Counseling Students Research Articles

Discussions of personal identity in genetic counseling supervision.

Fieldwork supervision is integral to genetic counseling students' training and has the potential to impact how included students feel in the genetic counseling field. For example, in related counseling fields, when supervisees and supervisors discuss their personal similarities or differences in ethnicity, supervisees report a stronger supervisory working alliance (SWA) (Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2001, 29, 102-113). However, the application of these studies on identity discussions to the genetic counseling field is currently unknown. The objective of this cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was to investigate (a) if genetic counseling students report having discussions of personal identity during fieldwork supervision, (b) who initiated any such discussions, (c) if there was a difference in the supervisory relationship between those who did and did not have discussions of personal identity, and (d) how students perceived the inclusivity of the genetic counseling profession and their genetic counseling programs. Discussions of personal identity were defined in this study as "discussions happening during supervision regarding how one or more aspects of personal identity impacts the provision of genetic counseling services and/or professional interactions" where personal identity included the student or supervisor's gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, religion, disability status or other aspect of identity. Almost 40% of the participants (N = 190) reported discussing personal identity with their supervisor. For students identifying as white, discussions of personal identity were related to a stronger SWA (p = 0.014). However, for those with minoritized identities there was no relationship between the SWA and discussions of personal identity. Therefore, it is unclear from the current research whether discussions of personal identity can be an effective tool in improving inclusivity in the field of genetic counseling. Additional research is needed to explore the direct impact of identity discussions on the supervisory working alliance in genetic counseling supervision.

Machine learning-based predictive modeling of student counseling gratification: a case study of Aligarh Muslim University

Machine learning-based predictive modeling of student counseling gratification: a case study of Aligarh Muslim University

STRATEGI HUMAS BERBASIS PARTISIPASI ORANG TUA DALAM MENINGKATKAN LAYANAN PENDIDIKAN

The aim of this research is to identify concrete strategies to increase parent participation in school activities in the educational process. Examining various approaches used by educational institutions to interact and collaborate with parents. The data collection techniques used by the author are observation and interviews. The interview informants were the school principal, Deputy Head of Curriculum and teachers. The data analysis used uses Miles and Huberman analysis, namely data reduction, data presentation and verification. This research uses several data validity techniques, namely triangulation, peer depriving (talking with other people). The results of research on public relations strategies in improving educational services are. steps taken with a sociological approach, Social Responsibility Strategy, Cooperation Strategy, Coordinative and Integrative Strategy. By taking several steps, including forming a school committee, carrying out open communication between the school and parents, holding parent and teacher meetings, using digital tools as a communication tool, workshops and training. The form of educational services provided at MA Miftahul Ulum is the implementation of a curriculum that meets needs, teaching and learning activities, evaluation and assessment, guidance and counseling for students, implementation of extracurricular activities, moral and citizenship education, character development. The level of service provided by MA Miftahul Ulum and the level of satisfaction of students and parents are very high

Role of Teacher in Guidance and Counselling Students with Special Needs

Role of Teacher in Guidance and Counselling Students with Special Needs

Shifts in the genetic counseling workforce highlight a need for laboratory fieldwork experience for genetic counseling trainees.

As the genetic counseling workforce experiences an increase in genetic counselors (GCs) in non-direct patient care roles, it is essential that genetic counseling students are trained in these settings. The Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling (ACGC) standards regarding laboratory exposure have evolved over time, but laboratory fieldwork experience continues to remain a suggestion for a diversified setting. As more trainees seek laboratory exposure and an increasing number of new graduates opt for laboratory positions, learning firsthand from GCs employed in this setting is a valuable experience that should be available to all trainees. Historically, laboratory educational offerings consisted of onsite rotations for students from local training programs focused on understanding diagnostic testing methodologies and shadowing GCs. Through the years, multiple laboratories have expanded their curriculums to expose students to variant interpretation and report writing, research, client services, marketing, and product development. Alongside the growth of laboratory rotation curriculum grew opportunities for remote rotations. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, GeneDx offered remote education options including both individualized rotations and a webinar series. These offerings expanded due to the pandemic coupled with increased demand and have positive implications for future trainees. The evolution of the rotation also included conscious efforts to incorporate diversity, equity, and inclusion into the curriculum, as well as to improved accessibility to laboratory rotations. Notably, there are inconsistencies in laboratory rotation curricula and requirements, and a standardized evaluation and definition of competencies are lacking. ACGC guidelines defining common core concepts required from laboratory rotations would help ensure students receive an equitable minimum skill set, regardless of training site. Stakeholders in GC education should collaborate to enhance the experiences of future trainees and provide the skills needed by a workforce shifting to remote work and increasing numbers of non-direct patient-facing laboratory roles. Drawing upon our years of experience, GeneDx aims to actively contribute to discussions around these questions. Alongside other laboratories and training programs, we hope to foster further innovation surrounding the training needs of our future GC colleagues. This educational innovation illustrates an approach to helping genetic counseling students achieve competencies related to lab-based roles.

