Women’s Harm Reduction Program, Counseling Intern• Facilitation and co-facilitation of groups: AODA, Anger/Stress Management, Moving On, Connections, DBT, and Creative Expressions • Conducted therapeutic individual sessions • Case management and team meetings• Client intake and assessments, progress notes, treatment plans, and discharge summaries • Participated in weekly group and individual supervision sessions

• Responsible for the leadership of the day program staff team • Developed, implemented, and updated service and behavioural plans for approximately 30 program participants.• Community networking • Development of a monthly schedule of activities that are purposeful, meaningful, therapeutic, and afford choices to the clients served, including: o life skill trainingo social outingso educational outingso work experiences

• Responsible for the leadership of the day program staff team • Developed, implemented, and updated service and behavioural plans for approximately 30 program participants.• Community networking • In 2009 I conceptualized and developed a fundraising event for my individual program that progressed to become an annual multi-departmental event. • Development of a monthly schedule of activities that are purposeful, meaningful, therapeutic, and afford choices to the clients served, including: o life skill trainingo social outingso educational outingso work experiences

• Oversaw the day-to-day operations of a parent modeled treatment foster care program (4 bed facility) for primarily pre-teen/teen females.• Experienced in receiving assessment • Created and implemented client treatment care plans