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The Relationship Among Mental Health Professionals' Degree of Empathy, Counselor Self-Efficacy, and Negative Attitudes Towards Jail and Prison Inmates Who Display Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

Rubin, Orit
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1595764970196523

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2020, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Akron, Counselor Education and Supervision.
Prior research has suggested that non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) among inmates has been on the rise within the prison setting, which implies that this population is in need of attention, particularly from mental health professionals. Attitudes towards inmates who have displayed NSSI are often negative, including among mental health professionals, suggesting that NSSI among inmates is often a form of manipulation to obtain a secondary gain. Negative attitudes towards NSSI are thought to produce adverse treatment outcomes, as well as increase NSSI itself. Counselor empathy and counselor self-efficacy (CSE) can also affect NSSI outcomes. The present study investigated whether empathy or CSE was associated with mental health professionals’ attitudes toward jail and prison inmates who have displayed NSSI. 81 licensed mental health professionals employed in a jail or prison setting completed the Attitudes Towards Prisoners Who Self-Harm Scale (APSH), the Toronto Empathy Questionnaire, the Session Management Self-Efficacy subscale (CASES-SM), and a demographic questionnaire. Results from a standard multiple regression analysis revealed that both counselor empathy and CSE had a positive statistically significant relationship with APSH scores. The results of the current study have the potential to shed light on ways in which mental health treatment in jails and prisons need improvement, as well as the necessary steps needed in order to promote positive outcomes within the practice of correctional mental health professionals, as well as improving the lives of jail and prison inmates. Implications for mental health practice, mental health trainees, mental health educators, and future research are discussed.
Robert Schwartz (Committee Chair)
Varunee Faii Sangganjanavanich (Committee Member)
Julie Lenyk (Committee Member)
Yue Dang (Committee Member)
Seungbum Lee (Committee Member)
160 p.
Behavioral Sciences; Counseling Education; Counseling Psychology; Mental Health; Psychotherapy
Mental Health Professionals; Counseling; Prison; Jail; Inmates; Non-Suicidal Self-Injury; Attitudes; Empathy; Counselor Self-Efficacy

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  • Rubin, O. (2020). The Relationship Among Mental Health Professionals' Degree of Empathy, Counselor Self-Efficacy, and Negative Attitudes Towards Jail and Prison Inmates Who Display Non-Suicidal Self-Injury [Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1595764970196523

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Rubin, Orit. The Relationship Among Mental Health Professionals' Degree of Empathy, Counselor Self-Efficacy, and Negative Attitudes Towards Jail and Prison Inmates Who Display Non-Suicidal Self-Injury. 2020. University of Akron, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1595764970196523.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Rubin, Orit. "The Relationship Among Mental Health Professionals' Degree of Empathy, Counselor Self-Efficacy, and Negative Attitudes Towards Jail and Prison Inmates Who Display Non-Suicidal Self-Injury." Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1595764970196523

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