The National Family Caregiver Support Program provides grants to states with large populations of citizens ages 70 and older that are formal and informal caregivers to fund support for various services. The Child Welfare Information Gateway (2016) defined kinship caregiving as the full-time care and protection of children by relatives. The purpose of this study is to identify outcomes of state and community level programs initiated by the National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP) that serves informal grandparent caregivers. Micro and macro frameworks of rational decision making, symbolic interaction, and agency theories were used in this study when determining program outcomes. Outcomes reported in this study were: (1) reduced isolation, (2) increased connection to resources, (3) increased independence/empowerment, (4) reduced stress, (5) lower levels of burden, (6) increased well-being, and (7) intergenerational reciprocity. The NFCSP is a significant first step in assisting this population and is an important federal program that provides much needed funding to Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) in support of grandparent raising grandchildren.
{"title":"A Systematic Review of Program Outcomes for the National Family Caregiver Support Program Using a Theoretical Approach","authors":"D. Ivey","doi":"10.33790/jmhsb1100157","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33790/jmhsb1100157","url":null,"abstract":"The National Family Caregiver Support Program provides grants to states with large populations of citizens ages 70 and older that are formal and informal caregivers to fund support for various services. The Child Welfare Information Gateway (2016) defined kinship caregiving as the full-time care and protection of children by relatives. The purpose of this study is to identify outcomes of state and community level programs initiated by the National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP) that serves informal grandparent caregivers. Micro and macro frameworks of rational decision making, symbolic interaction, and agency theories were used in this study when determining program outcomes. Outcomes reported in this study were: (1) reduced isolation, (2) increased connection to resources, (3) increased independence/empowerment, (4) reduced stress, (5) lower levels of burden, (6) increased well-being, and (7) intergenerational reciprocity. The NFCSP is a significant first step in assisting this population and is an important federal program that provides much needed funding to Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) in support of grandparent raising grandchildren.","PeriodicalId":179784,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health and Social Behaviour","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128848038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
and Promote Abstracts Social workers often struggle with how to cope with client resistance. This paper provides social workers with additional resources for reducing client resistance, increasing motivation to change, and developing an empathetic alliance with clients by introducing key concepts used in TEAM-CBT. TEAM-CBT was created by David Burn, MD to assist clinicians to identify the source of client resistance, to develop critical empathy skills to foster a healthy therapeutic relationship, and to help the client find their motivation. TEAM stands for testing, empathy, assessment of resistance, and methods. This client-centered approach aligns well with the National Association of Social Work (NASW) values and Council of Social Work Education (CSWE) practice competencies by encouraging evidence-based assessment of treatment, focusing on empathy and client validation to encourage the growth of a strong therapeutic relationship, identifying the client’s strengths that are evident in their resistance, and using client self-determination to assist in the discovery of motivation. The authors critically examine the elements of TEAM-CBT as a mental health intervention approach that is compatible with social work values and the standards for competent social work practice. This critical analysis provides social workers with guidance for empowering clients to change problematic behaviors.
