A Qualitative Analysis of Counsellors’ Experiences Working with Individuals Diagnosed with FASD

• Author / Creator

  Rowbottom, Lisa D

• This study used qualitative inquiry guided by phenomenology in effort to make
  explicit the experiences of three registered psychologists and one registered
  clinical social worker, who counsel individuals with FASDs. An interview was
  conducted with each participant and then each interview was analyzed for themes
  and subthemes. The analysis resulted in three primary themes: Thinking Outside
  the Box, Finding a Foothold and Finding the Fit Between Tools and The Client.
  The results of this study indicate that counselling an individual with an FASD is
  challenging and requires flexibility on the part of the therapist. Finally, the results
  of this present study will be situated within the literature discussing other noncounselling methods used in working with individuals with an FASD and the
  literature pertaining to counselling individuals with other disabilities.

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Counseling
  • Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
  • FASD

• Graduation date

  Fall 2012

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Master of Education

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R39H8V

• License

  This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.