EDUCATION        
2003 – PhD in Social Work – Memorial University of Newfoundland  
            (Completed 2002; convocation 2003)
1990 - Master of Social Work - University of British Columbia
1979 - Bachelor of Social Work - University of Manitoba
1976 - Certificat de la langue française - Sorbonne
1974 - Bachelor of Arts - University of Manitoba

ADDITIONAL TRAINING
Training in the following areas was obtained through continuingeducation initiatives and in-service opportunities while employed as aprofessional social worker as well as an academic social worker:     
Child Welfare: Assessment, intervention and treatment of child abuse;Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders; legislation; court process andprocedure; behaviour management; child development; attachment andbonding; cross-cultural child welfare practice; resource recruitment;integrated case management.
                
Therapy Models: Structural and Strategic Family Therapy; BowenianFamily Therapy; Cognitive Therapy; Solution-Focused Brief Therapy;Narrative Therapy.
                
Mental Health: Clinical syndromes; DSM; psychopharmacology; treatmentand management of schizophrenia; eating disorders; panic disorder;depression; suicide intervention; critical incident debriefing; posttraumatic stress disorder; stress management; case management;psychosocial rehabilitation; early intervention; First Nations MentalHealth; treatment of sexual abuse.
Management:/Supervision: Problem Solving Management; programevaluation; team building; recruitment and hiring; performance reviews;employee motivation; multidisciplinary service delivery; EmergencyMeasures Response; mediation training.
Substance Misuse: Dynamics and course of alcohol misuse; relapse prevention; dual diagnosis/concurrent disorders.