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  • Seeking legitimacy for broad understandings of substance use 

    Kiepek, Niki; Van de Ven, Katinka; Forlini, Cynthia; Dunn, Matthew (2019-07)
    This commentary invites discussion about implicit and explicit factors that impede research about substance use from a nuanced perspective that recognises potential benefits and advantages. It is argued that explicit efforts ...
  • Silences around occupations framed as unhealthy, illegal, and deviant 

    Kiepek, Niki; Beagan, Brenda; Laliberte Rudman, Debbie; Phelan, Shanon (2019-07)
    Occupational science has made tremendous strides in establishing a theoretical and empirical knowledge base grounded in the study of occupation. Yet given its origins in occupational therapy, a health profession aimed at ...
  • Substance use and professional identity 

    Kiepek, Niki; Beagan, Brenda (2018-01)
    Processes of professional socialization influence types of substances used, patterns of use, and estimation of normalization. This project explores psychoactive substance use among professionals and students in professional ...
  • Substance use by social workers and implications for professional regulation 

    Kiepek, Niki; Harris, Jonathan; Beagan, Brenda; Buchanan, Marisa (2019-06)
    Purpose. This study explores the prevalence and patterns of substance use among Canadian social workers. Legalisation of cannabis is forthcoming in Canada in 2018 and it is anticipated that professional regulatory bodies ...
  • Use of substances among professionals and students of professional programs: A review of the literature 

    Kiepek, Niki; Baron, Jonnie-Lyn (2017-09)
    Background and aims: This literature review investigates the scope of information regarding selfreported substance use by professionals and students in professional programs, with a focus on anticipated and actual effects ...
  • Young Adults 

    The LINC Project (2013-04-29)
    We spoke with 47 young adults between the ages of 17 and 26 who live with a neurological condition. This Fact Sheet details their experience.