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Oshawa Psychotherapy Training Institute Staff
 Dr. Kenneth Kwan, Ph.D., RMFT, C.Psych.
Executive Director
Dr. Kenneth Kwan is the Founder and Executive Director of Oshawa Psychological & Counselling Services serving Oshawa and surrounding communities in Durham Region, and of Woodbine Psychological & Counselling Services serving Markham and surrounding communities in York Region. He recently spearheaded the successful launch of the Oshawa Psychotherapy Training Institute (OPTI), a unique training division of Oshawa Psychological & Counselling Services that focuses on providing mental health clinicians with both professional and personal quality learning as well as peer and clinical support.
Dr. Kwan is a registered psychologist in clinical and counselling psychology with children, adolescents, adults, couples and families as his primary client groups. During more than 20 years of clinical counseling experience, Dr. Kwan has held various clinical positions and leadership roles including Clinical Director of Family Services York Region. Through his private practice, Dr. Kwan provides clinical consultation to practicing mental health clinicians and psychologists. Currently, he provides clinical consultation to social workers on the community health team of Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services, Toronto.
Dr. Kwan was first registered as a chartered psychologist with the College of Alberta Psychologists in 1988 and with the College of Psychologists of Ontario in 2003. He is also a registered marriage and family therapist, clinical member and approved supervisor with the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), and a registered sex therapist with the Board of Examiners in Sex Therapy & Counselling in Ontario (BESTCO). Dr. Kwan received his Ph.D. in Community Psychology from the University of Toronto in 2002. He also completed additional post-doctoral training for his registration in Clinical and Counseling Psychology with the College of Psychologists of Ontario. Prior to that, Dr. Kwan completed his M.Ed.in Educational Psychology in Special Education with a minor in Counselling Psychology and his M.ED. in Educational Foundations in Inter-Cultural Education, at the University of Alberta (1986 and 1981, respectively).
Dr. Kwan has worked with clients on issues that include anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, ADHD, conduct and school problems, family relationship conflicts, couple relationship difficulties, coping with chronic illness and injuries, domestic violence and child abuse and sexual dysfunctions. He uses a variety of therapeutic modalities including emotionally-focused therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, structural family therapy and narrative therapy.
In addition, Dr. Kwan has provided extensive clinical training within the academic arena both as a lecturer and clinical supervisor. Dr. Kwan has been a sessional lecturer, an associate graduate faculty member and clinical supervisor with both the Counselling Psychology, and School and Clinical Child Psychology programs at OISE, University of Toronto, and as an adjunct professor with the Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto. Finally, for two terms he was a part-time faculty member with the School of Kinesiology & Health Science, York University.
Dr. Kwan also has been active in community service. He is the volunteer clinical consultant for the peer consultation group, Southeast York Regional Chinese Mental Health Initiative Planning Committee Dr. Kwan is fluent in English and Chinese (Cantonese), and can offer services in either language.
Tomoko N. Arimura, M.A. Ph.D. (Candidate)
Coordinator, Oshawa Psychotherapy Training Institute
Ms. Tomoko Arimura is the coordinator of the Oshawa Psychotherapy Training Institute (OPTI). She brings her experience in community service development and evaluation and clinical practice into her role. Working together with Dr. Ken Kwan, the Executive Director, Ms. Arimura shares responsibilities in program planning and evaluation. She is responsible for the day-to-day management and administration. She was a project coordinator with Action Research Consulting, providing service evaluation for the implementation of a community-wide parenting program, Triple P, in a small community on Vancouver Island. Ms. Arimura has worked on a number of community-driven projects with the Centre for Community Health Promotion Research, assisting community agencies in the development and implementation of community need assessments and program evaluation. While working with the Nanaimo Child and Youth Mental Health team, Ms. Arimura conducted a community consultation to identify gaps and challenges associated with the delivery of programs for children with ADHD and their families.
In addition to her work with OPTI, Ms. Arimura is working as a part-time psychometrist for Accessibility Services at the University of Toronto. Ms. Arimura obtained her B.Sc. in Psychology from the University of Victoria and M.A. in School and Clinical Child Psychology at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (OISE/UT) where she continues her doctoral studies.
Prior to joining the OPTI, Ms. Arimura worked with Dr. Ken Kwan and Dr. Mary Hum at Oshawa Psychological and Counselling Services (OPCS) during her doctoral clinical practicum. She provided both assessment and treatment services to children, adolescents, and families with a wide range of issues including, learning difficulties, giftedness, school problems, anxiety, depression, ADHD, divorce, peer relations, and family relationship conflicts. During her clinical training at OPCS, she developed an interest in the assessment of children’s personality style and information processing skills in understanding children’s overall learning style and social-emotional adjustment. Ms. Arimura has also worked in the school setting with the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), providing psychoeducational assessments for school-age children. She also provided individualized reading and writing remedial sessions through the Psychoeducational Clinic at (OISE). As a researcher, Ms. Arimura is interested in collaborative community practices in early childhood that foster positive outcomes for young children and their families.
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