Collaborative Counseling Research Articles

Exploring the Importance of Collaborative Approaches to Community-based Counselling Interventions in Local Communities

Collaborative counselling and community-based interventions are recognised as important strategies for addressing various challenges faced by local communities. Aim: This study explores attitudes and perceptions towards collaborative counselling and community-based counselling interventions. Methods: Using a qualitative design and semi-structured interview guide, data were collected through interviews with five interviewees (including two Native Doctors). Data Analysis: The Braun and Clarke's Reflexive Thematic Analysis was employed to analyse the data. Findings: Collaborative approaches, involving community members and organisations in intervention development and implementation, were perceived as effective and sustainable. Cultural sensitivity and ongoing professional development were highlighted as crucial for the successful implementation of community-based counselling interventions. Recommendations: Guidance and counselling practitioners should recognise the value of community-based interventions, develop collaborative skills, incorporate cultural sensitivity, advocate for these interventions, and engage in continuous professional development. Contribution to Knowledge: This study contributes to the growing body of knowledge on the effectiveness and sustainability of community interventions in guidance services, underscoring the importance of collaborative approaches.

Collaborative Counseling to Build a Social Construct to Overcome Alcoholic Addiction

Alcohol consumption by teenagers is influenced by environmental factors. To overcome alcohol addiction among teenagers, a social construction needs to be built. So efforts are needed to overcome alcohol addiction, namely through collaborative counseling. In Collaborative Counseling the relationships and conversations create something different bringing together the collection, application, innovation and expansion of ideas involving working professionals from various disciplines, contexts and cultures, by detailing what they actually do every day for individuals, couples, families and groups . This research uses a Mixed Method with the Triangular Design type, namely collecting quantitative and qualitative data simultaneously. Quantitative research was conducted to answer the first research question, how addicted the sample was to alcohol during the research. By using Time-series Design with a simple interrupted Time Series approach with a sample size of 8 people. The qualitative research used in this research is a phenomenological approach, namely research that answers what certain phenomena are about. This research will also be used to interpret meaning in context. From the results obtained in this research, it was found that Collaborative Counseling was successful in eliminating addiction in the research sample.

Higromă chistică prezentată ca o formaţiune izolată – raportare de caz şi review al literaturii

Nuchal translucency (NT) is the ultrasound observation of subcutaneous fluid accumulation at the back of the fetal neck, which, when excessively enlarged, can lead to nuchal edema or cystic hygroma. Elevated NT is associated with chromosomal anomalies and pregnancy complications. Cystic hygroma (CH) is caused by lymphatic system blockage, resulting in fluid-filled pseudocysts. Its incidence varies, but it is usually rare in the general population. CH is commonly detected during prenatal screenings, with higher incidences in populations undergoing extensive testing. It can be associated with genetic conditions like Turner and Down syndromes, influenced by geographic regions and maternal age. Ultrasound is an established method for CH diagnosis, revealing multiseptated cystic masses. A normal karyotype is found in only 20-50% of cases. The management varies from expectant monitoring to pregnancy termination, depending on severity and associated anomalies. The risk of recurrence depends on karyotype; normal karyotypes have a higher recurrence risk. Spontaneous resolution of cystic hygroma has been reported in some cases. To illustrate this situation, we present the case of a patient with a spontaneously regressed CH associated with a normal karyotype and a favorable outcome. In conclusion, cystic hygroma management and counseling should consider the presence of chromosomal abnormalities, but recent studies reveal a more optimistic perspective once these abnormalities are ruled out. Collaborative counseling is essential for informed decision-making during pregnancy regarding fetal interventions, neonatal care or palliative care.

