A Phenomenological Investigation of Adolescent Dating Relationships and Dating Violence Counseling Interventions

Abstract

Counselors-in-training face the challenges of balancing academic, professional, and personal obligations. Many counselors-in-training, however, report a lack of instruction regarding personal wellness and prevention of personal counselor burnout. The present study used CQR methodology with 14 counseling graduate students to investigate counselor-in-training perceptions of self-care, burnout, and supervision practices related to promoting counselor resilience. The majority of participants in this study perceived that they experienced some degree of burnout in their experiences as counselors-in-training. Findings from this study highlight the importance of the role of supervision in promoting resilience as a protective factor against burnout among counselors-in-training and provide information for counselor supervisors about wellness and burnout prevention within supervision practice

Controlling Behaviors in Middle School Youth’s Dating Relationships

“…Thus, controlling behaviors may lead to retaliation, thereby increasing physical aggression in relationships (Antai, 2011; Gage & Hutchinson, 2006; Graham-Kevan & Archer, 2003). In a qualitative study of seven girls, ages 11 to 14, who witnessed intimate violence, Hays et al (2011) found that youth were reluctant to report dating violence (which is a way of help-seeking), but were able to distinguish between healthy dating relationships and unhealthy ones, as well as develop personal strategies they may use to address victimization such as hitting back or leaving the relationship. Literature on how victims of controlling behaviors respond is still scarce, therefore more research in this area is needed.…”

Understanding the hesitancy to disclose teen dating violence: Correlates of self-efficacy to deal with teen dating violence

“…interpret them as acts of love instead (Hays et al, 2011). Such denial as well as hope that the situation will change does not only prevent them from reporting or reaching out for help, but also from breaking up with the perpetrator (Seimer, 2004), what many teenage DV victims are disinclined to do (Jackson et al, 2000;Weisz et al, 2007) If teenagers decide that they need help to deal with violence in their dating experiences, they will turn to their peers rather than adults (Ahrens, Campbell, 2000;Kogan, 2004;Weisz et al, 2007;Black et al, 2008;Banyard et al, 2010).…”

Relationship Dynamics and Intimate Partner Violence Among Israeli College Students: The Moderating Effect of Communication Problems

“…A longitudinal study conducted by Hellmuth and McNulty (2008) found that the effect of neuroticism on IPV perpetration was moderated by communication behaviors, such that individuals who scored high on neuroticism were less likely to engage in violence when effective communication was reported. Just as effective communication may reduce the risk of violence, communication problems often lead to additional disagreements (Hays et al, 2011), thereby contributing to conflict escalation and the likelihood of violence. In other words, it is possible that communication problems not only predict IPV directly but also intensify the negative effects of relationship risk factors (dominance, partner’s controlling behavior, and jealousy) on IPV.…”