Yumna Gill Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• Perform in-depth psychosocial assessments for children, adolescents and adults, and their families, who have sustained traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury and complex orthopedic injuries
• Conduct evidence-based psychotherapeutic supportive and adjustment counselling addressing the dynamic and multidimensional impact of motor vehicle accidents, drawing upon an eclectic therapeutic framework and variety.
• Resource support and education regarding traumatic injuries and health/rehabilitation system navigation
• Partnering with client and/or family, community service providers, lawyers and insurers to develop comprehensive and achievable goals for social work intervention

• Providing psychosocial assessments and interventions to families seeking information and support for children and adolescents prenatally exposed to alcohol
• Supporting families with short-term follow-up, psychotherapy and education pertaining to the diagnosis of FASD

• Provided settlement assistance to permanent resident immigrant families in order to help them integrate into the community
• Conducted ongoing needs assessments of families; facilitated access to community resources, programs and services

• Masters of Social Work practicum position providing counselling to a diverse population with a focus on individuals experiencing depression and anxiety
• Provided short-term counselling in addressing personal, interpersonal and psychosocial concerns to guide clients through their issues by creating an effective treatment plan with appropriate goals

• Provide supervision and support to Community Living programs including the Brokerage Program, Self-Family Managed Care, and Qu’Appelle Housing project
• Ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of programs by assisting program staff with ongoing development and implementation of realistic and manageable goals
• Completing administrative duties for programs which includes writing proposals that address consumer needs, and participating in meeting with the Regional Health Authorities involved

• Providing consults to isolated individuals with disabilities “at risk” to increase their awareness and participation in leisure interests and recreational opportunities
• Facilitating access to, or the development of, appropriate community support services, resource options and personal support networks

• Acted as a Clinical Case Manager for clients in Treatment Foster Care Program, providing regular support, consultation and supervision to foster families
• Helped implement clients’ treatment plans, attended home studies, and chaired case meetings between foster families and Child Family Service Workers

• Facilitated workshops and training pertaining to disability in spreading awareness about disabilities within the Disability Awareness Resource Training (DART) Program
• Assisted with providing and delivering education, awareness and information to public and private business sectors regarding socio-economic potential of the disability community
• Helped individuals empower themselves to eliminate their social isolation by helping them distinguish and overcome many of their barriers as a Leisure Education Consultant

Master Of Social Work (M.S.W.), Clinical Social Work

Bachelor'S Degree, Social Work