Psychological Counselors Research Articles

Exploring themes of racialization in “The Vanishing Half”: Is the term “white passing” a useful way for psychotherapists, counsellors and psychological therapists to conceptualise racial identity?

ABSTRACT This paper draws on themes from The Vanishing Half and intersectionality theory to evaluate the usefulness of the term ‘white passing’ for psychological therapists, counsellors and psychotherapists exploring racial identity phenomena in their practice. The context for ‘white passing’ as a historic method for surviving racial injustice is discussed. This will involve consideration of how the systematic invisibility of whiteness has been a cause for harmful racialization of individuals past and present. The conclusion is that ‘white passing’ as a flattened identity label contains dangerous rhetoric about how far racialized individuals are allowed to ‘fit’ into society by those that oppress them.

The Role of the Psychological Counselor in Developing Moral Values of Students in Secondary Schools

The Role of the Psychological Counselor in Developing Moral Values of Students in Secondary Schools

Perspective of Psychological Counselors about School Dropout

Bu araştırma psikolojik danışmanların görev yaptıkları okullarda karşılaştıkları okul terki problemine dönük görüşlerini incelemek amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırma nitel araştırma desenlerinden olgubilim deseninde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmanın örneklemini 16 erkek 12 kadın olmak üzere 28 psikolojik danışman oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada içerik analizi yöntemi kullanılarak analiz gerçekleştirilmiştir. Analiz sonucunda risk faktörleri ve koruyucu faktörler ile ilgili tema ve kodlar belirlenmiştir. Risk faktörlerine ilişkin bireysel, okul kaynaklı, aile kaynaklı ve toplumsal olmak üzere dört ana tema altında toplanmıştır. Diğer problem durumu olan koruyucu faktörler okul kaynaklı ve aile kaynaklı olmak üzere iki tema ile açıklanmaktadır.

The development of a scale of self-efficacy to work on forgiveness in counseling

It is said that working on forgiveness in psychological counseling will significantly benefit the individual, taking into account the good consequences of forgiving on the individual. This study aimed to develop a measurement tool for determining self-efficacy to work on forgiveness in counseling (SSWOFIC). The most commonly regarded forgiveness process model, Enright's Forgiveness Process Model, served as the foundation for the creation of this measurement tool. 285 counselors provided information for the Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and 258 counselors provided information for the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). For the content validity of the scale, eight specialists were contacted. EFA revealed a single factor structure with 41 items that accounted for 61.7% of the overall variation. It was found that all of the SSWOFIC's items were discriminative and had a high level of factor loading value in the pertinent factor. To ascertain if the structure identified by EFA was confirmed or not, CFA was carried out. The one-factor structure was confirmed, as evidenced by the resulting model's fit indices. The computed Cronbach's Alpha and McDonald's Omega reliability coefficients were 0.99, and the Split-Half method's results for the Guttman and Spearman-Brown coefficients were 0.96. The SSWOFIC results demonstrated the validity and reliability of the scale, which consists of a single component and 41 items. The established scale will make it possible to conduct studies to ascertain the level of self-efficacy of psychological counselors with regard to this matter and to examine this feature in terms of other variables.

From Preventing physical infection to managing affective contagion: An initial study of daily nursing practices in the early outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan

This paper examines the daily practices of caring for COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, China, in early 2020 and the challenges that nurses faced. The paper shows that the affective contagion, especially among patients, introduced unexpected challenges for nurses in caring for COVID-19-infected patients. Nurses had to contend with the challenges of treating both physical and psychological problems in patients simultaneously. As a result, it was necessary for nurses to adapt to the different rhythm of COVID-19 wards to address these challenges and do so through taking on a range of general and specific nursing tasks and playing a diverse range of roles on the wards, from garbage collector to “psychological counselor.” Thus, the paper brings attention to the experiences and demands of providing nursing care in an emergency pandemic context, in particular the necessity of responding to both the physical and the psychological needs of patients. These insights could better prepare health services in China and elsewhere in the world for responding effectively to potential future pandemics.

