Treating Adoption Trauma with Writing Interventions

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dc.contributor.advisorMar, Raymond
dc.contributor.advisorShivener, Rich
dc.contributor.advisorO'Reilly, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorBerg, Laura Anne
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-08T14:23:38Z
dc.date.available2023-12-08T14:23:38Z
dc.date.issued2023-12-08
dc.date.updated2023-12-08T14:23:38Z
dc.degree.disciplineInterdisciplinary Studies
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractAdoptees have a higher likelihood of experiencing mental health symptoms and developing mental disorders due to adoption-related trauma. Writing interventions, specifically expressive and creative writing, both show some promise in alleviating the symptoms of mental disorders. However, little research has explored whether these writing interventions can be effective in helping adoptees heal and recover from adoption trauma and related mental issues. Guided by inductive and ethnographic research methods, this study investigated how writing can help adoptees recover from adoption-related trauma. By analysing three writing workbooks, this study animates the idea that writing can help adoptees connect deeply with themselves and reconstruct their life stories. A parallel autoethnographic investigation in the form of a novel written from the perspective of the researcher as an adoptee illustrates the firsthand experiences of adoption trauma. Ultimately, this study and the book substantiate a process of healing and recovery through narrative expression and creative writing.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/41608
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectMental health
dc.subject.keywordsAdoptees’ mental health
dc.subject.keywordsAdoption trauma
dc.subject.keywordsLife stories
dc.subject.keywordsLife narratives
dc.subject.keywordsExpressive writing
dc.subject.keywordsCreative writing
dc.subject.keywordsTherapeutic writing
dc.subject.keywordsWriting therapies
dc.subject.keywordsWriting intervention workbook
dc.subject.keywordsAdoptee novel
dc.subject.keywordsInterdisciplinary
dc.subject.keywordsAutoethnography
dc.titleTreating Adoption Trauma with Writing Interventions
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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