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- Creator:
- Sobel, Jay
- Description:
- The drinking of alcoholic beverages is an increasingly accepted part of contemporary life. Wide societal acceptance of alcoholic beverages have led to some severe problems. As societal restrictions on the use of alcohol lessen, the need for more positive alcohol education grows accordingly. Personal decisions relating to the use of alcohol are necessary for every person throughout life. The resources to gain the competencies and understanding for making these decisions must be available. This project consists of two parts. Part I is the introduction. The introduction includes: a) Statistical information related to alcohol use and abuse and alcoholism in this country; b) A review of the literature relative to alcohol education for alcoholics and problem drinkers; c) Conclusions drawn from the literature review; d) The justification and description for this project; e) Finally, a discussion of the criteria and sources used to put the information together, used in this project, concludes Part I. Alcohol education for alcoholics is offered by many treatment programs, however, curriculums, guides, or supplements, in this area of alcohol education, for public inspection are absent. Part II of this project consists of a comprehensive series of supplements to a twenty week alcohol education curriculum for alcoholics, problem drinkers, and interested persons in the community. (See more in text.)
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
2. Healthful living : learning to control unhealthy habits : a behavior change program for the worksite
- Creator:
- Habschmidt, Joan
- Description:
- The major health threats facing the American public today are largely the result of unhealthy habits. Six of the ten factors associated with America's number one killer, cardiovascular disease, are clearly the result of lifestyle. In addition, health care costs have skyrocketed in recent years, and American corporations have absorbed a large share of the financial burden. It was the purpose of this project to design a program to teach people how to control unhealthy habits and how to maintain successful change. The program was designed as a generic model for addressing various unhealthy behaviors, and was intended for group application to occupational and clinical settings. The program design was based on the assumption that in order to achieve lasting lifestyle change, it is necessary to experience the process of change as positive and rewarding. Towards this end, cognitive-behavioral methods shown to influence successful maintenance were utilized to (a) help participants identify and alter patterns that impede change, and (b) assist participants in developing the coping skills necessary for the maintenance of new behaviors. (See more in text.)
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Altschuler, Diana Lynn
- Description:
- The purpose of this project is to facilitate the selection of self-help books by members of the mental health profession. All of the books reviewed were selected to be used as an adjunct to therapy. Professionals in this field usually have insufficient time to review the barrage of potentially useful books available for their clients. Use of these reviews will sufficiently reduce the time required for selection of useful publications. Designed to be a quick and easy source of reference data, the guide topics are listed alphabetically, and there is a separate author list of all reviewed books. There are eleven different topic areas of client concern addressed in this project. They are: Abuse, Aging, Assertion and Self-Esteem, Death and Dying, Divorce, Homosexuality, Parenting, pregnancy, Self-Growth, Sexuality, and Singles. The reviews themselves include the title, author, publisher, date of publication, and number: of pages. Each review consists of two paragraphs. The first is an objective review consisting of the scope of each including any specific presentation approach, and the author's overall intent. The second paragraph is subjective with comments on technical level, reader age recommendation, and readability. There were many books reviewed before the final selections were decided upon. The authors of each selected book wrote about a subject that was important to them and that message comes across clearly in each case. They are written in many different styles, some are full of exercises, some have case studies, and some are poetry. What you as a professional can feel comfortable about is the fact that, as an adjunct to therapy, these books are warm, supportive, and sharing regardless of their style. There is, indeed, a great deal of compassion and understanding of each of the client situations.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Bitting, Tiffany Marie
- Description:
- This workshop is intended for guardians of adolescents who are returning from a residential care facility. This is a one-day, eight hour workshop. The material covers; 1) the purpose of the workshop, 2) the importance of the workshop, 3) why adolescents receive residential treatment, 4) the residential structure, 5) why adolescents relapse and return to their unhealthy behaviors, 6) how guardians can help their adolescents refrain from relapsing, 7) possible resources guardians can use to better educate and prepare themselves for their adolescents return home, 8) how to integrate the knowledge gained from the workshop in the guardians everyday life, as well as his or her interactions with the adolescent. The goal of this project is to increase and improve family relationships while focusing on parenting skills, communication skills, setting limits, improving expectations, and consistent follow through with positive and negative consequences. It is the hope that by learning such skills, the percentage of adolescents who are readmitted to residential care each year will show a rapid decline.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Goldstein, Rosalind C.
- Description:
- The purpose of this study was to determine whether people who seek counseling help show characteristics of hypoglycemia. A search of the literature supports the hypothesis: People in counseling could exhibit the characteristics of people with hypoglycemia. An inherent premise which will prevail in this thesis is that individuals need to be physiologically sound prior to on-going counseling. The literature overwhelmingly supports this. A questionnaire was devised and tested out among a select group of people to see if it would elicit the type of responses expected. After the questionnaire was sampled, it was given to two groups. The first group was comprised of fifty individuals involved in psychotherapy at a counseling center in the South Bay area (hereon referred to as the study group). The other group consisted of fifty individuals selected at random from a Los Angeles beach (hereon referred to as the control group). None of these people were in counseling. The questionnaire sought information as to whether people consumed the types of foods and felt the types of symptoms, supported by the literature, as contributing the most to hypoglycemia. It also differentiated between the two most important characteristics of hypoglycemia - - depression and anxiety. It differentiated as to the times the depression and anxiety felt the worst during any one particular day. (See more in text.)
