When I was searching for a topic on which' to base my thesis project, several things happened within a short period of time which focused my attention on the problem of burnout. My professor mentioned a friend of his who couldn't take being a counselo . . .

The purpose for the following major artifact is to address a selected 2014 CACREP standard. Each selected CACREP standard focuses on knowledge and application for diverse students in higher education. The major artifact includes student population the . . .

Many students will enter high school with the idea that it's similar to middle school. There is an underlying issue that when students notice that high school is completely different, they feel discouraged to finish school and eventually drop out. The . . .

Abstract WORKING ABOVE AND BEYOND: A LATE CAREER CONTINUATION PROGRAM FOR FEMALE, LONG-TERM EXECUTIVE ASSISTANTS By Wendi Tetsuko Meckler Master of Science in Counseling, Career Counseling In today's cost-cutting, technology-driven economy, late caree . . .

Gender inequality is a pervasive social construct that impacts everyone within society. Couples who experience infidelity are not exempt from this and infidelity may act as a mechanism to address gender inequality. By identifying signifiers of gender . . .

This thesis was a causal-comparative study of continued participation versus attrition of volunteer thanatology and bereavement counselors. Hypotheses were formulated based on literature in the areas of death attitudes, volunteer workers, job satisfac . . .

This study examines the incidence, characteristics, and impact of sexual abuse on boys. Implications for intervention are also examined. The study develops and utilizes a compilation of existing written material on the sexual abuse of boys. For this t . . .

According to Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Competence (n.): (1) Means sufficient for the necessities of life; (2) the quality or state of having requisite abilities or qualities. As a result of national and state assessments, government . . .

After Kempe's (1962) pioneering article which identified Child Physical Abuse Syndrome was published, well-intentioned legislators of all fifty states passed child abuse reporting laws which mandated various professionals to report suspected or actual . . .

The purpose of core 2 major artifact is to argue the need for counseling outreach programs for international students. Many international students come to the United States to have access to a better quality of higher education and more job opportunit . . .

Statistics now reflect rapid increases in the number of youngsters suffering from anorexia nervosa - the pursuit of excessive thinness through self-starvation. Early detection of this disorder is imperative in the successful treatment of underlying pr . . .

The purpose of this paper is to encompass two thoughts: (1) To suggest to the reader some of the psychological and social difficulties encountered by the handicapped, and (2) To inform counselors as to some techniques in approaching the handicapped an . . .

This study employed the hypothesis that within the Middle School environments, there is no significant difference in measured levels of self-concept with either behavioral, social, and/or academic maladjustment of heterogeneous students who have, and . . .

Self help groups are fast becoming a major source of support for individuals as they struggle to overcome life's major crises. It has been estimated that self help groups currently serve over fifteen million (15,000,000) people in the United . States . . .

Female interest/arousal disorder (FSIAD) is a female sexual dysfunction with complex biopsychosocial properties that disturb multiple aspects of young-adult women's life. With the growing research interest on FSIAD, mental health clinicians have advan . . .

This paper describes the effective use of art activities with college student mothers and their preschool children in the Child Development Center of Los Angeles Valley College. The purpose of the classes was to use simple, unstructured art activities . . .

Current psychological research supports the concept of instilling a growth mindset to improve academic achievement and self-esteem as well as other pursuits such as athletic or artistic achievement. A person with a growth mindset believes that persona . . .

The purpose of the Online College Card Sort [OCCS] is to help create awareness among students of college attributes and help them decide which ones are most important to them in a brief, but interactive way. Finding a good college fit is critical for . . .

Students with social-emotional difficulties often struggle to have a positive outlook towards themselves and school. Online research articles, as well as books and websites, were examined in order to study the outcome of various positive psychology in . . .

The following five major artifacts have been developed to introduce innovative ideas to the field of college counseling and student services, based on the CACREP standards for student affairs and counseling. Below are the descriptions of each of the f . . .

The purpose of this project is to provide a guidebook depicting a novel approach to couple's therapy; namely, emotionally-focused ballroom dance therapy for couples. By integrating elements of EFT for couples with techniques in ballroom dancing, more . . .

Self-advocacy is an essential skill needed to function within a larger society. While in school, students with disabilities are offered several supports to help them succeed academically (e.g. access to a case manager, counselors, school psychologist, . . .

This project examines the issues and pressures male victims of domestic violence encounter through societal pressures and a lack of support resources. The project also provides a curriculum for a support group for male survivors of domestic violence. . . .

Adolescent girls today are required to examine an unlimited range of options and possibilities open to them. Because girls are not socialized to be independent and decisive, the burden of making choices can be overwhelming. Adolescent girls need assis . . .

