A5021835169- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Counseling Practices and Supervision
- Family Support in Illness
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Education and Military Integration
- Gender, Security, and Conflict
- Career Development and Diversity
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Psychological Treatments and Assessments
- Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
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University of Calgary
2015-2025
Flinders University
2023-2025
Hull City Council
2024
University of British Columbia
2022
Exposure to early childhood adversities, such as family violence, parental depression, or low-income, undermine parent-child relationship quality and attachment leading developmental mental health problems in children. Addressing impacts of adversity can promote children's development, giving them the best start life. Parental reflective function (RF), parents' ability understand their own states, strengthen relationships buffer negative effects adversity. We developed tested ATTACH™...
Disempowering experiences of military service and transition for women veterans exist within an established, dominant, masculinised culture, in which their presence is highly visible, challenged, often subject to institutional prejudice. Sexual abuse the military, particular, a persistent finding contemporary international research national inquiries into culture countries such as Australia, United Kingdom (UK), States (US), Canada. This study sought understand service, civilian life,...
This phenomenological study examined the descriptions of lived experience among female partners veteran men with combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) via internet discussion forums. Personal, self-initiated written accounts 30 were analyzed respect to meaning, challenges, coping responses, and role in veterans’ healing rehabilitation. Following data analysis, five descriptive themes emerged: all-consuming effect illness, walking on eggshells, ambiguous loss, alone, facing PTSD...
Women’s experiences of military service and transition occur within a highly dominant masculinized culture. The vast majority research on veterans reflects men’s needs. Women veterans’ experiences, therefore their support needs, are largely invisible. This study sought to understand the role impact gender in context culture women civilian life. In-depth qualitative interviews with 22 Australian elicited four themes: (1) Fitting managing identity military; (2) Gender-based challenges...
Families play a critical role in supporting currently serving and transitioned veterans' wellbeing help-seeking for mental health concerns; however, little is known about families' experiences.This study used Australian national survey linked-data (n = 1217) from families (Family Wellbeing Study-FWS) veterans (Mental Health Transition Study-MHWTS) to understand veteran-family relationships.Veterans' family members' responses questions FWS MHWTS datasets perspective of members were...
The objective of this phenomenological study was to describe families' experiences supporting veterans and emergency service first responders (ESFRs) (known also as public safety personnel) seek help for a mental health problem. In-depth semi-structured open-ended interviews were undertaken with 25 family members Australian ESFRs. Fourteen participants police officers. Data analysed thematically. Participants described long difficult journey the person's help-seeking across six themes....
Many universities have implemented campus-based initiatives addressing students’ mental health with the goal of promoting well-being. One such initiative is newly developed Counsellor-in-Residence (CIR) program at University Calgary, which targets by providing residence-based counselling services and programming. In this process evaluation, students completed three waves data collection conducted over academic year. Each wave measured literacy, using Mental Health Literacy Scale (O’Connor...
Many universities have implemented campus-based initiatives addressing students’ mental health with the goal of promoting well-being. One such initiative is newly developed Counsellor-in-Residence (CIR) program at University Calgary, which targets by providing residence-based counselling services and programming. In this process evaluation, students completed three waves data collection conducted over academic year. Each wave measured literacy, using Mental Health Literacy Scale (O’Connor...
LAY SUMMARY Families offer vital mental health and well-being support to Veterans public safety personnel. This study offers a model of how families can experience moral distress from service cultures that exclude them, leaving stuck, exacerbating sense resulting perceived organizational betrayal felt in the context families’ help-seeking experiences. The was informed by in-depth interviews conducted Australia with 25 family members seeking help providing member who is Veteran or provided...
<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Background</bold> Exposure to early childhood adversities, such as family violence, parental depression, or low-income, undermine parent-child relationship quality and attachment leading developmental mental health problems in children. Addressing impacts of adversity can promote children’s development, giving them the best start life. Parental reflective function (RF), parents' ability understand their own children's states, strengthen relationships buffer...
This case study centers on the narrative accounts of a lesbian couple in binational relationship (i.e., two women from different countries) who left United States (U.S.) at time when immigration laws did not recognize their union. Given that they could legally stay U.S. together, immigrated to Netherlands and subsequently Canada. When DOMA was overturned eligible apply for U.S., opted remain Canada, part due strain multiple migrations. concept has been described as complex process...
This article explores the relevancy and application of Gadamerian hermeneutics Levinisian philosophy as adapted by Orange (2011) to field counselling psychology, with a focus on working individuals who have experienced trauma. I begin exploring an encounter that ignited my search for better understanding suffering associated traumatic betrayal in context military service, journey which led me theoretical orientation trauma counselling. then examine constructs respect how practice was altered...
Several iterations of guidelines for ethical psychological practice with those who self-identify as women and girls have been developed in the field Canadian psychology are designed to offer practitioners direction concerning their responsibilities competencies. But be responsive varied changing experiences within context, these require regular revision. This article discusses avenues evolving inclusive counselling psychotherapy Canada. While primary focus is on implications practice, need...
This article considers three perspectives that have figured prominently in the conceptualization of psychological trauma related to military service Canadian context—that institutions, members, and counselling psychologists. A closer examination these views reveals points contention regarding origins, terminology, cultural relevance conceptualizations service-related trauma, such as post-traumatic stress disorder By drawing from theoretical, empirical, critical, anecdotal literature, this...