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Hourigan, Stacy
- Description:
- The prevalence of substance abuse-related disorders is alarmingly high among adolescents and adults in the United States. Some of these individuals seek alcohol and drug treatment voluntarily as a result of personal, family, and relational problems. Many others are referred to treatment through legal mandates and court referrals. In addition, substance abuse is a common co-morbidity among individuals with mental health issues. As a consequence, marriage and family therapist trainees are likely to encounter clients with substance abuse-related disorders during their training in settings such as schools and community mental health centers. This resource guide is a practical guide for the marriage and family therapy trainee who may lack experience in working with this challenging client population.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
7. Career development program for males in the law enforcement profession transitioning to retirement
- Creator:
- Gurrola, Deanna
- Description:
- ABSTRACT CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR MALES IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSION TRANSITIONING TO RETIREMENT By Deanna Gurrola Master of Science in Counseling, Career Counseling The career development needs of males retiring from the law enforcement field have not often been studied. This is likely due to the assumption that this population is secure in their retirement needs because of the excellent benefits that this occupational field provides. However, often these benefits and guidance are of a financial nature only. Retirees or soon-to-be retirees also need to explore what comes after they leave law enforcement and re-enter civilian life and become a more full time member of their family. This problem is important to address because there are large numbers of retiring males in the law enforcement field moving into retirement, they retire much earlier than males in other occupational fields, and leaving this line of work is often strongly tied to the male law enforcement officer's sense of personal identity. The proposed program is designed to encourage, assist, and inspire retiring or soon-to-be retiring males in the law enforcement field in their retirement transition. Through the use of career interventions grounded in career and adult development theory, the program strives to engage individuals in the process of rediscovering themselves and educating them on areas of professional development.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Hartwig, Danielle
- Description:
- First semester graduate students are expected to write with technical proficiency; yet many do not have the necessary skills and writing competency to achieve this expectation (Singleton-Jackson & Lumsden, 2009). Over the past five years, students enrolled in their first semester in the Master of Arts in Early Childhood Education program at California State University, Northridge were becoming less and less successful at meeting the high demands of graduate level work. Therefore, an existing course in language and cognition was modified to meet the needs of first semester students transitioning to graduate school, specifically to provide support and strategies for improving graduate students' reading and writing abilities and strengthening study skills. In this thesis, the planning process, content of the course and assignments will be discussed. A sample of eight first year graduate students will be examined through multiple data sources, such as pre and posttests and written assignments. Additionally, four students will be highlighted in the results to demonstrate individual differences in knowledge and skills and how these students evolved over the course of the semesterlong class. Themes, implications, limitations and future research will also be addressed.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Batten, Joyce
- Description:
- The purpose of this study was to investigate the counseling needs of community college students as perceived by the students themselves, assuming that a needs assessment can provide valuable input in planning counseling programs to meet the needs of the college's clientele. Seven hundred students in three Los Angeles area community colleges--City, Pierce, and West Los Angeles--responded to a questionnaire pertaining to their perceived needs for academic, career, and personal counseling. The survey was conducted in the fall 1984 semester during the week before final exams and again at one of the colleges the second week of the spring 1985 semester, to see if counseling needs of fall semester persisters differed from those of spring semester starters. The results showed a pervasive need for counseling services as well as a high usage rate of 61.4 percent. Career counseling ranked the highest of the three need categories. The two items with the highest combined moderate and major need responses pertained to transfer information (72.2 percent) and graduation requirements (71.4 percent). Personal counseling needs ranked lowest but may be considered a necessary component of both academic and career counseling. (See more in text.)
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Mischel, Marion Phyllis
- Description:
- Since paraprofessionals have begun to be used in many schools to augment the educational programs on a fairly large scale, this pilot study was initiated to investigate the effects and possible benefits of the participation of parents as paraprofessionals in the classroom. Three surveys were run. Questionnaires were created and distributed to the educators and the parents who were involved in the program in one elementary school. An evaluation of a sample of children was done to compare the progress of the involved parents children with the progress of the non-involved parents' children. It was hypothesized that the educators would see the program as beneficial to their teaching efforts. It was also hypothesized that the children whose parents are aides would be more sucessful than the children of non-involved parents as assessed by teacher ratings and success on the "SWIRL" reading program. The parent questionnaire was created to attempt to determine which variables may relate to the parental involvement. Chi square results indicate that the educators see the program as beneficial to their teaching efforts at the .001 level of significance. The Spearman R indicates that income relates significantly to the parent participation. It is possible that had the non-involved parents been assessed, more related variables would have been determined. Two kindergarten classes were chosen--one of which had six aides and the other had seven aides. The classrooms were assessed separately in an attempt to hold such variables as teacher abilities and classroom environment constant. The Spearman R indicates that teacher rankings and children's progress on the "SWIRL" program correlate at the .01 level for both, classes. The Wilcoxon rank sum test was used to determine whether the experimental groups (children of involved parents) had greater success than the control groups (children of non-involved parents). In classroom 1 the experimental group was more successful than the control group at the .0.5 level of significance. However, the children in classroom 2 showed no significant difference. This may be due to the fact that classroom 2 was set up for non-English speaking children. (This fact was unknown to this researcher.) This research gives implications and considerations for possible further research with a larger more inclusive sample. The use of control groups for the assessment of the educators and the parents would be necessary to get more conclusive results.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Borock, Stacy Ann
- Description:
- This graduate project is a handbook developed to assist people in choosing toys for children up to 4 years of age. A review of the literature associated with proper toy selections for children is followed by criteria and procedures which will enable a person to make a proper toy selection.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Kramer, Michael, Faivus, Jean, and Snyder, Martin
- Description:
- During the last few years, more and more of the students enrolled in the Master's program in Guidance and Counseling at California State University, Northridge have been using their degree as a stepping stone to a Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling license. Since the program was originally designed to meet primarily the needs of prospective school counselors, and since the legal requirements and criteria for the M.F.C. license are currently being changed, these students are finding many of their educational needs unmet by this program. What the current program needs, then, is revision and reorganization so that it will meet the training requirements for both school counselors and M.F.C. candidates. The authors of this proposal are all prospective M.F.C. candidates who have gone through the present Guidance and Counseling Master's program and experienced its advantages and shortcomings. We have all had extensive paid and voluntary counseling experience and supervised training in the community prior to enrolling in this program. Through our involvement on the Guidance and Counseling Master's Program Planning Committee, we realize the problems facing the administration, faculty, and students. As we have gone through the current program, we have voiced and heard a number of criticisms and dissatisfactions from both students and faculty. One of the major complaints we, and other students, have is that many parts of the program seem repetitious. EDP 451, EDP 505, EDP 555, and EDP 557, as they are presently defined, seem to cover too much of the same material. Since the program was designed for school counselors, much of the curriculum seems irrelevant to the needs of prospective M.F.C. candidates. An additional problem we see is that students do not fully realize the relevancy of other parts of the program, because they are not actually experiencing the needs of a practicing counselor until the end of the program. Furthermore, many students feel alienated, alone, and sometimes lost in the program. They lack a sense of community with each other and a sense of cohesiveness within the department. They need a supportive atmosphere in which they can trust themselves to make mistakes as they learn. Many students do not get to know the faculty and experience them as grade dispensers rather than resource people. For the student, an anxiety-producing criticism of our program is that graduating students have no support or assistance in determining the marketability of their degree. Without a sense of community, they are unaware of any help they might possibly receive from the department. We heard complaints from the faculty members as well as students. Professors find that many students seem apathetic. They wait passively and take as little initiative for their learning as possible. This apparent passivity often disguises an aggressive rebelliousness which students use to avoid the responsibility for their own education. Another faculty complaint is that in the present program, they do not get to know many of the students well enough and over a long enough period of time to make educated evaluations of their counseling abilities and growth. Many students who are evaluated as unfit to become counselors are not weeded out of the program until the last semester. By then, students and faculty have made an unfair investment of time and energy. A final concern of both faculty and students is our reputation in the community is vague. (See more in text.)
