Anxiety

Dr. Michael Catchpole has been involved in the international distribution of evidence-based psychological knowledge for 40 years and continues to be unwaveringly active in this process. His particular expertise is in the areas of anxiety and the anxiety-related disorders. Dr. Catchpole worked in private practice as a Registered Psychologist for 25 years seeing adults with a variety of psychological disorders. Amongst his clients were the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, WorkSafe British Columbia, the Canadian Armed Forces, the Nuu-Chah-Nulth Tribal Council and various other private and public sector organizations and individuals. Dr. Catchpole earned a PhD in Psychology from the University of British Columbia in 1977 and has been a full time psychology professor at North Island College for 41 years. Additionally, for the last 23 years, he has taught Disability Management courses for Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences focusing particularly on effective return to work strategies for those who have developed psychological disabilities. He has delivered over 200 workshops on psychology-related topics for various school, parent, rehabilitation and police groups. In 1988 the British Columbia Psychological Association awarded Dr. Catchpole the Donald Sampson Master Teacher award for his pioneering work in educational television and public education in the field of psychology. In 2004 he won the Adjudicators' Award from the British Columbia Innovations in Educational Technology Group for long term career achievement in the application of technology in educational delivery. In February of 2011 Dr. Catchpole was awarded the Parke O. Davidson Award from the BC Psychological Association for Significant and Substantive Contributions to the Practice and Profession of Psychology. In 2014 the Washington DC-based Instructional Technology Council, an affiliated council of the American Association of Community Colleges, awarded Dr. Catchpole its Lifetime Achievement Award. This award is given each year at the ITC's E-Learning conference to an exemplary leader who has made a lifetime contribution to innovation within the field of distance learning and knowledge distribution. Through his production company, Harrison, Catchpole and Associates, Dr. Catchpole has engaged in numerous video and DVD projects. He added 13 video interviews with experts on adult and child anxiety to the website of the non-profit organization, AnxietyBC (now AnxietyCanada). He also has produced and hosted three, one-hour educational DVDs on self-treatment of psychological disorders. These DVDs include: - Separation Anxiety: A Parents' Guide; - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Parent's Guide; and - Effectively Managing Panic Disorder.