DEPARTMENT OF

CLINICAL HEALTH
PSYCHOLOGY
RESIDENCY PROGRAM
2015- 2016

www.umanitoba.ca/medicine/clinical_health_psych

Table of Contents

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY RESIDENCY 2015-2016...............................................3

Values of our Residency Program......................................................................................5
ADULT STREAM ..............................................................................................................9
CHILD and ADOLESCENT STREAM .......................................................................12
ADULT NEUROPSYCHOLOGY STREAM..............................................................14
RURAL STREAM .............................................................................................................15
MINOR ROTATIONS/OPTIONS...............................................................................20
DIDACTICS.........................................................................................................................22
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE...........................................................................23
PSYCHOLOGY STAFF ..................................................................................................24
RESEARCH .......................................................................................................................27
STIPEND, BENEFITS, AND CONDITIONS ..........................................................32
APPLYING FOR RESIDENCY ....................................................................................34

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY RESIDENCY 20152016

The Department of Clinical Health Psychology in the College of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
at the University of Manitoba, offers a twelve-month Pre-doctoral Residency in Clinical Psychology
beginning September 1, 2015 and ending August 31, 2016. Our internship is fully accredited by the
Canadian Psychological Association through the 2017-2018 training year.
See http://www.cpa.ca/education/accreditation/ for information on CPA Accreditation Standards.
The Department of Clinical Health Psychology is both an academic department within the
Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Manitoba, and a Clinical Program within the
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority. Our residency endorses the Scientist-Practitioner
model of training for professional psychologists. The goal of our residency is to train
generalist clinical psychologists with the skills to work with a variety of populations and the
ability to apply research skills and knowledge to the analysis and solution of health
problems.
Four different streams or areas of emphasis are available within our residency:
Adult Stream (2 residents)
Child & Adolescent Stream (2 residents)
Adult Neuropsychology Stream (1 resident)
Rural Stream (3 residents)
1. Interlake-Eastern Health
Region
2. Southern Health Region
3. Adult Lifespan-Brandon
Descriptions of each stream are described in the pages that follow. Applicants may apply to one or
more of these four streams. Interviewing and ranking of applicants are conducted independently by
supervisors from the Adult, Child, and Neuropsychology Streams. The Rural Stream interviews are
conducted jointly by supervisors across all three health regions; however, rankings for these
positions occur independently (e.g. applicants apply to interview in this stream, but rankings will be
submitted separately for each of the three positions).
All residents participate in seminars on professional and clinical issues, case presentations, teaching
rounds and departmental Grand Rounds. Thus, residents have the opportunity to acquire
knowledge and develop competence in a variety of areas of clinical health psychology, regardless of
which area of emphasis they have chosen. Additional cross-cultural and inter-professional
experience is also fostered through four Diversity Minor (half-day) experiences.

The stipend for the residency is $54,956 for the year. Psychology residents are members of the
Professional Association of Residents and Interns of Manitoba (P.A.R.I.M.), and have salary and
benefit parity with first year medical residents in the College of Medicine, University of Manitoba.
This residency participates in the APPIC Computer Matching Program. All materials
should be submitted electronically via the AAPI Online application process.
Only Canadian citizens or landed immigrants are eligible to apply for positions as psychology
residents. The University of Manitoba encourages applications from qualified women and men,
including members of visible minorities, aboriginal people, and persons with disabilities.
Applicants from CPA or APA accredited doctoral programs in Clinical Psychology are preferred.
This residency abides by all guidelines of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Resident
Centres (APPIC) regarding offers of resident positions and communication with applicants. A
copy of the APPIC Guidelines is available from the APPIC web site: www.appic.org. Our
residency program is a member of the Canadian Council of Professional Psychology Programs
(CCPPP).

The application deadline for the 2015 - 2016 training year is

November 1, 2014
Our program abides by the recommendations of the CCPPP for a uniform interview notification
date of December 5 and a regionalized scheduling of interviews in January. For 2015, our
interviews will be scheduled during the week of the 19th to the 23rd. Personal interviews provide
the applicant with important information about our program, its facilities, and the city of
Winnipeg. Applicants who are offered an interview but cannot travel to Winnipeg will have
telephone (or Skype) interviews arranged with clinical supervisors, current residents, and the
Director of Training.

Values of our Residency Program

Ethical and responsible practice . We endorse and support the Code of Ethics of the
Canadian Psychological Association. Psychologists are aware of and in compliance with
relevant provincial and federal laws and statutes, which govern health care.
Psychologists are aware of the limits of their competence, and practice within their areas of
competence.
Science-based practice. The practice of clinical psychology is based in science and
psychologists make ongoing contributions to knowledge to promote the well-being of patients
and society as a whole. We adhere to the Scientist-Practitioner model of practice and
training in psychology. Psychological interventions should be evidence-based.
Professional autonomy. Psychology is an independent, self-regulating profession.
Psychologists are advocates for the well-being of their patients, society, and the profession.
Psychologists assume an appropriate degree of primary responsibility for effectively managing a
variety of patient care problems and responding to societal issues within their scope of
professional expertise. Furthermore, psychologists must work to ensure the removal of
unnecessary barriers restricting access to needed services. In order to ensure that the public has
reasonable access to high quality psychological services and expertise as needed, psychologists
work to facilitate the development of appropriate facilities, administrative structures, and
protective regulatory legislation. Psychologists identify and articulate their unique contributions
to patient welfare and the betterment of society through research, evaluation, and cost-effective
interventions. As a self- regulating profession, psychologists assume responsibility for the
maintenance of professional standards, ongoing quality assurance, ensuring opportunities for
continuing education and individual development.
Diversity.

Psychological practice should be grounded in an appreciation of cultural

diversity and psychologists should be competent in adapting their assessment and treatment
approaches and qualifying their interpretations of data in response to individual differences.
Manitoba is a culturally diverse province, and Winnipeg is a very heterogeneous city, where
psychologists need to be able to interact competently with persons from a wide variety of
cultural and ethnic groups, socioeconomic backgrounds, sexual orientations, disabilities, and
ages.

Expanding role of psychology. The role of psychology in health care is expanding, and
psychologists should be capable of applying their skills and knowledge to new areas of health
care. We believe that clinical psychologists should apply their skills to a wide variety of
problems. These domains of practice include the area of mental health, where psychology has
a traditional expertise, plus other areas of service that expand to include the health care system
as a whole.

This expanded focus also includes the areas of primary prevention and health promotion.
We believe that in the future, career opportunities for psychologists and opportunities to
improve population health will increasingly be found in non-traditional areas of
psychology practice. Psychologists have a social responsibility to apply their skills and
knowledge to areas in which human health and well-being can be improved through their
interventions.

Generalist training. We believe that training at the pre-doctoral residency level

should be broad in nature, in order to produce generalist clinical psychologists who are
prepared for providing primary care and for entry into advanced or specialized training or
careers in clinical research and teaching. We believe that residency should be a broadening
experience for students rather than an experience of increasingly narrow specialization.
We believe that post-doctoral training is the appropriate place for intensive specialization.
We believe that broad generalist skills best equip graduates for the changing job market
and the expanding role of the profession. Increasingly, in Canada, psychologists are selfemployed in independent practice settings and the trend shows no signs of abating. There
is a shift from institutional practice, where psychologists are often consultants to other
health professionals, to the primary care role, where psychologists contract directly with
clients for service; and from salaried positions to positions funded by direct client billing or
third party payers. We believe that it is a responsibility of the residency to prepare
residents as much as possible for the many different roles that may be required in their
future careers as professional psychologists.
The goals and objectives that follow from these values are:
Goals:
I. Residents will engage in professional conduct, ethical problem solving, and responsible
practice.
Objectives:
Residents will participate in seminars, and other department-sponsored
educational activities on professional practice issues, ethics, and
responsible decision-making.
Residents will discuss ethical issues as they arise in clinical cases with their
supervisors. Supervisors will evaluate and give feedback to residents on
professional behaviour and ethical decision-making.
Residents will highlight and discuss an ethical issue in one of their four
case presentations.
Residents will learn about professionalism and ethics within the broader,
interdisciplinary health care context.

