Welcome To Dawn Psychological Services!
The hub for counselling ethics:
professional development trainings,
assistance support services, & supervision.
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Our Ethics Trainings, Please Scroll Down.
WHO IS DPS?
DPS is owned by Professor Dawn Lorraine McBride, a clinical psychologist since 2001, and we are dedicated to inspiring counsellors to maintain high ethical standards and creativity in their practices. Our aim is to support clients and therapists with ethical and clinical challenges, advising agencies on improving care standards. Passionate about helping therapists manage ethical complaints, we also guide them in legal interactions. Dawn is also writing "The Big Cs in Canadian Ethics: Care, Consent, & Charting." Dawn specializes in complex psychological cases, including violence. Overall, DPS is now staffed by a team of skilled, ethical professionals offering diverse services.
Registration for Trainings:
Registration
Is Open
Recognizing our connection to the University of Lethbridge and to avoid any perceived conflict of interests, our trainings are reserved for those who do not attend the U of L. Thank you for your understanding.
Discover Our Exciting Range of Services!
PD Support
We offer 3 types of educational services staffed by those trained and vetted by Dawn McBride, a Canadian expert in ethics:
(1) Rapid Response
(we aim to offer you a slot within 5 days; e.g., support to deal with a complaint or respond to a court order);
(2) Short-Term Professional Assistance
(e.g., consent form refinement, business coaching, staffing issues);
(3) Educational Circle of Professional Care
(currently waitlisting).
Trainings & Events
DPS has a growing and diverse team to offer training focused on:
(1) Relational Ethics
(e.g., charting, consent, boundary issues)
(2) Counselling-Clinical Interventions
(e.g., trauma; expressive arts; ego/part state work via Transactional Analysis; reducing self-harm, "counsellor PD toolbox day"; & our highly sought-after group therapy process-based training- 1 day or 3 days).
Additionally, DPS delivers keynote addresses
and presents at various conferences.
Counselling
We have qualified psychologists available to help individuals aged 15 and older navigate life's challenges. We prioritize offering highly confidential, ethical, skilled, and trauma-informed care, respecting diversity and focusing on your unique needs and perspectives.
Additionally, we offer a RAPID BOOKING SERVICE FOR THERAPISTS to receive the EMDR critical incident stress protocol to "digest" some of the complexities of being a healer. Ideally, appointments are within 72 hours.
YES - we have immediate openings to see a registered psychologist trained in
EMDR & somatic experiencing.
CAP Supervision
We offer CAP-approved supervision, on a sliding fee scale, in these competency areas:
(1) Clinical & Counselling Services - for all age groups, including couples, groups, and individuals.(includes informal assessment);
(2) Services when more than one person is in the room (e.g., group therapy, family & couple therapy) & helping organizations using social psychology & TA principles;
(3) Teaching Competency;
(4) Research Competency;
(5) Supervision of Supervision Competency.
YES - we have openings to provide
external primary or secondary supervision.
