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Dr. Jim Psychologist Mentor Guide

http://www.drjimpsychologist.com

Dr. Jim Leonidas Ph.D., C. Psych.

Registered Clinical Counselling Psychologist

Canadian Register Health Service Providers Psychology

jimleonidas@mac.com

1.416.484.9912 voice mail

Skype Name: drjimpsychologist.com

10 MCNAIRN Avenue Suite H1 Toronto Ontario Canada M5M 2H5

Nearest major Intersection LAWRENCE and YONGE Streets LAWRENCE PARK NORTH TORONTO Neighborhood GREATER TORONTO AREA GTA

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. Plato

Speak little. Learn the words of eternity. Go beyond your tangled thoughts and find the splendor of paradise. Rumi

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Professional Education, Training, and Experience

University and College Teaching, Research Articles, Reports, and Community Education

You are carrying a masterpiece within you. Just move aside, then the masterpiece will be revealed. Osho

Professional Education, Training, and Experience

Dr. Jim Leonidas Ph.D., C. Psych. is a Registered Clinical Counselling Psychologist listed the College of Psychologists in Ontario 1976 and the Canadian Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology 3262.

Registration as a Psychologist in Ontario requires a Ph.D. degree in psychology from a recognized university; a one-year supervised postdoctoral work experience, as well as, successful completion of written and oral examinations.

Not all registered psychologists are Clinical Counselling specialists. Some are educational psychologists and others are research or academic psychologists.

Dr. Jim Leonidas Ph.D., C. Psych. is a fully trained and Registered Clinical Counselling Psychologist 1976.

Dr. Jim Leonidas obtained his Honours Bachelor of Arts (Honours B.A.) degree in Psychology from McMaster University in Hamilton. He received his Master of Applied Science (M.A.Sc.) degree in Counselling Psychology from University of Waterloo. He earned his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Counselling Psychology from University of Toronto.

Dr. Jim Leonidas has over 36 years of professional counselling experience in child and family clinics, hospital settings, university counselling centers, and in two major innovative demonstration projects teaching preventive skills for living and creative problem resolution.

Complete career summary is available to read by clicking on the following web link at LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=90086948&trk=tab_pro

He has been in full-time independent autonomous private practice for 23 years since 1989. Dr. Jim Leonidas has written 9 major research reports.

He has conducted many university, college and community workshops, courses, and seminars on a variety of topics for different groups of people and organizations.

His belief in life long education as a method of continuing professional competence leads him to participate in regular peer consultation, as well as, attend two conferences and several professional seminars and workshops each year.

There is nothing outside of yourself, look within. Everything you want is there - you are that. Rumi

University and College Teaching, Research Articles and Reports, and Community Education

The Nature and Purpose of Love. 90 minute experiential workshop presentation. YMCA Cedar Glen Outdoor Discovery Campus. 12 February 2006. Bolton, Ontario.

Passionate Psychology Process: Focusing and EMDR Resource Development Group Methods. 90 minute experiential workshop presentation. The 17th International Focusing Conference. 30 May 2005. Kempenfelt Conference Centre, Lake Simcoe, Ontario.

Men’s Retreat. Crief Conference Centre. 21 and 23 October 2005. Guelph, Ontario. 90 minute experiential workshop presentation. Men’s Retreat. 22 October 2005. Crief Conference Centre, Guelph, Ontario.

L'Amoreaux Collegiate Institute, Scarborough Board of Education, Scarborough, Ontario. 90 minute experiential professional development seminar for 100 teachers and school guidance staff. Honouring the Essential Spirit of a Person's Being. October 1991.

Markville Montessori School, Markham, Ontario. 90 minute experiential seminar for 50 parents and teachers. Honouring the Essential Spirit of the Child's Being. October 1991.

Lescon Child Care Centre, Lescon Public School, North York, Ontario. 90 minute experiential seminar for 40 parents and teachers. Balancing Love and Firmness. February 1991.

St. Timothy's Church, Women's Program, Toronto, Ontario. 90 minute experiential seminar for 40 women. Relationship Enhancement: Skillful Communicating Within Marriage. January 1991.

Metro Toronto YMCA, Wellness Day Volunteer Training. Two 60 minute experiential seminars for 120 YMCA Volunteer Trainees. The Joy of Energy. April 1989.

Metro Toronto Victorian Order of Nurses. 90 minute experiential seminar for 40 staff nurses. Balancing Giving and Receiving. February 1988.

North End Children's Centre, Hamilton, Ontario. 90 minute experiential seminar for 50 community helping professionals. Awakening Our Spirit and Opening Our Heart. November 1986.

Rhythms of Human Networking: The Process of Personal Networking During Marital Separation. Unpublished Research Report, Faculty of Applied Psychology, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. November 1985.

