Dr. Charles Nelson, C. Psych

Suite H-3015, 801 Commissioners Road East, London, Ontario

CANADA N6C 5J1

tel: 519 685-4567 ext. 42235 fax: 519 685-4585

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Psychology

Clinical Health Psychology/Behavioral Medicine – APA Accredited

Master of Arts

Psychology Degree

Qualifying Year Specialization

Honors Degree in Psychology

Bachelor of Arts

Psychology Concentration Degree

EMPLOYMENT

2008 –

Operational Stress Injury Clinic

Parkwood Hospital

801 Commissioners Road East

Suite H-3013

London, Ontario

Psychologist and Clinical Coordinator

2003 – 2008

Regional Mental Health Care

St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospital

467 Sunset Drive

St. Thomas, Ontario

Psychologist

2003 – 2007

MacDonald & Bryant

Suite 110 – 339 Wellington Rd. S.

London, Ontario

Psychologist

Summer 2002 (Part-time)

Neuropsychology Associates

Of Dallas.

Dr. William Bruce Jones, Ph.D.

12820 Hillcrest, Suite 118

Dallas, Texas

Psychometrist

2000 – 2002 (Part-time)

G. Dick Miller, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist

Irving, Texas 75062

Psychological Associate

2003 – University of North Texas

Denton, Texas, USA

1994 – Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana, USA

1991 – Laurentian University

Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

1989 – University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Spring 2011 - Acting National Clinical Director, Veterans Affairs Canada. National Centre for Operational Stress Injuries, Montreal, PQ.

Ongoing – Clinical Coordinator and Psychologist. Assessment, Treatment, Research, and Outreach for Veterans Affairs Canada, RCMP, and Department of National Defense. Patient Operational Injuries include PTSD, Associated Anxiety Disorders, Mood Disorders, and Chronic Pain.

Assessment and treatment for Adult 2A, Crisis/Relapse Prevention Unit. Program includes ambulatory patient services, as well as Assessment in-patient ward.

Psychological practice in rehabilitation for motor vehicle accidents, workplace injuries, chronic pain, PTSD, and associated mental health difficulties.

Neuropsychological evaluations for forensic review involving motor vehicle accidents, workplace injuries, and toxic chemical exposure syndromes.

Neurocognitive rehabilitation for disabled clientele. Community integration, independent living, and cognitive-behavioral rehab. services.

2000 Summer (Part-time)

S. Reed, Ph.D. Behavioral Medicine

University of North Texas

Research Assistant

1998-1999

South Cochrane Child and Youth Service

Timmins, Ontario

Program Manager

1997- 1999 (Part-time)

Canadian Mental Health Association

Kirkland Lake, Ontario

Crisis Response Worker

1994-1998

Centre Boreal Centre

Kirkland Lake, Ontario

Family Counselor

1989- 1994

Sudbury & District Big Brothers Association.

Sudbury, Ontario

Co-Director

1992-1993 (Part-time)

Bartimaeous Incorporated

Toronto, Ontario

Associate

1989- 1994 (Part-time)

Sudbury Algoma Hospital

Sudbury, Ontario

Child and Youth Worker

1992 (Part-time); 2000 -2001

Laurentian University/U. N. T.

Teaching Assistant

Assisted in physiological recording of impedance cardiography, cortronics blood

pressure, and skin conductance, and aggregation of data for research.

Clinical supervision for out-patient children’s mental health program consisting of psychometry, mental

health consulting, social work, and autistic services.

On-call after hour’s crisis intervention. Assessment and stabilization of suicidal and acute psychiatric disorders in crisis.

Individual, family and group counseling. Psychosocial assessment and mediation. Solution-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy.

Administration and case management. Supervised staff and developed fiscal budget.

Rehabilitation and support for a closed-head injury client. Parenting and mediational counseling.

Crisis admission, assessment, and stabilization of children at-risk of self-harm or psychiatric disorder.

Assisted with marking and tutorials for Introductory Psychology.

Lectured and instructed graduate students on methods and the use of apparatuses used to conduct psychophysiological research (GRASS polygraph, cortronic blood pressure, Porges Vagal Tone, etc).