Part I: Interactive case: Menopause

Part I: Interactive case: Menopause

Implementation of Collaborative Counseling Services to Improve Reproductive Health Muslim Marriage Candidates

The problem faced today is that reproductive health for prospective or married couples tends to be ignored. In addition, the provision of intensive counseling services is limited considering that reproductive health problems can disrupt the biological and psychological conditions of individuals. The purpose of this study is to provide an overview and framework of collaborative counseling services that can be adopted for KUA extension workers, family counselors and consultants. The method used is a qualitative descriptive approach. The results showed that collaborative counseling services can be an alternative solution in improving reproductive health and psychologically strengthening Muslim brides-to-be. Counselors, religious instructors, health institutions can work together in the implementation of collaborative counseling services.

Patient-Perceived Satisfaction and Knowledge Uptake in a Combined Cardio-Obstetrics Clinic.

Heart disease is the leading cause of pregnancy-related mortality in the United States and has led to the development of combined cardio-obstetrics (COB) clinics as a model for prenatal care. In other areas of medicine, these types of collaborative care models have shown improvement in morbidity, mortality, and patient satisfaction. There is some data to suggest that a combined COB clinic improves maternal outcomes but there is no data to suggest patients prefer this type of care model. This study aims to evaluate patient satisfaction in a combined COB clinic and whether this type of model enhances perceived communication and knowledge uptake. A quality questionnaire was developed to assess patient perceptions regarding communication, satisfaction, and perceived knowledge. Patients who attended the clinic (n = 960) from 2014-2020 were contacted by email, with a response received from 119 (12.5%). Participants completed a questionnaire assessing satisfaction and perceived knowledge uptake with answers based on a Likert scale (7 representing very satisfied and 1 representing very unsatisfied). Safe and effective contraceptive use was evaluated by multiple choice options. Knowledge was also assessed by comparing contraceptive use before and after the clinic. Participants reported high levels of satisfaction with the clinic (6.2 ± 1.5), provider-to-patient communication (6.1 ± 1.6), and with the multidisciplinary appointment approach (6.3 ± 1.5). As well, participants reported an increase in knowledge about heart disease a result of collaborative counseling. In summary, a multidisciplinary approach to cardio-obstetrics not only improves outcomes but is a patient satisfier.

It’s about Time That We Listened: Black Women’s Resilience in the Face of Intimate Partner Violence

Black women are at heightened risk for intimate partner violence and murder by an intimate partner. For these women, the relationships between race, gender, and class and its impact within larger society are reinforced by threats to their survival within their own homes. This qualitative study queries contributors to Black women’s resilience. Applying Black feminist theory as an analytical framework that fosters insights from the experiences of six Black women with histories of intimate partner violence, we highlight tools that aid in the survival and navigation of intimate partner violence. With resilience as the topic of inquiry, we illustrate three prominent categories: contributors to resilience, endurance strategies, and self-defining features of resilience. The results highlight important considerations that may support the building of collaborative counseling relationships that reflect strength-based, culturally relevant, and trauma-informed service for Black women with histories of intimate partner violence.

Konseling dan Batatamba: Belajar dari Budaya Terapeutik Masyarakat Banjar

Counseling is a process of providing assistance that is not cultureless, bias can occur if a counseling model is applied to various counselees. The Banjar community as a representation of Eastern culture in this case is less familiar with the non-directive and collaborative counseling model. This study aims to examine the therapeutic culture of Batatamba as a local wisdom of the Banjar people, and extract it to build a theoretical basis for Banjar culture sensitive counseling. The research method used is a literature review. Ten key articles were obtained for review after going through the process of selecting keywords, titles, abstracts, and content. The results of the study examine 3 main elements obtained from the Batatamba culture and need to be strengthened by counselors to work with the Banjar community, namely: (1) the charisma/authority of the therapist/counselor as a positive self-quality, (2) public trust in the therapist/counselor, and ( 3) a directive cultural belief-based intervention. Based on the results of this study, further research is recommended to develop a counseling model that is relevant to the cultural characteristics of the Banjar people referring to the 3 elements that have been learned from the Batatamba culture.

