Counselling in Shelters for Aboriginal Women
Theses
Author/Creator
Karen Helen Urbanoski
Description
Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Calgary, 2001.
Looks at cultural relevant programs, such as the RED Path project, to address Sexually Transmitted Blood Borne Infection (STBBI) prevention.
Study explores the underlying stress experiences of youth and looks at recommendations for program interventions.
Examines the importance of Métis Aunties and how Métis women's participation in research helps to better understand this role.
Reprint of a contracted report including recommendations, based on 1997-1998 interviews in the Springhill Institution, Prison for Women, the Regional Psychiatric Centre (Prairies) and the Saskatchewan Penitentiary. Report notes significant drop in percentage of Aboriginal women incarcerated during period of report writing.