Manal Guirguis-Younger, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist
Program Director + Professor
Clinical Psychology
Vancouver
The faculty at Adler is highly committed to their professions, to social justice, and to the common good in and outside of the University. It is an absolute honour working with each one of them. Our faculty at Adler are student-centered and uphold the highest standards for teaching and training in the profession.
OVERVIEW
Manal Guirguis-Younger, Ph.D., is director of the Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology program at Adler University in Vancouver.
Dr. Guirguis-Younger’s research focuses on homelessness and poverty, palliative care, and alternative models of health care delivery for marginalized groups.
She is also interested in leadership theory and research, particularly in academic training and community mental health, as well as questions related to professional and personal development, civic participation, and leadership.
Throughout her career, Dr. Guirguis-Younger has served in leadership roles at multiple levels, including program director, graduate studies director, and dean of faculty.
MEMBERSHIPS + ASSOCIATIONS
- Member of the Canadian Psychological Association
- Licensed by the College of Health and Care Professionals in BC.
Publications + Presentations
Publications
Getting into Graduate School.
2024-2026
Black Psychology Section of CPA.
Mentoring Junior academics with focus on BIPOC needs.
2024-2026
Black Psychology Section of CPA.
Adjustment to Vision Loss Group Outcomes: a mixed Method Study.
2022
Canadian Psychological Association Conference.
Early Career Psychologists.
2022
British Columbia Psychological Association (Webinar format).
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for depression: A meta-analysis and systematic review.
2021
Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 15(1), 2-17.
Journal Articles
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for depression: A meta-analysis and systematic review.
2021
Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 15(1), 2-17.
Impact of supervised drug consumption services on access to and engagement with care at a palliative and supportive care facility for people living with HIV/AIDS: A qualitative study.
2014
Journal of the International AIDS Society, 17, 1885.
Recommendations for improving the end-of-life care system for homeless populations: A qualitative study of the views of Canadian health and social services professionals.
2012
Palliative Care, 11, 14.
Harm reduction services as a point-of-entry to and source of end-of-life care and support for homeless and marginally housed persons who use alcohol and/or illicit drugs: A qualitative analysis.
2012
Public Health, 12, 312.
Illicit drug use as a challenge to the delivery of end-of-life care services to homeless persons.
2012
Palliative Medicine, 26, 350-359.
Harm reduction and palliative care: Is there a role for supervised drug consumption services?
2012
Journal of Palliative Care, 28(3), 175-177.
Être bénévoles en milieu palliatif.
2011
Cahiers Francophones de Soins Palliatifs, 11(2), 64-69.
Spirituality and religiousness: A diversity of definitions.
2011
Journal of Spirituality and Mental Health, 13, 158-181.
Lien entre la personnalité professionnelle, le style d’apprentissage, et deux domaines d’études: Les arts et les sciences.
2011
Carriérologie, 12, 199-201.
It takes a community: The contributions of rural hospice volunteers to whole person care.
2010
Journal of Palliative Care, 26, 103-111.
Learning and knowledge integration strategies of nurses and client-care workers serving homeless persons.
2009
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 41, 20-23.
The trajectory of religious coping across time in response to the diagnosis of breast cancer.
2009
Psycho-Oncology, 18, 1165-1178.
Development of the volunteer peer educator role in a community cardiovascular health awareness program (CHAP): A process evaluation in two communities.
2009
Journal of Community Health, 34, 336-345.
A community-based intervention for treating depression in seniors.
2008
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 40, 60-79.
Narrative accounts of volunteers in palliative care settings.
2008
American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 25, 16-23.
How children describe their shy, withdrawn peers.
2008
Infant and Child Development, 17, 447-456.
So no-one dies alone: A study of hospice volunteering with rural seniors.
2007
Journal of Palliative Care, 23, 163-172.
Carrying out a social autopsy on persons who are homeless.
2006
Journal of Evaluation and Program Planning, 29, 44-54.
Professionalization of hospice volunteer practices: What are the implications?
2005
Palliative and Supportive Care, 3, 1-2.
Optimizing research on end-of-life care for seniors.
2003
Geriatrics Today: Journal of the Canadian Geriatric Society, 6, 173-176.
A behaviour-based peer nomination measure of social withdrawal in children.
2000
Social Development, 9, 544-564.
One step further in assessing how interpretations influence the process of psychotherapy.
2000
Psychotherapy Research, 10, 309-320.
Une combinaison des interventions auto-administrée et para-professionnelle: Un modèle alternatif pour le traitement de la dépression des personnes âgées ayant une capacité fonctionnelle.
1999
Gérontologie et Société, 88, 109-120.
Cross-validated factor structures and factor-based subscales for PASS and PASSING.
1999
Mental Retardation, 37, 281-296.
Asymmetrical hemispheric activation and behavioral persistence: Effects of unilateral muscle contraction.
1998
Neuropsychology, 12, 526-532.
Assessing intellectual functioning in persons with schizophrenia spectrum disorders using a seven-subtest short from of the WAIS-R.
1998
Schizophrenia Research, 30, 165-168.
Relations entre certaines caractéristiques des sujets et la réponse à la thérapie cognitive de la dépression avec des personnes agées.
1997
La revue Canadienne du vieillissement/Canadian Journal on Aging, 16, 70-83.
A priming methodology for studying self-representation in major depressive disorder.
1995
Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 104, 205-213.
LEADERSHIP + ENGAGEMENT
- Member of the Black Psychology section (CPA)
- Member of the Indigenous Psychology Section (CPA)