Perspectives on Counselor Education Collaborative Scholarship

A collective case study employs a multiple-case design to investigate engaging, collaborative academic writing methods in counselor education. The researchers were particularly interested in understanding successful collaborative counseling research practices centered around Harshada Patel CoSpaces Collaborative Working Model (CCWM). Analysis from two rounds of interviews with 11 participants revealed the central tenets needed to complete scholarly work in Counselor Education. The researchers discovered leadership, institutional capacity, and communication as the three major categories based on the transcription content analysis. According to the results, counselor educators can embrace collaboration into their research practice and identity as it is a natural extension of humanistic philosophy.

The effectiveness of a collaborative infertility counseling (CIC) on pregnancy outcome in women undergoing in vitro fertilization: a randomized trial

BackgroundThe optimal objective of infertility treatments is to increase pregnancy rate. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a collaborative counseling program on pregnancy rate in women undergoing in vitro treatment.MethodsThis was a parallel group randomized trial on a sample of 60 women attending to an infertility research center affiliated to Mashhad University of Medical Sciences for fertility treatment. Women were randomly assigned to an intervention or a control group. Then, a five-session program offered to the intervention group while the control group received nothing expect the usual care. The primary outcome for the study was positive pregnancy test at the end of study. Statistical analyses including independent samples t-test were performed to explore the data.ResultsThe outcome analysis showed that there were no significant differences in pregnancy rate between the intervention and the control groups (P = 0.298). Also, there were no significant differences in follicle and embryo numbers between two groups. However, a significant difference was observed between two groups in terms of oocyte numbers where the intervention group had more oocyte (P = 0.014).ConclusionOverall the findings indicated that the collaborative infertility counseling did not improve treatment success in infertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization.Trial registrationIRCT201110267915N1. Registered 2014.07.25-Retrospectively registered (http://en.irct.ir/trial/8359).

Abstract B043: Getting proximate: Facing the truth about African American hereditary breast cancer research – insight from Alabama

Abstract If there is any place to overcome research barriers it is Alabama. Known for being the site of one of the most unethical and inconceivable clinical studies - The Tuskegee Syphilis Study - and home of nearly double the national percentage of African Americans (AAs), history itself provides a substantial challenge. In Alabama, 85% of the counties are entirely medically underserved, most of which are rural, including the Alabama Black Belt, which is predominantly inhabited by AAs and associated with low economic status. Altogether, one can gather that getting proximate requires dedication, and considering all of the reported AA cancer health disparities, it is vital to address these barriers. Aiming to study hereditary breast cancer (BC) and other associated cancers in Alabama, we had to be adaptable and develop recruitment strategies appropriate for the community. In a recent publication, we described our initial efforts that were effective for recruiting AAs into the Alabama Hereditary Cancer Cohort (AHCC). A number of facets were key to this success, which included establishing community partners, educating and building trust in the community, and utilizing a recruitment bus, called the Gene Machine. As AA BC susceptibility is widely understudied, we realize the need to continue this effort; however, we recently went back to the drawing board and revamped our recruitment protocol in order to maximize our time and efficiency. We currently have over 150 AAs in the study and plan to bolster recruitment by implementing the protocol modifications. Ultimately, the goal of these rigorous efforts is to add to the limited, existing resources, i.e. biospecimens and genetic data, needed to better understand the science of cancer health disparities. When cancer-affected individuals enroll into our study, we carry out gene panel screening, initially searching for clinically significant variants in cancer susceptibility genes. Though our screening is currently research-based, through the development of our protocols, we felt it was important to offer the option to receive genetic research reports during the consent process. We had anticipated that many of our study participants would not have access to the care that provides such knowledge, and we have since confirmed that only ~20% of the cancer-affected AAs in the AHCC had previous clinical genetic screening. It was evident that most of those participants wanted such information with only 2% declining to be informed of the research results. Realizing that access to care is very limited in Alabama, we also established a collaborative telegenetic counseling project to provide services to mutation carriers in their local county health departments. Coupled together, these efforts attempt to provide study participants with a better understanding of disease risk and management, and allow integral genetic research to be carried out as we work towards reducing cancer health disparities. If there is any place to overcome barriers, it is here in Alabama and it is happening. Citation Format: Nancy Merner, Elizabeth Stallworth, Madison Bishop, Sophonie Omeler-Fenaud, Isaac McNeely, Anna Huskey. Getting proximate: Facing the truth about African American hereditary breast cancer research – insight from Alabama [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Twelfth AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2019 Sep 20-23; San Francisco, CA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2020;29(6 Suppl_2):Abstract nr B043.

