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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.

Clinical psychology graduate students from the University of Waterloo hosted an interactive display booth on The Prevention of Mental Health Issues and Promotion of Mental Health Care Strategies at the recent Student Mental Health Forum at Federation Hall on November 6, 2019.

University of Waterloo Clinical Psychology Professor Allison Kelly talks about insights on how we treat ourselves and others in this All About Attitude blog: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/all-about-attitude. 

University of Waterloo Clinical Psychology Professor Dillon Browne explores the role of families in a child's healthy development in this Why Family Matters blog.

The article for Psychology Today written by Clinical Psychology Professor Dr. Allison Kelly and Clinical Psychology graduate student Kiruthiha Vimalakanthan can be found at https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/all-about-attitude/201910/the-weight-loss-roller-coaster.