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Lindley, Edythe M.
- Description:
- The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between self-esteem and locus of control on achievement motivation in women. The hypotheses for the present study were that there would be a positive relationship between self-esteem and achievement motivation, and that there would be a positive relationship between locus of control and achievement motivation. The subjects for this study were sixty, randomly selected females, ages 13 to 58 years. The Torrance Personal-Social Motivation Inventory was used to assess achievement motivation mean scores; the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale was used to assess the self-esteem developmental mean scores; and the Rotter Internal-External Locus of Control Scale was used to assess the internal locus of control mean scores. A stepwise multiple regression analysis was applied to test the hypotheses and supplemental data. Within the framework of the hypotheses, the findings of this study indicated that self-esteem is not correlated with achievement motivation. This study also indicated that the internal locus of control is not correlated with achievement motivation. However, there was a trend towards the direction predicted although it was not significant. Recommendations for future research were offered.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Bernard, Gayle Joy
- Description:
- Meditation, which was developed millenia ago, has become of current interest in a world searching for ways to live harmoniously with nature. Many of the c1aims about meditation are made in terms of a philosophical system which is unfamiliar to the Western mind. However, in the last decade research has taken place in Western laboratories to try to determine, in ways acceptable to the scientific community at large, the effects which meditation has on human personality. This thesis explores the historical background of meditation, the differing philosophical viewpoints of East and West regarding the goals of meditation, and the research which has been done to explore and define meditation in Western terms. The use of meditation techniques as an adjunct to psychotherapy is discussed. And an attempt is made to show why a synthesis of the Western ana1ytica1 approach and the Eastern philosophical viewpoint is necessary before valid research in meditation can be carried out.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Ashena, Sherilyn Orly
- Description:
- Over the years, the number of single mother households has increased (United States Census Bureau, 2011). Single mothers represent approximately 70% of single parents (Kotwal & Prabhaker, 2009). Correspondingly, these women represent a large population of welfare recipients. The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 placed a time limit on the amount of aid families could receive (Wessels, 2003). As such, many single mothers are leaving the welfare system and transitioning to work (Jackson & Scheines, 2005). Furthermore single mothers encounter a number of barriers that may impede their career development and chances of finding employment including: educational barriers, financial hardships, obstacles to child care, low social support, and balancing their multiple roles as a single mother. To address these challenges, a six-week career development program will be introduced to assist single mothers in transitioning from welfare to work. The proposed project stems from two theoretical frameworks: Super's Lifespan Theory (Super, 1980) and Social Cognitive Career Theory (Lent, Brown, & Hackett, 1994).
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Shumer, Robert David and Donahue, Robert George
- Description:
- Fifty-five secondary students were selected for a pilot study to test the relationship between the cognitive styles of reflection and impulsivity with performance on speed reading tasks. Ss were divided into three treatment groups--(group I--high pressure, impulsive atmosphere, stress on speed; group II--low pressure, reflective atmosphere, stress on accuracy; group III--control group, combination of programs). All groups were administered the Matching Familiar Figures Test, Lorge Thorndike IQ Test, Casteneda Manifest Anxiety Test, and Learn, Inc., Reading Tests (pre and post). Each treatment group was compared for reading comprehension and reading rate gains in terms of those students identified as reflective, impulsive and "other" as well as those identified as highly anxious or moderately anxious. Comparisons were made using an analysis of covariance using reading comprehension and reading rate separately as variables, with IQ, anxiety, reading level, and cognitive style as covariates. It was hypothesized that reflectives would do better than impulsives and "others" in all groups, that the reflective atmosphere (low pressure, open structure, stress on accuracy) would produce higher comprehension scores, and that highly anxious students would show little if any comprehension gain. Analysis of the data revealed no significant differences in comprehension scores between treatment groups, or between reflective and impulsives, or between highly anxious Ss and all other Ss. Only Group I (impulsive atmosphere) had a significantly greater increase in reading rate as compared with the other two treatment groups. Although all three main hypotheses had to be rejected statistically, trends were noticed which suggested the possibility of further modification of this experiment to discover new covariates which account for differences in reading comprehension growth.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Bustamante, Pamela
- Description:
- A greater amount of empirical research utilizing adult (Buhsnell, Wells, & Oakley-Brown, 1992; Dansky, Brewerton, Kilpatrick, & O'Neil, 1997, Garfinkel et al., 1995 Pribor & Dinwiddie, 1992; Steiger & Zankow, 1990; Wonderich, Donaldsonet al., 1996; Wonderlich, Wilsnack, Wilsnack & Harris, 1996) and child (Brewerton, Ralston, & Hand, 1998; Wonderlich et al., in press) samples, evoke that a history of child abuse is associated with disturbances in eating. Several studies reveal a connection between other forms of maltreatment and eating disorders (Rorty, Yager, & Rossotto, (1994), implying that childhood trauma, described broadly, might be linked with eating disturbances. A current review of this literature concluded that childhood sexual abuse seems to be a considerable risk factor for bulimia nervosa, specifically when there are increased degrees of psychotic comorbidity is present (Wonderlich, Brewerton, Jocic, Dansky, & Abbott, 1997). Therefore, in response to the necessity for additional information and training on the relationship between eating disorders and child abuse, the project's curriculum is designed to increase knowledge among graduate students in marriage and family therapy. The literature review explores the diagnosis, co-morbidity and morality rates, epidemiology, historical context and the link among abuse and eating disorders.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Sidansky, Robert
- Description:
- This study compares the opinions and attitudes related to the deaf population between deaf counselors and hearing counselors. The data was gathered from 35 subjects. Fifteen of the subjects were deaf counselors and 15 were hearing counselors from various sections of the country. Five subjects identified themselves as hard-of-hearing and, therefore, were omitted from this study. Very little empirical research has been done on the subject of counseling with deaf persons. One research study shows that there is no difference in attitudes towards the deaf person between hearing-impaired and hearing counselors. Another study, of Gallaudet College students, shows that the students with the greatest hearing loss and those who relied mostly on sign language preferred deaf counselors. This study finds that deaf counselors have more positive opinions about the deaf person than hearing counselors. The deaf counselors have a greater understanding and higher expectations of the deaf. Also, deaf counselors see the deaf as being “normal” in their feelings, outlook and goals, and they see deafness as less of a handicap than hearing counselors. This study indicates the need for more counselors with specialized training in working with deaf persons. In this field there is an even greater need for well-trained deaf counselors. For hearing counselors to develop more positive attitudes towards the deaf, it is necessary for them to learn about and seek experiences in the deaf culture.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Koenig, Judy
