BACKGROUND Evidence supports the implementation of task shifting to address health worker shortages that are common in resource-limited settings. However, there is need to learn from established programs to identify ways to achieve the strongest, most sustainable impact. This study examined the Botswana lay counselor cadre, a task shifting initiative, to explore effectiveness and contribution t...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to examine mental health screening practices and attitudes from both counselor and client perspectives in the U.S. Marine Corps substance abuse program. METHOD This study examined mental health screening practices and attitudes of 23 substance abuse counselors and 442 clients from six Marine Corps substance abuse counseling centers. RESULTS After re...

Despite the national goal of "drug-free" schools, recent data suggest that chemical abuse among school-aged children remains a concern. This qualitative case study presents a "unique case" within one school's substance abuse prevention program. In this program, pioneered in 1973, pairs of teen counselors "adopt" a middle school classroom and make regularly scheduled visits to conduct chemical a...

1 José Navarro, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, [email protected] 2 José Borges, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, [email protected] 3 Néstor Rodríguez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, [email protected] 4 Manuel Jiménez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, [email protected] Abstract  Course selection is one of the most important processes for students each academic peri...

Abstract This paper aims to conduct a systematic study on the career development and planning system of counselors in private colleges universities new era. analyzes counselors’ cognition with help Schober’s theory, through choice explores influencing factors college careers based division stages, degree influence different ecological position model. When make planning, their are most important...

STUDY BACKGROUND Despite efforts to promote the use of tobacco cessation services (TCS), implementation extensiveness remains limited. This study investigated three factors (cognitive, behavioral, environmental) identified by social cognitive theory as predictors of substance use disorder counselors' likelihood of use versus non-use of tobacco cessation (TC) 5 A's (ask patients about tobacco us...

BACKGROUND Although most health departments recognize the need for programs to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among older, low-income women, they face numerous barriers to successfully implementing such programs. This paper explores counselors' attitudes and beliefs about patients and perceived barriers to implementing the North Carolina Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation...

New York State required substance use disorder (SUD) treatment programs to be 100% tobacco-free in 2008. The current study examined counselor (N = 364) and clinical supervisor (N = 98) perceptions of how extensively the tobacco-free regulation was implemented in their treatment programs, perceived accountability for implementing the regulation, and use of OASAS-provided resources to aid impleme...

(ABSTRACT) This study examines perceptions of the stakeholders fifth grade students) about the Virginia Beach Elementary Guidance and Counseling Program. A survey was developed by examining guidance goals and a previous study of the program (1993). Questions covered four domains: (1) home-school relationships, (2) student personal development, (3) support for academic growth, and (4) program va...