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The Lived Experiences of Parents Who Have Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
(2021-03)This study examines the lived experience of parents who have a child diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The rise in the number of children diagnosed with ASD means that more parents may be adversely affected. ... -
Accessing Therapeutic Reverie with Task-Based Counselling
(2021-02-23)A healthy function of the vagus nerve pathways will increase right hemisphere activation, increasing capability of accessing therapeutic reverie and the associated benefits thereof. If we can honor this sequence, it becomes ... -
A New Trail: An Inquiry into the Application of Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy with Trauma Survivors
(2020-11)Research has revealed that exposure to potentially traumatic events may result in devastating long-term consequences for their survivors. Currently, popular therapeutic modalities have demonstrated successful outcomes in ... -
Need Signal: Information Privacy Equipoise
(2021-02-26)It has become apparent that need signal, more than information privacy concern or information privacy calculus, is the primary driver for individuals’ online participation or online transactions, whether it is participating ... -
Treatment Programs for Individuals who have Perpetrated Intimate Partner Violence
(2021-02-09)This paper focuses on treatment programs for individuals who have perpetrated intimate partner violence (IPV). Factors that contribute to IPV are explored as well as the current treatment models in Canada and the United ... -
The Role of Stigma in the Mental Health of Sex Workers
(2020-12)Sex workers are exposed to a significant amount of stigma, discrimination, and violence simply due to their occupation. The purpose of this capstone is to examine how stigma impacts the mental health of sex workers using ... -
The Mental Health Experiences of Retired Elite Athletes
(2020-12-06)This qualitative study explores the mental health experiences of professional athletes during the retirement process from elite sport. Using a phenomenological approach, specifically interpretative phenomenological analysis ... -
The Lived Experience of Families With Children Who Have Sexually Offended in Canada
(2021-02-16)Families with children who have sexually offended are often left to endure an issue that is heavily stigmatized among society. Research on the impact faced by families with children who have sexually offended is significantly ... -
Leadership in Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous Environments
(2020-11-17)Volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environments require new forms of leadership that support organizational adaptiveness in the face of rapid change and complex environments. Moreover, the specific problem ... -
"Mystory": A Collection of Memories, Musings, and More
(2020)This manuscript is a personal story more than anything, a tale about my journey from “craziness” to counselling if you will. It focuses on events from the past five years, and it also includes reflections about my childhood ... -
Bridging the Gap: The Experiences of Males with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries
(2020-12-07)The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of males with spinal cord injuries and the level of mental health care they received post injury in the rehabilitation setting. A transcendental phenomenological ... -
Counselling Chinese Clients: An Integration of Western Psychotherapy with Eastern Culture
(2020-11-24)To most Chinese immigrants in Canada, seeing a mental health professional is often a last resort. Many of them express resistance and reluctance towards sharing their personal and relational struggles with clinicians, whom ... -
Motivations Behind the Use of Dating Apps
(2020-11-06)This capstone project investigates the motivation behind the use of dating applications. It looks at the traditional forms of interacting with potential partners and how online media has become a new way for people to meet ... -
Trauma to Trust: Understanding How Animal-Assisted Therapy Facilitates Therapeutic Safety Through the Lens of the Polyvagal Theory
(2020-11-11)Trauma was traditionally regarded as an event that happened to a person. However, this understanding has evolved over the years into the appreciation of trauma as the embodied human experience of feeling unsafe that continues ... -
The Role of Racial Discrimination on the Academic Performance of Ethnic Minorities
(2020-09-08)This phenomenological study sought to examine ethnic minority students’ experiences with racial discrimination in academia. Using a semi-structured interview protocol, five participants explored the impact of racial ... -
How Becoming Trauma-Informed as a School Community Can Lead to More Comprehensive and Successful Approaches for Students with Symptoms of Trauma
(2020-07)In researching the question, how can becoming trauma-informed as a school community lead to more comprehensive and successful approaches for students with symptoms of trauma, the impacts of trauma on the brain and learning ... -
Exploring the Long-Lasting Effects of Multiple Migrations During Childhood on Future Adult Relationships
(2020-10-06)The focus of this research project was on the long-term impacts of frequent migration on social development in children, which can influence their social and romantic relationships in adulthood. This paper utilized attachment ... -
The Impact of PTSD on First Responders
(2020-09-30)First responders perform essential, life-saving procedures in emergency situations and are continually exposed to work-place trauma. There is a 10% prevalence rate of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among first responders ... -
The Lived Experience of Gay Men Enduring Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
(2020-09-30)Domestic violence is an issue that plagues all relationships regardless of sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, or nationality. Despite this issue's widespread nature, Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in gay male relationships ... -
Men, Masculinity, and Conformity to Masculine Norms
(2020-09-20)This research paper highlights some of the critical issues contributing to the overall decline in men’s mental health and how masculine norms influence men’s help-seeking behaviours. Key areas explored regarding men’s ...
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