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Daria Shewchuk has written a number of scholarly articles and presented papers at a several conferences or workshops:

  • “Reflections on 30 Years of Working with Individuals Who Sexually Abuse Others” by Daria Shewchuk Published in BC Psychologist, Volume 4, Issue 2, Spring 2015 edition
  • “The Legacy of Residential School Abuse” by Daria Shewchuk Published in BC Psychologist Spring 2012
  • “The Importance of Spiritual Experiences in First Nations Healing” by Daria Shewchuk Published in BC Psychologist Spring 2012
  • “Children Who Sexually Abuse Others” by Daria Shewchuk (Dann) Published in National Social Science Perspectives Journal Vol. 17 #2 p. 22-32, Spring, 2000
  • "Using EMDR for Children Who Act Out Sexually" (audio taped) Presented at the "Pacific Northwest Regional EMDR 2000 Conference", April 7, 2000
  • “Characteristics of 60 Children and Adolescents Who Have a History of Sexual Assault Against Others: Evidence from a Controlled Study” by Christopher Bagley and Daria Shewchuk. Published in the Journal of Child and Youth Care - Special issue Fall 1991 Child Sexual Abuse: Expanding the Research Base on Program and Treatment Outcomes, eds. Barbara Thomlison and Christopher Bagley (Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 1991), pp. 43-52, Fall 1991
  • “Getting Back to Our Roots with Private Practice” by Daria Shewchuk. Published in The Advocate Feb. 1990 edition, February, 1990
  • Presented a paper at the “Spiritual Diversity and Social Work: Second Annual Canadian Conference on Spirituality and Social Work” conference title "The Importance of Spiritual Experience in First Nations Healing", June 4-5, 2003 
  • Presented a paper at the “CAASW Diversity and Inclusion: Putting the Principles to Work” conference at Dalhousie University title “Are Children a Voiceless Group? Issues to Consider in Direct Social Work Practice with Traumatized Children”, June 1-4, 2003 
  • Presented a research paper at the “First Nations Research Workshop”, hosted by the “Centre of Excellence for Child Welfare and the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada” titled “Exploring Culturally Appropriate Treatment for First Nations Children/Youth Who Sexually Abuse Others”, May 15-16, 2003 
  • Presented workshops at the Canadian Art Therapy Association Conference (Sept. 30 – Oct 3, 2004) on "Using Therapeutic Storytelling as a Therapeutic Modality " , Sept 30, & "Sand Tray Therapy with Children" , October 2
  • Presented at Psychology Rounds at the University of Alberta Hospital on "Complex PTSD & Trauma; Treatment", Sept. 29, 2004
  • Presented at Psychology Rounds at the University of Alberta Hospital on "Complex PTSD & Trauma; New Findings of Prevalence, Longitudinal Course", April 28, 2004 , & "Co-Morbidity, Neurobiology, & Risk", April 28, 2004  
  • Presented at HIV Edmonton on "Complex PTSD & Trauma; New Findings on Prevalence, Longitudinal Course, Cultural considerations, Co-Morbidity, Neurobiology, & Risk & Treatment", April 14, 2004 
  • Presented a workshop at the: “5th Annual Alberta Harm Reduction Conference” on Therapeutic Storytelling as a Strategy for Harm Reduction, March 4 & 5, 2004 
  • Presented at Boyle McCauley Health Centre (Inner city medical clinic) on "Complex PTSD & Trauma", (including definitions, prevalence, course, cultural considerations, neurobiology, risk and treatment), Nov. 27, 2003
  • Presented three workshops at the first “National Indigenous Sexual Abuse Conference” on “When Children Act Out Sexually: Abuse Reactive Children” the conference was held in Edmonton, February 10 & 13, 2003 
  • Presented a two-day Workshop for the Canim Lake Band: Day 1 was on “The Effects of Trauma and PTSD” (a review of the literature and research – including a review of the long term effects of multiple and long term trauma as related to sexual abuse and Residential school experiences, including Postcolonial stress effects ) Day 2 was titled “When Children Act Out Sexually: Abuse Reactive Children” (with a section on Adult sex offenders), April 10 & 11, 2002 
  • Presented research on “Children With Conduct Disorder” for: the Tri- Ministry program, January 30, 2002 
  • Presented a one-day workshop titled “Prevention and Awareness of Children’s Acting-Out Behaviours” for the St’at’imc Healing Centre in Lillooet, BC, November 5, 2001 
  • Presented “Sexual Abuse – Offenders and Victims: Implications for Treatment” for the Royal Inland Hospital “Grand Rounds”, September 25, 2001 
  • Presented a one-day workshop titled “Normal Child Sexual Development in Teenagers” for the T’it’q’et Band, May 7, 2001
  • Presented a one-day workshop titled “Normal Child Sexual Development for Children 2 to 10” for the T’it’q’et Band, April 30, 2001 
  • Presented at the Council for Exceptional Children on “Effects of Child Abuse and Psychological Trauma on Children", with a primary focus on "Conduct Disordered Children" (unpublished), February 16, 2000
  • resentation on “Child Memory Function: Implications for Assessment and Treatment” to the “Conference on Human Development and Depth Psychology”, Developmental Psychology students, Pacifica Graduate Institute, March 6, 1998
  • Presented at Northeast Teachers Convention (1/2 day) on “Assessing Normal Sexual Behaviour”, February 17 & 18, 1994
  • Presented on “Options to Talk Therapy” at the A.T.A. Annual Guidance Council Conference, Banff, Alberta (1/2 day), November 4 - 6, 1993
  • Presented on “Working with Kids Who Refuse to Talk About It” at the “When Children Molest Children” conference dealing with Abuse Reactive and Sexually Aggressive Children (2 days), April 27 & 28, 1992
  • Presented on “Social Work Practice in an Alberta Native Community” at the Alberta Association of Social Workers Annual Conference (1 day), March 16, 1990
  • “Working with Native People”: a training session for the staff at the Boyle McCauley Health Centre (1 day), May 30, 1989
  • “Sexual Abuse – Offenders and Victims: Implications for Treatment” (Unpublished) Presented at the Misericordia Hospital psychiatric rounds, April, 1988
  • “Sexual Abuse and its Treatment” (Unpublished) a paper presented for the staff at the Boyle McCauley Health Centre, April, 1987
  • “Sibling Child Sexual Abuse” Presented at “Family Violence: An Integrated Response” Workshop in Edmonton, March, 1987