David Steffan Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Canada Area

• Provision of structure and day-to-day routines to residents aged 12 to 18 who experience behavioural and mental health difficulties • Assist residents with problem-solving, emotional regulation and crisis management using a strength-based approach and dialectical behavioural therapy skills • Ensure residents attend medical and therapeutic appointments, have clothing and personal needs met • Administer medication to residents • Develop plan of care goals and behavioural modification plans collaboratively with residents from a strength-based perspective• Create written plan of care documents treatment progress notes and daily resident activity logs• Attend weekly team meetings, plan of Care and treatment progress meetings

Toronto, Canada Area

• Assist residents with daily functioning and routines• Oversee the safety and security of the house by ensuring the residents adhere to house rules and expectations • Provide support, information, resources as needed to the residents • Assist with meal planning and preparation• Debrief with incoming staff and pass on all pertinent information respect to what transpired during the shift • Work co-operatively with all NCFST departments to ensure quality care of the residents• Maintain files and documentation• Communicate with all residents and colleagues in a respectful manner• Adhere to strict confidentiality, and all protocols and procedures with respect to job performance

Toronto, Canada Area

• Work as part of a dynamic team that is focused on developing and enhancing parent-child relationships in the aboriginal community • Complete Access Reports from a strength/risk perspective based on the Ontario Child Welfare Eligibility Spectrum• Supervise family access visits, document parent-child interactions• Provide role modeling and support to parents and children to facilitate positive interactions in visits• Gain strong understanding of cases, with special consideration of risk/protection concerns• Provide parents with education regarding child care and developmental milestones • Provide interventions, suggestions and teachable moments when appropriate• Utilize knowledge of aboriginal teachings, cultural ceremonies and practices• Respect cultural diversity within the community

Toronto, Canada Area

• Provide individual, in-home support to aboriginal fathers in the form of parenting education, life skills, supportive counseling, advocacy, and connection to community services• Provide culturally appropriate supports• Establish trusting relationships with caregivers and their children • Form collaborative relationships with internal and external services in support of families• Complete case notes using CaseWORKS caseload management software

Bachelor Of Social Work, Social Work, A Average

12-month accelerated BSW

Social Service Worker Diploma, Social Work, A Average

Certificate, Aboriginal Studies: First Peoples In Canada, A Average

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Music Performance, A Average

Activities and Societies: York University Jazz Orchestra York University R&B BandMember of Dean’s Honour Roll, 2005 - 2009