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" Transitional Therapies for Third Culture Kids: Expressive Writing and Mentorship "
Grad, Emily M.
Carr, Paul B
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Latin Dissertation
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English
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1053240
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TL52357
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Grad, Emily M.
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Transitional Therapies for Third Culture Kids: Expressive Writing and Mentorship\ Grad, Emily M.Carr, Paul B
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Regent University
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2020
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Ph.D.
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2020
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220 p.
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Transitioning to university can be difficult for all incoming freshmen. This transition can be especially hard for Third Culture Kids (TCKs) who, on top of the normal demands associated with entering into higher education, also often are questioning their identities and sense of belongingness due to their unique multicultural upbringings (Hervey, 2009). Along with this, many TCKs may struggle with the grief cycle and culture shock (Pollock & Van Reken, 2009). This study analyzes the impact of combining two transitional therapies during the adjustment to university: benefit-based expressive writing and mentorship from teachers who have high emotional intelligence. These two therapies were prioritized because expressing emotions has been found to be beneficial during adjustment (Keer, Johnson, Gans, & Krumine, 2004). Through a phenomenological study of five TCKs who graduated from an international school in Malaysia, this study examined how both written and verbal disclosure—as seen through expressive writing and mentoring sessions—affected the holistic health of these students during their first semester at a foreign university. Holism is concerned with an individual’s intellectualism, physical health, emotions, socialization, and spirituality (Ventegodt, Kandel, Ervin, & Merrick, 2015). The participants discussed the need for communal support, optimism, value systems, acknowledging stressors, vulnerability, and identity formation.
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Continuing education
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Multicultural education
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Secondary education
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Carr, Paul B
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Regent University
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