Ontario Registration
In I998, I successfully completed The College of Psychologists of Ontario's requirements to register as an Autonomous Psychological Service Provider of Clinical Psychology and Counselling Psychology, practicing: psychotherapy, counselling, hypnosis, consulting, research and teaching. My primary client groups as indicated by the College are children, adolescents, adults, couples, families, the elderly and organizations. I have been authorized by the College to perform The Controlled Act To Communicate A Diagnosis.
Professional Experience
I was registered as a Clinical Psychologist in South Africa and have been practicing since January 1979. I started practicing as a registered psychological service provider in Canada in 1998. Many years of experience and several different theoretical and practical approaches to psychotherapy training, including continuing educational training, gives me an advantage in having an integrated approach combining both theory and practice. I use a synthesis of Humanistic, Cognitive, Psychodynamic, Behavioral, Systems Theory, Transpersonal Psychology and Eastern and Western Spiritual Psychologies as well as experience gained in years of practical observations in the psychotherapy processes. I continue to update my qualifications with post graduate courses and seminars.
At present I specialize in Couples and Family therapy, Individual Personal Growth, Adolescents, Stress Management, and Spiritual Turning points.
I have worked both in hospitals, the community as well as in private practice and is now a fulltime private practitioner in independent practice in Kanata, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Registration and Association Membership
Current Membership
- 1998 Registered with The College of Psychologists of Ontario
- 1998 Member of The Canadian Psychological Association
- 1999 Member of Ontario Association for Psychological Associates
- 1999 Member of International Council of Psychologists
- 2006 Member of Ottawa Academy of Psychology
- 2006 Member of Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology
Past Membership
- 1999 - 2005 Board Member/Treasurer of Ontario Association for Psychological Associates
- 1979 - 1998 South African Medical and Dental Council: Registration: Clinical Psychologist
- 1992 - 1998 The South African Society for Clinical Hypnosis
- 1980 - 1998 The Society for Clinical Psychologists in Private Practice:
- 1979 - 1998 Psychological Society of South Africa
- 1975 National Welfare Board of South Africa: Social Worker
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University Education
M.A. Clinical Psychology Thesis: Stimulus-Seeking as a Factor in Crowded Conditions) University of Johannesburg, South Africa. 1977 - 1978
B.A. Honours, Psychology. University of Johannesburg, South Africa. 1976 - 1976
B.A Social Work. University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. 1972 - 1974
These degrees have been acknowledged and accepted by the University of Toronto's Comparative Education Service
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Continuing Professional Education
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Workshop with Dr. John Forsyth. Royal Ottawa Health Care Group. 20 June 2008 (6.5 Hours Educational Credits)
Psychopharmacology Workshop: Treatment Approaches for Depression and Anxiety Led By: Dr. Pierre Blier. OttawaAcademy of Psychology. 9 May 2008 (4 Hours education credits)
Spiritually Intergrated Psychotherapy Workshop - University of Ottawa, Institute of Mental Health Research; Royal Ottawa Mental Health Center, Ontario. Dr. Kenneth Pargement. 17 April 2008. (6 Hours education credits).
The Ninth Annual Energy Psychology conference - Visions of the Future Mind. Toronto - October 25 - 27, 2007. www.torontoepc.com. Jayni Bloch attended and presented a paper: Liberation form Repetitive conflict Cycles using healing indicators form Archetypal themes. (16 Hours of Instruction credit)
The Eighth Annual Energy Psychology conference - Lighting the Way to wholeness. Toronto - November 9 - 11, 2006. www.torontoepc.com. Jayni Bloch attended the conference and presented a paper: Liberation form Repetitive conflict Cycles using healing indicators form Archetypal themes. (14 Hours of Instuction Credit)
Compassionate Mind: Overcoming Shame and Relentless Self-Criticism. Dr. Paul Gilbert and Dr. Deborah Lee in Ottawa, Ontario, on September 25 and 26, 2006.(12 Hours) www.cognitiveworkshops.com
Summit on Emotionally Focused Therapy for Individuals, Couples and Families: May 11 to 13, 2006. (18 CE Hours.) Principles of Emotional Change, Dr. Les Greenberg. Forgiveness and EFT: Dr. Judy Makinen. Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Therapy: Dr. Ron Frederick. Families and EFT: Gail Palmer and Don Efron. Depression and EFT: Dr. Jeanne Watson. Using EFT Groups: A Guide for Preventative Therapies: David Manock, Andrea Wittenborn, Scott Wooley and Rebecka Jorgensen. The New Era of Couples Therapy, Dr. Susan Johnson. Trauma and EFT Couples, Dr. Susan Johnson, Dr. Brent Bradley, George Faller. Blended Families and EFT, Gail Palmer, Dr. James Furrow. www.eft.ca
Intensive Core Group Training and Supervision in Couples Therapy: The Ottawa Couple and Family Institute:
- Dr. Alison Lee; 10, 11 and 12 March, 2006.
