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I was initially trained as a nurse and as a nurse, worked in critical care, medicine, medical rehabilitation, motor vehicle accident rehabilitation, and psychiatry and mental health. I have worked at bedside, in research, and as a Nurse Educator. I have worked in primary care, at hospital, and in tertiary care (specialty clinics and hospitals).  I have also taught as Sessional Faculty for the School of Nursing at McMaster University and in the RPN to RN Program at Mohawk College. I have been working in Mental Health since 2002 and was nationally certified (Canadian Nurses Association (CNA)) as an expert in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (CPMHN(C)). That is a long- winded way of saying I did a lot of work in a lot of areas of healthcare.  I acted as a leader and initiated a lot of changes and I am proud of the work I did as a nurse and within this field.  I am currently registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a RN-Non-Practicing, which means that I am not actively nursing, right now; but I am also not retired.

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When I was working in the community, the Psychotherapy Act was introduced and changes began to happen to the way that people received counselling and therapy in Ontario.  Psychotherapy became a 'controlled act', meaning that only qualified people who understand the safe and effective use of self could be therapists. I made changes too and was 'grandfathered' into the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO).  That means that my training and work experience were acknowledged as equivalent to different entry qualifications to become licensed as a Registered Psychotherapist (RP).  I first became licensed as a RP in 2017.