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Lighting the Path: Making Friends with Fear
(2012)This thesis is a collection of essays that reflect upon the experience of anxiety as an emotional, mental, and physical experience as well as a relational, societal, existential, and spiritual phenomenon. I offer perspectives ... -
The Lincoln Paradigm: An Educational Vision for the Future
(CreateSpace, 2011)Drawing on lessons included in Abraham Lincoln’s works can help inform adult education practices. This chapter utilizes excerpts from one of Lincoln’s law lectures to highlight points that are important in the delivery, ... -
Linguistic Processes Used in Medical-Legal Discourse: A Single Case Study
(2009-05-10)This case study used principles of Critical Discourse Analysis to examine two written medical-legal opinions on a plaintiff prepared by the defense expert. The litigation involved a personal injury lawsuit, in which a minor ... -
The Link Between Maternal Mood and the Developing Fetus: A Suggested Best Practices Model
(2013-06)The purpose of this research study is to identify and understand the link between the mother’s mood and fetal development and the possibility of the development of mood disorders in utero. Mental and emotional stressors ... -
A Literature Review and Proposed Future Study to Analyze the Effectiveness of Utilizing Physical Activity as a Counselling Medium.
(2016-10)Research indicates that there is a strong correlation between positive mental health outcomes and physical activity. Studies have found that exercise has the potential to alter both physiological and neurological properties ... -
Literature Review on Cyberbullying: Support of Middle School Parents in Combating the Growing Epidemic
(2013-08-25)Working in a school setting has been changing rapidly with the evolution of technology. Although the benefits of technology are plentiful, the phenomenon of cyberbullying has entered into the lives of adolescents. The ... -
A Literature Review on Whole-School Anti-Bullying Programs: Cultural Considerations for Low Socio-Economic, African Refugee, Elementary Students Explored
(2013-08)In this study the author conducted a literature review on the effectiveness of whole-school antibullying programs as it pertains to low-socioeconomic, African refugee, elementary students. The findings suggest that there ... -
Lived Experience of First Time Mothers: Role of Social Support During the Early Postpartum Period
(2014-05)This thesis is a qualitative study that gathers the lived experiences of first time mothers during the first three months postpartum. This study examines how these women view the role of social support in relation to this ... -
The Lived Experience of Grief: A Heuristic Self-Inquiry
(2018-06)Using the methodology of heuristic self-inquiry, this study explored the researcher’s lived experience of grief in order to contrast it with current literature. This lead to the research question: Is it possible that all ... -
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 ...