Assisted as T.A. with Health Psychology

MEMBERSHIPS

2011 - Subject Matter Expert - Jurisprudence and Ethics Examination. College of

Psychologists of Ontario.

2008 – Member - International Society for Trauma Stress Studies (ongoing).

2007 – Associate Scientist - Lawson Health Research Institute (ongoing).

- Subject Matter Expert - Jurisprudence and Ethics Examination. College of

Psychologists of Ontario.

- Discipline Committee Member - College of Psychologists of Ontario.

- Board Member – The Ontario Psychological Association (ongoing).

2006 – Adjunct Professor – University of Western Ontario. Department of Clinical

Psychology (ongoing).

2005 – Certificate of Registration authorizing autonomous practice as a Psychologist. The College of Psychologists of Ontario (ongoing).

2004 – Co-Chair. Specialized Adult Service Research & Evaluation Task Team. Regional Mental Health Care – St. Thomas (RMHC-ST).

2003 -Certification For Registration For Supervised Practice as a Psychologist.

The College of Psychologists of Ontario.

Ontario Psychological Association.

Member (ongoing).

2000 – American Psychological Association. Student Member.

1997 - Board Member. Timiskaming Brain Injury Association. (Kirkland Lake,

Ontario).

CURRENT RESEARCH

Nelson, C., Richardson, D., St. Cyr, K, Lee, K., and Gallimore, J. Predictive value of the

transtheoretical model to smoking cessation among Canadian Forces Veterans. Canadian Action Network for the Advancement, Dissemination
and Adoption of Practice-informed Tobacco Treatment (CAN-ADAPTT). $5000

grant.

--Ongoing.

Nelson, C., Srivastava. A. Scale for Impact of Suicidality for Management, Assessment

and Planning of care (SIS-MAP) - A service development and clinical validation project.

--Ongoing

PUBLICATIONS*

Nelson C, St. Cyr K, Hurley E, Richardson D, Elhai J, Corbett B, & Gifford S. (2011)

Predictors of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation

Among Canadian Forces Personnel in a National Canadian Military Health

Survey. Journal of Psychiatric Research (xxx.1-6).

Nelson C, Roth M, St. Cyr K, & McIntyre-Smith, A. A comparison of the effectiveness of

acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) for treating complex chronic pain in Canadian military personnel with posttraumatic stress disorder. Submitted for publication to Psychological Reports (UNDER REVIEW).

Nelson C, St. Cyr K, Weiser M, Gifford S, Gallimore J, Morningstar A. (2011).

Knowledge gained from the Brief Traumatic Brain Injury Screen - Implications for

treating Canadian military personnel. Military Medicine.176 (2):156-60.

Nelson, C., Johnston, M., & Srivastava. (2010). Improving risk assessment with suicidal

patients. A preliminary evaluation of the clinical utility of The Scale for Impact of Suicidality -Management, Assessment, and Planning of Care (SIS-MAP). Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention. 31 (5), 231-237

Nelson, C. (2010). The Repositioning of Psychology in Ontario – Advocacy and the

Ontario Psychological Association. Journal of Clinical Psychology Practice. (1),

12-15.

Nelson, C., & Srivastava. (2008). Improving risk assessment with suicidal patients. A

preliminary evaluation of the clinical utility of The Scale for Impact of Suicidality -Management, Assessment, and Planning of Care (SIS-MAP), a new structured

clinical interview based on Canadian norms. Research Insights, 5 (2), 4.

Nelson, C. (2008). The Adult Needs and Strengths Assessment – Abbreviated

Referral Version to specify psychiatric care needed for incoming patients:

exploratory analysis. Psychological Reports, (102) 131-143.

Hategan, A., Nelson, C., & Jarmain, S. (2008) Heart transplant, social support, and

psychiatric sequelae: A 10-year follow-up clinical case review. Psychosomatics. 49. 39-41.

Nelson, C. (2007) Utilizing the Abbreviated Needs and Strengths Assessment –

Referral Version (ANSA-R) to help determine the level of psychiatric care needed – A prospective review. Research Insights, 4 (2), 3.

