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Anna's Qualifications and  Training

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Qualifications​

Anna completed a Master of Social Work and a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Victoria and a Bachelor of Sociology with a Minor in Women’s Studies from Lakehead University.
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Training
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In addition to her formal qualifications, Anna engages in ongoing training and professional development.
Some recent trainings she has completed are:
  • Trauma Competency Conference with Eric Gentry PhD through PESI
  • SOS Approach to Feeding with Dr. Kay Toomey, Pediatric Psychologist
  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy training in Essentials, Depression, Anxiety and Personality Disorders from Dr. Judith Beck, the Beck Institute
  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Suicide with Dr. Majan Holloway, the Beck Institute
  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia with Dr. Colleen Carney, Director of the Sleep and Depression Laboratory at Toronto Metropolitan University
  • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy with Dr. Marsha Linehan, Director Emeritus of the Behavioural Research and Therapy Clinics
  • Motivational Interviewing- Foundational, presented by Drs. William Miller, Theresa Moyers and Stephen Rollnick of the Institute for Better Health
  • No More Autism Meltdowns: Strategies to Deescalate Meltdowns and Reduce Anxiety with Jed Baker, PhD through PESI
  • Child Centered Approaches to Effective Autism Treatment: Practical Strategies that Clinicians and Educators Can Use Right Away with Jim Ball, ED.D., BCBAD through PESI
  • Early Intervention for ASD: Building Rhythms in Relationships through Developmental Individual Differences Relationship with Stacy Sue Rosello, MA, OTR/L through PESI
  • Different... Not Less with Temple Grandin, PhD through PESI
  • Motivational Interviewing for High Functioning Autism in Adulthood: An Insider’s Perspective with Sean Inderbitzen, APSW, MINT through PESI
  • The Neuroscience of Safety: The Transformative Impact of the Polyvagal Theory on Supporting Children on the Autism Spectrum with Stephen Porges, PhD, Professor through PESI
  • A Practitioner's Guide to Autism Assessment: A Strengths Based Approach
    with Rebecca Sachs, PhD, ABPP with Tamara Rosen, PhD through PESI
  • Sensorimotor Interventions to Improve Social, Emotional, and Cognitive Functioning: Neurological Approaches for Children and Adolescents with Autismwith Varleisha D. Gibbs, PhD, OTD, OTR/L, ASDCS through PESI
  • Theory of Mind: Therapeutic Implications for Clients with Autism Spectrum Disorder with Carol Westby, PhD, CCCSLP, BCSCL, ASDCS through PESI
  • Conflict Management for Leaders workshop through the Department of National Defense
  • Resolving Conflict Effectively workshop through the Department of National Defense
  • Road To Mental Readiness workshop through the Department of National Defense
  • Suicide Prevention workshop through the Department of National Defense
    Mindfulness workshop through the Department of National Defense
  • HIV and AIDS 101 workshop through Aids Vancouver Island
  • Non-violent Crisis Intervention workshop through Victoria Cool Aid Society
  • Naloxone Training with Alert First Aid
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