Jeannine Guindon CM CQ QC (3 September 1919 – 15 May 2002) was a Canadian professor of psychology in Quebec. She was one of three main founders of psychoeducation.
Jeannine Guindon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 September 1919 |
| Died | 15 May 2002 (aged 82) |
| Alma mater | Université de Montréal |
| Title | Professor emeritus[1] |
Early life and education
editJeannine Guindon was born on 3 September 1919 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[2][3]
She completed a Bachelor of Arts degree and a diploma in pedagogy from the University of Ottawa[3] in 1939, then taught in Cornwall and Mountain, Ontario.[2]
She received a Master of Arts degree in psychology from the Université de Montréal in 1945.[3][2]
Career
editGuidon helped found the Montreal Counselling and Rehabilitation Centre and was its director from 1947 to 1977. She also founded the Quebec Psycho-Education Centre which she directed from 1953 to 1969 while teaching psychology at the Université de Montréal.[2]
After obtaining her doctorate in psychology in 1969 from the Université de Montréal,[1] Jeannine Guidon and Gilles Gendreau presided over the creation of the university's School of Psychoeducation in 1971.[1] She was its director from 1972 to 1976. Guindon, Gendreau, and Euchariste Paulhus were the three main founders of psychoeducation, a discipline serving young people in difficulty.[1][4] Guindon particularly chose to train caregivers for people who have intellectual or other disabilities, children with emotional problems, delinquent persons, or those who were socially maladjusted.[2]
In 1976, Guindon co-founded the Mariebourg Center and the Montreal Training and Rehabilitation Institute,[4] which she directed until 1984.[2] Guindon continued to work as a professor of psychology at the Université de Montréal until 1984 and was a member of the university's board of directors from 1977 to 1985.[5]
In 1992, the training institute became the Institut de formation humaine intégrale de Montréal (transl. Montreal Institute for Integral Human Training and received people from around the world.[2]
Recognition and honours
edit- Emeritus professor, Université de Montréal[5]
- Honorary doctorate in education, Université de Sherbrooke[6]
- Member of the Order of Canada, 1974[7]
- Chevaliere of the National Order of Quebec, 1990[5]
- Member of the Great Montrealers, 1993[8][3]
- Pro Ecclesia and Pontifice Paul VI decoration from the Diocese of Montreal[5]
- Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal, 2002[9]
- Commander of the Order of Montreal, 2016 (posthumous)[10]
Death
editGuindon died on 15 May 2002. [6][7] She was entombed at the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.[11]
Major publications
edit- Le processus de rééducation du jeune délinquant par l’actualisation du moi
- Les étapes de rééducation des jeunes délinquants – et des autres[12]
- Vers l’autonomie psychique de la naissance à la mort, 1995, Fleurus
- Prendre sa vie en main, l’enjeu de la vingtaine with Julien Alain
References
edit- ^ a b c d Boily, Robert (30 September 2002). "Tribute to Jeannine Guindon - Tribute to Professor Edmond Orban". Forum. Université de Montréal. Retrieved 27 November 2017. (Note: This source erroneously dates Guindon's death as 15 March instead of 15 May 2002.)
- ^ a b c d e f g "Jeannine Guindon" (PDF). Femmes de vision (in French). Association of Franco-Ontarian Teachers (AEFO). 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Jeannine Guindon". Ordre de Montréal. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Guindon, Jeannine". Femmes de vision (in French). Association of Franco-Ontarian Teachers (AEFO). 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Jeannine Guindon (1919-2002) Chevalière (1990)" (in French). Government of Quebec. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Jeannine Guindon - Doctor in Education" (in French). University of Sherbrooke. 17 October 1987. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Jeannine Guindon, C.M., C.Q., Ph.D." Governor General of Canada. 2002. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Jeannine Guindon (1920–2002)". A Tribute to the Great Montrealers. Montreal Chamber of Commerce. 2002. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Jeannine Guindon, C.M., C.Q., Ph.D." Governor General of Canada. 2002. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Jeannine Guindon (1920–2002) Commander (2016)". City of Montreal. 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ Répertoire des personnages inhumés au cimetière ayant marqué l'histoire de notre société (in French). Montreal: Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.
- ^ "Notices d'autorité : Fichier d'autorité international virtuel" (in French). Online Computer Library Center, Incorporated. Retrieved 27 November 2017.