The Effectiveness of Theraplay® as a Counseling Practice With Mothers and Their Children in a Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Residential Facility

Substance abuse in parents is damaging to their children and the family system as a whole. If family treatment is paired with substance abuse treatment for the parents, children have the possibility of having better attachment with their parents and thus increase general functioning skills and overall family well-being. This study examined the impact of Whole Family Theraplay as an effective play therapy treatment with mothers in recovery from substance abuse and their children with attachment issues in an inpatient substance abuse rehabilitation facility. Scores indicated that women/mothers had reduced symptoms of distress and improved their mental health functioning. Their children demonstrated improved interpersonal relationships, reduced interpersonal distress, and improvement in overall mental health functioning. The implications of this study were that by implementing Whole Family Theraplay, in addition to individual and group counseling in substance abuse treatment, subjects showed demonstrated improvement in attachment relationships and mental health outcomes.

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Levels and Prevalence of Mental Health Functioning in Canadian University Student-Athletes

Canadian Journal of Higher Education ◽

10.47678/cjhe.v48i2.188105 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 48 (2) ◽

pp. 149-168 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Krista J. Van Slingerland ◽

Natalie Durand-Bush ◽

Scott Rathwell

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Student Athletes ◽

Online Survey ◽

Well Being ◽

Living Situation ◽

Mental Health Functioning ◽

Health Functioning ◽

The Impact

We examined the level and prevalence of mental health functioning (MHF) in intercollegiate student-athletes from 30 Canadian universities, and the impact of time of year, gender, alcohol use, living situation, year of study, and type of sport on MHF. An online survey completed in November 2015 (N = 388) and March 2016 (n = 110) revealed that overall, MHF levels were moderate to high, and more student-athletes were flourishing than languishing. MHF levels did not significantly differ across time based on gender, alcohol use, living situation, year of study, and type of sport. Eighteen percent reported a previous mental illness diagnosis and yet maintained moderate MHF across time. These findings support Keyes’ (2002) dual-continua model, suggesting that the presence of mental illness does not automatically imply low levels of well-being and languishing. Nonetheless, those without a previous diagnosis were 3.18 times more likely to be flourishing at Time 1 (November 2015).

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Levels and Prevalence of Mental Health Functioning in Canadian University Student-Athletes

Canadian Journal of Higher Education ◽

10.7202/1057108ar ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 48 (2) ◽

pp. 149-168 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Krista J. Van Slingerland ◽

Natalie Durand-Bush ◽

Scott Rathwell

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Student Athletes ◽

Online Survey ◽

Well Being ◽

Living Situation ◽

Mental Health Functioning ◽

Health Functioning ◽

The Impact

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Parity for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment

JAMA ◽

10.1001/jama.279.15.1151-jmn0415-3-1 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 279 (15) ◽

pp. 1151

Author(s):

Charles Marwick

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Substance Abuse ◽

Substance Abuse Treatment ◽

Abuse Treatment

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Mental Health Parity Legislation, Cost-Sharing and Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions

10.3386/w14471 ◽

2008 ◽

Author(s):

Dhaval Dave ◽

Swati Mukerjee

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Substance Abuse ◽

Substance Abuse Treatment ◽

Cost Sharing ◽

Mental Health Parity ◽

Abuse Treatment

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What Makes an Organization Public? Managers’ Perceptions in the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment System

The American Review of Public Administration ◽

10.1177/0275074019829610 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 49 (4) ◽

pp. 411-424 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Cullen C. Merritt

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Substance Abuse ◽

Substance Abuse Treatment ◽

Public Administration ◽

Senior Managers ◽

Public Managers ◽

Treatment Facilities ◽

Abuse Treatment ◽

Depth Interviews ◽

Scholarly Inquiry

The question “What makes an organization public?” is a leading point of scholarly inquiry in the field of public administration. This study supplements existing theory on publicness by further exploring the primary influences on an organization’s publicness—influences identified by analyzing data from in-depth interviews with senior-level managers of mental health and substance abuse treatment facilities. Results from a grounded theoretical analysis of these managers’ perceptions provide support for a conceptual framework of organizational publicness in which political authority, horizontal engagement, and public engagement are associated with higher levels of publicness. Better understanding of the prism through which senior managers conceptualize publicness may enhance managerial awareness of the most salient structural and institutional mechanisms that empower treatment facilities to effectively support individuals suffering from mental health disorders such as substance abuse, emotional distress, and depression.

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Victimization Experiences and Mental Health Outcomes Among Grades 7 to 12 Students in Manitoba, Canada

International Journal of Bullying Prevention ◽

10.1007/s42380-019-00056-0 ◽

2019 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ashley Stewart-Tufescu ◽

Samantha Salmon ◽

Tamara Taillieu ◽

Janique Fortier ◽

Tracie O. Afifi

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Outcomes ◽

Well Being ◽

Mental Health Outcomes ◽

Youth Health ◽

Effective Prevention ◽

Mental Health Functioning ◽

Health Functioning ◽

The Life Course ◽

Canada Data

AbstractVictimization experiences, including traditional forms of bullying, discriminatory harassment, and cyber victimization, are associated with numerous detrimental consequences in adolescence and over the life course. The objective of the current study was to understand the relationships between nine experiences of victimization and mental health outcomes among students in grades 7 to 12 in Manitoba, Canada. Data were drawn from the 2012–2013 Manitoba Youth Health Survey (N = 64,174; response rate = 67%). Mental health outcomes included mental health functioning and emotional well-being, and feelings of sadness and hopelessness. The prevalence of moderate/languishing mental health functioning and emotional well-being ranged from 35.2% (boys in grades 7 to 9) to 51.0% (girls in grades 10 to 12). The prevalence of feeling sad and hopeless ranged from 31.4% (boys in grades 7 to 9) to 57.7% (girls in grades 10 to 12). All nine victimization types were associated with increased odds of having moderate/languishing mental health functioning and emotional well-being and feeling sad and hopeless for both boys and girls in grades 7 to 9 and 10 to 12, although some gender and grade differences were noted. A dose-response trend was found with increased odds of moderate/languishing mental health functioning and emotional well-being corresponding with increased frequency of being victimized. A similar trend was noted for girls only for feeling sad and hopeless. Effective prevention and intervention strategies targeting boys and girls and across grades 7 to 12 are needed to improve mental health functioning and emotional well-being, and reduce feelings of sadness and hopelessness among adolescents with victimization experiences.

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