{"title":"TEAM-CBT and Social Work: Skills to Breakdown Client Resistance and Promote Change in Micro Practice","authors":"F. Giesler, Ashlynn Oborn","doi":"10.33790/jmhsb1100114","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33790/jmhsb1100114","url":null,"abstract":"and Promote Abstracts Social workers often struggle with how to cope with client resistance. This paper provides social workers with additional resources for reducing client resistance, increasing motivation to change, and developing an empathetic alliance with clients by introducing key concepts used in TEAM-CBT. TEAM-CBT was created by David Burn, MD to assist clinicians to identify the source of client resistance, to develop critical empathy skills to foster a healthy therapeutic relationship, and to help the client find their motivation. TEAM stands for testing, empathy, assessment of resistance, and methods. This client-centered approach aligns well with the National Association of Social Work (NASW) values and Council of Social Work Education (CSWE) practice competencies by encouraging evidence-based assessment of treatment, focusing on empathy and client validation to encourage the growth of a strong therapeutic relationship, identifying the client’s strengths that are evident in their resistance, and using client self-determination to assist in the discovery of motivation. The authors critically examine the elements of TEAM-CBT as a mental health intervention approach that is compatible with social work values and the standards for competent social work practice. This critical analysis provides social workers with guidance for empowering clients to change problematic behaviors.","PeriodicalId":179784,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health and Social Behaviour","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117204370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study investigated whether the amount of third trimester added sugar consumption interacted with pre-pregnancy BMI (PPBMI) to predict gestational weight gain (GWG) and postpartum mental health in Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) for primary care and mental health. Participants included pregnant women aged 18 to 36, with data collected in-person at 33-37 weeks gestation and 6 months postpartum using an anthropometric measurement, Dietary Screener Questionnaire (DSQ), Edinburg Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), Prenatal Anxiety Screening Scale (PASS), and the 14-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). No moderated mediation models were statistically significant. Results indicated that greater PPBMI predicted decreased GWG and increased 6-month postpartum depression symptoms. There was a significant, positive correlation between prenatal added sugar intake and 6-month postpartum depression, anxiety, and perceived stress symptoms. Support for associations between increasing PPBMI and increasing depression symptoms at 6 months postpartum in this sample of women in an HPSA for primary care and mental health highlights the importance of starting preventative care for women prior to pregnancy. Correlations between greater added sugar intake in the third trimester and increased depression, anxiety, and perceived stress symptoms at 6 months postpartum supports the need for more research directly investigating those relationships, which could inform perinatal prevention/intervention research.
{"title":"Maternal Pre-Pregnancy Body Mass Index and Prenatal Sugar Consumption Predict Gestational Weight Gain and/or Postpartum Mental Health in a Health Professional Shortage Area","authors":"Lucinda L. Scott, N. Aubuchon-Endsley","doi":"10.33790/jmhsb1100137","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33790/jmhsb1100137","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigated whether the amount of third trimester added sugar consumption interacted with pre-pregnancy BMI (PPBMI) to predict gestational weight gain (GWG) and postpartum mental health in Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) for primary care and mental health. Participants included pregnant women aged 18 to 36, with data collected in-person at 33-37 weeks gestation and 6 months postpartum using an anthropometric measurement, Dietary Screener Questionnaire (DSQ), Edinburg Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), Prenatal Anxiety Screening Scale (PASS), and the 14-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). No moderated mediation models were statistically significant. Results indicated that greater PPBMI predicted decreased GWG and increased 6-month postpartum depression symptoms. There was a significant, positive correlation between prenatal added sugar intake and 6-month postpartum depression, anxiety, and perceived stress symptoms. Support for associations between increasing PPBMI and increasing depression symptoms at 6 months postpartum in this sample of women in an HPSA for primary care and mental health highlights the importance of starting preventative care for women prior to pregnancy. Correlations between greater added sugar intake in the third trimester and increased depression, anxiety, and perceived stress symptoms at 6 months postpartum supports the need for more research directly investigating those relationships, which could inform perinatal prevention/intervention research.","PeriodicalId":179784,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health and Social Behaviour","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131574709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Is Conscientiousness a proxy for Depression? A study of Big Five Conscientiousness predictive power above depression. Abstracts The literature reveals a relationship between Conscientiousness and Depression. Research illuminating this relationship is lacking. The current study examined the predictive power of Big Five and narrow measures of Conscientiousness over depression in 110 undergraduates using College Grade Point Average (GPA) as the outcome measure. Results showed that Big Five Conscientiousness had little predictive power above Depression and narrow measures of Conscientiousness. This finding suggests that the constructs of Conscientiousness and Depression are not as independent as previously thought. The findings suggest that Conscientiousness might not be related to performance due to work ethic but because individuals high on Conscientiousness are not depressed. Thus, the relationship between Conscientiousness and performance may be better explained because of a lack of depression rather than a strong work ethic. conscientiousness, grit, and perseverance) in this study, this did not translate into a notable correlation between depression and college GPA. This suggests that depression changes the way people respond to self-report conscientiousness measures but does not change performance (i.e., biases our measures). Depression may correlate with having a lower opinion of oneself that is not reflected by actual performance. There are a host of practical implications that can be gleaned from these findings which warrant further research.