II. Residents will have opportunities to apply research-based approaches to clinical problems,
and to learn about the practicalities of research in clinical settings.
Objectives:
Residents will routinely seek out current scientific knowledge and apply
this knowledge as required to ensure responsible clinical practice. Case
presentations will be scientifically informed.
Supervisors will evaluate residents application of current scientific
knowledge to practice.
Residents will attend departmental, hospital, and university-based rounds,
colloquia, seminars, and journal clubs to learn about evidence-based practice
and research in an applied health setting.
III. Residency year will facilitate a transition from graduate student to professional psychologist.
Residents will solidify their professional identities as psychologists and increase their
awareness of issues affecting the profession and the health care system, including the diversity
of roles and settings in which psychologists function. They will be prepared to proceed to
registration / licensure and to take an active role in professional self- governance to advance
the profession of psychology, for the benefit of society.
Objectives:
Residents attend and participate in departmental staff meetings and gain
understanding of professional governance and administrative issues at the
departmental, hospital, city, provincial and national levels.
Residents participate in the Education and Training Committee meetings
Residents have opportunities to participate in other university and hospital
administrative activities such as search committees, Standards Committee,
Continuing Education Committee.
Residents will have an opportunity to participate in teaching clinical skills to
undergraduate medical students.
Residents have opportunities to participate in the activities of the
Professional Association of Residents and Interns of Manitoba (PARIM),
and the Manitoba Psychological Society (MPS).
Residents are exposed to important information regarding regulatory
issues, professional licensing requirements, and practical information on
beginning their professional careers.

IV.

Residents will become competent in assessment, treatment, and consultation with clients of
different age, gender, cultural/ethnic and social backgrounds.
Objectives:
Residents will have exposure to clinical practice issues across the
developmental age span.
Residents will assess and treat both males and females.
Residents will assess and treat clients or patients from diverse cultural/ethnic
and linguistic backgrounds.
Residents will assess or treat at least one patient from a rural or northern
community.
Residents will make at least one clinical case presentation to the group
about a case with a significant cultural or diversity component and
describe how they modified their clinical approach or understanding of the
case based on their appreciation of these differences.
Residents will complete four Diversity Minor Rotation experiences over
the course of the year.

V. Residents will receive broad generalist training: learn to apply psychological knowledge and
skills to new clinical problems or populations, both in the area of mental health and in other
areas of health care.
Residents will complete some options outside of their core/major rotations
involving patient populations they have not worked with before,
assessment or treatment modalities they have not previously had significant
experience with, or in settings where they have not previously worked.
Each resident will assess and treat some patients with primary health
concerns (e.g. patients whose primary reason for being seen by
psychology is not a mental disorder).
Residents will conduct therapy from at least two different theoretical
models.
Residents will conduct group or family therapy.
Residents will utilize a variety of assessment approaches including
interview, observation, self-report and projective measures.
Residents will become familiar with the work of psychologists in multiple
settings and roles.

ADULT STREAM
Across both major rotations in the Adult Stream, there is an overall orientation toward promoting
the resident's professional identity and distinctiveness as a psychologist within a system where the
predominant model is medical. Residents also experience opportunities for the development of
psychological services in a setting where psychology has more professional independence than in
most other jurisdictions. Our goal is to help the resident develop both competence and
confidence in clinical practice, with a strong professional identity as a psychologist.
A competitive applicant for the Adult Stream would typically have completed during clinical
practica 100 hours of direct assessment time, 300 hours of direct treatment time, and 200 hours of
supervision, with a significant proportion of the latter including individual supervision. Practica
experience across a range of settings, with some exposure to more complex assessment tools, and
more than one therapeutic modality are also seen as strengths for an applicant. In addition,
evidence of scientific activity to complement the practitioner work (e.g., national grants,
publications, presentations) is valued.

Adult Psychology Services, St. Boniface Hospital:

Psychodiagnostic and Cognitive Assessment/Anxiety disorders interventions

This rotation provides hospital-based experiences with a significant emphasis on adult

assessment and consultation, and on cognitive behaviour therapy targeting anxiety with adult
outpatients.
Assessment referrals come from inpatient psychiatry, outpatient mental health programs, medical
practitioners, geriatric services, and from community settings. Various neurocognitive and
diagnostic techniques are used with these referrals. The resident is expected to develop strengths in
navigating practice issues in a hospital setting, integrating test results into a conceptually
sophisticated report, and to become increasingly efficient in delivering assessment services in a
focused and timely manner. Either introductory or advanced training in the clinical use of
projective tests is available. Reasons for assessment referrals include mood disorders, psychotic
disorders, organic brain impairment, dementia, developmental disabilities, and personality disorders.
Approximately two-thirds of the major rotation time is focused on assessment/consultation.
Residents will also have the opportunity to develop their cognitive-behavioral assessment and
intervention skills in the SBH Anxiety Disorders Program. Individual treatment cases may involve
various anxiety disorders including panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, obsessive- compulsive
disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Perinatal anxiety
presentations, requiring prompt intervention, are also regularly seen through the clinic.
Opportunities for training in the treatment of health anxiety (hypochondriasis) may also be
provided. Patients offered individual treatment in our program tend to have complex and

challenging presentations. Residents will also have the opportunity to co-lead an anxiety treatment
group: our service offers CBT groups for panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, mixed anxiety, and
health anxiety. The Anxiety Disorders Program emphasizes the importance of empirically validated
approaches to treatment and the service has an active research program. Opportunities for residents
to be involved in ongoing projects may be available. Approximately one-third of the major rotation
time is focused on evaluation and treatment of outpatients with anxiety.

Adult Psychology Outpatient Services, Health Sciences Centre

Advanced Psychotherapy/ Health Psychology:

This rotation emphasizes psychological intervention with outpatients presenting with primary
mental health or health psychology-related problems. The rotation will be characterized by
opportunities to conceptualize therapy cases using different orientations (e.g., cognitivebehavioural, interpersonal, solution-focused), and there will be opportunities and indeed an
emphasis on working in a different style than what the resident is accustomed. Also, there is a
focus on developing a high level of therapy process skills, and on increasing the residents
effectiveness as a therapist. The prime focus is on identifying variables that enhance the
therapeutic relationship/outcome and on increasing the residents effectiveness as a therapist. The
goal is to help the resident refine/advance therapeutic skills and to promote growth as a therapist
by integrating past experiences, new learning and the self.
The intensive psychotherapy training clinic provides an opportunity for the resident to conduct
therapy with patients experiencing a range of health problems. Common problems include sleep
disorders, unexplained chronic fatigue, as well as primary mood, anxiety, and personality disorders.
There will also be an opportunity for group therapy in the areas of depression and sleep disorders.
Many sessions will be conducted before a one-way mirror to provide the resident with an
opportunity to receive ongoing and timely feedback and to observe other styles of therapy.
Residents are given some choice as to the type of patients they wish to treat and are usually
expected to see four patients on a continuous basis. Group and individual supervision is offered.
In some cases, patients may be seen in co-therapy with the supervisor. Approximately two-thirds
of the major rotation time is focused on advanced psychotherapy skills through this approach.
The resident will also have the opportunity to develop assessment and intervention skills in the area
of health psychology, providing therapy to medical patients with chronic illness, where stress,
anxiety, or pain are often contributory or central to their medical disorder. The resident will be able
to co-lead a structured group treatment program for adults with irritable bowel syndrome. The
treatment approach offered is cognitive-behavioral, and patients are typically referred from internal
medicine or from family physicians. The resident will be involved in patient selection, intake
interviews, report writing, and homework monitoring, as well as a relapse prevention follow-up
session. Program evaluation is a strong component of this experience, and the resident will have
the opportunity to observe how program evaluation is conducted in an applied setting. Residents

also typically provide more tailored individual treatment to 2-4 patients with chronic disease,
including illness-related chronic pain in order to solidify therapy skills in this subspecialty area.
Approximately one-third of the major rotation time is focused on this health psychology
component.
Upon completion of this rotation, the aim is for the resident to function as a true scientistpractitioner with a variety of therapeutic strategies drawn from different orientations. In addition,
the resident will have become aware of how to be more effective with patients in session through a
focus on therapeutic language and attention to therapy process issues. Residents will increase their
breadth and depth of knowledge about specific health conditions, and further develop their
understanding of the interaction of psychological factors with physical health.

