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It Takes a Village to Manage Chronic Pain
(2021-06)Chronic pain is a debilitating disorder characterized by musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and compromises in cognition. Although pharmacotherapy has had some success in treating chronic pain, this approach does not address ... -
The Impact of Instagram on Females' Self Image
(2021-05-13)With the advancements of technology and smartphones, social media has become a prevalent part of many individuals' lives. Instagram is a popular social media site that allows users to generate and interact with images and ... -
A Response-Based Practice Perspective of Postnatal Depression Treatment
(2021-05-08)The purpose of this capstone is to explore and connect the concepts of postnatal depression (PND), response-based practice (RBP), and group therapy as a means of introducing a systemic/relational way to view and help ... -
Parental Responses to Child-Diagnosis of Neurodevelopmental Disorder
(2021-05-04)Parental responses range in presentation and severity after receiving a child-diagnosis of a neurodevelopmental disorder. Diagnosis-related grief is a form of living loss and is less comprehended by society, resulting in ... -
Relational Healing Through Animals: The Human-Animal Bond Therapist Toolkit
(2021-05)Early attachment experiences and the resulting attachment security that develops has a lasting impact on human mental health and well-being, as well as challenges to interpersonal relationships. Without early experiences ... -
Addressing the Implicit Impacts of Sexual Trauma: An Exploration of Somatic Experiencing as an Adjunct to Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy
(2021-05)Sexual trauma is a life-altering violation with persistent, long term implications for survivors. Trauma can produce distinctive impacts on individuals, and therapeutic approaches that offer healing to some, may not be ... -
Workplace Racism and Women of Colour: An Exploration of Impacts and Coping Strategies
(2021-04-16)Women of colour in North America often face workplace racism, which significantly impacts their overall mental health and wellbeing. Racial disparities in mental health and physical health are widely recognized by researchers ... -
An Analysis of Multiple Measures to Reduce Disproportionality in Accelerated Program Identification
(2021-04-14)Low-income students and students of color are disproportionately identified at lower rates for accelerated programs in K-12 education compared to their peers in the United States. A lack of equitable identification processes ... -
Are They Ready?: Alternative Education and Post-Secondary Readiness
(2021-04-13)Student success is influenced by accessibility and educational experience. These two factors shape academic rigor, teacher support, and post-secondary preparation, all essential elements for the growing number of disenfranchised ... -
An Exploration of Trauma in Children and Youth with Intellectual Disabilities
(2021-04-10)Children and youth with intellectual disabilities (ID) and their families are not currently receiving appropriate therapeutic support to meet their mental health needs. This study looks at the concept of intellectual ... -
An Investigation Into the Construct of the Highly Sensitive Person and the Personality Traits Which Make for an Effective Counsellor
(2021-04-09)The purpose of this Capstone Research Project is to explore the concept of the Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) traits and to examine the personality traits that make for an effective counsellor. Any overlaps between the ... -
An Investigation into Effective Mindfulness-Based Practices in K-12 Schools
(2021-04)Mindfulness can be understood as the foundation and the basic pre-condition for education (Zenner, Herrnleben-Kurz, & Walach, 2014). Students need to learn to stop their mind from wandering and regulate attention and ... -
Play and Social-Emotional Wellbeing: Creating Space for Unstructured Play in Montessori Environments
(2021-04)Research indicates that most Canadian children and youth fill their time outside of school participating in extracurricular activities or on a screen (Statistics Canada, 2008, 2018). This suggests that many young people ... -
Navigating Substance Use Services
(2021-03-17)This report aims to provide a framework for navigating recovery services for the treatment of Substance Use Disorders in the Greater Vancouver area. Many broader issues in society also contribute to the problems which are ... -
How to Best Support Caregivers of Those with Neurocognitive Disorder: Preferred Modalities of Psychotherapy
(2021-03-10)Caregivers of those with neurocognitive disorder (NCD) are currently not receiving clinical therapeutic counselling, to support their mental health needs. The current research shows that Canada’s public health care system ... -
Relationship Trauma and Difficulty of Healthy Relationships
(2021-03)This Capstone will explore the ideas behind how past traumatic relationships create difficulty in forming new, healthy relationships in individuals. The paper takes a look at different types of unhealthy relationships such ... -
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. ... -
A Case Study of Software Reengineering using Emerging Cloud Computing: A Non-profit's National Math Competition Event Management System
(2021-03)Recently, there is some research about software reengineering, but few kinds of analysis use cloud computing technologies to demonstrate software reengineering for web application technologies. Cloud computing also will ... -
Incels: Inferences on Etiology & Therapeutic Treatment
(2021-03)This paper examines the emerging phenomenon of ‘incel’—or ‘involuntary celibate’—online subculture from a therapeutic perspective. Also known as ‘blackpill’ ideology, this subculture has evolved in recent years into a ... -
The Role of Self-Determination Theory in Physical Activity Interventions for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
(2021-03)Standard treatments for trauma are often limited by the aversiveness of addressing traumatic memories in counselling. Physical activity is emerging as an effective adjunct treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ...
