This dissertation was developed with the aim of gaining a better understanding of working with Muslim American women in the field of mental health. The ultimate goal was to provide clinical tools and interventions to mental health clinicians working with this population. After a…
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Counselors working with traumatized clients should anticipate the possibility of experiencing vicarious trauma, based on the nature of the work. Vicarious trauma has varying effects on individuals. When looking specifically at spirituality, research has reported both positive an…
The purpose of this study is to enhance the self-esteem of immigrant women who are members of Antioch Baptist Church of Hawaii. This project was conducted as a pastoral group counseling sessions with 9 participants for 12 weeks. And it is a report that observes and evaluates the…
Despite being a critical component of an individual’s cultural identity religion and spirituality have not historically been included in multicultural counseling curricula. Research suggests that there are many benefits to addressing within the counseling relationship, and clien…
The purpose of this study was to identify a relationship between perceived Quality of Life and religious/spiritual beliefs. Additionally, it aimed to explore relationships between perceived QOL and age, gender, ethnicity, education level, and Socioeconomic Status (SES). The rese…
The purpose of this study was to examine predictors of client-counselor working alliance by understanding the effects of acculturation, perceived multicultural competence in counselors, and cultural value conflicts among South Asian women. The study was based on a nonrandom samp…
The use of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) counselling and testing (HCT) is a necessary component of implementing HIV prevention and control programs in Nigeria. Knowledge, acceptance, and use of HCT remain low in Nigeria, especially among young people ages 15 to 24 years. Th…
This dissertation explores the way that Heb 12:1-3 uses a narrative world to instill vision in order to reorient readers who are in a crisis of faith. The first chapter explores the exhortation in Heb 12:1-3 as key to understanding how the writer seeks to reinterpret readers' st…
Cancer is one of the most prominent diseases around the world. As results of improvements in diagnosis and treatment options, cancer survivors are now living longer and require services to help them live an active and meaningful life in the community. The purpose of this study w…
Afghanistan and Iraq war student-veterans have increased in population on college campuses in the United States (U.S.) as a result of using the Post 9/11 GI Bill. Healthy Campus 2020 (American College Health Association, 2012) highlighted the importance of college student wellbe…
Over the past two decades, a substantial number of scholarly studies have examined the confluence of religious and sexual minority identities (Kocet et al., 2011; Love, Bock, Jannarone, & Richardson, 2005; Rodriguez & Ouellete, 2000; Schuck & Liddle, 2001). Religious identity wa…
Hundreds of thousands of adolescents confronted war and political violence in many countries all over the world. Despite calls to refine and perform sophisticated studies on this special population had been made a decade ago, the knowledge base remained limited. This study was d…
Military service members and their families experienced significant changes following combat deployments to war zones in Iraq or Afghanistan. These changes were related to physical, environmental, cognitive, and emotional stressors. These changes for some service members affecte…
Muslim high school students often face bi-cultural issues, which can be a source of additional stress while making the transition from childhood to adulthood. I explored the extent of acculturation issues experienced by Muslim students by using the Muslim Youth Acculturation Rat…
The following study evaluated the correlations between self-reported risky sexual behaviors among a sample of Ethiopian U.S. residents and their perceptions about HIV. Overall, there were four significant positive correlations with number of sexual partners: substance use, r = .…
The present study is a critical analysis of literature regarding counseling with Iranian-Americans. This dissertation will provide an overview and critically analyze the existing relevant literature on the common mental health challenges Iranian-Americans face and how they are a…
This qualitative study examined the lived experiences of first-generation Ethiopian immigrant mothers to the United States (N = 9) as to female genital cutting (FGC) in its cultural context. The participants, with diverse demographic details, were acquired through snowball sampl…
Esta investigación tuvo como propósito identificar, describir y analizar las necesidades críticas de las familias militares pertenecientes a la Reserva y Guardia Nacional del Ejército de Estados Unidos cuando han tenido la experiencia de una movilización por combate militar como…
This master's project aims to allow xenophobic attitudes between Muslims and non-Muslims to be reevaluated in an encounter group setting. The inspiration for this group is largely in response to the poor attempts to bridge healthy dialogue between Muslims and non-Muslims in the …