CHILD and ADOLESCENT STREAM

Child and Adolescent Psychology at Health Sciences Centre provides a variety of services to children,
adolescents, and their families at the PsycHealth Centre and Children's Hospital. Residents in the
Child and Adolescent Stream complete two, six-month major rotations at Health Sciences Centre.

Child & Adolescent Rotation, Health Sciences Centre Consultation/Assessment Service

Residents routinely conduct comprehensive assessments of children and adolescents with a wide
range of presenting problems. Most referrals from Children's Hospital involve children and
adolescents with an identified medical or developmental problem. Common assessment questions
include the cognitive and behavioural effects of traumatic brain injury, epilepsy or other
neuropsychological problems. Referrals from the Mental Health Program often involve differential
diagnosis of adolescents presenting with primary mental health concerns (depression, anxiety,
psychosis, personality disorders), or evaluation of children with suspected learning disabilities, or
other developmental disorders.
Although the goal of the rotation is for the resident to acquire generalist outpatient-based training
through exposure to a wide variety of presenting problems, ages, and approaches, more specialized
experiences with specific populations are often available to meet individual training needs and
interests. For example, many residents have chosen to gain some experience conducting
psychodiagnostic assessments with children and adolescents in the PsycHealth inpatient psychiatric
unit. Residents may also choose some involvement as a member of a multidisciplinary Pediatric Brain
Injury Team. Other special populations that may be included in an individual's caseload, depending
on the resident's previous experience and interests, include adolescents with eating disorders, or
preschoolers presenting with a wide range of developmental and emotional difficulties.

Child & Adolescent Rotation, Health Sciences Centre Outpatient Intervention Service
Residents on this rotation will spend their time delivering evidence-based psychological
interventions to children, adolescents, and families. Treatment referrals are typically quite broad in
scope, but frequently include mental health referrals (i.e. anxiety, mood, family-based problems) as
well as problems within the domain of health psychology such as encopresis, coping with illness or
disability, and somatoform disorders (e.g. pain management, conversion symptoms), or problems in
the domain of parent-child interaction. Treatment referrals from other mental health professionals
most often comprise requests for behavioural or cognitive-behavioural interventions. Opportunities
to provide consultation and intervention to youth and families from the pediatric diabetes service,
facing issues such as treatment adherence, adjustment to illness, family stressors and conflict, all
within the context of a chronic illness is also part of this rotation. An emphasis will be placed on
integrative treatment approaches. Residents will gain considerable exposure to evidence-based
cognitive-behavioural interventions. Opportunities for group therapy with children or adolescents

are also often available. Finally, all residents will, during this rotation, carry a caseload of family
therapy clients where the predominant theoretical orientation will be family systems theory.

ADULT NEUROPSYCHOLOGY STREAM

The main objective of this stream is to further develop knowledge and skills in applying
neuropsychological assessment methods to individuals with known or suspected brain injury or
neurological disorder. Emphasis is placed on carrying out comprehensive assessments of individuals
cognitive strengths and weaknesses and overall psychological functioning in the context of
neurological / brain impairment. Residents will develop skills in communicating assessment results
and recommendations to patients, families, referral sources, and multidisciplinary teams. This Stream
is intended to provide residents with the language, skills, experiences, and confidence necessary to
function within the general health care system. Prior training (i.e., courses and experience) in
Neuropsychology is required.
During the first four months of the training year (September to December), the resident will
complete rotations within the broad domains of adult clinical and health psychology. Typical
rotations would include some exposure to the following three core domains, although exposure to
other clinical populations and approaches are available in response to the individual training needs
and objectives of the resident:
1. Pain or other Health Psychology Service
2. Manitoba Public Insurance (exposure to the role
clinical/neuropsychologist in the area of disability insurance)
3. Adult Psychotherapy Service

of

the

consultant

The resident will also actively carry one adult psychotherapy therapy case throughout the 12-month
residency.
The remaining eight months (January to August) will be devoted to the major rotation in adult
neuropsychology. The structure of the major rotation is divided roughly into three semesters. The
first semester will emphasize general neuropsychological assessment. The resident will select
referrals from the General Neuropsychology waitlist at the PsycHealth Center at Health Sciences
Centre. This service receives referrals from family physicians and a wide variety of medical
specialists from within the health region. Presenting problems typically include, but are not limited
to the following: brain tumours, ruptured aneurysms, multiple sclerosis, movement disorders,
dementias, infectious processes, and comorbid cognitive and psychiatric difficulties.
In the second semester, the resident will complete inpatient or pre-operative neuropsychological
assessments. At HSC, we receive referrals for pre-operative neuropsychological evaluations,
particularly for epilepsy surgery and deep brain stimulation for movement disorders. Residents may
have the opportunity to participate in intracarotid anaesthetic procedures and to observe
neurosurgery.

In addition to presurgical assessments, the resident will continue to see patients from the General
Neuropsychology Waitlist.
In the third semester, residents will have the opportunity to work with individuals who have
experienced stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord damage, limb amputation, acute and/or
chronic pain, and the sequelae of these conditions. Typical referrals include requests for assessments
of rehabilitation potential, ability to return to independent living, vocational planning, and aiding
adjustment to chronic illness. Dr. Ritchie also provides neuropsychological rehabilitation services on
an individual or group basis. The resident will have the opportunity to participate in or inform
neurocognitive rehabilitation with patients.
Finally, across the residency year, the resident will have opportunities to participate in the Early
Cognitive Change Clinic for Older Adults at St. Boniface Hospital. The assessment component of
this program involves a 2-hour visit in which a patient is evaluated by a Clinical Neuropsychologist,
and the patients program partner (i.e., significant other) meets with a Clinical Geropsychologist. In
the afternoons, the ECCC program runs an intervention program (i.e., Partners in Memory group)
consisting of 10 weekly two-hour group sessions involving patients and their program partner. The
sessions emphasize education regarding Mild Cognitive Impairment, memory and mood difficulties.
Participants learn practical cognitive and lifestyle strategies to improve everyday memory and help
maintain brain health. Additionally, caregiver support and education are provided.
Throughout the year, the Neuropsychology resident will be required to attend rounds. These rounds
include neuroscience, movement disorder, epilepsy, brain cutting, neuroradiology and rehabilitation
medicine rounds. Participation in the monthly neuropsychology journal club is also required, with
the expectation of one presentation by the resident.

RURAL STREAMInterlake-Eastern & Southern

Health Regions
The goals of this stream are to provide residents with closely supervised clinical experiences in
culturally appropriate service provision with a broad diversity of primary care activities and
opportunities for collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams. Given that it is not possible to
predict from one year to the next the proportion of clinical cases involving children, adolescents,
and adults during the second six months of the Rural Rotation, applicants who have been most
successful in recent years tend to have a balanced complement of training in work with clients
across the developmental spectrum. The second six months also typically involves the completion
of several complex psychometric psychological assessments. As a result, experience beyond
coursework requirements in assessment involving cognitive, personality, and diagnostic clarification
with both children and adults would be an additional asset for applicants. Individuals with
particular interest in community-based approaches and rural mental health, working with underserved populations, cultural factors in health, and consultation may find this stream of our program
especially attractive. We hope that graduates of this stream will pursue careers in rural practice.

Urban Rotations

The residents first six months (September through February) will be spent in clinical rotations in
Winnipeg teaching hospitals.
Residents in the Interlake-Eastern and Southern positions will complete training experiences with
both adult and child oriented rotations designed to provide the resident with a breadth of clinical
experiences in the area of child and adolescent mental health.
Child training for these two positions occurs at the Manitoba Adolescent Treatment Centre
(MATC) within the context of two multidisciplinary service teams (Tourette Syndrome Clinic and
the Community Child and Adolescent Treatment Service or C-CATS). These clinics provide the
resident with broad-based exposure to mental health problems in youth within the context of a
multidisciplinary team-based approach. Specialty training opportunities in areas of ADHD, youth
forensics, or residential treatment for severe mental health problems may also be available.
Residents will complete this rotation with broad exposure to assessment and intervention
techniques across the range of mental health problems with which youth typically seek services
from psychologists (internalizing and externalizing problems, and neurodevelopmental concerns
including autism spectrum and other developmental disorders).
Adult training for the Interlake-Eastern and Southern positions will typically occur at St.
Boniface Hospital. Training modules will include psychodiagnostic assessment, evidence-based
treatment of anxiety and related disorders, in addition to specialty exposure to such areas as
Womens Health (Perinatal health, post-partum mood and anxiety disorders), Chronic Illness
adjustment, Cardiac Psychology, and geriatric psychology.

