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Gatekeeping and social work
No full textSocial work educators have an ethical responsibility to screen out students who are underperforming in a process known as gatekeeping. Gatekeeping is seen as a screening tool to prevent underperforming students from entering the field of social work. Field education represents an area where social work students are able to develop and demonstrate the necessary skills needed to work as professional social workers. When field placements are terminated, the results can be devastating for everyone involved. This qualitative study explored the experiences of nine field supervisors and one faculty consultant who had experienced an underperforming field placement student at some point in their careers. Ten semi-structured interviews were conducted with social workers who supervise placement students from northern and rural regions of Ontario both in person and over the telephone over a five-month period. The resulting data was then analyzed using the six-step approach developed by Tutty, Rothery, and Grinnell (1996). The results indicate that there are a variety of challenges identified by field placement supervisors when acting as gatekeepers of the social work profession. Discussions of the results, the implications for the field of social work, as well as recommendations, are presented.degree of Master of Social Wor
A comparative analysis of positive psychology and clinical psychology assessments
No full textThis study examines whether the 24 strengths on the Values in Action Classification of
Strengths (VIA-CS) correlate with the 10 Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-
168) scales. The VIA-CS attempts to capture one’s positive values and virtues, while the MMPI-
168 attempts to measure maladaptive personality characteristics. This research also investigates
the differences and similarities between the VIA-CS scores obtained by the research group -
twenty-six (26) inmates at the Sudbury District Jail and the control group - seventy-two (72)
volunteer participants, who are students recruited from the Laurentian University student
population. Canonical Correlation was used to assess the relationship between the two sets of
variables. In addition a MANOVA of the MMPI-168 scales by population group was conducted
to measure if there were differences between the two groups. The findings reveal very little
meaningful information connecting the tests. One test cannot predict the other. The results
suggest that the VIA-CS assessment method can add value to the clinical assessment process. In
practical application, balancing potentially negative clinical findings with the positive strengths
of the VIA-CS may promote better outcomes in the therapeutic experience
An investigation of sponsorship effects at charity-linked sporting events: does gender matter?
Get PDFThe purpose of my dissertation was two-fold. First, this research contributed to an understanding of the effects of the emerging area of cause-related sport sponsorship (CRSS) on consumer perceptions and responsiveness in terms of sponsor interest, favourability, and intended use. Second, this investigation examined the potential influence of gender at all stages of the sponsorship process through a comparison of grouped samples that included respondents of spectators of men‘s versus women‘s hockey, and cancer-cause versus social-cause affiliated events. A proposed framework of consumer processing of CRSS extended earlier findings by Speed and Thompson (2000) and Alay (2008) in highlighting multiple paths of possible influence for both women and men to process sponsorship factors and to respond at the various levels of effect, leading to an investigation of the relationships between five possible predictors of sponsorship response. These included gender, personal involvement (with sport and with cause), gender-support (for women and for men), sponsor-event fit, and perceived sincerity of the sponsor.
Field-level data was collected among spectators of five different charity-linked (women‘s and men‘s) hockey events across three different Ontario cities. A total of 314 women and 319 men participated in this study. Findings confirmed the direct and indirect influence of personal involvement, sponsor-event fit, and perceived sincerity of the sponsor on CRSS response. The potential impact of sponsorship at all levels of the hierarchy of effects was also recognized. This study conceptualizes the Diamond of CRSS Goodwill to highlight the expanded platform of consumer engagement offered through these evolved forms of sponsorship. This proposed concept illustrates the interacting effects of goodwill, involvement, and reciprocal return in sponsorships that unite consumers and sponsors with elements of both sport and cause. With regards to gender differences, women expressed significantly greater involvement with social causes than did men. Gender support was also established as a significant and mediating influence on all levels of female consumer response. The answer to whether gender matters in CRSS was discovered to be highly contextual and reflective of complex relationships that are not only based on differences but also on equally important similarities between genders
Experimental learning within the Resource Department of Family and Children's Services of Renfrew County.
No full textThe child welfare system is one that operates under considerable strain. Although my experience has been primarily child protection, my MSW placement within the resource department has provided me with many valuable insights into this line of work. I fully anticipated that the resource role would not be as fast-paced or stressful as front line protection work, and may have underestimated the challenges facing resource workers. My initial review of the literature provided me with the necessary background for my work with resource families
during my placement experience. This enabled me to bridge the gap between my protection and the resource role, and to see child welfare from another perspective. Overall, my thesis will examine how we can promote resilience and capacity building under the strain of the existing system, not only for the people with whom we work, but for us as practitioners. This report reflects on my learning experience and what knowledge I have gained, and on how this knowledge has enhanced my practice. A large part of this learning experience for me has been to identify what theories and knowledge guide my practice within the child welfare system. In determining what my learning experience has been, my aim has been to be as self-critical in my approach as possible in the construction of this understanding.Master's These
Monitoring landscape and spatial behavioural outcomes of large scale forest management for boreal caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in upland and lowland forests of Ontario, Canada
No full textHabitat management is a key tool used to support species conservation and sustainable timber harvest on managed forests; however assessments of long-term management outcomes are rare. My study is a qualitative assessment of the outcomes of over 15 years of large scale forest management for boreal caribou in two unique Ontario, Canada landscapes: the northwestern Boreal Shield and the northeastern James Bay Lowlands. I assessed: (1) the realized outcomes of forest management direction with respect to the landscape scale structure and configuration of caribou habitat and harvested areas, and (2) changes in caribou spatial behaviour in response to forest management. I found patterns opposite to those predicted based on management recommendations in terms of harvest configuration and size, and observed no detectable changes in caribou habitat continuity or area that could be related to management application. Similarly, I observed behavioural patterns suggestive of maladaptive behavioural response to management outcomes, which could be potentially detrimental to caribou population viability. Overall, these results suggest that further investigation into the management of habitat for boreal caribou in Ontario is required. Moreover, these results highlight the importance of long-term monitoring for management practices in order to ensure management success
The lived experience of a changing relationship with tobacco: a perspective of individuals with serious mental illness
No full textIndividuals experiencing serious mental illness (SMI) have significantly higher rates of
tobacco use and although motivated to quit smoking are less successful with quit attempts thus
increasing their risk of chronic disease. A qualitative hermeneutic phenomenological study that
included photo elicitation was used to gain an understanding of what the lived experience of a
changing relationship with tobacco means to those living with SMI. Interviews with nine
individuals with varying diagnoses of SMI, and at various stages of changing their tobacco use
behaviour were interpreted to reflect six themes of the phenomenon. The findings align with the
core concepts of the Trans-theoretical Model and also parallel the consumer driven concept of
recovery in mental illness. The mental health care provider’s integration of tobacco cessation
into practice using a recovery model approach, may serve a dual purpose of improving quit
smoking rates as well as supporting the individual’s recovery in mental illness
Impact of the Ontario Telemedicine Network on Medical Services Utilization, Phase 1 - Revised methodology
No full textOntario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Ehealth Liaison Branc
