Isaac Wright

Student Support Advisor at University of King's College
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(386) 825-5501
Location
CA

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Credentials

  • Social Worker Candidate
    Nova Scotia College of Social Workers
    Nov, 2021
    - Oct, 2024
  • Mental Health First Aid
    Canadian Mental Health Association
    Aug, 2021
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • University of King's College
    • Canada
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Student Support Advisor
      • Aug 2021 - Present

      -Provides one-on-one support sessions to students in areas such as wellness, mental health, institutional barriers, academic demands and 2SLGBTQIA+ identity and expression. -Practices from a student-centered, anti-oppressive framework through psychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, resource navigation and motivational interviewing. -Makes informed referrals to internal and external support services and advocates with students to access those supports when required. -Maintain statistics and reporting and develops programs responding to current trends and student feedback. -Actively participates on mental health committees at the provincial level. -Trains and supervises student peer support workers.

  • Eating Disorders Nova Scotia
    • Canada
    • Mental Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Safe, Seen and Supported Coordinator
      • Aug 2021 - Present

      -Develops, implements and assesses peer support and educational programming for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. -Provides one-on-one and group support to 2SLGBTQIA+ people in areas related to eating disorders, including wellness, gender identity and expression, and navigation of structural barriers. -Maintains statistics and reporting on all 2SLGBTQIA+-specific programs. -Develops and implements educational programming for healthcare providers working with 2SLGBTQIA+ clients. -Develops, implements and assesses peer support and educational programming for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. -Provides one-on-one and group support to 2SLGBTQIA+ people in areas related to eating disorders, including wellness, gender identity and expression, and navigation of structural barriers. -Maintains statistics and reporting on all 2SLGBTQIA+-specific programs. -Develops and implements educational programming for healthcare providers working with 2SLGBTQIA+ clients.

  • Laing House
    • Canada
    • Mental Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Social Work Student
      • May 2021 - Aug 2021

      -Provided one-on-one and group support sessions to clients aged 19-29 living with mental illness. -Assisted with the development, implementation and assessment of mental health crisis protocol. -Assisted in providing a holistic approach to case management in an inter-professional environment. -Developed and implemented a weekly food box delivery program and online cooking classes to address food insecurity among Laing House members, and maintained budgets, statistics and reporting to measure program impact.

  • Dalhousie Student Union
    • Canada
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • VP Finance and Operations
      • May 2019 - Apr 2021

      -Collaborated with staff and executive teams to implement programming for over 18,000 members. -Maintained budgets, statistics and reporting for multiple departments including the Food Bank, Tiger Patrol, Dalhousie Student Advising Service, and other operational and student support services. -Referred students facing difficulties to appropriate community and campus resources. -Developed and implemented institution-wide educational events such as a Pronoun Competency Workshop with attendance of over 75 Dalhousie faculty, staff and administrators. -Contributed to initiatives dedicated to Dalhousie University’s understanding of sexual and gender diversity including active participation on the Name Change in Dalhousie Systems Working Group and other relevant EDIA committees.

Education

  • Dalhousie University
    Bachelor's degree, Social Work
    2018 - 2021
  • Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
    Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Fine and Studio Arts
    2016 - 2020
  • Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute
    2011 - 2015

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