Training experiences in this rotation are individualized to meet each residents training needs and interests.

Rural Community Rotation Interlake-Eastern or Southern Health Region

The residents second six months (March through August) will be spent in full-time clinical training
in a rural region of Manitobas Interlake-Eastern or Southern Health Regions (both of which are
commutable to or from Winnipeg). Supervision will be provided by a psychologist based in the
region. The home base for the resident will vary from year to year, but typically occurs in the
communities of Selkirk, Oakbank, or Steinbach. The rural resident will maintain contact with
residents in Winnipeg one day per week, through weekly case conferences, seminars, and other
departmental activities. The specific location of the rotations will be announced in the fall, well
before our application deadline of November 1.
The Interlake-Eastern Health Region (population 118,000) occupies approximately 61,000 square
kilometers. It includes the land mass north of Winnipeg, between Lake Manitoba and Lake
Winnipeg and extends eastward to the Ontario border. Due to the recreational opportunities and
cottages in the area, the population of this region increases significantly during the summer months.
Health centres are located in a number of communities within the Interlake-Eastern Region
including Selkirk, Gimli, Stonewall, Ashern, Oakbank, Beausejour, Lac du Bonnet, Pine Falls, and
Pinawa. The region also includes a number of First Nations Communities as well as some Hutterite
colonies and a French Canadian community. The resident may have an opportunity to spend a
portion of this rotation at the Selkirk Mental Health Centre, an inpatient facility providing shortterm and long-term treatment, forensic and psychogeriatric programs for the region as well as to
the entire province and beyond, including the Inuit residents of Nunavut.
The city of Steinbach is located within the Southern Regional Health Authority. Steinbach is one
of the fastest growing areas of Manitoba, and has recently been proclaimed the third largest city in
Manitoba (after Winnipeg and Brandon) with a population of approximately 18,000 people. The
Steinbach area has a strong cultural heritage that includes Mennonite and French cultures;
approximately 19% of individuals in the area speak a language other than English at home (e.g.,
German, French). In addition to the many recreational opportunities in Steinbach (e.g., aquatic
centre, hockey clubs, skating arenas), the city of Steinbach is located approximately 110km west of
the beautiful Whiteshell Provincial Park which features an abundance of recreational opportunities
on the edge of the Canadian Shield. As part of the Southern Regional Health Authority, this rural
stream of the residency program provides services to individuals across diverse ages, backgrounds,
and presenting problems to individuals from the city of Steinbach and the surrounding rural
communities (e.g., Ste. Anne, St. Pierre-Jolys, La Broquerie, Niverville, and Vita). Opportunities
to provide consultation to staff based at the Crisis Stabilization Unit in Steinbach and behavioural
recommendations for older adults with dementia (i.e., residing in long-term care facilities) are also
available through this rotation.

Both positions in our Rural Stream are intended to expose the resident to a community-based
consultative service delivery model. Within this framework, residents have opportunities to
complete psychological assessments and provide therapy services (individual, family, groups) to
clients across diverse ages, backgrounds, and presenting problems. Residents also provide
consultative services to community mental health workers and other health care professionals
based in several rural communities, and may be involved in programme development and
evaluation, and health promotion and illness prevention efforts. It is also expected that the rural
resident will provide one educational workshop or community presentation during the course of
this rotation. The content and format of these presentations has varied considerably across
residents and are based on the particular residents interests and expertise.
The rural rotation involves travel within the region, although the resident can quite easily
live in Winnipeg and commute daily to their home base of Selkirk, Oakbank, or Steinbach
(35, 30, and 65 km outside Winnipeg, respectively). An average of 2-3 hours per week of travel
time between communities is also expected. A valid drivers license and a vehicle are required for
this residency position.

RURAL STREAM- Adult Lifespan-Brandon

Residents in this stream spend half of their year in urban rotations, similar to all other residents, and
the second half of their training year in Brandon, Manitoba. The goals of this stream are to provide
residents with supervised clinical experiences in provision of assessment, treatment, and consultation,
as well as opportunities for collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams. Individuals with particular
interests in community-based approaches, cultural factors in health, and opportunities to provide
consultation and to be embedded in a multi-disciplinary team structure, may find this stream of our
program especially attractive. This stream is also unique in that it provides opportunities to work
clinically with individuals across the adult lifespan, and in a variety of contexts (outpatient, inpatient,
community), with a focus on traumarelated concerns, geriatric psychology, community mental
health, and health psychology. Candidates should demonstrate a flexible attitude, willingness to learn,
and ability to work well both independently and within team settings. The ideal candidate would
come to us with both assessment and intervention experience.

Urban Rotation
The residents first six months (September to February) will be spent in clinical rotations in Winnipeg
teaching hospitals. The resident will participate in two major adult-focused rotations for these six
months.
Assessment and treatment of young and middle adult populations occur at the Operational Stress
Injury Clinic at Deer Lodge Centre, where residents have the opportunity to work with active-duty

military, veterans and police who experience diverse presenting problems such as anxiety disorders
(especially trauma), mood disorders, personality disorders, and addictions.
There will be opportunities to provide service at-a-distance using videoconferencing and become
familiar with apps as treatment adjuncts.
Assessment and treatment of older adults (age 55+) occur in the McEwen Building at St. Boniface
Hospital. This component of the major rotation emphasizes training in treatment services with older
adults. Residents will learn case conceptualization skills specific to older adults, including the
consideration of medical problems/medications, mental health concerns, along with age-related
changes in biological, psychological, and adaptive functioning. Referral issues may include treatment
for depression, anxiety, adjustment to medical concerns, caregiving distress, and
assessment/management of challenging behaviors secondary to dementia.
The resident will also participate in the Early Cognitive Change Clinic for Older Adults (ECCCOA)
at St. Boniface Hospital. Specifically, the resident will conduct psychological assessments of caregivers
for individuals referred for assessment of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Additionally, the
resident will co-facilitate an 8-week intervention group for individuals with MCI and their program
partners. The group sessions emphasize education regarding MCI, mood/stress concerns, and
practical strategies to improve everyday memory and brain health. Additionally, caregiver support and
education are provided.

Brandon Community Rotation

The residents second six months (March through August) will be spent in full-time clinical training in
Brandon, MB, a small city 200 km west of Winnipeg. Contact with the other residents will be
maintained during this rotation by weekly videoconference.
The Brandon rotation provides the resident with training opportunities in the areas of psychological
assessment and therapy with clients of diverse ages, ethnic backgrounds, and presenting problems.
Another major role for the resident is to provide consultation to other professionals including
community mental health workers, multidisciplinary inpatient treatment teams, and family physicians.
It is also expected that the Adult Lifespan resident will provide one educational workshop or
community presentation during the course of this rotation.
There is a wide range of diagnostic groups seen in this rotation, with exposure to both mental health
and health psychology service areas. The most common diagnostic presentations in adult community
mental health services include, but are not limited to, depressive disorders, anxiety-related disorders
(such as generalized anxiety, phobias, and panic symptoms), obsessive- compulsive disorder,
hoarding, post-traumatic stress and abuse issues, adjustment disorders, and personality related
disorder. Cognitive assessments include intelligence testing, adaptive functioning, learning barriers,
and diagnostic queries. The Health Psychology component is housed in the Brandon Regional Health
Centre, a 300+ bed hospital and rehabilitation centre.

Residents will have the opportunity to provide service to the following groups: outpatients with
chronic pain, cardiac disease, pulmonary disease, renal failure and diabetes, as part of a multidisciplinary treatment team; inpatients on the medical units within the hospital. Services provided
include individual psychotherapy and biofeedback, group therapy, and psychoeducational
presentations.

