ROTATION EXPERIENCES 

Assessment 

• The resident will gain experience conducting comprehensive psychoeducational and psychodiagnostic assessments, including reviewing case files;conducting clinical and diagnostic interviews; and selecting, administering, scoring, and interpreting standardized measures of cognitive, academic, behavioural, and socio-emotional functioning. 

• The assessment rotation will focus on further developing case conceptualization skills using a holistic and culturally-sensitive framework. 

• The resident will communicate assessment findings and recommendations verbally and through integrated assessment reports to children, youth, and families in an accessible and culturally responsive manner. 

• Assessment experiences will involvechildren and youth ages 5 to 18 presenting with a range of neurodevelopmental and mental health concerns, including mood and anxiety disorders, OCD, intellectual disability, specific learning disorders, ADHD, ASD, FASD, disruptive and behavioural disorders, and trauma-related concerns. 

• All stages of assessment will emphasize strengths-based, relational, and culturally informed practice. 

Psychotherapy 

• The resident will develop skills in planning, implementing, and monitoring evidence-based and culturally responsive psychotherapy with Indigenous children, youth, and families. 

• The resident will have the opportunityto strengthen their competency in provided evidence-based psychotherapies, including CBT, TF-CBT, and DBT,tochildren, youth, and caregivers. 

• Intervention will be formulation-driven, with treatment goals and therapeutic approaches developed collaboratively with clients and families. 

• The resident will gain competence in co-facilitating the Mental Wellness Skill Program with adolescents, which is a culturally-sensitive, school-based, DBT/CBT skills group.  

• The resident may develop competence in family-based interventions, including providing psychoeducation, and CBT- and DBT-informed caregiver interventions. 

• The resident will gain experience monitoring treatment progress and adapting intervention plans over time. 

• The resident will develop experience adapting and delivering psychological interventions in ways that are responsive to Indigenous cultural knowledges, values, relationships, and community contexts. 

The resident will have the opportunity to engage in competency-based supervision, including the review and coding of recorded therapy sessions using the CTRS-CA, to support ongoing development of therapeutic skills.  

Consultation 

• The resident will develop professional skills in consultation and clinical training with interdisciplinary staff within the Wikwemikong Health Centre and with community partners. 

• Consultation experiences may include participation in case conferences and collaboration with professionals across mental health, education, child welfare, and other community services. 

• The resident will learn to communicate and collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary teams that may include child and youth workers, social workers, nurses, educators, behaviour therapists, teachers, school administrators, physicians, and psychiatrists. 

• The resident may also have opportunities to provide clinical training or professional development in areas related to child and youth mental health. 

• The resident may also have opportunities to consult with administrative and leadership staff and contribute to program development initiatives. 

Education 

• The resident will have opportunities to participate in local workshops, community events, and cultural knowledge-sharing opportunities. 

• The resident may have opportunities to learn from community knowledge holders and Elders and to consider these teachings in relation to their clinical work. 

• The resident will attend virtual monthly NORPIC rounds provided by psychologists with diverse areas of expertise across the NORPIC residency network. 

• Primary and secondary supervisors will provide focused didactic training based on the resident's learning goals and clinical experiences. 

Questions about this site in particular? Please reach out to Dr. Michelle Todorow at michelletodorow@wiikwemkoong.ca. 

HOUSING INFORMATION

The supervisor will assist the resident in identifying and locating potential housing options; however, the responsibility for securing suitable housing ultimately rests with the resident who matches with this site. 

All identities are welcomed and supported. 

  All Identities are welcomed and supported