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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 ... -
Help under construction: Current concepts of masculinity and its impact on men's help seeking
(2018-11-30)This thesis thoroughly explores the dynamic between current conceptions of masculinity and resulting help-seeking practices in men, so as to promote a better understanding of the factors and context influencing men’s ... -
Does The Positivity Movement In Psychology Produce Oppression?
(2018-10)The positivity movement in psychology has inspired an individualistic, elitist, and consumer-driven wellness culture, that leaves out societies most vulnerable, and therefore most in need of support. Neoliberalism in the ... -
The Power of Face-to-Face and Communal Acts
(2019-01)The purpose of this thesis is to explore the topic of social integration through face-to-face interaction within the scope of communal acts. Social integration is an integral part of being human. Humans are a social species, ... -
Building Better Organizational Rebrands: Exploring the Employee Viewpoint
(2019-03-13)Organizational brands can be powerful, and it is risky to rebrand and potentially alienate stakeholders with a change (Abramovich, 2014). Yet, despite its high failure rate and cost, rebranding has become commonplace (Zhao, ... -
Social Psychology of Drug Policy: Dislocation and Dissonance Theory
(2018-11)The war on drugs is, arguably, a failed social policy, and yet it persists. This thesis uses scholarly review and analysis to ask: What is the social and individual psychology that accounts for the endurance of a demonstratively ... -
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 ... -
Social Media Revolution: Negative Impact of Social Media on Female Self-Esteem
(2018-10-09)In today’s world, the use of social media has become a necessary daily activity. Social media is typically used for social interaction and a way to connect with one another. Social media in high doses does not do any good ... -
Violence and Threat in the Workplace: Absenteeism and Discursive Analysis of Absenteeism Policies
(2018-06)This thesis explores the connection between abuse in the workplace and absenteeism. Frontline workers often experience abuse, threats, incivility, humiliation, and they often are the first responder to overdoses and deaths. ... -
Strengthening the Therapeutic Alliance
(2018-08-10)The purpose of this paper is to create a practical tool for counsellors (as part of a larger, existing toolkit) to strengthen the therapeutic alliance between client and counsellor. This primary tool will consist of a ... -
Counselling Women in Midlife: A Sociocultural Framework
(2018-08-24)Women aged 45-60 are considered in our culture to be in the middle years of life, a time that is often synonymous with menopause. As is evident in cultural scenarios such as popular television, film, and women’s magazines, ... -
Females of African Descent and Issues of Racism and Suicide
(2018-06-30)The purpose of this study was to investigate the question: What does the current literature say concerning the connection between racism and suicide among females of African descent, (herein referred to as African women, ...
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