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E-mail: rdwilliams@cbe.ab.ca
Career Profile
Assistant Principal at Crossing Park School
Acting Principal at William Roper Hull School
Assistant Principal at William Roper Hull School
Learning Leader/Teacher at William Roper Hull School
Learning Leader/Teacher at Hull Transition Program
at Sherwood Community School
Head Foreign Teacher at Canadian Foreign School (Seoul, South Korea)
Classroom Teacher at William Roper Hull School
Certified Child and Youth Care Counselor
Professional Honours
Presented at the Calgary Teachers Convention
Dr. Perrys Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics
with Emily Wang and Denise Manderson
2013
Staff of the Year - William Roper Hull School, Hull Child and Family Services
2009
Staff of the Year - William Roper Hull School, Hull Child and Family Services
2003
Staff of the Year - Radisson Group Home, Hull Child and Family Services
2002
Professional Experience
Calgary Board of Education, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Canadian Foreign School, Seoul, South Korea
2009 - 2013
As the Assistant Principal I had the opportunity to work with a variety of professionals within our school
and the CBE system to design and implement individualized programs for students. I was responsible
for timetable scheduling, overseeing lunch supervision and providing leadership and professional
development regarding therapeutic practices in partnership with the Hull School Director and
Coordinators (e.g. Trauma Sensitive Schools Initiative (ARC), Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics).
I also presented numerous professional development sessions focused on trauma-informed care with
the Hull School Director. I have also supported teachers planning curricular endeavors as well as taking
a leadership role in establishing a culture of belonging embraced by the Circle of Courage. When
behavioural issues arise within the school, I consulted with teachers and counsellors to decide the most
therapeutic course of action. In addition to responding to crisis situations, I also conducted many of the
re-entry meetings with students, caregivers and classroom staff after suspensions or major conflicts.
Another major component to my role was reviewing and providing guidance around designing, data
collection and writing of Individualized Program Plans for students ranging from grade 1 to 12. I also
attend monthly Area V Assistant Principal meetings where we reflected on our practice and discussed
goals and challenges as they arose around content, the student and teacher practice. We read and
discussed Instructional Rounds (City et al., 2009) and focused on the personalization of learning.
Responsibilities include:
-weekly Learning Leader and Administration meetings
-monthly Area V Assistant Principal Meetings
-planning, organizing and presenting in-service profession development
-guidance around creating an effective Individualized Program Plan for each student
-curriculum planning with teachers
-communication with parents and professionals (psychologists, psychiatrists, occupational
therapists, speech language therapists, area specialists)
-liaison with School Resource officer
-coordination of student and teacher schedules
-evaluation of teachers
-SIRS and SPED Key User
-re-entry meetings
-advocating for the needs of students
-work closely with Hull Child and Youth Care Counselors
-IRIS coordinator
-Tell Them From Me Survey
-sensory room
-art grants
-advocate at Children and Youth with Complex Needs (CYCN)
During my internship at Hull Services I was responsible for administering, interpreting and reporting
psychoeducational assessments and Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT) Metrics. I also
facilitated case conferences, intervention planning and monitored progress for children, adolescents
and adults. In addition to individual assessment and interventions, I was responsible for agency and
external NMT training and was instrumental in the creation and publication of a collection of
neurodevelopmentally sensitive activities to support sequential growth and development for children
and youth. Hull Services is now selling the product worldwide. In addition to my work with functional
brain maps, I consulted 20 hours a week for three months at a First Nations School on a reserve north
of Rocky Mountain House regarding the implementation of NMT concepts within an educational setting.
During my practicum experiences at the University of Calgary Applied Psychological and Educational
Services I was able to effectively work within a team environment for the planning, assessment, case
conceptualization, diagnosis (if required), and intervention planning for several clients in the areas of
academic, cognitive, neuropsychological, social, emotional, and behavioural assessments while under
the supervision of a registered psychologist.
Williams, R. D. (2010). The Stress Response and the Impact of Chronic Stress
2011
Williams, R. D. (2011). The Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System: A Test Review
Williams, R. D. (2011). Quality Interventions for Response Inhibition
2012
Barber, K., Bettcher, J., Hamilton, M., Seto, M., & Williams, R. D. (2012). The SCARE Program: An
Integrative Approach
Kerslake, M., & Williams, R. D. (2012). Pre-Paradigmatic Stage of School Psychology
Williams, R. D. (2012). Checking for Non-normality and Outliers in ANOVA and MANOVA
Williams, R. D. (2012). SCARE: An Anger and Aggression Intervention for Adolescents
Williams, R. D. (2012). A Comparison of Primary Theoretical Elements for Cognitive and ClientCentered Therapy
Williams, R. D. (2012). A Personal Counselling Framework
2013
Williams, R. D. (2013). The Importance of Developmental Critical Periods
Williams, R. D. (2013). The Influence of Developmental Issues and Theories on Practice
Presentations:
2009
Baerg, M., Barber, K., Peori, C., & Williams, R. D. (2009). Eating Disorders
Smythe, S. & Williams, R. D. (2009). Rapid Automatized Naming and Rapid Alternating Stimulus
(RAN/RAS) Tests
2010
Williams, R. D., (2010). School, Parenting and the Socialization of Emotional Competence
2011
Aslam, N., Barber, K., & Williams, R. D. (2011). Bipolar Disorder
Bradford, C., & Williams, R. D. (2011). Test Review: Social Skills Improvement System
Murphy, L., & Williams, R. D. (2011). The Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System: A Test Review
Williams, R. D. (2011). Mixed Receptive Expressive Language Disorder
References
Mrs. Nicole Weber
403-803-9808
403-978-6975
403-662-3547