Lawrence Becker

Lawrence has been teaching at Douglas College for approximately 26 years. Prior to that he worked at Red Deer College, a counselling clinic in Calgary, and lived/worked in Old Massett on Haida Gwaii. His interests at that time involved learning about indigenous perspectives to education and working with families from the child welfare system. During this period he looked at trying to reduce cross-cultural barriers and helping families with parenting and other issues.

At Douglas College he is involved primarily in teaching the counselling, gerontology, and substance misuse classes. Input from colleagues, students and clients have been invaluable in the design and delivery of these courses.  

At present Lawrence is the coordinator of Social Work and has been involved in the Uganda Project and other International endeavours. He has also assumed other roles at the college such as Ombudsperson and the Union Steward.

He worked part-time as the clinical supervisor at a substance misuse clinic in the Lower Mainland for almost 12 years. Forming connections with other service providers, counselling people, and advocating for clients was a central component of this work.