Gerard Egan
Gerard Egan, Ph.D., is Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Organizational Studies at Loyola University of Chicago. He has written over a dozen books and currently writes in the areas of communication, counselling, business and organization effectiveness, management development, the management of innovation and change, leadership and organization politics and culture. He also conducts workshops in these areas and is a consultant at a variety of companies and institutions worldwide.
Wilma Schroeder
Wilma Schroeder, MMFT, BN, RN is a nurse and family therapist with over twenty years of experience in mental health nursing and counselling. She is an Instructor in the Faculty of Nursing at Red River College, Winnipeg, Manitoba, where she coordinates Communication Workshops for nursing students, and is the Course Leader for the Health Promotion in Families and Mental Health & Illness courses. In these roles she has prepared a communication workbook and also written a series of readings on family nursing for her students.Prior to joining the Nursing Faculty, she was involved in the development of the Schizophrenia Treatment & Education Program (STEP) at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, and was the program’s Unit Manager. During this time she collaborated with a team of colleagues to develop the STEP for Families psycho-educational workshops. She is a co-founder of Assiniboine Family Therapy in Winnipeg, and maintained a private practice in family therapy for some years. She sees communication as foundational to all helping professions and human relationships.
