledge, and empathy . . .

Navigating through the many periods of life introduces adverse and difficult situations that require specific skills and resilience techniques to overcome. Young girls certainly face many challenges when faced with puberty and adolescent years. Compas . . .

The purpose of "Counseling'The Bully'" is to offer middle school counselors a guiding, counseling framework they can utilize to effectively treat students suspected of bullying behaviors. Bullying is a wide-spread, serious issue in middle schools and . . .