City University of Seattle

Medicinal Poisons: The Role of Psychedelics in Psychotherapy

Buky-Tompa, Aron (2017-10-18)

Mind-altering substances have been used by humanity since time immemorial to heal psychic wounds, numb pain, and enter altered states of consciousness for purposes of healing and divination. In the Western world some of ...

Social Construction of Meaning, Authority, Agency and Consent: Does Accurate Language Matter When We Discuss Sexualized Violence Against Children

Dolinsky, Karla (2017-08)

Sexualized violence against children is a topic that many in our North American society find uncomfortable to discuss freely. Alongside this very common discomfort with the topic is a general lack of dialogue. As a society, ...

Effective Strategies for Stronger Numeracy in Middle School Students

Lynch, Fergus J. (2017-09)

Over the last five years, Alberta students in grades 6 and 9 who wrote the provincial achievement test in mathematics, over the last five years, have had stagnant scores. According to Education Minister David Eggen, the ...

Benefits and Barriers to Dual Credit Programming in Alberta Schools

Zimmerman, Teri (2017-08-12)

The critical demand for the alignment of workplace skills among graduating youth places huge responsibility on educators and learning institutions to provide relevant career training and preparatory programs to high school ...

Spirituality and Mindfulness in Personal Development and Therapeutic Practice

Sangara, Tajinder (2017-06-06)

This thesis will focus on integrating mindfulness-based practice, and aspects of spirituality to safely and effectively treat emotional, psychological, and physical suffering while creating wellness. The content consists ...

Large Scale PBL Activity Develops Core Competencies in Students

Matty, Andrew C. (2017-07)

This research specifically aims to see whether a large scale PBL activity naturally develops the core competencies of the new B.C. curriculum in secondary students. An online survey was created to gather the responses of ...

Building Resilience: Affective Disorders in Adolescent Students

Roth, Tyson J. (2017-06)

Affective disorders, such as anxiety and depression, are present and rising in adolescent students throughout North America. As students are developing these ailments of mental health, schools are being placed in a position ...

What is Necessary to Effectively Teach Self-Regulation to Students? Defining the Importance for Student Self-Regulation

Smith, Jennifer M.F. (2017-06)

Students are currently experiencing a higher number of difficulties at school than in previous years. Teachers are dealing with a multitude of different behaviours and emotional issues in classrooms. Behaviour management ...

Building a Culture of Effective Cooperative Learning: Teacher Practices and School Leadership in an Elementary School

Miller, Kristin L. (2017-05)

Alberta Education’s (2010) Inspiring Education framework, a Ministerial Order on Student Learning (Alberta Education, 2013), continues to be challenged by a diversity of learners and learning needs. With the need for ...

Instructional Leadership in Mathematics: Compensating for Principals’ Lack of Mathematical Background

Donaldson, Irene A. (2017-04)

Principals are responsible for ensuring the academic achievement of students in mathematics. Researchers have identified that principals who possess a combination of mathematical content knowledge and instructional ...

The Benefit of Creating a Culture of Student Leadership on School Aged Students

Frizzley, Selena M. (2017-07)

This capstone paper will explore the different theories surrounding the development of leadership in students. Students will learn skills beginning from leadership vocabulary to living and practicing the leadership habits ...

The Relevance Of Attachment Theory Principles To Psychotherapy And How It Can Contribute To Fostering Therapeutic Alliance and The Change Process For Clients: A Literature Review

Rameshni, Mojdeh (2017-07-28)

This study is focused on how attachment theory can help explain the importance of the therapeutic alliance as a key factor for effective psychotherapy and how a felt sense of safety and care can help to establish and foster ...

The Importance and Impact of School Based Mentorship Programs

Bell, Jennifer (2017-03-28)

The research for this paper began with the purpose to educate and prepare its readers in order to guide and assist school counsellors in the development, implementation and evaluation of their own school based mentorship ...

What Employers Want And What Universities Teach: A Comparison Of UPAEP Business Programs And Auto Industry Recruiting in the Puebla Region

Reyes Guerrero, Soraya (2017-06-17)

Mexico’s new business graduates are facing the problem of an extensive job-search, which impacts employability of new graduates because only 60% of them can obtain a job during the first year after graduation (Universia ...

Down The Rabbit Hole: A Look At The Therapeutic Healing Potentials

Tully, Shannon (2017-05-30)

The therapeutic application of psychedelics shows promise as a treatment for psychological struggles. When administered in a safe, supportive environment, psychedelics have the potential to induce transcendent experiences ...

Sexual Health Education in BC, Canada

Abrami, Ally (2017-04-28)

The following thesis explores sexual health education in BC and in Canada. It does so by exploring sexual health in an international context as well as locally, comparing local curriculum to best practice documents, and ...

Creative Interventions for Indo-Canadian Children who Experience Trauma as a Result of Being Exposed to Domestic Violence

Johal, Michelle (2017-06-13)

Domestic violence is under reported amongst South Asian communities across the globe and within the Indo-Canadian community in Canada. This is due to cultural held values and beliefs. The Indo-Canadian culture, in general, ...