Reg M. Reynolds

Reg M. Reynolds, Ph.D., C. Psych. (Retired)

Reg Reynolds was born in Grande Prairie, Alberta. He attended London Normal School (for teacher training) before becoming interested in psychology and special education. He received his B.A. and M.A, form the University of Western Ontario, and his Ph.D. from the University of Waterloo.

He was a psychologist for almost sixty years. At various times during his career, he functioned as a counsellor and psychotherapist for individuals, couples, and groups; as Director of Vocational and Recreational Services at Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital; as Chief Psychologist at the Vanier Centre for Women, the Oakville Reception and Assessment Centre (for juveniles admitted to training school), and the Ontario Correctional Institute; as a consultant regarding the assessment and treatment of sex offenders; as a consultant regarding ethical issues; as Coordinating Psychologist for the Central Region of the Ontario Ministry of the Solicitor General and Correctional Services; as a researcher; as a college lecturer; as an intern in, clinical member of, and board member of the Halton Centre for Childhood Sexual Abuse; as an intern, co-therapist and therapist in the treatment of spousal abuse; as a member of the Council of the College of Psychologists of Ontario; as a developer of biofeedback equipment and as a provider of biofeedback; as a student of education and special education; as a student of Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) and its application in the treatment of children with autism; as psychologist and Supervising Clinician in the Ontario Government’s Intensive Behavioural Intervention program for children with autism; as an educator of parents of children with autism; as clinical supervisor of ABA-based programs for children with autism; and, more recently, as author and publisher of An ABA Primer with Application to Teaching Children with Autism, Miscellaneous Musings (with Alex Polgar and Steve Bernstein), and co-author with Douglas Quirk of A Simple and Effective Cure for Criminality, and Creating Peace.