Curriculum Vitae

• B.A. (Zoology and Psychology) University of British Columbia 1953
• M.D. University of British Columbia 1966
• Medical Officer, P.C.E.A. Hospital, TumuTumu, Kenya 1967-71
• Certification in Family Medicine, College of Family Physicians of Canada 1977

• Awarded Fellowship, College of Family Physicians of Canada, 1987
• President, B.C. College of Family Physicians 1986-87
• Associate Clinical Professor, Dept. of Family Practice, Univ. B.C., 1992-98
• Active Staff, Lions Gate Hospital, 1971-89; Courtesy Staff 1989-96
• Chief, Dept. of General Practice, Lions Gate Hospital, 1975-79
• Deputy Chief, Dept. of Medicine, Lions Gate Hospital, 1980
• Private Practice in Family Medicine, 1971-89; consulting practice in psychosomatic Medicine, clinical hypnosis and dissociative disorders, 1989-96
• Director, Labyrinth Victoria Center for Dissociation, 2001

• Fellow, American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
• President, American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, 1991-92
• President, Canadian Society of Clinical Hypnosis (B.C. Div.) 1978-83
• Member: Cuban Society of Clinical Hypnosis, Swedish Society of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, International Society of Hypnosis
• Teaching Faculty: A.S.C.H., C.S.C.H. (B.C.) since 1975; I.S.H. since 1985

• Papers presented at the Annual Conferences of the International Society for Studies in Dissociation (Previously called the Int. Soc. For the Study of Multiple Personality and Dissociation ) since the establishment of the Society in 1983, until 1992; teaching faculty since 1989
• Awarded Fellowship by I.S.S.D., 1993
• International Member-at-Large, Executive Council I.S.S.D., 1991-94
• National Co-Chair Canadian Society for Studies in Dissociation (Previously called C.S.S.M.P.&D.) 1987-89
• Actively involved on the treatment of dissociative disorders since 1977
• Scientific Co-Chair, International Society of Hypnosis Triennial meeting, San Diego June 1997
• Member, Clinical Advisory Committee, Tzu Chi Institute for Complementary and Alternative Medicine 1995-99
• Scientific Co-Chair, Joint Meeting, Tzu Chi Institute and the B.C. College of Family Physicians, 1998
• Alternate Representative, College of Family Physicians of Canada, to the Health Protection Branch ad hoc Committee on Herbal Remedies 1997-99
• President, International Society for the Study of Dissociation 1997-98
• Locum Clinical Director, Psychiatric Unit, Mills Memorial Hospital, Terrace, B.C. Nov.- Dec. 1998, July 2000, Dec. 2000
• Rotating locum service (Family Medicine), Dease Lake Medical Clinic/Stikine Health Center 1984-2000
• Psychotherapy service, Stikine Health Center, Sept. 2000-
• International lecturer and workshop leader on Dissociative Disorders in Canada, United States, England, Scotland, Sweden, Germany, Austria, The Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Cuba
• Associate Member, Canadian Psychiatric Association (requirements include the recommendation of two psychiatrists)
• Member, Lions Gate Institute of Psychotherapy (membership limited of psychiatrists and physicians approved by them for membership: Institute no longer active)
• Member, Dept, of Psychiatry, Lions Gate hospital, Category B (i.e., no mandatory Psychiatric consultation required when admitting and treating patients) 1972-89 Maintenance of department membership, Category B, required attendance at Rounds and Dept. meetings, presentation of cases, literature reviews, etc., on a regular basis.

Publications

Psych yourself in! Hypnosis and Health (Sea Walk Press)
Daydreams for Discovery: A manual for Hypnotherapists (Sea Walk Press)
Creative Scripts for Hypnotherapy (Brunner/Mazel)
Making Peace with Chronic Pain: A Whole-Life Strategy (Brunner/Mazel)
Manual of Dissociation for Health Care Professionals (Online, Ceincas Medicas de Cuba)
Understanding Dissociative Disorders: A Guide for Family Physicians and Health Care Professionals (Crown House Publishers. U.K. and U.S.)
Healing Scripts: Using Hypnosis to Help Heal Trauma (In Press, Crown House Publishers. U.K. and U.S.)

• Numerous papers in international journals on clinical hypnosis and the phenomena and treatment of dissociative disorders.

Full c.v. available on request.

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