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Item The Emotional and Psychological Impact of Technology-Facilitated Intimate Partner Violence on Adut Women(2025-11)This capstone project addresses the escalating threat of technology-facilitated intimate partner violence (TFIPV) by investigating consequences of TFIPV victimization on women. The same digital technologies that enrich modern life are increasingly leveraged by perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV) to exert coercive control and inflict harm. This study was guided by the research question: “What are the emotional and psychological consequences of TFIPV on adult women?” The objective was to thoroughly investigate and synthesize current academic literature to deepen professional understanding of this complex phenomenon. A systematic thematic literature review was conducted, involving a critical assessment of methodological rigor across various studies. The literature revealed four critical themes concerning the emotional and psychological experiences of survivors: the impact of perpetrator omnipresence, adverse mental health outcomes, disenfranchised grief and loss, and the complex coping strategies survivors employed to navigate through victimization. These findings underscore the necessity of professional understanding of TFIPV and employing trauma-informed and survivor-led approaches in clinical practice and safety planning. The author suggests utilizing support groups for healing and recommends future quantitative research on mental health symptomology, diverse demographics, and coping strategy factors. This Capstone is offered with the hope of inspiring advocacy and creating a path toward greater recognition and support for those impacted by technology-facilitated violence.Item The Negative Effects of Perceived Scarcity and Strategies to Alleviate Them(2025-12-09)Perceived scarcity has drastic negative effects such as, increased stress, anxiety and lower subjective well-being despite individuals not experiencing actual scarcity. This review will explore the effects of perceived scarcity and its effect on executive function, prosocial behaviour and risk-taking behaviour. It will then look at ways to overcome the negative impact of perceived scarcity. Utilizing Mullainathan and Shafir's scarcity theory as a framework, this review will methodologically filter through recent research articles on how perceived scarcity influences these phenomena based on the aforementioned themes. This review found that perceived scarcity increases cognitive load and leads to cognitive tunneling but does not always lead to worse decision making. It also found that those experiencing perceived scarcity have disproportionate risk-taking tendencies and engage in less prosocial behaviour. Lastly, abstract thinking and focusing on increasing prosocial behaviour are key methods to reducing perceptions of scarcity. These implications demonstrate ways to escape the feelings of scarcity and provide clinical insights to help clinicians aid individuals suffering from perceived scarcity.Item Attachment-Informed Counselling: Implications for Alliance, Engagement, and Therapeutic Practice(2025-11-28)This capstone research project examines the relevance of attachment theory to current approaches in counselling. It emphasizes how learned attachment patterns influence the development of the therapeutic alliance, client engagement in treatment, and the emergence of countertransference within the counsellor. The discussion integrates theoretical foundations with practical applications, illustrating how having an attachment-informed perspective can guide clinical practice and support counsellors in responding to clients with greater sensitivity, knowledge, and adaptability. Ethical considerations are discussed, highlighting the importance of applying attachment theory in ways that are responsive to diverse client populations. This project demonstrates that applying attachment-informed practices can strengthen the therapeutic alliance, enhance treatment outcomes, and promote counsellor reflection and growth. It concludes by offering a practical guide for counsellors to integrate attachment theory into practice.Item Disenfranchised Grief and Ambiguous Loss in Migration: The Experiences of Migrants in Canada(2025-12-03)This capstone examines how migrants in Canada experience ambiguous loss and disenfranchised grief. A systematic review of 11 peer-reviewed articles (2020–2025), shows three major themes: the layered loss of migration, including identity disruption, and cultural displacement; silenced grief and systemic exclusion; and meaning-making and resilience through adaptive coping strategies and cultural continuity. The analysis is grounded in a constructivist paradigm and draws on ambiguous loss theory, disenfranchised grief theory, shattered assumptions theory, and intersectionality to highlight how dominant Western models sometimes misinterpret migrant grief. The findings reveal the need for culturally responsive, trauma-informed approaches that validate migrant grief and reduce the risk of pathologization. This study contributes to counselling practice by highlighting narratives that are underrepresented, especially those of racialized migrants. It offers recommendations for more inclusive clinical and systemic responses.Item Benefits of Self-Compassion in Therapy for Adults with Chronic Lower Back Pain(2025-11-21)The purpose of this study is to investigate the benefits of self compassion in therapy for adults with chronic lower back pain. There is limited scholarly research about the therapeutic effects of self-compassion for adults with chronic lower back pain.. The study is based on a literature review, and a critical analysis of 25 articles was undertaken. Thematic analysis was conducted to identify significant themes from the literature on self-compassion and chronic lower back pain. The synthesis of the research literature revealed that self-compassion in therapy can moderately assist adults with chronic pain in emotional regulation, pain acceptance, and chronic pain management. The research also highlighted the effectiveness of compassion-based therapy interventions for improving the quality of life and daily functioning of adults with chronic lower back pain. From these findings, therapists and researchers are recommended to seek further education and professional development on chronic pain experiences and compassion-based therapeutic interventions.
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