Cass Dykeman

Using art in group counseling with native american youth

Abstract This article describes a group counseling program for Native American youth, using art as the primary counseling intervention in a public school setting.

Supervisees’ Perceptions of Effective Supervision: A Comparison of Fully Synchronous Cybersupervision to Traditional Methods

ABSTRACT Despite a great increase in the popularity of cybersupervision, little research is provided regarding supervisees’ perceptions of its effectiveness. This study examined the differences in Master’s level counseling student supervisees’ perceptions of participating in cybersupervision as compared to traditional face-to-face clinical supervision. Results indicated no significant difference in the perceived effectiveness between the two conditions. Implications and suggestions for future research and practice are provided.

Family Aided Community Treatment for the Treatment of Early Psychosis: A Proof of Concept Study

Major psychotic disorders are one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. If these conditions are identified early and treatment promptly implemented, the prognosis is improved. This study examined the impact of a yearlong family aided community treatment (FACT) intervention upon psychiatric symptoms. Psychiatric symptom scores improved with the FACT intervention. Improved training on early recognition for mental health clinicians, implementation of a specific treatment model in community settings and policy around treatment funding allocation are implications of this study.

Historical trends in counsellor education dissertations

ABSTRACT There exists a dearth of literature on the content, research method and research design trends of dissertations in education. Within one large subfield of education (i.e. counsellor education), an online and full-text archive of dissertations has become available. This archive contains over 200 dissertations produced in Oregon State University’s Counselling Academic Unit from 1947 to 2014. Research questions concerning decadal differences in content, research method and research design were examined empirically. No decadal differences were discovered in the three aforementioned areas. Reasons for these findings were discussed.

Career Counselling/Career and Technical Education

In this chapter we explore career counselling and career and technical education goals, early developments in the field of career education and career development, important legislation, present status and practices, specific K-12 practices, and future prospects and challenges. The spectrum of interventions, approaches, institutions, and assessments of current practices has a long and rich history of contributing to the economic and social well-being of society. However, career education and career and technical education cannot rest on its laurels. Major obstacles that hinder the achievement of the career interventions goals are discussed. The authors provide a wealth of helpful information about associations and organizations in the field as well as about the various ways in which career guidance can be provided, e.g., the various tests that have emerged in the field and their assessment.

Grieving Styles of Young Banso Widows

Grieving is manifested differently around the world depending on culture, social desirability, and social norms. Little is known about grieving patterns in Africa. As such, a study of the grieving patterns of young widows of the Banso tribe of the Cameroon was conducted. This examination used Doka and Martin’s model of grieving styles as the lens for this research. This model delineates a continuum of grief styles: instrumental on one end, intuitive on the other, and blended in the middle. This study used the validated Grief Pattern Inventory to determine if young Banso widows in this sample are intuitive, instrumental, or blended grievers. The study employed a cross-sectional design. The results indicated that 47% of the participants were intuitive grievers and 41% were blended grievers. Policy, research, and clinical implications emerging from the results were presented.

External Service Providers in Schools: A Three-State Study

Judith L. Osborne (Osbornej@ccmail.orst.edu) is assistant professor of counselor education, and Brooke B. Collison (collisob@ccmail.orst.edu) is professor and coordinator of counselor education, at Oregon State University, Corvallis; Cass Dykeman (jdykeman@ewu.edu) is associate professor of applied psychology and director of the school counseling program, Eastern Washington State University, Cheney; and Bobbie A. Birdsall (BBIRDSA@bsu.idbsu.edu) is assistant professor of counselor education at Boise State University. ncreasingly, people other than N school counselors provide counseling and other social services in schools. The increase in external