- Gail Palmer M.A. SMW; 3, 4 and 5 February, 2006.
- Dr. Alison Lee; 21, 22 and 23 October, 2005.
Transformation and Healing through practicing Goethe's Study of Color by Donald Hall, Art Professor and Water color Artist teaching in Bolzano, Italy:
- The Principles of the Light and Dark in the psyche as expressed in Art throughout time. 21 to 23 June 2008.
- Masculine and Feminine Principles Explored in Art. 14 to 18 March 2007. And 13 to 15 July 2007.
- Archetypes understood through Michelangelo's David and Picasso's Minotaur; 6 - 10 March, 2006.
- Transformation and Healing through color and art; 7- 11 March 2005.
- Using Goethe's Color Theory and studying Michelangelo; 8 - 12 March 2004.
Ortho-Bionomy: The Nervous System, The Vagus and the Phrenic Nerve: Darlene Smith. The Spine and Pelvis: Judith Miller. 20-22 January 2006. (24 Units of instruction) www.ortho-bionomy.org
Intentional Effectiveness Training(TM): Manifesting Your Highest Desires by David Gruder, Ph.D. November 13-14 2005. www.willingness.com
Tapas Acupressure Technique Workshop: TAT and Weight Loss: by Tapas Fleming. 9 November 2005. www.tatlife.com
The Seventh Annual Energy Psychology Conference: Energy Psychology and the Soul Connection. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. November 10-12 2005. (23 Hours). http://www.torontoepc.com
Constructing A New Self: A Cognitive Therapy Approach to Personality Disorders; presented by Dr. Christine Padesky in Ottawa, Ontario on 12 and 13 September 2005 (12 Hours of Credits) www.cognitiveworkshops.com
The Ninth International Congress on Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis and Psychotherapy. 1 - 5 December 2004 (18.5 Hours); Phoenix, Arizona. Jayni Bloch presented a paper: Transformation: Moving Out Of The Box, at this congress. www.erickson-foundation.org
The Bert Hellinger Workshop: Pathways to Reconciliation within Family and Cultural Systems. October 7-9, 2004 Gatineau, Quebec.
Cognitive Therapy for Depression: by Dr. Christine Padesky. Ottawa on Sept. 23 - 24, 2004. (12 hours)
Marital Therapy: A Research-Based Approach: by John Gottman, Ph.D., on May 13 and 14, 2004. (12 Credits)
Brief Therapy: Lasting Solutions presented by The Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Inc. December 12 -15, 2002, Orlando, Florida, USA. (28.5 Hours) All the great names in Psychology and Psychotherapy: Nicholas Cummings, Pat Love, Donald Meichenbaum, Albert Ellis, Ernest Rossi, R. Reid Wilson, Michael Yapko, Jeffrey Zeig, Stephen Lankton, Stephen Gilligan, Mary Goulding, Scott Miller, Christine Padesky, Peggy Papp, Erving Polster, Michele Weiner-Davis. Betty Alice Erickson, Judith Beck, Steve Andreas, and others.(28,5 Hours credit) I learned about the latest research based therapies with Couples, Families, Anxiety disorders and Neuro-psychology, Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, Hypnosis and Goal Oriented psychotherapy. http://www.erickson-foundation.org
Advanced Externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy: (16 Hours) Dec 5 & 6 2002. Dr. Sue Johnson, Ed.D C.Psych. Couples in marital distress, Bonding and Attachment issues, Restructuring, and Healing attachments.
