The Professional Counselor - Journal Volume 13, Issue 3

The Professional Counselor | Volume 13, Issue 3 220 Author(s) Methodology N and Participant Profile Research of Interest Results Lenz & Watson, 2023 Mixed-methods; quantitative: nonexperimental pre- and posttest; qualitative: thematic analysis 45 CITs The impact an IC training program has on CITs’ selfefficacy, interprofessional socialization, and multicultural competence, as well as barriers to student growth Increase in self-efficacy, interprofessional socialization, and aspects of multicultural competence. Most reported barriers were IC awareness and organizational constraints. Schmit et al., 2018 Quantitative; quasi-experimental 196 clients; 98 received IC and 98 received treatment as usual (TAU) The effect of IC for individuals with severe mental illness compared to TAU Group that received the IC intervention demonstrated an improvement in overall functioning, including a decrease in crisis events. Ulupinar et al., 2021 Quantitative; quasi-experimental 1,747 clients and 10 counselors To examine the therapeutic outcomes and client dropout rates of adults experiencing mental disorders in an IC center The addition of counselors resulted in a decrease in client symptom reports. Veach et al., 2018 Quantitative; pre- and post-test survey 333 clients in a trauma-based IC center A brief IC counseling intervention for risky alcohol behavior The IC counseling intervention resulted in reduced risky alcohol behaviors. Vereen et al., 2018 Qualitative; phenomenological inquiry 13 graduate students; five CITs and eight speech– language pathologists The effect of interprofessional education (IPE) on the development of collaborative practice for both CITs and speech– language pathologists-intraining Five themes emerged: (a) benefits of IPE, (b) expectations of collaborative practice, (c) benefits of experienced IC providers, (d) challenges of IC practice, and (e) optimization of IC practice. Wood et al., 2020 Quantitative; cross-sectional survey design 155 undergraduate students studying psychology and aspects of counseling How factors related to prevention and wellness relate to topics that counselors are adept at addressing, such as optimism, social support, and resilience Results indicated that health anxiety was positively correlated with fear of cancer, but that psychosocial variables either had no relationship or were not significant moderators between health anxiety and fear of cancer.

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