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1	'Under a magnifying glass':The experiences of social service use for mothers living with HIV Vaccaro, Mary-Elizabeth 11 1900 (has links) This study explores the subjective experiences of mothers living with HIV from Southeastern Ontario when accessing health and social services. Drawing on principles of feminist participatory action research, 5 MLWH were brought together in order to share their stories of accessing health and social services and to participate in the creation of a collage as part of the storytelling process. Intersectional feminist theory was chosen as a theoretical lens for this project to highlight the ways women’s multiple identities intersect and contribute to HIV-stigma. Emerging from the storytelling and arts based process were stories about the women’s interactions with the criminal justice system, Children’s Aid Societies, social welfare programs and women-specific supports. The key concerns that the women raised in connection to these interactions included having to re-tell their story, concerns about confidentiality and disclosure and experiencing a loss of control as a result of depending on a myriad of health and social services. In addition, the participants identified changes they would like to see within health/social services including more opportunities for peer support and an increase in services available to support the unique psychosocial challenges of MLWH. / Thesis / Master of Social Work (MSW) HIV women mothers arts-based research collage feminist participatory action research FPAR art social service use service user HIV-positve mother HIV-positive women children's aid society criminal justice system marginalized women social welfare programs HIV related stigma feminist research HIV-positive WLWH MLWH action research

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'Under a magnifying glass':The experiences of social service use for mothers living with HIV