Myreille St-Onge

Helping persons with Usher syndrome type II adapt to deafblindness: An intervention program centered on managing personal goals

Difficulties adapting to changes in Usher syndrome type II leading to deafblindness are well known. One of the factors that may affect the adaptation process is the ability to redirect one’s life and set new goals for oneself. This article presents the results of a group intervention program centered on managing personal goals. The results of a double-multivariate repeated-measures multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) point to a significant partial effect on the variable “meaning of life,” while no significant change was found for the feeling of “serenity,” “self-determination,” and the “ability to set, plan, and pursue a goal.” The results of this pilot project warrant continuing the research since the intervention seems to have a positive impact on psychological well-being.

Factors predicting parents' adaptation when supporting their young adult during a first-episode psychosis.

The objective is to identify the factors that predict how well parents will adapt when supporting their adult child experiencing a FEP.

Assessing Teachers' Attitudes towards Students with Mental Health Disorders in 16 Postsecondary Institutions in Quebec.

Abstract The number of students with mental health disorders (MHDs) in postsecondary institutions is increasing. Teachers’ attitudes are among the main factors that influence these students’ academic success. Unfortunately, their attitudes are little studied, in part because of lack of validated scales. Therefore, this article has two purposes: (1) analyse the construct validity of new scales assessing teachers’ attitudes, as well as existing scales without an established construct validity; and (2) report the correlations between the variables assessed in these scales, with a special focus on two variables: (a) teachers’ negative attitudes; and (b) the measures offered to students by teachers. The participants are 232 teachers from 16 French and English CEGEPS in Quebec, Canada. The questionnaire includes three scales created by the research team and three scales from the Mental Illness Awareness Survey. Correlational and factor analyses were conducted. The scales present good construct validity. Four variables were associated with the two variables of interest: confidence in one’s ability to convince a student to seek help; familiarity with MHDs; knowledge and understanding of MHDs; favourable perception of the accommodations offered by adapted and psychosocial services. Based on these results, strategies are proposed to improve teachers’ attitudes.

Entre sensibilité épistémologique et légitimité méthodologique : réflexions autour d’une théorie de la recherche sensible

Cet article part d’une reflexion theorique sur les « us et coutumes » et les qualites essentielles de la recherche qualitative a partir de deux champs scientifiques et d’intervention : l’enfance et la sante mentale. Trois questionnements forment sa base : comment la recherche qualitative s’est imposee dans une etude empirique chevauchant ces deux champs ? Comment ces champs a large spectre ont participe dans la quete de legitimite scientifique de la recherche qualitative et la consolidation de ses dimensions epistemologiques ? Comment la reconnaissance de la recherche qualitative peut passer par une recherche sur deux champs s’ajustant dans une experience du sensible ? Ces questions nous ont permis de mettre en lumiere les usages de la methode qualitative a partir d’une etude qui avait pour objet de developper une meilleure comprehension du travail en reseau dans l’offre de services en sante mentale de l’enfant. L’article vise surtout a montrer comment la dimension sensible de la recherche qualitative a ete adaptee de maniere originale dans la quatrieme generation d’evaluation de Guba et Lincoln et sur un constructivisme phenomenologique [4] que nous avions la pretention d’eclairer a partir d’une vision ecosystemique.