The Effectiveness of Individual Wellness Counseling on the Wellness of Law Enforcement Officers

Tanigoshi, Holly; Kontos, Anthony P.; Remley, Theodore P.

doi:10.1002/j.1556-6678.2008.tb00627.x

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“…In doing so, counselors are encouraged to actively assess their clients' current perceptions of wellness. Previous researchers have noted the efficacy of the 5F-Wel as a screening tool to determine where wellness interventions are needed (Granello, 2000;Myers & Sweeney, 2008;Tanigoshi, 2004). Although empirical research supporting the factor structure of the teenage version is still missing, we still recommend the use of the instrument with an adolescent population.…”

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A Profile of Adolescent Wellness: Implications for Working With a Help‐Seeking Population

Watson

Lemon

2011

J Humanistic Counseling

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A Profile of Adolescent Wellness: Implications for Working With a Help‐Seeking Population

Watson

Lemon

2011

J Humanistic Counseling

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“…Individual wellness counseling has shown to be effective on the multidimensional wellness of law-enforcement officers, children, adolescents, midwifes, and middle-aged adults [16,17].…”

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Wheel of Wellness Counseling in Community Dwelling, Korean Elders: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

Kwon

2015

J Korean Acad Nurs

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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Wheel of Wellness counseling on wellness lifestyle, depression, and health-related quality of life in community dwelling elderly people. Methods: A parallel, randomized controlled, open label, trial was conducted. Ninety-three elderly people in a senior welfare center were randomly assigned to two groups: 1) A Wheel of Wellness counseling intervention group (n=49) and 2) a no-treatment control group (n=44). Wheel of Wellness counseling consisted of structured, individual counseling based on the Wheel of Wellness model and provided once a week for four weeks. Wellness lifestyle, depression, and health-related quality of life were assessed pre-and post-test in both groups. Results: Data from 89 participants were analyzed. For participants in the experimental group, there was a significant improvement on all of the wellness-lifestyle subtasks except realistic beliefs. Perceived wellness and depression significantly improved after the in the experimental group (n=43) compared to the control group (n=46) from pre-to post-test in the areas of sense of control (p = .033), nutrition (p = .017), exercise (p = .039), self-care (p < .001), stress management (p = .017), work (p = .011), perceived wellness (p = .019), and depression (p = .031). One participant in the intervention group discontinued the intervention due to hospitalization and three in the control group discontinued the sessions. Conclusions: Wheel of Wellness counseling was beneficial in enhancing wellness for the community-dwelling elderly people. Research into long-term effects of the intervention and health outcomes is recommended. If the original work is properly cited and retained without any modification or reproduction, it can be used and re-distributed in any format and medium.

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“…Police officers have even demonstrated increased risk of thyroid, skin, and breast cancer (specific to male police officers) (Wirth, Vena, Smith, Bauer, Violanti, & Burch, 2013), which some researchers believe is caused via the effects of chronic stress (Wirth, Vena, & Burch, 2014). Police stress can also extend to the homes of officers, as stress is also associated with a variety of family problems, such as divorce (Tanigoshi, Kontos, & Remley, Jr., 2008) and domestic violence (Gershon, Barocas, Canton, Li, & Vlahov, 2009). Furthermore, some research indicates that officer stress is positively associated with time spent in the field of law enforcement (Franke, Ramey, & Shelley, 2002).…”

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“…Depression clearly impacts officer energy levels and puts officers at risk of physical injury or death. Therefore, state police agencies must provide treatment opportunities for officers wishing to seek help with depression, as mental health counseling fosters changes in officer lifestyles and improves overall health (Tanigoshi, et al, 2008). The problems officers experience related to seeking help for mental health issues should be addressed as well.…”

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“…This is problematic, as depression was found to be predictive of professionals sleeping less, which reduces professionals' energy levels. As contended above, mental health counseling should be offered because it improves lifestyles and improves overall health (Tanigoshi, Kontos, & Remley, 2008). Additionally, female professionals were more likely to have experienced depression since they began work in community corrections and male officers were less likely to seek help for depression.…”

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Exploring differences between the health and wellness of state police officers and community corrections professionals.

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DEDICATIONThis dissertation is dedicated to Brees and Ezra Copenhaver. Brees, you never cease to amaze me with the things you are able to do and the new skills you learn each day. Ezra, you are my little guy with those big baby blue eyes and his mommy's personality. I love you both so very much and I hope the completion of this dissertation is the beginning of a better life for both of you.iv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to thank my mentoring professor, Dr. Richard Tewksbury for his oversight on this project and for guiding me for the last year and a half. He has taught me to have more confidence in myself, to aim higher, and to never sell myself short. For that, I am grateful. He has also taught me not to take things as seriously as I otherwise would. I have already benefited from this advice and certainly will in the future as well.I would also like to thank Dr. David Roelfs for the hours he has spent/worked with me on the statistical aspect of this project. To see this project through with me, no doubt, took some patience, of which I am most appreciative. I would also like to thank Dr. Thomas This dissertation is a comparison study of health and wellness outcomes for a sample of law enforcement officers and a sample of community corrections professionals within the same state. As such, it is the first attempt to determine and compare the independent variables which are significant predictors of law enforcement officer and community corrections professionals' health and wellness for criminal justice employees working in the same context. Data used in the research was gathered from nearly identical health and wellness surveys distributed to the sample of law enforcement officers and the sample of community corrections professionals. Logistic, negative binomial, and Poisson regression analyses were performed to determine which independent variables are significant predictors of officer and professionals' health and wellness outcomes. Results show several factors are significant predictors of both officer and professionals' health and wellness, with law enforcement organizational factors being the most frequent predictors of law enforcement health and wellness.Demographic variables are the most frequent significant predictors of professionals' vi health and wellness. It is concluded that variables predictive of officer and professionals' health and wellness differ, necessitating different policy approaches designed to address issues associated with officer and professionals' health and wellness.vii

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The Effectiveness of Individual Wellness Counseling on the Wellness of Law Enforcement Officers

Cited by 43 publications

References 29 publications

A Profile of Adolescent Wellness: Implications for Working With a Help‐Seeking Population

A Profile of Adolescent Wellness: Implications for Working With a Help‐Seeking Population

Wheel of Wellness Counseling in Community Dwelling, Korean Elders: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

Exploring differences between the health and wellness of state police officers and community corrections professionals.

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