"Learning with each other, about each other": Interdisciplinary learning among genetic counseling students and clinical health psychology residents.

Interprofessional collaborative healthcare is known to improve provider satisfaction and retention, as well as patient safety and quality of care. The specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to work in these environments are best taught interprofessionally. Despite having considerable overlap in training, orientation, and populations served, it is rare for trainees from genetic counseling and clinical health psychology to interact and learn together. In 2017, we developed an innovative week-long clinical health psychology rotation for students in the University of Manitoba MSc in Genetic Counselling Program, which aims to enrich psychotherapeutic/counseling knowledge and skills, as well as gain familiarity with the work of clinical psychologists. This rotation incorporates didactic teaching, observation, and structured reflection. Didactic teaching includes topics such as psychological assessment, adaptation to life-altering news, skills for managing intense emotional responses, and counseling for change. Observations of clinical health psychologists and clinical health psychology residents occur in a range of health settings. Structured reflection is practiced in both oral and written formats. Finally, both groups of trainees participate in an interprofessional case seminar series. Feedback from this experience has been very promising, and it was identified as a strength in the program's accreditation review. Adaptations over time include refining the clinical exposures to increase breadth and relevance, increasing the contact between the trainees from the two professions and enhancing the case seminar series to be more learner-driven and to focus on explicit interprofessional skills and themes. In addition to expected results, this rotation has led to some unanticipated findings, including an emergent emphasis on the social determinants of health and the need to work collaboratively for systemic change. Further, psychology residents have identified that it benefits them to learn more about genetic counseling and expressed interest in potential reciprocal learning opportunities in genetics clinics.

Toward safe dental service: risk perception and practice modification among Egyptian dental students during the COVID-19 pandemic

BackgroundCOVID-19 was declared a major public health crisis and a challenge to healthcare systems especially dental services where dentists working close to patients face a greater risk of infection. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the risk perception and practice modifications of undergraduate dental students at Tanta University to ensure safe dental practice during the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsA convenience sample of 450 dental students from practical academic years at Tanta University, Egypt responded to a self-administered pre-designed validated and pretested questionnaire from the 11th of February 2022 to the end of April 2022 to assess some sociodemographic data, risk perception, and their practice during the COVID-19 pandemic.ResultsFemales reported significantly higher levels of fear than males concerning; contracting COVID-19 infection from patients (97.3% vs. 93%) (P = 0.028, 95% CI = 95.6(93.2–97.3), anxiety while treating symptomatic patients (95.1% vs. 90.3%) (P = 0.050, 95% CI = 93.1(90.4–95.3), and fear of infecting their families (94.7% vs. 89.8%) (P = 0.049, 95% CI = 92.7(89.9–94.9). More than half of the students (53.7%) had good practice scores, followed by 44% with average practice and 2.2% with poor practice. A good practice score was significantly associated with the age and academic year (P = 0.044, P = 0.044). Significant predictors of a good practice score in the logistic regression analysis were; updating knowledge with current guidelines for cross-infection regarding COVID-19 (P = 0.001, 95% CI = 53.20, 2.733), asking every patient’s travel history before performing treatment (P = 0.021, 95% CI = 21.149, 1.286), deferring patients showing suspicious symptoms (P = 0.042, 95% CI = 20.688, 1.054), following routine universal precautions of infection for every patient (P = 0.016, 95% CI = 36.469, 1.438), using high-volume suction for every patient (P = 0.025, 95% CI = 20.826, 1.226) and using safety glasses or visor (P = 0.036, 95% CI = 21.673, 1.106).ConclusionThe dental students exhibited anxiety and fear while caring for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, considerable changes in dental practices based on the standard guidelines were observed among the students. It is strongly advised that all dental schools have student counselors who are accessible for in-person and online counseling sessions. Peer support is a great approach to spot problems with stress and anxiety in pupils and start solving them.

