Leaving dwelling at age 15 to pursue research is a tough selection, however that’s the trail Jean-Pierre Bergevin adopted in 1963. After boarding for a number of years at Université de Hearst – which was Collège de Hearst on the time – he obtained his bachelor’s diploma in literature in 1970 and moved to Ottawa for 4 years to finish a grasp’s in psychology. He returned to Université de Hearst in 1974 the place he served as a full-time psychology professor till 1982; on the time, a grasp’s diploma was ample to show within the division. Throughout this era, he was concerned with the regional committee that established North Cochrane Habit Providers and the psychological well being centre for kids now known as Centre Jeanne Sauvé. His work as a psychometrist and consulting psychologist with these organizations has knowledgeable his method to instructing.
Taking a sabbatical in fall 1982, he returned to his research to finish a PhD in medical psychology. He resumed instructing in 1985.
Dr. Bergevin additionally co-founded Maison Renaissance, a Hearst substance use therapy centre for Franco-Ontarians. Within the late Eighties he was named the Northern Ontario consultant of the Habit Analysis Basis by René Fontaine, the then-Ontario Minister of Northern Improvement and Mines. He held a number of positions inside ARF over a span of seven years.
A prolific profession
Pauline Lavoie, a psychology professor at Université de Hearst, has recognized Dr. Bergevin for nearly 40 years. “I started as his pupil, and now I’m his colleague. He’s a trainer who is aware of the best way to domesticate a studying setting. He has a robust presence within the classroom, and now I draw on his instructing strategies in my very own work.”
Sophie Dallaire, coordinator for the Université de Hearst department of the Consortium nationwide de formation en santé, has additionally recognized Dr. Bergevin for a few years. She describes him as somebody who can conceive of and implement tasks with actual potential to maneuver the needle. “His tendency to go the additional mile means Université de Hearst is now providing a brand new 12-month graduate program that qualifies college students with the Faculty of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario,” she says.
“He’s a trainer who is aware of the best way to domesticate a studying setting.”
Together with this graduate diploma program to coach certified psychotherapists, Ms. Dallaire and Dr. Bergevin co-established Centre Labelle, a psychosocial evaluation and intervention centre in northeastern Ontario.
Shawna McGee, a psychology lecturer at Université de Hearst and one other of Dr. Bergevin’s former college students, likewise sings his praises. “He’s a wonderful psychologist,” she says. “He lets his shoppers (and college students, and mentees) study on their very own, however walks alongside them, giving mild steering. With out this method, with out his help, I’d not be the psychologist I’m at present.”
The benefit of a small college
Going off the overwhelmed path is a each day a part of Dr. Bergevin’s life. “Jean-Pierre helped us to face out, to make us distinctive to draw college students,” says Ms. Lavoie. “Pedagogical approaches and academic content material are actually vital, however we’ve made our program very experiential. We’ve taken journeys with college students, saved them engaged by taking them into the sphere. Working with different campuses has allowed us to supply programs in blocks moderately than semesters.”
“At small universities, it’s a lot simpler to attach with college students. These private connections are sometimes laborious to seek out on the undergraduate degree and at giant universities,” says Dr. Bergevin.
“Once I began instructing at Université de Hearst in 1974, there have been solely 40 or so college students in the entire college.”
Dr. Bergevin says that the key to pupil retention is to spark their curiosity and motivation as first-year undergrads. “We’ve labored laborious to create new applications and supply a singular pedagogical method. Everybody who teaches at Université de Hearst has these pursuits in thoughts.”
The occasion he loves probably the most is convocation. “That’s once I can see proof of progress and the fruit of my labour.”
At 76, Dr. Bergevin is in no rush to retire. “When individuals ask me once I’m going to take my retirement, I joke that I’m ready for retirement to take me.”
