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
