Browsing Masters Dissertations by Title
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A psychotherapeutic exploration of the experience of sibling loss as presenting in the therapeutic encounter
(Dublin Business School, 2016)The loss of a sibling is a traumatic event. In the natural order of things one would expect that we bury our parents first and later into our adult life one buries a sibling. The current study revealed that loosing a sibling ... -
A psychotherapeutic exploration of the impact of personal therapy on trainee therapists
(Dublin Business School, 2015)Personal therapy for trainee therapists is not always mandatory within psychotherapy and counselling training courses or for membership of the accrediting organisations, therefore some trainees may never choose to engage ... -
A psychotherapeutic exploration of the impact of the therapists clothing in the room
(Dublin Business School, 2017)As personal clothing choices influence our everyday life, clothes that psychotherapists wear while working with clients do have a significant impact on client/psychotherapist relationship. This research seeks to make sense ... -
A psychotherapeutic exploration of the impact of working on multidisciplinary teams in psycho-oncology
(Dublin Business School, 2016)Psycho-oncology involves different professions working together to provide holistic care for cancer patients. Psycho-oncology as a newly established subspecialty of oncology caters for the psychosocial needs of cancer ... -
A psychotherapeutic exploration of the presenting issues of Irish women post abortion
(Dublin Business School, 2016)This research used a psychotherapeutic perspective to gain a more insightful understanding of the Irish woman’s subjective experience, particularly considering the issues of stigma, culture, travel to another country and ... -
A psychotherapeutic exploration of the space between the client and therapist
(Dublin Business School, 2016)The focus of this thesis was to explore the space between the client and the therapist and investigate the existing understanding and interpretation of this space, as well as its value and contribution to the therapeutic ... -
A psychotherapeutic exploration of the treatment of schizophrenia in Ireland
(Dublin Business School, 2016)The purpose of this research is to explore the place if any, of psychotherapy in the treatment of schizophrenia within the mental health services. Firstly, this study aims to understand the participant’s perspective of ... -
Psychotherapy as a treatment option within the Irish health system : general practitioners experience with psychotherapy in primary care
(Dublin Business School, 2015)Background Psychotherapy in Ireland remains, by and large, a privatised caring profession with only glimpses of its use in the public health system starting to happen in the last year or so. Mental health issues affect ... -
Public libraries demonstrating value to the organisation. Fingal County Libraries and Fingal County Council - a case study
(Dublin Business School, 2018)This study explores the perception of councillors and senior management of Fingal County Council of the contribution and value Fingal Libraries Department adds to the organisation. The aim of the research is to get an ... -
The public library service of Fingal County : a study of the response of a public library service to the recession 2009 - 2012
(Dublin Business School, 2012)This dissertation examines the response of the Public Library Service of Fingal County to the onset of the recession since 2009. It is a qualitative study, undertaken in July and August 2012, interviewing the members of ... -
The public library, health promotion and older adults: exploring challenges and opportunities
(Dublin Business School, 2019)Health promotion has gained increasing importance in public library programming as part of wider community services and needs. In parallel, recent years have seen a greater focus on library servicing and programs for older ... -
Public participation in budgeting as a control tool in Kenya
(Dublin Business School, 2019)Change and transformation in the understanding and definition of citizenship has led to the emergence of a citizen-oriented public service approach. This approach also raised a new concept in the field of public budgeting ... -
Purchase of organic products in discount supermarkets in Dublin
(Dublin Business School, 2018)Ireland sees the greatest growth of organic market in Europe with a positive future outlook. At the same time, the growth of discounter supermarkets in Ireland is crowned the top among multiple western countries with a ... -
A qualitative analysis of the issue of discoverability of Irish digital collections; with a specific focus on medieval Irish manuscripts
(Dublin Business School, 2017)The artistic output of the monasteries of medieval Ireland is often identified as the high point of Irish artistic achievement, with the spectacular illuminated manuscripts such as the Book of Kells regarded as among the ... -
A qualitative exploration of perceived sources of occupational stress by Dublin fire fighters and the attitudes held by Dublin fire fighters towards counselling and other support services
(Dublin Business School, 2011)Given the nature of emergency work and the fact that emergency workers are often the hidden victims in their profession, the main focus of this research topic was on what support services are available to Dublin fire ... -
A qualitative study of psychotherapists’ experience of practising psychotherapy outdoors
(Dublin Business School, 2017)The formal practice of outdoor psychotherapy is still relatively new and, therefore, in need of research. Much of the current research focuses on the practicalities of working outdoors and the clients’ experience of being ... -
The quality factors that differentiate health services in public and private sectors from the customer satisfaction stand point
(Dublin Business School, 2013)The purpose of this thesis is to identify the quality factors that differentiate the public healthcare system from the public healthcare system in Romania, from the customer satisfaction point of view. Specifically, this ... -
Quality of life, psychological well-being and internal health locus of control in substance abuse treatment
(Dublin Business School, 2003)The aim of the current study is to measure the relationship between Quality of Life, Psychological Well-Being and Locus of Control of participants in three different conditions. The first condition is Soilse Methadone ... -
Quality of service and product as the main factors influencing customers' satisfaction in the clothing retailing industry in Ireland - case study of Zara Plc
(Dublin Business School, 2013)This study intends to rank the dimensions and identify the best predictors of overall service and product quality and customer satisfaction resulting from both. To achieve this, a theoretical and empirical study was ... -
A quantitative analysis of consumer behaviour in relation to electronic cars resulting in a new green marketing approach for the German car industry
(Dublin Business School, 2014)This academic investigation for the Dublin Business School by Julia Dieterich, an MBA graduate in 2014, will discuss how to market effectively the innovative electronic car in the German automotive sector in relation to ...