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Cultural Humility and Premature Psychotherapy Termination Among Veterans
No full textThis study investigated the relationship between veteran ratings of their psychotherapist’s Cultural Humility (CH), the influence of CH on their decision to remain in or terminate therapy, and mental health treatment outcomes. Method: 139 veterans who previously or currently attend psychotherapy were recruited via public and private veteran organization social media platforms. Participants completed an online survey where they rated their most recent psychotherapist using the Cultural Humility Scale (CHS) and indicated whether CH moderated decision-making regarding the termination or continuation of psychotherapy. Participants also indicated their core cultural identities and completed a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) scale. Results: Participants identified veteran status uniformly higher than other core aspects of identity (p\u3c.001) across all listed identities. Deployment was significantly associated with high scores on the PHQ-9 and GAD-7. Veteran perception of CH in their therapists was significantly associated with premature termination (PT) F(4, 77) = 2.97, p\u3c.024, scores on the CHS F(4, 77) = 1.60, p = .014, and the PHQ-9 PHQ-9 F(4, 77) = 2.86,
p\u3c.029. Implications for research and practice are discussed
Theology Night Live! How to Think About Christian Nationalism
No full textProfessor Emeritus Michael Hollerich will offer a definition of what one might mean by Christian Nationalism, beginning with a brief review of its occurrence in the news and theories about why it has started to draw serious attention. He will argue that there is no good nationalism, while recognizing that there is a virtue called patriotism, defined as the non-exclusive love of one\u27s own land, culture, and people. In contrast, Christian nationalism is both contradictory and dangerous
Building Gratitude: Effects of a 12-week Gratitude Intervention with NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Players.
No full textThis project examined the effects of a 12-week gratitude intervention with NCAA Division III Men\u27s soccer players and critically reviewed the existing literature in this area of investigation. Themes from the existing literature were related to the aims of the quantitative study. Participants (N=31) were asked to write three things they were grateful for and why each week for 12 weeks. Levels of state gratitude, psychological distress, satisfaction with life, athlete burnout, and perceived available support in sport were measured at baseline, 4-week, 8-week, and 12-week intervals. It was hypothesized that individuals would show initial increases in well-being (state gratitude, social support, satisfaction with life) and sustain the initial increases by demonstrating a plateau effect after week 4. It was also hypothesized that individuals would show initial decreases in ill-being (psychological distress, athlete burnout) and sustain the initial decreases by demonstrating a plateau effect after week 4. Data were analyzed using fixed and random effects spline regression models. Exploratory methods included Bayesian Latent Trajectory Analysis, Logistic Regression analysis for dropout, and a WordCloud Generator for thematic analysis. The hypotheses were only partially supported as no significant changes in state gratitude, satisfaction with life, or athlete burnout were observed. Results of the fixed effects spline model indicated a significant increase in perceived social support from baseline to week 4 and a significant plateau effect in perceived social support from week 4 to week 12. Results of the random effects spline model indicated a significant increase in perceived social support from baseline to week 4, a significant plateau effect in perceived social support from week 4 to week 12, as well as a significant decrease in psychological distress from baseline to week 4. Results of this study warrant further exploration of multi-session gratitude interventions in applied sport psychology. Limitations, practical implications, diversity issues, and recommendations for future research are discussed considering the current findings
“Basically, Everything Needs to be Adapted”: Provider Perceptions of Challenges and Recommendations for Effective Health Care with Karen People
No full textKaren people from Burma are a new population in resettlement countries. While research increasingly documents their health needs, few studies describe how health-care providers adapt their practices to serve this group. The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of providers who work with Karen patients/clients in health settings, documenting the challenges they face, how they adapt their practice and recommendations
And I Will Make Samaria a Ruin in the Open Country\u27 (Micah 1:6): On Biblical Ruins, Then and Now
No full textWithin the Hebrew Bible we encounter a substantial amount of references to ruins scattered across a number of biblical books. What these ancient writings demonstrate is that the individuals behind their making also lived in a world of ruins and were aware of the formidable locations connected to them. But what is striking about these biblical passages is that the importance granted to such remains is something other than the information they might provide about those populations who had once inhabited them. Never, in other words, do we read of attempts to explore these sites, to dig among them, and connect their ruins to the cultures and civilizations that had come before. This study asks why. Why, that is, in a collection of writings awash in references to ruins, is there not a single mention of a site unearthed in order to inspect what these remains might reveal about those who lived there previously