Experience

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  Strongest Families Institute

  • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

  • Family Coach

    • Sep 2020 - Present
    • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Delivers evidence-based education and mental health support to families coping with behavioural challenges. Teaches effective skill development, through specified program delivery offering 1:1 coaching support, encouragement and problem solving.

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  Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia

  • Halifax, Canada Area

  • English as an Additional Language Tutor/ Special Events Volunteer

    • Jan 2019 - Present
    • Halifax, Canada Area

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  Shelter Movers

  • Halifax, Canada Area

  • Team Volunteer

    • Jul 2019 - Sep 2020
    • Halifax, Canada Area

    Working to help others overcome domestic violence, the team at Shelter Movers assists persons leaving abusive households through providing safe and accessible moving and relocation support.

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  Aspen Family & Community Network Society

  • Family Strategist, Sustainable Families Program

    • Sep 2012 - Jan 2014

    A Family Strategist works with families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to overcome barriers towards sustainability. Family Strategists are involved with families for the long term and in that time the the two parties develop goals together toward gaining financial stability and literacy, affordable housing, child care support, education or training, and a sense of personal empowerment.

  • Family Support Worker, Families In Transition Program

    • Sep 2010 - Aug 2012

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  Distress Centre Calgary

  • Calgary, Canada Area

  • Telephone Crisis Counsellor

    • Jun 2008 - Aug 2009
    • Calgary, Canada Area

    The main responsibility of a telephone crisis counsellor is prevention and crisis intervention. Crisis Counsellors focus their services on suicide prevention, but they also offer supportive counselling to help people with other extremely stressful or overwhelming situations. Such situations may include homelessness, severe grief, diagnosis of a serious illness or struggles with psychological disorders and stress. They also refer clients to outside organizations, such as hospitals or mental health clinics, for ongoing mental health treatment or services. If a situation sounds truly dangerous, they would call in first-responders.