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…
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 and adolescents with special needs. As a school social worker, I work at 4 different schools, providing socioemotional support and counseling to children and adolescents. I work at a hospital once a month, providing support to new mothers and women. These mothers have had a history of post-partum depression and/or anxiety. Some of the women may have experienced a stillbirth, therefore, my role is to provide them with bereavement support, including making funeral arrangements. I have a vast amount of experience, and look forward to new experiences.
Experience
School Social Worker
<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
<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
<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
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)
<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
Supported fostering families, Advocated for children and adolescents, Provided socioemotional support and counseling, Built strong relationships with children and adolescents
Intake Worker
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
<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
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
<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
<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
<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
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
<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>