Using Single‐Case Research Designs to Demonstrate Evidence for Counseling Practices

Abstract

Single‐case research designs (SCRDs) offer a promising alternative to counselors who are increasingly being required to provide measurable outcomes for the services they provide. Limitations for applying traditional between‐groups methodologies within counseling appraisals are given, and the strengths of SCRDs are presented as a rationale for increased use across counseling settings.

Positive Psychology Factors as Predictors of Latina/o College Students’ Psychological Grit

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Using Liberation Psychology and Dialectical Humanism to Understand Latinx Adolescents’ Life Satisfaction and Depressive Symptoms

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