Programa de asesoramiento colaborativo a docentes en el área de la comunicación y el lenguaje

In this article we describe a collaborative counselling programme for teachers, framed in the socio-interactive (Bruner, 1986) and eco-functional (Bronfenbrenner, 1987) theoretical perspectives. The main objective is to promote processes of reflection and criticism regarding strategies, tools and guidelines that teachers can progressively incorporate in the classroom to optimise the way they approach communication and language work, with the ultimate goal of improving the communicative and linguistic competence of students with disabilities. The counselling takes place over nine meetings, eight counselling meetings and one closing meeting, through which teachers are taught, mainly to: a) optimize the organization of the classroom, b) follow to a greater extent the students’ lead, c) use strategies to promote interaction and lengthen conversational turns, and d) use language modelling strategies.The effectiveness of the counselling programme has been proved in a collaborative Action-Research with three special schoolteachers, providing different results both in relation to the professional development of the teachers and in the development of the communicative and linguistic competence of the students. The results indicate that the collaborative counselling model is a useful tool to help teachers to build a more appropriate environment for the development of students’ communicative and social competence.

Collaborative counselling: influence on the teaching professionals’ conceptions as promoters of children’s communication and language

AbstractThis article presents the results of an action-research project. The project consisted of a reflection process involving a year-long collaboration between a teacher, a teaching assistant and a speech therapist in a special education school, together with two researchers acting as counsellors. The reflection process sought to promote changes in the participants’ approaches to working on communication and language in the classroom. This article sets out to identify and describe the processes of change in the three teaching professionals’ conceptions of communication and language teaching and learning, and about their teaching role. The collaborative counselling lasted 32 weeks and consisted of a total of nine group counselling (GC) sessions. All of the nine GC sessions were transcribed in order to analyse the changes in the teaching professionals’ discourse. The ATLAS.ti 7.0 program was then used to select speech quotations and to group them into thematic clusters based on content analysis. The results indicate that the teaching professionals’ conceptions subtly changed during the collaborative counselling process; specifically, their conceptions about how to develop communication and language, classroom interaction, the educator’s role, organisation of context and curriculum planning.

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COUNSELING COLLABORATIVE BASED LEARNING TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ CREATIVE THINKING ABILITY (A CASE STUDY ON SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION STUDENTS IN UNINUS)

There are many factors that influence the less successful learning activity in special needs education study program at UNINUS. Those factors among others lecturer still not maximize students’ creative thinking abilities, lack of attention to students’ capabilities and experiences, less attention to students’ complaints related to learning, less in valuing students’ opinions and less recognizing and strengthen students’ positive actions. Therefore, it is necessary to develop learning model that can improve students’ creative thinking ability. This study is trying to develop the learning model based on collaborative counseling that will be done in three years. The purpose of this first year study is to make draft of a model that has been tested its feasibility. To achieve the objectives,the researcher implement Research and Development design through these following stages:preliminary study, designing hypothetical model, testing the feasibility of hypothetical model, improving the hypothetical model,field testing of hypothetical model, and designing of the final model based on counseling collaborative learning. The subjects of this research were students and lecturers. The data was collected using questionnaire and interview and analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively.The results shows that most of the student are in the middle category. It also reveals that the process of learning has not optimally develop students creative thinking ability. Based on the result it was recommended for teachers and counselors to develop students’ creative thinking, to build a harmonious relationship, and to build partnership and collaboration with students.

