Promoting Wellness in Counselors‐in‐Training: Impact of a Wellness Experiential Group

Historically, counseling programs in the United States have been rooted in whiteness and white supremacy. Despite this historical context, counseling programs fail to teach students about the varied ways that anti-Blackness and systemic racism show up in society, classrooms, and clinical settings. Given the systemic murders of Black folks by the state, the health disparities highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the refusal of white voters to abandon white supremacist patriarchy in the 2020 presidential election, the counseling field must reconsider how it prepares trainees to embrace anti-racism in their personal and professional lives. The purpose of this article is to propose a core anti-racist counseling course to assist students in developing an anti-racist counseling identity including pedagogical practices, course learning objectives and assignments. Implications will be provided for counselor preparation programs, counseling students, and counselor educators to employ.

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The effects of an expressive arts therapy group on female counselors-in-training: A qualitative study

Journal of Poetry Therapy ◽

10.1080/08893675.2013.849041 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 26 (4) ◽

pp. 223-235 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Elizabeth A. Keller-Dupree ◽

Kristi L. Perryman

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

Therapy Group ◽

Expressive Arts ◽

Expressive Arts Therapy ◽

Counselors In Training

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Improving Bereavement Outcomes in Zimbabwe: Results of a Feasibility Cluster Trial of the 9-Cell Bereavement Tool

10.21203/rs.3.rs-326860/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Barbara Mutedzi ◽

Kennedy Nkhoma ◽

Lisa Langhaug ◽

Jennifer Hunt ◽

Richard Harding

Keyword(s):

Controlled Trial ◽

Qualitative Interviews ◽

Total Duration ◽

Cluster Randomized Trial ◽

Potential Effect ◽

Cluster Trial ◽

Process Data ◽

African Countries ◽

Training Impact ◽

Trial Participants

Abstract ContextDespite high mortality rates from both communicable and non-communicable diseases, bereavement studies are under-researched in African countries. The 9-cell bereavement tool was designed to assist individuals to reflect on their feelings in bereavement, and identify resources in families and communities to manage bereavement. This study aimed to determine the feasibility of implementing the 9-cell bereavement tool and recruitment to experimental evaluation. Methods: A feasibility cluster randomized trial with embedded qualitative interviews was conducted in two comparable neighborhoods in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe. Community leaders identified potential community lay bereavement supporters (interventionists). Each recruited 2-3 recently bereaved community members (trial participants). Following baseline data collection, the communities were randomly allocated to intervention or wait-list control. Self-administered questionnaires were completed at T0 (month 0), T1(3 months) and T2 (6 months). Grief, mental health and social support were assessed. Focus group discussions with selected interventionists described training impact and intervention processes. Quantitative and qualitative analysis were performed. ResultsObjectives were achieved as follows(i) feasibility of recruitment and retention (ii) feasibility of implementing the intervention (iii) determining contamination(iv) completeness of data(v) participants’ views on intervention and mechanisms(vi) estimating potential effect size (vii) determining whether full trial warranted. In line with the aim of the study, the processes of the randomized cluster trial were possible. We successfully conducted the randomized control trial of the 9-cell bereavement tool and successfully recruited study participants. In addition, the 9-cell intervention allowed interventionists to share and learn from their grieving process. All of the above was conducted within the intended timeframe of 3 weeks, with an over recruitment of 112% of interventionists and 43% more trial participants. This means we were able to recruit at least 75% of the suggested sample size; and to retain at least 75% of the trial participants for the total duration of the study. Conclusion The processes of the randomized controlled trial were possible. The 9-cell bereavement intervention was delivered and process data assessed. The study was funded through the BuildCARE fund from the Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation Protocol Registration: http://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN16484746.Protocol Publication: https://pilotfeasibilitystudies.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40814-019-0450-5

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Assessment of Training Effectiveness Adjusted for Learning (ATEAL) Part II: Practical Application

Journal of Education and Learning ◽

10.5539/jel.v9n5p134 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. 134

Author(s):

Thomas Samuel ◽

Razia Azen ◽

Naira Campbell-Kyureghyan

Keyword(s):

Prior Knowledge ◽

Research Study ◽

Training Programs ◽

Safety Training ◽

Training Effectiveness ◽

Practical Application ◽

Post Test ◽

Training Impact ◽

Level 2 ◽

Negative Training

Safety training programs are a popular method, in industry globally, to increase awareness of risks to employees and employers and plays a critical part in reducing safety incidents. The most frequently used method to assess the effectiveness of the training is to have the participants answer Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) and True/False (T/F) questions after the training. The metrics used to report the outcome of the assessments have drawbacks that make it difficult for the trainer and organization to easily identify the concepts that need more focus and those that do not. The goal of this research study is to compare how the methods used to measure training effectiveness of concepts in Level 2 post training assessment differ in how they assess training effectiveness using actual training results. Pre- and Post-training assessments were administered to the participants in 3 different utility industries and were analyzed for training effectiveness using the traditional metrics as well as using ATEAL method. The results were then compared and detailed recommendations of the best and least learned concepts by industry are presented based on these comparative analyses. The ATEAL method is further used to quantify the opportunities for improvement in the training programs based on the participant prior knowledge and any negative training impact observed. Results of the comparison of the various methods show that the proposed ATEAL method provides a quick, accurate and easy way to assesses the effectiveness of the training of concepts and the method identified that for 40% of the concepts trained a higher percentage of participants exhibited more prior knowledge than positive learning and for 6% of the concepts a higher percentage exhibited negative training. These results also provide a directional guide on the improvements that can be made to improve the training effectiveness of the programs. Additionally, it also shows that the ATEAL method can be used in any learning environment where there is a pre-/post-test evaluation of the change and is not limited in application to MCQ and T/F questions.

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Understanding Differences between CORE and CACREP Counselors-in-Training Perceptions of Self-Efficacy

International Journal of Social Science Studies ◽

10.11114/ijsss.v7i1.3747 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 40

Author(s):

Sabrina Harris ◽

Michael Brooks ◽

Robin Liles ◽

Glacia Ethridge ◽

Quinton Boston ◽

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Keyword(s):

Work Experience ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

Counselors In Training ◽

Counseling Programs ◽

Health Counseling ◽

Treatment Groups ◽

Helping Skills ◽

Session Management ◽

Significant Difference

An examination of differences in perceptions of self-efficacy between students in CORE-accredited rehabilitation counseling programs and students in CACREP -accredited clinical mental health counseling programs enrolled in practicum/internship classes is absent in the literature. Results indicated there was not a significant difference (p = .05) between the total self-efficacy scores between both treatment groups (CORE and CACREP). Further, there was not a significant difference between helping skills, session management, and counseling challenging situations scores for both treatment groups (CORE and CACREP). Predictors of self-efficacy for CACREP participants consisted of prior work experience in a field other than helping. Predictors of self-efficacy for CORE participants were gender.

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