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Creative Arts Therapists Report Lower Collective Self-Esteem but Higher Job Satisfaction than Other Professionals
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Orkibi, Hod – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2019
Some creative arts therapists see themselves as members of a marginalized profession compared to established health-care professions that have more political clout. This study compared job satisfaction and professional collective self-esteem (CSE) in a sample of 288 Israeli professionals: 158 creative arts therapists (of whom 48% were art…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Allied Health Personnel, Self Esteem, Job Satisfaction
Reducing the Use of Language That Stigmatizes Students
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Weist, Mark D.; Mellin, Elizabeth A.; Garbacz, S. Andrew; Anderson-Butcher, Dawn – Communique, 2019
All four authors of this article are active in the movement toward more comprehensive school mental health (SMH) services involving community mental health staff joining school employees to increase the depth and quality of programs and services within the multitiered system of support (MTSS; Garbacz, 2019; Mellin & Weist, 2011; Weist, Lever,…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Social Bias, Clinical Psychology, Mental Health
U.S. Army Soldiers' Trust and Confidence in Mental Health Professionals
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Hartman, Anthony; Schuermann, Hope; Kenney, Jovanna – Professional Counselor, 2018
Despite efforts to boost mental health treatment-seeking behaviors by combat veterans, rates have improved relatively little since 2004. Previous work suggests that trust and confidence in the mental health community may be a significant factor. This study explored how professional titles may impact trust and confidence among active-duty U.S. Army…
Descriptors: Military Personnel, Armed Forces, Trust (Psychology), Help Seeking
Improving Cultural Competency: A Patient-Centered Approach to Interprofessional Education and Practice in a Veterans Healthcare Facility
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Brommelsiek, Margaret; Peterson, Jane A.; Amelung, Sarah Knopf – International Journal of Higher Education, 2018
Background/Objective: Competency in health professions education when separated from culture is a 'detached mastery' of a discreet skill; there are no values considered, no human behind the understanding. This can result in an uneven understanding, proficiency, and commitment concerning individuals' cultural differences. To increase cultural…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Veterans, Course Content, Student Attitudes