Prescott College. Counseling

Creative expression holds the key to unlock the healing potential in every individual. There are things to be gained as well as things to let go of within every expression of creativity. When one uses creativity, art, and imagination to address the moments of struggle, triumph, sadness, and exhilaration that are a part of every day life, there is a powerful healing process that creates and brings meaning and learning to the human experience. When...

The purpose of this text was to research best practices in supporting therapeutically significant growth with at-risk youth populations. The result of this inquiry is a research project, which provides an overview of materials examined and finally, a curriculum manual for counselors that is applicable to a varied audience including educators and social workers. The focus of the manual is on the essential components of conducting therapeutically effective...

The author examines grief recovery literature and narrative therapy to create grief recovery tools to assist grievers who have experienced traumatic and violent loss from suicide, homicide or accidental death. Trauma-related grief is unique because it sets the person up for feelings of helplessness, powerlessness, fear, and lack of control. In terms of research methods, the author adopts Dr. Rynearson's re-telling violent death method complimented...

This exhibit of drawings by children and teenagers with sickle cell disease (SCD), displayed in a hospital cafeteria and published in an art calendar, raised community awareness about the challenges facing children with this chronic, painful, and life-threatening disease--including cognitive, emotional, and social adjustment problems--while highlighting coping skills and resiliency. Using an ecological, constructivist approach, the author presented...

This paper presents a literature review which explores the theoretical aspects of healing and recovery from childhood sexual abuse, and supports a group curriculum design which incorporates expressive arts modalities through a person centered approach. Individual differences in recovery from childhood sexual abuse are the result of a multitude of factors that define relationships, world views and ultimately one's sense of self. The complexity of long...

Effects of the rape experience infiltrate every aspect of a victim's physical and mental well-being. As a result, many victims experience symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder so when a rape victim seeks treatment, she needs a counseling modality that effectively treats PTSD symptoms. This case study explores the role of Eye-Movement Desensitization Reprocessing as one effective treatment for PTSD symptoms. Findings from the case study demonstrate...

The cost and benefits of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) on children who have endured trauma was reviewed in an effort to answer the following question: can EMDR, an established therapeutic tool for trauma recovery with adults, address the needs of children who are experiencing the after effects of trauma? This literature review included research on the brain, repercussions of trauma, and the process of EMDR treatment. A case...

Ten women were interviewed about aspects of the sexual relationship they were in when they first experienced female ejaculation. Interview data was analyzed using phenomenology. Analysis revealed the women experienced their first female ejaculation in various types of sexual relationships all of which had some type of personal connection. Three types of personal connections defining their relationships are identified and described including "intimacy,...