Social Worker

• Jun 2018 - Present

Bilingual Trauma Specialist

• Sep 2017 - Jun 2018

Thoroughly and efficiently performs trauma coordination including: the intake of critical incidents as they are called in by corporate clients, coordinating counsellor assignment, and monitoring trauma cases to ensure client satisfaction. Proficiently conducts on-site debriefing and defusing interventions related to traumatic events to support employees in their workplace. Skillfully provides consultations to corporate clients regarding clinical and post-traumatic support needs in the workplace. Creatively works on reports and special projects both independently and within a team to increase proficiency within the trauma department.

Bilingual Trauma Coordinator

• Feb 2017 - Sep 2017

Thoroughly and efficiently conducted intake process for coordination of trauma service requests.Comprehensively completed trauma administrative roles that support departmental organization.

Intern Social Worker

• Jan 2016 - Jun 2016

Collaboratively worked within an interdisciplinary team to meet the social, emotional, physical, and mental health needs of the residents through a variety of assessments, individual and group counselling, and personalized care planning. Provided support to residents and families around the adjustment process as well as end of life care with a strong emphasis placed on quality of life by creating, organizing, and leading an adjustment group for residents, and providing grief and supportive counselling to residents and families.

Intern Social Worker

• Sep 2014 - Dec 2014

Responsibly cared for the patients on the medicine ward, the trauma ward, and in the emergency department by means of assessing the patients’ emotional and social barriers to receiving treatment, and working within an interdisciplinary team to facilitate quality patient care. Engaged patients in abuse counselling (elder abuse and substance abuse) to promote self-care strategies and assist in creating action plans. Acted as a liaison between staff and patients, and their families, created and supported the discharge planning processes, as well as advocated for the patients’ emotional and physical needs. Compassionately counselled families around end-of-life, grief, and bereavement issues to comfort and support families through the end-of-life process.

Camp Counselor

• Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

Facilitated activities for children with developmental disabilities in a camp setting that focused on developing social skills, outdoor and indoor play, and learning appropriate interactive techniques by tailoring to each child’s specific needs. Created appropriate, interactive experiences, in corroboration with other team members, for the individual campers. Facilitated activities for children with developmental disabilities in a camp setting that focused on developing social skills, outdoor and indoor play, and learning appropriate interactive techniques by tailoring to each child’s specific needs. Created appropriate, interactive experiences, in corroboration with other team members, for the individual campers.

Part-time Day Staff and Relief Staff

• May 2012 - Aug 2012

Dynamically created a living environment for residents that focused on both social interactions and the unique care needs of each individual by facilitating group activities on a daily basis. Dynamically created a living environment for residents that focused on both social interactions and the unique care needs of each individual by facilitating group activities on a daily basis.