CREDENTIALS/EXPERIENCE/REFERENCES

Dr. Mary Ann Majchrzak Rombach, Ph.D.

  • B.C. and American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy
  • Approved Supervisor and Clinical Member, AAMFT
  • Founding Director, Assiniboine Family Therapy Institute


EDUCATION

2000 Purdue University, Ph.D., Marriage and Family Therapy
1975 Syracuse University, MSW, Psychiatric Social Work
1969 SUNY at Cortland, B.A., Sociology

CERTIFICATION

2001 AAMFT Approved Supervisor
1998 AAMFT Clinical Member
1998 Canada AAMFT Registration, #74429
1975 N.Y. Certified Clinical Social Worker #016984

PUBLICATIONS

2004 The Men’s Peace Project: A Narrative and Solution Focused Model for Working with Violent Men, Journal of Systemic Therapy, Winter 2004.
2002 An Invitation to Therapeutic Letter Writing, Journal of Systemic Therapy, Spring 2003.
1999 Defiance on the Armchair: A Young Mother Claims Back Her Life from the Grips of Panic, Journal of Family Psychotherapy, Vol. 10(1).

PRESENTATIONS

2005 The Challenge of Change, 47th E. Kootenay Area Conference of B.C. Hospital Auxiliaries.
2003 Dialogue with the Problem of Depression, Rural Women’s Seminar, Fairmont Hot Springs, B.C.
2000-2002 The Men’s Peace Project, Nova Southeastern University; and same to International Family Therapy Conference, Oslo, Norway.


TRAINING

2002-2005 Advanced Studies in Narrative Therapy, Adelaide, Australia
1989-2005 Continuous training in Narrative, Solution, Just Therapy


RESEARCHING SUPERVISION

1999-2000 Narrative Supervision with Gene Combs & Jill Freedman, Chicago. A qualitative study using action research methodology.


PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

2005-1999 Private Practice, consultation, supervision, education.
2003 Faculty at Col. Belcher Hospital’s Marriage and Family Therapy Program.
2002 Adjunct Professor at Nova Southeastern University’s MFT Program
1999-1998 East and West Side Family Therapy Centers, Calgary
1996-1998 Purdue University MFT Clinic, clinical and supervisory.
1989-1996 Ran the Invermere and Golden, B.C. Mental Health Clinics
1972-1978 Hutchings Psychiatric Center, Syracuse, NY. Clinical and Program Development.


REFERENCES

  • Dr. Fred Piercy, Ph.D., Chairman Virginia Tech’s MFT Department and previous Chairman of Purdue University’s MFT Department.
  • Dr. Volker Thomas, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Purdue University, MFT Dept.
  • Dr. Doug Sprenkle, Ph.D., Chairman Purdue University, MFT Department
  • Dr. Jon Amundson, Ph.D., private practice, Calgary.
  • Dr. David Pare, Ph.D., Professor, Ed. Psych., University of Ottawa.
  • Dr. Karl Tomm, M.D., Director, MFT Program, University of Calgary.