1. PERSONAL INFORMATION:
(902)) 824 3161 (902) 825 5194
dermonaghan@gmail.com dermot.monaghan@nshealth.ca
101 Meadowvale Rd
Kingston, Nova Scotia B0P1R0
Career focus: Social Work, Health Services, Education, Willing to relocate.
Most recent job title: clinical therapist, Mental Health and Addictions
Career goal: To support and facilitate stronger communities through social
work in health care, non-profit and education
Professional Skills: Motivational interviewing, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy,
Collaboration with medical and educational professionals,
Working with court mandated clients, flexible teamwork with Crisis response,
Medical Practices, Inpatient Unit.
CAREER OBJECTIVES
Play a significant role in community building through provision of social work
services. Apply skills and experience in counseling services. Based on
experience of varied workplaces and workforces develop dynamic
understanding of community living.
EXPERIENCE
October 2009 clinical therapist, outpatient addictions services
Nova Scotia Health Authority Middleton Nova Scotia
Provide individual and group therapy to clients of Addiction Services, support
colleagues in strong team environment, work in team with residential
treatment and residential detoxification treatment providing individual and
group services, serve on committees for service improvement.
October 2005 Mental health Therapist
Alberta health Services
Medicine Hat Alberta
Mental Health Therapist, adult team, community mental health
July 2004 to Jan 2005 Mental Health Therapist
Alberta Health Services (Peace Country Health)
Peace River Alberta
Therapist, Adult Team, Community Mental Health
July 2000- September 2005 Therapist, Parent Counselor Program
Family and Children's Services, Amherst,
Amherst Nova Scotia
Provide group and individual therapy to children their families and foster
families within a team provision of service.

2. September 1999 – July 2000 Child and Family Counselor, Dilico Family
Services,
Armstrong, Ontario. Child and family counseling.
September 1992 – 1997
Chaplain Canadian Navy
1984 – 1998, September
Roman Catholic Ministry,
DESIGNATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
MA (Pastoral Groupwork), MSW, Baccalaureate in Theology Addictions
Careworker Diploma, Reg. Social Worker.
September 1998 to August 1999
Social Work Masters, clinical concentration
Carleton University
Ottawa Ontario CANADA
September 1982 to August1984
Master of Arts, Pastoral Studies, Groupwork Prog.
St. Paul University – University of Ottawa
September 1977 to Jul 1980
Baccalaureate in Theology
Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy
September 1974- July 1977
BA Philosophy (hons.)
National University of Ireland
January 2000 – August 2009 (distance ed.)
Addictions Careworker Diploma
McMaster University, Hamilton Ontario
LANGUAGE SKILLS
English: mother tongue; French: Basic

3. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Selected Additional Training
Social Studies Grad. Diploma in process 2013-present. Univ. London
Common Law Reasoning & Institutions, Public International Law, completed,
2014 & 2015.
Management Information Systems, McMaster University Distance Ed. 2012
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Supervised practice course, Dr. S. Rao,
Annapolis Valley Health Authority October 2011- May 2012
Opioid Dependence Treatment Core Course (Nova Scotia)
Centre Addiction & Mental Health staff/Annapolis Valley Health 10 Dec. 2011
Collaborative Practice (Mental Health) Conference, Halifax June 23-25 2011
Nova Scotia Hospital Academic Day - "Concurrent Disorders" April 25 2011
Annapolis Valley health "Motivational Interviewing" Wolfville Nova Scotia.
June 20-21 2010
LivingWorks "ASIST Suicide Intervention Skills" Dartmouth Nova Scotia
March 18-19 2010
New Modalities of Practice in Narrative Therapy, - March 8-9 2004 and
Advanced Narrative Therapy: 18-19 April 2005 Michael White, Truro
Making It Fair: Promoting fair and accountable outcomes - Alan Jenkins ,
Therapeutic Conversations Conference, Toronto May 5 2004
Voluntary Interests:
Community service, food bank, animal shelter.
Training Interests:
Therapeutic skill-set, dual diagnosis, CBT skills, Behavioural Family Therapy
(Meriden)
Issues in policy and social analysis ( Social Sciences Diploma in progress)