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Culturally Adapted Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for South Asian Canadians Experiencing Anxiety
No full textSouth Asian individuals experience depression and anxiety and require culturally sensitive therapy. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) has decades of evidence to support its effectiveness in treating anxiety and depression. Culturally adapted psychotherapies go beyond the basic understanding of therapeutic interventions and explore the influence that culture has on individuals presenting concerns. As ethnic diversity and mental health challenges like anxiety continue to grow in Canada, it is important that culturally adapted psychotherapies become the mainstream therapeutic intervention for the South Asian community. This capstone research project addresses the following research question: As an evidence-based psychotherapy, how can cognitive behavioural therapy be culturally adapted for South Asian populations experiencing anxiety? Consideration of the author's personal relationship and connection to the research and author is explored. Ethics and an extensive literature review on the interconnectedness of CBT and South Asian culture is critically analyzed. Clinical implications of culturally adapting CBT are addressed. Barriers to help-seeking behaviour and limitations to the current research are also explored
Pre-Migration Attitudes and Beliefs and Their Influence on Post-Migration Adjustment
No full textThis capstone project conducts a systematic review exploring the profound impacts that disparity between pre-migration beliefs and post-migration experiences have on the psychological well-being of immigrants. Ten peer-reviewed articles were selected for a methodological critique in order to provide contextual understanding of the distinct challenges encountered by immigrant populations and their psychological impacts. The study identifies stressors, such as financial instability, social isolation, employment, and cultural integration challenges that result in decreased emotional well-being. The research advocates for utilizing a multifaceted approach in developing psychotherapeutic interventions for immigrants, with the aim of cultivating hope and resilience. This necessitates fostering open channels of communication and promoting collaborative efforts between clients and practitioners as well as demonstrating a profound commitment to cultural competency to mitigate prevailing mental health stigmas within immigrant communities. Overall, the research aims to guide clinicians and policymakers in developing more culturally based strategies and support structures to help immigrants in their journey towards better mental health and well-being
Weaving Trauma, Connection, Belonging, and Empathy with Therapy Dogs Through Social Emotional Learning
Get PDFAs social emotional learning and mental health becomes more of a focus for school districts, so much so, as to include them as a target in strategic plans, it is vital that districts utilize non-traditional methods to support students. The use of therapy dogs to support emotional wellbeing is not new to the school system, but successful integration to see therapy dogs and their handlers as a team to teach the social emotional curriculum, is an area that is still being researched. The goal of this capstone is to provide educators, school counsellors, and school districts with information around enhancing social emotional learning for students with trauma in schools with the use of therapy dogs. Using the foundations of attachment theory, animal assisted therapy, and person-centered theory, in chapter 3 I will propose a series of lessons aimed at incorporating the use of therapy dogs into the SEL curriculum for students in kindergarten to grade three. It is hoped that this capstone will provide school districts with an outline to support the integration of a therapy dog program into their social emotional learning curriculums, to best support students with trauma
The Therapeutic Alliance: The Air That Therapy Breathes
No full textThe aim of this capstone is to highlight the implications of a weak therapeutic alliance between therapist and client(s). I propose that representation of marginalized communities, such as Indigenous, and LGBTQ+, BIPOC, as well as different cultures, could be enhanced with more focus and time dedicated to outlining the history of their experience with psychotherapy, especially with regard to therapeutic alliance. In my exploration, I draw from Deci and Ryan's Self-Determination Theory and Bowlby's Attachment Styles. Through these lenses, I propose that the therapeutic alliance can be best understood and evaluated. Autonomy, competency, and relatedness are the foundation of the self-determination model; People who feel empowered through the belief in their own autonomy, competency and relatedness have better outcomes in all areas of life. I suggest that the therapeutic bond will be strengthened when a therapist supports their clients' sense of autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Bowlby's Attachment Theory clearly lays out the varying attachment styles that can occur through insecure attachment to a caregiver in childhood. An awareness of which attachment style both therapist and client have, and how those two styles typically interplay with other each other in relationship, seems paramount in building and safeguarding a strong therapeutic alliance. Finally, I propose an action plan for new counsellors to become more acquainted, not only with the importance the therapeutic alliance, but also with the many factors that both feed and weaken it. It is my hope that this program can provide supplemental tools to the new counsellors, supporting them to begin their careers with more skill and confidence
Identity Development in South Asian Immigrant Youth
No full textIdentity development in first-generation and second-generation South Asian immigrant youth is a complex process that includes navigating issues such as belonging, acculturation, family influence, religion, romantic relationships, and mental health. This literature review examines these issues to determine how these experiences shape identity development for South Asian immigrant youth through a multicultural lens. Although there has been research done to look at these themes, few research studies have demonstrated how to address the gaps and how counsellors can best support clients who present with these cultural issues. Future recommendations on how to best support counsellors are suggested to address these gaps