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      Towards self-forgiveness and self-worth : journeys of birth mothers of children with FASD.

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      Date
      2010-09
      Author
      Wood, Megan
      Type
      Thesis
      Degree Level
      Masters
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      Abstract
      The purpose of this study was to come to a greater understanding of the experiences of birth mothers of children with FASD since the birth of their child. The principles of feminist research practice were utilized throughout in order to give a voice to the women who participated in the study. The research followed the general guidelines to conducting hermeneutic phenomenology outlined by van Manen (1990). Purposeful sampling was used to recruit four birth mothers of children with FASD who have been involved in the mothering of that child. Data was generated through three semi-structured interviews with each participant, including a hermeneutic interview in which the women participated in the process of interpretation. Data was analysed using selective, detailed and wholistic methods and through the process of writing and re-writing (van Manen, 1990). The results focus on the social and emotional experiences of the women who participated in the study. The experience of being a birth mother of a child with FASD is represented in a discussion of four main themes: Living with the Past: Self-Forgiven, yet Always Present; Living with Others: Judgement and Understanding; Living with the Self: Unworthy and Unfit; and Living with Ambivalence: Mothering as a Birth Mother. The implications of this research in relation to the understanding of the experiences of birth mothers of children with FASD and potential supports are discussed.
      Degree
      Master of Education (M.Ed.)
      Department
      Educational Psychology and Special Education
      Program
      Educational Psychology and Special Education
      Supervisor
      Hellsten, Laurie
      Committee
      Martin, Stephanie; Murray, Lee
      Copyright Date
      September 2010
      URI
      http://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-09192010-174632
      Subject
      Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
      shame
      stigma
      self-worth
      guilt
      FASD
      mothering
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