I am a 44 year old student who gained her degree over in the UK more years ago than I care to remember! I have always wanted to study Psychology and 3 children and a move across the pond later (I am British by birth) I have finally got the resources together to invest in myself. I am studying for a Masters in Psychology M.Psy. at the Adler Graduate Professional School - here's the link to the school website www.adler.ca
I first heard about the ACE study in my trauma course, instructed by Dr. Susan Rosenthal M.D. and Julie Brown MSW. I have suggested they also link with your organisation. I was blown away by the study and it's implications. Just recently I attended a two day conference given by the Addiction Services York Region with Dr. Gabor Mate. I had read his books but it was an amazing opportunity to hear him first hand. I was shocked though when he asked who among the attendees had heard of the ACE study. Of 240 people, only 6 of us raised our hand. I was stunned.
I am now wondering whether to incorporate this somehow into my Honours Research Project (which I have to do to bring my UK qualifications up to scratch) and my Masters Research Project but at the moment am struggling how to narrow this down to a possible question I could answer or some research I could do. Up until this point I had been planning to use something regarding subjective well being in the area of positive psychology. I was wondering if I might look at if a high ACE score might affect your ability as an adult to attain a high level of subjective well being but I was also inclined to ask the question of why so little is know of the ACE study in front line workers in Ontario! I finally settled on examining the relationship between adolescent ACE scores and their subjective well-being plus the effect that resilience has on this dynamic. Any help with research or ideas from members of the community are greatly appreciated!
Introduction...and looking for guidance on Honours Research Project
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