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Introduction

Thanks for checking out my webpage. I am a Professor with the Educational Studies in Counselling Psychology Program within the Faculty of Education, and I am the Associate Dean of Research. In my professional life I also remain active as a part-time family therapist with the University of Calgary Psychiatry Department's Family Therapy program administered by Dr. Karl Tomm.

Teaching

My teaching interests span a range of areas related to counselling practice: counselling theory, ethics, practicum and clinical supervision, and family therapy. I also teach courses in qualitative research and discourse analysis. I teach in both face to face and online distance delivery courses.

Research

My research interests relate to Qualitative research of counselling change processes, discourse analysis, critical psychology, and adaptations of social constructionist theory to counselling ethics and practice.

Current funded research: Financial discourses in family therapy (The Alberta Centre for Child, Family and Community Research).  See also my "Dialogues on DSM" website (www.ucalgary.ca/DDSM) where you'll find resources related to medicalizing trends in counselling and counsellor education.

Other research: The Karl Tomm Project (examining the ideas and therapeutic practices of Karl Tomm), Recovery from problem gambling as a conversational project.  For a better sense of my research accomplishments, and those of the students I have supervised, I suggest that you consult my CV (see menu tabs).

Sample Publications: 

Strong, T., & Paré, D. (Eds.) (2004) Furthering talk: Advances in the discursive therapies. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum.

Lock, A., & Strong, T. (2010). Social Constructionism: Sources and Stirrings in Theory and Practice. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Lock, A., & Strong, T. (Eds.) (in press). Discursive perspectives on therapeutic practice. New York: Oxford University Press.

Strong, T. & Pyle, N. R. (2011). Negotiating exceptions to clients' problem discourse in consultative dialogue. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice,

Strong, T. (2010). Collaboration, generativity, rigor, and imagination: Four words to focus and animate our practice-oriented inquiries.     Human Systems: Journal of Therapy, Consultation & Training, 21, 380-396

Strong, T., & Massfeller, H. F. (2010). Talking up post-consultation homework. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 32, 14-30.

Strong, T., Sutherland, O. A., Godard, G., Hope, T., & Couture, S. (2008). Karl Tomm’s collaborative contributions to counselling.Canadian Journal of Counselling, 42, 174-191.

Strong, T., Busch, R. S., & Couture, S. (2008). Conversational evidence in therapeutic dialogue. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 34, 288-305. 

Strong, T., & Sutherland, O. A. (2007). Conversational ethics in psychological dialogues: Discursive and collaborative considerations.Canadian Psychology, 48, 94-105.

Service

Presently I Co-Chair the Conference Planning Committee for the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association conference in Calgary in May 2012. I’m on the editorial boards of the Journal of Systemic Therapies, New Therapist, and The Qualitative Report. I am a Taos Institute Associate (a consortium of educators, scholars and practitioners interested in social constructionist ideas and practice), an Honourary Research Associate with the Massey University (New Zealand) School of Psychology, and an Adjunct Professor with the University of Calgary’s Psychology Department. Within the Faculty of Education I serve as Associate Dean Research and am therefore involved in promoting research within the Faculty. Finally, I serve on the national SSHRC review committee for student research.