Browsing by Author "Asnake, Mulat (PhD"

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    Attitudes of Counselors towards Religion and Spirituality in Counseling Services and their Practices
    (AAU, 2020-11) Alebachew, Beimnet; Asnake, Mulat (PhD
    The purpose of this study was to examine the attitude of counselors towards the role of religion and spirituality for counseling services and their practice in different counseling centers of Addis Ababa. Mixed methods research design was used to address the objectives of the study. The data were collected from 117 counselors of different counseling institutions using an adopted scale of Duke Religion Index and, the role of religion and spirituality in practice scale (RRSP). In addition, a semi-structured interview was used with five counselors. To analyze the data frequency, percentage, means scores, Mann-Whitney U test and Spearman rho statistic were computed. The findings of the study revealed that majority of counselors had positive attitude towards the role of religion and spirituality for counseling services. It also showed that most of counselors practice religion and spiritual issues in their counseling services. Though, the qualitative result presented that counselors didn’t practice religion and spirituality in counseling services. The findings from Mann- Whitney U test indicated that there is no significant difference in attitude towards the role of religion and spirituality in counseling services among counselors of different gender and age. However, significant difference was found in attitude towards the role of religion and spirituality in counseling services among counselors of educational status. Furthermore, a Mann- Whitney U showed that there is no significant difference in practicing religion and spirituality in counseling services among counselors of different gender, age and educational status. Results from Spearman rho Statistic analysis also indicated that counselor’s religiosity was significantly and positively correlated with counselor’s attitude towards the role of religion and spirituality in counseling services and with counselor’s practice of religion and spirituality in counseling services. However, weak positive correlation was found between counselor’s attitude towards the role of religion and spirituality in counseling services and counselor’s practice of religion and spirituality in counseling services. Based on the study findings, the researcher thus recommended for counselors to update themselves with short and long term religious and spiritual related trainings.
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    Attitudes of Counselors towards Religion and Spirituality in Counseling Services and their Practices: The Case of Counseling Centers in Addis Ababa
    (AAU, 2020) Alebachew, Beimnet; Asnake, Mulat (PhD
    The purpose of this study was to examine the attitude of counselors towards the role of religion and spirituality for counseling services and their practice in different counseling centers of Addis Ababa. Mixed methods research design was used to address the objectives of the study. The data were collected from 117 counselors of different counseling institutions using an adopted scale of Duke Religion Index and, the role of religion and spirituality in practice scale (RRSP). In addition, a semi-structured interview was used with five counselors. To analyze the data frequency, percentage, means scores, Mann-Whitney U test and Spearman rho statistic were computed. The findings of the study revealed that majority of counselors had positive attitude towards the role of religion and spirituality for counseling services. It also showed that most of counselors practice religion and spiritual issues in their counseling services. Though, the qualitative result presented that counselors didn’t practice religion and spirituality in counseling services. The findings from Mann- Whitney U test indicated that there is no significant difference in attitude towards the role of religion and spirituality in counseling services among counselors of different gender and age. However, significant difference was found in attitude towards the role of religion and spirituality in counseling services among counselors of educational status. Furthermore, a Mann- Whitney U showed that there is no significant difference in practicing religion and spirituality in counseling services among counselors of different gender, age and educational status. Results from Spearman rho Statistic analysis also indicated that counselor’s religiosity was significantly and positively correlated with counselor’s attitude towards the role of religion and spirituality in counseling services and with counselor’s practice of religion and spirituality in counseling services. However, weak positive correlation was found between counselor’s attitude towards the role of religion and spirituality in counseling services and counselor’s practice of religion and spirituality in counseling services. Based on the study findings, the researcher thus recommended for counselors to update themselves with short and long term religious and spiritual related trainings.
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    Depression, Anxiety and Stress among Counseling Service Providers in Addis Ababa
    (AAU, 2020-11) Besfat, Eleni; Asnake, Mulat (PhD
    The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence, gender and age differences, educational qualification difference and association between years of work experience on depression, anxiety and stress among counseling service providers in Addis Ababa city. Quantitative approach specifically cross- sectional survey design was employed to achieve the objectives of this study. One hundred thirteen (males= 56, 49.6% and females=57, 50.4%) counseling service providers participated in the study. From a total of 26 counseling organizations 20 of them selected by using simple random sampling method. All Available counseling service providers who work in these organizations were taken. Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) was utilized in the current study. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics including frequency and percentage and inferential statistics such as Independent sample t-test, one-way analysis of variance and Pearson product moment correlation. The result showed that 54%, 74.3% and 43.4% of the respondents were at mild, moderate, severe and extremely severe level of depression, anxiety and stress respectively. The study also found that there were no statistically significant gender differences on levels of depression, anxiety and stress. The present study also suggested that there was no statistically significant difference between BA degrees and MA holders and above on level of anxiety and stress. However, respondents having BA degree had high level of depression than MA holders and above. On the other hand, this study found that no statistically significant mean difference on level of depression and stress among respondents from different age groups. Finally, with regard to the relationship between years of work experience and depression, anxiety and stress; the finding of this study noted that years of work experience has statistically weak positive association with anxiety and stress whereas depression has negative weak association with years of work experience. According to the results of this study we can conclude that majority of the respondents could be a t risk of depression and anxiety. We can also conclude that the nonsignificant differences found between DASS scores of counseling service providers in gender might be due to experiencing similar activities and working under similar circumstances. It is also possible to say BA degree holders experience more depressive symptoms than MA holders. Up on the present study, it can be also concluding that displaying this symptom is related to different personal and social factors either directly or indirectly. Unlike depression, stress and anxiety scores were positively correlated to years of work experience. Up on the findings of the present study the researcher recommend that stakeholders should develop strategies in place to identify and support all counseling service providers suffering from depression and anxiety and attention should be given for counseling service providers having BA degree through providing additional courses and trainings.
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    Psychosocial experiences kidney transplant Patients at ST. PAULOS Millennium Medical College
    (AAU, 2021-07) Aberehet Girmay, Aberehet; Asnake, Mulat (PhD
    Dialysis is available as an alternative remedy for renal impairment, however, kidney transplantation is generally the preferred treatment as it tends to extend life-span and lead to an improved quality of life, in addition to being more cost-effective than dialysis. This is primarily due to the significant limitations caused by dialysis, many of which can be resolved by Kidney transplantation. The general objective of this study was to explore psychosocial experiences of kidney transplant patients before and after transplant at St. Paul‟s Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A total of ten participants were included using the purposive sampling method. Interviewer administered semi-structured data collection instrument made up of open and closed ended questions were used. Careful verbatim transcriptions of the gathered data were done. Data were analyzed with Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. It‟s found that loss of freedom, uncertainty about timely transplant, social isolation, economic crisis, distracted self-image, and lowered elf-esteem emerged as psychosocial challenges during dialysis. Re-birth, thankfulness, social bond, liberty from dialysis, self-efficacy and social support were emerged as positive psychosocial experiences whereas dependency, fear of the future, adherence challenge, and regret emerged as negative psychosocial experiences. The researcher concluded that compared with dialysis, life after receiving a kidney is pleasant and enabling though it is not without challenges. While patients developed psychosocial crisis they become non-compliant with the treatment. The study recommends that every concerned stakeholder including government, hospitals and different concerned authorities should take part in supporting the dialysis and kidney transplant patients in order to address those individuals‟ psychosocial experiences.