Ainslie Heasman – The Conversation

Clinical Forensic Psychologist, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ontario Tech University

Dr. Ainslie Heasman is a registered clinical and forensic psychologist in Ontario with over 17 years of experience engaging in the assessment and treatment of adults with sexual behaviour problems and/or atypical sexual interests. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Forensic Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology in 2005. She is employed full-time at the Sexual Behaviours Clinic at the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto, ON and maintains a private practice. She recently led the development of Canada's first national and federally funded child sexual abuse perpetration prevention program, Talking for Change, housed at CAMH. She is a member of the Canadian Psychological Association, the Ontario Psychological Association and is the President-Elect of the Association for the Treatment & Prevention of Sexual Abuse (ATSA).

Experience

2012–present

Psychologist, CAMH
2019–present

Adjunct professor, Ontario Tech University

Education

2005

California School of Professional Psychology, Ph.D.

Publications

2021

Mandatory reporting and clinician decision-making when a client discloses sexual interest in children, Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science/Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement
2019

Bioethical issues and secondary prevention for nonoffending individuals with pedophilia, Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics
2018

Legal and ethical issues in treating clients with pedohebephilic interests, Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne

Professional Memberships

Ontario Psychological Association
Canadian Psychological Association
Association for the Treatment & Prevention of Sexual Abuse

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Education

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