Interpersonal Psychotherapy: Two Day workshop by Dr. John Markowitz, (Assocate Professor of Psychiatry Cornell University Medical College) on October 18 -19 2002. IPT is a time-limited, diagnostically focused treatment that was found empirical psychosocial reasearch to be equally effective for treating depressed clients than medication.(10 Credits)
Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples: (40 Hours) 5-Day Externship with Dr. Susan Johnson on 23 - 27 September, 2002. The externship/workshop focused on; Couples in marital distress, Bonding and Attachment issues, Restructuring, and Healing attachments. www.ocfi.ca
The Language of the Soul (Basic and Advanced experiential workshops) Barbara Tovey and Alan Sheets. 19, 20, 21 October 2001 http://www.newequations.com
Integrating Thought Field Therapy (TFT) & Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) with Hypnosis: Beyond Positive Cognition. Level 1 & 2 with Lee Pulos, Ph.D. 21 & 22 April 2001. (12 Hours)
Emotional Freedom Technique by Gary Craig. 2001
Transforming Couples: Schema Therapy for Difficult Relationships presented by Jeffrey Young, Ph.D. Cognitive Therapy Centers of New York and Connecticut. 6 & 7 April 2001.
Legal, Ethical and Professional Issues in Psychology, for Canada. This training has been acknowledged by the College of Psychologists of Ontario for registration purposes. Oct & Nov 1998.
1997 - The Confluence of Matter and Spirit Patterning in the Psyche and the Natural World. Assisi Conferences and Seminars in Vermont: Archetypes, Symbolism, Quantum Physics. www.assisiconferences.com
Clinical Hypnotherapy; The South African Society of Clinical Hypnosis, 3 years intensive training, specializing in Ericksonian Hypnotherapy, Ego-State and Medical Hypno-Analysis. This training has been acknowledged by the College of Psychologists of Ontario for registration purposes. 1993 - 1995.
1995 - Traumatic Separation Theory in Hypnosis and change. Don W. Ebrahim from England.
1994 - World Psychology Congress in Hamburg. Evolution of Psychotherapy. Victor Frankel and some other pioneers such as Bandura, Beck, Bugental, Ellis, Gendlin, Glasser, Corsini, Gottman, Goulding, Haley, Hillman, Huxley, Kernberg, Lazarus, Lowen, Madanes, Marmor, Masterson, Meichenbaum, Minuchin, Moreno, Pittman, E. Polster, M. Polster, Shapiro, Szasz, Watzlawick, White, Wolpe, and Yalom, was there. Special Hypnotherapy presentations by Ernest Rossi and Jeffrey Zeig, who were both students of Milton Erickson touched me deeply. www.erickson-foundation.org
Other Training and Interests
- Conflict Resolution - Cross Cultural, Africa Cultural Centre 1997
- Psychological Astrology, Jung and Esoteric Studies. since 1985 www.starcats.com; www.nightlightnews.com. Jayni has been using Astrological Knowledge in her understanding of the Archetypes and Life Cycles since 1985
- Diploma in Small Business Management. Stellenbosch Business School, South Africa.1982 - 1982
- Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing. EMDR Institute INC, 1997 This training gave an additional dimension to the understanding of hypnosis and the subconscious mind.
- Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) ,1990 This training gave an additional dimension to the understanding of hypnosis and the subconscious mind.
- Assertiveness Training. 1990
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Public Presentations
Workshops and Lectures
25 October 2007 - The 'next step' in the evolution of relationships;a quantum leap to new meaning and healing of 'union'. Jayni Bloch: Ninth Annual Energy Psychology Conference, Toronto.
11 November 2006 - Liberation form Repetitive Conflict-Cycles using healing indicators from Archetypal themes. Jayni Bloch: Eight Annual Energy Psychology Conference, Toronto.
2 Dec 2004 - Transformation: Moving out of the Box by Jayni Bloch, at the International Milton Erickson Foundation Conference in Phoenix, AZ.
