Doctor of Psychology in Counseling Psychology (Psy.D.): Recent submissions
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The Impact of Therapy Balls on Executive Functioning and behavior in the Classroom
Northwest University, 2015
66 pagesThe purpose of this dissertation is to determine the impact on children's executive functioning and self-esteem when therapy balls are used in the classroom instead of traditional seating. An experimental, within subject ... -
Does Service Learning Improve Quality of Life?
Northwest University, 2015
52 pagesService Learning has been found to benefit students' understanding of course material (Primavera, 1999), increase grades (Scales, Blyth, Berkas, & Kielsmeier, 2000), and improve attendance and skills acquisition (Kozeracki, ... -
Counseling in the Work of Assembly of God Pastors in the Pacific Northwest
Northwest University, 2015
73 pagesResearchers has shown that people often perceive pastors as the initial sources of help when people encounter marital, emotional, and mental health challenges. However, limited research exists on the work of counseling ... -
Church and Psychology Collaboration: Developing an Action Plan for International Christian Center
Northwest University, 2015
110 pagesTraditionally, professionals in the field of psychology and within faith communities have overlapped in the type of care they offer. As worldviews expand, there is increased interest among psychologists and faith leaders ... -
Grief and Charity: Exploring the Relationship Between Grieving the Death of a Child and Resulting Charitable Involvement
Northwest University, 2014
96 pagesExperiencing the death of a child is a traumatic and horrifying experience for any parent. The topic of grief is well researched; however, there seems to be a gap in the literature as it pertains to ways parents respond ... -
Exploring the Experiences of Persons With Multiple Sclerosis When Self-Hypnosis is Applied
Northwest University, 2014
141 pagesMultiple Sclerosis (MS) is an unpredictable and generally debilitating disease for which there is no cure. Conventional treatments have significant side-effects and involve considerable risks. I conducted an interpretative ... -
Social Self-Efficacy and Depression Among Children Living in the Kangemi Slum of Nairobi, Kenya
Northwest University, 2014
80 pagesSocial self-efficacy plays an important role in one's psychological well-being, and a low sense of social self-efficacy is often associated with depression. But, does the relationship between social self-efficacy and ... -
Creating Culturally Contextualized Therapeutic Interventions for Sexual Trauma Aftercare
Northwest University, 2014
180 pagesResearch about somatic trauma experiences provided ample evidence that the mind and body are intrinsically connected. Regarding my dissertation topic, this evidence also shows the Mind Body connection in sexual trauma which ... -
The Extended Play-Based Developmental Assessment: Children Five to Nine Years Old With Trauma History
Northwest University, 2012
ii, 87 pagesChildren who have experienced trauma and abuse require special provisions to navigate successfully through the initial phase of therapy, in particular the assessment process (Briere, Johnson, Bissada, Damon, Crouch, & Gill, ... -
Lifespan Integration Effectiveness in Traumatized Women
Northwest University, 2012
49 pagesIn the research study, Lifespan Integration (LI) is studied in order to determine its effectiveness in treating women who have trauma related symptoms. The participants were gathered at a shelter in Seattle that specializes ... -
The Impact of Body Size on Utilizing Mental Health Services
Northwest University, Spring 2020
86 pagesAccording to Flegal et al. (2016), approximately 32.5% of American adults are classified as "overweight" and 37.7% are considered "obese" in the BMI system (Flegal et al., 2016). At the same time, bias and discrimination ...
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