Dr. Karin Gleason
Child and Parent Research Institute
600 Sanatorium Street
London, ON N6H 3W7
Telephone: (226) 688-8377
Email: karin.gleason@ontario.ca
Clinical interests: Providing assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and consultation services to children and families with complex needs within a tertiary care setting. Dual Diagnosis: Behaviour & Anxiety Clinic provides primarily outpatient services within an interdisciplinary team approach. Psychological assessment, diagnosis and treatment of children with intellectual/developmental disabilities and emotional disorders (anxiety and mood disorders) using an adapted cognitive behavioural approach. Treatment of behaviour disorders using a bio-psycho-social model of interdisciplinary practice and ABA principles. Practica students would have an opportunity to assess and address a wide variety of mental health symptoms and behaviour disorders in the context of a complex population of children and youth presenting with intellectual disabilities.
Topics for workshops, seminars: Assessment and diagnosis of intellectual/developmental disability; Recognition & treatment of mental health disorders in children/youth with intellectual disabilities.
Type of clinical practica: Advanced intervention, Advanced assessment
Types of clients: Child; Adolescent
Modality: Individual; Group
Theoretical orientation: Cognitive behavioural; Behavioural; Applied Behav. Anal
Types of client problems: Intellectual disability; Communication disorders; Autism spectrum disorder; Impulse control; OC & related disorders; Anxiety disorders; Depressive disorders; Neurocognitive disorders; Sleep-Wake disorders; Disruptive Impulse & Conduct disorders; Trauma- and stressor-related disorders
Type of supervision you can provide: Student describes case; Co-therapy/Co-interview; Observe student live
Recent students: S. Goldsmith (2020)
Current students:
Clinical mentor: Not Available
Research interests: Effectiveness of adapting CBT based anxiety and mood treatment strategies for children and youth with intellectual disabilities.
Available to supervise: Presumed No
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Last updated: June 10, 2021
