Rates of female to male depression rapidly soar during adolescence to a 2:1 ratio despite fairly ... more Rates of female to male depression rapidly soar during adolescence to a 2:1 ratio despite fairly equal rates throughout childhood. The literature suggests that changes in social development, social role expectations, and/or biology may play significant roles, but research considering these factors is scarce and inconsistent. This review considers how current information about these factors can help develop more culturally and client-appropriate treatment approaches and guide recommendations for the next steps in research.
Therapists are struggling to adapt both to their profession's changing landscape (such as the... more Therapists are struggling to adapt both to their profession's changing landscape (such as the advent of managed care and the burgeoning of new theories and treatment approaches) and to demands on their professional and personal success. This book explores many issues that are rarely addressed in formal educational experiences for example, organizational politics, the negative "side effects" of being a therapist, keeping up with cutting-edge innovations, sustaining a private practice, and planning for the future and offers concrete suggestions for adapting to the world outside graduate school. Personal, easygoing writing style, the hallmark of Kottler's previous bestselling books, makes this an engaging and provocative read.
Practicing counselors swiftly shifted to telehealth after insurance payers changed their policy t... more Practicing counselors swiftly shifted to telehealth after insurance payers changed their policy to cover telehealth counseling under the expansion of telehealth with 1135 waivers, which has led to concerns over the policy effects on clients’ continuing counseling service‐seeking intentions. To determine if this shift to telehealth was associated with a change in clients’ counseling service‐seeking intentions while adjusting for unmeasured confounders and time trends, we performed a difference‐in‐difference analysis (a quasi‐experimental design) to compare changes between the client (treated) and non‐client (control) groups through a large national sample of emerging adults (N = 52,237). The study findings indicated that the shift to telehealth was not associated with a change in clients’ counseling service‐seeking intentions, providing support for the utility of telehealth counseling. Implications of these findings should be considered when assessing the merit of telehealth counseli...
School bullying has a detrimental impact on students, including sense of isolation and diminished... more School bullying has a detrimental impact on students, including sense of isolation and diminished school connectedness. The current study adopted social capital theory to examine the role of school connectedness as a moderator on the association between peer victimization and loneliness. A sample of 878 fourth-to sixth-grade elementary school students completed a self-report measure assessing peer victimization from school bullying, loneliness, and school connectedness. For data analyses, 834 cases (51.7% boys) were used after excluding cases with missing values. Data analyses included descriptive statistics, independent t-tests of peer victimization, loneliness, and school connectedness by gender, bivariate correlation analysis, and separate hierarchical linear regression analyses for boys and girls. Results supported existing literature revealing there was a significant mean difference in school connectedness by gender. School connectedness buffered the relationship between peer victimization and loneliness for girls as a moderator, whereas this moderating effect did not appear for boys. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.
Journal of Counselor Leadership and Advocacy, 2017
Schools face ongoing pressure to increase a sense of connectedness and prosocial behaviors among ... more Schools face ongoing pressure to increase a sense of connectedness and prosocial behaviors among students, an especially challenging objective when working with marginalized youth. Leadership empowerment interventions can accomplish this while also building student self-efficacy, wellness, self-exploration, and social support. We draw from research on these interventions to examine a new team-focused leadership empowerment intervention (Student Leadership TEAMs; SLTs). Initial qualitative data from four secondgrade students appears to support the conceptual basis of SLTs.
The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development, 2002
An examination of peer‐on‐peer abuse (e.g., bullying, harassment) and peer‐on‐self abuse (e.g., s... more An examination of peer‐on‐peer abuse (e.g., bullying, harassment) and peer‐on‐self abuse (e.g., suicide, self‐mutilation) prevention programs identified more effective ways to involve youth in similar programs. Stronger programs emphasized youth empowerment through active roles in program development and reaching out with understanding and support to peers and adults.
The Journal of Humanistic Education and Development, 1996
The personal side of the problem of counselor impairment is the focus of this article. The impact... more The personal side of the problem of counselor impairment is the focus of this article. The impact this problem has on people, organizations, and the profession, and the reasons why it is ignored are explored. The relationship between these problems and the articles selected for this special issue are explained.
