B Beth Cohen
Biographic Data
| ID | 770732 |
|---|---|
| NAME | B Beth Cohen |
| GIVEN NAMES | B Beth |
| FAMILY NAME | Cohen |
| SIGNATURE | COHEN B B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Missouri |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 47 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Empowerment Feminist Therapy with Latina Immigrants
In this article, we present how empowerment feminist therapy (EFT) can be effectively used with Latina immigrant clients. A key idea anchoring the arguments is the need for therapists to use a complex conceptual framework and a contextual perspective in understanding clients’ experiences. A brief description of the psychological stressors experienced by women immigrants from Latin America to the United States is presented. Principles of EFT are d…
Cross-Cultural Contact in Counseling Training
Cross-cultural contact was found to be important in the development of multicultural counseling competencies (MCCs). The greater the prior cross-cultural life experience, the higher were students' MCCs measured at the beginning of a multicultural counseling course. MCCs measured at the end of the course were significantly higher than MCCs measured at the beginning of the course. Theme analysis of students' journals suggested that cross-cultural c…
Through the Looking Glass
Research on the Sexual Victimization of Women
The mental health effects of victimization of women comprise one of five priority research areas identified by the National Institute of Mental Health. However, little attention has been paid to this issue in counseling research. In this article, we review research on the prevalence and effects of three types of victimization of women: child sexual abuse, sexual assault, and sexual harassment. This research suggests that victimization is quite co…
Contextual Determinants of the Perceived Supportiveness of Helping Behaviors
We tested the effect of contextual variables on the perceived supportiveness of help-intended behaviors. These variables included relationship closeness, spontaneity of support behavior, degree of correspondence between type of support desired and type obtained and gender of the help-provider. Subjects read descriptions of help-intended interactions, in which the contextual variables were systematically varied, then rated their helpfulness and su…
Contextual Determinants of the Perceived Supportiveness of Helping Behaviors
We tested the effect of contextual variables on the perceived supportiveness of help-intended behaviors. These variables included relationship closeness, spontaneity of support behavior, degree of correspondence between type of support desired and type obtained and gender of the help-provider. Subjects read descriptions of help-intended interactions, in which the contextual variables were systematically varied, then rated their helpfulness and su…
Cross-Cultural Contact in Counseling Training
Cross-cultural contact was found to be important in the development of multicultural counseling competencies (MCCs). The greater the prior cross-cultural life experience, the higher were students' MCCs measured at the beginning of a multicultural counseling course. MCCs measured at the end of the course were significantly higher than MCCs measured at the beginning of the course. Theme analysis of students' journals suggested that cross-cultural c…
Research on the Sexual Victimization of Women
The mental health effects of victimization of women comprise one of five priority research areas identified by the National Institute of Mental Health. However, little attention has been paid to this issue in counseling research. In this article, we review research on the prevalence and effects of three types of victimization of women: child sexual abuse, sexual assault, and sexual harassment. This research suggests that victimization is quite co…
Empowerment Feminist Therapy with Latina Immigrants
In this article, we present how empowerment feminist therapy (EFT) can be effectively used with Latina immigrant clients. A key idea anchoring the arguments is the need for therapists to use a complex conceptual framework and a contextual perspective in understanding clients’ experiences. A brief description of the psychological stressors experienced by women immigrants from Latin America to the United States is presented. Principles of EFT are d…
Contextual Determinants of the Perceived Supportiveness of Helping Behaviors
We tested the effect of contextual variables on the perceived supportiveness of help-intended behaviors. These variables included relationship closeness, spontaneity of support behavior, degree of correspondence between type of support desired and type obtained and gender of the help-provider. Subjects read descriptions of help-intended interactions, in which the contextual variables were systematically varied, then rated their helpfulness and su…
Research on the Sexual Victimization of Women
The mental health effects of victimization of women comprise one of five priority research areas identified by the National Institute of Mental Health. However, little attention has been paid to this issue in counseling research. In this article, we review research on the prevalence and effects of three types of victimization of women: child sexual abuse, sexual assault, and sexual harassment. This research suggests that victimization is quite co…
Through the Looking Glass
Cross-Cultural Contact in Counseling Training
Cross-cultural contact was found to be important in the development of multicultural counseling competencies (MCCs). The greater the prior cross-cultural life experience, the higher were students' MCCs measured at the beginning of a multicultural counseling course. MCCs measured at the end of the course were significantly higher than MCCs measured at the beginning of the course. Theme analysis of students' journals suggested that cross-cultural c…
Empowerment Feminist Therapy with Latina Immigrants
In this article, we present how empowerment feminist therapy (EFT) can be effectively used with Latina immigrant clients. A key idea anchoring the arguments is the need for therapists to use a complex conceptual framework and a contextual perspective in understanding clients’ experiences. A brief description of the psychological stressors experienced by women immigrants from Latin America to the United States is presented. Principles of EFT are d…
Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Counseling Practices and Supervision (3 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (2 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (2 works) · Context (archaeology (2 works) · Applied Psychology (1 work)