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Proposed Research: Attitudes of Mental Health Workers toward People with Serious Mental Illness, Part VI. – Data Analysis

novice counselor — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:05:44 +0000

Once data is collected through semi-structured one-on-one interviews and transcribed verbatim, it will be time to analyze it. Each participant will have their own transcript of narrative. The analysis will be performed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). According to Frost, (2011) IPA is an approach to qualitative research that explores personal lived experiences of the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Proposed Research: Attitudes of Mental Health Workers toward People with Serious Mental Illness, Part V. – More Literature Review

novice counselor — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 01:33:07 +0000

The study by Sadow & Ryder, (2008) verified the hypothesis that a positive encounter with a person with mental illness who is in recovery has the effect of reducing stigmatizing attitudes in future health professionals. The encounter involved a presentation by a recovering person with mental illness to a group of future health professionals. This […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Proposed Research: Attitudes of Mental Health Workers toward People with Serious Mental Illness, Part IV. – Literature Review

novice counselor — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:33:30 +0000

Alves de Oliveira & Vandenberghe, (2009) study shows how upsetting experiences with clients affect the therapists’ requirements to be genuinely emotionally present and open to their own awareness of responses to the client. Participants were selected on their ability to choose a client who had caused them feelings discomfort such as being hurt or angry, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Proposed Research: Attitudes of Mental Health Workers toward People with Serious Mental Illness, Part III. – Sampling Techniques and Data Collection

novice counselor — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:44:42 +0000

The participants will be recruited from a Behavioral Health section of a large hospital by posting signs about the study which describe the characteristics of the participants and their job titles. Snowballing technique will also be used where participants recommend others from their professional circle (Capella media). The participants will be screened by their exposure […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Proposed Research: Attitudes of Mental Health Workers toward People with Serious Mental Illness, Part II. – Study Design

novice counselor — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:31:33 +0000

The design for this study will involve a Descriptive Qualitative Approach in the form of a phenomenological study. The reason for selecting a qualitative design is because it allows the researcher to gain a new insight about a particular population and discover problems and assumptions and enable the researcher to judge the effectiveness of the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Proposed Research: Attitudes of Mental Health Workers toward People with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness, Part I.

novice counselor — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:54:47 +0000

The literature shows several studies about counselor attitudes toward difficult clients, such as those termed to be self-deceptive, as well as studies on how counselors handle difficult situations. But those studies do not focus specifically on attitudes toward people with Serious Mental Illness (SMI). Other studies of counselors dealing with individuals with severe mental illness […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Diversity in the Context of Fundamental Christians

novice counselor — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:44:38 +0000

Image via Wikipedia This article examines the role that diversity plays in the context of Fundamental Christians. Two different views of this group are presented. The first view, the one of the majority of the population, is primarily negative, portraying this group as rigid and pathological. A second view is one of acceptance and inclusion, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Character Analysis

novice counselor — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:13:50 +0000

Image via Wikipedia The following is a character analysis from the viewpoint of Rogerian Phenomenological theory. The personality is that of Will Hunting from the movie Good Will Hunting. The theoretical concepts include Personality Structure, Process, Growth and Development, Pathology, and Change. Phenomenological Theory of Carl Rogers was selected as the primary personality theory for […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Social-Cognitive Theory and Self-Esteem

novice counselor — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:10:37 +0000

Image via Wikipedia Some social-cognitive theorists like Hazel Markus would say that self-esteem is dependent upon how successfully we measure up to our self-schemas or internal representations of the ideal self. Similarly, other social-cognitive theorists like Tory Higgins theorize that self-esteem depends on self-guides, or personal standards that individuals like to meet. Discrepancies between self-guides […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Self-Efficacy and Motivation

novice counselor — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:32:27 +0000

Image by Harm Rhebergen via Flickr Self-efficacy is defined as self-perceived ability to successfully complete or perform a particular task. For example, when someone is presented with a challenge, such as to solve a problem or learn a new skill, a person with high self-efficacy will expect that they will rise to the occasion and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...