Amy Shapiro, M.Ed, Ph.D

IMG_3814.jpgAmy Shapiro has a background teaching high school. She received her MEd and PhD from the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology at McGill University. She specializes in school mental health promotion, specifically program development and implementation. She also provides workshops on various subjects related to mental health in schools.

Joseph D’Intino, M.Ed

IMG_3805.jpgJoseph D’Intino is an educator and school psychologist. He has worked with a number of community organizations, educational institutions, and athletic programs in Montreal. His thesis focused on interventions to improve executive functioning skills, such as planning, time management, goal-setting, etc. He works as a school psychologist at the Montreal Fluency Centre running programs and doing assessments. He also offers child and family therapy at Village Psychology.

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Amy’s Selected Publications:

Carsley, D., Mettler, J., Shapiro, A. J., Mills, D. J., Bloom, E. L., & Heath, N. L. (2017). Evaluation of an educator-delivered school-based stress management program for adolescents. LEARNing Landscapes, 10(2), 73–89.
Shapiro, A. J., Heath, N. L., & Carsley, D. (2016). Pilot evaluation of the feasibility and acceptability of StressOFF Strategies: a single-session school-based stress management program for adolescents. Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 1–17. doi: 10.1080/1754730X.2015.1110494
Shapiro, A. J., & Heath, N. L. (2014). Teen Stress in Our Schools: A single-session program to improve coping skills. Education Canada, 54(2), 18–21.

Amy’s Selected Conferences & Presentations

Shapiro, A. J., Heath, N. L., & Carsley, D. (2016, April). Pilot evaluation of the feasibility and acceptability of StressOFF Strategies: A single-session school-based stress management program for adolescents. Poster accepted for presentation at the annual Human Development Conference, Montreal, QC.
Shapiro, A. J., Mettler, J., Carsley, D., Hu, T., & Heath, N. L. (2014, March). Impact of a brief school intervention on adolescents’ understanding of and willingness to use stress management strategies. Poster session accepted for presentation at the annual Education Graduate Student Society conference, EGSS, Montreal, QC.
 Shapiro, A. J., Mettler, J., Carsley, D., Hu, T., & Heath, N. L. (2014, March). Adolescents’ perspectives on stress management strategy use following a brief school intervention. Poster session accepted for presentation at the annual convention of the Societe Quebecoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie, SQRP, Montreal, QC.
Shapiro, A. J., Roberts, E., De Riggi, M., & Heath, N. L. (2013, November). Effective stress management instruction for teens: What teachers should know. Workshop presented at the Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers annual Convention, QPAT, Montreal, QC.
Shapiro, A. J., Hu, T., Joly, M., Emery, A., & Heath, N. L. (2013, June). Effectiveness of a brief school-based stress management program for adolescents. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, CPA, Quebec, QC.

Joseph’s Selected Publications

D’Intino, J. (2017). Learning disabilities in Canada. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne, 58(3), 228.

Shaw. S. R. & D’Intino, J. (2017). Evidence-based practices and the reproducibility crisis in psychology. National Association of School Psychologists – Communiqué, 45(5), 21-24.

Joseph’s Selected Conferences & Presentations

D’Intino, J. (April 26, 2013). Perceived barriers to academic success for students with learning disabilities: A grounded theory. Presented at the Centre for Research in Human Development Annual Conference, Concordia University, Montreal, QC.

D’Intino, J. (2017). An Introduction to Learning Disabilities. Invited workshop at Loyola High School, Montreal, QC.

D’Intino, J. (2017). An Introduction to Learning Disabilities. Invited lecture for EDPE 355. McGill University.

D’Intino, J., Boulanger, M.M., Di Stefano, V., Fairbank, E., & Shaw, S. R. (2018, June). High school athletics: Perceptions of effective coaching practices among athletes and coaches. Presented at the Canadian Psychological Association/International Congress of Applied Psychology, Montreal, QC.

Boulanger, M.M., D’Intino, J., Di Stefano, V., Fairbank, E., & Shaw, S. R. (2018, June). Psychosocial school sports: Facilitators and barriers to success for high school athletes and coaches. Presented at the Canadian Psychological Association/International Congress of Applied Psychology, Montreal, QC.