MINOR ROTATIONS/OPTIONS
Although we offer residents a choice of one of the four streams or areas of emphasis (Adult, Child
& Adolescent, Adult Neuropsychology, Rural) every resident will work with a considerable
diversity of clients of different ages, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, lifestyles, and
disabilities, and every resident will have the opportunity to work in a variety of clinical settings. In
order to provide a breadth of training experiences, residents will complete minor rotations or
options in domains outside of their primary, major rotations. These options will be chosen in
consultation with the Training Director with the goal of ensuring that residents complete their
training year with broad, generalist skills and exposure to working with other populations, age
groups, clinical settings, or modalities of assessment and treatment than the ones they encounter
in their major rotations.
Minor Rotation/Options that are available will vary slightly from year to year, but usually include:

Clinical Geriatric Psychology / Neuropsychology

Clinical Child Psychology - Child Protection Centre
Adult Eating Disorders
Adult Inpatient Assessment
Womens Health
Chronic Pain Service
Cardiac Psychology
Clinical Child Psychology/Neuropsychology
Combat-Related Trauma and Military Psychology
Anxiety Disorders (child or adult teams)
Forensic Psychology (Adult or Youth)
Adult Health Psychology
Primary/Shared Care Clinic
Aboriginal Health and Wellness Centre and/or Northern Connections Clinic
Intensive/Long term Psychotherapy Case (child or adult)

Many other minor rotations can be arranged if the resident expresses a specific interest in a clinical
service domain offered by a faculty member working within our university department or hospital
program (see list of faculty in this brochure). Assignment to minor rotations/options occur early in
September, based on an assessment of the resident's training needs, the resident's goals and interests,
and the demand for particular minor rotations. Because the minor rotations available in any given
year depend upon the availability of supervisors and the number of residents requiring or requesting
particular experiences, it is not possible to guarantee residents particular minor rotations at the time
they are accepted into the residency. Minor Rotations/Options typically comprise one half-day per
week.

DIDACTICS
Clinical and Professional Issues Seminars (1.5 hours per week). These seminars deal with a variety of
topics relevant to clinical practice. A list of sample seminar topics can be seen on the next page.
Undergraduate Medical Teaching. Over the course of the year, residents participate as facilitators and
co-facilitators, in small group, applied teaching sessions with undergraduate medical students on topics
such as motivational interviewing and solution-focused behavioural change skills.
Clinical Case Presentations (1 hour per week) Residents present assessment and therapy cases, in
rotation, several times throughout the year. Staff members also attend, and present cases several times
throughout the year. Cases will frequently be selected to highlight particular diagnostic, ethical, or crosscultural issues.
Departmental Grand Rounds Residents have ample opportunity to attend both department sponsored
Grand Rounds as well as medical specialty rounds of relevance to their specific training interests and needs.
Clinical and Professional Issues
(sample seminar topics vary from year to year)

Bereavement and the elderly

Eating Disorders in adolescents
Empirical basis of the Rorschach
Ethical and professional issues
Ethics and intro to child psychotherapy
Forensic Psychology/Risk Assessment
Working with Gay/Lesbian clients
Getting a Job in Psychology
Intro to Psychopharmacology
Living with Schizophrenia
Neuropsychology
Private practice issues
Professional standards and registration in Manitoba and Canada
Program evaluation (Cost-effectiveness)
Program evaluation (Treatment effectiveness)
Recent advances in cognitive-behaviour therapy
Suicide Risk Assessment & Intervention
Supervision Issues
Trauma and the Military

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
Education and Training Committee. All psychology residents are members of the Education and
Training Committee, chaired by the Director of Training, and participate in the administrative operations of
the program. Residents also participate in the resident applicant interview process. Residents may also serve
on University or Departmental committees, such as Standards, Quality Assurance and Search committees.

PSYCHOLOGY STAFF
St. Boniface General H ospital (SBGH)

Rehman ABDULREHMAN, Ph.D. Anxiety Disorders Clinic. Cross cultural psychology and
application of cognitive behavioral therapy with cross cultural and global populations.
Patricia FURER, Ph.D. Anxiety Disorders Clinic: Panic Disorder, Intense Illness Concern.
Major
Rotation Supervisor (Adult).
George KAOUKIS, Ph.D. Health Psychology Service. Supervisor, Adult Psychotherapy, Stress &
Anger
Management, Cardiac Rehabilitation Minor Rotation.
Jeany KEATES, Ph.D. Inpatient and Outpatient Assessment/Consultation. Major
Rotation Supervisor (Adult).
Lesley KOVEN, Ph.D. Health Psychology Service. Supervisor, Adult Psychotherapy, Geriatric
Neuropsychology Minor.
Carrie LIONBERG, Ph.D. Health Psychology: Pelvic Pain, CBT for Depression. Major Rotation
Supervisor, Rural Stream. Minor Rotation Supervisor (Womens Health).
Lorne SEXTON, Ph.D. Psychology Program Site Manager, SBGH and Associate Head,
Department of Clinical Health Psychology, University of Manitoba. Supervisor, Adult
Psychotherapy. Adult and Elderly outpatient services.

Health Sciences Centre (HSC)

John ARNETT, Ph.D. Neuropsychology.

Jane BOW, Ph.D. Child and Adolescent Psychology and Neuropsychology. Major Rotation
Supervisor ( Child and Adolescent Stream); Child Neuropsychology Minor.
Jennifer DUCHARME, Ph.D. Major Rotation Supervisor (Child & Adolescent Stream).
Curriculum Coordinator.
Patricia FERGUSSON, Ph.D. Eating Disorders Service (Adult & Child/Adolescent); Minor
Rotation Supervisor

Lesley GRAFF, Ph.D. Health Psychology Consultation Service. Major Rotation Supervisor, Adult
Stream, Health Psychology
Leonard GREENWOOD, Ph.D. Child Protection Center; Supervisor, Psychotherapy and Minor
Rotation
Diane HIEBERT-MURPHY, Ph.D. Major Rotation Supervisor, Couple and Family Therapy.
Maxine HOLMQVIST, Ph.D. Adult Outpatient Treatment. Aboriginal and health psychology.
Sayma MALIK, Psy.D. Child Psychology, Child Development Clinic/Preschool Service. Minor
rotation and Child Psychotherapy supervisor.
Robert McILWRAITH, Ph.D. Head, Dept. of Clinical Health Psychology. Adult Inpatient
Mental Health
Andrea PIOTROWSKI, Ph.D. Adult Inpatient Mental Health. Minor rotation supervisor.
Lesley RITCHIE, Ph.D. Supervisor, Adult Neuropsychology Stream
Nicole TAYLOR, Ph.D. Child and Adolescent Psychology. Minor Rotation Supervisor.
Michael TESCHUK, Ph.D. Child and Adolescent Psychology. Training Director. Child
Psychology Services.
Norah VINCENT, Ph.D. Adult Outpatient Psychology. Major Rotation Supervisor, Adult
Stream.

