Mitgliedseanos

Facilitator at the Waterloo School for Community Development of Local Democracy program. Former Friar trained at the Dominican House of Studies (Irish Province) 1959-1967 Philosophy and Theology of St. Thomas Aquinas - Dominican Spirituality; University of Manitoba BA (1976), Philosophy and Psychology; UofM Pre-Masters program in Religious Studies (Buddhist Psychology and Theories of Counselling) completed at Wilfrid Laurier University 1985-87 MA Religion and Culture.
- focus of studies, research and reading: Local Democracy, Religion and Culture, Buddhist Meditation, Identity Crisis and Change, Illness and Disease, Loss and Bereavement, Gender Consciousness and Biographical Learning
- integration of Freud, Jung and Erikson's developmental psychologies
- utilized MA research material in compiling a Theory and Practice of Counselling integrating a variety of diverse counselling theories with Buddhist psychology through Laszlo's 'Systems View of the World' and subsequently in planning and presenting a Workers’ Compensation Board training program on bereavement counselling interventions with survivors of fatally injured workers now incorporated into new Workplace Safety & Insurance Board's service delivery.
1980-2009 Employment Counsellor
September 2001-2002 Teacher: St. Louis Adult Learning Centre, Waterloo and Cambridge, Ontario - Secondary School Credit Courses in World Religions, Society, and Canadian Law
Education - Continuous Learning:
September 1995 - April 1997
Certificate in Teacher/Trainer of Adults Program
Conestoga College, Doon Campus, Kitchener, Ontario
Courses included: Introduction to Adult Learners; Ethics and Professional Role; Learning Strategies; Introduction to Needs Analysis; Facilitation Skills; Teacher/Trainer Practicum; Measurement and Evaluation of Training Programs; Trends and Issues in the New Work Dynamic for Career Development Practitioners
September 1989 - June 1991
Certificate in Addictions Counselling
University of Toronto Continuing Education, Toronto, Ontario
- with focus on Employee Assistance Programming (EAP): Courses included: Fundamental Concepts in Addictions; Overview of Addiction Interventions; Group Therapy in Addictions; Counselling Communication Skills; Pharmacology and Drug Abuse; Youth, Alcohol and Drugs; Perspectives on Employee Assistance; Prevention and Health Promotion; Integrative Seminar on Role of EAP in Accident Prevention and Return-to-work*
* This researched proposal predates initiatives at the WSIB prescribing core elements of the 'Small Business Advisory Service' subsequently implemented in WSIB services