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Counseling Transgender College Students: Perceptions of College Mental Health Clinicians' Preparedness
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Couture, Valerie – College Student Journal, 2017
The purpose of this study was to assess the perceived preparedness levels of college mental health clinicians to counsel transgender college students. Multicultural counseling competency is required of professional counselors and transgender individuals are considered to be part of the multicultural population. A survey was completed by college…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Student Needs, Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation
A Therapeutic Approach for Treating Chronic Illness and Disability among College Students
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Haemmelmann, Katie L.; McClain, Mary-Catherine – Professional Counselor, 2013
Research in chronic illness and disability (CID) in college students has demonstrated that students with disabilities encounter more difficulties psychosocially than their nondisabled counterparts. Subsequently, these difficulties impact the ability of these students to successfully adapt. Using the illness intrusiveness model in combination with…
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Disabilities, Intervention, College Students
Drugs, Labels and (p)ill-Fitting Boxes: ADHD and Children Who Are Hard to Teach
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Graham, Linda J. – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2008
In offering a critical review of the problem we call "ADHD" (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), this paper progresses in three stages. The first two parts feature the dominant voices emanating from the literature in medicine and psychology which, when juxtaposed, highlight an interdependency between these otherwise competing…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Foreign Countries, Drug Therapy
Early Onset Bipolar Spectrum Disorder: Psychopharmacological, Psychological, and Educational Management
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McIntosh, David E.; Trotter, Jeffrey S. – Psychology in the Schools, 2006
Although published research continues to advocate medication as the first line of treatment for early onset bipolar spectrum disorder (EOBSD; N. Lofthouse & M.A. Fristad, 2004), preliminary research demonstrating the utility of cognitive, cognitive-behavioral, and psychoeducational therapies is promising. It appears as if future treatment of EOBSD…
Descriptors: Drug Therapy, Research Needs, Psychology, Pharmacology
Using Solution Focused Brief Therapy in Individual Referrals for Bullying
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Young, Sue; Holdorf, Gail – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2003
The authors work in a city local education authority Special Educational Needs Support Service with an Anti-Bullying Project that continues to develop effective approaches to dealing with bullying in schools. This paper describes the project's use of Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) and reports on the outcomes of a large number of…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Educational Psychology, Bullying, Counseling Techniques
Behavior Management. A Competency-Based Manual for In-Service Training. In-Service Teacher Training for Mainstreaming Series.
Fagen, Stanley A.; Hill, Jeffery M. – 1977
This manual is designed to train teachers to prevent and cope with disruptive student behavior. The focus is on dealing with mainstreamed students with special emotional needs. The manual's six modules can be used by instructors with a general competence in special education. The first module explores behavior values, standards and limits. Module…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Counseling Techniques