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University of Regina Institutional Repository
The mission of the oURspace digital repository is to share and preserve the scholarly, creative, and cultural work produced at the University of Regina.
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Clinical counselling at Joshua Tree Learning Centre: a field practicum experience
(Faculty of Social Work, University of Regina, 2024-08-08) Hogberg, Tiara S.; Milne, Lise; Eaton, Andrew
This report provides a description of my field practicum experience in a clinical counselling experience with Joshua Tree Learning Centre. The report includes a literature review of the theoretical frameworks and approaches that guided my interactions and the work I did during my practicum. The report then discusses the specific counselling modalities I adopted through the use of an integrative approach, which included narrative therapy, trauma- focused cognitive behaviour therapy, expressive therapy, and equine facilitated psychotherapy, as well as practices in individual counselling and group work. The report also highlights case examples and discusses how my learning goals were achieved throughout my practicum experience. Supervision experiences and self-reflection on the practicum experience will be discussed, followed by a section on challenges, including ethical dilemmas that arose and appropriate boundaries and self-care. My personal and professional values will be reflected throughout the report. To conclude, implications for my future social practice will be discussed, as well as final comments on the benefits of utilizing an integrative therapeutic approach.
Perspectives on reform: a cross-border analysis of sex work policy in New Zealand
(Faculty of Social Work, University of Regina, 2024-07) Preston, Shylan; Eaton, Andrew; Pino, Fritz
This practicum report outlines my experience as a graduate social work student at the University of Regina, travelling to Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch, New Zealand to complete an international practicum placement with Aotearoa/New Zealand Sex Worker’s Collective (NZPC). The goals of my practicum were to advance my graduate level social work knowledge and to engage with an area of social work that would provide me with a deeper understanding of macro social work practice while working alongside those working within sex work in a country where it is decriminalized. This report will include a literature review, exploring the various policies that inform sex work legislation globally, while highlighting the advantages that adopting a full decriminalized approach to sex work has. As highlighted by the New Zealand Model, a comparative analysis will be completed on the current legislative landscape within Canada. Additionally, this report will include personal reflections that occurred throughout my placement, including the connection of direct practice to personal values and ethics. Completing a practicum placement with NZPC has been an invaluable opportunity that has supported me in advancing my social work practice within a variety of areas. Through my work alongside NZPC, I developed an understanding of how the sociopolitical and legal frameworks for sex work in New Zealand and Canada differ, gaining a deeper understanding of policy reform.
Counselling at the Youth Resource Centre
(Faculty of Social Work, University of Regina, 2024-08-23) Chowdhury, Shabnam; Sanchez, Miguel; Pino, Fritz
This report details my clinical experience as well as my learnings and insights such as how theory and practice were integrated throughout my field practicum. The practicum was completed at the Youth Resource Centre (YRC) with Mental Health and Addictions Services (MHAS) in Saskatoon within the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA). The first sections of this report focus on my learning goals, practicum tasks, and my overall experiences in this setting. I then discuss the three therapeutic frameworks I used: Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Trauma-Informed Care (TIC). Furthermore, I shared my reflection on how I engaged with the assessment process that this setting provides. I discuss further how the relevant literature and theories are applicable in working with the population receiving services from this Centre. In conclusion, I address the ethical dilemma and social work values that I prominently encounter. I conclude with my final reflection summary.
Northern social work practice: three months of discovery at Yukon Health and Social Services
(Faculty of Social Work, University of Regina, 2024-07) Coutts, Sarah
This report outlines my MSW practicum experiences in working in Whitehorse Yukon in Health and Social Services for three months during the Summer of 2018. Yukon Health and Social Services serves clients in a variety of capacities including the Income Support Unit. I worked in the Income Support Unit for eight weeks on a full-time basis while completing the remaining four weeks formulating a project looking at ways to incorporate the voices of individuals with lived experience in service delivery, program development, and policy. I wanted to gain an appreciation and understanding of how Cognitive Behavioral techniques can be used to assist individuals who are struggling with economic insecurity to obtain meaningful employment, cope with life stressors, and manage stress in a variety of ways. A key component of my practicum also involved formulating a report which includes tangible recommendations on how individuals with lived experience could be represented in Northern Health and Social Services in actionable ways. As this area of practice is not well represented in the Yukon, I wanted to shed light on ways in which individuals with lived experience could be represented in meaningful ways within existing systems. This project allowed me the ability to have discussions with leaders in a variety of Health and Social Services programs to gain valuable insight into how this objective could be achieved in different ways. The use of Appreciative Inquiry as a model gave me a greater understanding of the importance of using a model to map out ways in which recommendations could be realized, deciphered, and implemented.
Supporting children and families with developmental differences through a trauma-informed and disability justice-oriented approach
(Faculty of Social Work, University of Regina, 2024-05) Vass, Kristen A.; Pino, Fritz; Sorensen, Michele
This practicum report summarizes and reflects my learning and experiences at the Alvin Buckwold Child Development Program (ABCDP) in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, a clinical field practicum in partial fulfilment of a Master of Social Work degree. The purpose of this 450-hour practicum was to gain graduate-level field experience using a trauma-informed care and disability justice-oriented approach while working with children and families accessing support at the ABCDP. In addition to working as a multidisciplinary team member, I engaged in case management, provided therapy to children and caregivers, and became familiar with various programs relevant to children and families with developmental differences. The report begins with a description of the Saskatchewan Health Authority and the ABCDP, a discussion of my learning goals and outcomes, and an overview of child development and family-centred care. A literature review of trauma-informed care and disability justice follows. I then discuss how these frameworks were integrated into my clinical social work practicum, along with social work values and ethical considerations. The report concludes with a summary and reflection on the personal and professional growth I experienced because of my clinical practicum experience.