Okullarda Yaşanan Akran Zorbalığının Okul Yöneticisi, Öğretmen ve Psikolojik Danışman Açısından Değerlendirilmesi

The main purpose of this research is to evaluate peer bullying in schools from the point of view of the school administrator, teacher and psychological counselor. In this context, this research, which is based on the investigation of teachers' views on peer bullying in schools and how to deal with it, is a qualitative screening type study, as it tries to reflect the existing situation as it is. The research team of the study consists of teachers working in Kahramanmaraş province. Within this scope, a total of 16 people, including 8 teachers and 8 psychologists working in Kahramanmaraş, have been included for the 2022-2023 academic year. In the research, the sampling method showing the maximum variety from the purposeful sampling methods was selected. According to this model, only administrators, teachers working in independent kindergartens and parents whose children study in these schools were included in the research. The interview method was used to identify the solutions that teachers have developed to explore their views on bullying in schools and its solutions. The survey data were collected using the semi-structured interview method. The interview questions were created by taking into account the functions in school administration as a result of literature review. “Content analysis”, a qualitative research method, was used in the analysis of the data. Content analysis, one of the qualitative analysis methods, was used while analyzing the research data. Content analysis is the systemization of similar data in a way that the reader can understand, combining them within the framework of certain concepts and topics. The aim here is to reach concepts and relationships that can explain the collected data. For this reason, the written texts obtained from the interviews with the teachers were read and the problems were grouped separately and coded under the headings of management functions. The generated codes were checked and their accuracy was confirmed. The problems related to peer bullying and its solution in the schools where the interviews were held were examined and presented with descriptive analysis. As a result of the study, teachers proposed inclusive research and differentiation of actions related to bullying. Key Words: School, Classroom, Peer Bullying

Bibliotherapy by medical librarians for the blind females

This quasi-experimental study aimed to investigate the effect of group bibliotherapy on the self-esteem of blind females. Thirty blind females agreed to participate in the study. They were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. Data were collected through the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory. A medical librarian performed an eight-session bibliotherapy intervention in collaboration with a psychological counsellor for the experimental group. After the intervention, the experimental group’s self-esteem scores were higher than the control group’s ( p < 0.05). The mean self-esteem scores in the experimental group after the intervention increased significantly ( p < 0.05). The highest percentage increase is related to the family and educational/professional self-esteem subscales. Using bibliotherapy by a team of medical librarians and psychologists to improve the psychological problems of the blind and other people with disabilities is recommended.

Examination Of The Relationship Between Psychological Resilience Levels Of Psychological Counselors And Methods Of Coping With Stress According To Some Variables

Examination Of The Relationship Between Psychological Resilience Levels Of Psychological Counselors And Methods Of Coping With Stress According To Some Variables

A Qualitative Overview of the Infertility Process in Women: Infertility Psychological Counseling

It is important to examine women's experiences in the infertility process, as being a woman is perceived as a concept that overlaps with motherhood, and the woman herself is exposed to physical pain during the treatment. In this research, which was carried out with a phenomenological pattern, one of the qualitative methods, the experiences of married women diagnosed with infertility regarding the infertility process were examined, and it was tried to determine the themes that would help psychological counselors in the therapeutic process. The study group consists of 10 women selected by criterion sampling using purposeful sampling methods. The results of the research were discussed under seven headings: infertility experience, stress factors, acquired skills, social support resources, the role of the spouse, coping skills, and belief in the treatment. The theme of the infertility experience includes codes of negativeness, helplessness, frustration, and compelling; the theme of stress factors includes codes of expectations, pressure, uncertainty, the passage of treatment, personal conflicts, against his spouse’s liability, failure, and the search for a solution; the theme of acquired skills includes codes of coping with the challenges, obtaining medical information, hoping, common share, body recognition, gender awareness, healthy eating, the theme of social support resources includes codes of, contact, spouse, family, friend, and counselor; the theme of the role of spouse includes codes of support; the theme of coping skills includes codes of, religious beliefs, social activities, the sense of common humanity, work and psychological support; the theme of faith for treatment includes codes of hope and despair.

