Kyle J. Schalk

kjschalk@ucalgary.ca

EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Doctor of Philosophy                  University of Calgary, March 2010 (expected date)

                                                Division of Applied Psychology

                                                Counselling Psychology

Dissertation Topic: Involuntary job loss and the marital experience

Master of Science                       University of Calgary, March 2006

                                                Division of Applied Psychology

                                                Counselling Psychology

Master’s Thesis Topic: The experience of coping with marital infidelity

Bachelor of Arts (Honours)         Trinity Western University, April 2003

                                                Major: Psychology (Honours)

Honours Thesis Topic: The influence of debilitating and facilitating test anxiety on exam performance: A multidirectional definition of test anxiety

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

COUNSELLING:

Sept. 2007-Present           Practicum Student – David Thompson Health Region – Mental Health Services

·       Facilitate group, personal and couple counselling related to a variety of mental health concerns

Aug. 2005-Aug. 2007      Counsellor (Faculty Position) - Red Deer College Student Success Services

·       Counselled students with a variety of personal, academic, and career concerns

·       Developed and facilitated psychoeducational workshops (Stress, Career, Exam Anxiety)

Sept. 2004-April 2005      Practicum Student - University of Calgary Counselling Centre

·       Counselled students with a variety of personal, academic, and career concerns

·       Facilitated psychoeducational workshops

2001-2003                      Crisis Counsellor - Youth Crisis Hotline (Langley, BC)

·       Volunteered weekly to counsel adolescents and provide applicable insight and information

OTHER:

Jan. 2005-April 2005       Academic Strategist - University of Calgary Disability Resource Centre

·       Developed individualized program plans and prepared strategies for a student with a learning disability

2002 (Summer)               Relief Worker - Heritage Family Services (Red Deer, AB)

·       Worked with adolescents in a group-home setting

RESEARCH

Schalk, K., Roughley, R., & Hiebert, B. (2007, November). ATA Guidance Council needs assessment: Procedures, results and recommendations. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Alberta Teachers’ Association Guidance Council, Banff, AB.

Schalk, K. & Handy, L. C. (2007, September). Coping with marital infidelity: Implications for counselling. Poster session presented at the 2nd Annual Faculty of Education Poster Conference, Calgary, AB.

Schalk, K. & Handy, L. C. (2007, June). The experience of coping with marital infidelity. Poster session presented at the 68th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Ottawa, ON.

Schalk, K., Roughley, R. A., & Hiebert, B. (2007). Report to the ATA Guidance Council:

           Needs assessment. Unpublished report, University of Calgary.

Schalk, K. (2006). The experience of coping with marital infidelity. Unpublished master's thesis, University of Calgary.

Schalk, K. (2003). The influence of debilitating and facilitating test anxiety on exam performance: A multidirectional definition of test anxiety. Unpublished manuscript, Trinity Western University.

Schalk, K., Hoffman, J., Herridge, J., & Dube, B. (2001). Self-serving bias: Group interaction. Unpublished manuscript, Trinity Western University.

TEACHING

Winter 2008 – CAAP 619: Advanced Counselling Practicum (Campus Alberta Applied Psychology-

                        University of Calgary)

Spring 2007 – APSY 427: Stress and Burnout (University of Calgary)