Dr. Colin King
@dr_colin_king
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Child and adolescent psychologist working in school and clinical psychology. Passion for healthy development, effective learning, and positive mental health.
London, Ontario (He/Him)
Joined May 2014
Colin King, Amy Rzezniczek, and Rachel Krahn, have published an article for the Conversation about how the use of tailored storybooks, combined with evidence-based strategies, can enable parents to support children experiencing anxiety. Read the article: https://t.co/LDwWIYiZq3
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@MaryJWrightCYDC Both resources can be downloaded at https://t.co/RfmZ7Gyzzq. A special thank you to our graduate students, Rachel Krahn and Amy Rzezniczek, for their leadership and work! We also appreciate our volunteers and past RAs for their help in reviewing storybooks! @westernuEdu
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@MaryJWrightCYDC The Companion to the Parent and Caregiver Resource Guide provides an additional 200+ anxiety storybooks and a set of guiding questions! You'll be on your way to intentional conversations and to understanding and relating to anxiety in helpful, more confident ways.
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@MaryJWrightCYDC With guiding questions that can spark rich conversations, are you looking for a storybook about going back to school? Social worries? Nighttime fears? Performance anxiety? We've got you! If you can't quite find the book you're looking for, check out the Storybook Finder.
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@MaryJWrightCYDC This evidence-informed resource provides parents with an overview of anxiety in children, different forms of anxiety, and cognitive-behavioural informed strategies and approaches that can help. The guide also suggests targeted storybooks for various anxiety challenges.
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Do you know a young child struggling with anxiety? Are you connected to a student with those "jitters" about going back to school next week? Check out our Parent and Caregiver Resource Guide: Supporting Knowledge and Skills in Managing Anxiety Using Storybooks @MaryJWrightCYDC!
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Know a young child who struggles with symptoms of anxiety or worry and stress? Learn how to use storybooks to help! 📚 Join our @MaryJWrightCYDC for a free webinar that's open to all. Save your spot 👉 https://t.co/hzsX5LdMXN
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We're so excited about the new home of the Mary J. Wright Child & Youth Development Clinic and the potential it holds to serve more local families! #WesternU #LdnOnt
Our @MaryJWrightCYDC has opened the doors to its new and expanded home at @westernuEdu! The new space will allow the Clinic to double its capacity to provide youth mental health care while training future mental health professionals. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/06KTAHi0ha
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Our @MaryJWrightCYDC has opened the doors to its new and expanded home at @westernuEdu! The new space will allow the Clinic to double its capacity to provide youth mental health care while training future mental health professionals. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/06KTAHi0ha
news.westernu.ca
Western’s Mary J. Wright Child & Youth Development Clinic moved into a new home in the Faculty of Education Building, expanding to serve more children.
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Taking a stroll through the new home of our @MaryJWrightCYDC 🎉 Construction is now complete on the addition to our building at 1137 Western Rd., which will allow us to serve even more families and students! 🔗 Visit the Clinic online: https://t.co/t7RAkHjbHC
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Coming this October! Join us as we offer another group to support children (7-12 years) to manage their anxiety! Check out our "mini" group program at the Mary J. Wright Child and Youth Development Clinic. Details below - please apply at: https://t.co/umPwo2Wc0u
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Some helpful advice as families prepare for the first day of school 📚 Dr. Katelyn Bryant, Assistant Director for our @MaryJWrightCYDC, joins @LondonMorning to share tips for young struggling readers. Take a listen⬇️ https://t.co/XEx7EcYb3l
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Excited for our Mary J. Wright Child and Youth Development Clinic 2.0 - coming in early 2025! More opportunities to support our community!
An exciting expansion is coming to our @MaryJWrightCYDC 🎉 Next year, the Clinic moves into a 10,000 sq. ft. addition at the Faculty of Education, allowing it to support another 100 to 150 children & youth per year! Learn more ⬇️ https://t.co/v0NUMdtnRC
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An interesting research study by my doctoral student, Laura Herbert, on mental health and technology! Please see below if you know youth 13-17 in Ont. with their own smartphone.
Excited to share that I’m looking for study participants for my doctoral research! Feel free to share with any young people you know who fit the criteria below, and might be interested in chatting with me about technology and mental health!📱
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Looking for support for your child (7-12 years) to help manage anxiety challenges? Check out our "mini" group program at the Mary J. Wright Child and Youth Development Clinic! Details below - please apply at: https://t.co/Uoeh6y1k29
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Our March MJW-CYDC newsletter is out! Updates on group programming, research opportunities, mini anxiety group, guest speakers, and more! ⬇️ https://t.co/1bd0hte2Dd
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Modeling how to cope with anxiety, instead of pretending you don’t experience it, is a helpful learning opportunity for children. Find more tips for parenting anxious kids: https://t.co/ziPzMDxaY5
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Thank you to 60+ parents who joined our MJW-CYDC team on a Saturday morning to talk about anxiety in children and youth! Did you miss our "Parent-Led Strategies for Child Anxiety" Event? Sign up for our mailing list at https://t.co/zzm0lU04J9
@MaryJWrightCYDC @westernuEdu
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Back by popular demand! Join us for an informative, free, fun Saturday morning to learn more about anxiety and how to help our anxious children! More details below @westernuEdu
Please join us on Jan. 27 for a FREE workshop for parents/caregivers supporting children with anxiety at the Faculty of Education! Register at https://t.co/jmOBpgGabi
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January news and updates from our MJW-CYDC! 👇
Wishing all families a positive start to the New Year! January also brings updated news from the MJW-CYDC. https://t.co/AbCIAb35F3 Info. on our Jan. 27 anxiety workshop, TVCC collaboration, and more! Included is a sneak peek of our new clinic coming in 2025! 🎉 @westernuEdu
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