Completed Training
Year of 2020
Centre for Perinatal Psychology, Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Intensive Training, 34 hour certification, Brisbane, Australia, Online.
Year of 2018
Postpartum Support International, Advanced Clinical Training in Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, 6 hours, Houston, Texas, July.
Year of 2018
The Postpartum Stress Centre, 12-Hour Post-Graduate Training Program Developing Clinical Skills in Diagnosis, Screening, Assessment, and Treatment in Postpartum Illness with Dr. Karen Kleiman & Hilary Waller, March.
Year of 2017
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Clinical Assessment Certificate, Phoenix, Arizona with Dr. Christina Hibbert, November.
Year of 2017
Postpartum Support International, 2-day Treatment and Assessment Training, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July.
Year of 2016
Circle of Security (COS) International, 10-day Assessment and Treatment Planning Training, Brisbane, New South Wales, October (Successful Completion of Exam). See listing https://www.circleofsecurityinternational.com/find-a-facilitator/entry/10503
Year of 2016
Parent Development Interview (PDI) Training, Arietta Slade and Emily Bly, Yale Child Study Centre, City University of New York, NY, May (Exam not Completed).
Year of 2015
Circle of Security (COS) Registered Parent Facilitator
COS International – Early Intervention Program for Parents and Children, Vancouver, British Columbia, September.
Year of 2015
Circle of Security (COS) Co-Facilitator
COS Program – with 8 mothers and fathers, Received Reflective Consultation from COS International. June-July.
Year of 2013
When Sex Gets Complicated, Dr. Marty Klein, AMFT, Marriage & Family Therapists in Canada, Calgary, Alberta, May.
Year of 2012
Dr. John Gottman, Relationship Method Couples Therapy, Level II, The Gottman Institute, Calgary, Alberta, March.
Professional Service & Community Involvements
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Postpartum Support International Canada, Vice President, February 2022 - ongoing
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International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services, August 2020-ongoing
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American Psychology-Law Society, August 2020-ongoing
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International MARCE Society for Perinatal Mental Health, North America (MONA), June 2020-ongoing
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College of Alberta Psychologist (CAP) and the Psychologists' Association of Alberta (PAA), Annual General Meeting and Professional Development day: Invited Enlightened Speaker for Leadership in Maternal Mental Health, September 21, 2019, Edmonton, Alberta.
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Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association (CCPA), Annual Conference Planning Committee Member, hosted in Edmonton, Alberta, May, 2020 (Cancelled due to COVID-19)
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Museum of Motherhood (M.O.M.), New York City, Board Member with the Academic Committee, October 2018 – Ongoing
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Museum of Motherhood (M.O.M.), New York City, Conference Planning Committee, Rewriting Trauma and Visibility: Motherwork, Pregnancy, and Birth hosted by Manhattan College, Bronx, New York, April 2019
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Australasia Marcé Society for Perinatal Mental Health, Gold Member, March 2018 - 2020
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Chair, Selections Committee for The CCPA Counsellor Leadership Award, Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association, December 2017 – January 2018
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Ethics Complaint Committee Member, Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (October 2014-Dec 2015)
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Presentation to the Edmonton Public School Board, Lunch and Learn, Wellness: Self-Strategies for Wellbeing (December 2013)
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Editorial board member for The Qualitative Report (2004-Present)
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Journal reviewer for the Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy (2004-Present)
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Postpartum Professional and Scholarly Support Network, Edmonton (Feb 2011-Jan 2013)
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Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement (MIRCI-Canada) Board Member and MIRCI-Journal Board Member, September 2010- 2016
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Former Association for Research on Mothering (ARM-Canada) Advisory Board Member, October 2006 – May 2009
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Frank Flamen Foundation, Volunteer with the Gala Celebration March 2018, 2019