Are Menstrual Patterns Associated with the Body Mass Index of University Students? A Descriptive Study in Mangalore, Karnataka, India

Abstract Background Menstrual cycle irregularities and anovulation have been found to occur with increased frequency in women who deviate considerably from normal weight. Ovulation abnormalities may also be caused by fluctuations in weight, such as being overweight, obese, or underweight, which are hypothesized to disrupt the energy balance. Objectives: The aim of this study was to find out the association between menstrual patterns and body mass index (BMI) among students of selected health science university. Materials and Methods A descriptive research study was conducted among 222 university students at a selected health science university in Mangalore. The samples were selected by using simple random sampling techniques. A demographic proforma, self-reported menstrual pattern questionnaire, and anthropometric measurements like height and weight were measured. BMI was calculated by using the standardized formula, BMI= (weight [kg]/height [m2]) by the World Health Organization for the Asian population based on the revised consensus guidelines for India. Students who are aged between 17 and 25 years, unmarried female students who are studying under Yenepoya (deemed to be university), attained menarche, and who are willing to participate in the study were included in the study. Results From this study, it can be considered that the mean age of menarche was 12.49 ± 0.51years. Most 68.5% students reported dysmenorrhea. It is the most common menstrual disorder among our study subjects. Of the total subjects, 38.3% cases had oligomenorrhea, which was the next most common menstrual disorder. The majority of the subjects has a normal BMI, with a mean of 21.02 kg/m2. There is a significant association between dysmenorrhea, oligomenorrhea, and polymenorrhagia with BMI status of university students at 0.05 level significance. Conclusion Lifestyle modification and nutritional counselling for female students could alleviate menstrual problems. It will not only improve the girls' current health, sense of well-being, and overall quality of life but may also lower her risks for future disease and ill health after proper advice about diet and exercise. Menstrual irregularities are mostly neglected by the society due to unawareness regarding the irregular menstrual pattern and their problems.

The effect of counseling on hemoglobin on the knowledge of Islamic boarding school students

Anemia is a condition where the mass of erythrocytes or hemoglobin in circulation cannot fulfill its function to provide oxygen to body tissues. Anemia in adolescent girls is still quite high; the world prevalence of anemia ranges from 40 to 88%. Community service activities aim to screen (check) hemoglobin levels as early detection of anemia using the Point of Care Testing (POCT) method to determine the relationship between age and education to the incidence of anemia and as a preventive effort to minimize anemia. This activity was carried out through counseling about hemoglobin using the lecture method at the Islamic Boarding School Roudlotul Musthofa in May with 23 female students as respondents, which were then analyzed using the Wilcoxon statistical test. The results of the questionnaire before counseling (pre-test) obtained an average of 80, then counseling was carried out, and the average results of the questionnaire (post-test) were 94. The results of the Wilcoxon Test analysis showed p (Asymp.Sig. (2-tailed)) = 0.000 < α (0.05), which means that there is a significant influence between the knowledge of junior high school students of Raudlatul Mustofa Islamic Boarding School Tulungagung Regency and hemoglobin counseling conducted.

FLOURISHING BAGI MAHASISWA BIMBINGAN DAN KONSELING SEBAGAI CALON HELPER

Flourishing is when individuals achieve complete mental health so they have positive psychological, social and emotional functioning so they can control themselves. This is important for potential helpers because when they develop themselves, they will already have positive psychological, social and emotional functions. So this research aims to determine the importance of flourishing for guidance and counseling students as prospective students. The method used in this research is a literature review by examining journals found on Google Scholar between 2017-2023 with the keyword "flourishing". So we obtained seven relevant journals that could answer the researchers' questions. The results of this research show the importance of flourishing for students, especially prospective helpers, and the need for support for students to achieve flourishing within themselves by creating a conducive environment and providing students with optimal opportunities to have academic and social support, so that students become potential helpers. mentally healthy with flourishing within them. The findings in this research can become study material for further research to empirically test the level of flourishing in guidance and counseling students as potential helpers.
 Key: Flourishing, guidance and counseling students, helper.

