Subrath Shrestha Email & Phone Number

Workbc Metrotown (Wcg)

• Maintain confidentiality of records relating to client treatment services, ensuring client completes and signs proper consents and forms.• Review preliminary needs assessment, determine requirements for career counselling and case management.• Conduct comprehensive multi-dimensional formal needs assessments and develop individual action plans, review and revise as needed to support client’s sustainable career goal.• Guide clients in the development of skills or strategies for dealing with their health and mental health problems.• Determine assessments and facilitate referral process as needed for Psychological, Learning Disability Assessments, Neuropsychological, and Functional Capacity Assessments.• Coordinate internal and external follow-up services and support as identified in the action plan.• Review assessment results with client, and with qualified assessor when required.• Maintain contact with clients, other stakeholders and team members to help client explore services.

Vancouver-Workbc City Centre, Vancouver

• Ability to create a welcoming environment for clients with respect and atmosphere of comfort. • Developed personalized plans that address client’s needs and make use of the targeted services available within the program guideline to client’s applying for Skills Enhancement Training, Customized Employment Service, Self-Employment, and Wage Subsidy.• Provided employment counselling to assess client’s job readiness and help reduce their barriers to support career decision-making, job search, and employment maintenance.• Managed documentation of progress, report writing, & administrative duties relating to clients.• Monitored client's progress on goal implementation and maintained client documentation in accordance with policies and procedures of the Employment Service Centre.• Answered client’s inquiries about services, eligibility criteria set by the funding Ministry.• Worked as part of a team within the Employment Service Centre and implemented additional duties as assigned by the WorkBC Manager.

Vancouver, Canada

• Provided employment and settlement counselling services to clients such as job search, health and hygiene.• Assessed clients with employment and settlement process and referred them to appropriate services.• Facilitated sessions on job search tools, communication skills, time management, and stress management to clients.• Delivered training and workshops on employment, settlement, and mental health to newcomers and immigrant population.• Coordinated with partner and other service providing agencies regarding adjustment support and action plan to assist multi barrier and disabled clients.• Chaired monthly staff meetings and participated in conferences and seminars related to employment and settlement needs of clients of all ages and backgrounds.

Jhapa, Nepal

• Delivered pre departure orientation sessions to Bhutanese refugees selected for third country resettlement.• Provided public information campaign in refugee camp communities in partnership with UNHCR concerning the process and services during the resettlement process.• Provided cross-cultural counselling to refugees departing to Australia, Canada, and the United States. • Produced monthly and periodic reports on the delivery of pre departure orientations services. • Designed lesson plans and curriculum for new orientation sessions.• Conducted 25 refugee case work interviews per week for resettlement consideration.

Greater New York City Area

• Facilitated group sessions to clients with substance abuse and mental health conditions on employment skills, communication skills, time management, and stress management.• Based on recovery model facilitated group sessions for clients diagnosed with mental health and substance use problems.• Managed clients in distress, conflicts and challenging situations.• Conducted daily outreach and home visits in communities to observe client’s treatment progress and employment readiness.• Administered client’s cases by monitoring and following up with their progress notes and treatment plans.

Connecticut, Usa

• Conducted intake sessions including drug and alcohol assessment, suicidal assessments and initial diagnosis.• Co-facilitated group sessions for clients with substance use and mental health problems.• Provided CBT, solution focused individual and group counselling for clients with mental health, substance use problems.• Documented treatment plans, case reviews, referral, and discharge summaries.

Connecticut, Usa

• Administered assessments, intakes, and counselling to international students.• Conducted workshops and facilitated job fairs for international students.• Assisted Students’ Employment Coordinator with student job leads.

Master’S Of Science, Counselling

Activities and Societies: Graduate with Honors: Chi Sigma Iota Student Member of American Counseling Association (2004-2006)Graduate.

Bachelor’S Of Arts, Social Work

Activities and Societies: Community Development & Research TeamSocial Work Trainee at CONCERN-Nepal; worked in assessing needs and support.