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- Title
- Relationships over rules
- Contributors
- Katrina Infanta (author), John Sherry (thesis advisor), Deborah Kohen (committee member), Judy Polysou (committee member), University of Northern British Columbia (Degree granting institution)
- Abstract
- Attachment theory is an integral aspect of relationships and bonds that form between people: parent and child, friends, teacher and student and intimate partners. Most of the literature available on attachment theory is focused on these relationships. It is evident that educators are in a profession where they have the opportunity to develop long-term bonds and relationships with their students.
- Discipline
- Education-Counselling
- Date added
- 2019-03-25T23:14:40.29Z
- Title
- A collection of aboriginal stories and wisdoms for counsellor development
- Contributors
- Judy Letendre (author), Tina Fraser (thesis advisor), John Sherry (thesis advisor), Rheanna Robinson (committee member), University of Northern British Columbia (Degree granting institution)
- Abstract
- Current mainstream counselling education is Euro-American based; a practice presenting other worldviews, including Indigenous, as sidelines categorized under umbrella terms such as multiculturalism, diversity or cultural competency. This relatively singular lens misses the depth in counselling practices and often sees other cultures incorrectly and leads to misunderstandings or unhelpful, even harmful practices like racism. Aboriginal stories and wisdoms have been gathered to develop Indigenous curriculum that will share equal educational space. For this project, I combined Indigenous principles and protocols and standard qualitative methods to gather and analyze the information. I interviewed Aboriginal people I had known previously from various BC Nations as unique individuals holding wisdom and knowledge passed to them through their Indigenous ancestry, and with various connections to counselling as a client, counsellor, educator and/or course developer. Their collective voice suggests Indigenous knowledge be delivered in an Indigenous way using heart learning and spiritual purpose, teachings seen as absent in in western based counselor education.
- Discipline
- Education-Counselling
- Date added
- 2017-08-30T15:25:59.655Z
- Title
- Inpatient group facilitation guide: staff development and processing, connecting body and brain
- Contributors
- Susan Lee (author), John Sherry (thesis advisor), Linda O'Neill (committee member), Margaret Fuller (committee member), University of Northern British Columbia (Degree granting institution)
- Abstract
- The purpose of this project is to provide resources for staff development and inpatient group facilitation. The project begins with a literature review on the history and evolution of inpatient group therapy, therapeutic goals and expectations. The effects of patient transference, facilitator countertransference, attachment theory, and social engagement is examined with a focus on the body and brain connection and what it means to be trauma-informed. Evidence-based theoretical approaches that provide safety and stabilization are described and integrated for group members and practitioners alike. Included is a description of the format of the guide, target audience, goals, and resources. Lastly, the resource guide itself contains a list of specialized staff training, short staff development sessions, and safety and stabilization techniques for acute care group therapy.
- Discipline
- Education-Counselling
- Date added
- 2017-05-16T18:48:14.394Z