Professor Dr. Alan Mcluckie

Biography

Alan McLuckie joined the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary as an Associate Professor in 2014, after serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Dalhousie University. He also operated as the Advanced Practice Leader for Mental Health and Addictions Services at the IWK Health Center, where he was responsible for family therapy training programming. Alan has a strong background in mental health therapy, specializing in individual and family-based psychosocial treatments addressing children, youth, and families affected by mental health and neurodevelopmental difficulties. His research interests align closely with his clinical practice, focusing on infant, child, and youth mental health, parenting stress, family wellness, and stigma. He is actively involved in research initiatives exploring programming in mental health for young children, school-based mental health impacts, and socioeconomic factors affecting psychological wellbeing. Alan also examines family functioning and stress related to childhood neurodevelopmental disorders.

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