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      Meaningful Experiences of Community-Based Support Workers for Individuals with Acquired Brain Injury

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      Date
      2019-07-26
      Author
      Weeding, Bethan R 1992-
      ORCID
      0000-0003-4053-9062
      Type
      Thesis
      Degree Level
      Masters
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      Abstract
      Support workers hold a variety of roles and responsibilities when supporting individuals with Acquired Brain Injuries (ABI), yet research on the experience and meaning of being a support worker for individuals with ABI in the community setting is scarce. The present study explored the first-hand accounts of community-based support workers and their meaningful experiences of providing support for individuals with ABI. The guiding research question was: What is the experience of support workers who support youth and young adults with ABI in the community setting? Five female support workers, ranging in age from 21 to 28 years, participated in individual semi-structured interviews. The data were transcribed and analyzed using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (Smith, Flowers & Larkin, 2009), revealing five themes: (i) forming the relationship; (ii) personalizing support; (iii) making a difference; (iv) growing personally; and (v) becoming politically and socially aware. The present study provided a valuable contribution to the limited literature on support workers’ experiences supporting youth and young adults with ABI in the community setting by illuminating the many roles of a support worker and by providing insight into the qualities that give support work meaning. Implications for practice and suggestions for future research are discussed.
      Degree
      Master of Education (M.Ed.)
      Department
      Educational Psychology and Special Education
      Program
      School and Counselling Psychology
      Supervisor
      Nicol, Jennifer
      Committee
      Martin, Stephanie; Brenna, Bev; McIntyre, Laureen
      Copyright Date
      November 2019
      URI
      http://hdl.handle.net/10388/12222
      Subject
      Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
      community-based
      meaningful work
      support worker roles
      supported relationship
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