Although a considerable body of research supports the efficacy of diabetes self-management educat... more Although a considerable body of research supports the efficacy of diabetes self-management education (DSME), these programmes are often challenged by high attrition rates. Little is known about factors influencing follow-up use of DSME services, thus the aim of this study was to identify these factors. In this multisite prospective analysis, adults with Type 2 diabetes (n = 268) who attended one of two diabetes management centres (DMCs) were followed over a 1-year period from their initial visit. The influence of individual and contextual factors on the number of contacts with DMC providers was examined. Data were analysed within the context of the Health Behavioral Model of Health Services Utilization. In a multivariable negative binomial regression model, the number of contacts over 1 year was greater for those who were female, non-smokers, unemployed, self-referred to the DMC, lived closer to the DMC, had a lower body mass index, or had a longer known duration of diabetes. Follow-up use of services differed significantly between the two sites. Provider contacts were greater at the centre that offered flexible hours of services and a variety of optional educational modules. Healthcare professionals need to encourage ongoing use of DSME, particularly for individuals prone to lower follow-up use of these services. Providing services that are accessible, convenient, and can easily fit into patients' schedules may increase follow-up use. Further exploration into how operations and delivery of these services influence utilization patterns is strongly recommended.
Asia pacific journal of counselling and psychotherapy, Jun 18, 2017
ABSTRACT This study investigated children’s age when adopted, time spent with adoptive families, ... more ABSTRACT This study investigated children’s age when adopted, time spent with adoptive families, institutionalization experience and parenting styles in predicting attachment security in children adopted from China by US families. Participants were 92 US parents with children adopted from China with a mean age of 19-month old at the time of adoption. Children in this study have spent an average of 5 years with their adoptive parents. Authoritative parenting was found to be a positive predictor, whilst permissive parenting was a negative predictor of attachment security. Results provided practical implications for professional counsellors who work with adoptive families and Chinese adoptees. Results also shed light on future research directions.
International adoption provides U.S. families with parenting opportunities as well as with challe... more International adoption provides U.S. families with parenting opportunities as well as with challenges accompanying adoptees' post-adoption adjustment. The literature indicates differences in adjustment outcomes between Chinese and other international adoptees. Differences are found in behavioral adjustment, attachment formation and socialemotional development. Pre-adoption circumstances, including the political and cultural reasons for adoption, institutionalization experiences, and family stress, are relevant factors for adoptees' post-adoption adjustment. A closer look at Chinese adoptees offers insights on components that may prohibit or contribute to post-adoption adjustment outcomes. Each component provides implications for professional counselors and the adoptive families they serve for nurturing the growth of international adoptees.
The emergence of minimally intrusive techniques for collecting biological data creates a case for... more The emergence of minimally intrusive techniques for collecting biological data creates a case for the inclusion of these data into bullying research models. This integration would produce a more comprehensive understanding of the problems and better direct intervention and prevention techniques, which are currently based primarily on self‐report, peer nomination, and observational research data. The authors make the case for including biological measures in research on bullying and present sample research questions and potential counseling practice applications.
This study presents the results of a phenomenological study with sixteen elementary school childr... more This study presents the results of a phenomenological study with sixteen elementary school children identified as bullies or victims. Implications for school counselors and educators are also discussed.
Despite the pervasiveness of bullying, less is known about the protective factors that could miti... more Despite the pervasiveness of bullying, less is known about the protective factors that could mitigate the effect of victimization on life satisfaction. We investigated the role of school connectedness as a mediator in the association between victimization and life satisfaction. Participants included 1284 elementary school students. The results from the structural equation modeling suggested that peer victimization has negative impacts on children’s life satisfaction both directly and indirectly through lowered level of school connectedness. we address implications school counseling practice.
Various prevention programs have been developed by countries around the world to reduce bullying ... more Various prevention programs have been developed by countries around the world to reduce bullying and other forms of youth peer abuse. Social problem solving is inherently a part of any bullying prevention curriculum regardless of cultural differences, but rarely is given the recognition and attention it deserves. Scholarly evidence is provided to demonstrate the critical importance of social problem solving as an essential aspect for success of bullying prevention programs. How social problem solving can influence bullies, targets, and bystanders along with suggestions for future research are provided.
This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the ad... more This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.
