FEATURE FOR WOMEN'S DAY - ELIZABETH CASSIDY CONTRIBUTOR TO THE PRO-LIFE MOVEMENT


March 8 is Women's Day. JCE is featuring women who have contributed significantly to society and the Church. Mrs. Elizabeth Ring-Cassidy is a model of womanhood for today.

Elizabeth Ring-Cassidy has a BA from St. Francis Xavier University and an MA in developmental psychology from the University of Guelph. She has a continued interest in Catholic Psychology and has taken American Psychological Association Continuing Credits in this area. Elizabeth is a Registered Psychologist in the Province of Alberta where she maintains a private practice in assessment and diagnosis of children and adolescents with developmental/learning disorders. As researcher for the deVeber Institute, Elizabeth has contributed to publications on Child Sexual Abuse; Single Parenting in Canada; the Elderly and Euthanasia and has published on a variety of topics around abortion’s aftermath. She has also co-authored developmental/educational research. Elizabeth has spoken widely on her research, and has served on the Society of Catholic Social Scientists.

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Her book is available for purchase
http://www.amazon.com/Womens-Health-After-Abortion-Psychological/dp/0920453228 
 Elizabeth is also a Registered Psychologist in the province of Alberta. She specializes in the assessment and diagnosis of children and adolescents with learning disabilities and developmental disorders.  At Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy she teaches the Developmental Psychology Course and is the Director of Counselling and Learning Support. She did her undergraduate work at St. Francis Xavier University and her graduate work at the University of Guelph, as well as having completed American Psychological Association accreditation in Catholic Psychology. Elizabeth has published widely in the areas of Life issues and serves as the Senior Research Associate to The deVeber Institute for Bioethics and Social Research in Toronto. In this capacity she has authored numerous monographs, academic papers and coauthored with Ian Gentles:  Women’s Health After Abortion II: The Medical and Psychological Evidence.  She is currently working on a third (3rd) edition of this book and travels extensively to speak at conferences and workshops on Life issues. She has served as the Secretary to the Society of Catholic Social Scientists and is currently the Research Editor for the Canadian Psychological Association’s Educational Section Newsletter.  Elizabeth and her husband Keith have seven children and, at the moment, seven grandchildren.
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