Curricula Vitae: Contact Information

Curricula Vitae
Contact Information Name: Address: Telephone: Email: Education University of Calgary Calgary, AB May 2010 May 2013 Masters of Education (Applied child Psychology - focus on psychological and education assessment and intervention) University of Calgary Calgary, AB. Graduate Diploma: Inclusive and Special Education University of Lethbridge Lethbridge, AB. Bachelor of Arts, Psychology Employment History Work History: March 2012 present Family Support Counsellor Provide in-home parenting support for parents of children on the Autistic spectrum and/or who struggle with ADHD. I also provide individual child/youth support in the home and/or community. Referrals come from psychologist at the Family Psychology Place. Rocky View School Division Family Psychology Place Sept. 2008 Dec. 2009 Dec. 2006 John Laing 3122 39th St. Sw. Calgary, Ab. T3E 3J1 (403) 613-7176 john_laing1@hotmail.com or jalaing@ucalgary.ca
September 2011 Present Family/School Liaison
Responsibilities include: conducting a needs assessment to identify the social, emotional, behavioural and academic requirements of the child and family; development of treatment goals and case management strategies that reflect the family as the unit of care while providing for the specific and individual needs of the child(ren) and family members identified as requiring assistance; provision of short-term counselling support for families dealing with a number of issues including; parent/child conflict, behavioural difficulties, parenting skills development, family relationship difficulties, violence and abuse, substance abuse, as well other stressors on the family. Woods Homes Family Support Network
July 2009 September 2011 Family Support Counsellor
Provide counselling services to families referred to the Calgary and Area Child and Family Services Authority. Responsibilities include: providing the family with counselling, providing an ecological assessment of the familys strengths and needs, as well as creating a Family Development Plan to improve areas of need and build on strengths; making appropriate referrals to other community supportive services; and work in collaboration with Childrens Services, school boards, as well as other stakeholders.
May 2007 June 2009 Family Support Counsellor
Woods Homes Capitol Hill Stabilization
Responsible for the delivery of family and youth support services to the families involved with the program. Responsibilities included: ability to conduct a needs assessment to identify the social, emotional, behavioural and academic needs of the child; development of treatment goals and case management strategies to address the childs and their familys needs; liaise between the family, school, community and other professional groups; and provide assistance to the child and family to address issues that could be influencing the childs social, emotional, behavioural, and/or academic progress including individual and/or family counselling. Woods Homes Stabilization Program
January 2007 May 2007 Youth and Family Counselor
Primary worker with the youth in the program. Responsible for a variety of Case Management duties. Other responsibilities included: implementation and maintenance of a structured setting that fostered the development of personal and social functioning; worked closely with other members of the clinical staff in providing a therapeutic milieu; and worked with the adolescent to help stabilize their behaviour and mediated counselling between the adolescent and their family.
June 2006 August 2006 Summit Camp Camp Counsellor Counsellor at a youth summer camp for children/youth with a variety of mental and behavioural disabilities. Provided 24/7 support and guidance to the children/youth at the camp. Professional Qualifications Critical Incident Stress Management: Group Crisis Intervention Counsellor High Fidelity Wraparound Applied Suicide Prevention Skills Training (child and adult courses) Non-Violent crisis intervention
Awards Nominated for the Children Come First Award at Woods Homes (2007) Nominated for Direct Service to Colleagues Award at Woods Homes (2009)
Nominated for Direct Service to Clients Award at Woods Homes (2010)
Graduate papers and presentations Papers 2008 Laing, J. & Hobenshield, S. (2008). Teacher beliefs about their role and willingness to take responsibility for diverse students. Laing, J. (2008). School policy review. Laing, J. (2008). What perspective and model of school consultation is most appropriate for schools? Laing, J. (2008). Learning to read involves multiple factors. Laing, J. (2008) Improving outcomes for children by closing the gaps in systems of care. 2009 Laing, J. (2009). Effectiveness of solution-focused therapy in school settings. Laing, J. (2009). Test review: Test of written language third edition. Laing, J. (2009). Early intervention is the best treatment for students with conduct problems. Laing, (2009). Attachment issues in maltreated children. 2010 Laing, J. (2010). The impact of parental and peer influence on the development of emotional competence. Laing, J. (2010). Article Review. Bernier, A., Whipple, N., & Carlson, M.S. (2010). From external regulation to self-regulation: Early parenting precursors of young childrens executive functioning. Child Development, 81(1), 326-393. Laing, J. & McKie, S. (2010). William James contributions to contemporary school psychology. Laing, J. (2010). The impact of the national mental health act of 1946 on school psychology. Laing, J. (2010). Lightner Witmers contribution to school psychology. Laing, J. (2010). Executive functioning deficits and emotion dysregulation in individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Laing, J. (2010). Compare and contrast of existential therapy and cognitive therapy. Laing, J. (2010). Cognitive-behaviour therapy from a family therapy perspective. 2011 Laing, J. (2011). Test review: Reynolds intellectual assessment scales. Laing, J (2011). Working memory deficits.
Laing, J. (2011). Ethical decision making model. Laing, J. (2011). Spirituality, religion, and psychology. Gibson, s., Krieger,R., Laing, J., Lane, J., Morgan, N., & Stephens, L. (2011). Face everything and rejoice agency policy. 2012 Laing, J. (2012). Culture-infused counselling in family work. Laing, J. (2012). Multicultural interview. Laing, J. (2012). Multicultural counselling competencies and professional development. Laing, J. (2012). Exploring multiple regression and its assumptions. Presentations Laing, J. (2008). Learning to read involves multiple factors. Laing, J. & Plaiasu, D. Article review: Effects of diagnostic label, race, gender, educational placement, and definitional information on prognostic outlook for children with behavioral problems. Laing, J. (2010). Association between parent and peer influence on the development of emotional competence. Logue, M., & Laing, J. (2011). Reynolds intellectual assessment scales (RIAS). Laing, J. (2011). ADHD in the schools. Ballance, D., Laing, J., Keashly, M., & Kroeker, S. (2011). Assessment framework for autistic disorder. Barber, K. & Laing, J. (2011) Test review. Million adolescent clinical inventory.

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September 2011 Present Family/School Liaison

July 2009 September 2011 Family Support Counsellor

May 2007 June 2009 Family Support Counsellor

Woods Homes Capitol Hill Stabilization

January 2007 May 2007 Youth and Family Counselor

Nominated for Direct Service to Clients Award at Woods Homes (2010)

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