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- Creator:
- Sumii, Felicia
- Description:
- Data was previously collected on 228 incarcerated pregnant women during their MIRACLE project intake interview. During the intake interview demographic data, criminal histories, social histories, and personal and family trauma histories were collected by MIRACLE advocates. This study analyzed the data to identify the common demographic characteristics and social history of incarcerated pregnant women, and to evaluate the relationships between those characteristics. The sample was predominantly made up of young, single, women with fairly low levels of educational attainment. More than two-thirds (68%) of the sample had not completed high school. More than half (60.4%) of the women in the sample had been arrested for the first time before 18 years of age. Ninety-six percent of the sample reported that they had experienced drug addiction and over half of the sample also repo1ied a history of child neglect and emotional abuse in their childhood. The women also reported that over 40% of fathers, 3 3 % of mothers, and 27% of siblings had been arrested, which demonstrates the pattern of intergenerational crime and incarceration. Unless programs for this population address these women's social and trauma histories they are unlikely to have an impact, which is evident in the high rate of recidivism.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Blauvelt, Serenity
- Description:
- This project focuses upon designing an intentionally structured group for college men about the multiple expressions of masculinity. Within the project, there is information and exercises that are included to prepare a college professional to facilitate this groups' exploration of the subject. The content presented is intended to be a starting point for further efforts to change cultural attitudes about gender roles and other related social constructions.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Bergquist, Alina Louise
- Description:
- The adolescent years of life are typically a time when normal physical, emotional and mental development can become turbulent. The identified role of a teenager is to gain independence from his or her parent(s) as they develop their own interests towards a possible career and establish new relationships. However, when the normal development of a teenager is disrupted by the death of a primary caregiver or parent, the effects may severely devastate the adolescent both emotionally and socially. For the adolescent, bereavement can be a serious obstacle to the fulfillment of necessary developmental tasks. In addition to the bereaved adolescent's self-confidence being greatly diminished, the search for meaning and purpose in life could be prolonged late into the adult years. This Master's Graduate Project was developed to create a healing workbook to address adolescent bereavement from the loss of a parent or caregiver. The goal of this project is to create a useful, age appropriate tool that aids adolescents during a complex and often-confusing time. If the adolescent is better able to mourn their loss, the possibility of not having to experience hospitalization for depression or psychiatric illness is greatly improved. The prevailing research indicates that there is a viable need for additional information and resources to assist the adolescent through the process of parental bereavement. There is a need for more information and age appropriate resources for this population. The structure of this workbook includes education on bereavement, as well as written exercises to encourage the use of language and art in order to facilitate the mourning process by helping to identify the symptoms of grief and encourage expression of grief feelings.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Lopez, Elizabeth
- Description:
- In recent years, there has been a rapid increase in HIV infection rates among women. Young females in particular have been disproportionately affected. Current HIV prevention interventions fail to meet the needs of those young females who are at highest risk for HIV. Incarcerated female youth are at particularly greater risk due to their life circumstances and propensity to take risks. The current program is _different from other programs in that it strives to address HIV prevention within the context of interpersonal relationships rather than relying solely on knowledge acquisition and skills building. Objectives of the twelve-week curriculum are to increase self-esteem, increase self-efficacy, identify resources within themselves and the relationships in their lives, and learn effective communication skills.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Hernandez, Elizabeth
- Description:
- The purpose of this study is to examine protective factors of adolescent resiliency with a focus on educationally supportive parenting behaviors. It is a correlational study examining the effects of perceived academically supportive behaviors by parents (i.e. their monitoring behaviors, their involvement in school, their academic encouragement behaviors and their educational aspirations for their children) have on the academic motivation and educational aspirations of adolescents. Educational resiliency research is largely concerned with highlighting the malleable factors that increase resilience in adolescents from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Self-report data were collected from 376 first and second-generation Mexican-American high school students from one high school located in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California. A secondary data analysis was conducted using bivariate correlations and multiple regressions. Although the results indicated that generational status did not affect adolescents' perceptions about educational support from parents, all forms of support were significantly and positively correlated to both adolescent academic motivation and educational aspirations.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Dakota, Sage
- Description:
- Consciousness as a construct continues to have utility in society; legally, medically and interpersonally. Repression is an often-studied mechanism to explain how some things are kept out of consciousness. The Constructive Repression Approach emphasizes a measured examination of previously experienced traumatic stimuli, based on the clinician's judgement as to the ability of the client to tolerate the associated en10tional pain. The Constructive Repression Approach to psychotherapy integrates techniques and addresses psychopathology at the level of human functioning. This is in contrast with the many approaches that integrate at the level of theory, therapeutic technique or psychopathology. The following discussion will consider the roles of consciousness and repression in therapy and the four major theoretical orientations to doing therapy. It will propose a new approach called Constructive Repression followed by a pamphlet which discusses how clients would be viewed by therapists who utilize one of the major therapeutic orientations. This pamphlet will also aid clients in finding an appropriate therapist.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Bugarin, Elba
- Description:
- The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of significant others' academic support on adolescents' academic identity and educational aspirations in Latino adolescents. Self-report data was collected from 164 Latino adolescents from one high school in the San Fernando Valley. The sample consisted of 44% males and 56% females, 14-16 years old (M= 15). The results of correlation and multiple regression analyses indicate that academic encouragement by the mothers, fathers, teachers, and peers was not significantly related to educational aspirations. However, academic encouragement by mothers, fathers, teachers, and peers was significantly related to the academic identity of males. Fathers' academic encouragement was not significantly related to female academic identity.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Perez, Concepcion H.
