Education
Ph.D., Wilfrid Laurier University - Social Work
M.S.W., Wilfrid Laurier University - Social Work
B.S.W., McMaster University - Social Work
B.A., University of Tennessee - Psychology
Clinical practice
Individual, couple, and family counselling, Adult Attachment Interview (AAI), Parenting and relationship education workshops
Research interests
Attachment, transition to parenthood, perinatal mental health, parent-child relationship, Emotionally-Focused Couple Therapy
Publications
Wang, Debbie, "THE HOLD ME TIGHT PROGRAM FOR COUPLES BECOMING PARENTS: A MIXED METHODS STUDY" (2018). Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive). 2012.
Wang, D. & Stalker C. A. (2016). Attachment Theory. In N. Coady & P. Lehmann (Eds.) Theoretical Perspectives for Direct Social Work Practice: A Generalist-Eclectic Approach. (3rd ed., pp. 159-184). New York: Springer.
Wang, D. (2010). Book Review: Psychotherapy with Infants and Young Children. Child and Family Journal, 13 (3): 66-69.
Wang, D. (2009). Bringing Postpartum Depression into the Light. Child and Family Journal, 12 (3): 60-69.
Wang, D. (2009) Book Review: Attachment in Middle Childhood. Child and Family Journal, 12 (3): 79-81.
Courses taught at Renison
SDS 150R Lifespan Processes
SDS 345R Identity Formation and Society
SOCWK 321R Social Work with Families