Laura Bruneau

Adams State University · Counselor Education

As stories shape how children make sense of their world, children must see themselves in the books they read. Children’s literature has the potential to spark conversations that enhance understanding of race, antiracism, and advocacy. Indeed, recently there has been a marked increase in the number of antiracist children’s books that address these i...

In this multiple case study, the researchers examined the impact of a short-term canine-assisted literacy program on reading engagement and literacy growth for seven second-grade students. Current research findings on canine-assisted literacy programs are promising. Reading to a dog is perceived as an enjoyable and motivating experience for young r...

This chapter begins with a review of prison-based animal programs (PAPs), with an emphasis on the welfare of dogs being cared for and trained in corrections contexts. Next, it explores various methods for engaging in the compassionate and humane care and training of dogs for adoption or service animal work, without any exploitation. For example, pr...

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In this study, the authors examined the book selection process regarding therapeutic reading for twenty-two graduate counseling students in which students self-selected and read a book for therapeutic purposes. The authors applied a phenomenological data analysis approach. Research findings indicate: (a) therapeutic benefits of reading begin with b...

“Rook taught me how to stay calm and relaxed. He also taught me how to have time to wait for things and don’t rush. Most important, he showed me how to love.” This powerful statement came from Devon, an adjudicated male youth while reflecting on his time with Rook, a German Shepherd/Border Collie mix. Devon participated in Teacher’s Pet, an Animal...

In this study, the authors examined the therapeutic reading process with graduate counseling students. Journals completed by 21 students participating in a graduate counselor education elective course, Creativity in Counseling, were examined. Phenomenological data analysis approaches were employed. Emergent themes suggested that therapeutic reading...

Four focus groups with 12 students indicated three themes on the topic of wellness: (a) wellness was an important, complex construct unique to the individual, (b) wellness as an ?opening of the eyes? through awareness, translation, and integration, and (c) emerging counselors? recommendations. Implications for training and research are discussed.

This article provides a comprehensive overview of creative interventions used with adolescents in the secondary school setting. School counselors who incorporate creative interventions along with traditional counseling methods will increase their effectiveness with high school students. Creative interventions that can be delivered through classroom...

The helpfulness of self-help reading was explored through interviews with 6 female self-help readers. Themes derived through phenomenological data analysis suggested that there is a distinct structure to the self-help reading experience, including self-help reading as a medium for revisioning of self. Implications for counseling practice and resear...