The purpose of this study was to explore the decision-making
process of Indo-Canadian women in seeking counselling help. Little
research regarding help-seeking behaviours and attitudes of minority
groups has been done in the area of counselling psychology. Even less
attention has been given to the Indo-Canadian community. The aim of this
study was to contribute to existing research through a contextual
understanding of the influences on an Indo-Canadian woman whe/n faced
with the decision to pursue counselling help. It was further intended to
provide mental health services with information on ways of encouraging
this cultural group to utilize the available help resources.
This study used narrative and multiple case study methodology.
Seven Indo-Canadian women, all having previously used mental health
services, were interviewed. Interviews were then transcribed, and
'straightened' into individual narratives based on the unique story of each
participant. Factors of hindrance and facilitation with regard to help-seeking
were extracted from the narratives and then analyzed for
commonalities. The transcripts and narratives were validated by an
external examiner to ensure freedom from distortion and bias. Five of the
seven stories along with the factors of hindrance and facilitation were
further validated by the respective participants. In addition, an abstract
story was constructed from the individual accounts. Findings extended
the research through the identification of facilitating factors in the
decision-making process of Indo-Canadian women in seeking counselling.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:BVAU.2429/8326 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | McLellan, Marla |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Relation | UBC Retrospective Theses Digitization Project [http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/retro_theses/] |
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