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| Title: | PERINATAL SUICIDALITY: MOTHERS’ EXPERIENCES OF RECOVERY FOLLOWING COUNSELLING |
| Authors: | Vanessa, Vandergaag |
| Supervisor(s): | Dr. Gina Wong (Athabasca University) |
| Examining Committee: | Dr. Georgia Dewart (Athabasca University)
Dr. Susan Prendergast (University of Victoria) |
| Degree: | Master of Counselling |
| Department: | Faculty of Health Disciplines |
| Keywords: | Perinatal suicidality
recovery
counselling
interpretative phenomenological analysis |
| Issue Date: | 2-Feb-2023 |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this thesis was to better understand mothers’ experiences of perinatal suicidality and recovery following counselling. Eight Canadian mothers participated in semi-structured Zoom interviews, which were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) to identify how their recovery from perinatal suicidality following counselling was experienced. The analysis revealed a key finding and three personal experiential themes. The key finding was that feeling like a failure as a mother directly contributed to suicidality for all participants. The personal experiential themes included: (1) Connection with Counsellor as a Catalyst for Change; (2) Connection with Self Minimized Suicidality; and (3) Connection with Extra-Therapeutic Factors Important in Recovery. |
| Graduation Date: | Jan-2023 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10791/400 |
| Appears in Collections: | Theses & Dissertations
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