Dr. Jeff Chang

Professor

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E-mail: jeffc@athabascau.ca

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Dr. Jeff Chang

Professor

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Email: jeffc@athabascau.ca

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I have been a Registered Psychologist in Alberta since 1987. I've worked in child and adolescent mental health programs as a front-line therapist, clinical supervisor, and program director; employee assistance programs; private practice; and, taught at eight post-secondary institutions. This breadth of experience in practice and teaching has prepared me for my current role as a professor in the Master of Counselling Program in the Faculty of Health Disciplines at Athabasca University. My teaching, course development, and research rely heavily on what I've learned in practice.

Outside of AU, I have several professional service and practice commitments. Currently, I serve on the board of Calgary Family Therapy Centre, an international training and research centre. I occasionally consult there on clinical cases and teach in their international training program. I also teach in the Post-Masters Certificate and Diploma in Couple and Family Therapy in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary and am an Adjunct Professor in the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary, where I participate as a committee member on doctoral dissertation committees and teach the occasional course.

Doing, teaching, writing about, and consulting on clinical supervision is a major focus of my work. Along with my wife and practice partner, Tracy Mitchell, we supervise a group of Registered Provisional Psychologists to successfully complete their licensing requirements. I developed and curate the Psychologists' Association of Alberta (PAA) online course in clinical supervision and teach supervision courses for the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. I'm a Supervision Consultant for the College of Alberta Psychologists, and the supervision columnist PAA's Psymposium newsletter. I provide mentoring and consultation to developing supervisors.

My other main practice area is high-conflict divorce. I conduct bilateral parenting evaluations (Practice Note 8), voice of the child assessments and individual adult assessments, and consulting with family lawyers.

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Research interests

postmodern therapies
children's and school-based mental health
clinical supervision
applications of psychology to family law

Educational credentials

Doctor of Philosophy (Counselling Psychology), Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary (2008)
Master of Arts (Counselling Psychology), Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University (1985)
Bachelor of Arts (Religion and Psychology), Trinity Western University

Professional affiliations

Earned clinical credentials

Registered Psychologist, Province of Alberta (July 27, 1987)
Approved Supervisor, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (1996)
Clinical Fellow, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (1997)
Registered Marriage and Family Therapist Supervisor Mentor, Canadian Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (2020)

Professional memberships

Psychologists' Association of Alberta
American Psychological Association
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts

Publications (2016-2022 only)

Chang. J. & Freeman-Cruz, A. (2022, in press). Couple and family therapy: Steps to responsible caring for practitioners, supervisors, and educators. In C. Sinclair, S. Bisson, & I. Djuraskovic (Eds.). Ethics at the frontline: Counselling psychologists’ lived experiences. University of Calgary Press.
Chang. J. & Vath, N. (2022, in press). Being part of the solution, not part of the problem: High conflict divorce, family “justice” and responsibility to society. In C. Sinclair, S. Bisson, & I. Djuraskovic (Eds.). Ethics at the frontline: Counselling psychologists’ lived experiences. University of Calgary Press.
Chang, J. (2022). A contemporary illustration from the field: The Contextual-Functional Meta-Framework. In R. E. Lee & T. S. Nelson, The contemporary relational supervisor (2nd ed.). Routledge.
Chang, J. (2021). Solution-focused brief therapy: A pragmatic approach. In L. Lorras, P.-E. Binder, & F. Thuen (Eds.). Håndbok i individualterapi. Fagbokforlaget.
Chang, J. (2021). High-conflict divorce: A school-based response. In N. Kaplan Toren (Ed.), Proceedings of the 2020 Oxford Symposium in School-Based Family Counseling. Institute for School-Based Family Counselling.
Chang, J. (2020). Developing capacity in clinical supervision: A call to action. CAP Monitor, 63, 25-28.
Chang, J. (2020). High-conflict divorce: How solution-focused presence can help. In D. Yusef (Ed.), Solution focused practice with children and young people (179-193). Routledge.
Chang, J., & Braun, D. (2020). Solution-focused principles in psychoeducational assessment: Panning for gold. In D. Yusef (Ed.), Solution focused practice with children and young people (pp. 61-70). Routledge.
Chang, J., Sesma, M., Cheang, K. M., McIntosh, S., & Tomm, K. (2020). The IPscope: Applications to couple and family therapy supervision. Journal of Family Psychotherapy. https://doi:10.1080/08975353.2020.1809916
Chang, J., Mudry, T., & Hiseler, L. E. (2020). Clinical practice and clinical supervision: Building a firm foundation. Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 54, 595–616. https://doi.org/10.47634/cjcp.v54i4.70677
Nuttgens, S., Doyle, E., & Chang, J. (2019). Work related paternal absence among petroleum workers in Canada. The Qualitative Report, 24(12), 3025-3046. Retrieved from https://nsuworks.nova.edu/tqr/vol24/iss12/7
Chang, J. (2019). Culturally responsive and socially just program development: Inviting community competencies. In S. Collins (Ed.) Embracing cultural responsivity and social justice: Re-shaping professional identity in counselling psychology. Counselling Concepts.
Chang, J., McKinnon H., Reavie, M., & Skelton, S. (2016). Supervision of school counsellors: An evolving practice. In B. Shepard & B. Robinson (Eds.), Handbook of counselling supervision. Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association.
Chang. J. (2016). Post-divorce counselling and dispute resolution: Services, ethics, and competencies. Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy. 50(3-S), S23–S42.

Dr. Jeff Chang

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Dr. Jeff Chang

Dr. Jeff Chang

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Research interests

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