Shaloo Parihar

Shaloo Parihar

School Social Worker
Canada
English, Hindi, Urdu

About Me

I have over 25 years of experience as a social worker. I have international experience as well, as I worked in the UK as a social worker with refugee children. I also worked as a paediatric case manager, for children a…

Experience

School Social Worker

Toronto District School Board
Mar 2006 - Present · 20 years 4 months

Assigned to 4 schools
Managing caseload of cases of children and adolescents attending elementary, middle, and high schools
Responsible for providing support to school staff re: child welfare and ‘duty to report’ to child welfare agencies
Responsible for providing socioemotional and counseling support to students during individual and/or group sessions throughout the school year
Utilizing following skills: CBT, solution-focused counseling, connecting students to resources in the community
Providing crisis management support, i.e., self-harming students, suicidal ideation, suicide protocols, etc.
Responsible for case-noting, documenting interactions with students, writing detailed reports after working with students
Providing resources to families, facilitate referrals for students/families to community agencies
Involved in annual holiday gift-giving initiate by fundraising, facilitating donations and providing families with gifts/gift cards

School Social Worker

Toronto District School Board · Toronto, Canada
Mar 2006 - Present · 20 years 4 months

Assigned to 4 schools, Managing caseload of cases of children and adolescents, Responsible for providing support to school staff re: child welfare, Responsible for providing socioemotional and counseling support to students, Utilizing CBT and solution-focused counseling, Providing crisis management support, Responsible for case-noting and documenting interactions with students, Providing resources to families and facilitate referrals

Paediatric Case Manager

Community Care Access Centre of Peel
Jan 2005 - Aug 2006 · 1 year 7 months

Assigned to a number of children and adolescents (aged 0-21 years) with various health and/or special needs
Complete assessments on a bi-annual basis with families to ensure childrens’ health needs were being adequately, as per care plans
Ensure health care professionals (i.e., nurses, OTs, PTs, SLPs, SWs, dieticians, etc.) were providing support to children, and reviewing professionals’ treatment plan
Approving sessions recommended by health care professionals for children
Coordinate with schools to ensure children were receiving adequate school-based health care support
Provide resources to families, facilitating referrals for families to community agencies

Paediatric Case Manager

Community Care Access Centre of Peel
Jan 2005 - Aug 2006 · 1 year 7 months

Assigned to children and adolescents with various health and/or special needs, Complete assessments with families, Ensure health care professionals were providing support, Approving sessions recommended by health care professionals, Coordinate with schools to ensure children were receiving adequate school-based health care support, Provide resources to families and facilitate referrals

Child Protection Worker (Children’s Asylum Team and Fostering Team)

London Borough of Hillington, United Kingdom
Feb 2001 - Sep 2002 · 1 year 7 months

Caseworker for 2 different teams: Fostering and Adoption team, and Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children team (i.e., children/youth seeking asylum in London, UK)
Supported fostering families, completed fostering home assessments for people applying to become foster carers
Advocated for, and ensured, children and adolescents received appropriate services for mental, emotional, and physical health care needs
Fulfilled role as supportive caseworker, prepared for refugee reviews, and carried out assessments
Provided socioemotional support and counseling to children/adolescents separated from their families
Supporting students in adjusting to life in the United Kingdom
Built strong relationships with children and adolescents, and helped them cope with war-related and separation trauma

Child Protection Worker

London Borough of Hillington, United Kingdom
Feb 2001 - Sep 2002 · 1 year 7 months

Supported fostering families, Advocated for children and adolescents, Provided socioemotional support and counseling, Built strong relationships with children and adolescents

Intake Worker

Peel Children’s Aid Society
Jan 2000 - Feb 2001 · 1 year 1 month

Responsible for investigating child protection cases, Assigned cases every 7 days, Conducting safety and risk assessments, Collaborating with professionals in the community, Complete necessary documents for court purposes

Psychotherapist

On Your Mind Counseling
Jun 2021

Provide socioemotional support and counseling to individuals experiencing a magnitude of difficulties in their life
Provide patients with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Solution-Focused counseling and support
Provide support and coping strategies re: depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, PTSD, familial issues

Psychotherapist

On Your Mind Counseling
Jun 2021

Provide socioemotional support and counseling to individuals, Provide patients with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Solution-Focused counseling, Provide support and coping strategies

Condo Board Secretary

Condo Board Director, Toronto, Ontario
Dec 2018

Responsible for participating in monthly board meetings, to make important decisions for condo residents
Organizing community events in the building, i.e. social events, donation drives, household goods exchange
Responding to inquiries from residents, and engaging with fellow board members, re: maintaining a fiscally and safe environment

Fundraising, facilitating donations for families in need

Toronto District School Board
Dec 2006

As part of social work role, responsible for determining which families need support during winter holiday season
Fundraising within informal social networks (i.e., friend groups) and formal social networks (i.e. schools) to raise funds, used to purchase gifts specifically requested by families and/or gift cards
Organizing gift-wrapping events within schools, and within social networks, in order to provide families with gift-wrapped gifts for the holiday season

Women and Children Program Casual Social Worker

Trillium Health Partners
Dec 2004

Assigned to work across 2 hospital sites in following units: Obstetrics, Birthing Suite, Paediatrics
Responsible for providing short-term, solution-focused, and bereavement counseling to patients experiencing a stillbirth and/or other forms of grief related to childbirth; assisting families in planning funerals for stillbirth babies
Providing support to patients who may have a history of depression and/or anxiety, have recently arrived in Canada, have limited supports, are younger mothers, etc.
Provide support, resources, education to patients re: Post-Partum Depression
Responsible for assessing for child protection concerns, and making necessary ‘duty to report’ consults with local Children’s Aid Societies
Providing support and resources to patients

Women and Children Program Casual Social Worker

Trillium Health Partners
Dec 2004

Assigned to work across 2 hospital sites in Obstetrics, Birthing Suite, Paediatrics, Responsible for providing short-term, solution-focused, and bereavement counseling, Providing support to patients with various needs, Providing support and resources to patients, Assessing for child protection concerns

Intake Worker

Peel Children’s Aid Society
Jan 2000

Responsible for investigating child protection cases
Assigned cases every 7 days, facilitating visits with children/adolescents and their families
Conducting safety and risk assessments, to determine childrens’ safety at home
Completing assessments and mandatory documents, as per society and provincial requirements
Collaborating with professionals in the community to reduce safety and/or risk to children
Complete necessary documents for court purposes

Skills

Microsoft Office Suite: Word PowerPoint Excel Outlook ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) Children Aid Society safety/risk assessments CBT Solution-focused counseling Excellent listening verbal and written communication skills Flexibility to adapt to organizational cultures Strong commitment to team environment dynamics Ability to adapt in a demanding environment Strong skills in case-noting and report writing Excellent problem-solving and analytical capabilities Knowledge in child protection self-harm suicidal protocols Microsoft Office Suite Word PowerPoint Excel Outlook ASIST Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training interpersonal skills communication skills listening skills verbal communication written communication case-noting report writing problem-solving analytical skills child protection self-harm protocols suicidal protocols solution-focused counseling crisis management bereavement counseling psychotherapy counseling social work
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