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Celebration Of Authorship Program 2021-2022
(University of Regina Library, 2022) Abbott, Sarah; Afolabi, Taiwo; Ashton, Emily; Bliss, Stacey; Bonner, William; Bradley, Crista; Brigham, Mark; Campbell, Ian; Campbell, Lori; Carter, Heather; Chadwick, Sydney; Chiefcalf, April; Clarke, Paul; Cliveti, Monica; Clune, Laurie; Demers, Jason; Donovan, Darcy; Eisler, Dale; Eaton, Emily; Elliott, Patricia; Enoch, Simon; French, Lindsey; Gacek, James; Gardiner, Christopher Campbell; Berard-Gardiner, Shannon; Gebhard, Amanda; Grahame, Ann; Han, Yu (Jade); Hanson, Cindy; Hart, Mel; Hu, Shuchen; Hurlbert, Margot; Isiaka, Abiodun; Jaffe, Joann; King, Alex; Koops, Sheena; Kossick, Don; Long, Timothy; Maeers, Esther; Mair, Leslea; Mathes, Carmen Faye; Munro, Emelia; Naytowhow, Joseph; Phillips, Kaetlyn; Polster, Claire; Quark, Amy; Ramsay, Christine; Ricketts, Kathryn; Rasmussen, Ken; Reul, Barbara; Rennie, Morina; Rolli (Charles Anderson); Ruddy, Evie Johnny; Russell, Gale; Sardarli, Arzu; Saul, Gerald; Sawatzky, Katie Doke; Sellers, Cora; Snider, Amy; Stadnichuk, Cheryl; Stevens, Andrew; Stratton, Florence; Swan, Ida; Tomesh, Trevor; Trussler, Michael; Vélez, Maria; Wilson, Ken
For the first time in three years, we are thrilled to be again gathering in person to celebrate the published scholarly and creative work of our University of Regina community. Archer Library is proud to unveil the 2021-22 University of Regina Celebration of Authorship Program booklet. This downloadable publication highlights University of Regina authors/creators of books, edited proceedings, sound recordings, musical scores and film or video recordings published over the last year in any format (print or electronic). We encourage you to take a moment to view the program booklet and extend your congratulations to all of the University of Regina students, faculty, staff, and alumni who are being celebrated this year.
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Phenomenological study of the maternal experiences of women with Schizophrenia
(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2022-08) Mihalicz, Amanda Jeanine; Novotna, Gabriela; Chalmers, Darlene; Pino, Fritz; Seeman, Mary; Clune, Laurie
Managing a mental illness such as schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder and parenting poses many challenges. The present study used phenomenological methodology along with a poststructural and critical feminist lens to understand the lived experiences of mothers with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. Nine in-depth qualitative interviews and follow up discussions were conducted with participants, finding rich and meaningful descriptions of their experiences. After the data collection period was complete, all interview data was transcribed, and 418 significant statements were identified and coded into eight themes and eighteen subthemes. The mothers in this study highlight the true difficulties of parenting with schizophrenia, including balancing illness symptoms, medication side effects, the importance of community support along with increased risk of child protective services involvement and custody loss. The participants emphasized strong family support as being key to successfully parenting while managing their illness. This study has confirmed that supporting family caregivers for those with schizophrenia can improve outcomes and lead to reduced burnout. Positive therapeutic alliances with care providers were recognized as being essential to the participants’ recovery and stability. All nine participants shared experiencing various forms of stigma and discrimination related to their mental illness and this led to reduced self-esteem and social isolation. Many women also shared the importance of employment, volunteering, and peer support groups to increase community connection. The findings of this study shed light on the experiences of mothers with schizophrenia and the difficulties surrounding parenting while managing their illness. The importance of strong support from family and care providers was heavily recommended by participants. This research contributes to the current body of knowledge surrounding mothers with schizophrenia while providing further insight into how social workers and other care providers can better support these women.
