Carrie Briscoe Email & Phone Number

Ontario, Canada

Ontario, Canada

- Facilitator and trainer: The Working Mind (Mental Health Commission of Canada), LIVING the Dementia Journey (LDJ), and One Day: Person-Centred Culture, and various research projects. - Education development: Advisory committee and lead facilitator for the new One Day program aimed at promoting person-centred culture in various care settings. Project team.

Ontario, Canada

- Virtual and in-person facilitation of one, two, or three-day LIVING the Dementia Journey workshops to individuals living with dementia, community members, care partners in long-term care, retirement or community settings. LIVING the Dementia Journey (LDJ) is a new evidence-informed program based on a social model of living to enhance skills to support.

St. Jacobs

- Marketing and promotional activities such as social media support, event promotion, and website development.- Planning and facilitation of events and tourist attractions.- Develop and coordinate projects related to the beautification and the infrastructure of St. Jacobs Village.- Providing membership support by communicating information and resources to.

St. Jacobs

• Responsible for posting on social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)
• Continual observation of social media platforms posts and responding to messages
• Updating company website
• Event planning and facilitation

Waterloo, Ontario

Sessional instructor in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at the University of Waterloo.Theories and Evidence for Therapeutic Recreation Practice (REC 357) Fall term 2017 and Fall term 2018, Foundations of Therapeutic Recreation Practice (REC 151) Winter term 2018, Aging and Leisure (REC 361) Spring term 2018.

Waterloo, Ontario

• Worked to develop non-profit organization by submitting chartable status paperwork, creating policies and procedures, and grant applications.
• Connecting with community members and organizations, specifically in the developmental services sector.
• Planning and facilitating programs and events.
• Involved in hiring staff and supervised their daily operations.
• Helped in developing a microenterprise called INclusion by PRESS by creating products, informational materials… Show more
• Helped in developing a microenterprise called INclusion by PRESS by creating products, informational materials, community contracts, and local partnerships. Show less

Organization, communication, and editor of Therapeutic Recreation: Practice and Research, Journal of Therapeutic Recreation Ontario

Waterloo, Ontario

• Recruited participants and facilitated focus groups for “Mapping Dementia” project affiliated with the Alzheimer’s Society of Ontario
• Assisted with the Culture Change project at Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care
• Assisted with the Enhancing Person-Centred and Relational Care through Research-Based Drama project about the play “Cracked: New Light on Dementia” at a Long-term Care Home (Site #1)
• Project coordinator on the Enhancing Person-Centred and Relational Care through… Show more
• Project coordinator on the Enhancing Person-Centred and Relational Care through Research-Based Drama project about the play “Cracked: New Light on Dementia” at a Long-term Care Home (Site #2) Show less

Department Of Recreation And Leisure Studies

Taught REC 354 Leisure Education - Fall 2012.Taught REC 252 Therapeutic Recreation: Physical Disabilities - Winter 2013Was the Academic Assistant for undergraduate students in the department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at UW.

Waterloo, Ontario

Helping to develop the LIVING in My Today curriculum, which is an organizational care philosophy and corresponding training program that focuses on supporting the well-being of residents living with dementia in Schlegel Villages. LIVING In My Today was developed in partnership with residents, family members, team members, volunteers, and community partners.

Kitchener-Waterloo

Skills around supporting individuals with special needs. Experience/interest in areas of community inclusion, promoting life skills, communication, social and play skills.Attended camp with 2 different boys with Autism, ages 8 and 9.Working with an adult male with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

Marking assignments, exams, and presentationsAvailability for appointments with studentsProctoring exams

• Designed and facilitated Therapeutic Recreation programs for children ages 12 months to 21 years old.
• Trained in G-Tube and tip suctioning duties.
• Worked on a variety of units: Complex Continuing Care, Playroom, Respite Camp, Brain Injury, and Specialized Orthopaedics.

• Prepared and facilitated a variety of Recreation Therapy Programs in Veterans Centre.
• Specific assignment to End-Stage Dementia Unit: Attended rounds meetings, co-facilitated groups with Recreation Therapy, Music Therapy, Horticultural Therapy, Creative Arts Therapy, and Spiritual Therapy. 1:1 visits.
• Completed Personal Leisure Profile documentation for new residents on the unit.

Master Of Arts, Recreation And Leisure Studies

Activities and Societies: Social Coordinator - Graduate Association for Recreation and Leisure Studies (GARLS), Social Chair - GARLS.

Honors Cooperative Program, Therapeutic Recreation

Activities and Societies: Recreation Representative - Applied Health Sciences Undergraduate Members, Orientation Leader and Director.