Study project – Cynthia Brunet

DIPLOMAS :

Master’s degree in Social Work (2011), University of Sherbrooke.

Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières.

CURRENT STUDIES :

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SUBJECT OF STUDY PROJECT  :

Reflection on issues related to the implementation of the In Hand practice guideline and factors encouraging its appropriation and use.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND AMOUNTS RECEIVED :

FLSH Institutional Fellowship (paired with the CDRV) (2011) : $2000

Research Chair Fellowship (2011) : $2500

COMPLETION DATE :

Successfully completed preparatory courses in 2008/2009, and started her Master’s degree in Social Work in the fall of 2009.

She completed an internship in Fall 2010 and wrote her thesis in the winter and summer of 2011.

RESERCH PROBLEM :

The use of the In Hand practice guideline is embedded within psychosocial practice. The clinical tool is not neutral and is closely linked to the context ot practice. It is therefore important to describe psychosocial practice in situations of mistreatment of older adults, in order to better grasp the issues that can be encountered in such interventions. Professionals are using clinical tools in their practice. These intervention tools provide guidance for practice and establish guidelines to professionals and managers. In addition to the clinical tools, training programs on mistreatment allow professionals to provide a framework for their practice or to propose intervention strategies.

GOAL OR RESEARCH QUESTION :

This essay aims to identify issues related to the implementation process of the In Hand practice guideline among health and social services professionals.

OBJECTIVES :

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METHODOLOGY :

• Developing a reflection on the topic based on an internship experience with practitioners who provide services to seniors in a health and social services centre located in the Eastern Townships;
• Describing psychosocial practice in the field of mistreatment of older adults;
• Describing the way clinical tools are used in the field of mistreatment of older adults;
• Presenting training programs that are used in the field of mistreatment of older adults;
• Analyzing certain practice issues related to the appropriation and use of the In Hand practice guideline.

WORK PROGRESS :

Cynthia completed her Master’s degree in the summer of 2011, which dealt with clinical and organizational determinants regarding the implantation of the In Hand practice guideline. This essay falls in line with her internship, completed in the fall of 2010, which focused on experimenting an implementation process of the In Hand practice guideline. She already gave two lectures and wrote an article in line with her essay.

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PUBLICATIONS :

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