Browsing by Author "Pasyk, Victoria Summer"
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- ItemOpen AccessThe Billable Hour and its Impact on Lawyer Subjective Wellbeing and Burnout(2019-09-04) Pasyk, Victoria Summer; Mendaglio, Sal; Domene, José F.; Mudry, Tanya E.Many lawyers experience high workloads, challenging clients, and imposed expectations on the amount they bill, yet purport to have high job satisfaction. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the impact of billable hours and practices on lawyer subjective wellbeing and burnout. Fifty-six lawyers responded to questions on the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI), the Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI), and a questionnaire developed by the researcher that examined lawyer job satisfaction, billing practices, and demographic information. ANOVAs and MANOVAs were used to determine whether levels of billing targets or types of billing practices were related to burnout or wellbeing while thematic analysis was utilized to examine job satisfaction. A correlation matrix was also created to examine the relationships between variables. Results demonstrated no statistically significant differences between levels of billing targets and scores on the PWI and CBI, however in comparison to other research studies, levels of burnout were significantly higher in the lawyer population. Burnout scores were also equally high across billing targets and practices. Lawyers had similar scores on the PWI as the Australian public, however rated health and community connectedness substantially lower. Correlations revealed that job satisfaction was significantly correlated with both burnout and wellbeing. Lawyers were also satisfied with their jobs, however thematic analysis suggested that lawyers desire changes in the industry and workplace to make their experience more positive. Results of this study suggest changes need to be made to both the culture of the professions and the milieu of the workplace.
- ItemEmbargoImproving Forensic Clinical Practice: Leveraging Concepts from Counselling and Counselling Psychology(2023-07-24) Pasyk, Victoria Summer; Domene, José F.; Cornell, Dewey G.; Friesen, Sharon L.The purpose of this research is to improve the practices of mental health professionals engaged in forensic practice by leveraging ideas and perspectives from counselling and counselling psychology. Counselling and counselling psychology are defined by their holistic, strength-based, and multiculturally competent ways of addressing mental health concerns and facilitating change. Despite both professions offering unique benefits for a variety of populations and needs, clinicians from these areas of practice are under-represented in a number of mental health work settings, one, in particular, being forensic. Additionally, there is also very limited research on how the practice of counselling and counselling psychology can benefit or enhance the area of forensic psychology. This knowledge gap is particularly evident in the areas of supervision, assessment, and psychotherapy. In this dissertation, I close some of these gaps by contributing three manuscripts that leverage ideas and perspectives from these related disciplines. Specifically, Chapter 1 presents an introduction to the potential benefits that counselling and counselling psychology could offer to the field of forensic mental health practice. Chapter 2/Manuscript 1 examines readiness to change as a key component to the working alliance with clients who have offended. The working alliance is a construct elaborated on by a counselling psychologist and is related to successful outcomes for both community and correctional populations. Chapter 3/Manuscript 2 draws upon existing literature from the field to provide recommendations to improve clinical supervision in forensic practice. Chapter 4/Manuscript 3 is a data-based research project that examines the application of a counselling perspective to forensic practice. Chapter 5 integrates themes across the three manuscripts and provides suggestions for forensic clinical practice. This chapter also considers the state of current forensic practice in Canada and its implications for counselling psychologists.