Audit of Golden Hour Practice in Neonate Assiut University Children Hospital

AbstractBackground: A golden-hour strategy is a philosophical approach that reinforces communication and collaboration (inter-and intra-team) using evidence-based protocols and procedures that standardize as many elements as possible for delivery and initial management of a newborn. Golden-hour strategies lay out how the neonatal team will receive notification from the obstetrical service of an impending periviable birth and stress the importance of collaborative counseling of the family.The Vermont Oxford Network (VON), a worldwide non-profit collaborative of neonatal healthcare providers, began to use to describe the first hour of life for the Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) infant in the late 1990s.Pre-resuscitation check lists are used for briefing the care team to the equipment that they will need to prepare both in the delivery room and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in the form of standardized check lists. Personnel have clearly assigned roles and responsibilities. This promotes training and adherence to the American Academy of Pediatrics/ Amer-ican Heart Association Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) algorithm.Aim of Study: The aim of the study is to assess the degree of adherence of medical physician to Assiut University Chil-dren Hospital protocol for application of golden hour practice in neonate. Also to review potentially better practice that can be applied during the golden hour to ensure the optimal outcome.Patients and Methods: The study included 100 cases that were delivered at Assiut University Maternal Health Hospital and followed-up during the first hour of life. The included cases were chosen according to the inclusion criteria and the data was collected during the period between October 2016 to March 2017.Results: The study included 100 newborn infants their gestational ages ranged from >29 weeks to Conclusion: This study provides valuable insight to assess the degree of adherence of medical physician to Assiut Children Hospital protocol for application and effectiveness of golden hour practice in neonate. Also to review potentially better practice that can be applied to ensure the optimal outcome using a statistically powerful calculated sample size and powerful data.

Cultura de colaboración en un centro educativo: aportaciones desde el asesoramiento

Los procesos de cambio orientados a la<br />mejora de la inclusión escolar suponen<br />un elemento necesario en los centros edu-<br />cativos. En este sentido, el aprendizaje<br />cooperativo se manifiesta en algunas ins-<br />tituciones educativas como una verdadera<br />innovación que responde a esta temática.<br />Para ello pueden utilizarse estrategias de<br />asesoramiento colaborativo, consideran-<br />do que la cooperación del alumnado ha<br />de ir vinculada a la colaboración del pro-<br />fesorado y con otros agentes de la comuni-<br />dad escolar. Una de estas estrategias viene<br />definida por una serie adaptable de fases:<br />(a) creación de condiciones para abordar<br />la implantación del proyecto cooperativo<br />y evaluación inicial de la red de enseñan-<br />za; (b) planificación y preparación para<br />el desarrollo; (c) desarrollo y seguimiento<br />del plan; (d) evaluación y propuestas de<br />mejora. El objetivo principal de esta in-<br />vestigación es identificar y comprender<br />las implicaciones esenciales de esta propuesta formativa. Para ello se desarrolla<br />un estudio de caso en un centro educativo<br />de la Comunidad de Madrid, recabando la<br />información a partir de entrevistas, grupos<br />de discusión, análisis documental, obser-<br />vación y cuestionarios. Los resultados des-<br />tacan el impacto en tres grandes ámbitos:<br />en la organización escolar, en el desarro-<br />llo profesional del profesorado y en los<br />aprendizajes del alumnado.

Collaborative Counseling Considerations for Pharmacogenomic Tests.

Increased use of pharmacogenomic (PGx) testing in the clinical setting has revealed a number of challenges to providing this service. PGx is an important component of precision medicine that brings together the fields of genetics and clinical pharmacology. A model that incorporates a multidisciplinary approach to implementation and information delivery may be the most beneficial to patients and providers. In this review, translational considerations in the provision of PGx testing and counseling services are described. Specifically, we report on the selection of PGx tests, the provision of patient education and counseling, and examples of PGx service delivery models that incorporate counseling by pharmacists and genetic counselors. Examples of ancillary risks associated with PGx testing, testing of children, and familial implications of testing are reviewed. Through multispecialty partnerships, including genetic counselors and pharmacists, implementation obstacles to PGx testing can be overcome to provide quality precision medicine to patients.

