2024-2025

Drs. Casey Fulford & Vicki Nolan - Supporting Autistic Adults link to slides  link to video

 February 7, 2025 (12-2pm EST)

Title: Addressing Clients’ Sexual Concerns

 Speaker: Dr. Sandra Byers

Abstract: Most clinicians have clients who raise sexual concerns. Thus, it is important that all clinical psychologists, not just those who identify themselves as providing sex therapy, are willing and able to respond to their clients’ sexual concerns. Yet, most clinical psychologists have little training in this area and, as a result, have low self-efficacy for assessing and/or helping clients address these concerns and are likely to refer rather than treat these clients. This training seminar is designed as a first step towards enhancing psychologists’ knowledge, comfort, and self-efficacy in assessing and addressing their clients’ sexual concerns.

Speaker Bio: E. Sandra Byers, Ph.D., L. Psyc. is a recently retired Professor from Department of Psychology at University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, New Brunswick, and a Research Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. She is also a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who has a part-time private practice primarily aimed at helping people with their sexual concerns and has delivered more than 50 clinical workshops to a wide range of groups. She is the author or co-author of more than 200 journal articles and book chapters mostly on aspects of human sexuality as well as of a popular undergraduate textbook on human sexuality. She is a past-president of the International Academy of Sex Research and the Canadian Sex Research Forum, a fellow of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality and the Canadian Psychological Association, and on the editorial boards of a number of scholarly journals. She has won numerous awards for her contributions to research, teaching, leadership, service, and clinical practice in the area of human sexuality including the: Muriel McQueen Fergusson Foundation Award for outstanding achievements that have further advanced the elimination of family violence in 2001; Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contribution to Psychology as a Profession from the Canadian Psychological Association in 2010; Kinsey Award for outstanding contributions to the field of sex research, sex therapy, or sexology from the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality in 2013; Outstanding Contribution Award from the Canadian Sex Research Forum in 2018; the Masters and Johnson Award from the Society for Sex Research and Therapy in 2020; and, most recently, the President’s Medal from the University of New Brunswick.

Registration link: https://ucalgary.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArceivqDIpH9RPnLAU3cwXk6mbLCLS7-mc

 

May 9, 2025 (12-2pm EST)

Title: Climate Justice, Ethics and Advocacy in Canadian Psychology

Speaker: Dr. Carolyn Houlding

Abstract: Actively addressing climate justice within a professional role is consistent with the Canadian Code of Ethics 4^th Ed and the 6^th Ed CPA Accreditation Standards, which identifies human rights and social justice as foundational values and advocacy and leadership as professional competencies. Practical suggestions and examples of operationalizing climate justice advocacy in clinical, training and research contexts will be presented.

Speaker Bio: Dr. Houlding, C.Psych. is a registered clinical psychologist and is currently the Director of Training for the Waypoint Psychology Residency Program. She works in clinical, research and training capacities at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care and at the Waypoint Research Institute. Dr. Houlding grew up in Australia, later lived in the UK and ultimately moved to Canada with her family. She is actively involved in climate advocacy, including in a professional capacity.

 Registration link: https://ucalgary.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tcuuvpzkoGdD_Nm7Fg1JJQQiTkL356kaL

 

2023-24 

Dr. Karlee Fellner - Indigenous wisdoms for psychology: decolonizing and (re)storying toward ethical practice with iyiniwak link to slides  link to video

Dr. Rachelle Pullmer -  Changing the Way We Think and Talk About Our Bodies: The Multifaceted Nature of Body Image and Its Role in Eating Disorder Recovery link to slides  link to video

Dr. Judi Malone - Effective Advocacy: Your Role as Clinicians. link to video

2022-23

Dr. Josephine Tan - Social Justice and Decolonization with First Nations Clients   link to slides    link to video 

Ms. Rebecca Ponting - Overcoming Impostor Syndrome   link to slides

Dr. Michael Vallis - The Role of Behaviour Change Counselling in Chronic Disease Management  link to slides     link to video

2021-22 

Drs. Sara Hagstrom and Allison Ponce - CCTC Social Responsiveness Toolkit

Dr. David Klonsky - Understanding Suicide to Prevent Suicide  link to slides     link to video

Mr. Ed Sackaney and Dr. David Dantos - Allyship, Reconciliation and the Profession of Psychology   link to video

Dr. Sean Kidd - Program development, evaluation and consultation – A primer

2020-21

Dr. Ada Sinacore - Human Rights and Social Justice in Psychology

Dr. Anusha Kassan and Dr. Julie Cohen - Anti-Racism  link to slides     link to video

Dr. Karen Cohen - Advocacy    link to slides

Dr. Amanda Maranzan - Ethics in Social Media   link to slides

Dr. Joanne Savoie - Transitioning from Student to Employee   link to slides    link to infographic