Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2006. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-156).

Thesis (Psy. D.)--Wheaton College Graduate School, 2005. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 77-82).

Thesis (Psy. D.)--Wheaton College Graduate School, 2005. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 77-82).

Thesis PlanB (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references.

As a female counselor working with individuals who have been physically, emotionally, and sexually abused, I have become aware of, and affected by, the issue of vicarious traumatization (VT) in the lives of counselors and other helping professionals who deal on a repeated basis with those experiencing trauma and abuse. This research study in the Faculty of Education has arisen from my personal practice preference for a narrative approach to counselling. In this exploration of the manner in which counselors' lives are changed in their work with trauma-related issues, I present an integrated narrative model of vicarious traumatization. Three female trauma counselors respond to three narrative VT vignettes I have constructed, and reflect on stories of their own relationship to vicarious traumatization over the course of their professional practice. By researching and developing these narratives, and sharing them with other counselors, I have increased my understanding of vicarious traumatization and of the effectiveness of a narrative approach in exploring this topic with other counselors. Through this research, my own relationship to vicarious trauma has undergone a transition. Further, this exploration of narrative as a tool for self-reflection, self-awareness, and re-storying professional practice draws together branches of the narrative tree of knowledge: Feminist narrative writings stress the importance of women developing their own voice through writing their own experience; narrative psychology acknowledges the manner in which language maps reality and invites us to explore alternative realities in the service of healing; narrative therapy invites us to explore our lives more fully by honoring all who have contributed to them; narrative research in education urges us to attend to continued professional development in the form of increased self-knowledge. The conversations with other counselors serve to deepen my own knowledge about the impact of trauma work on me, and on others who perform similar work. This research contributes to existing works that explore narrative ways that professionals can come to know themselves, their identities, and their practice, and to teach that knowledge to each other. / viii, 161 leaves ; 28 cm.

Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2007. / Bibliography. Also available via the Internet.

Personal wellness and burnout have been common themes in research studies regarding professional satisfaction and career success. Personality characteristics in relation to job and career success among professionals have also been included in countless studies. However, Bateman and Crant (1993) defined and began research on the specific construct of the proactive personality and how it related to personal achievement, satisfaction, and success among executives. This dissertation study is an extension of their research in that the relationship between proactive personality, job satisfaction and levels of burnout among Licensed Mental Health Counselors in Florida specifically, is being examined. While proactive personality positively and significantly related to job satisfaction and satisfaction with being a counselor among the participants in this study, it did not significantly relate to feelings of emotional exhaustion or feelings of depersonalization toward clients. When age, salary, years licensed, and proactive personality in relation to job satisfaction and levels of burnout were included in the statistical analysis, proactive personality and salary positively related to job satisfaction, personal accomplishment, and satisfaction with being a counselor, but the relationships were not significant. Hence, the results of this study provides useful information regarding proactive personality and how it relates to the overall job satisfaction, levels of burnout among clinicians, and to assist in the development of wellness programs, burnout prevention, and in the empowerment of mental health professionals in this demanding field. / by Pamela F. Spina. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2013. / Includes bibliography. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / System requirements: Adobe Reader.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Kent State University, 2008. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed May 21, 2009). Advisor: Jason McGlothlin. Keywords: integrated dual disorder treatment, co-occurring disorders. Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-280).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wollongong, 2007. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references.

This research investigated basically two questions: 1. the incidence and distribution of marital distress, including the response to distress among marital therapists and 2. how therapists view their personal experience of marital distress and its perceived impact on their clinical work. A questionnaire was designed to address these issues. One thousand members of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy were selected through systematic procedures and mailed a questionnaire. A response rate of 58% was achieved. In addition to the questionnaire, five in-depth interviews were conducted to more fully understand the complex phenomenology of marital therapists' own marital distress and the various ways this may be perceived to impact on their clinical work. The results begin to dispel the myth that marital therapists have "high" divorce rates. Their marriages are of longer duration (those that terminate in divorce) and male therapists, in particular, are less likely to be divorced at any given time, as compared to the survey information supplied by the U.S. Census Bureau. Female marital therapists may be more vulnerable to distress and divorce than other females in the public, but this study did not determine if those findings are just a function of being a marital therapist; the literature indicates that other factors are probably influential. Cluster analysis revealed that three stable typologies characterize this sample, which provided hierarchical levels of distress and support: low distress with low support, moderate distress with high support and high distress with moderate support. All three clusters are significantly different (p < .001 when submitted to a discriminant function analysis. A factorial analysis of variance tested the effects of 1. cluster membership, that is, levels of distress, 2. sex, 3. marital status, and 4. benefits of therapy together on therapists' clinical work. All the effects were significant (p < .001) with the exception of sex. Most importantly, impact scores overall were low, but the interviews support the assumption that any difference in the marital life of the therapist which influences his or his clinical work is a difference that matters. / Ph. D.