Manajemen Mutu Pendidikan di SMP Islam Al Arief Muaro Jambi Berbasis Pesantren

This study aims to determine the quality component planning carried out at Al Arief Islamic Middle School, the implementation of the quality components carried out in an effort to develop Islamic Boarding School-Based Education Management, Quality Control carried out related to the implementation of the development of Islamic Boarding School-Based Education Management, and Follow-up efforts carried out by schools regarding the implementation development of Islamic Boarding School-Based Education quality management. This study uses a qualitative research approach that is analytical-descriptive in nature. Data collection is done by observation (Observation), Interview (Interview), Documentation and Audio and Visual Data. The results of the study stated that in the preparation of educational planning. it was found that planning was adjusted to the availability of human resources in the environment and supplemented by external resources, taking into account conditions and situations in society, based on a sense of responsibility to foster the interests of educational institutions. Pesantren-based education quality planning is based on eight National Education Standards (SNP) covering: Graduate competency standards, Content Standards, Process Standards, Education Assessment Standards, Education Personnel Standards, Facilities and Infrastructure Standards, Management Standards, Financing Standards. Implementation of Islamic Boarding School-based Quality Components for SMP Islam Al-Arief Muaro Jambi through habituation and self-development for students. Quality control in the implementation of quality management in Islamic boarding schools, namely the production of teaching materials and learning tools, student evaluation plans, student development evaluation plans, guidance and counseling evaluations carried out at the beginning of the semester before teaching and learning activities take place. Follow-up efforts by teachers and principals took the form of supervision and self-evaluation and were followed up on evaluating the learning process at the end of semester internal meetings. Al Arief Islamic Middle School is a quality school because it meets the National Education Standards (SNP).
 Keywords: Quality Management, Education, Islamic Boarding Schools

Character Development through Student Guidance and Counseling at School

Guidance and counseling is an integral part of the national education system, therefore the policies, objectives and implementation of guidance and counseling are also part of the policies and objectives and implementation of character education. Schools play an important role in shaping the character of a nation and the next generation. at school, students receive various educational information about character, which not only goes into the classroom, but also through teaching and counseling programs, which can strengthen character values such as openness, honesty, etc., and promote discipline. This also requires special strategies, including coercion. Hardworking, creative, independent, caring, responsible. This research methodology uses a qualitative approach with the type of library research. The research has shown that counseling and mentoring programs are developed through student needs analysis, so that the attending teacher or counselor makes the counseling and mentoring program feasible for student character development and provides appropriate services.TRANSLATE with x EnglishArabicHebrewPolishBulgarianHindiPortugueseCatalanHmong DawRomanianChinese SimplifiedHungarianRussianChinese TraditionalIndonesianSlovakCzechItalianSlovenianDanishJapaneseSpanishDutchKlingonSwedishEnglishKoreanThaiEstonianLatvianTurkishFinnishLithuanianUkrainianFrenchMalayUrduGermanMalteseVietnameseGreekNorwegianWelshHaitian CreolePersian // TRANSLATE with COPY THE URL BELOW Back EMBED THE SNIPPET BELOW IN YOUR SITE Enable collaborative features and customize widget: Bing Webmaster PortalBack//

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Medical Undergraduates of a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Eastern Odisha: A Cross-Sectional Study

