Solution-focused wellness coaching: a mixed methods,longitudinal study with college students

ABSTRACT

Research indicates that college students are experiencing mental health challenges of greater severity and frequency. College students present with a variety of wellness-related challenges, resulting in increased demand on campus health resources and service limitations including extended wait lists and increased off-campus referrals. This research study examined the effectiveness of a short-term solution-focused intervention on perceptions of wellness and stress among the college student population. This study utilized a longitudinal, mixed-methods design to assess the impact of a brief (seven-week) intervention on perceived stress and wellness among 52 college students at a large Midwestern University, using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Five-Factor Wellness Evaluation of Lifestyle (5 F-WEL). Repeated measures analysis of variance (RM-ANOVA) results indicated significant differences across time for perceived stress and wellness (p <.01). To augment quantitative data, a brief, semi-structured interview was completed with 24 study participants post-intervention, and an Applied Thematic Analysis (ATA) was conducted as a means of identifying themes. This study demonstrates the effectiveness of a solution-focused wellness (SFW) approach in changing perceptions of stress and wellness. Findings provide support for a prevention model in which college students are encouraged to proactively engage in lifestyle activities that enhance their wellness.     

Reducing depression among mothers in a residential treatment setting: building evidence for the PST4PPD intervention

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Objective

The prevalence of postpartum depression (PPD) nearly doubles among low-income mothers in the United States compared to the general population. Problem Solving Therapy (PST) is an effective treatment for populations of low-income women and more accessible than costly, long term interventions. This study aimed to assess the feasibility of implementing a problem-solving-focused intervention originally designed for home visits. Method: This study was conducted in a residential treatment facility (RTF). A chemical dependency counselor delivered the 5-session intervention named “PST4PPD”. A one-group pretest/posttest design was adopted. The standardized tools: Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) were used to assess depressive symptoms. The New General Self-Efficacy Scale (NGSE) was used to measure self-efficacy. Results: Among the 41 eligible women, 90% (n = 37) completed the intervention. The research found statistically significant decreases in depression (EPDS t(36) = 6.70, p <.001; PHQ-9 t(36) = 4.67, p <.001) and increases in self-efficacy (NGSE t(36) = ?2.41, p =.02). Conclusions: This pilot study finds positive results and feasibility of “PST4PPD”, a community-based, affordable intervention to lower symptoms of postpartum depression. Recommendations for future research and practice, including suggestions for engaging and retaining low-income mothers in PPD interventions, are discussed.     

Negotiating needletime: the Musicians’ Union,the BBC and the record companies,c. 1920–1990

This article examines an important, but hitherto largely overlooked, licensing system which operated in the UK between the late 1920s and late 1980s and limited the amount of recorded music that broadcasters could use in radio progammes. Known as ‘needletime’ the system was formalized in the 1930s when the BBC reached a collective agreement with the UK’s record companies – here acting via the copyright licensing society Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) – about the amount of records that it could play. Drawing on previously unused materials, the article provides a revisionist account of the development of needletime, focusing on the actions of a third party, the Musicians’ Union (MU). As is shown, the MU was able to exercise influence on both camps and thus to have a profound impact on the development of music radio and the wider music industries in the UK. Previous accounts of needletime are critiqued and it is suggested that, while it was accused of operating ‘restrictive practices’, the MU’s role can be seen more as an attempt to ensure that the suitably remunerated employment of musicians was as widespread as possible. Needletime emerges as perhaps the key agreement thus far within the UK’s music industries’ industrial relations.     

学校音乐教育管理中的资源建设和教师教育信息化建设

近年来，随着网络建设在中国的迅猛发展和教育产业化步伐的加快，学校信息化正在成为新的产业热点和众多“信息技术”厂商竞争的焦点，越来越多的人认识到，校园网的开发利用对教育教学的改革，教育教学质量的提高，对实施创新教育，培养学生的实践能力，扩大学生的知识面，全面推进素质教育有着极其深远的意义。本文就是想把网络技术手段融合到各音乐学科的教学和学校管理之中，充分利用网上资源，达到提高教育教学及管理效益的目的。     

团体心理辅导在灾后心理援助中的具体应用

在灾后心理援助中,团体心理辅导是首选的高效援助方法之一.它具有主动性、支持性、稳定性等特征,对稳定受灾群众的情绪,协助其获得新的社会支持、学会新的应对方式,进而促进其心理康复具有积极的意义.灾后团体心理辅导可采取严重应激诱因疏泄治疗(心理晤谈)、分享报告等方式,对灾后复课的学生,则可进行班级座谈,以帮助他们重建心理平衡.     

The Cultural Imperatives of Professionalism: Who's Protecting Whom?

What does it mean to be a professional therapist? This paper explores some of the personal and cultural pressures that influence how we see ourselves as professional therapists. It then explores how these pressures impact upon our capacity to protect children and ourselves.     

论音乐表情与音乐技巧的本原关系

音乐表情与技巧在音乐表现中是两个不可缺少的重要因素,二者的产生与形成均来自于人体对音乐的感受与体验。在音乐实践中,表情是内容,技巧是形式,表情支配着技巧,技巧支持着表情;二者既相互影响、相互渗透,又相互作用、相互制约。离开了表情,技巧就失去了存在的价值;离开了技巧,表情也无法完满实现。因此,深刻地认识表情与技巧的相互关系,准确地把握表情与技巧的相互作用,将会有利于音乐表情的尽情发挥及音乐技巧的完美实施。     

音乐教育与素质教育的结合对师范教育的意义

音乐教育对素质教育有积极的作用和影响，它们的有机结合对于师范教育具有重要的意义。     

诗与音乐艺术特征比较探微

艺术形式的特性是门类艺术各自独立存在的根据,显示了各自本质的特殊规定,以艺术形式本身所显示的存在方式为前提,从艺术形式媒介手段所显示出的特殊性出发,对诗与音乐两种门类艺术形式进行比较,以特性比较的方式显现诗与音乐各自在本质上的规定.     

Wholeness of Self Workshops:

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