Curriculum Vitae - Nancy C. Reeves Ph.D.

CURRICULUM VITAE - NANCY C. REEVES Ph.D.

Island Loss Clinic, Victoria, BC Canada

Phone & Fax: (250) 592-3138 E-mail: reeves (at) nancyreeves.com Web: www.nancyreeves.com

EDUCATION [top]

April 1989 Ph.D in Counselling Psychology, University of Alberta
April 1979 M.A. in Counselling Psychology, University of Victoria
April 1976 B.A. in Child Care, University of Victoria
April 1976 Early Childhood Education Diploma, Camosun College, Victoria

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP [top]

British Columbia College of Psychologists
British Columbia Psychological Association
Canadian Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology
Spiritual Directors International

AWARDS [top]

2002 recipient Greater Victoria YM/YWCA Woman of Distinction Award – Health and Wellness
2001 C-FAX 1070 Citation Rose Award for Community Disaster Response
1996 C-FAX 1070 Citation Rose Award for Victoria's Helper Dogs Calendar
1982 C-FAX 1070 Citation Rose Award for volunteer work at NEED Crisis Line

PUBLICATIONS - BOOKS AND BOOKLETS [top]

Reeves, N.C. (2003) The Midwife's Story Kelowna: Northstone.
Reeves, N.C. (2002) Found Through Loss Kelowna: Northstone.
Reeves, N.C. (2002) I'd Say 'Yes' God: If I Knew What You Wanted (Course Guide) Kelowna: Northstone.
Reeves, N.C. (2002) chapter “North America on a couch” in Aftermath: What September 11 is teaching us about our lives, our world and our faith. Kelowna: Northstone
Reeves, N.C. (2001) I'd Say 'Yes' God: If I Knew What You Wanted Kelowna: Northstone. (3rd printing)
Reeves, N.C. (2001) A Path Through Loss:A guide to writing your healing and growth Kelowna:Northstone. (2^nd printing)
Reeves, N.C. (1999) A Path Through Loss:A guide to writing your healing and growth. (2nd ed.) Victoria:Grieving Issues.
Reeves, N.C. (1998) God's Gift of Seven Centres of Energy: A prayer of dedication. guided meditation in booklet and cassette tape. As of Jan. 2001 distributed by Naramata Centre to raise funds for House of Healing.
Reeves, N.C. (1991) Understanding Loss: A Parents' Guide. Taking A Closer Look British Columbia Council For The Family (booklet).
Knowles, D.W. & Reeves, N.C. (1983). But Won't Granny Need Her Socks? Dealing Effectively With Children's Concerns About Death And Dying. (5th ed.) Dubuque: Kendal/Hunt. (currently out of print)
Reeves, N.C. & Stremlaw-Taylor, E. (1981). Supporting The Dying And Grieving: A Manual For Training Volunteer Helpers. Ottawa:The Palliative Care Foundation (foundation no longer in existence)

PUBLICATIONS - ARTICLES [top]

