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Living in a Grown-up World: An Exploration of the Realities of Young People Providing Care and Implications for a Canadian Context
(2017-04)A large number of young people provide developmentally inappropriate care to parents or other family members with physical and mental health challenges, which may include substance abuse and stressful life events. Called ... -
Longing to Belong: An Examination of the Connection Between Language and Belonging in a First Nations Community
(2017-07-11)The intent of this thesis is to outline the ways in which language can create an enhanced sense of belonging amongst a First Nations Community in Vancouver’s Lower Mainland. Due to colonization, a vast amount of First ... -
Looking at Gaming to Increase Motivation in Students
(2014-07)The 21st century is giving birth to a new kind of learner, a kind of learner like the educational system has never seen before. This learner is called the digital native –a child who has been born into a world of technology, ... -
The Loss of Community: The Connection between Poor Mental Health Outcomes and the Decrease in Community Connection
(2018-05)With technology becoming an increasingly relevant issue for young people, it is important to examine whether adolescents are still able to seek social connection and community in their everyday lives. The purpose of this ... -
Love Across The Cultural Divide: Practicing Intercultural Couple Counselling
(2016-05-18)In today’s world, where media, communication technology, and ease of travel increasingly create opportunity for individuals from different cultures to connect and partner, it is critical that couple therapists are knowledgeable ... -
Making a Case for Comprehensive School Counselling programs in British Columbia
(2013-07)Comprehensive school counselling programs (CSCP) have increasingly become the philosophy and practice in school systems across the United States and Canada as they provide an array of services and support for youth to help ... -
Man Up! Helping Adolescent Boys Breakthrough Gender Role Conflict Through Positive Masculinity
(2016-03-07)There is a discrepancy in adolescent males between those who suffer from mental health concerns and those who seek mental health support. Issues surrounding gender role conflict (GRC) such as social and self-stigma, perceived ... -
Managing Boundaries in the Multiple Relationships Created by Mentorship
(CreateSpace, 2014)Boundaries define the spaces or domains in which one lives her or his life. They also define the roles that one enacts in each domain, e.g., being the boss at work or being a spouse at home. Leaders are most often responsible ... -
Managing Chronic Back Pain Using Individual Mindfulness Techniques
(2009)Research has proven that mindfulness is beneficial for individuals with chronic back pain however structured programs are not helpful for all. This thesis proposes that mindfulness can be a personal healing journey, one ... -
Marital Satisfaction and Binuclear Families: The Effects of Having Children on the Marital Relationship
(2015-06-25)In the field of counselling, marital/couple issues are a common theme. With the divorce rate skyrocketing over the last few decades, relatively new sorts of parenting issues are arising in many people, especially with ... -
Marriage and Health: Physical Health Risk Factors for Married and Divorced Women
(2008-06)This thesis reviews the research on the connection between marriage and health. Particular focus is placed on the health of women in marriage and divorce. The key variables of marital status, marital quality, and marital ... -
Mass Media and Body Satisfaction in Young Women: An Exploration of Impacts
(2017-11-27)The purpose of this study was to explore how the objectification of women’s bodies in mass media has impacted adolescent women’s body image, self-esteem, disordered eating, and social comparison in the hope that this ... -
Master Mothers: A Phenomenological Study of the Lived Experience of Married Women with Children Who are Enrolled in a Master’s Degree
(2018-08)Research regarding women in higher education has focused predominantly on single mothers. Married women who have children and are enrolled in graduate studies are faced with a complex interplay of demands. The purpose ... -
The Meaning of Mindfulness Practice for Therapists' Therapeutic Presence
(2008)This study elucidates the parallels between Rogers concept of the core conditions, that he felt needed to be present in order for psychotherapy to be therapeutic, and the process of mindfulness that occurs when therapists ... -
Meaningful/Authentic Collaborative Practice in Child, Youth and Family Wellness in British Columbia: The Time is Now!
(2016-10-28)This thesis examines “Meaningful/Authentic Collaborative Practice in Child, Youth and Family Wellness, in British Columbia”, exploring what meaningful collaboration is, why the ethics are critical to the practice, and how ... -
Media’s Language: A Look at Language Through a Response Based Practice Lens.
(2017-06-02)In the social context that we live in many victims of sexualized violence do not report the violence and/or seek the services that can be provided to them to support them through the horrific violence that they endure at ... -
Meeting the Needs of Children In Care – Collaborative Team Around the Child
(2016)This thesis discusses the needs of children in care. This unique group of children are exposed to many stressors early on in their lives and often struggle through many disruptions in the care they receive through their ... -
Meeting the Needs of EBD Students
(2016)Students diagnosed with an emotional and behavioral disability (EBD) struggle in school, academically and behaviorally. On average, students with EBD perform 1–2 grade levels behind their peers while in elementary school ... -
Mending the Human-Nature Relationship Through Therapy
(2016-12)In the last few decades, there has been an increase in literature and research on the importance of nature in psychotherapy due to the realization of its crucial role in human development and well-being. This thesis discusses ... -
Menopause 101, an Alternative Approach to a Life Transition
(2008)Menopause is often seen as a physical setback, accompanied by various symptoms that require treatment. In other words, menopause is, more often than not, approached from a biomedical perspective. This, I argue, impacts a ...
