Scholarly Work (Open Access)
Contains open access scholarly work from City University of Seattle students, faculty, and staff.
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Developing Factors and Treatment of Substance Addiction in Indigenous Populations
(2021-08)Indigenous Peoples have experienced multiple forms of trauma for many generations that are still present today. The impact of colonizers’ attempts to rid Indigenous peoples of their culture and identity led to experiences ... -
Rural School Instructional Leadership and Student Mentorship: Supporting Students Affected by a Global Pandemic
(2021-07)Principals are responsible for overseeing the academic achievement of students in their charge, despite any difficult situations. Although maintaining a high standard of education within a global pandemic such as COVID-19 ... -
On the Path to Success for Indigenous Students: Utilizing Culturally Responsive Leadership Practices in Kindergarten to Grade 12 Schools
(2021-07)For many Indigenous students, education can be difficult as they are met with numerous barriers inhibiting their ability to connect and engage with the curriculum. Unfortunately, this is in large part due to the intergenerational ... -
The Duality of Equity and Quality in American History: Through the Lens of Arts Education in Marginalized Communities in Chicago
(2021)Examining the historical trajectory of American arts education exposes two intersectional themes: quality and equity. This research study addressed the need for equitable, quality arts programming in schools across America. ... -
The Use of Adventure Therapy to Support Adolescents with Depression
(2021-08)Depression amongst adolescents is on the rise and is of great concern. Literature suggests that there is a lack of alternative therapies to treat adolescent depression. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is one of the most ... -
Application of Family Systems Approaches on Intergenerational Conflicts in Asian Immigrant Families
(2021-06)Intergeneration acculturation discrepancy within Asian immigrant families is a major source of intergenerational conflicts, and subsequently, has adverse impacts on the parent-child relationship and immigrant children and ... -
Equine-Facilitated Counselling and Anxiety: An Exploration of Possibilities
(2021-08)Anxiety is a common mental health issue faced by many people. Equine-facilitated counselling (EFC) presents a promising alternative for people who may not respond well to more traditional forms of therapy for the treatment ... -
Responding to First Responder Mental Health
(2021-05)First responders such as police, firefighters and paramedics are exposed to potentially traumatic stressors as expected variables of their occupations. These exposures are unavoidable due to the nature of responding to ... -
The Effects of Ability Grouping in a First Grade Math Class
(2021-07-20)Some first-grade students are struggling to maintain a learning pace equivalent to other first-graders during mathematics instruction. In this classroom action research study, ability grouping is used in an attempt to ... -
The Social Construction of Postpartum Depression
(2021-08-10)Postpartum depression (PPD) is a serious mental health condition that affects 5%–60% of women in the days and months after giving birth (Kwee & McBride, 2016; Öksüz, 2021; Shi et al., 2018). PPD not only affects the mother ... -
Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions on the Financial Performance of Pharmaceutical Companies: A Quantitative Study
(2021-07-21)To compensate for the potential steep revenue loss due to expiring patents, mergers and acquisitions (M&As) have been identified as a possible business strategy to replenish the acquiror’s product pipeline in the pharmaceutical ... -
Second Step SEL Program in Upper Elementary Education
(2021-07-21)Administrators, teachers, and researchers have become progressively more aware of the need to acknowledge the importance of addressing students’ social emotional development. Educators contribute greatly to the implementation ... -
How Can Parents Reduce or Remove the "Storm and Stress" of Adolescence?
(2021-07-23)Until the creation of adolescence one hundred years ago, this period of time was not characterised by opposition and disconnection. Today however, many parents with adolescents are struggling and statistics reinforce this ... -
Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Adolescents
(2021-07)This paper is an exploration of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) in adolescents to provide counsellors with a better understanding of the scope of NSSI through a behavioral and trauma-informed lens, as well as familiarize ... -
How Teachers Can Provide Adequate Support for Transgender Youth in High School
(2021-07)Teachers are at the forefront of being able to provide support and make a difference in the lives of transgender youth. Supporting transgender youth in high school requires teachers to have knowledge about gender dysphoria ... -
Building on Resiliency: Recommendations for Schools on How to Provide Support and Affirmative Care for Trans and Gender Non-Conforming Youth Experiencing Trauma
(2021-07)This paper seeks to identify the kinds of trauma that trans and gender non-conforming youth experience and what schools and school counsellors can do to mitigate the harmful effects of such trauma. With an increase of ... -
Intentional Physical Activity Breaks and Their Effects on Students' Behavior
(2021-06-30)Children throughout America are not getting enough physical activity in their day. The Covid-19 pandemic and the safety precautions that come with students returning to school in person have made students even more sedentary ... -
Barriers to and Facilitators of Help-Seeking Among Transgender IPV Survivors
(2021-06)Intimate partner violence (IPV) rates are disconcertingly high in sexual and gender minority relationships. In particular, research has highlighted that transgender individuals are subjected to IPV at higher rates than ... -
Managing Anxiety and Stress: Yoga, Mindfulness and ACT Strategies and Techniques
(2021-07-04)Stress and anxiety are two common experiences which can hinder and disrupt individuals lives. The purpose of this paper is to highlight effective psychotherapeutic techniques, such as yoga, mindfulness meditation (MM) and ... -
A Professional Development Study to Diminish Teacher Subject Based Bias to Improve Student Engagement
(2020-07-03)This professional development (PD) study focused on teaching, learning, and growing in providing bias free lessons across all subjects. The leading participant in this study was myself with the fundamental guidance of my ...
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