Mental Health Manager

DR. MOHAMMED SADIQ

***** -*** ******,

Edmonton, Alberta, T5E 5A9, Canada

Phone: 780-***-****

Fax: 780-***-****

E-mail: *******@****.** or *******@*****.**

Website: www.shifa.ca

EDUCATION

1974 Ph.D. Clinical Psychology

United States International University, San Diego, California.

1971 M.A. Psychology

Pepperdine University, Los Angeles, California.

Certified Psychologist in the Province of Alberta since 1975.

MANAGEMENT TRAINING & OTHER COURSES AND WORKSHOPS

Strength Based Residential Treatment Dealing with the Media

Microsoft Word Levels 1, 2, and 3 Job Classification & Job Description Writing.

Microsoft Excel Levels 1, 2 and 3 Budget and Fiscal Control

Microsoft Access Levels 1 and 2 Orientation for Managers

First Aid/CPR Certification Managing the Decision Process

Goodbye Job-hello Work Consulting Skills

Working in the Not-for-profit Sector Employee Relations

Public Service Pension Plan Time Management

Managing the Change Process Human Resources Management

Delegation of Authority Clinical Audit

TQM (Quality Management) Management, Leadership, and Motivation

Financial Management Performance Appraisal

Treatment of Sexual Offenders Native Awareness

Aids Safety and Precautions in Work Sites Managing the Planning Process

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Oct 85 to present Shifa Psychological Services (Private Practice)

- Individual, Marital and Family Counseling to Immigrant families, especially to the

Muslim Community.

- Workshops and Training Seminars for the Community. For more info, visit my

website.

- Internet Counseling website: www.shifa.ca

May 01 to present Consultant to the Islamic Family and Social Services Association (IFSSA),

Edmonton, Alberta.

- Assisted in developing program proposals for funding.

- Developed and delivered various programs to the Muslim community in Edmonton

and other provinces. Some of these programs included full day workshops on

Living a Balanced Life, Youth Issues, Parents Issues, Communication, Conflict

Resolution, Anger Management, and Parenting.

- Taught a ten-week course on Guidance and Counseling to the Muslim

psychologists, social workers, teachers, and human services volunteers.

June 03 to Oct 03 Visiting Scholar, Department of Psychology, International Islamic University,

Malaysia

- Taught one undergraduate course, Principles of Guidance and Counseling, and

one Postgraduate Clinical and Counseling Psychology Practicum.

- Reviewed all graduate and post-graduate psychology courses and presented a

report to the Department of Psychology about necessary modifications to each

course to bring an Islamic perspective in teaching of the subject.

- Assisted in preparing a Master s level Applied Psychology Degree Program for the

Applied Psychology Centre.

- Assisted in physical setup of the Applied Psychology Centre.

- Conducted workshops on Obstacles in providing Counseling Services to Muslims

and Resolutions, Human Nature According to Islam, Diagnosis and Treatment

of Mental Illness from a secular and religious perspective, Conflicts and

Struggles between Muslim Men and Women, etc.

- Assisted in developing a manual for practicums for the postgraduate clinical

program.

Jan 02 to May 03 Counselor, Children s Program, Edmonton Sexual Assault Centre

- Provided Individual and Parental Counseling to sexually abused children between

the ages of 4 and 17.

- Participated in the development of the Centre s Adult, Children and Educational

Programs.

Feb 01 to Nov 01 Director, Regional Clinical Services (3 months) and Manager, Monitoring and

Evaluation (8 months), Ma'm we Capital Region Children and Family service

Authority, Edmonton, Alberta.

Developed proposal for establishing a Regional Clinical Service.

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Coordinated the Monitoring & Evaluation functions for all regional programs.

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Nov 88 to Jan 01 Director, Clinical Services, Yellowhead Youth Centre, Department of Family

& Social Services, Edmonton, Alberta.

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- Managed all clinical services at the Centre including psychological, medical,

psychiatric, nursing, recreation, and social services. The Centre is a residential

facility for severely emotionally and behaviorally disturbed youth. Counselling and

treatment services are also provided for their families.

- Supervised the clinicians and the clinical work.

