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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Worked as part of an interdisciplinary organization-wide team to prepare LOFT Community Services for the CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) March 2022 audit. Drafted, reviewed and edited policies and procedures; created, distributed and organized materials to help individual LOFT agencies prepare for the audit; attended team meetings.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Assisted in the development of risk management policies, and conducting assessments (e.g., HEIAs - Health Equity Impact Assessments and social determinants of health) for operational risk. Evaluated overall agency compliance with mandatory training, service-delivery guidelines, organization-wide policies, and the international standards for quality of care and accountability set out by CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities). Reviewed and implemented policies and procedures, logging and appraising emergency preparedness processes and provisions, preparing and organizing accreditation files. ----------------------------------------------------------St. Anne's Place's apartment units house a diverse group of seniors including those with mental health and addictions challenges, physical health concerns, social isolation, poverty, and homelessness. The agency provides affordable living and practical support services that enable seniors to live comfortably and independently for as long as possible. Support services include personal care, meal preparation, essential housekeeping, laundry, medication support, escorts to appointments, activation and socialization, emergency response and 24-hour on-site staffing.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Drop in and food take out work, presentations and engagement activities, Working Group - Vaccination Campaign, and other duties, as required.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Student internship as part of Centennial College's Addictions and Mental Health Worker program. -------------‐‐--------------------------------------------------Evangel Hall Mission (ehm) is a community service agency delivering programs that address homelessness and poverty in Toronto. We strive to be a safe haven where people living with mental and physical health challenges, fighting addictions, and fleeing abuse can take a rest from their burdens and access supports to work towards brighter futures. We offer a continuum of care, meeting the immediate needs of people experiencing homelessness and poverty, while also providing them with tools and community support to attain stable housing, financial independence, and self-sufficiency.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Student internship as part of Centennial College's Addictions and Mental Health Worker program.-------------‐‐--------------------------------------------------Street Haven at the Crossroads offers pathways for women who are experiencing or are at-risk of homelessness, through a variety of integrated services in which women support women. Street Haven’s Emergency Shelter provides 50 women with a safe place to sleep, nourishing meals, clothing, and medical supports, as well as access to counselling to help them rebuild their lives. Every night, the shelter is filled to capacity. Some women stay a few days and others stay as long as a year, due to the scarcity of affordable housing in Toronto. The 1000 women who seek refuge at Street Haven every year have experienced poverty, violence, addiction, illness, trauma and exploitation.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Virtual assistant and consultant. Part-time, on call and on contract. Some specialities include: Office administration and management; data-gathering, data entry, and dissemination via research posters and slides; writing and proofreading; software training and coaching; website development and management; graphic arts and design; visual arts; public speaking and presentation.

Toronto, Ontario

The Community Recreation Branch is responsible for the delivery of high-quality, community-based recreation programs and services to the diverse neighbourhoods of Toronto. We provide a variety of programs that promote the social and physical development for people of all ages, with an emphasis on children and youth. The Community Recreation Branch strives to ensure Toronto residents have positive recreational experiences that enhance quality of life and contribute to lifelong active living.

Toronto, Canada Area

Stakeholder Support Representative, Service DeliveryPerformed end to end CFP certification processes and procedures, and supported stakeholders in a fast-paced policy-driven and data-focussed collaborative environment. Software and applications regularly utilized: Aptify, Zendesk, Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe, Vitalsource, Brightspace, Skype for Business.

Toronto, Canada Area

Redpath Centre is a counselling and psychological assessment centre for clients with Autism Spectrum Disorders.Part-time contract: Communications and Marketing Assistant, Professional Assistant, Web Development, Maintenance and Design, Client Care, Scheduling, Office ManagementSoftware and applications regularly utilized: OWL Practice Management Software, QuickBooks, Wordpress, Microsoft Office Suite, Photoshop, Adobe

Toronto, Canada Area

Three-month part-time contract to support Accreditation Manager and Executive Director during the 2017-2018 accreditation process of this vital not-for-profit.Included: reviewing and editing policies, linking policies and guidelines to online indicators on accrediting body system, liaising with accrediting body, and providing assistance to clients and other stakeholders.

Toronto, Canada Area

Key Accomplishments:Managed projects, researched and consolidated policy-related, legal and resource materials for the design and launch of the new Global Health Outreach course at the Faculty of Dentistry.Liaised with stakeholders at the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario to assemble and organize materials to design, manage and maintain the first entirely online Ethics courses for the Faculty of Dentistry.Planned, organized and administrated the Access and Care Symposium, resulting in the Ministry of Health creating a new position: the Chief Dental Officer of Health.Proposed and maximized the use of new technology in the department for streamlining and restructuring processes to aid students and to recruit stakeholders in the community more efficiently.Highlights of Qualifications:Self-motivated, innovative, goal-oriented Administrative Officer with more than 20 years of experience in a demanding, deadline-driven academic environment. A compassionate, client-focused, culturally-conscious, technologically-savvy multi-tasker; extraordinarily sensitive to the needs of students and stakeholders; exceptional communication skills and powerfully collaborative mindset.

Addictions And Mental Health Worker (Amhw), * Mental And Social Health Services And Allied Professions, High Honours

Indigenous Studies - First Peoples, Canada, Mental And Social Health Services And Allied Professions, High Honours

Motivational Interviewing (Mi) Foundations Of Practice: Continuing Education, Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

The efficacy and effectiveness of MI; the facilitative role of the spirit of the method in attending to client language about change.

Bsc (In Progress), Socio-Legal Studies & Criminology, Psychology, Anthropology

Diploma In Internet Technologies, New Media And Marketing Management

Diploma, French Studies

Workshop - Un-Escalate, Mental And Social Health Services And Allied Professions

Activities and Societies: Two-day workshopNo individual escalates all by themself. We each “escalate“ in response to [something in] our.

Workshop - Hearing Voices, Mental And Social Health Services And Allied Professions

For workers seeking ways to develop capacity at individual, team and organization levels to support clients in ways that fully honors.

Overdose Prevention, Recognition And Response Training, December 10, 2020

Overdose prevention, recognition and response training: overdose/toxic drug supply crisis in Toronto, basics in overdose prevention.

Reconciling Ways Of Knowing: Indigenous Knowledge And Science Forum, October 28, 2020

Etuaptmumk Two-Eyed Seeing is a guiding principle developed by Mi’kmaq Elder Albert Marshall that recognizes that better outcomes are more.

Reconciling Ways Of Knowing: Indigenous Knowledge And Science Forum, September 24, 2020

Drs. Wall Kimmerer and Turner discuss how Dr. Wall Kimmerer has found Indigenous and scientific ways of knowing can be braided together.

First Nations Insights On Family Law And Family Dispute Resolution, July 28, 2020

Two powerful back-to-back webinars on ‘Indigenous reality’ in family law. Based on in-depth interviews with a range of professionals.

Workshops (Three Days), Transform Your Hidden Racial Bias, June 1 To June 3, 2020

Drawing on her academic study of race, her teaching experience, and life lessons in an interracial blended family, Dr. Kemp created Racial.

Faculty Of Environmental Studies, York University

The Black Daddies Club, in partnership with a series of critical thinkers, educators, artists, agencies, institutions and many others.