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A Saskatchewan Perspective of Psychologists’ Quality of Professional Life as a Determinant in Responsiveness when Working as Suicide Interventionist - A Mixed Methods Study
(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2015-04) Schmidt, Renee Jody; Ryan, Heather; Wessel, Warren; Hart, Paul; Montgomery, Kenneth; Hampton, Mary; Clune, Laurie; Moore, Sharon
Psychologists’ professional quality of life, defined by healthy supportive work environments and satisfaction derived from work, is one factor for determining positive client outcomes (Stamm, 2010; Figley, 2002). Self-care is essential to maintain psychologists’ fitness to practice and work quality (Smith & Burton-Moss, 2009; Skovholt, 2001; Radeke & Mahoney, 2000). Competence and fitness in practice, the demonstration of knowledge, skills, and capabilities to work responsively, safely and effectively, is a professional and ethical expectation pivotal in suicide intervention and ongoing suicide work (Neimeyer, Fortner, & Melby, 2001; Schmitz, Allen, Feldman, Gutin, Jahn, Kleespies, Quinnett, & Simpson, 2012). This concurrent mixed methods study considers Saskatchewan psychologists’ quality of professional life as a determinant in responsiveness when working as suicide interventionist. Quality of professional life and responsiveness to suicide-ideated clients was examined. In the quantitative research, 61 Saskatchewan psychologists participated in an Internet survey, responding to the ProQOL5, Professional Quality of Life Scale - 5th Edition (Stamm, 2010), and the SIRI-2, Suicide Intervention Response Inventory - Revised Edition (Neimeyer & Bonnelle, 1997). Increased responsiveness to suicide-ideated client statements was correlated with practical experience-based suicide-specific training (such as supervised internships with a focus on suicide work and Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training-ASIST). Ratings of higher compassion satisfaction (from ProQOL5) were correlated with lower caseloads and increased self-care. Clinical psychology graduates demonstrated increased appropriate responsiveness to suicide-ideated statements over Educational psychology graduates. In the qualitative methods, developed from 61 open-ended survey responses and interviews with 5 psychologists, it was uncovered that quality of professional life and fitness to practice cannot be the sole responsibility of the psychologist. Employers are responsible for workload expectations that can become unrealistic for psychologists to sustain best practices in suicide work. Psychologists identified that responsiveness in suicide work improves when: they have more control over caseload content, diversity and volume; supervisors and teams are collaborative and therapeutically knowledgeable in suicide work; stigma related to psychologists accessing professional and personal help is removed; self-care is engaged at a personal level and in the professional setting; support focused on psychologists’ needs after client suicide are engaged; and employers recognize the intensity of suicide work. The study offers understanding of workplace and professional dynamics that influence competent, adequately responsive suicide work. The quantitative results have generalizability limitations, as the sample was limited to 61 Saskatchewan psychologists, which represents 11.5% of the total population of registered psychologists invited to participate through the Saskatchewan College of Psychologists. Themes derived from the open-ended responses of the 61 and the narrative essences derived from the 5 interviews will be helpful to psychologists and support discussion related to how regulatory bodies, training facilities, employers, supervisors, and organizations generate support for client suicide work.
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Self-Compassion, Psychological Flexibility, Hardiness, and a Hint of Harmonious Passion: The Recipe for Building Athletes Adaptable to the Stress of Sport Related Injury
(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2022-03) Harris, Erin Marquise; Dorsch, Kim; Clune, Laurie; Bruno, Paul; Harenberg, Sebastian; Ferguson, Leah
Due to the recognition that sport related injury be approached from a biopsychosocial perspective, there has been a push for deeper psychological exploration in research. This has led to interest in two main areas: 1) identifying the psychological variables that may play a role in making an athlete more prone to injury, and 2) an athlete’s emotional, cognitive, and behavioural response to injury and how they influence the rehabilitation process (Almeida et al., 2014). As a result, the study presented in this dissertation explored the psychological factors believed to be important to athlete health. Using path analysis, two path models were presented and tested. The first model depicts the interaction between harmonious passion, self-compassion, psychological flexibility, hardiness, and perceived stress. The second, demonstrates the relationship between these variables when harmonious passion is replaced with obsessive passion and psychological flexibility is replaced with psychological rigidity. Multigroup invariance testing was then conducted in order to investigate possible variance between these psychological factors when athletes were separated into injured and non-injured groups. Two hundred and sixty-three athletes were included in this study and more than half of the athletes identified that they had experienced a sport related injury in the past year (n = 137, 52%). The results of the path analysis indicate that multiple psychological factors impact athlete perceptions of stress. Models met criteria for acceptable fit on all goodness-of-fit indices. However, the results of multigroup path analysis indicated that there were no differences in the relationships between psychological factors when athletes were separated into injured and non-injured groups.
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Teaching & Scholarship News Issue 1 Volume 1
(Faculty of Nursing, University of Regina, 2024-06-01) Clune, Laurie
In the first edition of Teaching & Scholarship News, written by Laurie Clune, we examine the shifting focus from interprofessional education (IPE) to interprofessional practice (IPP) and interprofessional collaboration (IPC).
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Teaching & Scholarship News Issue 3 Volume 1
(Faculty of Nursing, University of Regina, 2024-08-03) Clune, Laurie
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Women Past Menopause: Learning from the Voice of Experience
(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2016-07-18) Arthur, Deena Gaye; Hampton, Mary; Malloy, David; Novik, Nuelle; Clune, Laurie
Menopause is a private, physiological change event that begins with the body but is greatly influenced by social context. While the current knowledge base about the experience is extensive it is also fragmented and incomplete. The primary focus is on symptoms and the loss of estrogen with women’s direct experience of menopause largely missing from the public discourse. This study proposes a model of menopause that unifies the disparate viewpoints through understanding postmenopausal women’s lived experience. The study design is based on the grounded theory qualitative research methodology of B.G. Glaser and A.L Strauss (1967), Kathy Charmaz (2012, 2014), and Karin Olson (2011). The methods are informed by the feminist theory of Judith Wuest (1995, 2001). A collaborative and creative research setting supported informal conversations with 10 Canadian, postmenoapusal women aged 58 to 78. The women participated in artbased, self-reflection exercises using buttons and a variety of physical objects. Transcribed conversations were analyzed using the grounded theory constant comparison technique. Outcomes include personal narratives, photographs of created art objects, and a proposed model of menopause. The proposed model can be used by women to prepare for and live through the menopausal transition and could be developed into a substantive theory of menopause. The key concept is personal agency and the three main constituent factors: awareness of self worth, strong finances, and good health. Personal agency is key to postmenopausal life satisfaction. Women concerned with maintaining quality of life could focus on strengthening personal agency rather than over focusing on menopausal symptoms.