Elsewhere in Winnipeg
Jason EDIGER, Ph.D. Seven Oaks General Hospital. Minor Rotation Supervisor.
Garry FISHER, Ph.D. Youth Forensics. Minor Rotation Supervisor
Pam HOLENS, Ph.D. Operational Stress Injuries, Deer Lodge Centre. Adult
Psychotherapy Supervisor.
Debbie WHITNEY, Ph.D. Deer Lodge Centre, Operational Stress Injuries, Major Rotation
Supervisor, Rural Stream.
Jean Valerie KRYSANSKI, Ph.D. Victoria General Hospital. Inpatient and Outpatient
Mental Health. Minor Rotation Supervisor.
Jaye MILES, Ph.D. Manitoba Adolescent Treatment Centre. Major Rotation Supervisor,
Rural Stream.
Colleen MILLIKIN, Ph.D. Geriatric Psychology, Deer Lodge Centre

Gary SHADY, Ph.D. Pediatric Psychology Clinic and Tourette's Clinic. Major Rotation
Supervisor, Rural Stream
Gregg TKACHUK, Ph.D. Pan Am Pain Clinic. Minor Rotation Supervisor.
Laine TORGRUD, Ph.D. Grace General Hospital. Major Rotation Supervisor, Rural Stream.
Rural and Northern Manitoba
Karen DYCK, Ph.D. Interlake Region. Major Rotation Supervisor, Rural Stream. Director,
Rural & Northern Psychology Program
AnnaMarie CARLSON, Ph.D. Health Psychology & Chronic Illness Prevention, Brandon, Manitoba.
Major Rotation Supervisor, Rural Stream.
Greg GIBSON, Ph.D. Community Mental Health Services, Brandon, Manitoba. Major Rotation
Supervisor, Rural Stream.
Michelle HAUGEN, Psy D. Dauphin, Manitoba. Major Rotation Supervisor, Rural Stream.
Sandra THOMPSON, Ph.D. , Oakbank & Beausejour, Manitoba. Major Rotation Supervisor, Rural
Stream.
Susan HOLM, Ph.D. Selkirk Mental Health Centre. Minor Rotation Supervisor, Rural
Stream.
Amanda LINTS-MARTINDALE, Ph.D. Steinbach, Manitoba. Major Rotation
Supervisor, Rural Stream.
Tiffany LIPPENS, Ph.D. Portage la Prairie, Morden-Winkler, Manitoba.

RESEARCH
To illustrate the research interests of the psychology staff, a listing of recent publications appears
below. Names of faculty members and residents appear in bold.
Abdulrehman, R.Y. & Sidik, N.Y. (2011) Building capacity of psychological resources in the
developing world: A partnership between Manitoba and Tanzania. Psynopsis 33.(4), 40.
Beaulac, J., Carlson, A-M. & Boyd, J. (2011). Counselling on physical activity to promote mental
health. Practice guidelines for the family physician. Canadian Family Physician, 57, 399-401.
Bernstein, K.I., Promislow, S., Carr, R., Rawsthorne, P., Walker, J.R., & Bernstein, C.N. (2011). The
information needs and preferences of recently diagnosed patients with IBD. Inflammatory Bowel
Diseases, 17(2), 590-598.
Bernstein CN, Singh S, Graff LA, Walker JR, Miller N, Cheang M. A prospective population-based
study of triggers of flares in IBD. American Journal Gastroenterology. 2010:105:1994-2002
Brennan, C., Dyck, K., Hardy, C. & Mushquash, C (2011). Rural mental health services in Canada: A
model for research and practice. In J. Kulig & A. Williams (Eds.) Health in rural Canada. Vancouver,
BC: UBC Press.
Chartier, M.J., Walker, J.R., & Naimark. B. (2010). Separate and cumulative effects of adverse
childhood experiences in predicting adult health and health care utilization. Child Abuse and Neglect.
34(6):454-64.
Durcan, A. & Holmqvist, M. (2010). Using the social determinants of health as a framework in
primary healthcare. The Social Determinants of Health in Manitoba. Canadian Centre for Policy
Alternatives.
Dyck, K.G. & Hardy, C. (2013) Enhancing access to psychologically informed mental health services
in rural and northern communities. Invited submission, CPA award for distinguished contribution to
psychology as a profession. Canadian Psychology, 54 (1), 30-37
Dyck, K. & McIlwraith, R.(2011). The rural and northern psychology program in Manitoba:
Celebrating 15 years of service and education. Psynopsis, 33(2), 22-23.
Edelstein, B. A., & Koven, L. P. (2010). Older Adult Assessment Issues & Strategies. In A.M Nezu
& C.M. Nezu (Series Ed.) & V. Molinari (Vol. Ed.), Specialty Competencies in Professional
Psychology: Specialty Competencies in Geropsychology. Oxford University Press.
Farrell, L.J., Turner, C., Donovan, C. & Walker, J.R. (2011). Anxiety disorders in children with
chronic health conditions. In Eric Storch & Dean McKay (Eds.). Handbook of child and adolescent anxiety
disorders. New York: Springer.
Garland A, Roberts, D., & Graff LA. (2012) An alternating crossover study of 24 hours intensivist
presence: A pilot study of the effects on ICU patients, families, doctors and nurses. American Journal of
Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine online January 2012 doi:10.1164/rccm.201109-17340C
Goldenberg, B.A., Graff, L.A., Clara, I., Zarychanski, R., Walker, J.R., Carr, R., Rogala, L., Miller,
N., & Bernstein, C.N. (2013). Is iron deficiency in the absence of anemia associated with fatigue in
inflammatory bowel disease? American Journal of Gastroenterology, 108(9), 1392-1397.

Graff LA, Kaoukis G, Vincent N, Piotrowski A, Ediger J. (2012) New models of care for
Psychology in Canadas health services. Canadian Psychology online January 2012 doi:
10.1037/a0026635
Graff, L.A., Walker, J.R., Russell, A.S., Bissonnette, R., & Bernstein, C.N. (2011). Fatigue and
quality of sleep in patients with immune mediated inflammatory disease. Journal of Rheumatology. 2011
Nov; 88:36-42.
Graff LA, Walker JR, Bernstein CN. Its not just about the gut: managing anxiety and depression in
inflammatory bowel disease. Practical Gastroenterology 2010; 62:11-25.
Graff, L.A., Vincent, N., Walker, J.R., Clara, I., Carr R., Ediger, J. P., Miller, N.,Rogala, L.,
Rawsthorne, P., Lix, L. & Bernstein, C. N. (2011) A population-based study of fatigue and sleep
difficulties in inflammatory bowel disease. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 17(9), 18821889.
Graff LA, Walker JR, Russell AS, Bissonnette R, Bernstein CN. (2011) Fatigue and quality of sleep
in patients with immune mediated inflammatory disease. Journal of Rheumatology 38 Suppl 88; 36-42
(invited)
Graff LA, Clara I, Walker JR, Lix L, Carr R, Miller N, Rogala L, Bernstein CN. (2013). Changes in
fatigue over 2 years are associated with activity of inflammatory bowel disease and psychological
factors. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 11(9), 1140-1146.
Graff, L.A. & Dudley-Brown, S. (2013) Common psychological disorders in inflammatory bowel
disease and implications for disease management. Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management, 20 (7): 315324. Invited review.
Graham, S. A., Keates, J., Vukatana, E., & Khu, M. (2013). Distinct labels attenuate 15-month-olds
attention to shape in an inductive inference task. Frontiers in Developmental Psychology, 3:586. doi:
10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00586
Hiebert-Murphy, D., Williams, E.A., Mills, R.S., Walker, J.R., Feldgaier, S. Warren, M., Freeman,
W., McIntyre, M. & Cox, B.J. Listening to parents: The challenges of parenting kindergarten-aged
children who are anxious. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, published online August 18, 2011 as
doi: 10.1177/1359104511415495.
Hall, P.A., Marshall, J., Mercado, A. & Tkachuk, G. (2011) Changes in coping style and treatment
outcome following motor vehicle accident. Rehabilitation Psychology, 56, 43-51.
Hawkins, K.A., Cromer, J.R., Piotrowski, A.S. & Pearlson, G.D. (2011). Mini-mental state exam
performance of older African Americans: Effect of age, gender, education, hypertension, diabetes,
and the inclusion of serial 7s subtraction versus world backward on score. Archives of Clinical
Neuropsychology, 26(7), 645-652.
Holens, P.L., Gilberto, A., Simister, H., & Klassen, K. (2013). Treating Chronic Pain in a Military
Population . . . When it Hurts Too Much to Attend a Session. Psynopsis, 35(4), p. 14-15.
Holmqvist, M., Vincent, N. & Walsh, K. (2014) Web vs. telehealth-based delivery of cognitive
behavioural therapy for insomnia: A randomized controlled trial. Sleep Medicine, 15 (2): 187-195.
Horne D, Kehler S, Kaoukis G, et al. (2013) Impact of physical activity on depression after cardiac surgery-(IPADCS). Canadian Journal of Cardiology; 29(12): 1649-1656.
Horne D, Kehler S, Kaoukis G, et al. (2013) Depression before and after cardiac surgery: do all
patients respond the same? Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery; 145(5): 1400-1406.

