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Choice Theory and Reality Therapy Couples Counseling
No full textThis textbook provides undergraduate and graduate students with a comprehensive and in-depth exploration of the primary models of couples counseling, allowing them to compare and contrast each theory alongside a single case. Designed to be the core text for couple therapy courses, the book begins by introducing the field as well as presenting Carissa and Steve, a couple whom readers will follow as each model is applied to their case. The chapters focus on 11 different theoretical models such as Bowen family systems theory, emotionally focused couple therapy, the Gottman method, solution-focused couples counseling, narrative couple therapy, and more, with expert therapists writing on each of these unique models. Each chapter addresses the history of the model, the conceptualization of problem formation, diversity considerations, and the conceptualization of problem resolution. With session transcripts throughout, this book allows training therapists to easily compare, contrast, and apply the most prevalent models in couples counseling. This textbook is a core text for graduate marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling, clinical psychology, and social work students. The book is also useful for practicing professionals who want to explore how to apply a specific model of counseling to couples.https://opus.govst.edu/fac/1200/thumbnail.jp
Book Review: Failures of Forgiveness by Myisha Cherry
No full textBook Review: Failures of Forgiveness by Myisha Cherryhttps://opus.govst.edu/fac/1109/thumbnail.jp
Impact of Intercropping on Nitrogen and Phosphorus Nutrient Loss in Camellia oleifera Forests on Entisol Soil
Get PDFSoil and water loss represent a significant environmental challenge in purple soil cropland in China. However, the quantity and mechanism of nutrient loss from purple soil remain unclear. To understand water and soil conservation and address nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) mitigation in Camellia oleifera forest stands on purple soil slope farmland, this study aimed to explore the resistance control effect of forest stands on N and P loss in such agricultural landscapes. In the study, a runoff plot experiment was conducted in purple soil slope farmland. The experiment included three distinct treatments: intercropping of oil tea (Camellia oleifera) and ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.), Camellia oleifera monoculture, and barren land served as the control treatment (CK). Water samples were collected and analyzed from the soil surface runoff and the middle soil layer at a depth of 20 cm (interflow) in three treatment plots under natural rainfall conditions in 2023. Various nutrient components, including total nitrogen (TN), dissolved nitrogen (DN), nitrate nitrogen (NO3−-N), ammonium nitrogen (NH4+-N), particulate nitrogen (PN), total phosphorus (TP), dissolved phosphorus (DP), phosphate (PO4+-P), and particulate phosphorus (PP), were measured in the water samples. The results indicated that intercropping effectively mitigated the loss of various forms of N and P in both surface runoff and interflow within purple soil slope farmland. Compared to the CK, the ryegrass intercropping reduced TN and TP loss by 29.3%–37.3% and 25.7%–38.9%, respectively. The ryegrass intercropping led to a decrease in the average total loss of TN, DN, NO3—N, and NH4+-N by 63.0, 24.3, 4.5, and 6.8 g/ha, corresponding to reductions of 33.3%, 47.6%, 58.3%, and 49.1%, respectively, compared to the CK. The average total loss of TP, DP, and PP decreased by 4.4, 1.8, and 1.4 g/hm2 in the intercropping, reflecting reductions of 32.3%, 31.3%, and 31.1%, respectively. The most significant proportion was observed in PN and PP within the runoff water solution, accounting for 53.3%–74.8% and 56.9%–61.0% of the TN and TP, respectively. These findings establish a foundation for purple soil and water conservation. The research provides valuable insights for land management and policymakers in developing erosion prevention and control programs for sloping cultivated land with Camellia oleifera forests in purple soils. Additionally, it offers guidance for soil and water conservation and prevention of surface source pollution in purple soil regions.https://opus.govst.edu/fac/1064/thumbnail.jp
Establishing an Agenda for Public Budgeting and Finance Research
