Pub Date : 2016-09-14DOI: 10.1177/2150137816668561
A. Cunningham, L. Sperry, M. Brady, Paul R. Peluso, Rachel E. Pauletti
Adults with mild autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face challenges in romantic relationships. Healthy romantic relationships yield physical and mental health benefits important to improved quality of life, yet many adults with ASD do not experience successful romantic relationships precluding them from possible benefits. This is the first study that explores the effects of group counseling, using the protocol Relationship Enhancement®, for 38 adult ASD participants in treatment as usual and a modified condition. Social skills, empathy, and social support were measured pre- and posttreatment. Results indicate improvements in social skills and empathy in both treatment conditions.
{"title":"The Effects of a Romantic Relationship Treatment Option for Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder","authors":"A. Cunningham, L. Sperry, M. Brady, Paul R. Peluso, Rachel E. Pauletti","doi":"10.1177/2150137816668561","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2150137816668561","url":null,"abstract":"Adults with mild autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face challenges in romantic relationships. Healthy romantic relationships yield physical and mental health benefits important to improved quality of life, yet many adults with ASD do not experience successful romantic relationships precluding them from possible benefits. This is the first study that explores the effects of group counseling, using the protocol Relationship Enhancement®, for 38 adult ASD participants in treatment as usual and a modified condition. Social skills, empathy, and social support were measured pre- and posttreatment. Results indicate improvements in social skills and empathy in both treatment conditions.","PeriodicalId":37884,"journal":{"name":"Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation","volume":"42 1","pages":"110 - 99"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73854638","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}
Pub Date : 2016-08-22DOI: 10.1177/2150137816664781
J. C. Vela, James Ikonomopoulos, Julia Dell'Aquila, Patsy Vela
We implemented a small series (N = 3) single-case research design to assess the effectiveness of a nine-session creative journal arts therapy treatment program for female survivors of intimate partner violence. Analysis of participants’ scores on Hope and Self-Esteem Scales using the percentage of nonoverlapping data points procedure yielded treatment effects indicating that a creative journal arts therapy treatment program may be effective for improving self-esteem and hope for female survivors of intimate partner violence. Implications for counselors and researchers are provided.
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Pub Date : 2016-07-22DOI: 10.1177/2150137816660584
Joshua C. Watson, A. Lenz, Michael K. Schmit, Erika L. Schmit
The reporting effect sizes (ESs) and confidence intervals (CIs) of ESs has become recommended practice in the social sciences; however, these values are frequently omitted by authors in manuscripts submitted forPUBLICation. Consequently, the meaningfulness and clinical relevance of their findings go unaddressed. As a result, a growing number of scholarly journals now require researchers to incorporate findings of clinical significance in their reporting of results. In this article, we review the most common conventions used for estimating and reporting ESs and CIs of ESs and illustrate how researchers can compute and interpret these measures of practical significance.
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Pub Date : 2016-07-05DOI: 10.1177/2150137816657389
Caroline O’Hara, Madeline Clark, D. Hays, C. McDonald, Catherine Y. Chang, Stephanie A. Crockett, J. Filmore, T. Portman, Shawn L. Spurgeon, Kelly L. Wester
Purpose The impetus for creating the Standards for Multicultural Research is based upon the idea that multicultural competence continues to evolve as research and evidence-based practices inform the profession of counseling. These standards aim to address research that focuses on multiculturalism as well as general multicultural considerations in research. The goal is to promote cultural intentionality, inclusion, and responsiveness. As such, the development of these standards is an attempt to address the potential obstacles, challenges, and rewarding aspects of developing and producing research that is multiculturally competent. Consequently, this document will provide minimum and current standards of practice. Professional counselors, counselor educators, and counseling researchers are continually encouraged to utilize these standards and seek out best practices related to research and multiculturalism. Finally, this document is expected to be updated over time, as ideas around multiculturalism evolve and influence the nature of research practices in professional counseling and counselor education.
{"title":"AARC Standards for Multicultural Research","authors":"Caroline O’Hara, Madeline Clark, D. Hays, C. McDonald, Catherine Y. Chang, Stephanie A. Crockett, J. Filmore, T. Portman, Shawn L. Spurgeon, Kelly L. Wester","doi":"10.1177/2150137816657389","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2150137816657389","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose The impetus for creating the Standards for Multicultural Research is based upon the idea that multicultural competence continues to evolve as research and evidence-based practices inform the profession of counseling. These standards aim to address research that focuses on multiculturalism as well as general multicultural considerations in research. The goal is to promote cultural intentionality, inclusion, and responsiveness. As such, the development of these standards is an attempt to address the potential obstacles, challenges, and rewarding aspects of developing and producing research that is multiculturally competent. Consequently, this document will provide minimum and current standards of practice. Professional counselors, counselor educators, and counseling researchers are continually encouraged to utilize these standards and seek out best practices related to research and multiculturalism. Finally, this document is expected to be updated over time, as ideas around multiculturalism evolve and influence the nature of research practices in professional counseling and counselor education.","PeriodicalId":37884,"journal":{"name":"Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation","volume":"45 1","pages":"67 - 72"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78693084","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}
Pub Date : 2016-06-01DOI: 10.1177/2150137815613135
W. Bradley McKibben, Paul J. Silvia
Researchers consistently have demonstrated the distorting effects that inattentive (responding without regard for survey content) and socially desirable (presenting one’s self in an overly positive way) responding can have on quantitative data. These threats to validity usually go undetected in counseling research, which is concerning given that counseling research often considers implications for practice and that research-based practice is in demand. In this article, the authors review practical approaches for detecting and addressing inattentive and socially desirable response tendencies in counseling research, thereby optimizing the validity of conclusions inferred from data.