- Developed programs and program policies that would meet the needs of our

population.

- Monitored and evaluated the delivery, efficiency, and cost of the programs on an

on-going basis.

- Trained clinical and child care staff in the management of the residents and

provided clinical consultation on difficult cases.

- Liaised with the outside agencies involved in the treatment of the residents and

families.

- Negotiated contracts with the outside agencies for services.

Sep 84 to Oct 88 Planner, Institutional Mental Health Section, Program Planning Branch,

Department of Health, Edmonton, Alberta.

- Served as a consultant to one provincial psychiatric hospital and a number of

psychiatric units in acute care general hospitals in central and southern Alberta, as

well as to the senior executives of the department, on operational issues budget

reviews, program reviews, etc.

- Developed and assisted in the implementation of provincial policies related to the

institutional mental health services in Alberta.

- Liaised with other care providers in coordinating the service planning and delivery.

Feb 84 to Aug 84 Regional Director, Northeast Region, Mental Health Services, Alberta Social

Services & Community Health, St. Paul, Alberta.

- Responsible for the overall direction, planning, development, and monitoring of the

mental health services in the Northeast Alberta, which included 10 clinics and 41

staff.

- Ensured that all clinical services provided met the accreditation standards.

- Coordinated service planning and delivery in the region with other providers.

May 82 to Feb 84 Area Manager, Northeast Region, Alberta Social Services and Community

Health, Lac La Biche, Alberta.

- Responsible for the over-all service delivery of the Social Services and Community

Health Programs to the southern half of the northeast region. These programs

included child welfare, income security, mental health and rehabilitation services.

- Regional responsibilities for the income security and family relations program.

- Fiscal responsibilities to plan budget and control expenditures.

- Contracting with private agencies to provide various services to the department

clientele.

- Liaison with the public, municipalities, town councils, MLA's and media.

- Supervision of district office managers and the area clinical director.

Sep 81 to May 82 Acting Regional Manager, Northeast Region, Mental Health Services, Alberta

Social Services & Community Health, St. Paul, Alberta.

- Provided outpatient mental health services to the residents of Northeastern Alberta

through 10 clinics and approximately 39 multidisciplinary staff.

- Provided clinical program direction through the development of appropriate

policies, monitoring mechanisms, and through clinical supervision of senior staff.

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Sep 79 to Aug 81 Executive Director, St. Paul District, Alberta Mental Health Services, St. Paul,

Alberta.

- Provided outpatient mental health services to the residents of St. Paul district

through 5 clinics and approximately 12 multidisciplinary staff.

- Identified local needs and developed appropriate programs for the communities.

- Provided clinical program direction through the development of clinical policies,

monitoring mechanisms, and through clinical supervision of staff.

- Provided clinical services to a small number of relatively difficult cases.

May 77 to Aug 79 Clinical Program Director, St. Paul District, Alberta Mental Health Services,

St. Paul, Alberta.

- Provided clinical program direction through the development and maintenance of

clinical program policies.

- Ensured the quality of clinical casework through the development of monitoring

and audit mechanisms.

- Ensured adequate staff development of the clinical staff.

- Provided clinical services to relatively difficult patients.

- Provided supervision and clinical consultation to professional staff.

Mar 76 to Apr 77 Clinical Psychologist, St. Paul Clinic, Mental Health Services, Alberta Social

Services. & Community Health, St. Paul, Alberta.

Provided psychological and clinical assessment and treatment services to people

of all ages suffering from mental illness, behavioral and emotional disorders.

May 73 to Nov 75 Clinical Psychologist, Department of Probation, County of Riverside, Palm

Springs, California.

- Provided pre-trial psychological assessments of people charged with criminal

offenses and probationers.

- Provided individual, group, and family counseling to probationers and their

families.

- Provided consultation to the day treatment program for juvenile delinquents.

- Provided in-service training to the probation officers.

Aug 73 to Aug 74 Associate Professor, Pepperdine University, Extension Program, Palm

Desert, California.

Taught courses in Personality Theory and Statistics.

INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES

- Hiking, Traveling, Photography, Computers, and Raising Children.

- Involved in a number of community activities with youth and families.

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