Annemarie Gockel, M.S.W., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
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Annemarie Gockel's areas of interest center on clinical practice in health and mental health services and include: relational models, spiritually integrated interventions, mind-body interventions, mindfulness and trauma, and interdisciplinary research and scholarship. She has written articles and conducted research in the areas of addiction treatment, child welfare, and spiritually-integrated interventions. Dr. Gockel teaches in the clinical practice sequence.
Education
Ph.D. (counseling psychology), University of British Columbia
M.S.W., University of Toronto
B.A., Concordia University
Professional Interest Areas
- Clinical practice in health/mental health
- Spiritually-integrated interventions
- Mind-body interventions
- Mindfulness and trauma
- Interdisciplinary research and practice
Areas of Current Research
- Spirituality and clinical practice
- Social work education
Selected Recent Publications
Gockel, A. (forthcoming). Telling the ultimate tale: The merits of narrative research in the psychology of religion. Qualitative Research in Psychology.
Gockel, A. & Burton, D. (forthcoming). Can God help? Religion among adolescent male sex offenders. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma.
Gockel, A. (2011). Client perspectives on spirituality in the therapeutic relationship. Humanistic Psychologist, 39(2), 154-168. doi: 10.1080/08873267.2011.564959
Gockel, A. (2010). The promise of mindfulness for clinical practice education. Smith College Studies in Social Work, 80(2), 248-268. doi: 10.1080/00377311003784184
Gockel, A. (2009). Spirituality and the process of healing: A narrative study. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 19(4), 217-230. doi:10.1080/10508610903143248
Russell, M., Harris, B. & Gockel, A. (2008). Canadian lone mothers describe parenting needs: European solutions explored. Canadian Social Work Review, 25(2), 169-185.
Gockel, A., Russell, M., & Harris, B. (2008). Recreating family: Parents identify worker-client relationships as paramount in family preservation programs. Child Welfare Journal, 87(6), 91-113.
Russell, M., Harris, B., & Gockel, A. (2008). Parenting in poverty: Perceptions of high risk parents. Journal of Children and Poverty, 14, 82-98.
Harris, B., Russell, M., & Gockel, A. (2007). The impact of poverty on first nations mothers attending a parenting program. First Peoples Child and Family Review, 3, (3), 21-30.
Russell, M., Gockel, A., & Harris, B. (2007). Parent perspectives on intensive intervention for child maltreatment. Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal, 24(2), 101-120. doi:10.1007/s10560-006-0068-3
Russell, M., & Gockel, A. (2005). Recovery processes in a treatment program for women. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 5(4), 27-46. doi:10.1300/J160v05n04
Gockel, A. (2004). The trend towards spirituality in the workplace. Overview and implications for career counseling. Journal of Employment Counseling, 41(4), 156-167.
Selected Presentations
Gockel, A. (August, 2011). Developing Qualitative Research in the Psychology of Religion. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, District of Columbia.

























