Tag: CMHC

Samantha Silver

Student Athlete Mental Health

This presentation will include a comparison between the student-athletic population and the general population in relation to performance anxiety. There will be a description of what the student-athlete mental health program at Bushnell University was created for and how it is currently benefitting athletes. Through the work done with the program, there will be an explanation of what would benefit athletes moving forward, examples of what is currently being done, and what needs to be improved. Following this explanation there will be an introduction to two institutions, what they have developed for their athletes in support of their mental health, as well as an explanation of the stigma surrounding mental health in student-athletes. The presentation will be wrapped up with the hope for the future and psychoeducation for counselors who may work with student-athletes moving forward.

CMHC 699, Capstone

Abraham Cazares-Cervantes

L203

10 – 11 AM

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Toby Gallego

A Holistic Approach to Treating Spiritual and Religious Abuse and Trauma

Spiritual and religious abuse and trauma is a topic that is being discussed with more frequency in Western culture today. With a high prevalence of this type of abuse and trauma (Oakley & Kinmond, 2014; Shellnut, 2019), it is important for mental health providers to know how to recognize S/R abuse and trauma and know the best treatment modalities for those who have been wounded by it. This paper discusses the nature of S/R abuse and trauma and describes the psychological and spiritual harm that victims incur at the hands of their abusers. Additionally, the topic of what common personality features make people vulnerable to S/R abuse and trauma is addressed and a description of the maladaptive tendencies of people who misuse power to hurt others will also be discussed. This paper also highlights the research of helpful treatment models that have been shown to be efficacious in bringing healing to victims of S/R abuse and trauma. Lastly, the author highlights his own gleanings from the research on beneficial principles for the treatment of S/R abuse and trauma.

CMHC 699, Capstone

Abraham Cazares-Cervantes

Siefke 100

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11 AM – Noon

Wendie Moynihan

Supporting the Mental Health of Families Involved With Child Welfare

This paper explores poor mental health and substance use of parents, which can lead to maltreatment of children, resulting in child welfare involvement. The paper will present a brief history of child welfare involvement with families and highlight the connections between mental health, substance use, and maltreatment of children. A literature review will be provided to substantiate the factors that lead families into child welfare involvement such as services that are provided to the families, the efficacy of those services, the limitations or barriers that keep families in this population from becoming successful, and recommendations for CMHC on how best to support this population.

CMHC 699, Capstone

Abraham Cazares-Cervantes

Siefke 100

1 – 2 PM

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Emily Oakland

Reactive Attachment Disorder: Theoretical Perspectives and Treatment Implications

Attachment allows children the secure base necessary to explore, learn and relate, and the well-being, motivation, and opportunity to do so. Attachment is important for safety, stress regulation, adaptability, and resilience. The neurobiological consequences of trauma, abuse, and emotional neglect can leave children behaviorally disordered, depressed, apathetic, slow to learn, and prone to chronic illness. Compared to securely attached children, children with attachment disorder are significantly more likely to be aggressive, disruptive, and antisocial. Reactive attachment disorder (RAD) is a condition where a child doesn’t form healthy emotional bonds with their caretakers (parental figures), often because of trauma, emotional neglect, or abuse at an early age. Children with RAD have trouble managing their emotions. Children with reactive attachment disorder are believed to have the capacity to form attachments, but this ability has been hindered by their early developmental experiences. There’s no standard treatment for reactive attachment disorder, but it should involve both the child and parents or primary caregivers.

CMHC 699, Capstone

Mindi Barta

Siefke 100

2 – 3 PM

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Glen Ruderman

Routes to Psychotherapy Integration: From Rapprochement to Unification

As the most popular orientation utilized by mental health professionals, integration represents the mainstream of contemporary psychotherapy. This presentation details various pathways to psychotherapy integration and the similarities and differences that exist among distinct integrative and eclectic approaches. Approaches considered include: common factors, technical eclecticism, theoretical integration, assimilative integration, and unification. Special consideration will be placed on unification as a “fifth route” to psychotherapy integration.

CMHC 699, Capstone

Mindi Barta

Siefke 100

3 – 4 PM

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Taylor C. Van Rysselberghe

The Trauma Trident: Biopsychosocial-spiritual Framework for Identifying Impacts of Trauma

Trauma is quickly becoming recognized as a major component in the lives of nearly all who are suffer from mental health issues or disorders. The Trauma Trident is a conceptual framework for defining and identifying trauma through the use of the biopsychosocial model and the added component of spirituality. Furthermore, trauma is highlighted as a type of wounding that occurs from the power of harmful memories consisting of lost autonomy, lies we hear from others, and lies we end up telling ourselves. The Trauma Trident aims to expand upon current means of identifying trauma and promote mental wellness and clarity through the attainment of insight concerning symptoms which have significantly impacted important areas of an individual’s life.

CMHC 699, Capstone

Mindi Barta

Siefke 100

10 – 11 AM

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