- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Counseling Practices and Supervision
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Face Recognition and Perception
- Neurological Disorders and Treatments
- Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
- Impulse Buying and Technology Impacts
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Children's Rights and Participation
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
Queensland Children’s Hospital
2023
University of York
2023
University of Southern California
1999-2017
Southern California University for Professional Studies
2017
St. Lawrence University
2015
University of Illinois Chicago
2009-2010
Fuller Theological Seminary
1999
In the study of motivational interviewing (MI), counselor skill has been posited to influence client language about change or "change talk." This investigates relationship between a specific behavior, valenced reflective listening, and talk in MI intervention with substance-using adolescents. A combination recorded in-person telephone (n = 223) sessions were sequentially coded using Motivational Interviewing Skill Code 2.5. Reflections categorized by valence, meaning they included content...
Autism is a prevalent developmental disorder that affects numerous aspects of child's daily functioning, including but not limited to communication, social interaction, cognitive motor and sensation. The many impairments characterize autism also have the potential affect volition, defined by Model Human Occupation as interests, self-efficacy, motivation engage in new activities. objective this study was determine effects 16-week hippotherapy program on volition three children with autism....
The relation between anosognosia and dementia severity in Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been unclear. We constructed a measure that quantified the difference perceptions of deficits patients with AD (n = 23) ratings from knowledgeable informant as anosognosia. There was no correlation However, positively correlated degree after controlling for depressive symptomatology (p =.03). Post-hoc analyses, also symptoms, indicated higher levels were associated lower performance on specific cognitive...
This retrospective medical chart review examined the prevalence of overweight/obesity (≥85th percentile) and obesity (≥95th in Hispanic foster children aged 2–18 years Los Angeles, California. Logistic regression was used for boys girls separately to analyze polyvictimization (i.e., one vs. two or more types maltreatment), type maltreatment (abuse neglect), age-group as risk factors overweight obesity. Almost 40% participants were overweight/obese, with highest (47.7%) observed among 12–18....
This study examines the case of GH, an 18-year-old Latino male participating in employment-based delinquency intervention for gang-affiliated youth. Although postintervention measures revealed that GH showed gains on key outcomes (i.e., delinquency, employment), he experienced sporadic treatment setbacks (e.g., work absenteeism, fighting) disrupted his progress. A comprehensive psychological assessment suggested aggressive, illegal behavior and difficulty maintaining employment could have...
In general, participating in activities for self-determined reasons (i.e. because you "want to" engage the activity) results stronger levels of motivation that last longer than more controlled forms feel "have participate). As having unsatisfied physical needs through drinking alcohol, eating poorly, and sleeping little or less consistently may interrupt activity, we hypothesised basic psychological satisfaction would mediate lifestyle–leisure-time activity (LTPA) relationship. Undergraduate...
Research with substance-abusing samples suggests that eliciting commitment language during treatment may improve motivation to change, increase engagement, and promote positive outcomes. However, the relationship between in-session client success is not well-understood for youth offender populations. This study evaluated language, engagement (i.e., homework completion), weekly employment outcomes six gang-affiliated juvenile offenders participating in an counseling intervention. Weekly...
Adverse effects of sleep disruption are identified in parents who live with a child Down Syndrome (DS), yet there is no research on siblings' experiences. This study addresses this knowledge gap.
Our objective is to overview the literature and introduce Intentional Relationship Model (IRM) as a new framework for psychiatric intensive care. We present case application of this model with suicidal service user undergoing rehabilitation spinal cord injury. The example illustrates how IRM may be used guide clinical reasoning when working acutely distressed users.
Atypical emotion recognition is argued to be characteristic of autism spectrum conditions (ASC), underpinned in part by atypical eye gaze, with less contact and more gaze direction towards the mouth. Given widespread adoption facemasks due Covid-19 pandemic, exploring effect on face processing autism, as they occlude mouth region, interest. This study investigated impact identity recognition, a non-autistic (N = 38) autistic sample 25). Participants also completed Toronto Alexithymia Scale,...
This note provides details about the programme of 2016 Annual Meeting on Phonology, including submission statistics and review process.