About People Matter
Linda Rankin, Ed D. (cand.) M.A., B.S.W., R.S.W., E.C.E.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION, (Candidate) CURRICULUM DESIGN FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS: (ED.D) University of Toronto, Total program completed and comprehensive exam, only defense of thesis remaining.
MASTERS OF ARTS: (M.A. 1981) Central Michigan University, USA
BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK: (B.S.W. 1980) Laurentian University, Sudbury
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION:(E.C.E. 1975) Cambrian College, Sudbury
MEDIATION, (Family) Certificate, Upper Canada Law Society, Toronto, Ontario.1998
TRAUMATIC INCIDENT REDUCTION Therapy specialist. 2006
COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY for Depression, April 2007
INTERPERSONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY August 2007
PUBLICATIONS:
Newsletter of the Infant Mental Health Promotion Project (IMP)
Volume 41, Winter 2004-2005 Page 19
Postpartum Mood Disorders: Advise for Fathers & Professionals
Written by: Postpartum mood changes group participants in Parry Sound and Muskoka, facilitated by Linda Rankin
Author: Level 2 “Facing the Challenges:” Interdisciplinary MAINPRO CME for Family Physicians and other Primary Healthcare Providers. Part of the Provincial Training team for College of Family Physicians.
WORKSHOPS:
Workshops Related to this Program: (this is only a small sample of the workshops presented related to this program)
Postpartum Mood Disorder, “Lets Get Practical” to North Bay Parry Sound Health Unit, December 2006 to 60 participants.
“Facing the Challenges: Healthy Child Development” Listed as Author: Postpartum Mood Disorder
Level 2. College of Family Physicians. Workshop, Nov 2007“Lets Get Practical” on Postpartum Mood Disorder to North Bay, Parry Sound Public Health Unit, 35 participants. November 2007
“Beyond the Blues” entitled “Mother Baby Attachment Issues and Postpartum Depression” Durham Region Postpartum Depression Coalition conference to 65 participants. April 2005
“Lets Get Practical” on Postpartum Mood Disorder to Public Health Unit employees in Barrie/Simcoe to 96 participants. Nov. 2005
“Postpartum mood changes”: Services and treatment available in Muskoka Parry Sound. Present the latest research on mood changes during and after pregnancy. 75 participants. November 2003
“Postpartum Mood Changes” Presented the latest research on mood changes during and after pregnancy. November 2003
“Post-Partum Mood Disorder and Treatment:” for Family Physicians. November 5, 2003
Linda has:
Completed all the course work and comprehensive exam in the Ed.D. (Doctorate in Education) program at the University of Toronto. Her research included assessing, using both standardized and self reporting tools, the mental health of unemployed adults returning to educational programs at the community college level in Northern Ontario. This included four First Nations and two Metis Communities.
Linda has been an administrator, faculty and counselor for a variety of community colleges and universities, including, teaching in the Bachelor of Social Work for Laurentian University and the Bachelor of Adult Education for Brock University, as well as a full time counselor for Georgian College (Barrie) and a full time faculty at Cambrian College (Sudbury) and a part time Professor at Canadore College (North Bay). She was the Campus Manager for Georgian College for over 12 years and developed a number of community based education/training programs. In the last ten years Linda has worked as a therapist in Mental Health both as Crisis/Intake/ Psychotherapist and designed the Distict of Nipissing's Eating Disorder program. Currently Linda is the Coordinator of Clinical Standards and Practices, Addictions and Mental Health Care Centre, North Bay General Hospital. She aquired this experience while concurrently running her Private Practice (Peoplematter), for the last sixteen years. She specialized in Post-partum Mood Disorder; program design and delivery, treatment models, community consultation, group and individual therapy.
Linda is currently consulting with the Timiskaming Health Unit, Community Counselling Centre, Nipissing and Muskoka Parry Sound Community Mental Health Service in the design and implementation of their Postpartum Mood Disorder Programs.
Linda has over thirty one years experience providing assessment, family therapy and counselling to clients and their families. This includes providing care in the community, involving families, primary health care agencies and other care-givers. She has developed the expertise in planning and providing direct care for groups and individuals with Complex Trauma, Postpartum Mood Disorder and Eating Disorders. She developed a treatment model for women who have a history of childhood sexual abuse entitled “Power over Abuse”. 100% of these women had eating disorders.
Linda has also developed and implemented a comprehensive treatment program model (based on Best Practices) for women suffering from Postpartum Mood Disorder. This program design includes a "three team" approach that has proven to be very successful in the delivery of treatment in the reducation of symptons of this mental illness. Linda's program design has been published in "Creating Circles of Support" (A manual for service providers supporting women's mental health in pregnancy and postpartum) Published by Best Start 2010. This program design was delivered in the District of Muskoka, Parry Sound District, District of Timiskaming, and is currently being explored in the District of Nipissing.
Linda, also, had the rare and challenging opportunity to go to CHINA and teach in the interior of China, for Georgian College International Center. She designed and delivered a curriculum on "Adult Education Teaching Methods and Teaching Strategies" delivered to the faculty of three community colleges in the Province of Sichuan in the interior of China.
An incredible experience!!!!!!
- I held a Baby Giant Panda!
