The Impact of Education and Death-Related Experiences on Rehabilitation Counselor Attitudes Toward Death and Dying

2008 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Traci Haas-Thompson ◽  
Paul P. Alston ◽  
Don Holbert
Keyword(s):  
Death And Dying ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Fear Of Death ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Death Education ◽  
Master's Degrees ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Counselor Attitudes ◽  
The North ◽  
The Impact

This study examined whether rehabilitation counselor exposure to death education and personal death-related experiences were related to attitudes toward their own death and the dying of others. One hundred forty-eight rehabilitation counselors employed by the North Carolina Division of Vocational Rehabilitation completed the Collett-Lester Fear of Death Scale (FDS), and Death Depression Scale-Revised (DDS-R). The number of personal death experiences and exposure to death education were significantly related to less fear of death among participating counselors. Rehabilitation counselors with master's degrees also expressed less fear of death than those with bachelor degrees, perhaps related to grief and loss issues typically taught in the psychosocial aspects of disability classes.

scholarly journals Factors Moderating the Impact of After Death Communications on Beliefs and Spirituality

2021 ◽  
pp. 003022282110291
Author(s):  
Jennifer K. Penberthy ◽  
Marieta Pehlivanova ◽  
Tevfik Kalelioglu ◽  
Chris A. Roe ◽  
Callum E. Cooper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Experience ◽  
Death And Dying ◽  
Emotional Reaction ◽  
Physical Contact ◽  
Fear Of Death ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Life After Death ◽  
Moderating Factors ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Beliefs And Attitudes

After death communications(ADCs) are defined as perceived spontaneous contacts with living individuals by the deceased. This research presents on a subset of data from a recent large international survey of individuals who experienced ADCs and provided systematic information regarding these experiences. In our research we explore the impact of having an ADC on reported spirituality, religiosity, beliefs and attitudes about death and dying and also explore the moderating factors of this impact. We found that having an ADC was perceived as a positive life experience and that it was associated with a reduction in fear of death, belief in life after death and that the deceased could communicate with the living, and increased reported spirituality. Moderating factors include aspects of having or desiring physical contact with the deceased as well as perceiving some emotional reaction to the ADCs. Future directions for research exploration are also provided based on our findings.

Guide to the Revised CRCC Code of Ethics for the Rehabilitation Counselor

2001 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 33-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorie J. McQuade ◽  
Gerald C. Murray
Keyword(s):  
Private Practice ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
The Public ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this article is to discuss the most recent changes in the CRCC Code of Ethics (the Code), effective January 1,2002, from the perspective of practicing rehabilitation counselors. The authors present a collaborative view from both the public and private practice sectors. Selected changes in the Code, and the impact of those changes on practitioners are discussed. Questions for reflection are located at the conclusion of the article to stimulate the reader's thinking. A brief history of the development of the Code is also presented.

Death Anxiety, Death Depression, and Death Obsession: A General Factor of Death Distress is Evident: A Reply

2004 ◽  
Vol 94 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1212-1214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed M. Abdel-Khalek
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Death Anxiety ◽  
Death And Dying ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Fear Of Death ◽  
General Factor ◽  
Death Depression

A sample of 75 (16 men, and 59 women) Kuwaiti college students responded to Templer's and Collett-Lester Death Anxiety Scales, Templer, et al.'s Death Depression Scale and Abdel-Khalek's Death Obsession Scale. A general high-loaded factor of death distress was extracted using the total scores. However, in using the Collett-Lester four subscales, the Fear of Death and Dying of Others loaded on a second factor.

scholarly journals “Before I die I want to …”: An experience of death education among university students of social service and psychology

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 205510291880975 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ines Testoni ◽  
Erika Iacona ◽  
Sonia Fusina ◽  
Maddalena Floriani ◽  
Matteo Crippa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Death And Dying ◽  
Psychology Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
Fear Of Death ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Death Education ◽  
Memento Mori ◽  
Two Phases

The censorship of death and dying has removed the “memento mori” practices, and in order to reintroduce this practice, some “Before I die” projects have been increasingly implemented. Running in parallel, in the syllabi of social service and psychology students, some experiences of death education has commenced. This study illustrates the results of a qualitative research conducted on the “Before I die I want to …” Polaroid® Project (BIDIWT), which is divided into two phases. The first phase entails an analysis of the wishes collected from the United States, Japan, India, and Italy. The second phase refers to the analysis of the captions of the BIDIWT realized from two groups of undergraduates, with regard to the effect of such experience on their religiosity, representation of death, and fear of death.

