Work on Internet child exploitation (ICE) teams require individuals to perform a number of investiga- tive tasks, including viewing graphic images and videos young children being sexually assaulted tortured, identify victims locate perpetrators. Individuals involved in this work may be at higher risk for experiencing secondary traumatic stress because the sounds which they are exposed. The impact ICE investigations what helps hinders coping with was explored using Critical Incident Technique...

Growth curve modelling was used to trace the trajectory of prestige dimension career aspirations from Grade 9 through 3 years after high school, as a function gender and early school math achievement. The sample consisted 218 university-bound adolescents (129 female, 89 male). Initial aspiration levels, slope, curvature trajectories all differed significantly performance. No significant or by achievement effects were found. These results support notion that functions "critical filter"...

This paper demonstrates and discusses the use of think aloud protocols (TAPs) as an approach for examining confirming sources differential item functioning ( DIF). The TAPs are used to investigate what extent surface characteristics items that identified by expert reviews DIF supported empirical evidence from examinee thinking processes in English French versions a Canadian national assessment. In this research, confirmed 10 out 20 items. moderate agreement between indicates cannot be...

Links between young adults’ sense of calling, career outcome expectations, and self-efficacy were examined in a sample 855 undergraduate students from three universities Atlantic Canada. Hierarchical multiple regression revealed that participants’ presence search for calling accounted small, but significant, portion the variance expectations. Mediation analysis, conducted separately each subdimension partially mediated relation purposeful work fully dimensions work, transcendent summons,...

The qualitative action-project method is described as an appropriate and heuristic research for use in counseling psychology. Action theory, which addresses human intentional, goal-directed action, project, career, provides the conceptual framework method. Data gathering analysis involve multiple procedures to access information from 3 perspectives: manifest behavior, internal processes, social meaning. has a number of advantages, including its conceptualization, close experience; systematic...

The study provides insight into counsellors' experiences of counselling clients online. foci include (a) experience negotiating the therapeutic relationship online, (b) their utilising and adapting clinical skills to assess in an online capacity, (c) ethical issues associated with practicing Open-ended interviews were conducted three counsellors located Canada one United States. Narrative analysis revealed eight major themes: convenience, alliance, skills, assessing client suitability,...

This study determined how youth (ages 17-21) and their parents jointly constructed acted on goals strategies pertinent to the transition adulthood. Twenty parent-youth dyads were followed over an 8-month period using qualitative action-project method. Data included joint conversations, video recall of internal processes, self-monitoring logs, researcher telephone monitoring. Detailed repeated analysis elements, functional steps, resulted in identification explicit project for each dyad that...

Counselling psychology, established in 1987 as a specialization wiutin Canadian professional has developed distinctive identity and specific underlying approach to training practice. To date, the field Canada evolved without benefit of formal definition specialization. Over three years, task force charged with development counselling psychology engaged broad survey extant literature member consultation, proposed that was adopted by Board Directors Psychological Association June 2009. The...

Qualitative research in counseling psychology the last 2 decades has been characterized by introduction and use of a range methods corresponding paradigms conceptual frameworks. The action-project method, described updated this article, is based on an understanding human action as goal-directed enacted context: contextual theory. We summarize framework, prior to describing method's procedures for conceptualizing problems questions, collecting analyzing data from dyads participants,...

Abstract The purpose of this research project is to describe the possible selves that parents and adolescents introduce jointly adjust, adopt, maintain, or abandon in conversations about potential careers related activities over an 8-month period. Data were gathered from 19 parent-adolescent dyads through observation (a) during videotaped adolescent's career-related future, (b) video recall conversations, (c) logs telephone monitoring. Findings reveal two broad sets processes pertaining...

The qualitative action‐project method was developed in counseling psychology and health psychology. This article demonstrates the utility of this for research with families intimate partners. describes action theory undergirding method, along multiple phases data collection involved longitudinal protocol. In parallel used to guide protocol generates from three perspectives action: manifest behavior, internal processes, social meaning. Data analysis integrates, at supraindividual level...

The action-project method was used to explore similarities and differences in the goals activities of mothers sons, daughters, working together facilitate a successful future transition adulthood. Participants were 10 mother‐daughter dyads 8 mother-son dyads, with range ethnicities income levels. Data included video-recordings conversations, transcripts interviews, self-report logs activities. A team-based, constructivist analysis, grounded principles action theory, yielded complex pattern...

Using narrative analysis, the experiences of 7 Canadian counselor trainees with eating issues were explored for meanings shame and resilience. Shame was experienced as layers discounting disconnection from self others, which served barriers to help seeking recovery. Trainees’ attempts overcome characterized by a dialectic conflict protecting vs. prioritizing Finding culture safety belonging, invalidating perfection, redefining ideals emerged elements that fostered resilience shame....

This study investigated the kinds of supports postsecondary students who have mobility or sensory impairments perceived as being most effective in assisting them to attain their career aspirations. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 15 self-identified having a permanent impairment, aged 19 32 years. Thorne’s (2008) inductive approach content analysis was used extract salient themes from data. Three core findings emerged, participants (a) identifying wide range individuals...