No full textPublic budgeting and finance is a discipline that encompasses communities of research and practice. Too often, however, these communities fail to engage each other, instead choosing to operate independently. The result is that the research being conducted fails to address the questions of the day and our governments’ challenges. In this article, we come together as a community of academics and practitioners to establish an agenda for where future research should be conducted. This agenda aims to align the research being undertaken within the academic community with the needs of those working in the community of practice. After establishing ten areas where research is needed, we followed a ranked-choice voting process to establish a prioritization for them. Based on the outcome of this process, the two primary areas where research is currently needed most are the fiscal health of our governments and the implementation of social equity budgeting.https://opus.govst.edu/fac/1027/thumbnail.jp
Motivating Factors Contributing to Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Students’ Choice of Career Path
Get PDFSpeech Language Pathology Assistants (SLPAs) are important support personnel who play a key role in the field of communication sciences and disorders. As the client base for communication disorders grows and diversifies, there is a continuous need for service providers, including SLPAs. Given the notable shortage of skilled communication sciences and disorders professionals and the advantages that assistants can provide, exploring SLPA career decision making is especially timely and important. The current study surveyed 75 students enrolled in SLPA programs across the United States via an online 12 question survey tool, regarding their demographics, reasons for choosing to become an SLPA, and anticipated work setting(s). Results of the study indicated that SLPA students were often identified as non-traditional students who, in addition to having diverse educational backgrounds, were working either full-time or part-time jobs while completing their education. Results of the current study revealed that the primary motivating factor that contributed to the students’ decision to pursue a career as an SLPA was the desire to work in a helping profession. The school setting was the most anticipated work setting of SLPA students upon graduating from their program; however, the majority (60%) of current SLPA students planned to pursue a master’s degree to become a speech-language pathologist in the future. Understanding the demographics of SLPA students and identifying the motivating factors specific to their career choices may be advantageous in the warranted recruitment process within the field of communication sciences and disorders
The Babyface Phenomenon: The Effect of Adult Neoteny on Sentencing in the Criminal Justice System
No full textNeoteny is the retention of childlike facial features in adult individuals, better known as babyface. Neotenous features, pertaining to this project, are characterized by a large forehead, small chin, larger lips, rounder face shape, larger eyes, and smaller nose. Research dictates that adults with these features are associated with the psychological attributes of children in addition to looking like them. Furthermore, because of humankind’s innate desire to nurture and protect children and babies, neotenous adults are said to be viewed and treated much in the same way actual babies are. Research suggests that jury verdicts within the judicial system are not reached solely via informed decision making or contingent on evidence. Oftentimes, these verdicts are achieved, to some extent, through unconscious biases that are usually formed through external perceptions and environmental factors. As it relates to adults with neotenous features, studies also determined that babyfaced individuals are often found not guilty when the crime committed is intentional and premeditated. This means that the actions of babyfaced adults who are convicted of a crime are more likely to be attributed to fortuitous circumstances rather than having been deliberate or malicious. The present study seeks to examine the association between neoteny and leniency within the context of the judicial system. Specifically, we seek to examine how the possession of neotenous features may or may not aid individuals in evading accountability, both regarding guilty or not guilty verdicts and sentencing severity
Socioeconomic Disparities in Electronic Cigarette Use among Adult Smokers: Evidence from Tobacco Use Supplement to Current Population Survey in the U.S.