Development of a Scale to Measure Death Perspectives

2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Petty ◽  
Bert Hayslip ◽  
Daniela M. Caballero ◽  
Sharon Rae Jenkins
Keyword(s):  
Death And Dying ◽  
Behavioral Responses ◽  
Fear Of Death ◽  
Valid Measure ◽  
Younger Adults ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Sociocultural Change ◽  
Death Attitudes ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact

Kastenbaum and Aisenberg have suggested that persons can cope with the impact of death and dying by altering their understanding of what each means to them as well as by changing their behavioral responses to such experiences. The present study’s purpose was to develop a reliable and valid measure to assess an individual’s particular death perspective based on Kastenbaum and Aisenberg’s distinctions between overcomers and participators. The Death Perspective Scale developed here assessed the extent to which individuals utilize either an overcoming or participating approach to (a) assigning meaning to dying and death and (b) behaviorally responding to death-related experiences. Based upon the data collected from 168 adults varying by age and gender, findings suggested that both overcoming and participating could be reliably assessed, correlated with measures of death anxiety and death attitudes, and varied reliably ( p < .05) by age and gender, wherein such differences were for the most part consistent with predictions by Kastenbaum and Aisenberg espoused over 30 years ago. Findings here suggested that overcomers reported more fear of death and dying and were less accepting in this respect, while participators reported fewer death-related fears and were more accepting. Women and older adults were more participating, while men and younger adults were more overcoming, though such effects varied depending upon whether meaning versus response to death was considered. The consistency between the present findings and the predictions Kastenbaum and Aisenberg suggests that while person’s orientations to death and dying seem to transcend sociocultural change, empirically based efforts to better understand how our death system impacts persons need to move forward.

Rehabilitation Counselor Attitudes: A Study to Compare the Attitudes of General and Special Counselors

1974 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 153-158
Author(s):  
Charles R. Neely
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Counselor Attitudes ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors

The results of a questionnaire completed by vocational rehabilitation counselors employed by the Georgia Department of Human Resources were studied. A comparison was made between the responses of 97 counselors carrying general caseloads and 64 counselors carrying special caseloads. The results indicated little overall difference between the attitudes of counselors regardless of the type caseload carried.

Applications of Computer-Meditated Communication Via the Internet in Rehabilitation Counseling

2000 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 3-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nan Zhang Hampton ◽  
Rick Houser
Keyword(s):  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Counseling Services ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Counselor Certification ◽  
American Society ◽  
The Impact

The Internet is a rapidly growing communication resource that is becoming mainstream in the American society. To better serve our clients, rehabilitation counselors need to understand the many aspects of the Internet and begin to explore its uses in rehabilitation counseling. The purpose of this article was to initiate a discussion regarding the impact of the Internet on rehabilitation counseling services. The current use of the Internet in counseling practices was reviewed. The relationship between the Internet usage and the empowerment of people with disabilities was explored, the roles of rehabilitation counselors in regard to the computer-mediated communication (CMC) via the Internet were outlined, and ethical and professional development-related issues concerning possible applications of CMC via the Internet for rehabilitation counseling services were discussed. CMC via the Internet may be offered as an adjunct to traditional face to face rehabilitation services. Professional organizations such as the National Rehabilitation Counseling Association (NRCA) and the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) should develop professional standards and ethical codes to guide such services before we fully embrace the technique.

The “Ripple Effect” of a University Sponsored Death and Dying Symposium

1985 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicia S. Cook ◽  
Kevin A. Oltjenbruns ◽  
Laurel Lagoni
Keyword(s):  
Education Program ◽  
Death And Dying ◽  
Ripple Effect ◽  
Death Education ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
Faculty And Staff ◽  
The Impact

A follow-up study of a three-week, university sponsored death and dying symposium was conducted in order to measure attitudes of nonattendees toward the symposium and the impact that they felt the symposium had on them personally. The findings showed a declining taboo regarding death education. In addition, the results of the study indicate a “ripple effect” in which individuals are affected by a death education program even though they do not attend it. In the present study, these effects were different for students than for faculty and staff. Implications for death educators are discussed.

The Impact of Death Education on Fear of Death and Death Anxiety Among Human Services Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 343-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Searles McClatchey ◽  
Steve King
Keyword(s):  
Death Anxiety ◽  
Human Services ◽  
Fear Of Death ◽  
Death Education ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Emotional Aspects ◽  
Human Services Students ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Human Services Professionals ◽  
Do So

Human services professionals will undoubtedly work with the dying and bereaved populations at one time or other. Yet, they are poorly prepared to do so since death education, that is, lessons about the human and emotional aspects of death, its implications, and subsequent bereavement issues, is often not part of their curriculum. This nonequivalent comparison group study ( N = 86) examined death fear and death anxiety among human services students before and after receiving death education using the Multidimensional Fear of Death Scale. The results showed a statistically significant decrease in death anxiety among the group of students who participated in death education compared to those who did not.

Preparing Rehabilitation Counselors

1982 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 21-24
Author(s):  
Ralph E. Matkin
Keyword(s):  
Counselor Education ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Professional Burnout ◽  
Master's Degrees ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor Education ◽  
Administration And Supervision ◽  
Counselor Education Program ◽  
Administrative Responsibilities

Rehabilitation counselor education programs have been charged with the responsibility of providing curricula that are adequate to professional training needs of rehabilitation counselors. The present curriculum areas advocated by the Council of Rehabilitation Education provide sufficient knowledge and skills for those counselors offering direct human service care. Yet, as rehabilitation counselors, especially those with master's degrees, advance up the career ladder, they encounter management responsibilities that their training did not prepare them to perform. As a result, rehabilitation counselors are often confronted with administrative responsibilities beyond their level of expertise which may cause high anxiety and stress and be a contributing factor to professional burnout. A modification of rehabilitation. counselor education program curricula is recommended which incorporates coursework in Principles and Practices of Rehabilitation Administration and Supervision.

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