Current Research | Reports and Presentations
Current Research
My focus of study is transformational learning, critical thinking and critical reflection.
My Master's research was to analyse how critical thinking skills and critical reflection skills are used to cope with stress and the general ability to deal with complex crises, ultimately becoming a resilience strategy. To summarise my current beliefs arising from my own life experience and formal, non-formal and informal learning, our critical thinking ability influences our personal resilience and has the potentiality to effect transformational learning experiences resulting in post traumatic growth, and personal growth and development. The overarching questions are, what role does transformational learning play in resiliency? Can people become self-directed transformational learners thus building personal resiliency?
My current Doctoral research continues in this stream of research, focusing on personal worldviews and their relationship with stress and resilient identities.
My Research Report for partial fulfilment for the MAdEd at STFX:
Research Report
A new perspective on continuing mental health education. A case study on how reflective practice can improve resilience in paramedics.
My Research Proposal including an updated but summarised literature review, can be viewed in its entirety here:
My original literature review can be viewed in its entirety here:
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Published Reports and Conference Presentations
Click on the links below to review published papers, reports and conference presentations I have written, cowritten, or been involved with (close the popup window to return to davidwolff.ca).
Paramedic Stress and Resiliency
Wolff, D. & Tavares, C., (2024). Sharing Strategies on How to Improve Paramedic Wellness. Canadian Paramedicine, 47(5), 26-37.
Wolff, D. (2023). Trauma, Soul Wounds, and PTSD. Canadian Paramedicine. 2023: 46(2):20-27
Wolff, D. (2021). It's Okay to be Okay: The Implications of a Reflexive Practice on Paramedic Resiliency. Presented at Canadian Critical Incident Stress Virtual Congress, Apr 13-15. 2021.
Wolff, D, (2020). Recommendations for a resilient workforce: How to foster a reflective practice. Canadian Critical Incident Stress Congress, Nov 24-25, 2020.
Wolff, D. (2020). Paramedics Don’t Always Develop PTSD: Emerging Data on how Paramedics Prepare for and Process their Day to Day Critical Stressors Experienced on the Job. Antistasis, 10(1), 69-84. Retrieved from https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/antistasis/article/view/30406
Wolff, D. (2019). Recommendations for a resilient workforce: How to foster a reflective practice as a resiliency strategy. Canadian Paramedicine. 2019; 43(1):11-13.
Wolff, D. (2019). Paramedics don't develop PTSD! Canadian Paramedicine. 2019; 42(4):30-32
Wolff, D. (2019). A new perspective on continuing mental health education: A case study on how reflective practice can improve resilience in paramedics. Presented at Qualitative Health Research Conference, Vancouver BC. Oct. 26-29, 2019. Abstract (In Conference Proceedings).
Wolff, D. (2019). A New Reality: How Early Guided Experiential Learning in Critical Reflection Can Influence Lifelong Paramedic Resilience and Transformations. Presented at CASAE East 2019 Conference, Halifax, NS. Oct 17-19, 2019. Abstract (In Conference Proceedings).
Wolff, D. (2019). Paramedic Research Symposium 19 September, Winnipeg, MB. A new perspective on continuing mental health education: A case study on how reflective practice can improve resilience in paramedics Poster presented at Paramedics Across Canada Expo (PACE) 2019. Abstract (In Conference Proceedings).
Wolff, D. (2019). Paramedics don’t always develop PTSD: Emerging data on how paramedics prepare for, and process their day to day critical stressors experienced on the job. Presented at Atlantic Education Graduate Student Conference, Fredericton, NB. July 13, 2019.
Wolff, D. (2019). A new perspective on continuing mental health education: A case study on how reflective practice can improve resilience in paramedics. Presented at 38th CASAE Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC. June 4, 2019. Abstract (In Conference Proceedings)
Wolff, D. (2018). An Adult Educator’s Role in Building PTSD Resiliency in First Responders. Presented at 2018 Qualitative Health Research Conference, Halifax, NS. Oct. 26-29, 2018. Abstract (In Conference Proceedings)
Wolff, D. (2018). Psychological health and safety: The role of an adult educator in building resiliency in First Responders. Canadian Paramedicine. 2018; 41(5):39-40.
Field of Community Paramedicine
Black, D., Cremin, D., Greenaway, J., Listenmaa, M., Prevost,, C., Nixon, J., Ritchie, S., Sherman, J., & Wolff, D. (2016). Developing a sustainable model of community paramedicine for Northern Ontario, Canada: Lessons learned. Presented at Faculty of Health Conference, Laurentian University December 7, 2016
Black, D., Cremin, D., Greenaway, J., Listenmaa, M., Prevost, C., Nixon, J., Ritchie, S., Sherman, J., & Wolff, D. (2016). Developing a sustainable model of community paramedicine for Northern Ontario, Canada: Lessons learned. Presented at International Roundtable on Community Paramedicine, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan June 2-5, 2016
The Cochrane and Manitoulin-Sudbury Joint Community Paramedicine Program: Final Evaluation Report