Scholarly Work (Open Access)
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Unintended Effects of Child Apprehension on Indigenous Mothers with Intergenerational Trauma in Canada
(2022-11-01)A growing body of research underlines the compelling concern about continued disproportionate child apprehension of Indigenous children and transmission of intergenerational trauma. Also, there is bountiful research on the ... -
Science Data Sharing: Applying a Disruptive Technology Platform Business Model
(2022)This research investigated the potential to enhance global science data sharing through market-driven strategies utilizing technology platform-based business models compared to the existing fiat strategy characterized by ... -
Parenting Stress and Behaviours in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
(2022-09)This paper is a review of research articles on the relationship between parenting stress and the behaviours of children with autism. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which is also known as autism, is characterised by ... -
No BodyMind Left Behind: Disability Justice, Biopsychosocial Model, Family Mental Health, and Recommendations
(2022-10-27)The BodyMind Capstone Project focusses on the lack of mental health supports to individuals with illnesses and/or (dis)abilities and their families, and how clinicians can improve their approaches using (dis)ability justice ... -
The Impact of Military Life on Children Academically and Socially
(2022-09-18)This study explores the children of our military communities in the United States and how aspects of the military affect their lives socially and academically. Several topics are addressed through the literature review ... -
The Role of Attachment and Stress in the Intergenerational Transmission of Depression
(2022-09-30)The present paper aims to provide a brief review of literature in the realms of attachment, stress, and intergenerational familial experiences with depressive disorders in order to analyze the correlations among these ... -
Ask Your Therapist to Take You Outside: Nature-Based Therapy for Adolescent Mental Health and Wellness
(2022-10-24)Adolescents are in the midst of a mental health crisis. Inordinate amounts of screen time and a deteriorating connection to the natural world parallel a steep rise in hospitalizations related to suicide and self-harm as ... -
Resiliency After Trauma: Helping Sex Trafficking Survivors Heal
(2022-09-30)According to a Polaris Project 2019 report, human trafficking has become a leading and lucrative black-market industry, second only to global drug trafficking. Unlike drugs, which can only be consumed once, the product, ... -
Thinly Veiled Oppression: Anti-Fat Bias and the Need for Revolution in Therapeutic Practice
(2022-09)The oppression of fat bodies has been insidious in its harm to women’s mental health since the 19th century. Systemic body-based oppression is expressed through, and upheld by, the complicity and bias enacted by the health ... -
Fostering a Culture of Change in Schools: Exploring Leadership for Culture Change and Sustaining Change
(2022-08)School leaders are faced with the challenge of guiding schools through rapid change and development in the world. Research has indicated that fostering a culture of change in schools allows them to adapt and engage in ... -
Understanding and Comparing the Female ASD Phenotype to Current ASD Diagnostic Practices
(2022-09-09)Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairments in social communication and social interaction. ASD symptoms present differently in different individuals and can include: ... -
Supporting Women Wishing to Retain or Relinquish Christian Faith Following Religious Trauma
(2022-08-24)Faith and religious practice or participation are often standard components of an individual's identity and worldview. Religious beliefs and communities offer outlets for socialization, a positive sense of self-worth, and ... -
Servant Leadership in Schools: Supporting Teacher Professional Growth and Efficacy
(2022-08)This capstone study identifies the important components of servant leadership and how it can have a positive effect on teachers’ self-efficacy and, ultimately, students’ success in a school setting. Research has shown that ... -
The Role of Educational Democracy in Supporting School Success
(2022-09)The purpose of this capstone study is to understand the potential of educational democracy. Allowing students to become active participants in the learning process through student voice, student choice, global citizenship, ... -
Getting a Grip: Utilizing Climbing to Address Generalized Anxiety Disorder
(2022-08-31)In 2015, the first quantitative research study was conducted on psychotherapeutic indoor rock climbing as an intervention for people with depression. Research has since continued, yet anxiety and specifically generalized ... -
High-Yield Formative Assessment: Research Behind the “Why” And The Change Leadership Needed to Get There
(2022-08)According to Wiliam (2011), “the greatest impact on learning is the daily lived experiences of students in classrooms, and that is determined much more by how teachers teach than by what they teach” (p. 19). This capstone ... -
The Mediating Effect of Leadership and Self-Efficacy on Educator Burnout
(2022-09)This capstone aimed to examine the relationship between educator burnout, self-efficacy, and leadership practices to foster efficacy in teachers. Drawing on self-efficacy theory by Bandura (1995) and burnout theory by ... -
Leadership for School Cultural Change that Impacts Student Achievement
(2022-09)Student learning and achievement are the goals of educational institutions. Within the educational context, teachers have a significant impact on student learning. The culture of a particular school will socialize teachers ... -
Virtual Group Therapy During COVID-19: Implications and Recommendations
(2022-10-05)The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic has altered the lives of millions across the world (Weinberg, 2020). Beyond the physical detriments of the virus, the mental health impacts of the pandemic have also been ... -
The Efficacy of Martial Arts on Mental Health Outcomes
(2022-08-25)This investigation will be conducted by briefly examining the five themes or constructs of the PERMA model, which will be used as a framework for understanding the relationship between martial arts and MHOs. Each theme ...