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EDUCATION:
B.A.
(Psychology)
Permanent
Professional Teacher's Certificate (Alberta) M.
Ed. (Counselling Psychology) Ph.
D. (Psychology)
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CERTIFICATION
/ MEMBERSHIP
Full
Member Psychologists Association of Alberta (1976 to
present)
Registered
Psychologist in Alberta, College of Alberta Psychologists
(1982 to present) Full
Member of the Canadian Psychological Association
Associate
Member: American Psychological Association
Diplomat
(Counselling): International Academy for Behavioural
Medicine, Counselling and Psychotherapy
(IAMBMCP)
Practitioner
Level Mediator, Academy of Family Mediators, now the
Association for Conflict Resolution
(ACR) Consultant,
Academy of Family Mediators, now the Association for
Conflict Resolution (ACR)
Certified
Teacher, Permanent Professional Teachers Certificate,
Department of Education, Alberta (1977 to
present)
Registered
Custody Evaluator (R.C.E.) & Diplomat of Academy
Register of Custody Evaluators, PACE
Member,
American College of Forensic Psychology
Associate
Council Member: National Council of Juvenile and Family
Court Judges
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DIRECTORSHIPS
Past
President, College of Alberta Psychologists (regulatory)
Past
President, Academy of Family Mediators (USA) Past
President, Psychologists Association of Alberta (regulatory
& professional) Past
President, Alberta Family Mediation Society Past
President, Family Mediation Canada Past
Board of Directors, Calgary Legal Guidance Past
Board of Directors, Alberta Mentor Foundation for Youth
Board
Member of Association Family & Conciliation Courts
Board
Member of Association for Conflict Resolution President
Elect, Association for Conflict Resolution (2004)
Advisory
Council, Professional Academy of Custody Evaluators
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FORENSIC
In the matter of assessments, I have been tendered as
an expert witness in the Provincial Court of Alberta,
Family and Youth Division, as well as the Court of Queen's
Bench, Alberta and Court of Queen's Bench, Saskatchewan.
I have also been an expert witness in the Court of Queen's
Bench (Criminal), Alberta. I have completed well over
400 forensic assessments and opinions for the Court.
In addition, I have been court ordered to conduct assessments
on behalf of the Provincial Court of British Columbia
in B.C.
In addition to psychological assessment of parenting/best
interests of children, I have also conducted psychological
assessments pertaining to matters of child abduction,
child protection issues (child sexual abuse) and guardianship
matters. Also, in the forensic area, I have conducted
assessments of personal injury, testamentary capacity,
dependent adult applications, applications for dangerousness
and those for the public trustee. I have also provided
litigation support for legal counsel in the Court of
Queen’s Bench as well as privately with respect
to matters related to psychological assessments including
the area of sexual harassment. I have been called upon
to act as a binding arbitrator under the Arbitration
Act (Alberta) in child custody matters and with the
Canadian Association of Motor Vehicle Arbitration Plan.
I have conducted assessments related to sex offenders
and have appeared in front of the National Parole Board
on matters related to release to the community. I have
also appeared as a psychologist before the regulatory
boards for Pharmacy and the Certified Management Accountants.
I am presently the only Canadian mediator for Child
Find America.
I have psycho-legal training from Family Court Services
(1982) as the sole psychologist at Family Court, Children’s
Services, and conducted provincial, national and international
assessments of custody as designated by those reciprocating
courts. This has included assessments of abduction and
custody internationally. I was a Supervisor of Family
Court Services, and as well a Supervisor of Child Welfare
in Calgary. I have training and experience in the field
of child protection issues. As a Supervisor at Family
Court Services, I was directly responsible for a staff
of six clinical social workers, and provided the paralegal
work, including assessments for the Amicus Curiae for
the Justice department. While in Child Welfare I supervised
up to a staff of 12 clinical social workers. During
my tenure at Family Court Services as psychologist,
I was personally trained and supervised by a matrimonial
lawyer for three consecutive years. In the early part
of my private practice, I had direct contact and consultation
with a seasoned matrimonial lawyer. I presently hold
a Permanent Professional Teacher's certificate (Elementary
Education) and have taught school at all grade levels.
As a Past President of the Psychologists Association
of Alberta, I represented over 1200 psychologists on
matters of regulatory and collegial issues. I sat and
acted as Chair of all appeals of discipline and sat
as the CPAP representative for all provincial and territorial
representatives of psychology in Canada. I was President
(1998) on the newly formed College of Alberta Psychologists.
This is the regulatory component for the practice of
psychology in Alberta. I was on the negotiating committee
for the Agreement Internal Trade allowing psychologists
mobility across Canada.
I have been a lecturer to the Faculty of Law, University
of Calgary in the areas of evaluation of parenting/custody
and mediation and conflict management. I have also lectured
to the Faculty of Social Welfare, University of Calgary.
Internationally I have lectured at the Faculty of Law,
University of Copenhagen. I also have lectured on custody
evaluations for the Psychologists Association of Alberta
and developed a manual on child custody. I have also
taught similar courses on custody to other institutions
such as hospitals and colleges. I am the only Canadian
psychologist to be chosen to lecture on faculty for
the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC)
at the International Conference for Custody Assessors
(1994) in Tucson, Arizona, Clearwater, Florida (1996),
Breckenridge, Colorado (1997), and Kiawah, South Carolina
(2000). I am a regular lecturer. In addition, I have
lectured on ethics at the University of South Florida.
I was also chosen as the only psychologist to be a judge
for law students in the final of the American Bar Association
client counselling competition. I have trained Judges,
court workers and assessors for the Judicial Council
of California (Educational Institute) in 1998.
I have been a trainer for the program in family and
divorce mediation for the Legal Education Society of
Alberta (LESA), and have instructed and lectured on
mediation, arbitration and negotiations throughout Canada,
United States, Austria, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland,
Trinidad & Tobago, Norway, Denmark, Italy, Argentina,
Cuba and Ireland. Also, courses have been awarded APA
continuing education or legal credit in the states of
Michigan, Virginia and Wisconsin. I have appeared locally
and internationally on radio and television throughout
Canada, including syndication in the United States. |
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