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Spirituality and Aging – The Role of Counselors
(2011)
This thesis examines the importance of religion and spirituality to older adults and the implications for counsellors who work with this segment of the population. The initial premise of this thesis was that religion and ...
Parental Infidelity and Adult Romantic Attachment: A Phenomenological Investigation of Three Women‘s Experience.
(2011)
Parental infidelity is believed to be the leading reason for divorce in North America, and much research has been conducted on how to help the couple in crisis. However, the impact of parental infidelity reaches far beyond ...
A Thesis as a Ceremony of Voice
(2011)
The purpose of this thesis is to explore the author's process of finding authentic self as a First Nation's person in graduate school. The study is framed using a traditional Blackfoot method, a post-colonial auto ethnographic ...
Awakening From Grief with Pema Chödrön
(2011)
Death is an event that our society encourages us to avoid, cheat, hide, delay, and deny though it pervades our daily lives with every experience of loss that we encounter. Consequently, we are further conditioned to limit ...
The Impact of Substance Abuse Treatment on Absenteeism, Tardiness and Productivity
(2011)
The impact of abstinence-based inpatient treatment for substance abuse on the three workplace outcomes of absenteeism, tardiness and productivity was investigated using a series of mixed between-within ANOVAs. Results from ...
How the Unexpected Loss of a Sibling During Adolescence Affects Future Romantic Relationships
(2011)
Sibling loss has largely been overlooked by grief studies. Surviving siblings are still to this day finding themselves as the forgotten mourners. However there is still lacking sufficient literature on the topic of sibling ...
An Exploration of Themes in Meaningful Objects Following the Loss of a Loved One
(2011)
Historical works on grief and loss suggest that relinquishing ties to the deceased is a goal of grief and not doing so is considered to be pathological. This view has been prominent well into the 20th century, with exception ...
Anorexia Nervosa: A Three Dimensional Approach That Includes Psycho-Education, Family Therapy, and Mindfulness Practice
(2011)
The purpose of this thesis is to encourage a balanced and holistic approach to the treatment of adolescent (13-18 years) anorexia nervosa, by proposing a protocol that integrates psychoeducation, family therapy and ...
How Qualities for Dialogic Therapeutic Relationship Develop: a Phenomenological Study of Therapists‘ Experiences
(2011)
This thesis is a qualitative study of psychotherapists‘ lived experiences of how they developed qualities for dialogic therapeutic relationship in themselves. The study also explored the meaning and place of the dialogic ...
Best Practices for a Youth Suicide Prevention Program
(2011)
Suicide is a leading cause of death amongst adolescents. This has perpetuated increased concern and motivation for providers in suicide prevention education to develop more comprehensive approaches to youth suicide prevention. ...