Resident and Counselor Relationships in a Court Affiliated Residential Treatment Setting

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dc.contributor.authorWolfe, Carolynen
dc.contributor.committeechairWittenborn, Andrea K.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHuebner, Angela J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberSayre, Julia B.en
dc.contributor.departmentHuman Developmenten
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:37:53Zen
dc.date.adate2009-06-02en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:37:53Zen
dc.date.issued2009-05-06en
dc.date.rdate2012-06-22en
dc.date.sdate2009-05-21en
dc.description.abstractWhile there is extensive research on attachment and the role attachment relationships play in human development, little to no research has applied the concept of alternative attachment figures to the role counselors play in a residential setting with adolescents. Furthermore, little research has explored the impact a counselor's own attachment style may have on his or her ability to foster secure attachment behaviors in clients. In order to explore each of these topics, the current study examined the relationship between female residents of a treatment facility and their counselors. Eight residents and three counselors were selected to participate in the study based on how long the residents had been in treatment. Each completed measure of attachment security as well as in depth qualitative interviews. Profiles were created for each of the counselor/resident dyads and relationship dynamics were compared to previous research in order to explore the therapeutic relationship in light of attachment. Therapeutic implications and areas of future research are also discussed.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05212009-103419en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05212009-103419/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/33079en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartWolfe_Thesis_Final.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartWolfe_Thesis_IRB_Approval_Letter.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectadolescenten
dc.subjectalternative attachment figureen
dc.subjectresidentialen
dc.subjectcounseloren
dc.subjectattachmenten
dc.titleResident and Counselor Relationships in a Court Affiliated Residential Treatment Settingen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineHuman Developmenten
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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