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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• Overseeing the provincial expansion of a Mindfulness-based early intervention program that aims to support teens and youth cope with anxiety and stress in order to help improve their overall well-being.• Overseeing the recruitment and training of program facilitators and providing clinical and/or operational support.• Developing strategic partnerships with referral organizations and institutions of higher education in the mental health field, in order to establish referral routes and potential external delivery sites.• Overseeing program spending, creating financial reports, and performing impact evaluation related activities.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• A first responder providing single-session counselling to employees experiencing a personal or work-related hardship or crisis.• Conducting risk assessments for various mental health issues, including: substance abuse, depression, anxiety, trauma, and suicide.• Efficiently establishing therapeutic relationships grounded in an empathic and collaborative approach that views the client as competent and as already containing the many strengths and skills needed to persevere.• Implementing various techniques and therapy approaches including, solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT), cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), and dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT).• Empowering clients to regain a sense of control over their situation and improve their well-being.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• Investigated Code-1, -2, and -3, reports of child abuse and/or neglect.• Mediated the concerns of the Department of Youth Protection, the child, and the family, by engaging in compassionate and empowering practices to maintain the dignity, and worth, of each person involved.• Enacted progressive rapport building strategies, grounded in honesty and transparency, in order to assess youth’s psychological and physical well-being, home life, family dynamics, and progress at school.• Determined if a child’s security and development was compromised and implemented interventions to resolve the situation by using collaborative, client-centred, and strengths-based approaches.• Efficiently conducted all aspects of the investigation, including court report writing, daily progress notes, holding a caseload, petitioning Youth Court, testifying in Youth Court, responding to emergency cases, managing crises.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• Performed a variety of interventions with at-risk youth, aged 10 – 17.• Developed individualized intervention plans for each youth.• Fostered the development of an open and trusting relationship with youth and referral partners (e.g., teachers, principles, school boards, youth services, offender services, outreach programs.)• Recruited and trained volunteer mentors and supported the mentor/youth relationship

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• Established a workplace framework through the development of an employee manual of conduct.• Responsibilities included recruiting, interviewing, and training new employees.• Held weekly meetings with each employee to define their objectives and ways of achieving them. • Consulted scholarly publications to better understand the managerial role and associated techniques.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• Provided immediate therapeutic interventions for adult patients diagnosed with psychiatric disorders – schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and generalized anxiety – in times of crises.• Observed, documented and provided bi-daily reports on residents’ behaviour and progress set forth by their intervention plan.• Counselled residents on the attainment of life goals outlined in their intervention plan.• Communicated with social workers and case managers regarding resident incidences or deterioration.• Assisted with transportation to and from hospitals and clinics

Master Of Social Work - Msw, Social Work

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Honours Psychology