Job Satisfaction and Workplace Happiness as Predictors of Workplace Friendship across Psychological Counselors

Workplace friendship is a unique type of relationship across all organizational levels between employees in the same or different departments and is an important factor in professional life. It has been suggested that school counselors need workplace friends, who are an important source of social support, to overcome the stress associated with the corporate environment and job conditions. Furthermore, workplace friendship fulfills several positive functions for both employees and institutions. Thus, the first aim of the current study is to investigate the perceptions of psychological counselors about workplace friendship based on various variables. The second aim is to determine the predictive role of job satisfaction and workplace well-being perceptions of psychological counselors in workplace friendship. The study sample included 339 school counselors, 232 of whom were female (68.4%) and 107 (31.6%) were male, and who were in different provinces in Turkey. The study data were collected with the Workplace Friendship Scale, the Job Satisfaction Scale, the Workplace Well-Being Scale, and a Personal Demographics Form. T-test, ANOVA and multiple regression analysis were employed to analyze the study data. The findings revealed that there were significant correlations between workplace well-being and job satisfaction and workplace friendship. Workplace well-being and job satisfaction explained 27% of the variation in workplace friendship. The study findings contributed to the determination of the factors that affect workplace relations of psychological counselors.

빅데이터 분석을 통해 본 놀이상담에 대한 사회적 인식

Objectives This study explored the current state of social perception of play counseling through big data analysis. This study tried to understand how play counseling is socially understood and what strategies are needed for the development of play counseling.
 Methods Texts such as various blogs, cafes, news, and web documents were collected from five platforms: Naver, Daum, Google, You Tube, and Twitter, with “play+counseling’ as the keyword. The analysis target was limited to the data of the last three years from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2022. For data analysis, key word frequency analysis, TF-IDF analysis, semantic network analysis, and CONCOR analysis were applied.
 Results As the result of frequency analysis and TF-IDF analysis, ‘children’, ‘play’, ‘counseling’, ‘research’, ‘effect’, and ‘expert’ appeared as the top keywords of play counseling. As a result of semantic network analysis, the keyword with the strongest influence was ‘children’. As a result of the CONCOR analysis, the keywords for play counseling formed five clusters. These were named ‘goals and effects of play counseling’, ‘program elements of play counseling’, ‘certification of play psychological counselors’, ‘teacher training for play counseling’, and ‘elementary school’.
 Conclusions The perception of play counseling, which is mainly concentrated in elementary school, should be expanded to middle and high school students. Play counseling should be used to cultivate sociality and positive emotions in Korean children and adolescents.

Education Policy Actions by the Ministry of National Education after the Earthquake Disaster on February 6, 2023 in Türkiye

One of the largest earthquake disasters in Turkish history occurred on February 6, 2023. The earthquakes impacted ten provinces greatly, which increased its destructive effect. Immediately following the earthquakes, the Ministry of National Education (MoNE) began providing education services and humanitarian assistance. By utilizing its human resources and production capacity, the MoNE was able to mitigate the effects of the earthquakes. The purpose of this study is to assess the support provided by the MoNE to the continuation of education services after the earthquakes as well as assistance to the citizens affected by the disaster, taking into account the global frameworks. It was observed that MoNE institutions played a major role in providing humanitarian assistance in the earthquake area. MoNE has taken on the majority of the production and distribution of food, shelter, and heating. To ensure that education services are provided as quickly as possible, the MoNE has developed education areas and appointed teachers and psychological counselors. As education services were rapidly launched through tents, containers, and prefabricated schools; preparations were made for the transition to face-to-face education. Students were able to continue their education during the course of their treatment in hospital classes. The transfer for students who wish to study in other cities was facilitated and free boarding facilities were provided. Based on the guidelines for education in emergencies frameworks by INEE and UNESCO-IIEP, it may be concluded that the MoNE effectively implemented the suggested policies for the continuation of education, and utilized its experience in the Covid-19 outbreak in providing social assistance.

