AMBER LYNN EWANEC
Edmonton,Alberta
Summary
Passionate, client-centered and engaging professional specializing in mental health and addictions. Years of clinical experience in various professional settings. Recognized for offering clients an avenue for overcoming limitations. Thrives on learning new skills. Flexible and reliable, eager to take on new challenges. Superior work ethic with excellent communication, multitasking and prioritization skills.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Family Wellness Worker
Bent Arrow Tradition Healing Society
09.2023 - Current
- Building positive relationships with the families on my case load, and advocate where needed
- Monthly service team meetings, Developing service plans, safety planning, case notes and documentation
- Supervision of our families/children during supported visits
- Utilizing strength-based tools to assist families – i.e
- Signs of safety
- On-call rotation duties
- Case management
- Working with high-risk children, youth, and families.
Young Adult Treatment Intake Coordinator
Poundmaker's Lodge Treatment Centre
12.2021 - 09.2023
- Process applications for intake for 42- or 90-day substance use treatment programs and coordinate with Alberta Health Services to support the application process and admission requirements
- Specific to Poundmaker's Lodge 90-day program, clients will undergo an interview process, intake and follow up after discharge from the program allowing for wrap around support and stabilization after treatment
- Responsible for creating bed maps, assess withdrawal symptoms for incoming clients, working with nursing staff to facilitate detox to accommodate new client's entry into programs
- Building relationships with referrals, funders and communities, as well as keeping all departments updated with client counts, intakes, and client discharges
- Support Indigenous cultural and traditional ceremonies
- Creating client files and closing files upon discharge
- Record keeping and working within a specific database, data entry and statistics
- Supporting & accommodating clients involved in court services; Drug Court, Indigenous Court & Mental Health Court
- Maintaining client confidentiality, working within a multidisciplinary team environment which includes bi-weekly client case conferencing.
Child and Youth Care Worker
CarePros Home Health Care
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Provide mental health services and support to high-risk youth with complex behavioural and medical needs while supporting their families through respite care or Child Services Interventions
- Provide a continuum of consultative mental health services for children and families to address cases including PTSD, anxiety/depression, ADHD, FASD, learning and neurological disabilities, general mental health and addictions
- Facilitate supportive, safe environments in areas of psychosocial needs for children and their families, creating a foundation of safety and protection between the children in care, support staff and child service programs
- Maintain ongoing awareness of youth and family clients' follow-through with recommended intervention, with continued correspondence
- Continued education in a trauma informed model of support
- Provide safe and supportive supervision in group homes and within the community
- Conducted permitter searches and searches for sharps (sharp count) and contraband
- Completed daily reports, incident reports and witness statements in collaboration with other staff members and occasionally with the Edmonton Police Service.
Sterilization Technician
Dentists at Northgate
02.2020 - 12.2020
- Collect, prepare, and organize surgical tools and instruments for surgical procedures
- Collect, sterilize, and catalogue surgical kits
- Safe operation of sterilizing equipment for the autoclave, ultrasonic and hydrim machines
- Trained in biohazard material, safe practice, sharps, and disposing of hazardous material.
Letter Carrier, Postal Clerk
Canada Post
08.2018 - 02.2020
- Following federal guidelines for safe and secure mail handling, dispatching, and delivery of mail
- Sorting, scanning, tracking and dispatch of mail
- Operating and shuttling in corporate vehicles
- Excellent customer service and time management skills.
Mental Health Aide/Psychiatric Aide
Alberta Hospital Edmonton
07.1997 - 08.2018
- As a senior staff member I supervised, oriented and trained new personnel
- Provided strong leadership, guidance and support in ensuring the safety of patients, staff and visitors
- Monitored, supported and supervised offenders while working in the secure forensic psychiatry department
- Engaged, encouraged, supported, and monitored patients with addictions, schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD, drug-induced psychosis, mania, anxiety, eating disorders, personality disorders, self-harm/suicidal/homicidal risks, FASD, and histories of violence and abuse
- Worked with adults, youth, adolescence, geriatrics and forensic populations
- Assessed challenging situations, identified and evaluated potential solutions, resolved conflicts and took necessary measures to maintain the safety of patients, staff and the public while dealing with potentially aggressive and self harming patients suffering from mental illness
- This included young offenders and adults directly involved with the criminal justice system
- Organized and conducted routine security checks of patients, visitors, living quarters, units, buildings and grounds; this included experience in searching for and confiscating weapons and other restricted items
- Counted and escorted patients, maintained key control and safety compliance, recorded observations and reported activities
- Supervised and supported patients within programs including community outings, recreational and leisure activities
- Conducted various levels of safety observation
- Medication administration, documenting and charting.
Education
Mental Health Aide Certificate -
Norquest College
07.2002
Addictions & Community Health Professional Diploma (Accelerated) -
Sundance College
Medical Office Administrator Diploma -
Medical Reception College
High School Equivalency Diploma (GED) -
Eastglen Composite High School/Alberta College
Skills
- Responsible, reliable, resourceful, organized, respectful and able to demonstrate initiative
- Ability to remain non-judgmental and empathetic
- Ability to manage multiple projects and meet expected outcomes and deadlines
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
- Ability to maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, clients and the community
- Ability to work effectively both alone and as a team member
- Ability to successfully negotiate with individuals in order to preserve safety and security
- Ability to remain calm and effective under pressure
- Ability to maintain a positive attitude and composure in challenging situations
- Problem solving, risk management, managing change and goal setting
Certification
- Mental Health Awareness
- Suicide Risk Assessment Training
- Indigenous Studies
- Managing Aggressive Behaviour, Non-Violent Crisis Intervention, De-Escalation, Basic Self Defense Training
- FOIP & WHIMIS, Back care, Fire safety & training, safe transfer of patients
- Suicide Risk Assessment Training / Self Harm Intervention Training
- Violence in the Workplace
- Triple P Parenting Course
- Non-Violent Crisis Intervention
- Cultural Training (Practice as Ceremony)
- Car Seat Training Cert.
- Indigenous Cultural Teaching Cert.
- Community Based Naloxone Kit Distribution Training/Certification
- First Aid & CPR/AED Level C (Blended)
- Medication Administration Certificate
- Trauma Informed Care Practices Certificate
- Trauma Toolbox: Grief and Loss, Disaster Response
- Valid Unrestricted Drivers Licence
- Case Management Training
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Family Wellness Worker
Bent Arrow Tradition Healing Society
09.2023 - Current
Young Adult Treatment Intake Coordinator
Poundmaker's Lodge Treatment Centre
12.2021 - 09.2023
Child and Youth Care Worker
CarePros Home Health Care
01.2021 - 01.2022
Sterilization Technician
Dentists at Northgate
02.2020 - 12.2020
Letter Carrier, Postal Clerk
Canada Post
08.2018 - 02.2020
Mental Health Aide/Psychiatric Aide
Alberta Hospital Edmonton
07.1997 - 08.2018
Mental Health Aide Certificate -
Norquest College
Addictions & Community Health Professional Diploma (Accelerated) -
Sundance College
Medical Office Administrator Diploma -
Medical Reception College
High School Equivalency Diploma (GED) -
Eastglen Composite High School/Alberta College
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