Community and Social Services Worker

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RELEVANT SKILLS/CERTIFICATION/TRAININGS/WORKSHOPS

Present•••••Member: Quebec Association of Educators
Present Member: Association of Family Life Educators of Quebec

Present Full Professional Member of the Ontario Association of Child and Youth Counselors

•••••Present Trainings: Harm Reduction and Safe Practices, Crisis Intervention, Active Listening, Coping with Loss/Grief Management, Conjugal Violence, Victims Rights, Tenants Rights, Suicide Prevention, HIV/AIDS Information and Treatment Basics, Mental Health/Borderline Personality (assessment, intervention tools, and community resources).

••••• S.A.R. Training (Sexual Attitudes Re-Assessment Workshop/Sexuality Educator Training), Montreal, QC

EDUCATION
•••••/•••••/••••• McGill University, School of Social Work

••••• Dawson College, Montreal, Quebec
DEC (Diploma)-Social Services
•••••First Class Honors
•••••Outstanding Achievement in Social Technologies
•••••/•••••/••••••••••Stratford Career Institute
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Diploma in Early Childhood Education
Graduated with Highest Honors.


Selected Employment/Related Experience
•••••/•••••Present•••••Primary Worker (Counselor For Women)
Auberge Transition (Shelter for women with/without children who are victims of conjugal violence)
Montreal, QC

•••••/•••••/••••••••••Intake/Assessment Worker (temporary contract)
Projet/Project Chance, (subsidized housing program for single mothers pursuing post-secondary education)
Montreal, QC

•••••/•••••/••••••••••HIV Educator, Workshop Creator and Facilitator
(Field Placement Position)
•••••Aids Community Care Montreal, Montreal, QC
Various high schools on island of Montreal

•••••/•••••/••••••••••Drop-In Group Co-Facilitator for GBLT-S Youth (•••••)
•••••(Field Placement Position)
•••••Projet/Project •••••, Montreal, QC

••••• Clinical Staff-Therapeutic Community Facility for Adolescents with Drug/Alcohol Addiction
•••••Portage West Island, Beaconsfield, Quebec
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•••••/•••••/••••• Family Assistance Program/Community Worker /Group Co-Facilitator
•••••(Field Placement Position)
•••••Elizabeth House, Montreal, Quebec


•••••/•••••/••••• Child Care Worker and Group Co-Facilitator for Violence Prevention Program
(Field Placement Position)
Auberge Transition, Doorways High School, Montreal, Quebec

•••••/•••••/••••• Group Co-Facilitator (Women with eating disorders)
(Field Placement Position)
A.N.A.B•••••QUEBEC, Montreal, Quebec

•••••/•••••/••••• Educator (Ages •••••yrs.), Shadow for Child with Downs Syndrome
McGill University Day Care Centre, Montreal, Quebec


Personal and Professional References Available Upon Request