Grant: Doctoral Research Award - PA: IAPH Quantitative Research
Lakehead University (Thunder Bay, Ontario)
$108,000.00
Healing the Whole Self: Developing a Holistic Group Psychotherapy for First Nations Women with Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence
EF 2012-13
Résumé
This project aims to develop and assess outcomes of a group psychotherapy developed for First Nations women who have experienced intimate partner violence. Therapy will incorporate training skills from Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, including mindfulness, emotional regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness. Moreover, treatment will be client-centred and include traditional healing practices, as directed by the clients. Lastly, empowerment will fostered through client-initiation and completion of a project, using a participatory action research framework. Outcomes will be assessed using depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, self-esteem, and self-harm and suicidality psychological measures.
Programme
Doctoral Research Award - PA: IAPH Quantitative Research
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Ontario, Canada
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
Tel que publié
Id
272833
Name
Alani Taslim
Region
Ontario
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Instname2
Indigenous Peoples' Health
Theme2
Social / Cultural / Environmental / Population Health
Prcname2
Doctoral Research Awards - B
Projecttitle
Healing the Whole Self: Developing a Holistic Group Psychotherapy for First Nations Women with Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence
Programtype2
Studentship Programs
Orgnameinp2
Lakehead University (Thunder Bay, Ontario)
Cihramount2
$108,000
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
Doctoral Research Award - PA: IAPH Quantitative Research
Keyworddelim
Clinical Psychology; Community-Based Research; First Nations; Group Therapy; Intimate Partner/Domestic Violence; Traditional Healing
Abstract
This project aims to develop and assess outcomes of a group psychotherapy developed for First Nations women who have experienced intimate partner violence. Therapy will incorporate training skills from Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, including mindfulness, emotional regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness. Moreover, treatment will be client-centred and include traditional healing practices, as directed by the clients. Lastly, empowerment will fostered through client-initiation and completion of a project, using a participatory action research framework. Outcomes will be assessed using depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, self-esteem, and self-harm and suicidality psychological measures.
Competitiondate
201210
Approvedterm2
3 yrs 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Alani, Taslim
Approvedterm
3 ans 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
~ $108,000~ $0~
