Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Publication Date
12-2019
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Source Publication
Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counseling
Source ISSN
1323-8922
Abstract
This study explored counseling students’ attitudes toward beliefs and personal experience with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) integration in counseling practices. A total of 113 clinical mental health counseling students completed a demographic questionnaire, the CAM use, and the Complementary and Alternative Medicine Beliefs Inventory. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, nonparametric Chi-Square testing, Mann–Whitney U test, and logistic regression analysis to determine the prevalence of CAM use, CAM beliefs, and predictive factors of CAM integration. The results indicated differences in ethnicity, gender, and age for CAM use, CAM beliefs, and predictors of attitudes toward CAM integration. Recommendations for counseling practice and education regarding CAM use and community-based health promotion were discussed.
Recommended Citation
Ong, Lee Za; King, Carrie L.; and Jackson, Hope A., "Counseling students’ attitudes toward complementary and alternative medicine integration in counseling practice" (2019). College of Education Faculty Research and Publications. 543.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/edu_fac/543
Comments
Accepted version. Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counseling, Vol. 25, No. 2 (December 2019): 96-109. DOI. © 2019 Cambridge University Press. Used with permission.