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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 ... -
The Impact and Influence that Protective Factors and Trauma-Informed Care have on Building Resilience Among Those That Have Endured Adverse Childhood Experiences: A School Functioning and Adult Mental Health Review
(2021-05)This paper outlines and describes the implications that ACEs have on student functioning as well as the impacts ACEs have on one in later life. Research indicates that one’s mental health as well as ones physical and social ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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) ... -
How Can School Districts Respond to Opioid Impacted Students?
(2021-02-10)The purpose of this study was to discover how school districts can respond to opioid impacted students. This research is relevant because the opioid crisis is now approaching its fourth decade within history and the issue ... -
A Study of At-Risk High School Students Enrolled in a Full-Time Online Learning Environment
(2021-01-13)Students can obtain formal education through many instructional methods, including those offered in online learning environments. Due to their convenience and flexibility in terms of time and place, online resources are a ... -
Ancestral Healing Supports Anti-Racist Solidarity Building for People of Colour
(2021)This manuscript-style thesis explores ways in which ancestral healing, as a set of practices and a resource, can expand capacity and generate possibilities for accessing and cultivating a felt sense of anti-racist solidarity ...
