Work experience

Final Practicum (Government of saint lucia, Department of Human Services)

May 2015 - July 2015

 

• Designed, developed, and evaluated a five-week social justice art program targeting at-risk youth in Saint Lucia

• Facilitated meetings among service providers in order to identify and understand current exploitation trends  

• Trained the trainers in the social justice art curriculum, which has resulted in the continuation of the program by three service providers: Probations & Parole Services, Turning Point (drug rehabilitiation centre), and the Boys Training Centre

• Transitioned four youth out of the foster care system

• Completed home visits, interviewed family members, identified safe and secure alternative care placements, provided job and life skills training, networked with potential employers for youth in care, and offered one-to-one support for youth in the foster care system

 

Foundational Practicum (Calgary Centre For Global Community)

Jan 2014 - May 2014

 

• Fostered relationships with new donors and organized the silent auction for the 2014 Calgary Peace Prize Dinner

• Created all of the promotional materials for the 2014 Calgary Peace Prize Dinner

• In charge of student out-reach and faculty support for the 2014 Calgary Peace Prize Dinner

• Assisted in facilitating the Solutionaires program – a capacity building program for neighbourhood leaders

 

 

Workshop Facilitator (children of the street society)

August 2012 - July 2013

 

• Received one-month in training about the issue of human trafficking and sexual exploitation

• Met with community members, including the RCMP, Ministry of Justice, Vancouver Police Department, representatives of LGBTQ and First Nations, and former sex trade workers to discuss current exploitation trends

• Traveled throughout BC to provide workshops to students, teachers, and community members

• Appropriately handled disclosures from students and staff

• Facilitated the Youth Art Engagement Project, a nine-week social justice art program that targeted at risk youth

• Trained hospital staff and teachers to recognize the warning signs of recruitment for sexual exploitation

• Presented in youth detention centers, alternate schools, public schools, private schools, on reserves, and at conferences

 

Education Coordinator (Glen Eden Multimodal Centre)

August 2011 - March 2012

 

• Constructed and revised Individual Education Plans

• Collected clinical data to determine the specific needs of each child

• Prepared annual, quarterly, and weekly reports on the students’ educational progress to discuss with parents and staff

• Attended monthly meetings as the educational representative of a student’s professional team

• Maintained ongoing communication with parents, social workers, case managers, occupational therapists, speech pathologists, doctors, counselors, behavioural therapist and residential workers

Education

Master of Social Work (University of Calgary)

2013 - present

 

Bachelor of Education (University of Western Ontario)

2010 - 2011

 

Bachelor of arts (University of British Columbia)

2006 - 2010

Skills

Workshop Facilitation

Curriculum Development  

 

Networking

Advocacy 

Marketing

 

2010 - present

2010 - present