A coping model for school psychological counsellors: Aqualitative study.

This study analyzed the coping processes of psychological counsellors working in high schools in Turkey in the face of the challenges experienced in counselling sessions. The study used a qualitative research design: grounded theory. Semistructured interviews conducted with 33 high school counsellors were analyzed following Strauss and Corbin's analysis guidelines to create a coping model. The core category in the model was 'coping' while 'actions/reactions' explained what counsellors do to cope. Finally, 'environmental factors' and 'personal factors' influenced their coping processes. The findings are discussed in light of the existing literature to provide suggestions for school counsellors to develop self-care/coping strategies, increase their resilience and decrease their burnout.

Impact of psychological monitors' interview about suicide on college students' negative emotion

AbstractThis study was to analyze the influence of psychological monitors (namely peer counselors with Chinese characteristics) and counselors on the affect of suicide‐related interviews among high‐risk students. 126 college students (Mage = 19.75 ± 1.05, aged: 18–23, 60% were male) were randomly divided into experimental group (interviewed) and control group (not interviewed). The experimental group filled in the positive and negative affect scale (PANAS) before and after the interview, while the experimental group and the control group filled in the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) and Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES‐D) before the interview and 1 week after the interview. The results showed that negative affect of the experimental group decreased more after the psychological counselor interviewed the experimental group than the psychological monitors. (short‐term effect: p = .001, Cohen's d = 0.66; long‐term depression: p = .007, ηp2 = 0.057) The interviewer's identity had no effect on the subjects' long‐term affect changes. (depression: F = 0.000, p = .987; hopelessness: F = 2.960, p = .09). Both psychological monitors and counselors can carry out suicide‐related interview for high‐risk students.

The experiences of school psychological counselors on reporting sexual abuse cases: A thematic analysis

AbstractThe purpose of the present study was to analyze and understand the experiences of school counselors regarding the reporting of sexual abuse cases and to offer solutions. This study, which was based on a qualitative design, was also based on a phenomenological approach. The study group was determined with the purposeful sampling method and consisted of 15 school counselors who had previously reported sexual abuse cases in 15 different cities. The five main themes that emerged as a result of the thematic analysis of the qualitative interviews with the participants were as follows; “Security Problem of School Counselors,” “Chain of Ethical Violations,” “Judicial Process,” “Competence,” “Reputation Issue” and finally “School Counselor's Disclosure Dilemma.” The victim's family and environment, the accused and the environment, and the school administration are exposed to pressures in the process of reporting sexual abuse cases, as a result of these pressures, they give up the legal obligation to run the judicial reporting process, the chain of ethical violations and difficulties in the investigation and prosecution process, and the spiral of not seeing themselves as professionally competent are at the center of the experiences of school counselors who report sexual abuse cases.

An Investigation on the Personal Growth of Psychological Counselors in Colleges and Universities

University belongs to the important period of the formation of outlook on life and values, which has a great influence on human development, and also has a decisive influence on learning choice and career planning. Having a good mental state can lay a good foundation for daily life and learning, so we must improve the teaching of mental health. In the teaching of mental health education for college students, reasonable introduction of psychological consultation technology can achieve interpersonal interaction through communication and successfully complete the task of mental health education, so it is necessary to improve the quality of classroom teaching.

