Velita Whitbread

MB Registered Social Work professional seeking full time, permanent employment in Community development/ Mental health/ Addictions: Eligible for Registration in Saskatchewan SASW pending employment.

Addictions Counselor at Prairie Mountain Health (formerly Addictions Foundation of Manitoba) (2021-10 – Present)

Family Services Social Worker- Intake family services at CFS Western (2019-10 – 2021-11)

Child Abuse Investigator at Opaskwayak Cree Nation Manitoba (2018-05 – 2019-10)

• Case planning, file transfers, documentation
• Intake follow up on child abuse investigations
• Intake module and CFSIS case noting
• Interviewing alleged offenders and victims of child abuse
• Safety and risk assessment, probability of future harm
• Provided part coverage for Intake/ investigations Unit supervisor

Student Support Specialist at Frontier School Division (2017-11 – 2018-02)

Term position

• Counselling, assessments, Case management
• Crisis management and intervention

Child and Family Services Worker at Child and Family Services Worker with Manitoba Government (2016-05 – 2016-12)

Mental Health Clinician at Northern Health Region (2012-12 – 2016-04)

• Counselling, assessment, referrals, case management, collaboration
• Crisis management and intervention, therapy (group and one on one)
• Facilitating and conducting diagnostic impressions for psychiatric consultations with Winnipeg Adult and Child Adolescent Psychiatrists
• Providing on call emergency Mental health/ Suicide risk assessments at the Flin Flon General Hospital for residents of Manitoba and Saskatchewan

Child Protection Worker at Ministry of Social Services Saskatchewan (2011-10 – 2012-03)

Term position

• Case management, investigation, document preparation, decision making
• Individual and family assessment/ development skills
• Investigated allegations of child abuse and neglect
• Addictions counselling, resource development, special needs referrals
• Preparing special needs and financial cost breakdown reports
• Facilitated assessments and reports to specialized FASD diagnostic programs
• Family support and daily follow up on intakes

Mental Health Social Worker at Mamawetan Churchill River Health Region (2012-03 – 2012-12)

• Counselling, therapy, group and one on one, case management
• Crisis management and intervention, addictions
• Provided Suicide risk assessments to Sandy Bay Saskatchewan Health centre, Sandy bay RCMP and the Flin Flon General Hospital
• Implemented community wellness programming: self esteem, positive thinking, conflict resolution, stress management, effective coping strategies/skills, problem solving, proper self-care, healthy choices, coping with depression, anxiety and anger management skills

Nurse Assistant at Flin Flon General Hospital (1993 – 2002)

• Assisted clients with activities of daily living, personal care, nutrition
• Improving quality of life for geriatric clients with various degrees of illness
• Provided emotional support, encouraged and helped them cope with illnesses and sensory deficits
• Provided assistance to nursing staff with pediatric, adult and geriatric patients
• Input and output, feeding, changing, bathing
• Helping ensure they completed Ventolin treatments and take prescribed medications
• Ensuring confidentiality, respect and support for clients and their families

Bachelor of Social Work in Social Work – University of Regina (2011-04)

Certificate of Indigenous Social Work in Indigenous Social Work – University of Regina with First Nations University (2004-09)

Applied Counselling diploma in Applied Counselling – Granton Ontario (2002)