- Description:
- This study examined thirty-six subjects who had converted from Judaism to Christianity in the 1970's while in their teen-age years. The sampling was small, reflecting not necessarily the limitations of the researcher, but the very limited number of persons who have actually converted despite the great proliferation of proselytization literature on campuses and streets. The hypothesis was that the subjects would prove to be more External and therefore more susceptible to the pop-culture religious influences of the 1970's. The Externality was measured by the Rotter IE Scale, and the results were consistent in the expected direction but not statistically conclusive. The review of related literature brought together the history of Jewish conversion in America, some psychological views about religion and conversion, and a description of the religious counter-culture in the United States today, particularly the various Jesus movements. The question "Why, although the vast majority do not, do some young people convert?" remains unanswered in this thesis.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Wolk, Lauren
- Description:
- Bullying in elementary school is very common and is extremely detrimental to children's emotional health, social welfare and academic success. Although there are many anti-bullying programs implemented all over the world in every level of school, bullying is still a major problem. School counselors have an important role to play in education and guidance regarding bullying at the elementary school level. For this thesis project, a guidance program, "Don't Be A Bully, Be A Friend," was created to be presented by school counselors. It aims to teach fourth grade students over an 8-week period strategies and skills to handle and eliminate bullying situations. Students will learn what bullying is, the negative consequences of bullying and how to prevent bullying. Furthermore, this program will address empathy, appropriate communication, and leadership skills through role-play, discussion and technology. The goal of this program is for children to learn that bullying is harmful to all involved and it is up to the students to be advocates for a bully-free school.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Gbadebo, Sarah
- Description:
- The purpose of the project is to collaborate with African American churches to create an intervention curriculum addressing the needs of African American women survivors of domestic violence (DV). The faith-based intervention includes an instructors' manual and group curriculum designed to increase awareness of intimate partner violence (IPV) and provide psychoeducation, empowerment, and guidance to African American women experiencing IPV. Faith-based institutions have traditionally played a significant role as a source of coping that promotes resilience in the African American community. For this reason, this program is geared for use by faith-based institutions prominent in the African American community. Church leaders, as well as other religious and spiritual leaders within the church will be given the tools to facilitate IPV groups for female adult members of the church congregation who are survivors of domestic violence. The mission of the workshop is to educate religious leaders and members of the church on IPV and religious and spiritual abuse; to educate African American women on IPV, warning signs, resources, safety planning, and social support development; and to facilitate scriptural and spiritually based approaches in order to promote emotional and psychological healing, resilience, and wholeness for survivors of DV. The manual outlines a 12-week IPV workshop, which is to be implemented directly in the church setting. In each weekly session, the religious group leader utilizes psychoeducational materials, discussion, and activities to help members understand, learn, process and apply the material to their lives. By the end of the workshop series, each group member will leave with a greater understanding of IPV and various types of abuse, including spiritual and religious abuse. Members will also have an ability to preserve their safety and well-being by recognizing and identifying precursors of an abusive relationship before entering the cycle of abuse, learning safety-planning skills, and learning about the dynamics of a healthy relationship. Lastly, members will cultivate a sense of empowerment in taking control of their lives.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Zinderman, Jann Lisa
- Description:
- The purpose of this annotated bibliography is to provide a resource/reference guide to professionals working with families with mentally retarded children. In the acceptable literature the children were diagnosed as being mentally retarded. The children were being raised at home, by their parents, and not in an institution. The children ranged in age from birth through the teenage years. This bibliography contains material obtained from journal articles, books, chapters from books, and papers presented at conferences. In order to keep the information current and pertinent, the research material has been limited to the past six years, i.e., since 1980. The annotations are provided with the thought that they will benefit the therapist whose clients include mentally retarded persons and/or their families. The mentally retarded clients are living at home with parents or siblings. The annotations are divided into three sections 1) Family & Group Therapy, 2) Early Intervention & Play Therapy, and 3) Sibling Research.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Parker, Gwendolyn Young
- Description:
- The Structure of Intellect model, developed by J. P. Guilford and enhanced by the work of M. N. Meeker, presents a new concept of intelligence. Through Meeker's work with the Structure of Intellect (SOI) model there exists the potential for employing the model in the schools as an aid in classroom instruction: for diagnosis, for the basis of structuring individual lessons, and for remediation. This paper is a preliminary investigation of the diagnostic and prescriptive potential of the SOI model. Two classes of eighth grade students were used as subjects. One class, randomly selected, received supplemental exercises based on SOI abilities. It was hypothesized that this class, the experimental group, would achieve higher in language areas as measured by the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills subtests in Reading Vocabulary, Spelling, and Language Mechanics than the group whose language instruction did not include exercises designed to strengthen SOI abilities. At the end of a 12-week period, a post-test was administered and scores for the two groups were compared using independent t. No significant difference was found between scores for the two groups at the .05 level.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- McMichael, Erin
- Description:
- The purpose of this project was to develop a program that will foster a sense of empathy and respect toward students at the middle school level who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) by providing middle school counselors with an instructional guide complete with activities designed to address the harmful effects of heterosexism and anti-gay rhetoric. The LGBTQ adolescent population is at a higher risk for academic and psychological struggles compared to heterosexual students due to LGBTQ students being discriminated against and bullied by those who are intolerant or unaccepting of their minority sexual and/or gender identity. This four-week program will be administered by a Professional School Counselor who will lead 7th and 8th grade students in activities that promote an attitude of acceptance, understanding, and transcending tolerance.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Mirji, Yashwanthi