Jewers, R., Staley, D., & Shady, G. (2013). Sensory processing differences in children diagnosed with
Tourettes Disorder. Occupational Therapy in Mental Health, 29, 385-394.
Kinley, D.J., Walker, J.R., Mackenzie, C., & Sareen, J. (2011). Panic attacks and panic disorder in the
Canadian military. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 72, 66-74.
Kinley, D.J., Walker, J.R., Enns, M. W., & Sareen, J. (2011). Panic attacks as a risk for later
psychopathology: Results from a nationally-representative survey. Depression and Anxiety, 28(5):412419.
Kraut A., Graff LA, McLean D. (2011) Behavioral change with influenza vaccination: Factors
influencing increased uptake of the pandemic H1N1 vs. seasonal influenza vaccine in health care
personnel. Vaccine, 29(46), 8357-8363. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.08.084.
Krysanski, V.L., Oakland, M. & Ferraro, F.R. (2011) The association between social adjustment and
satisfaction in individuals with schizophrenia. Psychology Journal, 8, 11-24.
Laforce, J. C., Whitney, D. L., & Klassen, K. N. (2013). Service Use in an Outpatient Clinic for
Current and Veteran Military and RCMP Members. In A. Aiken and S. Belanger (Eds.), Military and
Veteran Health Research (Kingston, ON: Canadian Defense Academy Press).
Lix LM, Sajobi TT, Sawatzky R, Liu J, Mayo NE, Huang Y, Graff LA, Walker JR, Ediger J, Clara I,
Sexton K, Carr R, & Bernstein CN. (2013). Relative importance measures for reprioritization
response shift. Quality of Life Research, 22(4), 695-703.
Loftus, R., Nugent, Z, Graff, L.A, Schumacher, F., Bernstein, C.N & Singh, H. (2013) Patient
satisfaction with the endoscopy experience and willingness to return in a central Canadian Health
Region. Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 27(5): 259-266.
Longobardi, T., Walker, J.R., Graff, L.A., & Bernstein, C.N. (2011). Health service utilization in
IBD: Comparison of self-report and administrative data. BMC Health Services Research, 11(1):137.
Malone, J. & Dyck, K. (2011). Professional ethics in rural and northern Canadian psychology.
Invited submission, Canadian Psychology 52(3), 206-214.
Marcus, M., Westra, H., Eastwood, J, Barnes, K, & the Mobilizing Minds Research Group. What Are
Young Adults Saying About Mental Health? A Qualitative Analysis of Internet Blogs. Journal of
Medical and Internet Research, 14(1):e17. Can be accessed at: http://www.jmir.org/2012/1/e17/
Mikocka-Walus, A.A., Andrews, J.M., Bernstein, C.N., Graff, L.A., Walker, J.R., Spinelli, A.,
Danese, S., van der Woude, C.J., James Goodhand, J., Rampton, D., Moser, G. (2012). Integrated
models of care in managing inflammatory bowel disease: A discussion paper. Inflammatory Bowel
Diseases. 2012 Jan 12. doi: 10.1002/ibd.22877.
Millikin, C. & Braun-Janzen, C. (2013) Collaborative treatment of choking phobia in an older adult. Clinical
Case Studies, 12 (4), 263-277.
Mota, N., Medved, M., Wand, J., Asmundson, G.J.G., Whitney, D.L., Sareen, J. (2011) Stress and
mental disorders in female military personnel: Comparisons between the sexes in a male dominated
profession. Journal of Psychiatric Research, doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2011.09.014.
Mota, N.P., Medved, M., Whitney, D., Hiebert-Murphy, D. & Sareen, J. (2013). Protective Factors
for Mental Disorders and Psychological Distress in Female, Compared With Male, Service Members
in a Representative Sample. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 58(10):570578.
Piotrowski, A.S. & Jakobson, L.S. (2011) Representational momentum in older adults. Brain and
Cognition, 77(1), 106-112.

Piotrowski, A. & Service, J. (Winter, 2013). Canadian perceptions of psychologists and psychological
services. Psynopsis, 53(1), 53 & 55.
Piotrowski, A. (Fall, 2013). News from the Jurisdictions. Psynopsis, 35(4), 41.
Promislow, S., Walker, J.R., Taheri, M., Bernstein, C.N. (2010). How well does the Web answer
patients questions
about IBD? The Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology 24 (11), 671-677.
Rawsthorne, P., Clara, I., Graff, L.A., Bernstein, K.I., Carr, R., Walker, J.R., Ediger, J., Rogala, L.,
Miller, N., & Bernstein, C.N. (2011). The Manitoba IBD Cohort Study: A prospective longitudinal
evaluation of the use of complementary and alternative medicine services and products. Gut. 2011Aug
11.
Ritchie, L.J., & Tuokko, H. (2010). Patterns of cognitive decline, conversion rates, and predictive
validity for three
models of MCI. American Journal of Alzheimers Disease & Other Dementias, 25, 592-603.
Ritchie, L. & Tuokko, H. (2010) Clinical Decision Trees for Predicting Conversion from Cognitive
Impairment No Dementia (CIND) to Dementia in a Longitudinal Population-Based Study Archives
of Clinical Neuropsychology; doi: 10.1093/arclin/acq089
Rodriguez, P., Beaulac, J., Walker, J., and the Child Health Research Group. (2013). A Consumer
Approach to Knowledge Translation of Health Promotion Information in Primary Care. Global
Journal of Community Psychology Practice, 4(1), 1-9. Retrieved 14/03/2013, from
(http://www.gjcpp.org/).
Ryan, J. D., Silverberg, M. S., Xu, W., Walker, J. R., Graff, L. A., Targownik, L. E., Carr, R., Clara,
I., Miller, N., Rogala, L., Bernstein, C.N. (2013). Predicting complicated Crohns disease and surgery:
phenotypes, genetics, serology and psychological characteristics of a population based cohort.
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 108(9), 1392-1397.
Sexton, L. (2014) Challenges for professional advocacy: Some alligators in the room. Canadian
Psychology, 55 (1), 10-20.
Sajobi, T, Lix, L, Clara, I, Walker, J, Graff LA, Rawsthorne P, Miller N, Rogala L, Carr R , Bernstein
CN. (2011) Measures of relative importance for health-related quality of life. Quality of Life Research
doi: 10.1007/s11136-011-9914-7
Singh, S., Blanchard, A., Walker, J.R., Graff, L.A., Miller, N., & Bernstein, C.N. (2011). Common
symptoms and stressors among individuals with inflammatory bowel diseases. Clinical
Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 9(9), 769-75.
Tasca, G.A., Presniak, M.D., Demidenko, N., Balfour, L., Krysanski, V. Trineer, A. & Bissada, H.
(2011). Testing a maintenance model for eating disorders in a tertiary care treatment seeking sample;
A structural equation modeling approach. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 52, 678-687.
Tasca, G.A., Ritchie, K., Demidenko, N., Balfour, L., Krysanski, V. Weekes, K., Barber, A.,
Keating, L. & Bissada, H. (2013) Matching women with binge eating disorder to group treatment
based on attachment anxiety: Outcomes and moderating effects. Psychotherapy Research, 23, 301-314
Taylor, N.M. & Jakobson, LS. (2010). Representational momentum in children born preterm and at
term. Brain & Cognition, 72, 464-71.

