•Harm Reduction Social Worker — Multidisciplinary Team•Naloxone Training and Education •Harm Reduction Training and Education

•Linked clients who have serious mental illnesses with community and hospital resources•Worked as community component to hospital-based multidisciplinary team•Developed individualized case management plans in collaboration with clients•Assisted clients in finding, securing and maintaining safe and permanent housing•Supported community partners in providing safe and supportive interventions/solutions for clients experiencing mental health crises (MH hospital teams, Ottawa Police Services, Children’s Aide Society).

•Participates in the delivery of needle exchange services and the distribution of safe inhalation supplies•Assists clients in accessing health care services•Acts as client advocate and provides referral services.

•Provides low barrier community based harm reduction training to community members and professional groups•Advocates for greater access to community based harm reduction resources•Builds and maintains partnerships with a diverse range of community groups and local businesses•Contributes to, assists, and facilitates community harm reduction research projects

-Provided support to clients in developing and achieving goals related to their empowerment and recovery from mental health issues -Worked with clients to discover and explore community resources and activities that support their wellbeing-Advocated for clients utilizing a strength-based lens

•Develops a strong therapeutic relationship with clients in order to develop the motivation for change in an evidence-based environment•Plans and facilitates developmentally appropriate pro social activities both on-site and in the community•Delivers a variety of education and psycho-educational sessions•Implements relapse prevention strategies and assists youth in understanding the process.

-Established rapport with neighbours seeking services-Coordinated holiday gift basket program-Organized neighbours and created advocacy pieces for LICO bus pass.-Created high school summer job program/positions for recent immigrants/aboriginals and authored a successful federal funding grant which provided threee high school aged youth summer employment.-Developed Parkdale contribution to Poverty Challenge experiential educational event-Developped and facilitated training session for volunteers-Contributed to facilitated strategic planning sessions and development of programs-Completed approximately 600 hours of on-site internship & training

•Established a comfortable rapport with youth in care•Facilitated groups with youth based on A.C.R.A. (Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach), and A.R.T. (Aggression Replacement Training)•Produced clinical notes•Completed 305 hours of on-site internship.

•Delivered lessons in the arts, social sciences and English language arts so as to meet set learning objectives established by provincial education ministry.•Established a comfortable learning environment in which youth felt comfortable to further their studies and interact.•Worked closely with students coded as having special needs and adapted teaching styles to suit them.•Built good working relationships with students as well as with faculty based on mutual respect.•Worked with little supervision and at short notice

-Established grassroots distribution network-Financed production of 7" 45 rpm vinyl records-Promoted local musical talent on both Canadian and international stages by supporting Canadian and European tours (Germany, Italy, Switzerland, France).-Participated in resource sharing between local independent record labels

•Responsible for performing technical functions associated with in-house clinical trials of pharmaceuticals including blood processing, collection of organic samples and monitoring of vital signs.•Followed strict protocols in accordance to good clinical practice standards and Federal Drug Administration guidelines.•Organized study participants for major events including check-ins, blood draws and return visits. •Acted as liaison between participants and study managers in light any major interpersonal issues or complaints of participants.•Conducted interviews with participants to obtain medical histories and created computerized reports for adverse events when required.