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Emergencies, Disasters and Violent Events
Corona Virus (COVID-19)
- Why Does Culture Matter to COVID-19? – PDF | HTML 06/04/2020
- Grief, Bereavement and COVID-19 – PDF | HTML 05/12/2020
- Research Funding Information as relates to COVID-19 – PDF | HTML 05/08/2020
- Guidance for Psychology Students as Relates to COVID-19 – PDF | HTML 05/08/2020
- Guidance for Psychology Faculty and Researchers as Relates to COVID-19 – PDF | HTML 05/08/2020
- Emotional and Psychological Challenges Faced by Frontline Health Care Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic – PDF | HTML 04/07/2020
- Psychological Practice and the Coronavirus (COVID-19) – PDF | HTML 03/18/2020
- Student Wellness and COVID-19 – PDF | HTML 04/02/2020
- Helping Teens Cope with the Impacts of and Restrictions Related to COVID-19 – PDF | HTML 03/31/2020
- Psychological Impacts of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) – PDF | HTML 03/20/2020
- Working from Home During COVID-19, With and Without Children – PDF | HTML 03/17/2020
- Coping With and Preventing COVID-19 – PDF | HTML 04/04/2020
Addictions
Anxiety
- Climate Change and Anxiety – PDF | HTML 12/2020
- Anxiety Related to Food Allergy in Children – PDF | HTML | VIDEO 03/2020
- Perinatal Anxiety – PDF | HTML 03/2018
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) – PDF | HTML | VIDEO updated 10/2020
- Health Anxiety – PDF | HTML | VIDEO updated 06/2020
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) – PDF | HTML | VIDEO updated 07/2020
- Panic Disorder – PDF | HTML | VIDEO updated 05/2020
- Phobias – PDF | HTML | VIDEO updated 05/2020
- Social Anxiety – PDF | HTML | VIDEO 07/2018
Chronic Illness
- Asthma in Children – PDF | HTML 03/2021
- Diabetes – PDF | HTML updated 06/2019
- Heart Disease – PDF | HTML updated 09/2020
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome – PDF | HTML updated 08/2019
- Cancer in Adults – PDF | HTML 06/2019
- Paediatric Oncology – PDF | HTML updated 10/2019
- Sexual Health After a Heart Attack – PDF | HTML updated 09/2020
Dementia
Developmental Disorders
Epilepsy
- Helping Children with Epilepsy Succeed in School – PDF | HTML 06/2021
- Strategies for Cognitive Challenges in Children with Epilepsy – PDF | HTML 06/2021
- Strategies for Supporting Optimal Psychological Function in Children with Epilepsy – PDF | HTML 06/2021
- Strategies for Supporting Social Function in Children with Epilepsy – PDF | HTML 06/2021
Healthy Living
Learning Disabilities
- Learning Disabilities in Children – PDF 01/2015
Mood Disorders
Pain
- Psychological Interventions for Acute Pain Management in Children – PDF | HTML 11/2020
- Acute Post-surgical Pain –
Temporarily removed pending updates - Arthritis – PDF | HTML updated 07/2019
- Chronic Pain – PDF | HTML | VIDEO updated 01/2021
- Chronic Pain among Seniors – PDF | HTML updated 02/2017
- Pediatric Chronic Pain – PDF | HTML 10/2022
- Pain Assessment in Children – PDF | HTML 10/2022
- Pain in Children with Intellectual Disabilities who are Nonverbal – PDF | HTML 05/2020
- Presurgical Preparation –
Temporarily removed pending updates - Needle Pain – PDF | HTML updated 05/2020
Palliative Care
Poverty
Gender Diversity
- Gender Dysphoria in Adolescents and Adults –
Temporarily removed pending updates - Gender Dysphoria in Children –
Temporarily removed pending updates
Social and Family Relationships
Stress
Trauma
Workplace
“Psychology Works” Career Resources
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Votta-Bleeker, L. (2020). “Psychology Works” Fact Sheet: Concussions. Canadian Psychological Association. https://cpa.ca/docs/File/Publications/FactSheets/PsychologyWorksFactSheet_Concussions.pdf