{"title":"Is Conscientiousness a Proxy for Depression? A study of Big Five Conscientiousness Predictive Power above Depression","authors":"Corey E. Miller, Michael Brady, S. Dean","doi":"10.33790/jmhsb1100112","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33790/jmhsb1100112","url":null,"abstract":"Is Conscientiousness a proxy for Depression? A study of Big Five Conscientiousness predictive power above depression. Abstracts The literature reveals a relationship between Conscientiousness and Depression. Research illuminating this relationship is lacking. The current study examined the predictive power of Big Five and narrow measures of Conscientiousness over depression in 110 undergraduates using College Grade Point Average (GPA) as the outcome measure. Results showed that Big Five Conscientiousness had little predictive power above Depression and narrow measures of Conscientiousness. This finding suggests that the constructs of Conscientiousness and Depression are not as independent as previously thought. The findings suggest that Conscientiousness might not be related to performance due to work ethic but because individuals high on Conscientiousness are not depressed. Thus, the relationship between Conscientiousness and performance may be better explained because of a lack of depression rather than a strong work ethic. conscientiousness, grit, and perseverance) in this study, this did not translate into a notable correlation between depression and college GPA. This suggests that depression changes the way people respond to self-report conscientiousness measures but does not change performance (i.e., biases our measures). Depression may correlate with having a lower opinion of oneself that is not reflected by actual performance. There are a host of practical implications that can be gleaned from these findings which warrant further research.","PeriodicalId":179784,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health and Social Behaviour","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132313743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Over the two past years, mental health professionals have warned about the negative mental health consequences related to the covid pandemic. Most commonly reported are increased rates of depression, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress symptoms, sleep and appetite disturbance, contagion fears, frustration, burden, boredom, and suicidal behavior [1-5]. Previous resreach by our group has found that in low-resourced, high-risk communities characterized by pre-existing condition of extreme poverty, violence, and limited educational and occupational opportunities, there is a high prevalence of Persistent Pandemic-Related Distress Syndrome (Authors, in press), a condition representing on-going mental health impairment consisting of psychological distress and physical symptomatology persisting for an extended period of at least 6-months after mitigation efforts such as lockdown and social distancing restrictions were lifted and unrelated to contagion and infection fears.
{"title":"Relieving Pandemic-Related Psychological Distress: Key Protective Factors Against Mental Health Impairment","authors":"Dana Alonzo","doi":"10.33790/jmhsb1100170","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33790/jmhsb1100170","url":null,"abstract":"Over the two past years, mental health professionals have warned about the negative mental health consequences related to the covid pandemic. Most commonly reported are increased rates of depression, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress symptoms, sleep and appetite disturbance, contagion fears, frustration, burden, boredom, and suicidal behavior [1-5]. Previous resreach by our group has found that in low-resourced, high-risk communities characterized by pre-existing condition of extreme poverty, violence, and limited educational and occupational opportunities, there is a high prevalence of Persistent Pandemic-Related Distress Syndrome (Authors, in press), a condition representing on-going mental health impairment consisting of psychological distress and physical symptomatology persisting for an extended period of at least 6-months after mitigation efforts such as lockdown and social distancing restrictions were lifted and unrelated to contagion and infection fears.","PeriodicalId":179784,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health and Social Behaviour","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114001996","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
We conducted an experiment to discover if guns-prohibited images prime aggressive thoughts as has already been demonstrated with gun images in other experiments. Ninety-three university students were randomly assigned to one of three prime conditions (gun, gun with a strikeout, and a flower) and then were given an aggressive word completion task. The results showed that participants in both the guns-prohibited image and gun image conditions completed a higher proportion of aggressive words than those in the neutral image condition, thus replicating and extending the weapons priming effect. The findings suggest that even weapon images intended to serve some prosocial purpose may have unintended cognitive consequences, especially given how ubiquitous these images are in many public places.