- Description:
- Sibling relationships are an integral part of a family system that is influenced by the attitudes and behaviors of parents, along with the emotional climate in the family. Having an autistic child in the family presents a distinctive set of challenges for the entire family. Research by (Hastings 2003) has shown that some typically developing siblings are negatively impacted while others have had a positive experience. This project is a workshop that is designed to educate parents and caregivers on the stressors that are perceived by the typically developing children along with adjustment behaviors they use to cope with the autistic child in the family. Once the parents and caregivers gain a better understanding of the impact the autistic child has on the interrelationships of individuals in their family, they will be more cognizant of their own stressors and gauge the emotional, behavioral and psychological adjustments their typically developing children experience. In addition parents will be introduced to attachment theory and various types of attachment patterns, which will help them to identify their own attachment patterns and parenting style. The relationship between the parent, caregiver, the typically developing sibling as well as the autistic child could strengthen as a result of parents taking the initiative to understand their children and their family dynamics.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Spritzer, David Joseph
- Description:
- The Southern California Counseling Center is a community counseling institution for all types of psychological problems. The counseling staff consists of paraprofessionals supervised by professional psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers. It is the desire of the center directors to form a counseling community which will enable a counselor not only to have professional aid or aid from other counselors when he needs it, but also to feel that he is working in a community, with a group of people who have a common desire to aid others and in a group of people in which he feels at home and welcome. As a concrete expression of this aim, it is the policy of the center that all para-professionals, who are the majority of the center personnel, not only donate their time to the center but donate a sum of money (generally from $10.00 to $15.00) per month, to aid in the workings of the center. It is hoped, of course, that clients coming into the center will sense this feeling and will, in fact, feel as much at home at the center as do counselors and staff.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
27. Improving School-Family Collaboration with Latino/a Families: A Resource Guide for School Personnel
- Creator:
- Joaquin, Edgar
- Description:
- Family involvement plays an important role in a student's education. A large body of research suggests that school-family connections positively influence various aspects of a student's education (Delgado Gaitan 2012; Chadwick, 2004; Epstein et al., 2002). Building and fostering a working relationship with families of all backgrounds becomes the responsibility of various educationally related professionals (i.e., school psychologists, service providers, teachers, administrators). Families are diverse systems, and while some educationally related personnel receive some training in cultural diversity, it can be challenging to recognize many cultural nuances. The Latino/a population is the largest ethnic or racial minority, totaling about 57.5 million people. As such, student enrolment is high among the Latino/a population and trends indicate the population continues to grow, with an increased percentage of Latino/a students increasing from 16% to 26% between 2000 and 2015 (National Center for Education Statistics, 2019). Educators working with Latino/a families can face various practical and cultural barriers when attempting to build strong school-family connections. The purpose of this graduate project is to develop a resource guide for educationally related professionals seeking to create a stronger school-family relationship when working with Latino/a students and families, which can result in a positive effect on a student's education.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Cardenas, Joseph
- Description:
- Suicidal ideation is not uncommon during adolescence due to the struggle they have trying to find the own identity as they prepare for adulthood. For those adolescents who are multiracial, discovering an identity can become even more complex. The inability to form an identity can lead to hopelessness, worthlessness and isolation. This makes multiracial adolescents more at risk for developing thoughts of suicide. In order to reduce the level of suicidal ideation in multiracial adolescents, work needs to be done to help them form an identity that they can feel strongly about. Narrative therapy utilizes several tools and interventions that can be used to help a multiracial adolescent discover a preferred narrative in which they can route their identity. By taking a post-modern, strengths-based approach to dealing with suicidal ideation, the client can come up with the things that they like about themselves and rewrite their identity in a positive light.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Hanson, Oona Wren Miller
- Description:
- The recent homework debate among scholars, educators, and parents has focused primarily on how much homework students should be assigned. Some argue that American students are falling behind without enough academic practice at home. Others suggest children are doing too much homework and note that achievement has been flat or declining despite a recent increase in homework. The subject of homework quality, however, is often missing from the conversation. Even our teacher education programs fail to give enough attention to homework quality during teacher training, and professional development opportunities are lacking. The purpose of this graduate project is to share best homework practices with secondary school teachers so that they can provide meaningful, engaging, and developmentally-appropriate assignments for their students. To be effective, this professional development workshop draws on the latest research on motivation, adult learning, and transfer of training. The Homework That Works Facilitator's Guide provides all the necessary materials to prepare for and deliver this half-day professional development workshop for high school teachers. With the skills and knowledge needed to assign high-quality homework, teachers can engage students more fully, boosting not only achievement but also a lifelong love of learning.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Lazarte, Fabiola
- Description:
- With Latinos comprising the largest ethnic minority group in the United States (Census, 2006) and immigration as a constant at a rise, it is more critical than ever to consider the impact of cultural values and explore the distinctive nature of parenting in Latino families. The purpose of this project is to develop a psychoeducational and process group tailored for first and second generation Latino parents of adolescents. The provided curriculum is written for future facilitators as a step-by-step guide for implementation of a parent-adolescent group, yet it still provides room for flexibility and modification if necessary. This group will increase parental understanding of adolescent development based on Erikson's developmental stages, review the impact of parenting styles and attachment, teach effective communication skills, and explore how culture plays a major role in parenting. The adolescents will be involved in certain groups where they will learn skills side by side with their parents in efforts to strengthen the parent-child relationship. Overall, participation in this group will provide parents and adolescents with education on new methods of communicating, thus improving the parent-adolescent relationship.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Freeman, Cynthia Z.
