This research study explored how undocumented immigrants define and experience mental health. A review of literature about undocumented Latinx immigrants emphasized that even in high distress, this population underutilizes mental health services. Data were analyzed through the lens of Latinx Critical Race Theory in an effort to conceptualize the role of multiple marginalization on the mental health state of undocumented Latinx immigrants. Eight undocumented Mexican immigrants in one city in a southern state were interviewed using semi-structured, open-ended questions. A transcendental phenomenology method was used to explore how this population experiences mental health. Data analysis revealed five themes that suggest that this population has a negative experience with mental health. The negative experience with mental health was influenced by family, community, and political climate. Additional findings are also discussed, along with implications for counselor education and clinical practice, limitations, and areas for further research.

Thesis (M.S.)--Boston University / This is a study of 1) the ways in which family conferences are used in the Psychiatric Clinic of the Children's Medical Center; 2) the social worker's feelings and attitudes about these conferences; 3) team relationships in these conferences; and 4) implications of the family conference for the casework relationship. In order to describe the conferences and explore the social worker's feelings and attitudes, information was sought in six general areas: 1) how the conferences were used by the clinic and therapists; 2) social worker's general knowledge and experience with family conferences; 3) factors in team relationships; 4) the client's reactions to the family conference; 5) implications of the family conferences for the casework relationship, and 6) the social worker's evaluation of family conferences in general.

Thesis (M.S.)--Boston University

Thesis (M.S.)--Boston University

Thesis (M.S.)--Boston University / PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. / 2031-01-01

Thesis (D.N.S.)--Boston University / PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. / 2031-01-01

Thesis (D.N.S.)--Boston University / PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. / The case study portrays the succession of steps taken by a psychiatric nurse in a new therapy approach, coupled with medicine, to rehabilitate and restore to society, a severely depressed adolescent whose early prognosis was highly unfavorable. The collaborative efforts of nursing and medicine were synchronized to provide the patient a new experience in living wherein he was able to, (1) accept his need to be dependent upon another human being, (2) control his angry and aggressive feelings, (3) resolve his conflict over triangular relationships. The documentation of this nursing therapy approach describes the developments occurring over a two year period in which the adolescent's impulses ran the gamut of negative emotions from despairing withdrawal and suicidal actions to frightening aggression and homicidal intent. Data selected for descriptive analyses are based ... [TRUNCATED] / 2031-01-01

Thesis (Ed.D.)--Boston University / PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. / This study explored the effectiveness of community based services to chronic psychiatric patients in improving their quality of life. The exploration aimed at shedding light on the nature and extent of such quality of life improvements, and on which of the services such improvements depend. Certain general expectations guided this Study: (a) that community based therapeutic services offered in typical day treatment programs do have a positive effect on their patients' quality of life; (b) that the patients' own reports on the utility of the services and on their quality of life provide valid data. There was limited prior research supporting either of these expectations. Therefore this Study dealt with validity as well as effectiveness issues. The Study limited itself to a single community based service system which is part of a community hospital. The day treatment services offered were found to conform to widely accepted norms. Therefore the results of the Study were generalizable to some degree. Quality of life data were collected from patients, before and after treatment, using a quality-of-life questionnaire which has a published record of previous use. Two other types of data were collected: service utility evaluations by patients, and patient improvement evaluations by their therapists. This was accomplished with questionnaires designed as part of this Study. It was found that before to after treatment changes in patients' quality of life reports were significantly correlated with their evaluations of service utilities, giving support to the validity of both types of data. The exploration also provided evidence for the existence of specific sources of error --such as the patients' tendency towards emotional fluctuations due to their pathology. Validity of the therapists' evaluations of patient improve-ment was not supported. Comparisons with a control group combined with the previously mentioned cor-relations provided exploratory evidence for the effectiveness of the day treatment program. The areas of the patients' lives most affected were family and social relations. All aspects of the program seemed to combine in producing improvement. / 2031-01-01

Thesis (M.S.)--Boston University / PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. / 2031-01-01

Thesis (M.S.)--Boston University