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A Content Analysis of the Mental Health Concerns of University Students that are Suitable for Online Therapy
(2019-04-28)The purpose of this content analysis is to understand what kinds of mental health challenges facing university students within the age range of 18 to 24 might be suitable for online counselling as a therapeutic option. ... -
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 ... -
A Comparison of the Efficacy of Physical Activity and Psychotropics as Adjunctive Treatments to Psychotherapy in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
(2019-05)The following thesis is concerned with assessing the relative efficacy of physical activity (PA) compared to pharmacotherapy in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to support the argument that PA should ... -
Treating Trauma in Schools using the Narrative Approach
(2019-04)This paper outlines the long history of childhood trauma in our culture and its ubiquity to the present day. When primary caregivers do not provide the sense of safety that a child needs to thrive, trauma-informed schools ... -
The Effects of Music Therapy on Death, Loss and Grief in Adolescents
(2019-03-27)The development of music therapy in psychotherapy is still fairly new, but is believed to be an effective form of treatment as music has strong healing components (Sekeles, 2007). Music is used as a form of expression ... -
Teacher Self-Efficacy and the Correlation with Teacher Perception of Leadership Capabilities
(2019-03-10)Due to the importance of teacher self-efficacy, including factors that improve teacher self-efficacy, there is a need to further investigate the potential effect of leadership on teacher-self-efficacy. This study was ... -
How to Cultivate Earned Secure Attachment for Complex Trauma Clients: A Phenomenological Study of Therapist's Experiences
(2018-11)This thesis is a qualitative study exploring psychotherapists’ experiences of how to cultivate earned secure attachment in complex trauma clients. The study also explores therapeutic stances and interventions that facilitate ... -
Core Competencies for Trauma-informed Therapy with Children and Families
(2018-12-01)This thesis outlines the core components of a neurobiologically-informed trauma framework for therapists working with children and families. Complex developmental trauma (CDT) is often accompanied by relational or attachment ... -
The Gift of Inner-City: A Journey Towards Understanding
(2018-10)One year ago, I entered an inner-city school as a new administrator for the first time. I was immersed into a community different from any other I have experienced. Through that transition, I came to recognize that my lack ... -
Supporting Students with Pathological Demand Avoidance
(2019-01)Pathological demand avoidance (PDA) is a little-known profile on the autism spectrum that can cause problems for students if appropriate strategies are not used. Most of the strategies used in schools for autistic students ... -
Rumi's Poetry in Counselling
(2018-12)The thirteen-century poet Rumi saw words as an extension of the mind, and used them with a view to that effect in his work. The present reflection is intended to explore Rumi's view on the role of language in determining ... -
An Autoethnography on the Impact of Chronic Illness on Couples' Sexuality: A Caregiver's Perspective
(2018-02-01)The purpose of this thesis is to explore the effect of chronic illness on couples, especially where the caregiver of the chronically ill is a spousal family member. There is also some exploration into the effect of chronic ... -
An Investigation of the Connection Between Trauma and Substance Use Disorder
(2018)In this thesis, I will explore the relationship between trauma and addiction. This document contains a review of current epidemiological studies that have demonstrated that childhood adversity is at the core of the emotional ... -
Moving Through Depression: An Autoethnographic Account
(2018-08)Ideas about depression pervade our culture and inform how we think about depression individually and as a society. I explore how these ideas were present in my own experience of depression and influence wider understanding ... -
Exploring How Marginalized Youth Are Constructed and Represented in the Language Used by Mental Health Professionals
(2018-07-13)The purpose of this study is to explore how the meaning and identity of marginalized youth are negotiated and constructed through the language used by mental health professionals. Terms such as ‘vulnerable’, ‘at risk’ and ... -
Grief and Divorce: A Personal Journey
(2018)Grief is an event that normally goes hand in hand with death but can be experienced on a daily basis for various different reasons and can manifest itself in different forms. When the grief is ambiguous and disenfranchised, ... -
Extracurricular Activities and Student Interest
(2018-06-16)There is some significant longitudinal research on the impacts participation in extracurricular activities has on students, however very little research exists on the short term, day to day impacts. The purpose of this ... -
Using Integrated Technology to Aid in Differentiating Math
(2018-05-31)The purpose of this action research study was to determine if the implementation of DreamBox, an adaptive online math program, will allow teachers to differentiate student instruction that results in increased student ... -
Self-Regulation of Eating: An Autoethnographic Study of Motivation, Restraint and Mental Health
(2018)Autoethnography, as a research approach, acknowledges and accommodates subjectivity, emotionality, and includes the researcher's perspective and responses to the research. The readers of this autoethnographic text are ... -
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 ...
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