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Item Master Portfolio for Interdisciplinary Master Degree(2013-04) Lin, Annie Y.; Crews, Charles R.; Elkins, Leann; Mulsow, MiriamThe relationship between Counselor Education, Special Education, and Human Development and Family Studies as they relate to college student-athletes in various aspects. Some aspects involve the self-efficacy theory and the negative perceptions that non-student athletes have of student-athletes. Other aspects involve the challenges that student-athletes have to overcome in higher education including the media, transitions from high school to college, and learning disabilities. Included in this portfolio are works done throughout the writer’s graduate education. Personal experiences have been drawn from working closely with college student-athletes at Texas Tech University’s Marsha Sharp Center giving the writer first-hand experience in this field focusing specifically on tutoring and counseling student-athletes. The writer is pursuing a professional field working with college student-athletes by helping them with counseling, learning disabilities, transitions, academics, and time-management.Item Using motion pictures to enhance counselor effectiveness in conducting grief counseling(2005-05) Brown, Kaylene; Bradley, Loretta J.; Parr, Gerald; Tallent-Runnels, Mary K.The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a grief-training program for counselors and grief workers utilizing short clips from popular movies. In order to do this, a 6-week grief-training program was held. Participants (79) included Licensed Professional Counselors, counseling students, marriage and family therapists, social workers, and paraprofessionals. All participants completed the Counseling Situations Questionnaire (Kirchberg & Neimeyer, 1991), the Revised Death Anxiety Scale (Thorson & Powell, 1992, 1994), and the Counseling Self-Estimate Inventory (Larson, Suzuki, et al., 1992). The results of the statistical analysis indicated that significance was not found in the use of movies in this grief-training program regarding participants’ grief counseling comfort, death anxiety, or grief counseling self-efficacy. Although this study did not reach statistical significance, the implication is that the training in this study was not adequate to meet the needs of the participants. Suggestions for future research utilizing movies in grief counselor training include integrating grief and loss training into various areas of counselor education classes including ethics, multicultural issues, human development, techniques, and case conceptualization. Future research should also investigate extending the length of the training (e.g., 14 weeks or longer) and the exploration of the use of various movies to illustrate progressively more difficult grief issues. Limitations of this study include the number and geographic location of participants, the lack of homogeneity of participants, the selection of participants, and participants that may have had extensive previous training and experience with grief counseling. Other limitations include the self-report process of the instruments and the brevity of the treatment.Item Using motion pictures to enhance counselor effectiveness in conducting grief counseling(Texas Tech University, 2005-05) Brown, KayleneThe purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a grief-training program for counselors and grief workers utilizing short clips from popular movies. In order to do this, a 6-week grief-training program was held. Participants (79) included Licensed Professional Counselors, counseling students, marriage and family therapists, social workers, and paraprofessionals. All participants completed the Counseling Situations Questionnaire (Kirchberg & Neimeyer, 1991), the Revised Death Anxiety Scale (Thorson & Powell, 1992, 1994), and the Counseling Self-Estimate Inventory (Larson, Suzuki, et al., 1992). The results of the statistical analysis indicated that significance was not found in the use of movies in this grief-training program regarding participants’ grief counseling comfort, death anxiety, or grief counseling self-efficacy. Although this study did not reach statistical significance, the implication is that the training in this study was not adequate to meet the needs of the participants. Suggestions for future research utilizing movies in grief counselor training include integrating grief and loss training into various areas of counselor education classes including ethics, multicultural issues, human development, techniques, and case conceptualization. Future research should also investigate extending the length of the training (e.g., 14 weeks or longer) and the exploration of the use of various movies to illustrate progressively more difficult grief issues.