Thompson, S. (2013). Parental perceptions of family adjustment in childhood developmental

disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 17 (1).
Vincent, N. (2010). Can technology improve the treatment of insomnia? A review of best
practices. In Health Psychology. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Publishing.
Vincent, N. & Holmqvist, M. (2010). Low intensity cognitive behavioural intervention for chronic
insomnia. In J. Bennett-Levy, H. Christensen, P. Farrand, L. Ritterband et. al. (Eds.) Oxford Guide to
Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Treatment Interventions. Oxford University Press.
Vincent, N., Walsh, K., & Lewycky, S. (2010). Sleep locus of control and computerized cognitive
behavioural therapy (cCBT). Behaviour Research and Therapy, 48, 779-783.
Vincent, N., & Walsh, K. (2013) Hyperarousal, sleep scheduling, and time in bed as mediators of
outcome in computerized cognitive-behavioral therapy (cCBT) for insomnia. Behaviour Research and
Therapy, 51, 161-166
Vincent, N., Walsh, K. & Jiang, D. (2013) Control and coping in chronic insomnia: A daily diary
study. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 51, 240 246.
Vincent, N. & Walsh, K. (2013) Stepped care for insomnia: Evaluation of implementation in
routine clinical practice. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 9(3), 1-8.
Vincent, N., Walsh, K. & Lewycky, S. (2013) Determinants of success for computerized CBT:
Examination of an insomnia program. Behavioural Sleep Medicine, 11, 1-13.
Wagner, F., Janzen, B., Tkachuk, G., Laverty, W. & Woods, M. (2011) An evaluation of the long
term treatment outcomes of an inter-disciplinary chronic pain centre program. Journal of
Musculoskeletal Pain, 19, 134-143.
Walker, J.R., Graff, L.A., Dutz, J., & Bernstein, C.N. (2011). Psychiatric disorders in patients with
immune mediated Inflammatory diseases: Prevalence, association with disease activity, and overall
quality of life. Journal of Rheumatology. 2011 Nov; 88:31-35.
Wallbridge, H.R., Benoit, A.G., Staley, D., Ediger, J.P. & Campbell, B.I. (2011) Risk factors for
postoperative cognitive and functional difficulties in abdominal aortic aneurysm patients: A three
month follow-up. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 26(8), 818-824.
Warriner, E.M., Rourke, S.B., Rourke, B.P., Rubenstein, S., Millikin, C., Buchanan, L., Connelly, P.,
Hyrcza, M., Ostrowski, M., Der, S., & Gough, K. (2010). Immune activation and neuropsychiatric
symptoms in HIV infection. Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 22(3), 321-328.
Books:
Furer, P., Walker, J. R., & Stein, M. B. (2007). Treating Health Anxiety and Fear of Death. New
York, NY: Springer.
Stein, M.B., & Walker, J.R. (2009). Triumph over shyness: Conquering shyness and social anxiety.
(2nd ed.). Silver Spring, MD: Anxiety Disorders Association of America.

STIPEND, BENEFITS, AND CONDITIONS

Stipend

The stipend for a pre-doctoral resident during the 2015-2016 year is $54,956.

Professional Association

Psychology residents are members of the Professional Association of Residents and Interns of
Manitoba (PARIM), which negotiates pay, benefits, and working conditions on behalf of all
residents and interns. A dental plan is provided to PARIM members and their dependents.

University Registration

Psychology Residents are registered as postgraduate students in the Faculty of Medicine at the
University of Manitoba. The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority pays the registration fee for
the year. The resident has access to all University of Manitoba libraries and computer facilities,
and is covered by all University policies and regulations.

Professional Liability Insurance

We require all pre-doctoral residents to purchase personal professional liability

insurance through the Canadian Psychological Association. Coverage must be in effect
by the first day of residency. Information on professional liability insurance is available from
the head office of CPA, as is information on becoming a member of CPA.

Criminal Records, Child Abuse Registry, and Immunizations

All residents are required to have a criminal records and child abuse registry check. In addition, all
residents must have up-to-date immunizations. Forms will be sent out for completion prior to
residency.

Vacation

Pre-doctoral residents receive four weeks paid vacation (two weeks in first term and two weeks
in second term) and twelve statutory holidays during the year.

Education Leave

We encourage residents to complete their dissertations before residency or to have made

sufficient progress to enable them to defend their dissertations during the residency year, as this
enables them to accept job opportunities or post-doctoral training immediately after residency.
The PARIM contract allows residents up to five days paid Educational Leave, which can be used
for the purpose of dissertation defense, writing licensing examinations, or attending an academic
conference.

Parking

Reciprocal parking passes, which can be used at both teaching hospitals, can be purchased by
residents.

Wheelchair Access

The facilities at both the Health Sciences Centre and St. Boniface Hospital are fully
wheelchair accessible.

Citizenship Requirement

Only Canadian citizens or landed immigrants are eligible for employment as psychology
residents.

APPLYING FOR RESIDENCY

Are You Ready to Apply for Residency?
Since application for a residency position typically occurs almost a year before the residency
actually begins, it is important to determine, by consulting the Director of Clinical Training in your
doctoral program, whether or not you are eligible to participate in the APPIC Computer Match
Program.
APPIC regulations make it clear that acceptance of a resident position is binding. Doctoral
programs which permit a student to apply for and be matched with a residency position are thereby
making a commitment to the student and to the residency, and must not later retract the student's
permission to begin residency because a requirement is not completed between the time of the
match and the start of residency in September. We consider it unfair for a doctoral program to
allow a student to apply for and to be matched with a residency if permission to begin residency is
conditional on the successful completion of program requirements that are still unmet at the time of
the match. We therefore ask that applicants and their Directors of Training or Department Heads
carefully review their program's requirements for releasing the student to go on residency, to ensure
that students who are applying for residency positions will indeed be allowed to begin residency
September 1, 2015.
Dissertation proposals must be approved by application deadline (November 1, 2014).
Applicants who have not defended their proposal by the application date cannot be considered.
We prefer that students data has been collected by the application deadline and that dissertations
be completed prior to beginning residency.

Application Procedures
Applicants from Clinical Psychology doctoral programs accredited by the Canadian
Psychological Association and/or the American Psychological Association are preferred. This
residency abides by the American Psychological Association policy regarding re-training in
Clinical Psychology by students holding degrees in non-clinical specialties.
Applicants should follow the procedures outlined on the APPIC website. All materials
should be submitted electronically (via the AAPI Online applicant portal), including the
verification of internship eligibility and readiness by the academic Director of Clinical
Training (DCT Portal). Three reference letters should also be included and submitted via
the AAPI Online Reference Portal. Two letters should be from supervisors directly
familiar with applicants clinical work. Letters should comply with the CCPPP guidelines
for letters of reference (see Appendix).
In your cover letter, please clearly indicate the Stream(s) to which you are applying.

NOTE: Our program may contact references for further information.

Interviews

When we have received all of the materials, we will begin scheduling interviews. We will contact you
with regard to your interview status by December 5, 2014 at the latest. Our department can assist
you with accommodation arrangements, should you choose a personal interview. Personal
interviews include meeting with supervisors of the stream(s), a separate interview with the Director
of Training, and a meeting with current residents. Interviews will be held during the week of
January 19-23, 2015.
Applicants who are unable to travel to Winnipeg for personal interviews will have a series of
telephone (or Skype) interviews scheduled, with the Residency Director, one or more supervisors
from the stream(s), and a current resident.

APPIC Computerized Matching Program

This residency site agrees to abide by the APPIC policy that no person at this training facility
will solicit, accept or use any ranking-related information from any resident applicant.
Further enquiries can be directed to:
Dr. Mike Teschuk, Director of Training
Department of Clinical Health Psychology
Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba
PZ 350, 771 Bannatyne Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 3N4
Phone: (204) 787-3876
Fax: (204) 787-3755
Email: [email protected]

THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF COMPLETED APPLICATIONS IS

NOVEMBER 1, 2014.
NOTE: The specific details of the residency program, rotations, and staff described in this
brochure are subject to change from time to time, due to unforeseen organizational changes,
staffing and other circumstances. For the most up-to-date information, contact the Director of
Training.
NOTE: In accordance with federal privacy legislation (Personal Information Protection and Electronics
Documents Act - http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/P-8.6/) you should be aware that we are committed to
only collecting the information in your application that is required to process your application.
This information is secured within the Department of Clinical Health Psychology at the University
of Manitoba and is shared only with those individuals involved in the evaluation of your residency
application. If you are not matched with our program, your personal information is destroyed
within 4 months of Match Day. If you are matched with our residency program, your application
and CV will be available only to those involved in your supervision and training including your
rotation supervisors, the Director of Clinical Training, and relevant administrative support staff.

CCPPP Form/Guidelines for Letters of Recommendation to

Canadian Pre-Doctoral Internship Settings

Obtain from:
http://ccppp.ca/images/uploads/reclet-guidelines(2006_revision_3)-1.doc