CURRICULUM VITAE

Charles Louis Tapp, M.A., C.Y.C. Reg. Psychotherapist

200 Dundas St. East, Suite 204,

Belleville, Ontario, K8N 1E3

(613) 922-5094, raphah.assoc@gmail.com

Education

Graduate:        Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, 2013

                         Yorkville University, Fredericton, New Brunswick

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology, 2005

Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario

Undergrad:     Child Care Worker Diploma, 1983

St. Lawrence College, Kingston, Ontario

Clinical Experience

2002 – pres.           Private Practice: Raphah Counselling, Belleville, ON. Services: addiction assessments and counselling, youth counselling, school consultant, grief counseling, life skills training and general life skills enhancement. Active case load.

1999 - pres.            Part-time Men’s Program Director at Belleville Pregnancy and Family Care Centre, Belleville, ON. Duties: Program delivery 24/7 Dad (2 days/week) – National Fatherhood Institute, promotion and public relations, strategic planning, group facilitation, and agency statistical programmer.

Sept'07-Apr'08      Part-time Research Clinician at Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).         Administered (1 day/week)the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-TR Axis 1 Disorders for research study – Concurrent Disorders Screening Study. Researchers: Brian Rush, Ph.D., Saulo Castel, Ph.D.

June'97-Apr'98      The Belleville A.T.A.C. Centre, Belleville ON. Intake/structured addiction assessments. Developing individual treatment & aftercare plans.       Individual counselling and group facilitation.

June'87-June'97     Residential Supervisor, Residential and Day Treatment Group Facilitator and Outpatient Program Coordinator at Addiction Services, Hastings & Prince Edward County ON, and Serenity House, Belleville ON. Duties: Staff & student supervision, Ministry of Health statistics, community education and contacts, program development, extensive group work, individual counseling, treatment & aftercare planning, intake & assessments (addictions) and annual budget & service planning.

1991                          Part-time Co-Facilitator of Domestic Violence Program, Alternatives Belleville, Belleville ON, sponsored by Probation & Parole, Belleville.

1990 – 1991              Part-time Co-Facilitator at The Belleville A.T.A.C. Centre, Belleville ON
Addiction Counsellor for Evening Treatment Programs.

1986                         Child Care Worker II – Supervisor at Granite Ridge Academy, Arden ON. Staff supervision, daily programming, case management, and individual & group counseling.

1986                         Part-time Case Aid at Hastings County Children’s Aid Society, Belleville ON
Group home resident care, planning, 1:1 counselling.

Feb'84-June'85        Child Care Worker II at Lennox & Addington Family & Children’s Services, Napanee, ON Case management & supervision in a behavioural program.

May'83-Feb'84        Part-time Child Care Worker I at Kingston Children’s Aid Society, Kingston ON Weekend home supervisor.

Teaching & Presentation Experience

June 4-6, 2014        Video Gaming Perspectives: “Excellence in Child and Youth Care...Promoting the Profession,” Ontario Association of Child and Youth Counselors, St. Lawrence College, Kingston, ON

May 1, 2014             The Essential Work of Self Care, CAPPS (Canadian Association of Pregnancy Support Services), 2014 Naptional Conference, Hamilton, ON

2007 – 2014            Teacher/Professor at Loyalist College, Belleville ON.
Continuing Education Department, Addiction Studies Post-diploma Certificate. Courses include Introduction to Addiction, Addictions & Applied Pharmacology and Addiction Counselling.

June 29, 2013          Social Media: An Addiction, a Problem, or Just Fun, Social Media Workshop for SNMC Youth, in collaboration with I.LEAD, Walter Baker Centre, Ottawa, ON

April 2013               Providing an Effective Men's Program, CAPPS (Canadian Association of Pregnancy Support Services), 2013 National Conference, Victoria, BC.

April 2013               Dynamically Running a Group, CAPPS (Canadian Association of Pregnancy Support Services), 2013 National Conference, Victoria, BC.

Winter 2009          Teacher/Professor at Loyalist College, Belleville ON.
Social Service Worker Program. Contract position – Day-time Course: Interviewing and Counselling 1  

Professional Consulting Experience

2005 – present      Counselling Team Leader at All Ontario Youth Convention.  Annual conference with approximately 800 youth affiliated with the Christian Reformed Churches across Ontario, 14-18 years old. Counselling team is responsible to assess risk of threat and violence, child welfare concerns, etc.

1994 – 1997            Addictions Diploma Programs Advisory Committee Member. Sir Sanford Fleming College, Peterborough.

Specialized Training

January 2009         Admission, Discharge and Assessment Tools Training (ADAT) – Addiction Treatment. Centre for Addictions & Mental Health (CAMH)

September 2007    Research Clinician administering the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM- IV-TR Axis 1 Disorders (SCID-1). Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)

June 1991                Management in the Human Services. Queen’s University, School of Business.

Professional Training/Workshops

March 2010            Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), 2005.  Continuing Education Department, Loyalist College, ON

February 2012        Accessible Services for Colleges, Customer Service Standard Course, Loyalist College, Belleville, ON

March 2012            Coping with the Wired World II: Enter the Zone, Dr. Bruce Ballon. Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Problem Gambling Project.

May 2011                 Emotional Intelligence, Dr. Elspeth Christine.  Queen’s University, Dept. of Health, Counseling and Disability Services.

May 2011                 Cognitive Aging: Use It or Lose It. Dr. Angeles Garcia. Queen’s University, Director of Memory Clinics.

August 2010            Counseling Skills for Concurrent Disorders, 2010 Provincial Summer Institute.  Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Concurrent Disorders Ontario Network (CDON).

September 2010      Coping with the Wired World: Clinical Approaches to Working with Youth & Families with Gaming, Gambling and Internet Problems, Dr. Bruce Ballon.  Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Problem Gambling Project.

November 2009      Addiction to Love: Exploring Sex, Internet and Relationship Dependency, Dr. Marta Durski.  Shalem Mental Health Network.

Awards

June 2012                 Fernand Lozier Award of Excellence in Father Involvement Practice.  Given to a person, agency, organization or company in the for-profit or not-for- profit sectors who has shown innovation and commitment to fathers and/or issues facing fathers in Canada today. Awarded June 2012.

Professional Memberships & Affiliations

2013 – present       The Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors, Psychometrists and Psychotherapists.

2008 – present        Ontario Association of Child and Youth Counsellors, Professional Certified Member in good standing. Registration #04477.

                                 Injection Drug Use Harm Reduction Task Force, Hastings and Prince Edward Steering Committee. Hastings & Prince Edward Counties Health Unit. Member and education sub-committee member.

                                 Online Therapy Institute: Bringing Together Technology and Mental Health. Our network is focused on the use of technology for the purpose of offering therapeutic interventions. Online Therapy Institute: www.onlinetherapyinstitute.com, info@onlinetherapyinstitute.com