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Terry Lynn Gall, Ph.D. is a Full Professor in the Faculty of Human Sciences at Saint Paul University. She teaches in the School of Counselling, Psychotherapy, and Spirituality. Specifically, she trains in the practicum for individual counselling, teaches ethics in counselling and supervises research seminars. Dr. Gall has conducted extensive research in the area of spirituality and coping with life stress and has been awarded SSHRC grants for her work on breast cancer. She has presented her research internationally including at conferences in China, Australia, Iran, Turkey, and various European countries.
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IPA 6135 - INTERNAL CLINICAL PRACTICUM IN INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY I (Part 1 of 2)
Theoretical study of individual counselling and individual psychotherapy; application of various psychotherapeutic situations, role plays, viewing of audiovisual recordings of experts in the field; effective use of self in counselling and psychotherapy; individual counselling and psychotherapy sessions with clients, including clinical supervision with psychologists or registered psychotherapists, at the Counselling and Psychotherapy Centre of Saint Paul University. Topics include active listening, paraphrasing, reflecting content and emotions, asking open and closed questions, summary, the intake interview, conceptualization of cases and writing reports and distinguishing a suicidal crisis and its appropriate responses, assessment of the client’s needs, personal and religious development, current capabilities, and circumstances of living, evaluation of the client’s emotional patterns, cognitive style, interpersonal patterns, and strategies for living along with ethical principles guiding professional practice. Graded S/NS.
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IPA 6136 - INTERNAL CLINICAL PRACTICUM IN INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY I (Part 2 of 2)
Challenges relating to boundary issues, client resources, psycho-spiritual assessment, relaxation and guided imagery, anxiety, depression, loss and grief, client resistance, self-disclosure, trauma, abuse, anger, diverse and multicultural populations, ending the therapeutic relationship. Graded S/NS.
Prerequisite: IPA6135.
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IPA 5146 - Professional Ethics
Students are oriented to relevant professional organizations; the need for liability insurance, codes of ethics, professional standards and certification is examined. The course reviews major contemporary issues that surround the practice of pastoral counselling (e.g., confidentiality and its limits, record keeping, informed consent, the legal concerns impacting pastoral counselling) and research. The student is introduced to the processes of ethical reasoning and ethical decision-making. The need for continued training and supervised practice leading to certification will be discussed. Considerable attention is given to the role of informed judgment and peer consultation in resolving ethical dilemmas.
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IPA 6156 - Research Seminar
Students are responsible for choosing a theme and obtaining approval from the research seminar’s director. The chosen theme must correspond to the students’ research interest, the thesis director’s areas of expertise or another professor who will collaboratively play the advisory role overseeing the development of the research project.
Prerequisite: IPA6155 RESEARCH SEMINAR PREPARATION.
Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology) University of Western Ontario
M.A. (Psychology) University of Western Ontario
Member of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
$86,050
2002-2005
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
$116,767
2006-2009
Selected Publications:
Gall, T. L., Charbonneau, C., Clarke, N. H., Grant, K., Joseph, A., & Shouldice, L. (2005). Understanding the nature and role of spirituality in relation to coping and health: A conceptual framework. Canadian Psychology, 46(2), 88-104.
Gall, T. L., & Guirguis-Younger, M. (2013). Religious and spiritual coping: Current theory and research. In K. I. Pargament, J. J. Exline, & J. W. Jones (eds.), APA handbook of psychology, religion and spirituality: Vol. 1. Context, theory and research (pp. 349-364).
Gall, T. L. & Bilodeau, C. (2017). “Why me?” - Women’s use of spiritual causal attributions in making sense of breast cancer. Psychology & Health, 32(6), 709-727. DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2017.1293270
Gall, T. L. & Kafi, S. (2014). The impact of breast cancer on the mother/daughter relationship: Implications of relationship with God on attachment. Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health, 16(2), 111-132. DOI: 10.1080/19349637.2014.896855
Gall, T. L., Malette, J. & Guirguis-Younger, M. J. (2011). Spirituality and religiousness: A diversity of definitions. Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health, 13, 158-181.
Gall, T. L., Charbonneau, C., & Florack, P. (2011). The relationship between religious/spiritual factors and perceived growth following a diagnosis of breast cancer. Psychology and Health, 26(3), 287-305.
Gall, T. L., Guirguis-Younger, M., Charbonneau, C., & Florack, P. (2009). The trajectory of religious coping across time in response to the diagnosis of breast cancer, PsychoOncology, 18(11), 1165-1178.
Gall, T. L., Kristjansson, E., Charbonneau, C., & Florack, P. (2009). A longitudinal study on the role of spirituality in response to the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 32, 174-186.
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Annual Conference of the Canadian Psychological Association, June 4-6, 2015
Invited Address for the division of Psychology, Religion and Spirituality
Coping with stress: A spiritual framework
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Promoting Mental Health and Well-being through Counseling with Religious and Spiritual Approach
Key Note Speaker
Coping with stress: A spiritual framework. An international conference by the Iranian Counseling Association and ISESCO ( Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization: UNESCO for Islamic Countries), December 14-15, Tehran,Iran.