- Description:
- The purpose of the study was to enhance my knowledge about Anglo middle class junior high age students coming from divorced homes. I undertook the research in order to see if some of the discipline problems and poor grades on the junior high level are the result of the fact that some students come from divorced homes. The design of the research was a·survey beginning with a review of the literature to determine whether there was any correlation between a child on the junior high level coming from a divorced home and discipline problems and poor grades at school. Later, a questionnaire was administered to 30 students on the junior high level who came from Anglo middle class divorced families. Then I checked their school records to determine if their parents' divorce was a causal factbr in the child's behavior problems. After all the data was collected, appropriate techniques were employed to analyze and interpret the data and formulate conclusions. The major problems found in the junior high Anglo students coming from divorced homes in the literature were: 1) The students were more withdrawn due to poor self-esteem. 2) The students were more mature than ones coming from an intact home. 3) The students were inclined to marry later. The major findings from students I interviewed and checking their school records were: 1) There was no grade change. 2) The students were shyer. 3) The students were more mature 4) There was some acting out during the divorce proceedings especially from the boys Children from divorced parents do not have any more problems than children from intact homes. Divorcing parents shouldn't manipulate their children as pawns. Parents should explain that their children are not the cause of their divorce. Children's routines especially at the beginning of this great change should be maintained as much as possible.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Ambrose, Cindy
- Description:
- “Dissolution:, the current California legal term for divorce, is commonplace in today's society. Statistics have shown that one out of every two marriages will end in dissolution. The people going through the necessary legal procedures are too often shocked to find that there is a major difference between the relative simplicity of the attorney-related involvement, as compared to the incredible complexity of the emotional trauma that accompanies the case. This trauma often lingers long after the attorney has left the scene. Counselor intervention during the dissolution process may alleviate some of the emotional difficulty. A primary gain for the client working with the counselor at this point would be to obtain a long range view of the consequences of any decisions made during the dissolution process. It should be made clear that whatever happens during this process will affect lives forever. Therefore it is important that emotional counseling be given as well as legal advice. Not only could this prevent residual emotional trauma, but also alleviate financial hassles of returning to court for modification of an agreement that had been signed months or years earlier under emotional duress. This handbook is designed for the attorney and the family counselor. The attorney must become aware of the emotional needs of his client. On the other hand, the family counselor must understand the legal issues that this person is going to face. This handbook deals primarily with the male experiencing a dissolution of his marriage. My colleague has written a similar handbook about the female.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Gharakhanian, Lina
- Description:
- The aim of this project is to create a program that is geared toward providing the bully guidance and support in learning how to change his or her aggressive behaviors. Often, programs that exist have been negatively based (i.e. suspending the bully without providing rehabilitation opportunities) and mainly disciplinary. The goal is to disregard punitive measures and afford the bully rehabilitation that is entirely optimistic. An eight-week psychoeducational group curriculum for the students who bully will be created. This program may be implemented in conjunction with an existing bullying program or independently. The eight-week group curriculum will offer beneficial resources and knowledge to persuade the bully to stop hurting others.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
34. Chinese bilingual education in California : an examination of two representative current programs
- Creator:
- Louie, Esther K.
- Description:
- This paper focuses on the bilingual education for Chinese in California. It begins with an historical, chronological overview of the education of the Chinese from the mid 1800's to the present time. It concludes with an up-to-date examination of two current major bilingual-bicultural programs in California, situated in Los Angeles and San Francisco. The examination is based on the identification of two existing types of program models. The programs at Castelar Elementary School (Los Angeles) and Commodore Stockton Elementary School (San Francisco) represent two different approaches and emphases; of which the former represents a traditional model; and the latter a language maintenance model. A comparison of both programs is made in the areas of goals, setting, historical background, staff, instructional plan, student grouping, curriculum materials, parent and community role, and evaluation. This comparison is made possible through an in-depth study of program proposals and evaluation reports, review of printed literature, interviews with individuals associated with the programs, and on-site visitations. The evaluations of both programs substantiate the effectiveness of bilingual-bicultural education with both the Chinese--dominant and English--dominant students making positive gains in academic skills. The present needs are discussed. Recommendations are made for implementation of future bilingual programs
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Griffin, Mary McFarland
- Description:
- This study of responsibility as an aspect of moral judgment focuses on the instruments that have been used to assess the construct of responsibility operationally. The philosophical definitions of responsibility range from duty or obligation to personal assumption of moral responsibility. Psychological theories and their assumptions regarding responsibility and moral judgment are presented from Piaget, Heider, Kohlberg, and Rest. Piagetian empirical studies center on intentionality as evidence of an underlying cognitive organization and its relationship to attribution of responsibility. Other studies of attribution of responsibility focus on Heider's continuum of responsibility and seek to take into account factors such as foreseeability and environmental justifications as well as intentionality. Kohlberg's emphasis has been on judgments of justice, but Rest points out that the concept of justice or fairness at each stage of the development of moral judgment indicates the way rights and responsibilities are determined. (See more in text)
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Barolet, Myra
- Description:
- Abstract This graduate project provides a guide for professional school counselors to conduct a career development workshop for eighth grade at-risk Latino students. The workshop allows students to proceed with their development process based on aptitudes and by providing information to develop students' career likes and dislikes. Additionally, the workshop addresses how adolescents, namely eighth graders, can foster their career development skills and responsibility in order to be successful at establishing career goals.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Schwartz, David
- Description:
- Of the many influences available to the youth of America during the 1960s, none may have been more influential to a sub-section of the population that read comic books than the stories and characters being created at Marvel Comics. Today, Marvel is best known for their dramatic movie blockbusters featuring their comic book characters. The Fantastic Four, The X-Men, The Incredible Hulk, The Amazing Spider-Man, Daredevil, The Black Widow, Hawkeye, The Mighty Thor, and the Invincible Iron Man, to name just a few. Yet before 1961 none of them existed. And by the end of 1964 every one of these characters as well as many more had been introduced into the popular culture by Marvel comics. These comic books captured the tone of the changing times of the 1960s. They were full of moral lessons and pathways to better understanding of the human condition. Through the examination and analysis of these comic books this project will set out to explore the sometimes complex role-modeling that was infused into them. This thesis project will examine issues that children face as they're growing up, and help give parents and therapists a checklist of specific comic books they can share with children to help them understand some very important role modeling lessons of our society. These entertaining comic books can help children understand a variety of learning experiences in a constructive, clear way that can be readily understood. In so doing, this will give parents and therapists a new tool to help children have a guide toward forming their own views on ethics and morality.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Aparicio, Graciela
- Description:
- The purpose of this project is to create a 3-week-long summer program to address the transition to high school with ninth grade students and their parents. Ninth grade is an extreme predictor of high school graduation. This 3-week-long summer program will be facilitated by a school counselor and will focus on preparing students and parents for high school requirements and prepare them to graduate from high school. During the summer programs, students will learn about the high school graduation requirements, college, and career pathways, how to stay organized and manage their time, and how to be leaders. In the same summer program, parents will learn about the high school graduation requirements, adolescent developmental stages, college and career pathways, and how to become advocates for their students.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Witt, Melissa J.
