Dawn McBride

A) Clinical Psychology, assessment & treatment of DSM/mental health disorders (e.g., eating disorders, bipolar, OCD, & personality disorders) with a special interest in differential screening.

B) Curriculum Development, as it relates to counsellor/supervisor education programs, counselling agencies, and school counselling services (e.g., classroom management issues, teacher wellness).

C) Ethics with a special interest in constructing and promoting a new procedure for seeking consent (relational consent) & designing efficient documentation practices to maximize client privacy (relational documentation); exploring, in counsellor trainer programs, the harm and prevention of dual relationships; advising counselling agencies in best ethical best practices; and supporting therapists facing ethical complaints and legal issues.

D) Family, Domestic, & Sexual Interpersonal Violence, assessment & treatment (includes children, victims, witnesses, & perpetrators).

E) Multicultural Counselling, interested in Arab and Muslim issues and adapting Western therapeutic approaches to be culturally sensitive.

F) Supervision: The theory and practice of training and supervising therapists–new to experienced.

G) Teaching Online (since 2004), with a strong interest in building community when teaching online and ensuring discussion forums keep students engaged.

H) Trauma Psychology, creation of a theoretical treatment model; special interest in the assessment and treatment of DID, complex PTSD, self-harm behaviours, medical trauma, and the impact of working with trauma (e.g., vicarious traumatization, compassion fatigue).

Research Topics of Interest

1. Professional Counselling Ethics - focusing on consent, charting, and relational ethics.

2. Violence in Families, Couples, Organizations, & Sexual Trauma - assessment & treatment (includes children, victims, witnesses, & perpetrators).

If you contact me, please include:

Information that you have been accepted into one of our master level Counselling Programs, as we only supervise those students who are currently in our program. Thank you so much.