Metro Toronto Children's Aid Society and Catholic Children's Aid Society. 7 hour experiential seminar for 150 social workers. Dynamic Strategies for Action-Oriented Parent-Child Education, April 1984.

York University, Faculty of Education, Guidance and Counselling Specialist Program, Downsview, Ontario. 2 hour experiential seminar for 80 teachers. The Development and Illustration of the Person-Centered Tradition of Carl Rogers to the Present. November 1980.

Three-Generational Developmental Family Genogram History. Unpublished Research Report, Faculty of Applied Psychology, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. April 1980.

Early Childhood Education Association of Hamilton. 3 hour experiential seminar for 200 early childhood educators. Compassion and Abuse of Children and Teachers. February 1980.

Proposed Four-Tiered Assessment Strategy for Coach Training Program. Unpublished Research Report, Department of Continuing Education, Oo-Za-We-Kwun Centre Inc., Department of Indian Affairs. August 1977.

Recreation Department, Oo-Za-We-Kwun Centre Inc., Rivers, Manitoba. 3 day 21 hour introduction to Mutual Helping Skills, team building, conflict facing and conflict resolution skills for 30 summer day camp counsellors and local recreation leaders. May 1977.

Social Programs Department, Oo-Za-We-Kwun Centre Inc., Rivers, Manitoba. 3 hour experiential seminar on community team building for 60 staff and their spouses. Honouring our Playful Inner Wizard Kid in Community. April 1977.

Guelph YM and YMCA. Staff development program in Mutual Helping Processes and respectful ways of being with children for summer day camp counsellors. July 1976.

Big Brothers Association of Guelph and Wellington County. Staff development and program evaluation research, June 1976.

Conestoga College of Applied Arts and Technology, Waterloo Centre. 16 consecutive weeks, 4 hours per session, for a total 64 class hours. Teaching course in Child Psychology with emphasis on Parent-Child Relationship Skill Enhancement. May 1976 to July 1976.

Toward Meeting Fundamental Human Needs: Preventive Effects of the Human Service Community. Final Report to Welfare Grants Directorate, Department of National Health and Welfare, Project #2555-1-60; Government of Ontario; Laidlaw Foundation, Toronto, Ontario (with Dr. R. Bierman, Dr. B. Davidson, L. Finkelman, C. Lumley & S. Simister). March 1976.

Results and Discussion: Basic Workshop, Comparison of Need Fulfillment of Welfare Recipients, Volunteers and Professionals. Chapter 6 in Toward Meeting Fundamental Human Needs: Preventive Effects of the Human Service Community. March 1976.

Results and Discussion: Advanced Workshops, the Adult-Child Workshop. Chapter 7 in Toward Meeting Fundamental Human Needs: Preventive Effects of the Human Service Community. March 1976.

Results and Discussion: Second Generation Effects. Delivering a Preventive Social Service in a Public School: Trained Community Volunteer Helpers Working with Vulnerable Public School Children. Chapter 15 in Toward Meeting Fundamental Human Needs: Preventive Effects of the Human Service Community. March 1976.

Delivering a Preventive Social Service in a Public School: Some Preliminary Results From the Use of Trained Community Volunteers. Unpublished Research Report, Human Service Community, Guelph, Ontario. June 1975.

York University, Centre for Continuing Education, Conference on the Family. Introduction to Self-Realization Processes in preventive social services. May 1974.

Teaching Empathy and Respect Communication Skills Through Correspondence. Unpublished Research Report, Department of Human Relations and Counselling Studies, University of Waterloo. June 1974.

McMaster University, Department of Adult Education, Hamilton, Ontario. 3 day 24 hour intensive residential Basic Communication Training for correctional officers and other human service workers from across Canada. May 1973.

Canadian Mental Health Association, Waterloo Branch. 16 consecutive weeks, 4 hours per session, for a total of 64 class hours. Training community volunteers in Mutual Helping Processes for outreach to vulnerable at risk groups in the community. January 1973 to May 1973.

McMaster University, Department of Adult Education, Hamilton, Ontario. Instructor of correspondence course in Interviewing and Counselling Skills. September 1972 to April 1973.

University of Waterloo, Department of Human Relations and Counselling Studies. Tutorial assistant for graduate course in the Development of Mutual Helping Systems. September 1972 to April 1973.

Some Effects of Token Rewards on School Achievement of Children with Down’s Syndrome A. J. Dalton,C. A. Rubino, and M.W. Hislop. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis 1973, 6, 251-259, Number 2 (Summer 1973) Mental Retardation Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1310832/pdf/jaba00064-0062.pdf http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1310832/pdf/jaba00064-0062.pdf

Behaviouristic Theories and Therapies of Stuttering. Unpublished Research Report, Department of Psychology, McMaster University. March 1970

There is a force within which gives you life - seek that. In your body lies a precious jewel - seek that. If you are in search of the greatest treasure, don't look outside. Look within and seek that. Rumi

Jim