Anticipatory personalities and their relationship to perceived positive attitudes among secondary and university students in the city of Tikrit. An evolutionary descriptive study

The research aimed to identify the degree of development of proactive personalities among adolescent students and youth in the city of Tikrit who represent ages (15-17-19-21) years, according to the variables of age and gender, and to identify the significance of statistical differences between them, and to reveal the degree of perceived positive attitudes towards life they have. As well as a statement of the nature of the correlation between the variables of the current research. The research sample included (200) adolescents and young men from secondary and university students, females and males equally between them, and they were chosen according to the stratified random method, and in order to achieve the objectives of the research, the two researchers modified the scale of both (Hamid Al-Maghmouri, 2019) to measure proactive personalities, and the scale of (Saleh, 2020) To measure perceived positive attitudes towards life, the validity and reliability of the two tools were extracted. The results revealed the existence of an evolutionary path for the proactive personalities of adolescents and young adults, who represent the ages covered by the research, and that all students have perceived positive attitudes towards life, as well as the emergence of a positive correlation between the variables of the current research. It is possible to benefit from the current research in directing the attention of educational and psychological counselors in promoting training and counseling programs for proactive personalities and positive directions towards life among adolescents and youth.

Anticipatory personalities and their relationship to perceived positive attitudes among secondary and university students in the city of Tikrit. An evolutionary descriptive study

The research aimed to identify the degree of development of proactive personalities among adolescent students and youth in the city of Tikrit who represent ages (15-17-19-21) years, according to the variables of age and gender, and to identify the significance of statistical differences between them, and to reveal the degree of perceived positive attitudes towards life they have. As well as a statement of the nature of the correlation between the variables of the current research. The research sample included (200) adolescents and young men from secondary and university students, females and males equally between them, and they were chosen according to the stratified random method, and in order to achieve the objectives of the research, the two researchers modified the scale of both (Hamid Al-Maghmouri, 2019) to measure proactive personalities, and the scale of (Saleh, 2020) To measure perceived positive attitudes towards life, the validity and reliability of the two tools were extracted. The results revealed the existence of an evolutionary path for the proactive personalities of adolescents and young adults, who represent the ages covered by the research, and that all students have perceived positive attitudes towards life, as well as the emergence of a positive correlation between the variables of the current research. It is possible to benefit from the current research in directing the attention of educational and psychological counselors in promoting training and counseling programs for proactive personalities and positive directions towards life among adolescents and youth.

THÚC ĐẨY HOẠT ĐỘNG CÔNG TÁC XÃ HỘI TRƯỜNG HỌC TRONG PHÒNG NGỪA BẠO LỰC HỌC ĐƯỜNG CHO HỌC SINH (NGHIÊN CỨU Ở CÁC TRƯỜNG TRUNG HỌC CƠ SỞ TẠI THÀNH PHỐ HÀ NỘI)

School violence has been an urgent issue in schools today. A questionnaire survey done by 700 students and many in-depth interviews with students, and school social workers who support students at school such as the teachers, school administrators, psychological counselors, etc. are conducted at 3 secondary schools in Hanoi. Since then, the article has analyzed the current situation of school social work activities in preventing school violence among students in Hanoi. The results show that the schools have implemented social work activities toward preventing and intervening with students on school violence, however, the implementation effectiveness of these activities is not high, which leads to the remaining uncontrolled school violence. As a result, the article proposes some solutions to promote professional school social work activities to prevent school violence for students in current secondary schools in Hanoi.

Students’ Perspective About Their Cyberbullying Behavior And Disclosure at Higher Education Institution in Pakistan

With the passage of time usage of social media has been enlarged. Hence, it has enhanced the risk of youth being bullied and has appeared such as a huge concern for parents, instructors as well as other working professionals remarkably. Objectives of this research was to identified the opinions of students about the presence, occurrence and exposure of cyber bullying behavior also the negative effects of cyberbullying on student’s thoughts and emotions. The sample consisted of 10 male students of five universities of Punjab in Pakistan. In this way qualitative research methods, semi-structured interview was conducted with each student who identify the individual opinions and behaviors. This type of qualitative research was a case study that was preferred the phenomena of cyber bullying. Content analysis was used to interpret the phenomena. As a result of this analysis, students on exhibited cyberbullying behaviors according to their individualities, their emotions of anger, sadness and hate were more often showed. The results of this research were reflected in the findings and suggestions persuaded for cyber victims. It was further recommended that psychological counselors should work in higher education institutions.