Greetings Members,
Thank you to our members for another successful Conference!! Congratulations to the 2018 OPA award winners and a very big thank you to our generous sponsors this year.
Perspectives on Access to Mental Health Care
This year our keynote speech entitled Entangled Pathways: Barriers to Psychological Health in Ontario was delivered by Patricia Pearson.
2018 OPA Award Winners:
Winner: The Ontario Psychological Association’s 2018 Dr. Harvey Brooker Award in Clinical Teaching, Dr. Judith Laposa with Grace Brooker

Winner: Section on Psychology in Education Award of Merit 2018, Dr. Carolyn Lennox

Winner: The Ontario Psychological Association's 2018 Excellence in Poster Presentation, Jenna Traynor with Dr. Diana Velikonja, President OPA

Winners: The Ontario Psychological Association's 2018 Award of Merit, Dr. Julie Desjardins & Dr. Caroline Sullivan with Dr. Diana Velikonja

Winner: The Ontario Psychological Association's 2018 Dr. Ruth Berman Award for Leadership as an Early Career Psychologist, Dr. Ruth Berman announcing the winner, Dr. Tony De Bono

Winner: The Ontario Psychological Association's 2018 Public Service Award, WSIB representatives, Mr. Scott Bujeya, Vice President, Mr. Richard Morrison, Director, Mrs. Julie Thurlow, Director with Dr. Jason Ramsay, President-Elect, OPA
Workshops Included:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Dialectically Speaking on DBT for Adolescents
- Trauma exposure and PTSD: A practical review of assessment and treatment
- Authentic Forgiveness Workshop
- Emergency Response and the Role of Psychologists
- Putting the LEARNING back in Learning Disability: New criteria for diagnosing Learning Disabilities in Ontario
Please see Conference Program for more information. Click here
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for their support:
