Experience

Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre

• Canada
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Student Parent Support Worker

  • Aug 2017 - Present

  • Establish and maintain supportive relationships with students, parents/guardians and secondary school staff by maintaining regularly bi-weekly contact• Support students and their families from a strength based perspective while recognizing barriers and challenges faced by marginalized students• Refer students to appropriate resources including academic, social and emotional supports within the school system and in the broader community• Act as a liaison with school staff, students, and parents and support strong communication between and among these parties. • Advocate for students and their families to school and school board staff in decisions affecting the educational and social development of students• Engage school staff, community partners and program tutors in open, meaningful and productive dialogue about health equity



Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa

• Canada
• Individual and Family Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Youth and Family Counsellor

  • Sep 2015 - Apr 2017

  • Provide intensive family services to families in the community to address the behaviour of individual young people by utilizing the multi-systemic therapeutic model and cognitive behavioural therapeutic model • Support parents to gain skills and resources in dealing on their own when difficulties arise and provide youth with skills to cope with family, peer and school problems.• Attend and participate in service related meetings (i.e. school meetings) as required and work in partnership with other disciplines and maintain links with other agencies • Caseload of up to 4 families (sessions held 2-3 times per week) and work closely with team of counselors and Supervisor • Engage families who have complex issues where the young people may be challenging, aggressive, using substances and at risk of out of home placement



NHS

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• MST Therapist

  • Jul 2014 - Jul 2015

  • Provide multi-systemic family therapy to families in the community and targeted support to young people, 11 to 17 years old, at risk of coming into care and/or of receiving a custodial sentence as part of the criminal justice system.• Deliver comprehensive Multi Systemic Therapy (MST) interventions which address the behaviour of individual young people (i.e. family conflict, substance misuse, curfew and peer groups) and participate in the 24/7 on -call schedule to provide support to families• In addition to family therapy, deliver Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to families• Caseload of up to 5 families (sessions held three times per week) and work under the close supervision and instruction of the MST Supervisor to ensure adherence to the MST treatment model• Attend and participate in service related meetings (i.e. Child Protection Conferences, school meetings, youth offending meetings) as required and work in partnership with other disciplines and maintain links with statutory and primary care agencies • Provide information and maintain reporting systems within strict timescales in order to identify progress and urgency of cases and to prevent breakdown/mitigate on going risks. • Engage families who have complex issues where the young people may be challenging and aggressive • Prepare weekly paperwork for weekly supervision and consultation with team members, Supervisor and MST Consultant



Rideauwood Addiction and Family Services

• School Based Substance Abuse Counselor

  • Aug 2011 - Sep 2013

  • Provided individual counseling to at-risk youth short-term and long-term (ranged from psycho-educational enquiries to in depth psychological concerns)• Worked with the Multi-Disciplinary team to identify high-risk students, implement early intervention programming and collaborate with educational staff on treatment plans• Provided ongoing assessment and counseling for students with substance abuse problems as well as academic, emotional, behavioral and mental health issues• Referred students to other outpatient services or residential treatment programs if necessary• Provided supportive counseling to families of youth clients as well as worked closely with Parent Counselors in regards to families in crisis• Gained knowledge on legislation in relation to youth clients, families and mental health treatment• Provided classroom presentations for students and training for school staff on substance abuse, mental health and stress management• Over the course of employment worked at four different secondary schools and introduced the first Rideauwood School Program at Cairine Wilson Secondary School.• Managed caseload of 15-22 students per school (two schools per year as well as youth clients at the office)