{"title":"A Case of Unintended Cognitive Consequences: Guns Prohibited Images Prime Aggressive Thoughts","authors":"A. J. Benjamin, Meagan Crosby","doi":"10.33790/jmhsb1100103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33790/jmhsb1100103","url":null,"abstract":"We conducted an experiment to discover if guns-prohibited images prime aggressive thoughts as has already been demonstrated with gun images in other experiments. Ninety-three university students were randomly assigned to one of three prime conditions (gun, gun with a strikeout, and a flower) and then were given an aggressive word completion task. The results showed that participants in both the guns-prohibited image and gun image conditions completed a higher proportion of aggressive words than those in the neutral image condition, thus replicating and extending the weapons priming effect. The findings suggest that even weapon images intended to serve some prosocial purpose may have unintended cognitive consequences, especially given how ubiquitous these images are in many public places.","PeriodicalId":179784,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health and Social Behaviour","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124002661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
s This study examined the relationship between parental behaviors and trauma experienced by 42 school-aged children (6 to 12 years of age) impacted by a natural disaster; Hurricane Katrina. Results showed that one of the parental behaviors examined, open communication, was positively associated with higher Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Reaction Index scores in the child population. This finding indicates that open communication from parent-to-child may increase trauma symptoms in school-aged children following a traumatic event. Results of this research may contribute to mental health intervention practices following child trauma, and disaster related prevention planning. The influence of parental behaviors following child exposure to trauma may be of particular importance to mental health practitioners, emergency management agencies and emergency and disaster relief workers.
{"title":"The Influence of Sheltering or Protective, Parental Behaviors Following Child Trauma; Hurricane Katrina","authors":"A. Anderson","doi":"10.33790/jmhsb1100104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33790/jmhsb1100104","url":null,"abstract":"s This study examined the relationship between parental behaviors and trauma experienced by 42 school-aged children (6 to 12 years of age) impacted by a natural disaster; Hurricane Katrina. Results showed that one of the parental behaviors examined, open communication, was positively associated with higher Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Reaction Index scores in the child population. This finding indicates that open communication from parent-to-child may increase trauma symptoms in school-aged children following a traumatic event. Results of this research may contribute to mental health intervention practices following child trauma, and disaster related prevention planning. The influence of parental behaviors following child exposure to trauma may be of particular importance to mental health practitioners, emergency management agencies and emergency and disaster relief workers.","PeriodicalId":179784,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health and Social Behaviour","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125054778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Race is central to every aspect of the criminal justice system in the United States. According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), in 2013, black males accounted for 37 percent of the total male prison population in the United States with white males accounting for only 32 percent followed by Hispanic males at 22 percent respectively. In the general population, however, Black males comprise only 6 percent of the total males population while White males constitute 31 percent of the total males population in the U.S. followed by Hispanic males who make up 8.4 percent of the total male population. The conviction of innocent defendants is quite disturbing regardless of race or ethnicity. Nothing is more glaring of this phenomenon than when one considers that African American males make up only 6 percent of the total males population but are reported as committing 52 percent of the murders. It is widely known that the lack of formal processes and constitutional due process in the juvenile justice system and the potential for substantial deprivations of children’s liberty through extensive periods of incarceration has been pervasive, persistent, and ongoing in this country (Juvenile Justice Center, 2020). Critical Race Theory has done nothing less than shed more light on the predictability of youth treatment landing them behind bars for lengthy prison sentences for crimes in which they frequently did not commit. Critical Race Theory falls short, however, of offering any plausible explanations for why so many minority youths are falsely imprisoned. Other theories must be considered as plausible explanations for this phenomenon of disparate treatment between the races whether it be police shooting, disparate convictions and incarceration or racial profiling. These theories include Racial Conflict Theory, Racial Threat Theory and Petit Apartheid Theory. The core idea of Critical Race Theory is that racism does not stop at the individua level, but it is systemic or system-wide and ingrained in our policies, in our legal systems and institutions. Critical Race Theory has absolutely nothing to do