Counselling in the Midst of an Overdose Crisis: Immediate Changes to Practice are needed to Save Lives

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cityu.schoolDivision of Arts and Sciences
cityu.siteVancouver, BC
cityu.site.countryCanada
dc.contributor.authorPrytuluk, Adam Vladimir
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-26T20:50:49Z
dc.date.available2018-11-26T20:50:49Z
dc.date.issued2018-05-21
dc.description.abstractThe recent increase in fatal opiate overdoses in British Columbia has been declared a public health emergency by the provincial government. Across Canada, overdose numbers are also increasing significantly and the topic of opiate overdoses has begun to be discussed publically and politically. This manuscript style thesis first presents an examination of the history of opiates in Canada focusing on the effects of prohibition over the last century and its current impact. The history of colonization and its ongoing impacts on the Indigenous peoples of Canada is outlined, including the disproportionate effect the overdose epidemic has had on Indigenous communities. Current practices of psychotherapy in the realms of addiction and opiate use are then critically examined and emerging best practices are identified through a literature review. Finally, this thesis outlines immediate changes to psychotherapy practice that are aimed at reducing opiate overdose-related fatalities. A critical theoretical lens is applied to current psychotherapy practices in an effort to encourage harm reduction and life-saving practices.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/741
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.institutionCity University of Seattle (CityU)
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
dc.subjectaddiction
dc.subjectoverdose
dc.subjectindigenous
dc.subjectBritish Columbia
dc.titleCounselling in the Midst of an Overdose Crisis: Immediate Changes to Practice are needed to Save Lives
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.disciplineCounselling
thesis.degree.grantorCity University of Seattle
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Counselling
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