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 7 months

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

School Social Worker

Toronto District School Board · Toronto, Canada
Mar 2006 - Present · 20 years 8 months

<p>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</p>

Paediatric Case Manager

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fundraising, facilitating donations for families in need

Toronto District School Board
Dec 2006

<p>As part of social work role, responsible for determining which families need support during winter holiday season<br>
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<br>
Organizing gift-wrapping events within schools, and within social networks, in order to provide families with gift-wrapped gifts for the holiday season</p>

Women and Children Program Casual Social Worker

Trillium Health Partners
Dec 2004

<p>Assigned to work across 2 hospital sites in following units: Obstetrics, Birthing Suite, Paediatrics<br>
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<br>
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.<br>
Provide support, resources, education to patients re: Post-Partum Depression<br>
Responsible for assessing for child protection concerns, and making necessary ‘duty to report’ consults with local Children’s Aid Societies<br>
Providing support and resources to patients</p>

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

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

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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