Projects

Research Initiatives for Social Change (RISC)

Substance Using Women with FASD and FASD Prevention

The Principal Researcher for this study is Dr. Deborah Rutman. Project partners: BC Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health, the Aurora Centre, Inter Tribal Health Association, Vancouver Island Health Authority, Victoria FASD Community Circle, Canadian National Coalition of Experiential Women, and PEERS Victoria.

• Newsletter 21 February 2011 (PDF, 1 MB)
• Women With FASD (PDF, 44 KB)
• Substance Using Women with FASD - Voices of Women Report (PDF, 1 MB)
• Substance Using Women with FASD - Service Providers' Perspectives Report (PDF, 1 MB)
• Substance Using Women with FASD - Literature Review (PDF, 815 KB)

Presentations

• Abstract from presentation. The future of social work, McMaster School of Social Work, Marge Retisma Street, November 15, 2008 (PDF, 183 KB)
• Abstract from presentation. Moving beyond AntiViolence to ProVisioning: supporting the work of women's organizations in the 21st century economy. Marge Retisma-Street. Annual general meeting, Empress Hotel, Victoia, BC. September 28, 2006 (PDF, 500 KB)
• Abstract from presentation. Canadian campaigns against poverty: Marge Reitsma Street (PDF, 354 KB)

Projects

• Adults living with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: in search of justice fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and employment: supporting adults with FASD on the job (PDF, 65 KB)
  FASD and employment: video and dvd (PDF, 107 KB)
  Deborah Rutman (principal investigator) with Corey La Berge, & Donna Wheway (FAS/E Support Network of BC)
• Citizenship rights of sexually exploited children: self, dignity, power (PDF, 57 KB)
  Mehmoona Moosa-Mitha, principal investigator
• Denied assistance: closing the front door on welfare (PDF, 57 KB)
  Bruce Wallace, principal investigator. Tim Richards, Marge Reitsma-Street, and Seth Klein.
• Fathering within child welfare (PDF, 67 KB) 
  Leslie Brown, principal investigator. Marilyn Callahan, Susan Strega, Lena Dominelli, and Chris Walmsley.
• Grandmothers caring for their grandchildren research project (PDF, 15 KB) 
  Leslie Brown, Barb Whittington, Pat MacKenzie, Marilyn Callahan, Gayle Ployer.
  Website
  • Grandparents raising grandchildren: a legal guide (PDF, 3.5 MB)
• Parenting with FASD: challenges, strategies and support issues (PDF, 65 KB)
  Parenting with FASD: video (PDF, 133 KB)
  Deborah Rutman, principal investigator. Corey La Berge & Donna Wheway (FAS/E Support Network of BC)
• The pedagogy of anti-oppression (PDF, 97 KB)
  Donna Jeffery
• Preparing for the university of tomorrow, today: improving the teaching, research and learning environment for minority and Indigenous women faculty and students (PDF, 58 KB)
  Jo-Anne Lee, principal investigator. Xiaobei Chen and Veronica Pacini-Ketchabaw, co-investigators.
• Promoting positive outcomes for youth from care (PDF, 105 KB)
  Deborah Rutman, Ph.D. & Carol Hubberstey, M.A., co-principal researchers. April Barlow & Erinn Brown (research assistants / peer support workers).
  • When youth age out of care - a report on baseline findings (PDF, 1.8 MB)
  • When youth age out of care: bulletin of time 2 findings (PDF, 911 KB)
  • When youth age: where to from there? final report (PDF, 1.9 MB)
• Supporting grandmothers raising grandchildren (PDF, 76 KB)
  Project team: Barbara Whittington (principal investigator, UVic), Leslie Brown & Patricia MacKenzie (UVic), Tina Pearson (Parent Support Services), David Burns (Association of Family Serving Agencies) and Marion Gracey (project coordinator).
  • Supporting grandparents raising grandchildren resource booklet - a work in progress (2nd edition, 2007) (PDF, 658 KB)
    • Resource booklet letter to grandparents (PDF, 63 KB)
• Supporting young people's transition from government care (PDF, 58 KB)
  Deborah Rutman & Carol Hubberstey, co-principal investigators. April Barlow & Erinn Brown.
  "Stepping stones: life skills workshops for youth leaving care - a facilitator's guide" is a resource produced through this project. It contains numerous activities and skill-building exercises specifically geared to assisting youth in their transition from care.
  • Stage one report (PDF, 810 KB)
  • Stage two report (PDF, 497 KB)
  • Stepping stones: life skills workshops for youth leaving care - a facilitator's guide (PDF, 3.0 MB)

• Wedge provisioning project: provisioning, women and community (PDF, 121 KB)
  Marge Reitsma-Street, principal investigator. Sheila Neysmith, Elaine Porter, and Stephanie Baker-Collins, co-invesitgators.
  Resume of wedge project (fall 2006) (PDF, 261 KB)
  Research report (spring 2008) (PDF, 154 KB)
• Who cares (PDF, 1.06 MB)
  The experiences of students with children at the University of Victoria. A report prepared by Barbara Whittington, Martha McAlister, Helvi Apted & Michelle Dale, with support from the Equity & Human Rights Office, February, 2004.
• Women's health research (PDF, 60 KB)
  Dr. Amy Salmon, Women’s Health Research Institute
  Dr. Deborah Rutman, Research Initiatives for Social Change, School of Social Work
  • Your rights in research: a guide for women (PDF, 2.5 MB)
  • When researchers come calling: a guide for organisations that work with women (PDF, 1.3 MB)