Browsing Counselling & Psychotherapy by Subject "People with disabilities"
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Counselling and spinal cord injury : the role of counselling in the treatment of spinal cord injury
(Dublin Business School, 2009)Spinal Cord Injury is the result of a trauma to the Spinal Cord. It can be complete or incomplete in its measure. It can result in a person living their life in a wheelchair with the help of a ventilator in the worst-case ... -
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 ... -
Is it okay to get help? An investigation into the stigma of mental health problems and the affect on seeking treatment
(Dublin Business School, 2011)The term stigma has been synonymous with mental illness since before the first studies were carried out on the subject in the late 1940’s and 1950’s. This exploratory study seeks to discover the prevalence of stigma in ... -
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 ... -
When words fail; an explorative study of the experiences and impacts on families living with a child diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder
(Dublin Business School, 2011)The research project was an exploration into the impacts and experiences on families living with and raising a child with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. The specific aim of the study was to explore how parents ... -
Women's experience of hysterectomy in the West of Ireland
(Dublin Business School, 2003)Hysterectomy is one of the few operations where the majority of surgeries involve the removal of a healthy organ. By age sixty, one in three Irish women will have had a hysterectomy. This study looks at the experience ...