ERIC Number: EJ1165678
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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Counseling Preferences of Young Adults with Cancer
Taylor, Jessica Z.; Kashubeck-West, Susan
Professional Counselor, v7 n3 p259-271 2017
This study examined preferences for counseling topics to discuss in individual, group, and family counseling among young adults with cancer, as well as their ranked preferences for attending individual, group, and family counseling. A sample of 320 young adults with cancer (18-39 years old) completed an online survey containing items relevant to young adults' psychosocial needs. Participants rated anxiety, finances, sad feelings, sexual and intimacy concerns, and stress management as most helpful for individual counseling; finding social support and getting information about one's medical situation as most helpful for group counseling; and no topics as most helpful for family counseling. Participants rated individual counseling as their primary choice of counseling modality, followed by group counseling, and lastly family counseling. Counselors may help young adult clients by familiarizing themselves with the unique experience of being diagnosed with cancer at an early age, as well as providing age-specific in-person support and counseling group opportunities.
Descriptors: Cancer, Adolescents, Preferences, Counseling, Counselors, Statistical Analysis, Group Counseling, Family Counseling, Individual Counseling, Psychological Needs, Online Surveys
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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