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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    Clinical counselling at the caring place in Regina: a field practicum report
    (Faculty of Social Work, University of Regina, 2022-06-06) Forcheh, Irene A.; Pino, Fritz; Durst, Douglas; Novotna, Gabriela
    This report documents the learning and insights I gained from my clinical field practicum at The Caring Place (TCP). In this report, I emphasize how I achieved my learning objectives, the ways in which I integrated theory and practice while engaging on the activities to achieve my objectives. My overarching goal was to gain graduate level clinical social work skills and knowledge in counseling, specifically on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Trauma Informed Care. I show examples from my counselling sessions that demonstrated how I implemented the tenets and principles of these therapeutic modalities. This report starts with the discussion of my rationale of doing a clinical social work practicum, which has led me to The Caring Place. This is followed by literature review related to the counselling modalities mentioned as well as discussion of my theoretical framework. I also incorporated a section where I discuss the challenges I encountered during the practicum. I concluded by reflecting on my vision for future clinical social work practice.
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    Diversity in restorative justice: a research practicum report
    (Faculty of Social Work, University of Regina, 2017-04) Kamuti-Gaitho, Susan; Durst, Douglas; Kikulwe, Daniel
    The research report focuses on the notion of restorative justice, which attempts to address the harm caused by the criminal acts, as well as underlying structural issues and issues of power and privilege. Restorative justice is fairly inclusive in terms of involving the victim, offender and the community. Restorative justice includes the ideas of dialogue and story-telling, which align with anti-oppressive approaches by giving people opportunity to voice their views and be involved in addressing crimes and conflicts, which can be empowering. Restorative justice also grapples with structural issues, oppression and the increasing diversity in Canadian society. The report addresses practices that could make restorative justice more responsive to the needs of diverse clients including integrating restorative justice with cultural safety and moving towards structurally transformative restorative justice by addressing issues such as racism, marginalization and poverty. Providing restorative justice practitioners with training in various areas such as cultural safety, intersectionality, application of anti-oppressive approaches and how to link their daily work with larger structural issues also is discussed. Over-representation of Indigenous people and racialized ethnic groups in the criminal justice system and limited literature on power, privilege and ethnicity in relation to restorative justice leads to the question of how power and privilege affects the practice of restorative justice in a diverse society.
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    Exploring and developing resources for families of children with a life-limiting illness
    (Faculty of Social Work, University of Regina, 2016-05-17) McKenzie, Lynn May; Johner, Randy; Durst, Douglas
    Nothing can prepare a person to care for a child with a life-limiting illness. Children are not supposed to die before their caregivers. Caregivers sometimes are left alone to figure out how to navigate through their children’s illnesses. The health care professionals around them may lack the knowledge and experience to support them. The resources available to families of children with a life-limiting illness are scarce and scattered. Often health care professionals do not have access to information to provide support to these families. The purpose of this research study was to explore what resources are available for families and develop a resource booklet for health care professionals to use to support the families of children under the age of 18 years with life-limiting illnesses. A qualitative research study with open-ended interviews was conducted with eight health care professionals. The interviews were both face-to-face and by telephone. The intention was to gather information that would be utilized to develop a resource booklet. The findings suggest that there is a lack of resources available for health care professionals who provide support for families of children with a life-limiting illness. The research also showed that health care professionals would utilize a resource booklet if available. Health care professionals, families and children with a life-limiting illness are impacted by the lack of resources and would potentially benefit from a resource booklet.
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    Treatment of compasion fatigue with internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy
    (Faculty of Social Work, University of Regina, 2022-04) Larson, Kimberly; Novik, Nuelle; Durst, Douglas
    Compassion fatigue is a phenomenon regarding the psychological impact of bearing witness to the ongoing suffering of clients when working in a helping profession. Compassion fatigue, secondary trauma, professional burnout, and vicarious trauma are terms used interchangeably to explain this phenomenon. Compassion fatigue is the unique experience of those working in helping professions as it combines the emotional impact of secondary trauma exposure but also the frustrations and burnout related to the limitations to helping. Left untreated compassion fatigue can result in mental health conditions like depression and anxiety. The Online Therapy Unit is a psychology lab at the University of Regina for research, education and service delivery. The Wellbeing Course is an online transdiagnostic treatment course based on cognitive behavioural therapy for the treatment of anxiety and depression offered by the Online Therapy Unit. The purpose of this research project was to recommend specific adaptations that could be made to the current course, such as inclusion of specific trauma content and self-care strategies, that make the course a viable treatment option for helping professionals experiencing anxiety and depression stemming from compassion fatigue. Psycho-education about the components of compassion fatigue would make the course an appropriate treatment option. This research project is a qualitative exploratory study and includes a literature review, findings from experiential learning, content analysis of the Wellbeing Course and analysis of secondary data.
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    Wellness blankets: effects of textile based art on those with (dis)abilities
    (Faculty of Social Work, University of Regina, 2017-02) St.Hilaire, Megan; Durst, Douglas; Johner, Randy
    The research question that guides this research practicum is: does participation in a textile based art group aide in an increase in wellness for those with (dis)abilities? The goal was to research the effects of participation in a textile based art group for those who self-identify as (dis)abled. This study used a qualitative, multiple case study method to interview five textile based art participants and their service providers. I used interviews from the participants and the care providers, field notes, researcher observations, observations from Creative Options Regina staff, and the Wellness Assessment results to obtain data. Each participant attended a nine hour textile based art group facilitated by the researcher. These five participants attended one of two textile based art groups that were facilitated. During each group participants created a nine block tie blanket. The service providers were also invited to attend the textile based art group if the participants wished to have them present, of the five participants four service providers did not attend the groups and one attended the group. Therefore information obtained from service providers was mainly from their observations before and after the participant’s group attendance and from information participants shared with them. Overall, all the participants and their service providers expressed the feeling that participation in a textile based art group resulted in an increase in positive emotions, increased feelings of social inclusion and an increased sense of pride. Additional effects were identified by some but not all of the participants, and some of the service providers; these effects were stress reduction, increased independence, and the rekindling of fine motor skills.