Development of the knowledge and attitudes about near-death experiences scale (KANDES).

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“…Counselors' knowledge and attitude about NDEs appear to be critical variables in their ability to uphold the ethical imperative to do no harm to clients (American Counseling Association [ACA], 2014). However, some counseling professionals and students possess inaccurate knowledge about and negative attitude about NDEs (Pace, 2013). Additionally, the availability of increased empirically based information regarding NDEs in recent years has not translated into increased knowledge or improved disclosure experiences for NDErs .…”

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“…Additionally, reputable sources have developed online curriculum on NDEs (Holden, 2008;Holden, 2015;Moore, 2013). The impact of online education programs can be measured through the Knowledge and Attitudes About Near-Death Experiences Scale (KANDES; Pace, Holden, Blalock, Holliman, & Henson, 2016). Pace et al (2016) asserted that the KANDES is a valid and reliable instrument to measure the effects of various interventions on one's knowledge and attitude about NDEs.…”

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“…The impact of online education programs can be measured through the Knowledge and Attitudes About Near-Death Experiences Scale (KANDES; Pace, Holden, Blalock, Holliman, & Henson, 2016). Pace et al (2016) asserted that the KANDES is a valid and reliable instrument to measure the effects of various interventions on one's knowledge and attitude about NDEs. Although researchers have developed NDE educational materials and tools to measure their efficacy, a thorough review of literature did not reveal scholarly findings on the impact of online NDE education programs on improving counselors' knowledge and attitude about NDEs.…”

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“…Participants demonstrated their knowledge and attitude about NDEs through their scores on the KANDES, a 46-item, Likert-type scale with two subscales: Knowledge and Attitude (Pace et al, 2016). The Knowledge subscale contains 23 items, each with 5 response choices ranging from Completely True to Completely False.…”

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“…Negatively worded items were reverse scored so that disagreement indicated a positive response; a higher total score indicated greater knowledge or more positive attitude. Pace et al (2016) concluded that the KANDES meets psychometric standards for reliability and validity. Holden, Fekken, and Cotton (1991) asserted that acceptable Cronbach's alpha scores are .70 or greater.…”

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Impact of an online education program on counselors’ knowledge and attitudes about near-death experiences.

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Loseu, Saharnaz. Impact of an Online Education Program on Counselors' Knowledge and Attitude about Near-Death Experiences. Doctor of Philosophy (Counseling), May 2017, 125 pp., 3 tables, references, 129 titles. An estimated 15 million people in the US have had a near-death experience (NDE), an experience of usually lucid consciousness during a close brush with death. Following an NDE, experiencers (NDErs) sometimes feel challenged and seek counseling to integrate the experience into their subsequent lives. They have reported psychologically harmful experiences disclosing their NDEs to healthcare professionals, including counselors. Counselors' knowledge and attitude about NDEs appear to be critical variables in their ability to uphold the ethical imperative to do no harm to clients. The recent development of a psychometrically sound instrument to assess these variables, coupled with online availability of a three-part NDE educational program for health professionals, made possible for the first time a large-scale pre-post study of the effect of the program on counselors' knowledge and attitude about NDEs. Participants were 212 licensed professional counselors (LPCs) aged 23 to 71 years old (M = 44.93, SD = 12.69); sex self-identified as 12.3% male, 87.3% female, and .5% other; racially/ethnically self-identified as 84% White and 17% non-White and as 6.6% Latino-Hispanic and 92.5% non-Latino/Hispanic; and representing four regions of the US. Results revealed that, compared to control group, composed of LPCs who completed topically unrelated online programs (n = 112), those who completed the NDE program (n = 100) showed significantly more accurate knowledge and more positive attitude about NDEs. Participants also overwhelmingly expressed enjoyment of the programs. These results support the use of online training to increase counselors' knowledge and improve their attitude about NDEs so they can provide clinically and ethically sound treatment to NDErs. Limitations of the study and future research are addressed.

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Section: Impact Of An Online Education Program On Counselors' Knowledmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Impact Of An Online Education Program On Counselors' Knowledmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Disclosing near-death experiences to professional healthcare providers and nonprofessionals.

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Moore

2014

Spirituality in Clinical Practice

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Researchers examined 88 near-death experiencers' (NDErs') perceptions of 188 of their most noteworthy experiences disclosing their near-death experiences (NDEs) to professional healthcare providers-medical, mental, social, and spiritual/religious. Participants scored 7 or higher on the NDE Scale and were 72% female and 28% male; aged 21 to 81 years, mean age 56; 89% Caucasian, 3% Native American, 1% Black, 1% Hispanic, and 6% mixed or other; and 18% Protestant, 6% Roman Catholic, 2% Jewish, 1% Buddhist, 51% spiritual-not religious, and 21% no or other religious or spiritual affiliation. The Near-Death Experiencers' Experiences of Disclosure Scale (NEEDS) was developed to assess the extent that an NDEr perceived a confidante to have recognized their NDE and considered it at least potentially real and to have avoided pathologizing or demonizing the NDE or NDEr; the NEEDS proved valid and reliable. Results indicated that 19% of NDErs reported negative responses from all types of healthcare providers with no significant difference between professional groups, with no effect, F(3, 184) ϭ .67, p ϭ .57, p 2 ϭ .01 and no significant difference by year of NDE, with small effect (1934 -2010), R ϭ .01, F(1, 186) ϭ .02. Participants reported significantly more negative experiences of disclosure the sooner they disclosed, with a small effect, B ϭ Ϫ.26, t ϭ Ϫ3.59, p Ͻ .01, and the deeper their NDE, with a small effect (r ϭ .21, p Ͻ .01). The researchers concluded that, to do no harm, all healthcare providers need to be better educated about NDEs.

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Development of the knowledge and attitudes about near-death experiences scale (KANDES).

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Impact of an online education program on counselors’ knowledge and attitudes about near-death experiences.

Impact of an online education program on counselors’ knowledge and attitudes about near-death experiences.

Disclosing near-death experiences to professional healthcare providers and nonprofessionals.

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