Rates of female to male depression rapidly soar during adolescence to a 2:1 ratio despite fairly ... more Rates of female to male depression rapidly soar during adolescence to a 2:1 ratio despite fairly equal rates throughout childhood. The literature suggests that changes in social development, social role expectations, and/or biology may play significant roles, but research considering these factors is scarce and inconsistent. This review considers how current information about these factors can help develop more culturally and client-appropriate treatment approaches and guide recommendations for the next steps in research.
Therapists are struggling to adapt both to their profession's changing landscape (such as the... more Therapists are struggling to adapt both to their profession's changing landscape (such as the advent of managed care and the burgeoning of new theories and treatment approaches) and to demands on their professional and personal success. This book explores many issues that are rarely addressed in formal educational experiences for example, organizational politics, the negative "side effects" of being a therapist, keeping up with cutting-edge innovations, sustaining a private practice, and planning for the future and offers concrete suggestions for adapting to the world outside graduate school. Personal, easygoing writing style, the hallmark of Kottler's previous bestselling books, makes this an engaging and provocative read.
Practicing counselors swiftly shifted to telehealth after insurance payers changed their policy t... more Practicing counselors swiftly shifted to telehealth after insurance payers changed their policy to cover telehealth counseling under the expansion of telehealth with 1135 waivers, which has led to concerns over the policy effects on clients’ continuing counseling service‐seeking intentions. To determine if this shift to telehealth was associated with a change in clients’ counseling service‐seeking intentions while adjusting for unmeasured confounders and time trends, we performed a difference‐in‐difference analysis (a quasi‐experimental design) to compare changes between the client (treated) and non‐client (control) groups through a large national sample of emerging adults (N = 52,237). The study findings indicated that the shift to telehealth was not associated with a change in clients’ counseling service‐seeking intentions, providing support for the utility of telehealth counseling. Implications of these findings should be considered when assessing the merit of telehealth counseli...
School bullying has a detrimental impact on students, including sense of isolation and diminished... more School bullying has a detrimental impact on students, including sense of isolation and diminished school connectedness. The current study adopted social capital theory to examine the role of school connectedness as a moderator on the association between peer victimization and loneliness. A sample of 878 fourth-to sixth-grade elementary school students completed a self-report measure assessing peer victimization from school bullying, loneliness, and school connectedness. For data analyses, 834 cases (51.7% boys) were used after excluding cases with missing values. Data analyses included descriptive statistics, independent t-tests of peer victimization, loneliness, and school connectedness by gender, bivariate correlation analysis, and separate hierarchical linear regression analyses for boys and girls. Results supported existing literature revealing there was a significant mean difference in school connectedness by gender. School connectedness buffered the relationship between peer victimization and loneliness for girls as a moderator, whereas this moderating effect did not appear for boys. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.
Journal of Counselor Leadership and Advocacy, 2017
Schools face ongoing pressure to increase a sense of connectedness and prosocial behaviors among ... more Schools face ongoing pressure to increase a sense of connectedness and prosocial behaviors among students, an especially challenging objective when working with marginalized youth. Leadership empowerment interventions can accomplish this while also building student self-efficacy, wellness, self-exploration, and social support. We draw from research on these interventions to examine a new team-focused leadership empowerment intervention (Student Leadership TEAMs; SLTs). Initial qualitative data from four secondgrade students appears to support the conceptual basis of SLTs.
The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development, 2002
An examination of peer‐on‐peer abuse (e.g., bullying, harassment) and peer‐on‐self abuse (e.g., s... more An examination of peer‐on‐peer abuse (e.g., bullying, harassment) and peer‐on‐self abuse (e.g., suicide, self‐mutilation) prevention programs identified more effective ways to involve youth in similar programs. Stronger programs emphasized youth empowerment through active roles in program development and reaching out with understanding and support to peers and adults.
The Journal of Humanistic Education and Development, 1996
The personal side of the problem of counselor impairment is the focus of this article. The impact... more The personal side of the problem of counselor impairment is the focus of this article. The impact this problem has on people, organizations, and the profession, and the reasons why it is ignored are explored. The relationship between these problems and the articles selected for this special issue are explained.