- Description:
- In recent years, colleges and universities have attempted to increase the effectiveness of their educational programs in order to better assure student success. An integral tool that needs to be improved in the educational system of higher education is that of Academic Advisement (Sandor, 1984). Although, academic advising has existed for some time now, historically, it has never been used to its full potential. Frost (1980) states that this is due to "the often limited vision of the function of academic advising, and because of the resulting low value placed upon it by the institution in general, and the faculty, in particular" (pg. 56). Because of this need to make the full use of academic advisement as a tool for student success, I prepared a manual that contains the fundamental basics of academic advisement. This manual includes the importance of developmental advising, how to train faculty and student advisors, how to assess student needs, and how to make appropriate referrals. It demonstrates what a typical advising session covers, and how to develop a tracking, and follow-up program. Other important components of this manual include, how to deal with probation and disqualified students, the importance of getting to know the campus resources, tips for academic advisors, and common questions students ask.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Korhani, Nader
- Description:
- Immigration has been an integral part of American history as a nation, since the beginning. In the past few decades, new immigrants in this country have been from a more diverse culture and ethnicity than the immigrants before them who were mostly Europeans. Today's immigrants have to face many difficulties created by cultural differences and lowering of socioeconomic status. Their attempts to cope and adjust to life and environmental changes such as culture, economic, educational, language, and family relations, as well as decrease in social support, have resulted in increased distress and health problems, family relations problems, and many mental health disorders. Despite immigrants ' need for support in many of these difficulties, there are very limited resources available and few counselors trained, to help with these issues. In order to address some of these issues, an extensive multidisciplinary literature review was conducted in order to identify role of culture, ethnicity, and other related topics to counseling immigrants in a mental health setting. Review of the literature indicates that most research on immigrants has been conducted within the frame of a specific culture. Therefore, the information obtained from these materials was compared and contrasted in order to find common grounds across different cultures. Furthermore, a manual based on the literature reviews was then created to offer basic guidelines and provide relevant information for mental health professionals and to help them become better aware of circumstances concerning immigrants. A Culture-Centered approach was suggested with specific recommendations regarding immigrants in the final chapter of the manual. In conclusion, a basic format for creation of a satellite community mental health agency geared toward providing counseling and case management services to immigrant population was suggested.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Chocron, Lucien
- Description:
- The relationship between psychotherapy and religion has been often stormy and consistently ambivalent. Issues' concerning counseling and psychotherapy of the orthodox Jewish client is no exception. The present study is designed to understand the struggles of individuals of orthodox Jewish faith to obtain quality mental health care in the United States. The available literature both in this country and abroad will be examined to look for major trends and to outline specific recommendations designed to enable religious Jewish individuals in need of help to surmount religious, familial, cultural, political, and community obstacles in order to find appropriate and effective treatment. The study begins by tracing the problematic historical relationship between psycho logy and religion. The review then focuses on relationships between the religious Jewish communities in America today and the psychological community. Accepted ways of obtaining treatment for mental disorders by religious Jews will be outlined, as well as attitudes towards secular psychological treatments among rabbis and other Jewish community leaders. The study also examines characteristics of orthodox Jewish clients. While the clinician may be treating an individual, the individual qua religious Jew brings to the therapeutic relationship a unique set of historical, personal experiences as well as a lifestyle governed by a comprehensive body of distinct guidelines. In addition, therapist or counselor attitudes towards religious clients will be reviewed. The study then proposes a community- based program to be used in the Orthodox Jewish community that incorporates five major strategies that are both realistic and potentially highly effective. These strategies focus on helping to remove the historical, cultural, political, religious, and community barriers that stand in the way of proper and effective care for the Orthodox Jewish client.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling