Ronald K. Dougan

Hi! Let me tell you a bit more about myself. A graduate of the University of Alberta, I have been a Chartered Psychologist in the Province of Alberta for many years. Following a clinical internship in the Texas Medical Center, Houston, I served for several years as Director of the Pastoral Care Department of the University of Alberta Hospitals. While there, I regularly conducted classes for medical, nursing, physiotherapy and theological students.

My interest in career planning and development extends back many years, when, in the role of Education Officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force (Reserve), I provided service personnel with educational and occupational counselling. For the past 28 years, I have continued this emphasis on career/life planning by offering test-based career counselling to thousands of adults and students.

I was a member of a committee that designed a professional doctoral program for St. Stephen's College, Edmonton. As an Adjunct Professor at that institution, I had the privilege of supervising doctoral students and serving on doctoral committees over a period of 20 years.

In the pursuit of my own career goals, my education has taken on an international flavour: I have graduated from post-secondary institutions in Houston, Texas, San Francisco, California, and Edmonton, Alberta. These educational experiences have given me much first-hand experience with the differences and similarities in the universities in both countries.

I am a member in good standing of the College of Alberta Psychologists, and a Life Member of the Psychologists Association of Alberta. I have also held memberships in the Canadian Psychological Association, and the Canadian Guidance and Counselling Association. My wife, Catherine, and I are Directors of The Career Institute of Calgary.