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Centre for Mental Health Research and Treatment Responding to COVID-19

Update as of March 17, 2020

COVID-19 continues to change rapidly across the world and we want to take steps to limit the spread and risks of the disease in our community. With this goal in mind, the University of Waterloo has suspended all in-person course-related activities and is asking all UW employees, faculty and students to work from home. 

One of our Clinical Psychology professors at the University of Waterloo, Dr. David Moscovitch, shares a very personal family journey. Learn more at What are the rules of social distancing? One family’s quest to figure it out.

One of our Clinical Psychology professors at the University of Waterloo, Dr. Dillon Browne, and two of his graduate students, Laura Colucci and Jackson Smith have written a timely article for Psychology Today. Read more at Prioritizing One Another During COVID-19. 

Changes to CMHRT Billing as of September 2020

As of September 2020, fees for services will be charged directly to all CMHRT clients, including clients who are also students at the University of Waterloo. Client fees are charged on a sliding scale. Clients may be able to access insurance benefits (including UW student insurance through SunLife) for reimbursement. For more information about our fees for service, please visit Arranging Services & Fees.

Referrals for Comprehensive Psychological/Psychoeducational Assessments

We are re-opening our waitlist as of Monday May 4 2020 at 9:00 am to accept a limited number of referrals for Child & Adolescent comprehensive psychological (psychoeducational) assessments. The wait list will be closed again as of the end of July 2020. Please see our Children, Adolescents and Family Services web page for more information.

A few of our Clinical graduate students will be giving a community education talk at the Forest Heights Community Library at 251 Fischer-Hallman Road, Kitchener. The talk will take place in their meeting room on Monday, April 20, 2020 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am. Their talk is titled Fill Your Mind: Understanding the Science and Practice of Mindfulness .

Dr. Christine Purdon, one of our faculty members in Clinical Psychology at the University of Waterloo, was interviewed by Christine Sismondo for an article in the Toronto Star, How do you manage the anxiety of the news cycle? Hint: Don't unplug.

Department of Psychology –Psychologist, CMHRT (part time 17.5 hours/week)

The University of Waterloo is hosting a campaign called 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence this month. A description of the campaign is included in the university web page 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence and includes the following information:

Clinical psychology graduate students from the Clinical Psychology Department and the Centre for Mental Health Research and Treatment at the University of Waterloo participated in the UW 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign this past November.