June 2001 - The Light Bulb Experience: The Rational Link in Metaphor. Canadian Psychological Association Annual Conference ( Quebec City, June 2001).
June 2000 - The Subconscious Mind; Resource in the Therapy process. Canadian Psychological Association Annual Conference ( Ottawa, June 2000).
1995 - Speaker at First South African Congress in Clinical Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine. The Mind -Body -Soul Relationship in Hypnotherapy. Sun City South Africa.
Courses Presented
Contributing to society by means of my courses carries the best of my experience and insights and is a form of primary preventative psychology.
- Developed Educational courses in Life Skills for the enhancement of self-growth.
- Written and presented courses for clients to understand the subconscious mind through dreams and Archetypes: The riddle in the Mirror.
- Public lectures relating to child and parent issues: The effects of divorce on children, hyperactivity, the gifted child, hypnotherapy and other psychological subjects.
- Presented and adapted Parent Training courses to the needs of specific communities.
- Written a variety of articles in newsletters about current psychological issues.
- Radio host on a late night call-in radio program in South Africa.
- Invited expert guest speaker on numerous television programs in South Africa, covering psychological topics.
Media Appearances
- Radio host on a late night call-in radio program in South Africa.
- Invited expert guest speaker on numerous television programs in South Africa, covering psychological topics
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Chronology of Experience
1998 - present
Private practice: Kanata Psychotherapy Centre: Individual Psychotherapy, Couple Counselling and Group Training.
1991 - 1997
Clinical Psychologist, Private Practice - Johannesburg North, South Africa. Clinical, General and Family Practice, individual and couple psychotherapy, group-work and courses.
1989 - 1990
Senior Clinical Psychologist - Lecturer. Community Psychiatric Services & Training Institution. Johannesburg, South Africa. Training and supervision of Interns, designing and management of Community programs. Working in multidisciplinary teams doing Assessments and Forensic assessments. Diagnosis, Treatment and Intervention of Individual, Family and Group counselling. Supervision of psychometrics and support of staff and development of psychological programs. Lectured psychology.
1984 - 1988
Clinical Psychologist, Private Practice - Johannesburg South Africa. Marriage Guidance Counselling and General Practice Divorce mediation and Child custody
1982 - 1983
Clinical Psychologist, Private Practice - Cape Town, South Africa. Parental Guidance Counselling and General Practice in Individual Couple and Group Psychotherapy
1980 - 1981
Clinical Psychologist - Lecturer. Department of Child Psychiatry, Tygerberg Training Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa. Working in multidisciplinary teams doing Assessments of Learning Disorders and Emotional Problems, Diagnosis, Treatment and Intervention of Individual, and Family counselling and Parent - Child Behavior and Disciplinary Guidance. Supervision of Psychometrics and support of staff and development of psychological programs. Psychotherapy and Play therapy. Lectured psychology.
1979 - 1979
Clinical Psychologist - Lecturer. Johannesburg General Training Hospital, South Africa. Forensic and general Assessments, Individual and Group therapy, Designed Mental Health Programs, and lectured psychology.
1978 - 1978
Clinical Psychologist - Intern. Sterkfontein Mental Training Hospital, South Africa. Worked under supervision doing Forensic Psychology, Individual and Group therapy, Designed Mental Health programs. Worked in a multidisciplinary team.
1975 - 1975
Social Worker. AFM Welfare Organization, South Africa.
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Publications
1978 Stimulus seeking as a factor in crowded environments
This Thesis was a part of the M.A Degree requirements in Clinical Psychology. Study leader: Dr E Wolff ; R.A.U. December 1978.
1995 Body-Mind-Soul Connections in Hypnosis
First Africa Congress in Clinical Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine. Sun City, South Africa, 15-19 October 1995. ISBN 0-620-19652-1
1996 The Riddle in the Mirror
Hypnos SA. Vol. 6 No. 2 June 1996
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Personal Interests
- Painting
- Cycling
- Running
- Cross Country skiing
- Swimming
- Cooking
- Art
- Movies
- Flamenco dancing
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