Allana Goodman

Experienced mental health professional with a proven track record in delivering effective individual and group therapeutic interventions. Proficient in facilitating both individual and group therapy sessions, prioritizing holistic client care. Recognized for collaborative teamwork and adaptability in fast-paced environments, utilizing crisis management skills and patient assessment expertise.

• Geriatric Psychiatry Clinical Grand Rounds, Jewish General Hospital, 05/01/17, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy in Older Adults
• 3 hour lecture, McGill University School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, 03/01/17, Occupational Therapy in Older Adult Mental Health
• Continuing Education, Occupational Therapy Department, 02/01/17, Screening the at-risk Driver
• Clinical Grand Rounds, Jewish General Hospital, 12/01/17, Fall Prevention Protocol in Outpatient Psychiatry
• Continuing Education, Occupational Therapy Department, 01/01/16, OT Contribution to the Assessment of Capacity
• Clinical Grand Rounds, Institute of Community and Family Psychiatry, 05/01/14, Detection and Prevention of Elder Abuse

• Centre for Excellence in Geriatric Psychiatry: Treatment Planning and development of programing
• Continuing Quality Improvement Committee: responsible for implementation of fall risk protocol and audits
• Competency Assessment Committee: assist in developing hospital wide capacity assessment protocol and form
• Fall Risk Assessment Committee: support the development of a hospital wide outpatient fall assessment protocol
• Advisory Committee for Older Adults: Optimization of services offered in the CIUSSS for older adults

• Screening for the at-risk Driver, 12/01/16
• Mindfulness-Based Group Practice Workshop, 11/01/15
• Mindfulness- Based Stress Reduction, 11/01/15
• Les outils de mesure pour faciliter la reprise du travail apres absense prolongee, 11/01/14
• Dealing with Diversity: Transition from coursework to fieldwork, 06/01/14
• Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy and the Management of Mood Disorder, 05/01/14
• Useful Strategies for Clients with Borderline Personality Disorder, 04/01/14
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Training for Mental Health Professionals, 04/01/14
• L’évaluation de L’inaptitude, approache ethique, juridique et clinique, 03/01/14

• Connecting During COVID-19: A Protocol of a Volunteer-Based Telehealth Program for Supporting Older Adults' Health, Dikaios, E., Sekhon, H., Allard, A., Vacaflor, B., Goodman, A., Dwyer, E., ... & Bukhari, S. N., Frontiers in psychiatry, 11, 1289, 2020, https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.598356/full?&utm_source=Email_to_authors_&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=T1_11.5e1_author&utm_campaign=Email_publication&field=&journalName=Frontiers_in_Psychiatry&id=598356
• Subjective perception of changes in occupational performance after a Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) intervention among older adults with mental health diagnoses: an exploratory study., In publication

• License: OEQ License, 13-260
• Title: Occupational Therapist

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Healhcare professionals (MUHC's Center for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Research, Montreal QC)
• Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Facilitator Training (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, Toronto Ontario)
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Health Professionals (Psychwire, Dr. Marsha Linehan)
• Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia Training (Jewish General Hospital)
• Certified Driving Rehabilitation evaluations (McGill University)