Although a considerable body of research supports the efficacy of diabetes self-management educat... more Although a considerable body of research supports the efficacy of diabetes self-management education (DSME), these programmes are often challenged by high attrition rates. Little is known about factors influencing follow-up use of DSME services, thus the aim of this study was to identify these factors. In this multisite prospective analysis, adults with Type 2 diabetes (n = 268) who attended one of two diabetes management centres (DMCs) were followed over a 1-year period from their initial visit. The influence of individual and contextual factors on the number of contacts with DMC providers was examined. Data were analysed within the context of the Health Behavioral Model of Health Services Utilization. In a multivariable negative binomial regression model, the number of contacts over 1 year was greater for those who were female, non-smokers, unemployed, self-referred to the DMC, lived closer to the DMC, had a lower body mass index, or had a longer known duration of diabetes. Follow-up use of services differed significantly between the two sites. Provider contacts were greater at the centre that offered flexible hours of services and a variety of optional educational modules. Healthcare professionals need to encourage ongoing use of DSME, particularly for individuals prone to lower follow-up use of these services. Providing services that are accessible, convenient, and can easily fit into patients' schedules may increase follow-up use. Further exploration into how operations and delivery of these services influence utilization patterns is strongly recommended.
Asia pacific journal of counselling and psychotherapy, Jun 18, 2017
ABSTRACT This study investigated children’s age when adopted, time spent with adoptive families, ... more ABSTRACT This study investigated children’s age when adopted, time spent with adoptive families, institutionalization experience and parenting styles in predicting attachment security in children adopted from China by US families. Participants were 92 US parents with children adopted from China with a mean age of 19-month old at the time of adoption. Children in this study have spent an average of 5 years with their adoptive parents. Authoritative parenting was found to be a positive predictor, whilst permissive parenting was a negative predictor of attachment security. Results provided practical implications for professional counsellors who work with adoptive families and Chinese adoptees. Results also shed light on future research directions.
International adoption provides U.S. families with parenting opportunities as well as with challe... more International adoption provides U.S. families with parenting opportunities as well as with challenges accompanying adoptees' post-adoption adjustment. The literature indicates differences in adjustment outcomes between Chinese and other international adoptees. Differences are found in behavioral adjustment, attachment formation and socialemotional development. Pre-adoption circumstances, including the political and cultural reasons for adoption, institutionalization experiences, and family stress, are relevant factors for adoptees' post-adoption adjustment. A closer look at Chinese adoptees offers insights on components that may prohibit or contribute to post-adoption adjustment outcomes. Each component provides implications for professional counselors and the adoptive families they serve for nurturing the growth of international adoptees.
The emergence of minimally intrusive techniques for collecting biological data creates a case for... more The emergence of minimally intrusive techniques for collecting biological data creates a case for the inclusion of these data into bullying research models. This integration would produce a more comprehensive understanding of the problems and better direct intervention and prevention techniques, which are currently based primarily on self‐report, peer nomination, and observational research data. The authors make the case for including biological measures in research on bullying and present sample research questions and potential counseling practice applications.
This study presents the results of a phenomenological study with sixteen elementary school childr... more This study presents the results of a phenomenological study with sixteen elementary school children identified as bullies or victims. Implications for school counselors and educators are also discussed.
Despite the pervasiveness of bullying, less is known about the protective factors that could miti... more Despite the pervasiveness of bullying, less is known about the protective factors that could mitigate the effect of victimization on life satisfaction. We investigated the role of school connectedness as a mediator in the association between victimization and life satisfaction. Participants included 1284 elementary school students. The results from the structural equation modeling suggested that peer victimization has negative impacts on children’s life satisfaction both directly and indirectly through lowered level of school connectedness. we address implications school counseling practice.
Various prevention programs have been developed by countries around the world to reduce bullying ... more Various prevention programs have been developed by countries around the world to reduce bullying and other forms of youth peer abuse. Social problem solving is inherently a part of any bullying prevention curriculum regardless of cultural differences, but rarely is given the recognition and attention it deserves. Scholarly evidence is provided to demonstrate the critical importance of social problem solving as an essential aspect for success of bullying prevention programs. How social problem solving can influence bullies, targets, and bystanders along with suggestions for future research are provided.
This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the ad... more This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.
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