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    A pictorial version of the RIASEC scales of the Personal Globe Inventory
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2009) Enke, Serena, author; Dik, Bryan J., advisor; Bloom, Larry J., advisor
    Holland's theory of six work personalities has become a staple of vocational psychology, providing a robust and simple model for understanding the structure of vocational interests. Though Holland's types provide a common vocabulary for vocational psychologists working with a variety of populations, until this point there has not been a measure of Holland types that is accessible to vocational clients with reduced reading levels. In an effort to fill this gap in assessment materials, a pictorial Holland-based vocational interest inventory was created by translating the short form of the Personal Globe Inventory (PGI; Tracey, 2002) into images. Each item on the short-form PGI was translated into two line drawings representing a woman and a man engaging in each activity. The pictorial translation was used to assess 290 women and 247 men who also completed the target PGI items in English. Evidence for reliability and validity of the scale scores was assessed; scores on the pictorial translation scales were shown to be internally consistent and stable over two weeks. Scores from the pictorial PGI were also shown to correlate strongly with corresponding scale scores on the verbal PGI. Analyses using Circular Unidimensional Scaling demonstrated that the results from the pictorial instrument fit Holland's circular model of interests as well as his proposed order of scales around the circle. Implications for counseling practice and directions for future research and scale development are explored.
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    Challenges faced by Latinos diagnosed with lung and head-and-neck cancer
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2010) Scott, Katie L., author; Bloom, Larry J., advisor; Borrayo, Evelinn A. (Evelinn Arbeth), advisor; Chavez, Ernest L., committee member; Banning, James H., committee member
    Researchers have focused on understanding the healthcare needs and psychosocial challenges experienced by cancer patients and survivors. However, investigators have focused less on the particular needs and challenges experienced by medically underserved ethnic minorities who are affected by cancer. In this study, seven key informants and four lung and five head-and-neck Latino cancer patients diagnosed at a safety-net hospital in Denver, CO were interviewed concerning the difficulties these patients face navigating the healthcare system as well as the patient factors that contribute to these difficulties. The study also inquired about potential resources that might mitigate the needs and challenges patients experience during cancer treatment. Ethnographic Content Analysis was employed to analyze the data obtained from the interviews. The long-term goal is to utilize this data to develop and implement a patient navigation program for low-income Latinos diagnosed with lung and head-and-neck cancers at a safety-net hospital in Denver, CO.