Nelson, C., Franks, S., Brose, A., Raven, P., Williamson J. A., Xiangrong Shi,

McGill, J., & Harrell, E. (2005) The influence of hostility and family history of cardiovascular disease on autonomic activation in response to controllable versus noncontrollable stress, anger imagery induction, and relaxation imagery. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 28 (3). 213-221.

Williams, L., Reed, S., Nelson, C., & Brose, A. (2002). Relations of intrinsic spirituality

with health status and symptom interference. Psychological Reports, 91, 618-626.

Nelson, C. (1999). Managing increased service demands for children’s mental health

services by dedicating resources to centralized intake. Child and Family: A

Journal of the Notre Dame Child and Family Institute, 5 (1), 36-41.

Nelson, C. (1998) Personality power: a solution-focused cognitive-behavioral

exercise. Child and Family: A Journal of the Notre Dame Child and Family

Institute. 2 (2), 18-25.

Nelson, C. (1997) Parenting skills – redefining rather than reinventing. Child and

Family: A Journal of the Notre Dame Child and Family Institute 1 (3), 44-49.

Nelson, C. & Valliant, P.M. (1993) Personality dynamics of adolescent boys

where the father was absent. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 76, 435-443.

*Editorial reviewer for the Journal of Behavioral Medicine, Psychological Reports, and Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention.

PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2010 – Nelson C, St. Cyr K, Wiltsie R, Richardson D, Haslam D, Lee K, Gifford S, Roth

M, Gallimore J, Martel D, & Cameron N. An Analysis of Smoking Patterns and Cessation Efforts among Canadian Forces Members and Veterans: An Exploration of the Transtheoretical Model. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatry Association, Honolulu, HI, 2011.

Quintangon G, Eth S, Lascher S, Nelson C, & St. Cyr K. Vicarious Trauma in Mental Health Professionals Following 9/11: The Impact of Working with Trauma Victims. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatry Association, Honolulu, HI, 2011.

Nelson, C. Improving inpatient relations and unit milieu among Canadian Veterans with personality disorders. Presentation to inter-professional staff at Parkwood Hospital, WCW Auditorum.

Nelson C, St. Cyr K, Hurley E, Richardson D, Elhai J, Corbett B, & Gifford S. Moderating and co-activating factors for mental and physical health outcomes in the Canadian Forces and general population in a Canadian Community Health Survey. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Montreal, QC, 2010.

Nelson C, Roth M, St. Cyr K, & McIntyre-Smith, A. A comparison of the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) for treating complex chronic pain in Canadian military personnel with posttraumatic stress disorder. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Montreal, QC, 2010.

Nelson, C., Richardson, D. Corbett, B., St. Cyr, K., Gifford, S., Hurley, S., Elhai,

J. Moderating and co-activating factors for mental and physical health outcomes in the Canadian Forces and general population in a Canadian Community Health Survey. Paper presented at the XI International Congress on Traumatic Stress and Anxiety Disorders, Buenos Aries, Argentina.

Prolonged Exposure Therapy Training (30 hours). Drs. Edna Foa and Nitsa

Nacash. Presented by the Ottawa Operational Stress Injury Clinic, Royal Ottawa Hospital. Ottawa, Ontario – Ongoing supervision follow-up.

2009 – International Society for Trauma Stress Studies. Annual conference.

Atlanta, Georgia.

Nelson, C., Weiser, M., Gifford, S.M., & Gallimore, J. (2009). Utilizing the Brief

Traumatic Brain Injury Screen (BTBIS) to identify and treat combat veterans in the Canadian military - Implications for collaboration and treatment. Poster presented at Vocational Outcomes in Traumatic Brain Injury Conference, Vancouver, BC.

Srivastava. A. & Nelson, C., Managing Risk. Scale for Impact of Suicidality for Management, Assessment and Planning of care (SIS-MAP). Paper presented at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Conference. San Francisco, California.

Nelson, C., Gifford, S.M., Weiser, M. & Gallimore, J. (2009). Utilizing the Brief Traumatic Brain Injury Screen (BTBIS) to identify and treat combat veterans in the Canadian military - Implications for collaboration and treatment. Paper presented at the 11th European Congress on Traumatic Stress, Oslo, Norway.

