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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
What does Feminist-Oriented Perinatal Mental Health Care look like?
(2022-10-12)The female-identified and nonbinary experience of mental health during the perinatal period has largely been ignored in research and care provision until recent years due to the patriarchal nature and history of the medical ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
The Experiences of Individuals With Autism and How to Support Them
(2022-09-26)This literature review focuses on individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The goal of this paper is to explore the experiences of individuals with ASD and effective ways for counsellors to help them. Using the ... -
Best Practices for Counselling Clients in Polyamorous Relationships
(2022-09-18)Non-monogamous relationships are becoming a significant topic of conversation in psychology. Approximately 4%–5% of the population engage in non-monogamous relationships, yet counsellors receive little or no training on ... -
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 ... -
Systemic Barriers to Inclusion: Leadership Practices to Support Inclusion
(2022-09-14)The education system continues to struggle to implement inclusive practices for neurodiverse students. Despite a shift in education from segregation to inclusion, many barriers still preclude inclusion from becoming a true ... -
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Treatment Options: Considerations for Embracing an Integrative Approach
(2022-09-11)Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a condition that lowers the quality of life for those afflicted by causing compulsions to carry out behaviours that can interfere with everyday functioning. This disorder is lifelong ... -
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: ... -
Meaning Making with Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer
(2022-09)While surviving childhood cancer is associated with adverse physical and psychological late effects in adulthood, survivorship also presents opportunities for psychospiritual growth through meaning making. Meaning making ... -
Balancing Assessment: How School Leaders Can Support Balanced Assessment Systems in Secondary Schools
(2022-09)This capstone study examined some of the issues surrounding the use of standardized assessment in the province of Alberta. Through an examination of the purpose of both classroom and external assessments, the function of ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
