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Hamber House, 2008

          Adolescent Assessments

Gastown Vocational Services, 2001-present

          Psychological and Vocational Assessments

             Vocational Rehabilitation Planning

University of British Columbia - Instructor

Simon Fraser University, Mental Health, Policy and Law Institute /Forensic Psychiatric Institute (Post-Doctoral Fellow, September 2000 to June 2001).

Neuropsychological assessments

Forensic assessments

Workers’ Compensation Board (September 1999 to August 2000)

Medical-legal assessments

Chronic pain assessments

Vocational rehabilitation assessments

Treatment for chronic pain, post-traumatic stress

Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, Oak St. site (Summer, 1997)

Psychological assessments

Alzheimer’s Clinic, Vancouver Hospital, UBC site. (Sept. 1997 to Sept. 1998)

Neuropsychological assessments for dementia

UBC Psychology Clinic:

Treatment for anxiety disorders

Marital therapy

Neuropsychiatric Hospital, UCLA

Recent workshops and training seminars:

Acceptance and  Commitment Therapy:  14 hours of instruction, Kelly Wilson, Ph.D., BC Psychological Association, October, 2007

Developing Competence in Ethical Practice in A Diverse World, Melba Vasquez, Ph.D., ABPP, March, 2007

Hormone Assessment Training:  16 hours of instruction and 1 year of monthly supervision provided by Dr. Gail Knudson and Dr. Oliver Robinow. Additional training in surgery assessment also provided.  September 2005 to September 2006

Complex PTSD and Dissociation:  A Treatment Overview and Update, Christine A. Courtois, Ph.D., Vancouver Community Mental Health Services, February 28, 2005, 8 hrs.

Transgender Mental Health Symposium, Department of Psychiatry VGH/Vancouver Community Mental Health Services, Transgender Health Program, Vancouver Coastal Health, October 4, 5, 2004, 16 hrs. 

The Politics of Pain (Dr. Isabella Schultz, Workers’ Compensation Board, 2000)

The Politics of Pain Part II: The Patient’s Perspective (Dr. Jane McEwan, Workers’ Compensation Board, 2000)

Diagnosing Post-Traumatic Disorder (Dr. Jane McEwan, Workers’ Compensation Board, 2000)

Assessing and Reducing Risk of Violence (Dr. Jane McEwan, Workers’ Compensation Board, 2000)

Models of Disability (Dr. Isabella Schultz, Workers’ Compensation Board, 2000)

Chronic Pain Syndrome Syndrome and the Injured Worker (Dr. Ray Baker, and Dr. David Hunt, Workers’ Compensation Board, 2000).

Rating Permanent Psychological Impairment (Dr. Isabella Schultz, Workers’ Compensation Board, 2000).

Assessment and Psychological Treatment of Head-injured Workers (Dr. Tracie Breslford, Workers’ Compensation Board, 2000).

Ethics and Professional Issues in the Practice of Psychology at the Workers’ Compensation Board (Dr. David Eveleigh, Workers’ Compensation Board, 2000)

Medical-Legal Assessment of Chronic Pain Conditions (Dr. Zal Saper, Workers’ Compensation Board, 2000 ).

Suicide Prevention (Dr. Jane McEwan, Workers’ Compensation Board, 2000)

Psychologists in Management (Dr. Greg Meloche, Workers’ Compensation Board, 2000)

A Harm Reduction Approach to Drug Use (Dr. Alan Marlatt, March, 1999, 6 hrs). 

Framing Health Messages (Dr. Paul Salovey, May, 1999, 2 hrs). University of British Columbia Psychology Department 

Rating Permanent Psychological Impairment (Dr. Isabella Schultz, February, 1999, 8 hrs.) Workers’ Compensation Board 

Community-Based Research and Program Evaluations (30 hrs., August, 1998). B. C. Health Research Foundation 

Treatment of Social Phobia (Dr. Lynn Alden, UBC, November, 1998, 2 hrs.). B. C. Psychological Association