My varied experiences over thirty+ years as a practitioner, clinical supervisor, mental health program director, psychology entrepreneur (growing a one-person private practice to a firm with twelve employees), university professor and program director, and researcher, have given me a distinctive skill set that has enabled me to consult to individual clinicians, clinical services, and educational programs in these ways:
Regulatory Issues
- consulting with applicants to the College of Alberta Psychologists about credentials evaluation and supervision
- supporting educational programs to apply for accreditation or program approval
Evaluation and Reviewing
- conducting program evaluations of counselling services
- writing program review self-studies, and reviewing educational programs in preparation for site visits with provincial and national accreditation bodies
Service Improvement
- consulting with agencies to improve clinical services, including assisting counselling and psychology organizations develop state of the art systems for clinical supervision
- implementing research and data collection protocols in counselling agencies
- contracting with agencies to provide clinical supervision to their employees
- mentoring psychologists and counsellors to develop vibrant and profitable private practices
- providing clinical consultation to individual practitioners re: therapy and assessment skills, and ethics and standards.
Ethics and Standards
- educating agencies on privacy legislation and professional ethics, and assisted them to implement recommendations
- advising psychologists and counsellors responding to legal and regulatory complaints
- providing expert opinion to regulatory bodies and professional associations on professional conduct investigations
- supervising practitioners required by a regulatory body to undergo remediation
Proposal Development
- developing proposals for service delivery contracts
- writing research grant applications in partnership with community agencies
Education
- developing curriculum for professional education
- advising on curriculum for counsellor education and clinical training programs
- training and supporting the transformation of face-to-face teaching materials to on-line delivery
- assisting organizations to implement on-line learning
- supporting agencies to transform their service delivery through training, clinical supervision, and protocol implementation
Contact Jeff if you require consultation on these or similar issues.
Dr. Jeff Chang 