Francois Botha, a man with glasses and a beard, stands with arms crossed in a dark patterned shirt against a plain grey background.

Francois Botha, Ph.D.

Clinical Faculty

Adler Community Health Services

Vancouver

fbotha@adler.edu (236) 521-2411 Connect on LinkedIn

OVERVIEW

Dr. Botha is a clinical faculty member of Adler Community Health Services at Adler University. He has been supervising doctoral-level practicum students and interns for 4 years in providing assessment and therapy services to the community. Prior to Adler, he worked in various roles for Vancouver Coastal Health, where he also supervised doctoral residents. He maintains an active private practice where he focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD, trauma and stress-related disorders, and mood disorders. His past research was on reducing the stigma of mental disorders, and he maintains an interest in this area.

MEMBERSHIPS + ASSOCIATIONS

  • British Columbia Psychological Association
  • Canadian Psychological Association
  • American Psychological Association

PRESENTATIONS + PUBLICATIONS

Presentations

Acculturation is related to reduced depression stigma among Canadian university students of Asian origin

2015 Canadian Psychological Association Annual Meeting – Ottawa, Ontario
Author(s): Shamblaw, A. L., Botha, F. B., & Dozois, D. J. A.

Reducing the stigma of depression among Asian and Caucasian populations: The effectiveness of a social norms approach

2014 Canadian Psychological Association Annual Meeting – Vancouver, British Columbia
Author(s): Botha, F. B., Shamblaw, A., & Dozois, D. J. A.

Cultural variables associated with the stigmatization of depression among Asians: Accounting for differences between Asians and Caucasians

2013 Canadian Psychological Association Annual Meeting – Quebec City, Quebec
Author(s): Shamblaw, A., Botha, F. B., & Dozois, D. J. A.

Mediators of change in the stigmatization of depression among Caucasian and Asian populations

2013 Canadian Psychological Association Annual Meeting – Quebec City, Quebec
Author(s): Botha, F. B., Shamblaw, A. L., & Dozois, D. J. A.

The influence of justification ideologies on public stigma and self-stigma for depression

2011 Canadian Psychological Association Annual Meeting – Toronto, Ontario
Author(s): Botha, F., & Dozois, D. J. A.

Effect of causal explanations for depression on public and self-stigma

2011 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting – San Antonio, Texas
Author(s): Botha, F., & Dozois, D. J. A.

Publications

Reducing the stigma of depression among Asian students: A social norm approach

2017 Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 48, 113–131
Author(s): Botha, F. B., Shamblaw, A. L., and Dozois, D. J. A.

Accounting for differences in depression stigma between Canadian Asians and Europeans

2015 Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 46, 597–611
Author(s): Shamblaw, A. L., Botha, F. B., and Dozois, D. J. A.

The influence of emphasizing psychological causes of depression on public stigma

2015 Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 47, 313–320
Author(s): Botha, F. B. and Dozois, D. J. A.

Concepts of abnormality throughout history

2015 In D. J. A. Dozois (Ed.), Abnormal Psychology: Perspectives (DSM-5 Edition, pp. 1–22). Toronto, Ontario: Pearson
Author(s): Dozois, D. J. A. and Botha, F.

PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP + COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

  • British Columbia Psychological Association – Treasurer (2024-present)