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Dr. Scott Sellick
Director, Supportive Care, TBRHSC
Dr. Sellick is currently the Director of Supportive Care at TBRHSC
and an Associate Research Scientist in Psychosocial Oncology.
He received both his B.A. Honours in Psychology and M.A. in
Clinical Psychology (First Class Standing) at Lakehead University.
He received his Ph.D. in Counselling Psychology from the University
of Alberta.
Dr. Sellick has practiced psychology since 1979 and is a
member in good standing with the Ontario College of Psychologists,
the Ontario Psychological Association and the Canadian Register
of Health Service Providers in Psychology.
Dr. Sellick is also a founding member of ICR Discoveries
and co-founder of the Northwestern Ontario Centre for Behavioural
Medicine and Psychosocial Research. He’s an Adjunct
Professor in the departments of Psychology and Social Work
at Lakehead University. He is also an Associate Professor
of Psychosocial Health at Lakehead, and from July 2004 to
December 2006 Dr. Sellick was Chair of Personal and Professional
Aspects of Medical Practice in the Division of Human Sciences
at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine.
As a clinician for 28 years and a psychosocial oncology researcher
for 19 years, Dr. Sellick has also been responsible for the
development and ongoing support of Northwestern Ontario’s
Psychosocial and Survivorship Regional Network, RCC. His clinical
work involves patients who have been diagnosed with cancer
and their families, and deals with all aspects of care throughout
the illness trajectory, including issues pertaining to the
anticipation of death and bereavement.
Research Interests
Dr. Sellick’s research includes investigating the impact
of illness and treatment and the assessment of distress in
new patients; coping styles and strategies; the use of psychological
techniques for the alleviation of chronic and procedural pain
related to cancer and cancer treatment; and the screening
of those most likely to need psychosocial support.
More specifically, Dr. Sellick’s research interests
include screening for psychosocial/psychological distress;
program evaluation/needs assessment; and psychosocial intervention/
end of life/palliative care.
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here for a list of select publications.
Alan D. Edwardson
Clinical Researcher, Supportive Care, TBRHSC
 Alan
has more than 25 years of experience conducting social science
research, including teaching empirical methods and computerized
statistical applications for two years at the undergraduate
level at Carleton University in Ottawa, ON. Alan graduated
from Carleton with a combined B.A. Honours in Mass Communication
and Political Science.
As the Clinical Researcher in Supportive Care for the past
five years, Alan has had the opportunity to work with a number
of health care professionals (e.g., physicians, nurses, radiation
therapists, psychologists, social workers, pastoral care workers,
and administrators) on a regional, provincial, and national
basis. He is also a member of the Research Ethics Team at
TBRHSC specializing in research methods, and a founding member
of ICR Discoveries.
From September 2004 until December 2006 he was a part-time
Curriculum Development Committee Member with Theme 2 –
Personal and Professional Aspects of Medical Practice –
with the Division of Human Sciences at the Northern Ontario
School of Medicine.
Research Interests
Alan is highly interested in screening for psychosocial and
psychological distress. He is also interested in program evaluation
and needs assessment.
Click
here for a list of select publications.
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