with “punishing kids for their skin color or making young white kids feel guilty for being white no more than critical thinking is criticizing someone for well thinking. Critical Race Theory is a dialogue for raising awareness of policies and practices that have had a disproportionately negative impact on racial minorities in particular and youth in general irrespective of race. There were 2,310 people serving life-without-parole sentences for crimes committed as juveniles (known as JLWOP) at the end of 2016. This study examines the data extracted from the national registry of exonerations in the United States on every known exoneration from 1989 to 2020. Contributing factors to such disparate convictions among young African American males such as false confessions, mistaken identity, false accusations, witness tampering, perjury or false statements unde
{"title":"Critical Race Theory, Wrongful Convictions and Disparate Exonerations of Minority and White Youths in the United States","authors":"Kenneth A. Jordan","doi":"10.33790/jmhsb1100148","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33790/jmhsb1100148","url":null,"abstract":"Race is central to every aspect of the criminal justice system in the United States. According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), in 2013, black males accounted for 37 percent of the total male prison population in the United States with white males accounting for only 32 percent followed by Hispanic males at 22 percent respectively. In the general population, however, Black males comprise only 6 percent of the total males population while White males constitute 31 percent of the total males population in the U.S. followed by Hispanic males who make up 8.4 percent of the total male population. The conviction of innocent defendants is quite disturbing regardless of race or ethnicity. Nothing is more glaring of this phenomenon than when one considers that African American males make up only 6 percent of the total males population but are reported as committing 52 percent of the murders. It is widely known that the lack of formal processes and constitutional due process in the juvenile justice system and the potential for substantial deprivations of children’s liberty through extensive periods of incarceration has been pervasive, persistent, and ongoing in this country (Juvenile Justice Center, 2020). Critical Race Theory has done nothing less than shed more light on the predictability of youth treatment landing them behind bars for lengthy prison sentences for crimes in which they frequently did not commit. Critical Race Theory falls short, however, of offering any plausible explanations for why so many minority youths are falsely imprisoned. Other theories must be considered as plausible explanations for this phenomenon of disparate treatment between the races whether it be police shooting, disparate convictions and incarceration or racial profiling. These theories include Racial Conflict Theory, Racial Threat Theory and Petit Apartheid Theory. The core idea of Critical Race Theory is that racism does not stop at the individua level, but it is systemic or system-wide and ingrained in our policies, in our legal systems and institutions. Critical Race Theory has absolutely nothing to do with “punishing kids for their skin color or making young white kids feel guilty for being white no more than critical thinking is criticizing someone for well thinking. Critical Race Theory is a dialogue for raising awareness of policies and practices that have had a disproportionately negative impact on racial minorities in particular and youth in general irrespective of race. There were 2,310 people serving life-without-parole sentences for crimes committed as juveniles (known as JLWOP) at the end of 2016. This study examines the data extracted from the national registry of exonerations in the United States on every known exoneration from 1989 to 2020. Contributing factors to such disparate convictions among young African American males such as false confessions, mistaken identity, false accusations, witness tampering, perjury or false statements unde","PeriodicalId":179784,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health and Social Behaviour","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129771039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Incarceration is a very stressful experience, as one is separated from loved ones while facing multiple environmental stressors. Unmanaged stress can lead to physical and mental health consequences. 24 incarcerated men completed a 10-week treatment group with therapy dogs. This intervention intended to improve participant mental health, enhance coping strategies, and increase feelings of acceptance and reciprocity. These groups provided education on stress and coping strategies while integrating therapy dogs in the topics both as an educational example and a physical source of comfort. Assessment measures were used to evaluate anxiety, coping, and feelings about therapy dogs. Anxiety measurements significantly reduced from the beginning to the end of group, and an increase in active coping behaviors was also noted. Measurements about the therapy dog clearly indicated that these animals helped the participants feel more comfortable, happy and distracted from their stress and anxiety. Developing such treatment interventions has the potential to offer successful management of stress and anxiety for those who are incarcerated. Therapy dogs created an environment atypical of prisons, one where individuals felt supported and wanted to attend groups. This alone is extremely valuable to increase attendance and engagement in offered treatment.
