Harleen Bhogal Email & Phone Number

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

▪ Assessing the needs and requests of Dialogue's members on the virtual healthcare platform and accompanying members in their health care journey in collaboration with other professionals• Offering mental health support by conducting assessments and offering short-term follow-ups in order to achieve objectives in a solution-focused and motivational approach• Conducting suicide risk assessments and interventions, including in high risk and crisis cases • Ensuring member navigation to other resources complementary to Dialogue's services

Montreal, Canada Area

▪ Writer and performer as a spoken word artist, performing at venues and community events such as Lux Magna Festival, Montreal Bach Festival, Montreal PRIDE Festival (FIERTÉ), and Westmount Concerts in the Park▪ Use creative writing and performance to contemplate social justice issues such as mental health, sexism, queerphobia, racism, environmental activism, immigration and intergenerational trauma▪ Collaborate with other artists and community organizations to curate and host events that raise awareness on social issues

Montreal, Canada Area

▪ Design and facilitate workshops on request in community-based settings▪ Social justice/educational workshop topics include but are not limited to: Mental health, Anti-Racism 101, Anti-Oppression 101, Gender-based violence, Sexuality and Gender, Environment and Sustainability, Sexual Health, Suicide Intervention, and inter-generational workshops▪ Creative writing/arts-based workshop topics: Spoken word, Poetry clubs, and Storytelling▪ Collaborate with other facilitators or parties to design workshop content that is suitable for the context and population

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

▪︎ Design and facilitate yoga classes that are suitable for the context and needs of the clientele▪︎ Provide private yoga instruction, involving consultation and assessment, adapting yoga poses to the client's needs, and designing a program with explicit objectives decided on in collaboration with the client▪︎ Specialties: vinyasa (flow), restorative, yin, yoga for anxiety and depression, yoga for youth

Montreal, Canada Area

▪ Develop, organize and facilitate various youth programming from a youth-led, grassroots, anti-oppressive, and harm reduction approach▪ Develop and facilitate youth programs, primarily for girls and LGBTQIA+ youth, that run on a weekly basis for the duration of the school year in high schools across Montreal, with the objective of engaging youth on topics such as violence against women, consent, sexual health and sexual assault, LGBTQIA+ issues, environment and sustainability, racism and mental health▪ Provide resources, assistance and facilitation to youth for creative projects and events▪ Outreach to youth 11 - 30 years old in settings such as elementary schools, high schools, CEGEPS, universities and community centres▪ Offer workshops and presentations on request on topics such as sexual assault, anti-racism, mental health, immigration and newcomer issues, and community-based advocacy▪ Develop and facilitate arts-based workshops in order to spark creativity and use the arts as a form of creative expression, a form of social commentary and a way of building community across differences▪ Organize and facilitate a weekly support group for South Asian women, non-binary and gender non-conforming people ages 17 - 30 years old▪ Supervision of student interns from CEGEPS and universities at the centre▪ Prepare and manage a youth program budget

Montreal, Canada Area

▪ Coordinated the peer support program and offered peer support services using an active listening, non-directional, anti-oppression approach to drop-in users and by appointment ▪ Managed volunteers by creating the peer support volunteer schedule, supervising the drop-in, and debriefing with volunteers▪ Developed, organized and facilitated the 24-week peer support volunteer training on topics such as anti-oppression, active listening, sexual assault, suicide, mental health, harm reduction and navigating difficult scenarios▪ Identified, scheduled, oriented and followed-up with workshop facilitators▪ Provided peer support, advocacy and accompaniments, covering issues affecting the service users such as sexual assault, LGBT2QI oppression and issues, racism, mental health and suicidal ideation▪ Welcomed service users to the centre, offering basic services such as: free safety injection kits, binders, safer sex supplies, pregnancy tests, etc.

Montreal, Canada Area

▪ Provided interventions and psychosocial support to street-involved youth at the Chez Pops day centre and the overnight emergency shelter▪ Guided and supported youth in reaching their objectives through counselling and referrals to other services▪ Managed group dynamics, detected and diffused tensions, and ensured compliance with regulations to maintain a safe and respectful climate at both the day centre and the shelter▪ Followed crisis intervention procedures in order to de-escalate crises, address the issues brought up by the service users, and provide individual follow-up psychosocial interventions as needed

Montreal, Canada Area

▪ Developed intervention plans for high school students in collaboration with the Pathways team, addressing both the academic and behavioural needs of each student▪ Facilitated periods of tutoring, encouraging the active participation of the students, maintaining a safe space and intervening in crisis situations when necessary▪ Organized and facilitated weekly cooking workshops for youth, encouraging critical discussions as well as collective skill-sharing▪ Designed and facilitated workshops on topics relevant and useful for youth, including stress and self-care, self-esteem, and strategies for academic success

Montreal, Canada Area

▪ Established strong, positive relationships with at-risk youth ages 12-18 and provided safe spaces where they could receive social, academic and emotional support▪ Coordinated a daily after-school Teen Program for adolescent youth in the Pointe-Saint-Charles community, offering teens homework help, mentoring, recreational activities, regular workshops, and opportunities for skills development▪ Supported teens in building employable skills and confidence by coordinating the Counselor-in-Training (CIT) Program, providing ongoing trainings and mentoring to prepare them to work during the Summer Literacy Day Camp▪ Sat on the Get to the Pointe! Planning Committee and organized the annual Sexual Health Conference offered to high school youth in the Montreal area▪ Provided individual interventions and group support to youth on a regular basis as well as during times of crisis▪ Outreached to high schools and community centres in order to extend programming into the community

Toronto, Canada Area

▪ Gathered and composed research on the relationship between arts engagement and quality of life of the street-involved youth population in Toronto▪ Engaged and collected quantitative and qualitative data, and performed data analysis using both quantitative and qualitative data analysis methods▪ Presented findings in a written report to be used by SKETCH for grant proposals and further research purposes

Toronto, Canada Area

▪ Created a survey questionnaire and collected quantitative and qualitative data in order to assess the health needs of the homeless and underhoused senior population in downtown Toronto▪ Assisted homeless male seniors access housing, health and social assistance services▪ Prepared research project proposals and presented data findings and literature review in a final written report

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

▪ Provided individual and group mentorship to at-risk youth, ages 13-19 years, during daily after-school drop-in programming▪ Organized and animated educational workshops, social outings and recreational activities▪ Facilitated discussions and workshops during weekly “FLY Girls” on topics relevant and pressing to the youth, including workshops on self-esteem, healthy relationships and sexual health ▪ Facilitated weekly cooking workshops and communal dinner for youth in the community▪ Provided outreach at various middle and secondary schools by reaching out to and engaging youth in the classroom, during lunch and after school hours