Background: The Corona virus pandemic had a crushing impact on the mental health of medical undergraduates. Objective: The current research was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of psychological impacts, viz., anxiety, stress, and depression, in undergraduates undertaking medicine courses and assess their quality of life. Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study was undertaken with an online questionnaire using Google with a WhatsApp link. Informed consent (online) was obtained before enrollment in the study. This study used the DASS-21 questionnaire and a Quality of Life questionnaire for analysis. The total number of participants was 559 during the study period. Descriptive statistics, the non-parametric Chi-square test, the binomial test, the Kruskal-Wallis test, and the Mann-Whitney test were used for analysis. p<0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. Results: Out of 559 respondents, the majority were 21 years of age or older, with a male predominance of 60.6%. It was found that those who were smoking or consuming alcohol had higher DAS scores. Quality of life (QoL) was lower for those who were on medication for hypertension. Stress levels were significantly higher in males. The relationship between anxiety levels and males was statistically significant. Conclusions: COVID-19 had a psychological impact on the medical students. Therefore, early evaluation, timely intervention, and student counseling services need to be made available to solve this problem and remain prepared for all potential future pandemics.

A Critical and Intersectional Approach to Support Multiracial Non-Binary Counseling Students

A Critical and Intersectional Approach to Support Multiracial Non-Binary Counseling Students

Characterizing the research mentorship experience of genetic counseling students.

The Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling's Practice-Based Competencies include research-related skills, which are taught in master's level genetic counseling programs through didactic coursework and completion of mentored research experiences. It is known that research mentors can impact student work environments, create positive perceptions of the research process, and increase students' likelihood of future involvement in research. However, few studies have characterized the experiences of GC students in receiving research mentorship. It is crucial to understand these experiences from student perspectives to better inform stakeholders about factors that impact mentorship. Using a mixed-methods approach, this study explored GC students' experiences receiving research mentorship and their thoughts regarding the successful qualities of research mentors. GC students (N = 165) who graduated between 2019 and 2022 responded to an online survey measuring the mentorship relationship, defined by the Advisory Working Alliance Inventory (AWAI). On average, participants scored 3.96/5 on the AWAI, where higher scores indicate stronger working alliances. When asked to describe their overall research experience in three words, 75.7% of participants used at least one negatively connotated descriptor. Thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews obtained via purposive sampling of highest and lowest scoring participants on the AWAI (N = 14) revealed the following five themes related to successful qualities of a research mentor: (1) communication; (2) rapport building and relationship; (3) engagement and guidance; (4) expertise and connections; and (5) mentors with different roles. Of note, many of these qualities are foundational skills in genetic counseling. Thus, genetic counselors who may be strong in these areas who do not identify as "researchers" ought to consider becoming a research committee member. Additionally, education programs could consider implementing research committee member evaluations and/or student research self-efficacy surveys to evaluate how these relationships may be shaping research experiences for students within their program.

Effects of career adaptability and career optimism on career intention of tourism and hospitality students

Diseño/metodología/enfoqueSe realizó una encuesta online en China continental para estudiar las interrelaciones entre la adaptabilidad laboral, optimismo laboral y la intención vocacional futura. Se recogieron 492 respuestas válidas de estudiantes de turismo y hostelería.ObjetivoEn los últimos años, las carreras de turismo y hostelería han resultado menos atractivas para los estudiantes. Atraer y retener a los jóvenes talentos es cada vez más difícil para la industria del turismo y la hostelería en la era postpandemia. Con el fin de contribuir a resolver el problema de la escasez de talentos, es crucial comprender cómo perciben los estudiantes las carreras profesionales y qué influye en su planificación profesional. La Teoría de la Construcción de la Carrera indica una integración entre las necesidades personales y las expectativas relacionadas con la carrera. Proporciona un marco teórico para el presente estudio con el fin de comprender qué motiva a los estudiantes a iniciar su carrera profesional en el sector del turismo y la hostelería. Se examina empíricamente la relación entre la adaptabilidad profesional y el optimismo de los estudiantes y su efecto en la intención vocacional futura.ConclusionesLos resultados revelan que el optimismo profesional influye positivamente en la adaptabilidad profesional y en la intención profesional futura, respectivamente. Por el contrario, la adaptabilidad profesional influye negativamente en la intención vocacional futura. Además, el optimismo profesional tiene un efecto mediador en la relación entre la adaptabilidad profesional y la intención vocacional futura. Los resultados podrían beneficiar a los educadores en la orientación profesional de los estudiantes y a los profesionales de la industria en el desarrollo de estrategias eficaces de gestión de la carrera profesional de los jóvenes talentos en sus respectivas organizaciones.Originalidad/valorLa aplicación de la Teoría de la Construcción de la Carrera extraída de la psicología vocacional es adecuada para aportar conocimientos y perspectivas al desarrollo de la investigación sobre carreras profesionales en turismo y hostelería. Este estudio contribuye a llenar el vacío de conocimientos sobre la adaptación de la carrera profesional, el optimismo profesional y la intención de carrera futura.

