Zahra Alysha Wells, Rp Email & Phone Number

Burlington, ON, CA

Collaborative Practice and Education (Health Disciplines)Sites: St. Michael's Hospital; St. Joseph's Health Centre

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Dalla Lana School of Public Health Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME)This research project explores identity transformation in Canadian veterans transitioning from military to civilian life, particularly among those with chronic pain and co-existing mental health challenges.Principal Investigators: Umair Majid, BSc, MSc, MEd, PhD.

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

• YouThrive is a mental health program for Black, Indigenous, and racialized children, youth and their families. This program is run out of the Youth Wellness Centre (St. Joseph's Hospital). The aim is to provide.
• Capacity Building and Education
• Grant Research and Writing
• Culturally-Informed Group Development
• Community Engagement Projects and Presentations

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• As the Project Lead and Program Manager for this pilot project, I oversaw all research, design and implementation, ensuring that program components were based on best practices and evidence-informed care for women. The.
• Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation
• Policy Development and Advocacy
• Staff Hiring, Training, and Supervision
• Crisis Management and Site Security Responsibility
• Community Partnership and Stakeholder Relationships

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• Led changes to the hospital role to increase communication between hospital staff and community service agencies. Made role changes to increase efficiency within hospital sites, including developing a streamlined.
• Health/Social System Navigation and Referral Advocacy
• Mental/Substance Use Health Relapse Prevention
• Family and Circle of Care Integration
• Interprofessional Collaboration and Education
• Strength-Based Case Management

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• Provided intensive case management through a strength-based, recovery-oriented, and trauma-informed approach to individuals who frequently revisit emergency departments for mental health and substance use health.
• System Navigation and Referral Advocacy
• Acute Case Management and Crisis Management
• Psychoeducation and Emotion Regulation Skills Training
• Intensive Crisis Management for Severe and Persistent Mental Health and Substance Use Health Support
• Interprofessional Collaboration

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Created a 12-week relapse prevention program that was integrated into the official program, developed program and training manuals for staff, responsible for training newly hired counsellors and supervised placement studentsintake assessment; crisis and case management; counselling support; group psychoeducation and emotion regulation and life skills.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

harm reduction and relapse prevention principles; needs assessment; strength-based case management; goal setting; individual counselling; group therapy; discharge planning

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Programs: 1) Meadowcreek Addiction Treatment Centre2) Assessment and Stabilization Unit (ASU)individual counselling; group therapy and psychoeducation; aftercare group therapy; crisis management; case management; discharge planning; interprofessional collaboration

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Programs: 1) Meadowcreek Addiction Treatment Centre 2) In-Patient and Out-Patient Forensic Servicesindividual counselling; group therapy and psychoeducation; aftercare group therapy; crisis management; case management; discharge planning; interprofessional collaboration

Gardner Street Supportive Housing Pilot Projectcrisis management; harm reduction supports; community collaboration; group skills; rapport and engagement practices; administrative duties; referral advocacy to case management

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

crisis management; harm reduction supports; community collaboration; group skills; rapport and engagement practices; administrative duties; referral advocacy to case managementSites: 1) Booth Street Shelter 2) Anchorage Addiction Services Program

Ottawa, Canada Area

Infection Control Departments at: 1) Civic Campus2) General Campus3) Riverside Campus trend analysis; site coordination; ministry health reporting; data analysis; administrative task; project supporting; literature reviews

Master Of Social Work (Msw), Human Services Management And Leadership

(2023-2024): • President, Social Work Graduate Students' Association • Member, Core Engagement Team for FIFSW Strategic Plan • Vice-Chair.

Diploma, Addiction Studies, Mental And Social Health Services And Allied Professions

Awards: Centennial Award Recipient (2016)

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology, French Immersion Stream

Honours Thesis: "Men and Women in Recovery: Homelessness and its Impact on Substance Use Disorders" Supervisor: Dr. Andra Smith