The Effect of the Collaborative Infertility Counseling Model on Coping Strategies in Infertile Women Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Objectives: Infertility is a stressful condition influencing interpersonal and social relationships among infertile couples. Various strategies have been suggested for coping with infertility. This study examined the effect of the collaborative infertility counseling model on coping strategies in infertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) in an urban area of Iran. Materials and Methods: This clinical controlled trial was conducted on 60 women with primary infertility selected from Milad Infertility Center in Mashhad, Iran. They were randomly allocated to the intervention and control groups with 29 and 31 samples in each group. The intervention group received individual counseling based on the collaborative reproductive healthcare model. The counseling was provided with the collaboration of a midwife, a gynecologist and a clinical psychologist in 5 sessions during a 2-month period. The control group received only routine care. The fertility problem inventory (FPI) and general health questionnaire were used to measure perceived fertility-related stress and general health, respectively. Moreover, the ways of coping-revised questionnaire was used to collect data regarding the women’s coping strategies at the beginning of the study and at the day of the embryo transfer. The student t test, Fisher exact test, Mann-Whitney U test and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used for data analysis. Results: A statistically significant difference was reported between the two groups in terms of problem-focused coping strategies (P = 0.037). However, no statistically significant difference was reported between the groups with regard to emotion-focused coping strategies (P = 0.947). There were statistically significant differences between the 2 groups in the mean scores of seeking social support (P = 0.022) and planful problem-solving strategies (P = 0.045) as the subscales of problem-focused coping strategies. Conclusion: The collaborative reproductive healthcare model promoted the use of problem-focused coping strategies. Therefore, the use of collaborative counseling approaches by healthcare professionals is suggested for assisting infertile women to cope with infertility. © 2018 The Author (s).

Implementation of a School-Family- Community Partnership Model to Promote Latina Youth Development: Reflections on the Process and Lessons Learned

School counselors frequently partner with families and community organizations to promote youth development and achievement. However, challenges to implementing school-family-community partnerships often preclude developing and sustaining such relationships. In this article, the authors document the implementation of a school-family-community partnership model, which was applied across two years of collaborative counseling programming for two groups of Latina youth. Semi-structured interviews with participants, parents, and educators were conducted and analyzed using qualitative content analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of the partnership and program implementation. The authors describe the outcomes of the partnership work and counseling programming as revealed by the findings, and offer reflections and lessons learned regarding the process, including implications for school counselors.

Fetal Centers and the Role of the Neonatologist in Complex Fetal Care

As prenatal imaging and genetic diagnostic techniques developed, clinicians knew earlier and with greater accuracy of the extent and severity of fetal anomalies. This, coupled with an acute awareness of high rates of death or devastating neonatal morbidities in some cases, drove efforts to create innovative fetal interventions. However, with advances in neonatal quaternary care, infants with even the most complex congenital anomalies now have a substantially greater chance of survival. But many still require highly coordinated intensive care from the moment of delivery, have lengthy and complicated hospitalizations, and need ongoing complex care and services. Therefore, a new vision of complex fetal medicine must evolve, actively integrating robust multidisciplinary involvement in collaborative counseling, planning, and management. The clinical arc visualized for complex fetal patients should shift toward a comprehensive continuum of care concept-extending from fetal life, through neonatal intensive care, to childhood. The neonatologist plays a critical role in bridging this trajectory, coordinating complex processes to a smooth delivery and neonatal plan, counseling and preparing expectant mothers, and integrating many components of subspecialty input for families and other fetal team members. Neonatologists' engagement and perspective can substantively inform the clinical and strategic direction for fetal centers.