Reeves, N.C. (Spring/Summer 2002) Trauma in our lives and in our world. Living Our Losses Magazine. Edmonton
Reeves, N.C. (2001) The effects of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder on Spirituality. American Journal of Pastoral Counseling vol 4 (3).
Reeves, N.C. (Oct.2001) Spiritual beliefs: Helping or harming grief. Living Our Losses Magazine. Edmonton.
Reeves, N.C. (Sept. 2001) Finding healing after trauma. Devo’Zine; An ecumenical magazine for teens. Currently on their website, accepted for publication in magazine. Nashville:Upper Room.
Reeves, N.C. (Apr. 2001) Energy management to ease the grieving process. Living Our Losses Magazine. Edmonton,
Reeves, N.C. (Feb.2001) Loss elicits spiritual questions. B.C. School Counsellors' Journal
Reeves, N.C. (Jan. 2001) I love it when we waltz (poem). Presence: The Journal of Spiritual Directors International
Reeves, N.C. (2000) The cross of dementia. Sisters Today , 72 , (4), 271-273.
Reeves, N.C. (2000) Crucial transformation (poem). Sisters Today , 72, (4), 274.
Reeves, N.C. (1995) Sharing grief with children. Family Connections: B.C. Council for the Family Magazine, 11, (2), pp21-22.
Reeves, N.C. (1993) Anticipatory grief? Practice of Ministry in Canada , 10, (4) pp.28-29
Reeves, N.C. (1990) A normal process. Recovery Magazine , 1, (6), Insurance Corporation of British Columbia.
Reeves, N.C. (1990) Management of Loss. Proceedings of Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Association Broken Arrow Conference. Vancouver B.C.
Reeves, N.C. & Boersma, F. (1989-90) The therapeutic use of ritual in maladaptive grieving. Omega: Journal of Death and Dying (pp.281-291)
Reeves, N.C. (1989) From grief to growth. In C.J. Denholm (Ed.), Proceedings of Preparing
for the Year 2000 (pp.39-43). University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C.
Reeves, N.C. (1989). Nuclear fears in the teenage years. The Island Parent Magazine.
Reeves, N.C. (1989). Rite to mourn. Practice of Ministry in Canada, pp14-15
Reeves, N.C. (1989). Ritual as psychotherapeutic intervention for maladaptive grief: A phenomenological mapping. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.
Reeves, N.C. (1987). Grief support and counselling, Intervention: Journal of Professional Social Workers of Quebec, 76, 20-26.
Reeves, N.C. (1986). General information for helpers after an air accident. Publication Chaplain General (P) Ottawa:Department of National Defense.
R eeves, N.C. (1986). Psychological adjustment of parents who have had a child die. Unpublished manuscript.
Reeves, N.C. (1986). Counselling adult incest victims. Is it a task for the generalist? Unpublished manuscript.
Smith, S. & Reeves, N.C. (1984) Returning to school? Energy management could help R.N.A.B.C.News, Jan/Feb, 14-15.
Knowles D.W. & Reeves, N.C. (1984). Understanding children's concerns about death and dying. In J.L. Thomas (Ed.), Death and dying in the classroom. Readings for reference. (pp.3-5) AZ Oryx Press.
Reeves, N.C. & Knowles, D.W. (1984). Helping children deal with death concerns. In J.L. Thomas (Ed.), Death and dying in the classroom: Readings for reference.(pp.6-9) AZ:Oryx Press.
Knowles, D.W. & Reeves, N.C. (1981). Understanding children's concerns about death and dying. B.C. Journal of Special Education, 5, 33-40.
Reeves, N.C. & Knowles, D.W. (1981). Helping children deal with death concerns. B.C. Journal of Special Education, 5, 41-48.
Reeves, N.C. & Knowles, D.W. (1979). Death concerns of children and adolescents. The B.C. Counsellor, 1, 5-14.
Reeves, N.C. (1979). Death concerns in the preschool. Unpublished master's thesis. University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C.
Reeves, N.C. (1974). Nutrition education. Viewpoint Magazine University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.

NON-PRINT PUBLICATIONS [top]

Reeves, N.C. (Speaker) & Doherty, D (Producer). (1985) When a baby dies:Supporting bereaved parents
[Video and audiotapes} Victoria, B.C.:Grieving Issues.
Reeves, N.C. (Speaker) & Doherty, D. (Producer). (1985) Preschoolers and loss. [Video and audiotapes] Victoria, B.C.:Grieving Issues.
R eeves, N.C. (Speaker) & Doherty, D. (Producer) (1985) Loss in later life [Video and audiotapes] Victoria, B.C.:Grieving Issues.
Reeves, N.C. (Speaker) & Doherty, D. (Producer) (1985) A unique relationship:Volunteering with dying and grieving individuals [Video and audiotapes] Victoria. B.C.:Grieving Issues

EMPLOYMENT [top]

