Dr. Louise Aznavour Curriculum Vitae
English, French, Armenian, Turkish, Sign Language for the Deaf
| 1974 | Université de Montréal, Doctorate in Clinical Psychology |
| 1972 | Université de Montréal, Masters in Clinical Psychology |
| 1970 | Sir George Williams University (Concordia U.), Bachelors degree with honors in Psychology |
| 1989 and 1991 | Courses in Sign Language for the Deaf at Gallaudet University (the first University for the Deaf, Washington, D.C.) and courses at Mackay School for the Deaf, Montreal, Canada. |
| 2013 | Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) Member of The Association For Integrative Psychology |
| 1961-1965 | American College for Girls (Robert College) A.C.G. Alumni Award |
| General Public: | Private Therapy – Consultation – Coaching |
| Business Sector: | Individual Employee Coaching and Group Seminars – Workshops – Boot Camps |
| International Projects: | Business Sector – General Public |
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Remax Realtors Practice Resilience StayingupbeatUpon invitation this seminar was prepared for Remax Real Estate Brokers. RE/MAX is an acronym for Real Estate MAXimum. |
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Sage with AgeSeminar prepared for the Manoir Westmount community for quality senior living in Westmount, Quebec, Canada. Structure for the Seminar: The Optimistic Outlook; Daily Sleep and Wake Up Routine; Humor and Laughter in Stress Management; Relaxation Exercises |
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Association Québécoise Des Personnes AphasiquesSeminar Series I & II Mindful Focus on the Present Moment (I) Practice Session – Coaching – Role Play – Role Reversal (II) |
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Broward County Galt Ocean Learning Center FloridaPractice Techniques Build Positive & Resilient Attitudes = Goodbye Stress – Hello Success = Live – Laugh – Learn |
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31st Annual Convention of the Ordre des dentistes du QuébecLes Journées Dentaires Internationales Du Québec, Palais du Congres, Montreal, Canada (About 1000 professionals attended to my presentation) Le Stress: Comment Vous Immuniser Contre Ses Effets – Techniques Pratiques To celebrate its 100th anniversary, the Canadian Dental Association held its annual meeting in conjunction with Les Journées dentaires internationales du Québec, one of the largest annual dental meetings in Canada. The meeting was held in the newly expanded Montreal Convention Centre. |
Shari Zedek CongregationLaugh Your Way Out of Stress |
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World Federation For Mental Health, World Congress, Dublin, IrelandBecoming an Optimist: Prevention of Burnout in Health Care Professionals |
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IV WAPR Congress, Dublin, IrelandProfessional Caretakers Learn Selective Optimism As An Antidote to Burnout |
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Center for the Advancement of Nursing PracticeNurse’s Week: Jewish General Hospital Antidotes to Burnout |
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Mackay CenterStudy day offered to staff and management Burnout: Prevention and Intervention Anger Management – groups for the students Social Skills Training – groups for the students |
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Hope and CopeOncology Department Staff, Jewish General Hospital Humor and Positive Imagery in Stress Management |
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Cancer Patients Self-Help GroupJewish General Hospital Workshop on Stress Management |
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LaColle Center, Concordia UniversityHumor, Laughter and Relaxation Training in Stress Management |
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Ami QuebecSupport group for individuals diagnosed as having obsessions and compulsions. Over the years periodically invited as a resource professional. |
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Jewish General HospitalHighlights of Seminars and workshops spread around different years:
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The Personnel Group of MontrealSeminar on Communication Skills Training |
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Tekeyan Cultural AssociationWorkshop offered to the community Invited Address: Metabolic Cueing in the Obese |
