Alan McLuckie
Positions
Associate Professor
Faculty of Social Work, Calgary Campus
Full Member
Hotchkiss Brain Institute
Full Member
Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research and Education
Contact information
Web presence
Phone number
Office : +1 (403) 220-2926
Location
Office : MacKimmie TowerMT 403
Background
Educational Background
Bachelor of Arts Psychology, University of Western Ontario, 2001
Bachelor of Social Work Clinical Practice, University of Western Ontario, 1997
Master's of Social Work Clinical Specialization, The University of Calgary, 1998
Ph.D. Social Work, University of Toronto, 2011
Biography
A graduate of the MSW program at U of C, Alan McLuckie joined the Faculty of Social Work as an Assistant Professor in 2014. Prior to joining the Faculty Alan was an Assistant Professor with the Department of Psychiatry at Dalhousie University and was the Advanced Practice Leader for Mental Health and Addictions Services at the IWK Health Center in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he was responsible for family therapy training and programming. Alan maintains an affiliation with Dalhousie University as an Adjunct Professor with the Department of Psychiatry. Alan is an experienced mental health therapist specializing in individual and family-based psychosocial treatments for children, youth and families affected by mental health, neuro-developmental and learning difficulties. His clinical practice also involves supervision and training related to a range of psychosocial interventions including couple & family therapy, child & play therapy. His area of research compliments his direct clinical practice and teaching interests focusing on infant, child and youth mental health, parenting stress, family wellness and stigma.
Research
Areas of Research
Alan is currently working with several research teams exploring i) the current landscape of mental health programming for children 0-5 years and their families, ii) how school-based mental health programming impacts stigma in youth, iii) how socioeconomic and university program factors influence students’ psychological distress levels, and iv) how Critical and Anti-oppressive approaches to social work are operationalized within direct practice settings. Alan also continues to examine family functioning and parenting stress in relation to childhood neuro-developmental disorders.
Awards
- Clinical Social Work Practice Award, Alberta College of Social Work. 2019
- Dr. Keith Pearce Award, University of Calgary, Cummings School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry. 2016
- Faculty of Social Work, Graduate Teaching Excellence Award, University of Calgary, Faculty of Social Work. 2015
- Student Union Teaching Excellence Award, University of Calgary Students Union. 2015
- Above and Beyond Award, Dalhousie University, Department of Psychiatry . 2012
- Hilary M. Weston Scholarship for Excellence in the Field of Mental Health, Government of Ontario. 2008
Publications
- Child welfare in the 21st century. Duncan Lindsey; Alan McLuckie; Aron Shlonsky. Oxford University Press. 16-Jan. (2008)
- Narrative play therapy with families.. Melissa Rowbotham; Alan McLuckie. Jason Aronson Publishers. 125-158. (2013)
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