Full Name
Dr. David Danto
Speaker Bio
Dr. David Danto is a clinical psychologist and Head of Psychology at the University of Guelph-Humber. His clinical and research interests include, Indigenous wellness and culture-based approaches to addressing intergenerational trauma in local and global contexts. Dr. Danto is involved in allyship and decolonization efforts within the discipline and the academy. He has worked in psychiatric hospitals, counselling centers, private practice, and correctional facilities in Canada and the United States. In partnership with Indigenous Knowledge Keepers, he developed a field course on Indigenous Mental Health, which he has delivered in Mushkegowuk Territory along the James and Hudson Bay coast for the last ten years. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) and is Board Liaison to the CPA Committee on Ethics. He recently chaired the CPA Task Force on Responding to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report, and he currently Chairs the CPA Standing Committee on Reconciliation.
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