1988 continuing Director, Island Loss Clinic, a group of three clinical psychologists and a clinical social worker who provide psychotherapy and crisis management in the areas of trauma, grief and loss. Contracts include provision of Psychological Trauma Response Team for community disasters on Vancouver Island through Mental Health Services, individual and group psychotherapy for traumatically brain-injured individuals through the Provincial Brain Injury Programme and debriefing for volunteers through the Greater Victoria Victim Services.. Clinic therapists also provide Critical Incident Stress Debriefing and Trauma Recovery to various government and private agencies and businesses.
1978 continuing. Individual and group psychotherapy in the areas of trauma, grief and loss with adults and children. Since 1988 accepted as Expert Witness in the B.C. Supreme Court.
1978 continuing. Lecturer and workshop facilitator for professional and lay helpers and the general public. Conducts 90-100 lectures and workshops a year. Currently on North America lecture tour.
January 2001 continuing. Writer for Living our Losses magazine, Edmonton Alberta
Adjunct faculty in 2002
University of Victoria - April-May ED-D (P01) Grief and Loss
Vancouver School of Theology – July Grief and Pastoral Care
Graduate Theological Union Summer Cooperative Program, Berkeley, July Spiritual Discernment
Adjunct faculty University of Victoria
2000 continuing ED-D 591 (P01) Grief and Loss
1985 ED-D 487 The Teacher and Children's Death Concerns
1983 ED-D 487 The Teacher and Children's Death Concerns
1982 ED-D 316 Verbal Communications 1982 ED-D 487 (Summer) The Teacher and Children's Death Concerns
1982 ED-D 487 (Spring) The Teacher and Children's Death Concerns
1982 ED-D 414 (Spring) Group Processes
1981 ED-D 316 Verbal Communications
1981 ED-D 487 The Teacher and Children's Death Concerns
1979-1990 (part-time) Grief Consultant at Queen Alexandra Hospital for Children. Provided crisis intervention for bereaved parents nights and weekends when there were no social work staff at the acute care hospitals. Provided ongoing individual, family and
group counselling for bereaved parents. Provided consultation to staff around loss issues for inpatients.
1979-1981 Coordinator of the Victoria Association for the Care of the Dying. (4 days per week) V.A.C.D. provided trained volunteers for grieving and dying individuals. Due to its success, the Provincial Government provided initial grants to start Hospice Victoria and Hospice Vancouver. V.A.C.D. became the volunteer component of Hospice Victoria
1978-1981 Trainer/Supervisor NEED Crisis Line (1 day per week) telephone crisis line.
1974 Instructor Nutrition Education for Pre-school Children, Camosun College, Victoria

VOLUNTEER WORK [top]

Fall /Winter 2001. National Canadian lecture tour to raise public awareness about The Compassionate Friends, a world-wide self-help organization for bereaved parents.
1999 - 2000 Over 100 lectures across Canada to benefit non-profit groups such as Alzheimer, Hospice, Head Injury Societies and Federal prisons based on book "A Path Through Loss"
1999 continuing Committee member organizing 2 free talks per month by diverse speakers in the area of spirituality sponsored by Franciscan Friary, Victoria
1996 continuing Pacific Animal Therapy Society member with two therapy dogs who visit nursing homes and hospitals. Also use therapy dogs in my psychotherapy practice.
1978 continuing Free talks and workshops most months for non-profit groups, such as parents of preschoolers and chronic illness groups.
1996 with Tina Brinton, created and financed Victoria's Helper Dogs Calendar to benefit P.A.T.S. and S.P.C.A. The calendar had full colour photographs and bios of dogs who help people, including police, rescue, hospital, and seeing eye dogs.
1996-1998 Board Member Capital Region Alzheimer Society
1985-1990 Board Member Greater Victoria Victim Services
1984-85 created Grandtime programmes for groups of babies and toddlers to visit weekly in Oak Bay Kiwanis Pavilion (extended care), Oak Bay Lodge and Edmonton General Hospital (psychogeriatric unit). These programmes are still in operation.
1976-78 NEED Crisis Line. Volunteer on telephones and conducting screening interviews of potential volunteers
1975-76 Board Member University of Victoria Child Care Centre

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