2008 – International Society for Trauma Stress Studies. Annual conference.

Chicago, Illinois.

Nelson, C., & Srivastava. (2008). Improving risk assessment with suicidal patients. A preliminary evaluation of the clinical utility of The Scale for Impact of Suicidality -Management, Assessment, and Planning of Care (SIS-MAP), a new structured clinical interview based on Canadian norms. Canadian Psychiatric Association. Annual Conference. Vancouver, B.C. Paper presentation.

Conducting a Discipline Hearing – Advanced Program. Federation of Health

Regulatory Colleges of Ontario. Challenging Situations in Discipline Hearings.

Ethics Writing Workshop. The College of Psychologists of Ontario. Item generation for the Ethics and Jurisprudence Examination.

Issues in Safely Discharging Patients with a History of Violence in the

Context of Ahmed v. Stefaniu – Case Presentation. Dr. Bill Komer, Adjunct

Professor Psychiatry University of Western Ontario.

Atypical Antipsychotics in Schizophrenia and Cognitive Enhancement: The

current scenario. Dr. Amresh Srivastava, Assistant Professor Psychiatry University of Western Ontario.

2007 – Ontario Psychological Association Annual Conference. Mississauga,

Ontario.

ADHD Across the Lifespan. Dr. Bilkey, Director, Bilkey Adult ADHD clinics.

Conducting a Discipline Hearing – Basic Program. Federation of Health

Regulatory Colleges of Ontario. Discipline Committee Joint Hearing Orientation.

Ethic’s Spring Workshop. Patient Access: Managing our Moral Distress.

London Health Sciences Centre, Ethics and Education Practice Subcommittee.

Crisis Intervention. Presentation by Charles Nelson for the London Health Sciences Centre, Clinical Training and Internship Committee Interns.

2006 – Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Geriatric Patients with

Cognitive Impairment. Dr. Miller, Department of Psychiatry, University of

Pittsburgh.

Neuropathic Pain: Recognition & Novel Therapies. Dr. Boyd, Adjunct

Professor Psychiatry University of Western Ontario.

Malingering. Dr. Klassen, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, and Mr.

Hanbidge, Senior Assistant Crown Attorney, London Crown Attorney’s Office.

Keeping Boundaries: Maintaining Safety and Integrity in the Therapeutic

Process. Dr. Northcott, Associate Professor, University of Western Ontario.

Getting Going: The Effects of Exercise and Activation on Depression. Dr.

Martin, Department of psychiatry, McMaster University.

Hope and Resilience. Living with Schizophrenia: a personal experience. Dr.

Frese. SAS-SAL Recovery Day Conference.

Drug-Induced Schizophrenia: State of the Evidence. Dr. Boutros, Professor of

Psychiatry and Neurology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine.

Woman’s Issues in Bipolar Disorder. Dr. Velehorschi, Adjunct Professor

Psychiatry University of Western Ontario.

Fonagy and Bateman’s Mentalization Based Treatment. Dr. Feltman,

Associate Professor Psychiatry University of Western Ontario.

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and the State of the Science: a Dutch

Perspective. Dr. Vermetten, Associate Professor Psychiatry, Central Millitary Hospital, The Netherlands, and Dr. Pain, University of Western Ontario.

Pseudoscience and Fringe Science in Clinical Psychology: Implications

for Research, Practice, and Ethics. Dr. Scott Lilienfeld. Department of Psychology, Emory University (Atlanta, GA)

Treatment of Comorbid Heart Disease and Depression.

The University of Western Ontario. Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Department of Psychiatry. Continuing Medical Education. Dr. Swenson, Associate Professor, University of Ottawa.

2005 – Risk Factors, Prediction, and Treatment. Re: Pathological Responses to Terrorism in Adults and Children. Dr. Larry Litman RMHC-ST.

Consent and Capacity Board – Giving Evidence. Joy Wendling RMHC –ST.

2004 – Working Effectively with Borderline Personality Disorder.

Training workshop presented by Charles Nelson for the Chatham District Health Counsel. Participants included hospital residents, social workers, ACT workers, addictions services, and CMHA staff.

