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Michael Ungar

Michael Ungar, Ph.D.

Dr. Ungar is both a Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist with experience working directly with children and adults in child welfare, mental health, educational and correctional settings. He conducts research internationally on resilience-related themes relevant to the treatment and study of at-risk youth and families and is a collaborator on several international research projects in countries such as China and Colombia. Dr. Ungar maintains a family therapy practice in association with Phoenix Youth Programs, a prevention program for street youth and their families.

Positions

  • Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada

 

Education

  • Ph.D., 1995, Wilfrid Laurier University, Social Work

 

Relevant Publications

  • Ungar, M., Brown, M., Liebenberg, L., Othman, R., Kwong, W., Armstrong, M., et al. (2007). Unique pathways to resilience across cultures. Adolescence. 42(166), 287-310.
  • Ungar, M., & Costanzo, L. (2007). Supervision challenges when supervisors are outside supervisees' agencies. Journal of Systemic Therapies. 26(2), 68-83.
  • Ungar, M. (2006). Strengths-based counseling for at-risk youth. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
  • Ungar, M. (Ed.). (2005). Handbook for working with children and youth: Pathways to resilience across cultures and contexts. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  • Ungar, M. (2004). Nurturing hidden resilience in troubled youth. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.

 

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