- Description:
- Psychodrama has been used in a variety of therapeutic situations -- group therapy, formal psychodrama groups, conjoint marital and family therapy, and adapted for use in individual therapy. Psychodrarna, the formal method devised by J. L. Moreno, uses role playing for the enactment of problem situations. Confusion has resulted between psychodrama (which always has role play in the middle stage) and role playing (which is often used in therapy, such as the gestalt chair technique, and in itself is not psychodrarna). This study focuses on the use of psychodrama in marital or couple's counseling. A questionnaire was devised to assess how marital councilors are actually using psychodrama in their practices. The questionnaire also asesses the use of role playing. The hypothesis is that most marital counselors do not have a formal training background in psychodrama but will have more familiarity with role playing and thus will use it more in their practices. The questionnaire was mailed to 200 marriage counselors selected from the Northwestern Section telephone directory yellow pages. Fifty-four questionnaires were returned. The results of the questionnaire showed that marital counselors use role playing more frequently than psychodrama, and have more training in role playing than psychodrama, but these results were not significant according to t-tests. Results of the questionnaire were questionable as the N was small (N 54), and many subjects gave incomplete or incomputable answers. Implied from the results are that many many counselors use role playing but are not familiar with psychodrama. More complete research needs to be done in this area, and perhaps more training programs could include psychodrama training to enable more counselors to use this method.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Jose, Laura
- Description:
- ABSTRACT Undocumented Students Can: A Program to Increase Parent Awareness, Involvement, and Educational Opportunities for Latino Undocumented Students in Secondary Education By Laura Faviola Jose Master of Science in Counseling, School Counseling Latino immigrant families have been known to encounter a great number of barriers that preclude them from becoming engaged in their children's education (Deslandes & Bertrand, 2005). Since parental involvement has shown to be a positive contributor for student academic achievement, it is essential that school officials, such as school counselors, inform parents about its importance (Lefevre & Shaw, 2012). Additionally, many Latino immigrant families do not always receive pertinent information regarding the educational opportunities available to undocumented students because of these barriers (Chrispeels & Rivero, 2003). The aim of this project is to create a program composed of a series of workshops that will not only inform parents about the importance of parental involvement and higher education, but to also inform parents and students about the educational opportunities available to undocumented immigrant students in the pursuit of higher education.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Gilmour, Tracy
- Description:
- Abstract Art Therapy Group for Child Survivors of Abusive Homes: The Therapist's Guide By: Tracy Gilmour Master of Science in Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy The purpose of this project is to provide clinicians with a guide for implementing group therapy treatment, for children and families who have experienced physical and emotional abuse in the home. This project will provide clinicians with relevant research regarding the prevalence of child physical and emotional abuse, the effects of trauma, and methods for treating this population. This project details a structured session-by-session format, to aid clinicians in facilitating this type of group. While this project provides clinicians with suggestions and guidelines, the project also allows room for clinicians to be creative, tweaking the session materials as clinicians see fit. The goal of this project is to be a clinical tool for clinicians to add to their clinical skillset.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Lee, Yeji
- Description:
- The rapid economic growth in Korea (Lee, Ahn, Yoo, & Kim, 2014) has prompt successful academic achievements for young children. The push for early academics seemingly has led to counter-force to emphasis children's social-emotional development in Korea (OECD, 2016). The current thesis project explores the use of YouTube videos to help bring awareness of social-emotional development to Korean families and educators. Prior to the beginning of this project, an exploratory and impromptu set of YouTube videos were developed in response to questions to the author about social emotional development of preschool children in the United States. These self-initiated and unedited YouTube videos (N = 4) resulted in over 1,688 views in less than five months advertised only by word of mouth. As a result of the interest in this topic, the current thesis project outlines four more videos, now with depth of background research and targeted goals. Looking at the cultural literature as well as content and trajectory of social-emotional informed the current thesis. These YouTube videos were created to support early childhood educators, parents, grandparents, and caregivers who can understand English and/or Korean. Finally, limitations of the study and future research ideas are offered.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
43. Neurotypical sibling's perceptions of their interactions with their sibling diagnosed with autism
- Creator:
- Gulyan, Sona
- Description:
- There has been conflicting research regarding perception of sibling relationships with a sibling diagnosed of autism. The current study seeks gain a better understanding of play relations between a neurotypical sibling and his/her sibling diagnosed with autism, as seen through the eyes of the neurotypical sibling. Interviews were conducted with child and adult siblings (N=4), regarding play with their sibling diagnosed with autism. Qualitative data were collected in order to comprehend whether or not adult assistance during play and/or if the communication ability of the sibling diagnosed with autism effected the play relationship. Though the sample size was small, all participants reported that they enjoyed playing with their siblings. However, the types of play and the play interactions varied from one relationship to the next.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
44. Competency based education : a Los Angeles diploma program for adults : a historical development
- Creator:
- Shadley, Mara Stein
- Description:
- 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-office evaluations, voicing of employer concerns, local community in-put and student surveys, the educational system has confronted an urgent need to reestablish priorities in school curricula which will provide a quality learning program based upon the fundamental skills of reading, writing, speaking, listening, computation and problem-solving as related to established competencies in Consumer Economics, Career Development, Health, Community Resources and Participatory Democracy. This thesis begins with the rationale for such a program, citing national, state and local statistics of educational failure and deficiency. The second part of the chapter is devoted, basically, to the Adult Performance Level (APL) Study supervised by Dr. Norvell Northcutt through the University of Texas which provides a model for states to use as a guideline in establishing their own particular programs. Various other state projects are reviewed to provide a broader base for the Los Angeles model. With an explanation and an assessment of the present Los Angeles adult diploma requirements, and the limited alternatives available to meet the individual needs within such a diverse student body, a new philosophy statement is endorsed, a proposal made, and a structure model for a Los Angeles competency based adult diploma program is established.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Newton, Judith Guillermo
- Description:
