Counselling experience
Counsellor 2011
Catholic Family Service - Practicum, Calgary AB
-Individuals, couples, & family counselling
-Help clients cope with life challenges, relationship issues, couples/family issues, social interactions, anxiety, depression, addictions, compulsive behaviours and other concerns
-Provide risk assessments, treatment plans, & summary reports
-Maintain current session progress notes, including current information/changes, themes/observations, Interventions/Tasks/Plan; Session & Outcome Ratings
- Complete Case Summaries including Assessment of prominent problem areas, Summary of Service Interventions, Outcomes including reviews, transfers or closures, & Recommendations
In Home Support/Therapeutic Access 2012
Aspen Family-Calgary AB
-Conduct intake, screening, assessment, and referral of clients as appropriate.
-Provide in home support and family functioning/behavioural support to bring families together
-Liaison with Child Services
-Provide Therapeutic Access to parents to improve sensitive parenting
-Maintain files and assess family functioning; provide assessment summaries
-Liaison with Child Services and other government agencies to assist client functioning
-Counsel and support parenting skill development; sensitive parenting skills in a controlled access setting
Outreach Support Worker (Part-time) 2012
Community Living Alternative Services (C.L.AS.)-Calgary AB www.c-l-a-s.ca
-Provide psychosocial-emotional support for persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD)
-Help client with DSM-IV-TR diagnosis (paranoid schizophrenia) develop coping, life, and problems solving skills to contribute to personal wellness and healthy family dynamics
-Help client build resiliency, increase support networks, & personal growth opportunities
Student Services Resource Teacher 2012-2013
Revelstoke Secondary School- Revelstoke BC
-Act as a Case Manager providing learning support, acting as a liaison with classroom teachers, students, and parents for students with developmental challenges and special needs e.g. autism, ODD developmental delays, ADHD.
-Collaborate with the classroom Teacher, parents and other personnel to maintain IPP’s
-Provide In-Service Support and direction to Educational Assistants, and conflict resolution
-Support to students who are seeking assistance or enhancements with regular curriculum
-Team member of School Based Team and District Student Services
-Provide regular or short-term instruction or learning support to individuals or groups
-Assist the regular classroom teacher in altering instructional and assessment strategies
-Instruct and deliver the regular classroom programs
-Knowledge of current best practices, policy related to diagnosis of learning disabilities,
-Behaviour management, language development, integrating counselling, curriculum modification, learning strategies, and computer technology as tools to suppport individual needs
School Counsellor 2015-2016
Mount Elizabeth Middle/Secondary School Kitimat BC
-Provide a safe, caring, and confidential place for students to discuss personal and academic concerns
-Offer personal, educational and career counselling to students, and families
-Consult with parents, teachers and school administration to promote student success
- Work collaboratively with support staff, students, parents, and community agencies
-Provide Graduation Verification to meet provincial requirements and recommendations
-Counsel areas related to family issues, anxiety, depression, anger management, substance use self-harm, suicide assessment, child abuse, grieving, social and life skills development etc.
- Active member of School Based Team (S-BT) and Learning Services Support Team (LSST)
-Understanding of and commitment to collaborative decision making
-Experience in school programming for high incidence students, social-emotional-behaviours
-Ability to interpret psychometric assessments
-Develop Individual Education Plans (IEPs)
-Facilitate transition planning , case management meetings with teachers, parents, and students
Catholic Family Service - Practicum, Calgary AB
-Individuals, couples, & family counselling
-Help clients cope with life challenges, relationship issues, couples/family issues, social interactions, anxiety, depression, addictions, compulsive behaviours and other concerns
-Provide risk assessments, treatment plans, & summary reports
-Maintain current session progress notes, including current information/changes, themes/observations, Interventions/Tasks/Plan; Session & Outcome Ratings
- Complete Case Summaries including Assessment of prominent problem areas, Summary of Service Interventions, Outcomes including reviews, transfers or closures, & Recommendations
In Home Support/Therapeutic Access 2012
Aspen Family-Calgary AB
-Conduct intake, screening, assessment, and referral of clients as appropriate.
-Provide in home support and family functioning/behavioural support to bring families together
-Liaison with Child Services
-Provide Therapeutic Access to parents to improve sensitive parenting
-Maintain files and assess family functioning; provide assessment summaries
-Liaison with Child Services and other government agencies to assist client functioning
-Counsel and support parenting skill development; sensitive parenting skills in a controlled access setting
Outreach Support Worker (Part-time) 2012
Community Living Alternative Services (C.L.AS.)-Calgary AB www.c-l-a-s.ca
-Provide psychosocial-emotional support for persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD)
-Help client with DSM-IV-TR diagnosis (paranoid schizophrenia) develop coping, life, and problems solving skills to contribute to personal wellness and healthy family dynamics
-Help client build resiliency, increase support networks, & personal growth opportunities
Student Services Resource Teacher 2012-2013
Revelstoke Secondary School- Revelstoke BC
-Act as a Case Manager providing learning support, acting as a liaison with classroom teachers, students, and parents for students with developmental challenges and special needs e.g. autism, ODD developmental delays, ADHD.
-Collaborate with the classroom Teacher, parents and other personnel to maintain IPP’s
-Provide In-Service Support and direction to Educational Assistants, and conflict resolution
-Support to students who are seeking assistance or enhancements with regular curriculum
-Team member of School Based Team and District Student Services
-Provide regular or short-term instruction or learning support to individuals or groups
-Assist the regular classroom teacher in altering instructional and assessment strategies
-Instruct and deliver the regular classroom programs
-Knowledge of current best practices, policy related to diagnosis of learning disabilities,
-Behaviour management, language development, integrating counselling, curriculum modification, learning strategies, and computer technology as tools to suppport individual needs
School Counsellor 2015-2016
Mount Elizabeth Middle/Secondary School Kitimat BC
-Provide a safe, caring, and confidential place for students to discuss personal and academic concerns
-Offer personal, educational and career counselling to students, and families
-Consult with parents, teachers and school administration to promote student success
- Work collaboratively with support staff, students, parents, and community agencies
-Provide Graduation Verification to meet provincial requirements and recommendations
-Counsel areas related to family issues, anxiety, depression, anger management, substance use self-harm, suicide assessment, child abuse, grieving, social and life skills development etc.
- Active member of School Based Team (S-BT) and Learning Services Support Team (LSST)
-Understanding of and commitment to collaborative decision making
-Experience in school programming for high incidence students, social-emotional-behaviours
-Ability to interpret psychometric assessments
-Develop Individual Education Plans (IEPs)
-Facilitate transition planning , case management meetings with teachers, parents, and students