{"title":"Animal-Assisted Stress/Anxiety Groups: Positive Coping for Men in Prison","authors":"Yvonne Eaton-Stull, Cynthia Wright, Cassandra Spirnock, Maura Vulakovich","doi":"10.33790/jmhsb1100123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33790/jmhsb1100123","url":null,"abstract":"Incarceration is a very stressful experience, as one is separated from loved ones while facing multiple environmental stressors. Unmanaged stress can lead to physical and mental health consequences. 24 incarcerated men completed a 10-week treatment group with therapy dogs. This intervention intended to improve participant mental health, enhance coping strategies, and increase feelings of acceptance and reciprocity. These groups provided education on stress and coping strategies while integrating therapy dogs in the topics both as an educational example and a physical source of comfort. Assessment measures were used to evaluate anxiety, coping, and feelings about therapy dogs. Anxiety measurements significantly reduced from the beginning to the end of group, and an increase in active coping behaviors was also noted. Measurements about the therapy dog clearly indicated that these animals helped the participants feel more comfortable, happy and distracted from their stress and anxiety. Developing such treatment interventions has the potential to offer successful management of stress and anxiety for those who are incarcerated. Therapy dogs created an environment atypical of prisons, one where individuals felt supported and wanted to attend groups. This alone is extremely valuable to increase attendance and engagement in offered treatment.","PeriodicalId":179784,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health and Social Behaviour","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127201643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
s In recent years, psychosocial services have been viewed as paramount in treating cancer, yet disparities exist in psychosocial services for rural cancer patients. Using ecological theory, cancer care focuses on more than medical intervention, favoring treatment of the “whole” person. For Indigenous people experiencing cancer, responsive psychosocial interventions and practice frameworks are needed to address health-related distress. Using the intersection of diversity and environment, this conceptual paper provides a review of literature on the topic of cancer care with Indigenous people living in rural areas and furthermore argues that social workers, given educational experiences and practice frameworks, are essential culturally-responsive providers of psychosocial oncology services. Social workers must be utilized and mobilized as health care leaders in order to improve quality of life by advocating for culturally responsive, equitable services for people confronting cancer. Social workers have knowledge and skills to be front-line providers, service mobilizers, and program developers of culturally-responsive psychosocial oncology services.
{"title":"Psychosocial Oncology Disparities: Treating the Whole Person in Rural Indigenous Communities","authors":"Niesen Smith","doi":"10.33790/jmhsb1100105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33790/jmhsb1100105","url":null,"abstract":"s In recent years, psychosocial services have been viewed as paramount in treating cancer, yet disparities exist in psychosocial services for rural cancer patients. Using ecological theory, cancer care focuses on more than medical intervention, favoring treatment of the “whole” person. For Indigenous people experiencing cancer, responsive psychosocial interventions and practice frameworks are needed to address health-related distress. Using the intersection of diversity and environment, this conceptual paper provides a review of literature on the topic of cancer care with Indigenous people living in rural areas and furthermore argues that social workers, given educational experiences and practice frameworks, are essential culturally-responsive providers of psychosocial oncology services. Social workers must be utilized and mobilized as health care leaders in order to improve quality of life by advocating for culturally responsive, equitable services for people confronting cancer. Social workers have knowledge and skills to be front-line providers, service mobilizers, and program developers of culturally-responsive psychosocial oncology services.","PeriodicalId":179784,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health and Social Behaviour","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127357440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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