No full textBackground: Electronic nicotine delivery systems, commonly known as e-cigarettes (ECs), were the most commonly used nicotine products in the U.S., next to combustible cigarettes. While health consequences of long-term EC use are largely unknown, expert opinion regards ECs may aid smoking cessation as ECs believed to be substantially less harmful than combustible cigarettes. Hypothesis: We hypothesized that (1) socioeconomic disadvantage is associated with higher chance of cigarette smoking; (2) socioeconomic disadvantage is associated with lower chance of EC use. Methods: Data are from Tobacco Use Supplements to Current Population Survey 2014/2015, 2018/2019. We applied logit models to estimate the associations of social determinants (e.g., age, gender, ethnicity, education, income, employment status, and residential locations) on cigarette and EC use. Furthermore, we studied the associations of social determinants and complete switching to ECs among those who solely used cigarettes in the previous year, and complete switching to cigarettes among those who solely used ECs in the previous year Results: Preliminary findings suggested that higher proportion of exclusive cigarette smokers are those with lower income, lower education, and African American subgroups, whereas higher proportion of exclusive EC users are those with higher income, higher education, and White subgroups. Furthermore, we found that socioeconomic disadvantaged (advantaged) groups are more likely switch to cigarette use only (EC use only) among those who solely used EC (cigarettes) in the previous year. Conclusion: The differential patterns of cigarette and EC use among socioeconomic disadvantaged subgroups raised health equity concerns, as such patterns may exacerbate socioeconomic disparities in smoking-related morbidity and mortality
Treating Clients with Invisible Illnesses
No full textAn invisible illness is a mental, neurological, or physical disability not outwardly observable. Invisible illnesses can include but are not limited to the following conditions asthma, crones\u27 disease, diabetes, endometriosis, and fibromyalgia. Approximately 96% of individuals with chronic medical conditions live with invisible illnesses, some of which can be debilitating. A disability can represent a continuous mental or physical hardship that causes impairments or limits basic life undertakings. Some difficulties endured by those with disabilities could be nominal or create significant life adaptations and loss. Individuals who develop chronic physical invisible illnesses may find that searching for a definitive diagnosis can drive doubt and nonacceptance because it is more forthright for some medical professionals to accept that unexplained invisible illness symptomology is psychosomatic. When treating individuals with invisible illnesses, counselors must follow ethical guidelines set by their professional organizations and the American Counseling Association. Guidelines state that counselors must not commit biased actions towards current or future clients founded on disability. Counselors must issue assessments under the same conditions set in their standardization. When assessments are not conducted under typical conditions, counselors may need to accommodate clients with disabilities. Counselors with online webpages that furnish accessibility to individuals with disabilities must also be aware of multicultural and disability concerns for the hearing and seeing impaired. Bringing the topic of invisible illnesses to light is essential to those living with symptoms, as denial of invisible illnesses can manifest on any or all biopsychosocial planes; when it does, it can produce trauma
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Non-pharmacologic Interventions for the Maternal-Infant Dyad
Get PDFNeonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) remains a concern for health care providers. The incidence of NAS has increased globally, and it has emerged as a worldwide health concern. In our previous article, we explored the efficacy of current pharmacologic treatment for NAS symptoms. Our purpose now is to focus on non-pharmacologic interventions for NAS symptoms and the involvement of caregivers, specifically the mother. We will discuss breastfeeding, rooming in, babywearing, the eat, sleep, console approach, and laser acupuncture. We intend to describe the involvement of the interdisciplinary team and all who care for these infants, including parents.https://opus.govst.edu/fac/1239/thumbnail.jp
“The Native Court Way”: Disputes over Marriage, Divorce, and “Adultery” in Colonial Courts in Abeokuta (Southwestern Nigeria), 1905–1945
No full textThis article examines surviving native court records from 1905–1957 in Abeokuta, Southwest Nigeria, to argue that what constituted marriage, marital rights, and sexual access to wives was changing readily in this period of socioeconomic and political change. In this period, Britain established the native court system, stressing African and British judges, to apply rigid ideas of native law and customs concerning marriage. Men and women—husbands, wives, lovers, fathers, uncles, aunties, brothers, sisters, and in-laws—approached the native courts to negotiate conflict over marriage, divorce, seduction, adultery, and child custody. Rather than administering rigid legal judgements of what constituted legitimate marriage, judgements rendered by these courts provided maneuverability, specifically for women to negotiate and contest marital status and relations.https://opus.govst.edu/fac/1210/thumbnail.jp