{"id":46,"date":"2010-06-04T13:36:37","date_gmt":"2010-06-04T13:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/health-studies\/people\/debra-dusome\/"},"modified":"2019-11-07T13:59:23","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T19:59:23","slug":"dusome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/health-studies\/faculty-and-staff\/dusome\/","title":{"rendered":"Debra Dusome"},"content":{"rendered":"\"Debra_Dusome\"\n

R.N., B.A., Ex.A.T.
\nAssistant Professor – Psychiatric Nursing
\nPhone: (204) 772-0377, Ext\u00a0874
\nFax: (204) 772-7842
\ndusomed@brandonu.ca
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Biography<\/h2>\n

Debra has 43 years of Mental Health\/Psychiatric Nursing Experience. She has worked front-line in the areas of acute psychiatry, forensic nursing, addictions nursing, caring for individuals with mental illness and developmental challenges, working in the areas of domestic violence and with women who have experienced sexual abuse as children and\/or in adulthood. Debra has been a mental health educator for 24 years with most of these years teaching at the post-secondary level. She has a small private Expressive Arts Therapy Practice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Education<\/h2>\n

Narrative Medicine Certificate, Columbia University
\nMaster of Arts (Integrated Studies \u2013 Mental Health and Creativity), Athabasca University
\nRN Certificate in Palliative Care, California State University Institute for Palliative Care
\nExpressive Arts Therapy Certification, International School for Interdisciplinary Studies
\nBachelor of Arts (Hons.) Double Major \u2013 Psychology\/Health in Society (Mental Health), York University
\nPost-Graduate Specialty in Psychiatric Nursing, Durham College
\nRegistered Nurse, Centennial College<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Research Interests<\/h2>\n

Arts-based Research Methodologies, Grounded Theory, Phenomenology, Oral History Approaches
\nArts-based Pedagogy
\nIdentity Formation of Psychiatric Nurses
\nFamily Experiences through Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant
\nMental Health Advocacy\/Activism
\nLived Experience with Mental Health\/Addictions\/Trauma Wisdom
\nTransition to Practice for R.N.\u2019s and R.P.N.\u2019s
\nRecovery-Oriented Practice
\nThe Impact of Trauma on Health Care Workers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Selected Publications<\/h2>\n

West, C.H., Dusome, D. L.,<\/strong> Winsor, J., & Rallison, L. B. (under review, accepted with minor revisions).\u00a0\u00a0 \u2018Falling down the rabbit hole\u2019: Child and family perspectives of pediatric hematopoetic stem cell transplant. Qualitative Health Research.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>Dusome, D. <\/strong>(2019). Travelogue Dialogue: An arts exploration of psychiatric nursing identity formation. Research Connections. <\/em>Brandon University.<\/p>\n

Sherri Melrose, PhD., Debra Dusome, M.A., <\/strong>John Simpson, Med., Cheryl Croker, PhD., Elizabeth Athens, PhD. (2015). Supporting Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and Mental Illness. BCCampus OpenEd. Available at http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/caregivers\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Diana E. Clarke, Debra Dusome<\/strong> and Linda Hughes, (2007). Feature article: Emergency department from the mental health client\u2019s perspective. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing <\/em>16, 126-131.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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