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An evaluative study outlining the experiences and consequences of four people from residential care - from theory to practice
(Dublin Business School, 2001)This study explores the impact of Residential Care on forming relationships in life. The research was designed to determine what kind of relationship difficulties are experienced by individuals who had been raised in ... -
Homophobia within Counselling: an evaluation of the prevalence and levels of heterosexist and homophobic attitudes amongst counsellors and psychotherapists in Ireland
(Dublin Business School, 2001)A number of surveys and studies have been carried out in Ireland documenting incidence of homophobia within society. A recent survey by the Sunday Times (2000) indicated definite levels of homophobia in this country. ... -
Views of counsellors on childcare facilities for drug dependant women
(Dublin Business School, 2001)This study 'was conducted to examine the provision of childcare for drug dependent women with children. It's focus was to obtain the views of counsellors regarding childcare being a factor in the uptake of counselling. ... -
When the game is up
(Dublin Business School, 2001)This study provides an account of the lives of former female prostitutes in Dublin. It looks at the factors that led these women into working in prostitution, their experiences while they were there and what their lives ... -
The importance of culture in the counselling process : an exploration of counsellors' perceptions of cultural influences in the counselling process in Zambia
(Dublin Business School, 2001)This study explored the impact of culture on the counselling/psychotherapy process, and how this impact is perceived by counsellors in Lusaka, Zambia. A general review of the literature on culture and counselling relates ... -
Young people and illicit drugs : their knowledge and experience
(Dublin Business School, 2001)The aims of this research were to capture young people's experience and knowledge of illicit drug use in Dublin City and outside Dublin. It was an attempt to establish their level of awareness of commonly used illicit drugs ... -
No man's land. An investigation of the profile, experiences and aspirations of female workers in a leading urban advertising company in contemporary Irish society
(Dublin Business School, 2001)Seidler (1989), proposes that at least since Kant and the Reformation, rationality has been the dominant western mode available for construing experience, and rationality and masculinity have been conflated so that each ... -
An examination of the ideology of rehabilitation through education in the prison services: in particular an analysis of the Options programme in Mountjoy prison, with the proposal of a follow on programme in the form of therapeutic group work as exampled in Grendon prison
(Dublin Business School, 2001)A quantitative and qualitative examination was undertaken of a cognitive based Education programme for offenders in Mountjoy prison. The primary sources of data were the participants who had completed the Programme in ... -
Male attitudes to psychotherapy, modes of coping with problems and presenting problems in psychotherapy
(Dublin Business School, 2001)There are every increasing reports in the academic literature and in the popular press of a 'crisis in masculinity'. The aim of this project was investigate male attitudes to counselling and psychotherapy. To examine the ... -
Are suicide survivors well served by the justice system as currently instituted?
(Dublin Business School, 2001)This study examines whether suicide survivors are well served by the justice system as currently instituted. While there has been a large amount of research done into why people commit suicide and the occupations most at ... -
How Irish adolescents experience having a mother who is a humanistic integrative counsellor
(Dublin Business School, 2001)The objective of this research was to explore how Irish adolescents experience having a mother who is a Humanistic Integrative Counsellor. What are the experiences and attitudes of adolescents towards their mothers who are ... -
Living in the shadow. An examination of the views and affects of homelessness on women with young children, living in emergency accomodation in Dublin
(Dublin Business School, 2001)This research project argued that Ireland's rapid economic growth has exacerbated homelessness, and examined the affects and views of homeless women with young children, in the Dublin area. This group, called the 'hidden ... -
Job satisfaction and general well being : an examination of the relationship between working time and levels of job satisfaction and general wellbeing, comparing those mothers who work a five day week in Aer Lingus Ground Operations in Dublin Airport and those who work a three day week
(Dublin Business School, 2001)The present study exanrined the differences in job satisfaction, and general well being between Aer Lingus working mothers who work a five-day week and those who work a three-day week. Job satisfaction is the most frequently ... -
Irish women's experience of endometriosis
(Dublin Business School, 2002)Endometriosis is a major cause of chronic pain and infertility in women. The objective of this study was to examine the experiences of women in Ireland who have been diagnosed with this disorder and see if it contributes ... -
Attitudes and myths of suicide in Ireland: an investigation into the prevalence of myths, depth of knowledge and stigmatising attitudes around suicide in a Dublin sample
(Dublin Business School, 2002)This study investigated the prevalence of myths in a small sample (111) in Dublin of mixed gender, age and occupational status. Seven myths were placed on a questionnaire and subj ects chosen at random on the street were ... -
Caring for the care-giver : a study of the impact on staff of working in a hospice environment
(Dublin Business School, 2002)The purpose of this study was to examine the impact on staff of working in a Hospice environment. Through the use of a self-evaluative Questionnaire issued to Hospice personnel the author hoped to highlight the correlation ... -
An enquiry into the delivery of personal care to physically dependent adults in residential homes and day centres: from the person’s perspective
(Dublin Business School, 2002)Background: People with disabilities represent 10% of the world's population. Of these an unknown number are physically dependent on others to have their basic needs met. The author sought to explore; how staff are ... -
'Man is not disturbed by Events, but of the view he takes of them' (Epictetus) : a quantitative study to determine the levels of stress in nurses
(Dublin Business School, 2003)Aim: To determine the levels of stress in oncology nurses and to identify their coping mechanisms. Background: It has been shown that nurses are bombarded by a variety of stressors both in their personal lives and more ... -
Henrik Ibsen in the search for women's identity
(Dublin Business School, 2003)Henrik Ibsen's drama is famous for its concentration of the social lives of bourgeois people. These dramas are said to be naturalist as they take place in one setting, and in short space of time. Any events that happen ... -
What families want for their child with autism
(Dublin Business School, 2003)Autism is one of the most difficult and intractable conditions that families may have to cope with. It is a major cause of stress in families, some of which are immediate and devastating, others are subtle and are experienced ...