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Caring for a Child with an Eating Disorder: Differences Among Mothers and Fathers and Parents of Adolescent and Adult Children
DownloadFall 2018
Background and Rationale: Eating disorders are among the most lethal and difficult psychiatric illnesses to treat. Existing research suggests that these illnesses can elicit strong emotional reactions on the part of parents, which may lead them to engage in behaviours that accommodate or enable...
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Spring 2014
South Asians in Canada are increasingly using the Family Class immigration category to sponsor spouses from their home countries. This qualitative study examined the steps family-sponsored spouses and their sponsors or family members have taken to facilitate their linguistic, economic, social,...
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Latino Immigrant Parents in Canada: Experiences and Adjustment to raising Children in the Absence of the Extended Family
DownloadFall 2013
The Latino population in Canada has been increasing during the past decade accounting for 11% of newcomers in 2011. One of the core values in Latino culture is familism, the family is the main source of support and has an important role in childrearing. This qualitative study focuses on the...
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Lifting the Voices of Adopted Teens and Emerging Adults in LGBTQ+ Families: A Narrative Inquiry
DownloadFall 2023
One in five Canadians are touched by adoption in their life, encompassing over 162,000 people in the city of Edmonton, and over seven million people across Canada (Adoption Council of Canada, n.d.). The “adopted family” has become very diverse over the past few decades, with many lesbian, gay,...
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Fall 2012
This study explored former refugee clients’ perspectives of psychotherapy, namely their reasons for seeking counselling, conceptualization of their presenting problems, experiences in psychotherapy, and aspects of counselling that were considered helpful in facilitating therapeutic change....
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Fall 2012
Skilled worker immigrants, who are professionals that migrate to Canada for employment purposes, account for a significant proportion of newcomers to Canada each year. Upon arriving in Canada, they quickly learn that the education and experiences obtained in their countries of origin are of...