Family-school relations and parental involvement in education have been identified as ways to close the gaps in achievement (Hill & Tyson, 2009), and there is considerable evidence that they positively impact academic success for most students (Hender . . .

The purpose of this project is to provide an accurate and accessible resource for the education of parents of Deaf children about child sexual abuse prevention and awareness. While there is limited research on the Deaf community and child sexual abuse . . .

Self-advocacy is an essential skill needed to function within a larger society. While in school, students with disabilities are offered several supports to help them succeed academically (e.g. access to a case manager, counselors, school psychologist, . . .

This study explores the merits of using career oriented programs to enable minority group students to enter economic mainstream as professionals in greater numbers. The core of this study is the Career Opportunities for Youth Programme (C.O.Y.) which . . .

Individuation, the conscious realization of one's own part in the process of human growth, is a unique psychological reality, including strengths and limitations, which leads to the integration of the Self as a whole being. It is my hypothesis 'that b . . .

This project covers the necessity of Social Media Awareness in the middle school classroom via Digital Citizenship. The main goal of Digital Citizenship is to teach respect, educate about technology and its platforms and protect the students using the . . .

Gender inequality is a pervasive social construct that impacts everyone within society. Couples who experience infidelity are not exempt from this and infidelity may act as a mechanism to address gender inequality. By identifying signifiers of gender . . .

Increasing difficulties accessing mental healthcare challenge therapists to seek adjunctive strategies that provide clients with accessible opportunities for growth outside of traditional therapy. The benefits of physical activity as an adjunct to men . . .

In 1995, Delaine Eastin, State Superintendent of Public Instruction in California, launched an initiative to create "a garden i.'1 every school". "By encouraging and supporting a garden in every school, we create opportunities for children to make hea . . .

It is clear that lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgendered adolescent students face many unique and stressful life experiences and environments (school and home). These include those situations in which they self-identify as lesbians, bisexuals, gays a . . .

Childhood cancer is a family crisis. A state of disequilibrium occurs in even the most stable of families. The demands and stresses of coping with this illness affect the integrity of the family unit and each of its members in a uniquely different way . . .

A divorce ritual is a powerful tool in the healthy divorce recovery process, yet we have no cultural tradition or guides on how to create such a ritual. This project explores implications for divorce rituals and reviews literature pertaining to divorc . . .

Self-esteem is essential for psychological survival. Without some measure of self-worth, life can be enormously painful, with many basic needs going unmet. This project is a guide for mental health providers, which-regardless of the presenting problem . . .

In midlife, men may consider changing careers because they realize that they are not getting what they want and need from their work. They may perceive their current work and life as lacking meaning. During this period of transition, men often questio . . .

Domestic violence is occurring in our society in epidemic proportions. The staggering statistics and prevalence of domestic violence make it apparent that this problem exists in many families in the United States. Many of these families have children . . .

It is generally believed that since the 1980's, the higher education community nationwide has experienced a steady increase in mental health problems, including more serious psychopathologies, specifically among college and university students. While . . .

The need for students to prepare for college early in their high school career creates a need for school counselors to seek different tools and ways to reach students that may not be thinking about college. The need for programs and workshops to incre . . .

This study was designed to test the hypothesis that children of superior intelligence are more prone to fears than non-gifted children. Although there have been many studies of gifted children, there has been no recent research investigating the relat . . .

There are many social, economic, and educational issues affecting the African American community. These are much more pronounced when considering the career development issues pertinent to the African American adolescent. There is clearly a need to pr . . .

Research has indicated that one of the most important factors in predicting the extent of acculturation in immigrant groups is generation, with subsequent generations within immigrant families becoming progressively more acculturated, and that there i . . .

The purpose of this study is to educate therapists about Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and the horse as a valuable tool in therapy. A review of the current expert opinion is provided, and an assessment is made of the qualifications necessary for those . . .

This study examined the impact fathers have on the psychological health or dysfunction of their daughters. Specifically, the study examines the influence of Jewish father-daughter relationships on the daughter's relationship with heterosexual men, car . . .

The fallowing report is a study of the factors that impact children's envirmm1ental health legislation in the state of California. It includes bills from the legislative year 1997-1998. Topics include the background experience of the legislator and th . . .

Although there are many opportunities for outdoor learning in Ventura County, knowledge of these resources was scattered and random. This thesis-project satisfies the need to have a central location on the World Wide Web that identifies and describes . . .

The 1978 Iranian revolution, forced many Iranian-Jewish families to immigrate to the United States. However, due to the cultural shock that naturally occurs as a foreigner enters a new country, the adjustment in the acculturation process between the o . . .

Fifty tenth-grade students were studied to investigate how motivational components -- intrinsic value, self-efficacy and goal orientation -- may be related to the use of self-regulated learning strategies of high achieving students, and to examine how . . .