- This descriptive study investigated the areas of psychological and emotional concerns encountered by women afflicted with rheumatoid arthritis. Four primary areas were determined: 1) the common problem areas subjects face due to their arthritic condition: 2) the feelings subjects encounter and with which they must learn to cope; 3) the means rheumatoid arthritic women choose to help in dealing with the problems they face because of their illness; and 4) whether subjects studied perceive psychotherapy as a choice of treatment in the management of their arthritis and, if so, how successful they considered it. Twenty women in the Southern California area participated in the study. All subject were between the ages of 18 and 40. Anonymous questionnaires were completed by these women. Results indicated the areas of greatest concern were problems within the subjects’ marriages and families. Problems which existed prior to a woman’s contracting rheumatoid arthritis were amplified when she became ill. Anger and depression were the two strongest emotions subjects encountered. A majority of subjects cited talking with their physicians as the primary way they chose to help them deal with the problems associated with their arthritic condition. More than 50% of the women studied had chosen psychotherapy as a treatment in the management of their disease; all felt this to be a successful mode of treatment.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Purcell, Holly
- Description:
- The purpose of this project thesis is to create a twelve week support group for women that focuses on enhancing both body image and sexual functioning. The curriculum covers the five stages of grief and takes women on a journey toward the final stage, body acceptance. The support group also teaches women the possible dangers of poor body image, while educating them on mindfulness and other methods that will lead toward loving one's body. The last few sessions incorporate information on how body image relates to sexual functioning, and allows women to explore their own sexuality. Since women will be in a group among other women, women are also anticipated to enhance interpersonal communication through camaraderie.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Reid, Velvalee
- Description:
- The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of alcoholism on people who grew up in a home in which alcohol was abused. This group of subjects was compared to a group of subjects whose parents were not alcoholic. There were four hypotheses for this study. They were: adults who were born into an alcoholic family will score higher on an assessment which measures co-dependency issues. The second hypothesis was: adults born into an alcoholic family will have a higher rate of chemical dependency. The third hypothesis states that those who grow up in a home with alcoholism will experience more stress and health problems than those with non-alcoholic parents. The fourth hypothesis was: adults with familial alcoholism will have less satisfaction with regard to job, mate and friendships than those with no familial alcoholism. A t-test and chi square were used to test the hypotheses. All four hypothesis were supported in this study. There was a siqnificant difference found between the group with a family history of alcoholism and a group without a family history of alcoholism. As a result of this study, it can be concluded that there is significant data to suggest Parental Alcoholism has many effects on children with regard to co-dependency issues, chemical dependency, stress, health and life satisfaction.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Kang, Linda
- Description:
- INTEGRATING CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION INTO A-G CURRICULUM By Linda Kang Master of Science in Counseling, School Counseling This graduate project examines the relevance of career technical education and how it can be integrated into traditional core academic content to increase career awareness and exposure in high school students. The history, effectiveness and impact of vocational and career technical education, and the integration of career technical education into required academic courses addressing the standards of college and career readiness will be examined as part of this graduate project. Additionally, a workshop guide created for teachers and educators that introduces career-integrated curriculum and informs about the requirements of such courses and steps for implementation is provided, and collaborative space for teachers to draft course syllabi is encouraged as part of this graduate project.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Wilson, Suzan Rood
- Description:
- 1979 is the Year of the Child. This thesis concerns itself with child abuse and neglect, and those persons and/or agencies that not only contribute to the problem, but also those that are attempting to deal with and eliminate the problem. A working definition of child abuse and neglect is offered, as well as descriptions of the various forms of child abuse and neglect, specifically, physical, nutritional, psychological, verbal and sexual. In examining the possible causes of child abuse and neglect, the abusive parents and their motivations for becoming abusive parents are considered in terms of both psychological and environmental etiological factors. The sources used by the U.C.L.A. Child Trauma Clinic to determine abusive behavior in parents, particularly mothers, include the Parent Attitude Research Instrument (PARI) and the Minnesota Multi-phasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). While the test results are not conclusive in and of themselves, the findings do point toward a possible method for earlier intervention. Intervention by various community agencies such as social service agencies, health services, the juvenile court system, mental health agencies and law enforcement agencies is presented as an effective tool, once abuse has been recognized. However, it is concluded that a method for prevention must be sought and implemented. A possible proposal for prevention is offered to administrators of child abuse and neglect programs. Preventive measures, such as parent-testing to determine the possible presence of abusive tendencies in couples, and parent-licensing, to prevent parents who have abusive tendencies from having children, are offered. The drawbacks of such a severe plan for prevention are recognized and considered. A final discussion is on sexual abuse, based on conclusions drawn from personal observation within a clinic setting.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Dal Porto, Robert Michael
- Description:
- The purpose of this study was to investigate Rehabilitation Counselors for the Deaf concerning their perceived role concepts and functions. This study had originally been conducted on a nation-wide basis in 1970 by Norm Tully in partial fulfillment of his Doctoral Degree. In this present study, twenty-six Rehabilitation Counselors for the Deaf (RCDs) employed by the State of California Department of Rehabilitation were surveyed using Tully’s original "Role Concepts and Functions of Rehabilitation Counselors with the Deaf" questionnaire. This questionnaire was designed to determine: 1) the background of RCDs employed by the Department of Rehabilitation at the time of the study, 2) the extent to which the counselor's actual role differed from the role his or her agency would have preferred, 4) the extent to which the counselor's actual role differed from the role he or she felt best qualified to perform, and 5) the difference between the percentage of time which counselors devoted to various functions and the amount of time which they felt they should devote to these functions. It was found by this study that the majority of RCDs were under 36 years of age; female, married, hearing, held a Master's Degree, and had good sign language skills. Counselors were found, however, to have role conflicts in both their role concepts and in many of the functions which they performed. It was suggested that Services to Deaf Persons, the section within the Department responsible for RCDs, should interact with counselors to find ways to help reduce their role conflicts, and should institute some type of periodical evaluation which would monitor those counselors' needs.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling