INTERVIEWER - THOMPSON MANITOBA 2001 - 2001
STATISTICS CANADA
• COLLECTION OF ABORIGINAL PEOPLES SURVEY DATA
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT - THOMPSON
MANITOBA 2000 - PRESENT
NORTHERN AIDS INITIATIVE
• RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
• ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
• REPORTS & EVALUATIONS
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT - THOMPSON
MANITOBA 2000 - PRESENT
AURORA
PUBLISHING OWNER / OPERATOR
SENIOR EMPLOYMENT COUNSELLOR
- THOMPSON
MANITOBA 1999 - 2001
SOCIETY for MANITOBANS with DISABILITIES
THOMPSON SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
• VOCATIONAL COUNSELLING
• DIAGNOSE & EVALUATE THROUGH ASSESSMENT
• PLANNING & SERVICE COORDINATION
• FACILITATE & PROMOTE LIFESKILLS - CLARIFY & EXPLORE GOALS
• DEVELOP & IMPLEMENT ACTION PLAN
• ADMINISTER & DIRECT STAFF - ASSIGN & DELEGATE DUTIES
• IDENTIFY & FORMULATE PERTINENT INFORMATION
• ATTAIN POSITIVE RESULTS
• RESEARCH OPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVES
• EXAMINE, EVALUATE & INTERPRET RELEVANT INFORMATION
• SUMMERIZE EXPECTED OUTCOMES
INSTRUCTOR - THOMPSON MANITOBA 2000 - 2001
KEEWATIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
APPLIED COUNSELLING PROGRAM
• COUNSELLING THEORY
• CRISIS INTERVENTION & PREVENTION
HONORY PROBATION OFFICER - THOMPSON MANITOBA
2000 - 2001
MANITOBA JUSTICE & CORRECTIONAL SERVICE
• INTENSIVE SUPERVISION OF HIGH RISK YOUTH
EMERGENCY DUTY WORKER - THOMPSON MANITOBA
1999 - 2000
MANITOBA CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES
• CRISIS MANAGEMENT & INTERVENTION
• SUICIDE INTERVENTION & PREVENTION
• CRITICAL INCIDENT INTERVENTION & PREVENTION
• ARBITRATE & MEDIATE IN CRISIS SITUATION
• CONFLICT MANAGEMENT - CONTRACT & NEGOTIATE
• PRESIDE OVER DISPUTES & INITIATE PROBLEM SOLVING
• DISSEMINATE & INTERPRET RELEVANT INFORMATION
• DEVELOP CONTRACTS OF WELL-BEING
• PREVENT ESCALATION OF CRISIS OR SITUATION
LIFESKILLS PROGRAM COORDINATOR / ADDICTION
COUNSELLOR - NOVA SCOTIA 1997 - 1999
HOPE FARM SOCIETY - SUBSTANCE ABUSE & GAMBLING REHAB
• REHABILITATIVE & LIFESKILLS PROGRAMMING
• COUNSELL & FACILITATE INDIVIDUAL & GROUP SESSIONS
• ADVOCATE ON PERSONS BEHALF
• ELICIT & MOTIVATE SELF-GROWTH & EXPLORATION
• ASSIST WITH PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS
• DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN LIFESKILLS PROGRAM
• REFER WHEN APPROPRIATE
• INTAKE & ASSESSMENT
• ENSURE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS ARE MET
• MAINTAIN A HOLISTIC APPROACH
WORKSHOPS
• HIV / AIDS 101
• CHANGE BY CHOICE
• HARM REDUCTION
• REDUCING THE HARM - CREATING A FUTURE
• CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS
• NLP - NEUROLINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING
• EFFECTIVE COUNSELLING STRATEGIES FOR ADOLESCENTS
• CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY INTERVENTION COURSE
• ABORIGINAL PEOPLES & ADDICTIONS
• EXPLORING THE GAMBLING EXPERIENCE
• YOUTH & ADDICTIONS - SUBSTANCE ABUSE
• UNDERSTANDING PROBLEM GAMBLING
• DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SUBSTANCE ABUSE
COMMUNITY & VOLUNTARY
• CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - THOMPSON
• CBC RADIO INTERVIEW - GAMBLING AS AN ADDICTION
• COMMUNITY ACTION TEAM - COMBAT YOUTH GANG ACTIVITY
• SEASONS WITHOUT VIOLENCE CAMPAIGN - THOMPSON COMMITTEE
• MANITOBA DRUG AWARENESS WEEK - THOMPSON COMMITTEE
• CRISIS MANAGEMENT COUNSELLING - KOSOVA REFUGEES - NOVA SCOTIA
• CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS COUNSELLING - SWISS AIR DISASTER - NOVA
SCOTIA
• D.E.A.L. YOUTH DRUG EDUCATION & AWARENESS - PROVINCIAL
COORDINATOR for NOVA SCOTIA
• PRESIDENT OF STUDENT'S ASSOCIATION - NOVA SCOTIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CERTIFICATIONS
• SUICIDE INTERVENTION
• FIRST AID & CPR
• ADVANCED SUICIDE INTERVENTION & PREVENTION TRAINING
• CRISIS INTERVENTION
• S.T.E.P - SYSTEMATIC TRAINING FOR EFFECTIVE PARENTING
• N.V.C.I. - NON VIOLENT CRISIS INTERVENTION
• P.L.A. - PRIOR LEARNING ASSESSMENT
COMPUTER
• WORDPERFECT SUITE 8 - MICROSOFT OFFICE
• WINDOWS APPLICATIONS
• EMAIL
• NETSCAPE COMMUNICATOR - INTERNET EXPLORER
• WEBSITE DESIGN
• CONTACT 4
EDUCATION
NOVA SCOTIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE - ANNAPOLIS CAMPUS 1996 - 1997
PROGRAM: HUMAN SERVICES ADDICTION COUNSELLING DIPLOMA
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION :
• CASE MANAGEMENT & TREATMENT PLANNING
• ASSESSMENT & RECORD KEEPING
• CRISIS THEORY & INTERVENTION
• INTRODUCTION TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE
• INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY
• DUAL - DIAGNOSIS
• SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN CHILDREN & YOUTH
• INTERVENTION & TREATMENT OF CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY
• RELAPSE PREVENTION
• HARM REDUCTION
• PHARMACOLOGICAL INTERVENTION TACTICS & SUBSTANCE ABUSE
• PHASES OF GAMBLING
• THEORY & APPROACHES
• PHARMACOLOGY OF DRUGS & ABUSE
• ADOLESCENT ISSUES
• TREATMENT PROGRAMS
• HIGH RISK SITUATIONS
NOVA SCOTIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE - ANNAPOLIS CAMPUS 1995 - 1996
PROGRAM: HUMAN SERVICES COUNSELLING DIPLOMA
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION :
• COUNSELLING THEORIES
• INDIVIDUAL & GROUP COUNSELLING
• INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS
• ADDICTIONS
• GAMBLING
• CULTS & GANGS
• HOSTAGE NEGOTIATIONS
• ABUSE ISSUES
• ETHICS
• LECTURING SKILLS
• SUICIDE INTERVENTION
• CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT
• FAMILY VIOLENCE
• DSM 1V
• STRESS MANAGEMENT
• ANGER MANAGEMENT
• FEMINISM
• MULTI CULTURAL COUNSELLING
• COUNSELLOR SELF - CARE
NOVA SCOTIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE - ANNAPOLIS CAMPUS 1994 - 1995
PROGRAM: HUMAN SERVICES CERTIFICATE
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION :
• PSYCHOLOGY
• SOCIOLOGY
• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
• GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
• HEALTH & WELLNESS
• WRITING & COMPUTER SKILLS