ProfessionaL Experience
1971 - Present Professor, Department of Educational
Psychology, Memorial University of
Newfoundland, St. John's, Nfld., Canada.
Teaching graduate courses in Psychology of
Personal Adjustment; Group Counselling -
Theory and Practice; Appraisal of the
Individual: Intelligence and Learning;
Graduate Seminar; and, Independent Study
courses. Teaching undergraduate courses
in Exceptionality; Educational Psychology;
Guidance; Emotional Disturbance; Mental
Retardation; and, Special Problems in
Special Education. Supervising
counselling practicum; special education
practicum; counselling internships, thesis
research, and student teachers.
Consultant to local school systems.
Development and teaching of courses for
Rehabilitation Certificate Program:
Memorial University Extension. Development
and teaching of teleconferencing courses
for the Division of Educational Technology
and School of Continuing Studies.
1990-1993 Appointed as a member of the Newfoundland
Board of Examiners in Psychology by the
Minister of Health
1989-1995 Cross appointment with the Memorial
University Counselling Centre.
1986-87 Visiting Scholar, University of Utah.
Spring, 1985 Professor and Special Education
Internship Supervisor, Memorial University
of Newfoundland, Harlow Campus, Harlow,
England.
Spring, 1984 Visiting Professor, University of
Manitoba, Department of Educational
Psychology
August, 1983 Acting Department Head, Department of
Educational Psychology, Memorial
University of Newfoundland, St. John's,
Nfld.
1982-83, 1983-84, Developed and taught Teleconference
1984-85, 1985-86 courses on Exceptional Children, Memorial
1986-87, 1988-95 University, Division of Continuing Studies
(The 1986-87 course was taught from Salt
Lake City back to Newfoundland)(The 1990
course was taught from Wisconsin back to
Newfoundland)
1981-82 Visiting Professor, University of
Manitoba, Department of Educational
Psychology, Winnipeg, Manitoba. One year
appointment to initiate a program in the
area of Emotional Disturbance (see letter
of reference at end).
Summer Sessions, 1980 Visiting Professor, University of
1981 Manitoba, Department of
Educational
1982 Psychology, Winnipeg. Taught
1987 courses in the Psychology of
Exceptional Children; Mental
Retardation; Behavioral
Disorders; and Advanced Seminar
in Special Education.
January-May, 1980 Development and implementation
and supervision of an
experimental Graduate Internship
program in Counselling, Harlow,
England.
1979 - Present Co-owner - Psychological
Counselling and Consultation,
Ltd.
Summer Session, 1978 Visiting Professor, Western
State College, Gunnison,
Colorado. Teaching Graduate
courses in Individual Appraisal;
Mental Retardation; and,
Counselling Parents of the
Exceptional.
1971 - 1980 Consulting Psychologist, St.
John's Community Counselling
Centre, St. John's,
Newfoundland.
1973-1977 Professional Director, St.
John's Community Counselling
Centre, St. John's,
Newfoundland. (Part-time)
Summer Session, 1973 Visiting Professor, University
of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada. Taught two graduate
courses in Interpersonal
Relations.
1973-1974 Coordinator, Educational
Television course on
Exceptionality
1972-1973 Coordinator, On-Campus courses
in Exceptionality.
1970-1971 Assistant Professor of
Educational Psychology, Western
State College, Gunnison,
Colorado, U.S.A. Teaching of
Graduate courses in Mental
Retardation; Exceptional
Children; Mental Health;
Individual Differences; Methods
of Teaching the Retarded;
Psychology of Learning; and
teaching of Undergraduate
courses in Educational
Psychology and Child
Development. Coordination of
the Special Education programs
and supervision of graduate
students. (This was a one-year,
interim appointment for a staff
member on leave).
1970-1971 Professor, Extension graduate
courses in Exceptionality and
Cultural Disadvantagement for
Adams State College, Alamosa,
Colorado.
Summer, 1970 Clinical Testing, University of
Utah Medical Centre, Alcohol and
Drug Abuse Clinic.
1970 Consultant, University of Utah
School on Alcohol Studies (small
group leader).
1970 Guest lecturer, University of
Utah graduate courses in
Rehabilitation Counselling,
Occupational Information, and
Developmental Psychology.
1965-1968 Supervision of Vocational
Rehabilitation Counsellor
Interns for the University of
Utah.
1964-1968 Project Director and
Rehabilitation Counsellor,
Wyoming Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation, Wyoming State
Hospital, Evanston, Wyoming,
U.S.A. Development of a
psychiatric rehabilitation
program; supervision of
counsellors and office staff;
individual and group therapy;
program administration and
coordination; and supervision of
WICHE (Western Interstate
Commission on Higher Education)
project undergraduate students.
State hospital population
included alcoholics;
emotionally disturbed
adolescents; acute and chronic
schizophrenics, a geriatric
population, and a variety of
other typical psychiatric
disorders.