PSİKOLOJİK DANIŞMAN ADAYLARININ ETİK KONUMLARININ BİLİNÇLİ FARKINDALIK DÜZEYLERİ İLE İLİŞKİSİ

Ethical positions shape within life experiences via confronting and resolving ethical dilemmas of moral issues, and were consisted of idealism and relativism. Within cultural context, Western cultures had low scores on both idealism and relativism (exceptionists) while Eastern ones had high relativism scores with both high idealism (situationists) and low idealism (subjectivists) scores on Ethical Position Questionnaire. Recently, a combination of ethical decision making and awareness started to be investigated under the roof of ethical mindfulness while enabling ethical clinical practices and implementation. Prior to stepping into that area, more explanatory presentation of the relationship between ethical decision making process and mindfulness among prospective psychological health professionals, psychological counseling students were presented in this descriptive study. Results of preliminary analyses showed that approximately half of the participants (39.85 %) are on the situationist side on ethical decision making. As a result of main analyses, it was found that level of mindfulness is related with high scores on both idealism (Mlow=3.90, Mmiddle=4.02, Mhigh=4.26) and relativism (Mlow=3.34, Mmiddle=3.75, Mhigh=4.08).

Curiosity and Intellectual Wellness: Does being curious help counselors stay well?

AbstractCounselors and counseling students (N = 125) were surveyed to determine whether curiosity could predict Intellectual Wellness. Structure coefficients found Diversive Curiosity accounted for 19% of the variance and Specific Curiosity for 11%. Implications are including curiosity into training and practice and future research on isolating variables that comprise wellness domains.

Correlation of Nursing Students’ Digital Literacy Levels and Counseling Skills

Objective: This research was conducted as a descriptive, and correlational study to analyze the association between nursing students’ digital literacy levels and counseling skills. 
 Material and Method: The study sample comprised 383 nursing students. The Personal Information Form, the Digital Literacy Scale, and the Counseling in Nurses Scale were used in the data collection process. Descriptive statistics (number, percentage), the independent samples t-test, an F-test, Pearson’s correlation test, and multiple regression analysis test were utilized in the analysis of research data. 
 Results: It was found that nursing students had high digital literacy levels (66.05±12.30 points) and counseling skill scores (45.17±4.11 points). In addition, a moderate positive correlation (r=.367) was obtained between the students' digital literacy and counseling skill scores. A significant difference was determined between nursing students' educational status, daily internet use time, internet use time according to students' selfevaluations and their digital literacy scores. In addition, it was found that there was a significant difference between age, education level, daily internet usage time, choosing a profession willingly and counseling skills (p

The Use of Free Learning Prototype Curriculum in Blended Learning to Improve the Quality Counseling Technique Practice Lectures for Student Guidance and Counseling Study Program

Implementation of the independent learning campus policy is to encourage a more independent and flexible quality of learning in higher education. Only a few of the students were able to follow this development. The aims of this study is to analyze implementation of free learning prototype curriculum in blended learning to improve the quality counseling technique practice lectures for student guidance and counseling study program.This study uses a quantitative approach to the type of experiment. The population in this study were students of the Guidance and Counseling study program, who were taking the Counseling Approach course in the even semester of 2021/2022. The instrument used is a questionnaire instrument with a Likert scale model. The results of the reliability test of the lecture quality instrument were 0.922. The research data were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The research findings show that with the correlation obtained from the SPSS output display model summary 26.00 showing the magnitude of the hypothesis test results obtained r-count = 0.329 and r-table = 0.312 so that the results of r-count > r-table (0.329 > 0.312). This shows that there is a positive influence on the strategy of using the independent learning curriculum to improve the quality of lectures in a positive direction.