Author's Profile

AUTHOR'S PROFILE

https://christophermeuse.blogspot.com/

Immediate Family:

Wife: Peggy

Daughter: Michelle

Sons: Anthony & Mark

EDUCATION
v Ph. D. Candidate (Education & Counseling)

v  Grade 12, Yarmouth Memorial High School

v  B.A., Saint Anne's University

v  B.A., Dalhousie University

v  B.Ed., Saint Mary's University
v  Master's Eq.: Educating, Counseling & Healing with Nature  

v  Certified Practitioner Level Neurolinguistic Programming (Instructor Reg Craig, Maritime School of Social Work, Halifax NS)

v  Certified Master Practitioner of Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP-Counseling & Psychological Therapy: Partners in Renewal, Ottawa)

v  Certified Master Practitioner Level of Quantum TLC(TM) Counseling &

      Psychological Therapy

v  Certified Master Facilitator Level in the WEL-Systems Counseling &

      Psychological Therapy

v  Orientation to Organic Psychology: The Natural Systems Thinking Process

v  Certificate in Educating and Counseling with Nature, from the Institute of  
      Global Education Washington D.C.

 v  Certificate in Well Mind, Well Earth, Institute of Global Education,  
       Washington, D.C.    

v  Facilitated several distant learning Ecopsychology Courses for Dr. Michael 
      Cohen

v  Certified Hockey Coach (National Coaching Certification Program)

v  Certified Recording Engineer

v  Psychology of Exceptional Children Course (Acadia University)

v  I.E.I.E. Computer Course (Dept. of Education, Information Economy Initiative)

v  Leadership Seminar: with instructor Dr. Stephen Covey

v  Project Wild Program: Nova Scotia Dept. of Education & NS Dept. of Natural Resources

v  Jerrold Mundis Coaching for Writers Course, (The New York Times former editor)

v  Dale Carnegie Course 

                                      CAREER EXPERIENCE

Ø  26-years Nova Scotia Public School Teacher

Ø  2-years sheet metal laborer and construction worker

Ø  2-years maintaining & repairing apartment buildings

Ø  1-year laborer with local paving company

Ø  25-years part time musician and audio engineer

Ø  4-years owning and operating a recording studio

Ø  Volunteer Yarmouth Regional Hospital (ALC & Hospice Unit)

Ø  Member of the Retired Nova Scotia Teachers Union

Ø  Award Winning Author: (3 Canada Book Awards)

Ø  Books:

          1. Hockey, Kids & Positive Parenting: Michael's Story (2019)

          2. Messages of Hope (2017)

              3. One With Nature: A Day in the Life of a Lobster Fisher (2017)

         4. Hockey, Kids & Positive Coaching  (2016)

         5. Dear Don Cherry: Does Hockey Love Kids (1996)

http://lofeexpublishing.blogspot.com/

Chris has facilitated several online distant learning Ecopsychology Courses for Dr. Michael Cohen, a Special NGO Consultant to United Nations Economic and Social Council Program. (1999-2001) Dr. Cohen received the 1994 Distinguished World Citizen Award, presented by Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations, Dr. Robert Muller

For more than 35 years he has had the opportunity to attend numerous seminars, read, analyzed, synthesized, and evaluated a variety of books related to education, and child & adult development.

Chris taught English, Social Studies, Health, and Art at the junior high school level, and all compulsory subjects, including eight years as a Resource Teacher (PST), at the elementary school level. He has been a participating member and chairperson of Program Planning Teams, and overseen the setting up and maintenance of the computer lab at Carleton Consolidated School, where he coordinated a Grassroots Project.

Chris has facilitated workshops regarding the value of creating a classroom atmosphere that supports the growth of self-esteem in children for the Tri County School Board, and for the Primary Elementary Teachers Association (PETA) at their annual provincial conferences. I have conducted workshops, explaining the writing process, editing, and publication of books, and demonstrated the use of educational software, for these organizations.

Chris volunteered in a unit at a hospital in Nova Scotia in a unit where I worked with youth who were in a state of severe physical, mental and developmental disarray. They were described by such terms as severe "deformity", "dysmorphism" or "dysmorphic". They were existing at the most severe acute phase of mental illness.

He volunteered at Yarmouth Regional Hospital (Rehabilitation Services) where he visited patients who had limited social interaction due to mobility, loneliness, limited family visits, or physical ability to leave their room. The Patients were waiting for placement in long-term care.

In 2013 Chris experienced a powerfully positive learning and life changing event. I had a seizure and car accident which led to a 21-hour surgery to remove a massive brain tumor.

Chris has had articles related to child development (self-esteem) published in the following numerous journals, newsletters, newspapers and web sites throughout the world.