- Community Planning for Borderline Personality Disorder.

Training workshop presented by Charles Nelson for the Chatham District Health

Counsel. Participants included hospital residents, social workers, ACT workers,

addictions services, and CMHA staff.

2003 -“The Prevention of Depression: Models and methods for individuals at risk”.

Colloquium – Presented by Dr. Keith Dobson (University of Calgary).

“Placebos and the power of belief”.

Colloquium – Presented by Dr. Irving Kirsch (University of Connecticut).

A fMRI Study of Pain Perception in PTSD

Research proposal colloquia – Presented by Marla Sanderson and Dr. Ruth

Lanius.

2002 - In Search of Endophenotypes for ADHD

Research presentation – Dr. Rosemary Tannock (Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, Ont.).

New Directions in The Treatment of Acute Trauma and Posttraumatic

Stress

Training seminar – Presented by Dr. John Briere (UC at Davis).

MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), VRE, C. Difficile:

Control and Prevention

Infection Control Inservice for Rehab Unit – Presented by Barbara Moody, RN,

CIC, Director Infection Control. Denton Regional Medical Center

Ignorance of the Law is No Excuse. Risk Management for the Ethical

Mental Health Professional.

Presented by Elisa Maloff Reiter, Attorney and Counselor at Law, Adjunct

Professor of Law at Southern Methodist University. Texas Woman’s Office of

Lifelong Learning.

Managing The Agitated Patient

Presentation by Charles Nelson for the faculty and staff of The Rehabilitation

Unit of Denton Regional Medical Center – Denton, Texas.

Coping and Quality of Life Among Adults Living with

HIV/AIDS

University of North Texas Behavioral Medicine Symposium presentation by Dr.

Mark Vosvick, Clinical Health Psychologist. Medical College of Wisconsin

2001 – Medical Ethics, living wills, and palliative care.

Seminar/workshop presented by Dr. Fines, M.D. Professor of Medical Ethics – Baylor School of Medicine (Dallas, Texas).

2000 – Treating Anxiety and Depression Effectively: Therapeutic Models

That Work! conducted by Albert Ellis, Ph.D. (Irving, Texas) Lima Associates.

1999 – The Assessment and Treatment of Adolescent Sex Offenders.

Workshop by James Worling, Ph.D. of The Sexual Abuse Family and Education Treatment Program (Timmins, Ontario).

Wraparound Facilitation Certification. Certified trainer for the Wraparound Case Management Model (Timmins, Ontario).

Assessing Parenting Capacity. Workshop by Dr. Steinhauer of The

Hospital for Sick Children (Kirkland Lake, Ontario).

1998 – Treating Eating Disorders. Organized and participated in training on

the multisystemic approach to treating eating disorders by Dr. McVey of

The Hospital for Sick Children (Timmins, Ontario).

1997 – Crisis Intervention. Training by the Canadian Training Institute. (New

Liskeard, Ontario).

Diagnosing and Treating Resistant Depression. Participated in training

by Dr. Oxlade of The Traumatic Stress Clinic, Institute of Psychotherapy.

(New Liskeard, Ontario).

1996 – Assessment/Treatment of P.T.S.D. and Borderline Personality

Disorder. Participated in workshop by Dr. Donald Meichenbaum. (Sudbury,

Ontario).

1995 – Clinical Internship: The Clarke Institute of Psychiatry. Participated in

the intake and group supervision of adult sex offenders under the

supervision of Dr. H. Barbaree. (Toronto, Ontario).

An Analysis of the “Psychopathy Checklist” PCL-R (Hare).

Participated in training workshop by Dr. A. Forth. (Toronto, Ontario).

Counseling Sexually Victimized Children. Workshop by The Institute for

The Prevention of Child Abuse. (Englehart, Ontario).

1993 – International Exchange Program. Graduate Placement.

Annual Community Seminar: Families and Communities Working

Together. Participant for Concerns Canada (Prevention, Intervention,

and Treatment of alcoholism). (Sudbury, Ontario)

1992 – Presenter/Participant for The Ministry of State and Youth Affairs for