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Pub Date : 2016-04-07DOI: 10.1177/2150137816642439
A. Lenz, Garry Del Conte, K. M. Hollenbaugh, Karisse Callendar
Predictive modeling was used to identify the degree that hypothesized moderators of dialectical behavioral therapy for adolescents (DBT-A) treatment outcomes predicted anxiety and depression symptoms over time. Participants were 66 adolescents (41 girls; 25 boys) with a mean age of 15.38 years (SD = 1.51) who completed a 7-week DBT-A intervention. Analyses revealed convergent models, wherein emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness were substantial predictors of change in the symptoms of anxiety, F(4, 65) = 23.21, p < .01, R2 = .60, and depression, F(4, 65) = 29.76, p < .01, R2 = .66.
预测模型用于确定青少年辩证行为治疗(DBT-A)治疗结果的假设调节因子预测焦虑和抑郁症状的程度。参与者为66名青少年(41名女孩;25名男孩)，平均年龄15.38岁(SD = 1.51)，完成了为期7周的DBT-A干预。分析显示趋同模型，其中情绪调节和人际关系有效性是焦虑症状变化的重要预测因子，F(4,65) = 23.21, p < 0.01, R2 = 0.60，而抑郁，F(4,65) = 29.76, p < 0.01, R2 = 0.66。
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Pub Date : 2016-02-23DOI: 10.1177/2150137816632850
L. DeLorenzi, Andrew P. Daire, Zachary D. Bloom
Sexually abused children drop out of treatment more frequently than children receiving services for other issues. While researchers suggest that chaotic family dynamics may lead to inflated attrition rates in this population, other factors that potentially contribute to treatment attrition are virtually unknown. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between child and parent characteristics with attrition for sexual abuse victims (N = 132) and their nonoffending caregivers. Results indicate that children with parents who confirmed past or current intimate partner violence were 2.5 times more likely to prematurely terminate from treatment.
{"title":"Predicting Treatment Attrition for Child Sexual Abuse Victims","authors":"L. DeLorenzi, Andrew P. Daire, Zachary D. Bloom","doi":"10.1177/2150137816632850","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2150137816632850","url":null,"abstract":"Sexually abused children drop out of treatment more frequently than children receiving services for other issues. While researchers suggest that chaotic family dynamics may lead to inflated attrition rates in this population, other factors that potentially contribute to treatment attrition are virtually unknown. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between child and parent characteristics with attrition for sexual abuse victims (N = 132) and their nonoffending caregivers. Results indicate that children with parents who confirmed past or current intimate partner violence were 2.5 times more likely to prematurely terminate from treatment.","PeriodicalId":37884,"journal":{"name":"Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation","volume":"27 4 1","pages":"40 - 52"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87655852","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}
Pub Date : 2016-02-22DOI: 10.1177/2150137816632849
Kelly L. Wester, H. Downs, Heather C. Trepal
This case study explored eight clients in outpatient mental health counseling who reported engaging in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) within the 90 days prior to intake. Information on client self-injury, psychological symptoms, and coping behaviors were collected from clients at intake and termination. At program termination, counselors’ treatment methods, number of sessions, and credentials were collected. To explore changes in NSSI during counseling, descriptive statistics and frequencies were used. Most clients decreased or extinguished self-injury behaviors by termination, while two clients increased. Problem-focused and avoidant coping strategies appeared to differentiate clients who decreased from clients who increased self-injurious behaviors by termination.
{"title":"Factors Linked With Increases in Nonsuicidal Self-Injury","authors":"Kelly L. Wester, H. Downs, Heather C. Trepal","doi":"10.1177/2150137816632849","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2150137816632849","url":null,"abstract":"This case study explored eight clients in outpatient mental health counseling who reported engaging in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) within the 90 days prior to intake. Information on client self-injury, psychological symptoms, and coping behaviors were collected from clients at intake and termination. At program termination, counselors’ treatment methods, number of sessions, and credentials were collected. To explore changes in NSSI during counseling, descriptive statistics and frequencies were used. Most clients decreased or extinguished self-injury behaviors by termination, while two clients increased. Problem-focused and avoidant coping strategies appeared to differentiate clients who decreased from clients who increased self-injurious behaviors by termination.","PeriodicalId":37884,"journal":{"name":"Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation","volume":"50 1","pages":"20 - 3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76485857","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}
Pub Date : 2016-01-13DOI: 10.1177/2150137815623836
Erika L. Schmit, Michael K. Schmit, Stephen Lenz
We evaluated the effectiveness of solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) for treating symptoms of internalizing disorders with youth and adults across 26 between-group studies representing the data of 2,968 participants. Separate meta-analytic procedures for studies implementing waitlist/no treatment (n = 1,342) or alternative treatments (n = 1,626) yielded modest effect sizes for SFBT when treating internalizing disorders. Limitations of our findings and implications for counselors are discussed.
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Pub Date : 2015-08-09DOI: 10.1177/2150137815598812
Melissa R. Renda, E. Villares
Data collected in a quasi-experimental, pre–posttest design study from Grade 9 students (N = 197) was used to evaluate the impact of the evidence-based student success skills classroom program on Grade 9 completion rate and student engagement. Results from analyses of covariance revealed there was a statistically significant difference at posttest on Grade 9 completion rate between students who participated in the intervention (n = 98) as compared to students who did not participant in the program (n = 99).
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