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Introduction
Hello! I’m a Bear Clan member of Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation, a registered psychotherapist, behavior analyst, a writer, and lifelong learner. My work spans Indigenous perspectives on helping, ethical spaces, systems science, cultural responsiveness, interprofessional practice, relational frame theory, and behavioral science. With two decades of experience in mental health and justice systems, I focus on advancing wellness initiatives that empower communities and drive meaningful social change.
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January 2020 - present
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- Community Support Specialist
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- Delivering trauma-informed, strengths-based training sessions to Indigenous community-based workers and service providers to help address mental health and well-being concerns in Indigenous communities.
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Publications (22)
Although behavior analysts have published calls to action related to diversity, equity, interprofessional collaboration, and social justice, the field's understanding and application of cultural humility remains unclear. Cultural competency frameworks , although aiming to enhance cross-cultural and interdisciplinary efficacy, often fail to address...
Indigenous youth in Canada face disproportionately high rates of criminal justice involvement, rooted in colonial history. This paper uses the Integrated Indigenist Ecological Systems Model (IIESM) for a scoping review of literature on Indigenous youth justice involvement. By mapping studies onto the IIESM framework, this review identifies gaps and...
Background
Violence in the healthcare workplace has been a global concern for over two decades, with a high prevalence of violence towards healthcare workers reported. Workplace violence has become a healthcare quality indicator and embedded in quality improvement initiatives of many healthcare organizations. The Centre for Addiction and Mental Hea...
This chapter outlines the cultural aspects of therapeutic approaches for working with people with intellectual disabilities from three allied health professionals, namely: speech and language therapy (SLT), behaviour analysis (BA) and occupational therapy (OT). Therapists come from diverse cultural backgrounds, as do the individuals and families th...
This article describes the long and winding road to regulation of behavior analysts in Ontario, Canada over the past 25 years. It is written from the perspective of some of the many volunteers of the professional association (Ontario Association for Behaviour Analysis) who have contributed to this goal. The information has been corroborated by hist...
Background
Violence in the healthcare workplace has been a global concern for over two decades, with a high prevalence of violence towards healthcare workers reported. Workplace violence has become a healthcare quality indicator and embedded in quality improvement initiatives of many healthcare organizations. The Centre for Addiction and Mental Hea...
Busch, Santana, & Mattaini (2023) Behaviour Analyst as Changemaker: Science, Advocacy and Activism in Practice. In People Skills for Behaviour Analysis, Routledge.
As scientist-practitioners, behaviour analysts work to understand the contextual variables that contribute to social challenges with a goal of making the world a better place. If “savi...
The capacity for a treatment to maintain its effects over time may be the most critical component of behavioral interventions for challenging behavior as treatments that fail to persist are likely to be of little value to society. We reviewed the quality and quantity of different types of post‐intervention data for the treatment of challenging beha...
Adults living with intellectual and developmental disabilities are often prescribed psychotropic medication on an “as needed” basis (PRN) in response to behavioural challenges. In the present study we conducted a retrospective analysis of medication administration records in the 6-months preceding and following discharge of 11 adults with intellect...
BACKGROUND
Workplace violence is an increasingly significant topic, particularly for staff working in mental health settings. The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Canada’s largest mental health hospital, considers workplace safety a high priority and consequently has mandated staff safety training. For clinical staff, key components o...
Background
Workplace violence is an increasingly significant topic, particularly for staff working in mental health settings. The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Canada’s largest mental health hospital, considers workplace safety a high priority and consequently has mandated staff safety training. For clinical staff, key components o...
Restrictive behaviour management practices (RBMPs) are usually considered high risk, emergency procedures, that are used in response to perceived violent and dangerous situations. Contemporary use of RBMPs for individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities has been controversial, primarily due to the ethical, legal, and safety concerns that have...
People with intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD) are reportedly intensive users of forensic inpatient services. Using administrative data, we identified people with and without IDD in forensic inpatient settings in Ontario, Canada over a ten-year period. We compared them on sociodemographic, clinical, and admission characteristics and post...
Patients living with mental illness have needs that span a range of professional disciplines, settings, and service systems. These needs are best addressed through interprofessional collaboration. Behavior analysts can play a valuable role in enhancing patient care as part of the interprofessional mental health team. We provide information about th...
22q11.2-deletion syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by a small deletion of chromosome 22. This deletion often results in developmental delays, learning disabilities, medical conditions, and comorbid psychiatric conditions. Patients with 22q11.2DS may present with a variety of behavioral phenotypes including obsessiveness and rigidity, poor socia...
Indigenous peoples are the descendants of the original inhabitants of lands that have been subject to the destructive force of European colonization. The relationship between Indigenous peoples and settlers in North America has been strained by centuries of colonial violence, racism, and systemic discrimination in policy and practice. One of the pr...
The Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) is an evidence-based instructional approach that relies on written instruction, self-pacing, emphasis of concept mastery, and uses proctors (peers or supervisors who have previously mastered content) for evaluation, support and motivation. This study describes the result of a quality improvement project...
With limited opportunities for peer-to-peer interaction and formal training outside of conferences or fee-for-service workshops, some behaviour analysts may find it challenging to acquire and maintain important clinical and professional competencies. Time constraints, heavy caseloads, deficient professional networks, and limited organizational reso...
Interprofessional collaboration has become a sought-after component of quality mental health care. Higher education institutions and mental health organizations seek to equip clinicians with the ability to provide cohesive clinical services while working collaboratively with a diverse group of professionals. Although research suggests that there ma...
Pica is a dangerous behaviour that frequently results in exposure to restrictive behaviour management practices such as the arbitrary use of restraint and punishment. We implemented a multi-component function-based treatment analysis including noncontingent access to edible items, response effort manipulations, response blocking, and differential r...
