Biography:Leysa Cerswell Kielburger
Leysa Cerswell Kielburger | |
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| Born | February 22, 1983 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | McMaster University
The New School for Social Research Fielding Graduate University |
| Occupation | Mental health practitioner |
| Known for | Founder of WE Charity and Me to We |
| Spouse(s) | Craig Kielburger |
| Children | 1 |
Leysa D. Cerswell Kielburger (born February 22, 1983) is a Canadian mental health practitioner and faculty member at the Centre for Mindfulness Studies. She is a mental health advocate, researcher and clinician, and a co-founder of WE Well-being (WE Charity), a mental health promotion initiative for schools.[1][2]
Background
Leysa D. Cerswell Kielburger is a faculty member at the Centre for Mindfulness Studies [3] and a co-founder of WE Well-being,[2] an evidence-based mental health promotion initiative for youth, educators, and families.[4][5] In 2018 WE Well-being was launched in 150 schools across Canada and the United States in grades 4-6, with future programming targeting K-12. The initiative offers students a safe space to discuss mental well-being, experience social-emotional learning, and practice mindfulness in simple daily actions.[1]
Cerswell Kielburger is a doctoral candidate in Clinical Psychology,[6] Her research and clinical work focus on mental health equity for marginalized groups, including homeless and newcomer women. As part of her work at the Centre for Mindfulness Studies she has collaborated with Sistering, a Toronto-based organization for “at-risk” women, to develop a drop-in mindfulness program for Syrian refugee women.[7]
She is the author of The Well-Being Playbook: A hands-on, start-anywhere guide to well-being, which introduces daily actions to promote mental well-being for self and others.[2]
Personal life
Cerswell Kielburger lost her sister Michale to an eating disorder in 2009,[8][9] since then her advocacy work began focusing on reducing the stigma of mental health issues through public awareness[10] and increasing access to mental health promotion, prevention, and treatment.
Publications
- Cerswell Kielburger, L. (2019). Well-being Playbook: A hands-on, start-anywhere guide to well-being. Toronto: WE (Charity).
- Peña Alampay, L., Joy T. Galvez Tan, L., Tuliao, A., Baranek, P., Cerswell Kielburger, L., et al. (2019). A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Mindfulness Program for Filipino Children and Adolescents. Mindfulness. ISSN 1868-8527
- Cerswell Kielburger, L., Rockman, P., & Baranek, P. (2018). Preventing Burnout among Service Providers. In S. Kidd, T. Frederick, S. Gaetz, J. Karabanow, N. Slesnick (Ed.), Addressing mental health for homeless and street involved youth – key strategies for practitioners. Toronto, ON: Canadian Observatory on Homelessness. ISBN:978-1-77355-015-2
- Le, T.N., Cerswell Kielburger, L., Buddharakkhita B. (2018) The Six R’s Framework as Mindfulness for Suicide Prevention. In: Hirsch J., Chang E., Kelliher Rabon J. (eds) A Positive Psychological Approach to Suicide. Advances in Mental Health and Addiction. Springer, Cham. ISSN 2570-3390, ISBN:978-3-03003-225-8
- Vitopoulos, N.A., Cerswell Kielburger, L., et al. (2018). Development of a complex tertiary prevention intervention for the transition out of youth homelessness. Children and Youth Services Review, 94, 579-588. ISSN 0190-7409
- Vitopoulos, N.A., Cerswell Kielburger, L., Frederick, T., McKenzie, K., & Kidd, S.A. (2017). Developing a trauma-informed mental health group intervention for youth transitioning from homelessness. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 48(6), 499-509. ISSN 0735-7028
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Positive reinforcement: A new program for teens that is rooted in neuroscience". https://www.theglobeandmail.com/featured-reports/article-positive-reinforcement/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "WE Well-being Playbook and Resources". https://www.we.org/en-us/get-doing/activities-and-resources/wellbeing/we-well-being-playbook-and-resources/. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ↑ "Faculty | Teaching Mindfulness" (in en-CA). https://www.mindfulnessstudies.com/about/faculty/.
- ↑ Sponsored; Life-Sponsored (2019-10-18). "Advertisement: A school that promotes well-being | National Post" (in en-CA). https://nationalpost.com/sponsored/life-sponsored/a-school-that-promotes-well-being.
- ↑ "Introducing WE Well-being" (in en-US). 2018-08-31. https://www.trackyourimpact.com/blog/2018/08/31/we-well-being-promotes-positive-mental-health/.
- ↑ "How Grassroots Mindfulness Fuels Mental Health Support" (in en). 2018-04-05. https://www.mindful.org/grassroots-mindfulness-fuels-mental-health-support/.
- ↑ News, P. M. N. (2018-01-29). "Let’s Talk about culturally sensitive treatments for depression | National Post" (in en-CA). https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/lets-talk-about-culturally-sensitive-treatments-for-depression.
- ↑ Osher, Susan. "Eating Disorders are NOT a Choice # EDAW 2017" (in en-US). http://susanosher.com/2017/02/eating-disorders-are-not-a-choice-edaw-2017/.
- ↑ "One Family's Battle With Their Daughter's Eating Disorder" (in en). 2012-10-31. https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/craig-and-marc-kielburger/eating-disorder-treatment-canada_b_2045764.html.
- ↑ "Seven Toronto Fundraisers that Made a Major Impact this Spring" (in en-US). 2018-06-18. https://notablelife.com/seven-toronto-fundraisers-that-made-a-major-impact-this-spring/.
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