Master of Social Work Research Practicum Reports

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The Master of Social Work program provides an option of completing the requirements with a thesis, or a practicum. The practicum option contains two streams: the field practicum and the research practicum. The full details for the program are provided here: Graduate Studies and Research -- Master of Social Work program.

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    Measuring success : creating an evaluation tool for children and teen bereavement programming at the Greystone Bereavement Centre
    (Faculty of Social Work, University of Regina, 2015-04-01) Greig, Lisa; Novik, Nuelle; Jackson, Marlene; Durst, Doug
    The literature on children's grief recognizes the value of bereavement support programs as a method for facilitating children through their personal grief journeys. The long term impact and outcomes of such support programs for children's grief have not been identified. Evaluative measures, specific to children's grief, are complex, developing and limited. To further inform the development of an evaluative tool for children and teen grief and bereavement programming, this report focuses on the experiences of caregivers whose children have attended grief and bereavement programming at Greystone Bereavement Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan. Eight interviews were conducted with caregivers whose children attended Caring Hearts Camp. The eight participants shared the benefits and challenges to their children, themselves and their family units. Through a phenomenological approach to qualitative research, these experiences are highlighted within the findings. From these findings, recommendations are provided for the development of an evaluative tool for consideration by Greystone Bereavement Centre. A pilot evaluation has also been constructed and is attached in the Appendices. Further, the recommendations within this report contribute to the knowledge of death, dying and bereavement. Within the field of social work, this knowledge will continue to enhance the care provided to the individuals and families who have encountered a death loss.
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    Phenomenological exploration of death doulas in Saskatchewan
    (Faculty of Social Work, University of Regina, 2019-07) Mitchell, Carla; Novik, Nuelle; Durst, Doug
    The purpose of this research project was to explore and understand the emerging role, education, skills and services of death doulas in Saskatchewan. A review of the literature was conducted about community-based death care and the emergence of death doulas. A phenomenological research approach was used to interview 8 Saskatchewan death doulas. Commonalities were discussed as emergent themes in the data analysis process. As described by the participants, a death doula is a continuous presence at the end of life, offering non-medical support to empower, educate, advocate and build community around a dying person and their family. The participants also detailed the skills, education, and services provided by death doulas. Systems Theory was used to guide the discussion about the end of life care system in Canada and implications for social work practice.