Date

7-15-2024

Department

School of Behavioral Sciences

Degree

Doctor of Education in Community Care and Counseling (EdD)

Chair

Jonathan Sullivan

Keywords

Substance Addiction, Trauma, Psychological Issues, Mentorship, Self-care

Disciplines

Counseling | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Abstract

The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe Christian women in recovery's experiences serving as a mentor to other addicts in Florida. This heuristic phenomenological qualitative research study aimed to understand the phenomenon of recovering Christian women how they function in their various roles as ministers, leaders, and mentors, and what they do for psychological and physical self-care when faced with challenges and barriers in society, why they are employed as ministers, counselors, and therapists who promote positive wellbeing and provide support in the success of recovery from addiction, trauma, and psychological issues, and how they maintain mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical self-care while mentoring others. The researcher utilized the feminist theory pioneered by Mary Wollstonecraft and expanded by current researchers like Kimberlé Crenshaw, and the social support theory to aid in qualitative research to collect and process data gathered from the fundamental nature of human experiences. The interview consisted of an open-ended interview questionnaire, the Religious Commitment Inventory (RCI), the Social Support Self-Rating Scale (SSRS), and the means of data collection used was the IZYREC recorder and USB drive for confidential storage. The study method was separated into the following sections: research design, instrumentation, participants and sampling criteria, procedures, data analysis and findings. The findings concluded the necessity of psychological self-care, mentorship, and religious and recovery support for prolonged recovery maintenance.

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