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Sisters Self-Publish Handbook on Healing Winter SAD | Focus On YU Alumni

Krushnaji Gavas

For Yorkville University alumnus and author Talia Camozzi, Yorkville University’s Masters of Counselling Psychology proved to be the catalyst for a much-needed career change and the awakening of a passion for theory and for helping others. Camozzi is rightfully proud of having just self-published “Healing Winter SAD”, a handbook for sufferers of Seasonal Affective Disorder …


MACP Alumnus Ashley Kreze Hosts Private Practice and Hosts TV Talk Show

Krushnaji Gavas

When Yorkville University Alumna Ashley Kreze started seeing the same questions and concerns bubbling up amongst a certain segment of her clientele it gave her an idea for a television talk show. Now, the show is in its third season and Kreze said it has been a very interesting side project in addition to her …


Yorkville Dean, Rita Kop, Wins Best Paper at Conference in Morocco

Krushnaji Gavas

Yorkville University’s Dean of the Faculty of Education, Rita Kop, recently won the Best Paper Award at the Europe, Middle East and North Africa Conference on Technology and Security to Support Learning (EMENA/TSSL’16). The paper, Creating a Personal Learning Ecosystem: The Double-Edged Sword of Algorithms and Automation to Support Serendipitous Learning, was written by Kop …




YU Grad Takes Helm at Vancouver Family Service Employee Assistance Program

Krushnaji Gavas

Gregg Taylor said the meaningful work he does in his new role as President of FSEAP Vancouver (Family Service Employee Assistance Programs), is exactly why he took his Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology at Yorkville University. “Being able to contribute to people’s lives in a meaningful way and expand my scope of practice was …


East Coast Trip to Graduation: A Graduate’s Travel Log to the 2015 Ceremony

Krushnaji Gavas

Yorkville University has announced the date for its 2017 Graduation Ceremony. It is set to take place on June 23, 2017, at the Delta in Fredericton, New Brunswick. For some, travelling to the ceremony can involve some distance. But, in 2015 one graduate decided to make an East Coast road trip out of it. Here, Bachelor …


MACP Grads now Eligible for Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) Designation

Krushnaji Gavas

The Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) recently announced they will accept graduates from all governmentally recognized institutions as eligible to apply for the Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) designation. With this decision, graduates from Yorkville University’s Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (MACP) who are interested in applying for the CCC designation were eligible to do …


How One Student Found A Level Playing Field at YU Despite Visual Impairment

Krushnaji Gavas

For the first time since the age of eight, Malini Ondrovcik says she feels like she is on a level playing field. Despite being legally blind, Malini said since starting her studies in the Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (MACP) at Yorkville University she finally doesn’t feel different from her classmates.     “I …


Yorkville’s Master’s Programs Recognized by Teacher Qualification Service

Krushnaji Gavas

Yorkville University’s master’s degree programs now meet the category upgrade qualifications for the Teacher Qualification Service, Daren Hancott Yorkville University’s Campus Principal in British Columbia (BC) explained. The Teaching Qualification Service (TQS) is a not-for-profit body that evaluates BC public school teachers’ professional and academic qualifications and assigns categories based on these qualifications. “It is …


Alumnus Kayla BreeLove Carter Making Her Mark With YWCA Award, Private Practice

Krushnaji Gavas

At just 26 years old, Yorkville University Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (MACP) alumna, Kayla BreeLove Carter is already making her mark on the world as a Registered Clinical Counsellor, an entrepreneur and a “Woman of Distinction”. From Moncton, New Brunswick, Kayla graduated from the MACP from Yorkville University in 2012. After graduating Kayla …


Practicing Verbal Judo: The Art of Adaptive Language

Krushnaji Gavas

In this Guest Blog, Paul Graham, the head librarian for Yorkville University, discusses the art of Verbal Judo and how it can help in our dealings with others. Practicing Verbal Judo: The Art of Adaptive Language Even in our connected society of mobile devices, Skype, and email, we are mostly unprepared for the variety of conflict …


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