ACADEMIC

     2021-2024. MASTER OF COUNSELLING. SPECIALIZATION: COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY. MAJOR:
     APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE

     2016-2018. BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK, UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY

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     2005 -2007. BACHELOR OF ARTS. MAJOR: PSYCHOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF ATHABASCA

     2003-2005. DIPLOMA OF SOCIAL WORK, MACEWAN UNIVERSITY
     Published skills instructional video: Demonstrated counselling-based intervention,
     shown to second year students in the MacEwan social work program.

EXPERIENCE

     EMPLOYMENT

     2023-PRESENT. SAFFRON SEXUAL ASSAULT CENTRE. INTERN TRAUMA THERAPIST
     Provide assessment, develop treatment plans, and provide trauma-based therapy to
     individuals along the lifespan.
     Create and facilitate psychoeducation and support groups for those affected by sexual
     violence.
     Review and re-write policies related to consent and competency.

     2022-PRESENT. PRIMARY CARE NETWORK. EDMONTON NORTH. BEHAVIOURAL HEALTH
     CONSULTANT
     Collaborate with physicians and allied health professionals to meet the needs of diverse
     populations in an interdisciplinary environment.
     Complete functional assessments and deliver evidence-based psychosocial treatment
     plans for patients with mental health and substance use challenges.
     Serve patients of various cultures and across the lifespan.
     Facilitate mental health workshops for patients: Moving on with Persistent Pain, Anxiety
     to Calm, Changeways CBT, Emotional Regulation.
     Active member of the PCN Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee.

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     2018-2022. PATHWAYS FAMILY SERVICES. FOSTER CARE SOCIAL WORKER
     Direct client care. Provide support and skill development including goal setting,
     assessments and interventions based on the needs of the caregiver’s and children/youth.
     Strong relationship buildings skills.
     After-hours crisis intervention. De-escalation and support counselling, intakes, safety
     planning.
     Supervision. Coach and supervise caregivers to implement trauma-informed strategies
     for caregiving and promote attachment work, individually and in groups.
     Case management. Demonstrate continuous dedication to meet deadlines and have
     exemplary organization skills.

     2017-2018. CHILDREN’S SERVICES. ADOPTIONS CASEWORK INTERN
     Case management, adoption matching, foster care and kinship parental support,
     transition planning.

     2011-2015. 176305 ALBERTA LTD. HUMAN RESOURCES ADVISOR
     Evaluate employee performance, provide feedback. Handle employee requests and
     management needs.
     Policy development & advising. Assess and implement policies and procedures. Provide
     guidance and coaching to managers and supervisor, mediate disputes.

     2004-2005. BOYS & GIRLS CLUB. RESIDENTIAL SUPPORT WORKER
     Group care for youth with complex needs who experienced family breakdown,
     conflict with the law, and substance use.
     Direct client care. De-escalation techniques, supportive counselling, positive role
     modelling, and crisis intervention.

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     TRAINING

     2024
     Trauma Recovery: EMDR Basic Training. Humanitarian Assistance Programs.
     PESI Inc: Trauma Focused EMDR: Parts Work for Complex Cases. Ariel Schwartz.
     PESI Inc: Clinical Applications of Internal Family Systems

     2023
     Alberta Health Services: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Literacy.
     Cognitive Behaviour Institute: Medications Across the Lifespan.
     PESI Inc: Emotional Freedom Techniques and Tapping: Evidence-Based Approach for
     Anxiety & Trauma.
     PESI Inc: Dr. Bessel van der Kolk on How the Body Keeps the Score: Intensive Trauma
     Treatment Course.

     2022
     Behavioural Health Integrated Care Certificate: Advanced training implementation of
     the behavioural health model.
     Primary Care Edmonton South: Workshop Facilitator training.
     PESI Inc: Solution Focused Brief Therapy: An Evidence-Based Approach to Create Rapid,
     Sustainable Change with any Client.
     PESI Inc: Advanced Suicide Assessment and Intervention: Assess Suicidal Ideation and
     Effectively Intervene in Crisis Situations with Confidence, Composure and Sensitivity.

     2021

     The Western Institute of Emergency Education: Basic Life Support for Healthcare
     Providers.

     2020
     Indigenous Ways of Knowing: Elder lead two-day workshop, Enoch.
     Crisis and Trauma Resource Institute: Attachment and Families: Strategies for Engaging
     and Helping; Navigating Difficult Client Relationships; Providing Support Remotely:
     Strategies for Helping at a Distance.
     Centre for Addiction and Mental Health: Mental Health 101; Youth and Mental Health
     101; Addiction 101; Empowering Families Affected by Substance Use.

     2019 
     Canadian Mental Health Association. Two-day ASIST suicide prevention certificate.
     AHS Psychotropic Medication for Children and Youth. Common, and off-label use of
     psychotropic medication; proper dispense and storage.
     A Child’s Song: Adoption and Foster Care Conference. Two-day workshop run by
     psychologists specializing in adoption and foster care. Seminars taken: Understanding
     Attachment Therapies; Responding to Sleeping and Eating Issues; Understanding
     Executive Function Delays.

     2018
     Adverse Childhood Experiences Workshop. ASQ & DSP. Theory and scaling tool to use in
     practice. Map the adversity children face and combine with training to create
     Developmental Service Plans using evidence-based strategies to produce favourable
     for children.
     ALIGN Association of Community Services Training Workshops. Child Development; Loss
     and Grief; Trauma, Stress, and the Developing Brain; Colonization, Historic Trauma and
     Healing; Brain Story: Understanding Neurodevelopmental Impacts of Trauma on the
     Developing Brain.

     VOLUNTEER/INTERESTS

     2018-present
     Moderate a private online peer support group that I created for people who are
     alternatively abled using a strengths-based social model.
     Nature outings with my family.
     Singing Bowl sound bath music creations.

     2016-present
     Moderate a private LGBTQ2IA+ online peer support group for parents/caregivers
     identifying anywhere along the queer spectrum.