Hi everyone in EDCI 339!

My name is Dawson and I am joining this class abroad from Salt Spring Island (SSI).

I am very happy to be able to continue my learning journey while no longer located in Victoria. I grew up in Victoria and have spent my whole life (22 years) on Vancouver Island. Only recently did I move with my partner off the island to another island! Why SSI? Salt Spring is a destination that has been close to my family as my mom’s side of the family grew up there. Currently my grandparents are still there.

Meet Roxy

I love the island because it allows me to be closer to nature and walk my family chocolate lab Roxy!

My Educational Journey so far

I am a fifth year Psychology student and I am very passionate and intrigued about what motivates people. I am a very compassionate individual who loves to talk to others and get to know them. What really interests me about psychology recently is the behavioural stream.

Psychology led me to work as a behaviour interventionist (BI) which I have now done for 1 year.

For those of you who don’t know what this job title is, basically, you work with individuals on the ASD Spectrum to help improve their quality of life by building the skills which they typically struggle with more than those who aren’t on the spectrum.

I have virtual sessions that I do every week, which is a great introduction to talk about how this can relate to the discussion of this course.