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Maternal grief following miscarriage: Introducing a group therapy approach to support bereavement
(2020-05-07)Perinatal loss is a common experience in contemporary society. While one in four pregnancies may result in a miscarriage, support for bereaved parents is still lacking. This thesis presents a group therapy approach to ... -
A case for the use of community-based psychedelic assisted psychotherapy in a rural and remote context
(2020-05)The therapeutic use of psychedelic substances has been a foundational component of healing practices in many Indigenous cultures throughout the history of humankind, but it has only been topic of study in Western therapeutic ... -
Implementing social-emotional learning in schools: A roadmap for success
(2020-05)When educational programs are implemented with fidelity in K-12 schools across the United States, students’ achievements and on-task behaviors are significantly higher (O'Donnell, 2008). Without adequate program ... -
Readers theater to improve students’ reading comprehension: An issue-focused design-based study to better support students reading below grade level
(2020-05)This study examines the efficacy of implementing Readers Theater on comprehension and reading motivation for lower-ability readers in upper grade classrooms. Analysis of the needs of upper-grade students soon to transition ... -
Makerspace implementation in the general education classroom
(2020-05)An issue focused study discussing the relevance of art education in public schools including the status of art education funding and legislation in the United States. The author introduced the integration of art education ... -
Couples therapy in contemporary western society: Fitting therapy to the times
(2020-04-04)Couples Therapy is an important and needed therapeutic intervention, particularly in times when relationships are experiencing increasing pressures from many aspects of modern life. As therapists seek to serve contemporary ... -
The "good enough" thesis
(2020-04-01)In the early 1950s, the British Psychoanalyst D.W. Winnicott coined the phrase “good enough mother” in an effort to describe the fundamentally productive middle ground between bad mothering and the will towards perfect ... -
What all psychotherapists should know about gut health
(2020-04)Diagnosable mental health problems are said to affect one in four people in any given year, they are a leading source of disability globally, and new strategies for prevention and treatment are vital (Lucas, 2018). Significant ... -
Student statisfaction and student engagement in a school psychology graduate program: Differences between program formats, primarily campus-based, primarily online
(2020-04)While total higher education enrollment is declining, online enrollment is increasing (Lee & Martin, 2017). Educational leaders have developed online options to meet student requirements, but online retention rates are ... -
Therapy with consensually non-monogamous clients
(2020-04)This paper aims to provide a critical breakdown of the structure of monogamy in Western societies and provide therapists with information vital to supporting non-monogamous clients. Consensual non-monogamy (CNM) as a ... -
Building bridge: The difficulty to establish the effectiveness of art therapy in the treatment of adult survivors from intimate partner violence
(2020-04)This thesis represents a proposal for a qualitative inquiry research project to generate data based on anecdotal experiences of art therapists as to the top efficacious interventions in the treatment of adults who are ... -
Identity development of second-generation Chinese Canadians through heritage and dominant cultures
(2020-04)This paper addresses the experiences of second-generation Chinese Canadians in developing their identity through heritage and dominant cultures. Literature on global migration and dual nation identities is explored before ... -
Stoicism as a model of psychotherapy
(2020-04)The purpose of this paper is to examine the philosophical origins of modern day psychotherapeutic practice, specifically the Hellenistic philosophy of Stoicism. Philosophical counselling engages the client in existential ... -
Reducing student frustration through math instruction
(2020-03-24)Frustration in the classroom during math instruction can result over time in the onset of math anxiety. This professional research study looked at instructional practices that can reduce student frustration within a general ... -
Six interventions for Anxiety: Somatic training, affect regulation, and mental health
(2020-03-15)This thesis analyses aspects of Anxiety and Depression which are two of the most serious mental health challenges. Anxiety is rendered in upper case as A and lower case as a to indicate both generic and specific uses of ... -
Reflective professional development: Creating a caring classroom community
(2020-03-14)This professional development (PD) focused on learning, implementing, and reflecting upon language/communication changes to determine if they aided in the creation of a caring classroom community. The primary participant ... -
Mitigating perceived external export barriers for small and medium-sized enterprises that sell and manufacture "Made in the USA" consumer apparel products in Washington State
(2020-03-02)The rapid decline of the U.S. apparel industry has not gone unnoticed by U.S. politicians and decision-makers, yet the vertical disintegration of apparel manufacturing is still commonplace in America. Robock (1993) and ... -
Healing the wounds of intolerance: The path to acceptance and healing for LGBTQ2 adults
(2020-03)This qualitative authoethnographic research explores the relationship between the processes of minority stress, as delineated by Meyer (2003), and the mental health of LGBTQ2 adults. By providing an intimate narrative ... -
Increasing empathy in a primary grade classroom
(2020-03)Increased empathy in education settings is linked to increased student success in social-emotional as well as academic learning. It is also linked to a reduction in bullying and negative peer interactions between students. ... -
A study to determine if Read Well® is effective with students identified with behavior challenges
(2020-03)The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of teaching Read Well® on student growth in reading among Kindergarten and first-grade students qualifying for this Early Primary program mild behavior and learning ...
