Curriculum and Clinical Content Development
Enhance your educational offerings with our clinical and research expertise. We develop tailored curricula and clinical content, ensuring accurate, evidence-based and impactful learning experiences.
Our Services
Dr. Fulton works closely with you to identify your unique goals and vision for your education project. Whether you are looking for short term involvement and consultation or full integration and development of a larger portfolio of projects. As a specialized consultant, Dr. Fulton crafts compelling and accurate content that resonates with your audience. Enhance your project’s authority and reach.
Previous projects have included:
From Heather’s Desk
In collaboration with a non-profit provider, this project’s goal was to translate advanced clinical and therapeutic concepts to practical suggestions for every-day work with people experiencing complex substance and mental health concerns. This project included a series of 37 short 1-2 page articles on topics such as goal setting, responding to ambivalence, language and stigma, rethinking terms such as “noncompliance” or “attention seeking”. Articles were distributed to staff on a bi-weekly basis. Topics were collaboratively decided by staff, managers and Dr. Fulton. Staff included social workers, housing support workers and peer support providers. Written content was later supported by in person training workshops and discussion.
Trauma Informed Practice Tips (TIP Tips)
A collaborative writing project with another psychologist, Dr. Heather Baitz, and other guest writers a series of short “tips” were written as part of an overarching trauma informed practice initiative within a health authority service. TIP tips were short (1-2min) practical suggestions or considerations with the aim to inform helping professionals about trauma informed care, its relevance to work with people experiencing complex concurrent disorders, and practical suggestions for implementation. All TIP tips also aimed to help foster a workplace culture of psychological safety and appreciation by including staff recognition.
Provincial Concurrent Disorder Curriculum Content Development
As lead writer, Dr. Heather Fulton worked collaboratively with executive leaders, health experts with Indigenous perspectives, people with lived and living experience, family members, other subject matter experts and learning designers to create courses as part of the Concurrent Disorders Curriculum within the Centre for Learning. Register for a free account and explore this engaging, interactive learning platform and course material: BCMHSUS Centre for Learning.
Project ECHO: Mental Health and Substance Use HUB Team Member
The British Columbia Provincial Mental Health and Substance Use ECHO is “an online collaborative environment for service providers who support people with complex mental health and substance use issues”. As part of the HUB team Dr. Fulton works with other members of the team to guide content, serve as a liaison with speakers, and facilitate sessions. Learn more about this project and register for a session here.
3 Reasons Why Dr. Fulton is Your Ideal Content Consultant
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1. Combination of Science and Practice
Dr. Fulton has a strong background in both research and clinical work. Hiring an expert with both academic and clinical ties ensures that your workforce receives the latest information in evidence-based training. Often it can take years for the latest science to be translated into practice. Dr. Fulton summarizes the latest findings into practical insights and applications.
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2. Versatile Skills and Background
Dr. Fulton has worked and volunteered in diverse helping settings, from shelters and outreach to specialized hospital and private clinic settings. These experiences enables her to assist a wide range of learners and application of evidence-based techniques to diverse, “real life” settings
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3. Seamless Integration with other Professional Development
Dr. Fulton has undergone multiple certifications and assessments to ensure that her knowledge and skill set in a variety of psychotherapy techniques are at the highest standard. Her expertise in multiple approaches ensures that any training for your staff seamlessly integrates into other science-backed and skills and techniques. There is minimal confusion or contradiction. There are opportunities to discuss integration and application of diverse psychosocial approaches.
FAQs
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I understand that non-profits, start-ups, and independent helping professionals can have diverse budgets and resources available for learning and development. While I typically have pricing similar to the BC Psychological Association’s fee schedule with a rate of of $245/hr, I offer a discount on my hourly rate for larger contracts and I can work on a sliding scale. I will occasionally offer some pro bono services in unique situations. We can develop a plan together to best meet your unique learning needs as well as your training budget.
Contact me for tailored pricing as well as availability for workshops and ongoing consultation projects.
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I’m a Clinical Psychologist. I trained at Queen’s University and Dalhousie University and completed my doctoral residency at The Royal in Ottawa. My research has always focused on substance use health, particularly on the intersection with mental health. I have presented at local, regional, national and international conferences on leading practices in concurrent disorders.
I am dedicated on ongoing education and reflective practice. For me this has meant getting additional training and certifications at places such as:
• The Beck Institute- specifically in treating substance use disorders
• Certification in CBT from the Canadian Association for Cognitive Behavioral Therapies
• Certification in Seeking Safety- an evidence based approach for treating substance use, trauma, or both
• Recognition as a trainer in Motivational Interviewing through the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers and Centre for Collaboration, Motivation, and Innovation.
• Ongoing training in Community Reinforcement and Family Training which includes Level 1 Certification in the Invitation to Change Approach by the Centre for Motivation and Change
• Ongoing training and participation as a Dialectical and Behavior Therapy trainer
• Certification in the Flinders Model of Chronic Disease Management
I am also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychology and a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia. I teach and supervise Psychiatry Residents and ClAboutinical Psychology trainees in evidence-based psychotherapies part-time at a local teaching hospital.
Find out more about me in the About section.
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Most services are offered virtually since this permits Dr. Fulton to work with people and organizations from across BC and Canada. In person training sessions or consultation meetings can be negotiated as part of a contract.
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