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Université du Québec a Montréal5ieme Colloque Quebecois Sur La Santé Mentale Entraînement a l’auto affirmation de Soi Pour Les Femmes Workshop offered to general staff, professors and university students |
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CEGEP Edouard-MontpetitLa Semaine de Psychologie Wilhelm Wundt Invited Address on Behavior Therapy |
Continued Education Life Coaching Seminars
GOODBYE STRESS – HELLO SUCCESS
First things first. No book has a key to absolute success. There is no way to have a one true secret to being successful. You depend on other people and people depend on you. You yourself have the power to shine and rise to success…Invited Seminar Leader
British Council, Yerevan, Armenia
Subsidiaries of American and International Companies
in Yerevan, Armenia
Slavonic University
Yerevan, Armenia
American University of Armenia
Women’s Group: Coping Skills Building
Invited Seminar Leader
British Council, Yerevan, Armenia
Subsidiaries of American and International Companies
in Yerevan, Armenia
Clinical supervision and teaching of Behavior Therapy Theory and Techniques to Doctorate students interning at the Behavior Therapy Unit & Presentation of seminars and providing supervision to Psychiatry Residents
Slavonic University
Yerevan, Armenia
American University of Armenia
Women’s Group: Coping Skills Building
Bosphorus University (Previously Robert College)
Psychology Department, Istanbul, Turkey
Course Title: Personality
Optimism, Stress Management, Creativity
American University of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia
Hokeban Group
American University of Armenia, Yerevan Armenia
McGill University (Liberal Arts Department)
Montreal, Canada
Course 1976-1982
Concordia University
Montreal, Canada
Course 1977
Ste Anne’s Veterans’ Hospital
Ste Anne de Bellevue, Québec, Canada
Centre d’acceuil Le Chainon
Centre for Retarded Children and Adults. Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Mackay Center School for the Deaf
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
(Ongoing) visit my website: www.stayingupbeat.com, books, CDs, communications etc.
Becoming an Optimist: Prevention of Burnout in Health Care Professionals, WFMH World Congress, Dublin, Ireland. Louise Aznavour, Scientific Programme, 109, 1995
Optimism Knocks. Louise Aznavour, Maureen Stafford, Michael Perreault. Training and Development, 10, 1994
Professional Caretakers Learn Selective Optimism as an Antidote to Burnout. Louise Aznavour, Maureen Stafford. IV WARP Congress, Book of Abstracts, 73, 1993.
Study presented at IVth Congress of World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Dublin, Ireland, 26-29 September
Soignez Vos Phobies. Reader’s Digest, 81-84, 1985 (Article by Madelaine Roy based on interviews including Louise Aznavour)
The Comparative Effectiveness of Relaxation and Modeling of Self-Instructions in the Treatment of Stuttering. Louise Aznavour. 1982. (Draft of a research study)
Treatment of Stuttering by Relaxation, Self-Instructions and Modeling: A Behavioral Treatment Package. Louise Aznavour, Zahid Wasti, Paul Klodnisky.1980 (Research study prepared in collaboration with McGill University Psychology students
Effects of Volume and Caloric Preloading on Short Term Metabolic Cueing in the Obese. Louise Aznavour, Walter Watts.1976.
Research Study done with Dr. Walter Watts, concurrently a professor at University of New Brunswick and doing an internship at Behavior Therapy Unit, Douglas Hospital Center
Marathon Groups: One Session Behavioral Package for the Overweight. Louise Aznavour.1975.(Group therapy offered and data gathered to prepare and propose a model for future treatments, teaching and conferences for the university and hospital settings)
Effectiveness of Supplied Mediators in Relation to Presentation Modality and Retrieval Cue.Tannis Y. Arbuckle, Louise Aznavour. J. Experimental Psychology, 1973, 98, 286-290.
Self-Regulation. The Concept Its Objectives and Methods. (Masters Thesis, 1972)
Comparison of Different Methods of Self-Control in Tolerance of Noxious Stimulation. (Doctoral Thesis, 1974)
This study, based on experimental research protocol, gave promising results reaching statistical significance. A copy of this experimental research can be obtained from the archives of Université de Montréal.
Selective Optimism
The Power of Humor
Wellness Training
Mind/Body Connection (Psychoneuroimmunology)
Social Skills Deficits
Obesity/Food related disorders/Body Image
de l’Ordre des psychologues du Quèbec
= Professional Corporation of Psychologists in Quebec =
The Association For Integrative Psychology
