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dc.contributor.advisor | Greene, Saara | - |
dc.contributor.author | Vaccaro, Mary-Elizabeth | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-11-17T21:09:46Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-11-17T21:09:46Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2014-11 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/16397 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This study explores the subjective experiences of mothers living with HIV from Southeastern Ontario when accessing health and social services. Drawing on principles of feminist participatory action research, 5 MLWH were brought together in order to share their stories of accessing health and social services and to participate in the creation of a collage as part of the storytelling process. Intersectional feminist theory was chosen as a theoretical lens for this project to highlight the ways women’s multiple identities intersect and contribute to HIV-stigma. Emerging from the storytelling and arts based process were stories about the women’s interactions with the criminal justice system, Children’s Aid Societies, social welfare programs and women-specific supports. The key concerns that the women raised in connection to these interactions included having to re-tell their story, concerns about confidentiality and disclosure and experiencing a loss of control as a result of depending on a myriad of health and social services. In addition, the participants identified changes they would like to see within health/social services including more opportunities for peer support and an increase in services available to support the unique psychosocial challenges of MLWH. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | HIV | en_US |
dc.subject | women | en_US |
dc.subject | mothers | en_US |
dc.subject | arts-based research | en_US |
dc.subject | collage | en_US |
dc.subject | feminist participatory action research | en_US |
dc.subject | FPAR | en_US |
dc.subject | art | en_US |
dc.subject | social service use | en_US |
dc.subject | service user | en_US |
dc.subject | HIV-positve mother | en_US |
dc.subject | HIV-positive women | en_US |
dc.subject | children's aid society | en_US |
dc.subject | criminal justice system | en_US |
dc.subject | marginalized women | en_US |
dc.subject | social welfare programs | en_US |
dc.subject | HIV related stigma | en_US |
dc.subject | feminist research | en_US |
dc.subject | HIV-positive | en_US |
dc.subject | WLWH | en_US |
dc.subject | MLWH | en_US |
dc.subject | action research | en_US |
dc.title | 'Under a magnifying glass':The experiences of social service use for mothers living with HIV | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Social Work | en_US |
dc.description.degreetype | Thesis | en_US |
dc.description.degree | Master of Social Work (MSW) | en_US |
Appears in Collections: | Open Access Dissertations and Theses |
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Under a Magnifying Glass_Vaccaro 2014 MSW thesis.docx | MSW thesis | 5.18 MB | Microsoft Word XML | View/Open |
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