Angel Wilkinson
Maple Ridge
Summary
Invested Social Worker dedicated to forming trusting relationships and advocating for best interests of clients. Expertise in mental health and substance misuse. Respectful and compassionate professional offering 23-year background serving community by providing guidance for clients in need.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Addictions Social Worker
Maple Ridge Treatment Centre, FHA
08.2019 - Current
- Enhance client outcomes by conducting comprehensive assessments and developing personalized care plans.
- Coordinate with community resources to provide clients with necessary support and services.
- Advocate for clients to secure housing, employment, and other essential services.
- Collaborate daily with multidisciplinary teams to provide holistic care and transition clients to continue their recovery
- Monitore progress and adjusted care plans to meet evolving client needs.
- Facilitate communication between clients and service providers to ensure seamless care delivery.
- Support clients in navigating complex systems such as healthcare, legal, and housing.
Case Manager, Mental Health
Fraser Health, Maple Ridge MH Centre
01.2014 - 07.2019
- Managed client cases, developing individualized care plans for better client outcomes.
- Formulated treatment plans and goals in conjunction with appropriate staff, including joint care plans
- Crisis intervention and outreach
- Liaised with external agencies to secure necessary resources for clients.
- Completed client assessments using a variety of interviewing skills, in accordance with professional standards and clinical policies and practices
- Sat on varies committees aimed at improving staff health and safety, as well as client programs
Social Worker, Psychiatry
Fraser Health, Ridge Meadows Hospital, BC
06.2010 - 01.2014
- Social work and psychosocial assessment of patients and families and interpret the information using a variety of modalities in accordance with professional standards and clinical practice
- Therapeutic counseling to clients and families experiencing a variety of circumstances relating to their mental illness and/or substance misuse/dependence
- Work within an interdisciplinary team with a key role in discharge planning and ensuring a continuity of care through activities such as liaison, referral, advocacy, coordination, brokerage and pre-placement visits
Youth Clinical Addiction Counsellor
Fraser Health- Matrix Services, Maple Ridge, BC
05.2008 - 06.2010
- Case management including family support and education
- Community education and/or consultation to other agencies
- Motivate and assist clients and their families in reaching treatment goals
- Facilitate client and their families' utilization of community services and treatment programs
- Supervise practicum student
Outreach Worker, Pregnancy Outreach
Burnaby Family Centre, Burnaby, BC
02.2008 - 05.2008
- Provide one to one support and advocacy to women of different cultures facing various issues (alcohol misuse and addiction, etc.) to increase positive birth outcomes
- Increase access and awareness among health regions, MCFD, and community agencies
- Monitor, assess and mentor clients, using a harm reduction approach
- Participating in case conferencing and management
Fostering and Adoption Social Worker
Leeds City Council, Leeds, England
10.2006 - 12.2007
- Assess and support adopters and foster carers
- Birth mother counseling in relation to relinquished babies
- Organize and chair planning and review meetings for fostering and adoption
- Supervise foster carers
- Matching children in need of placement with available families
Education
Bachelor of Social Work -
Okanagan University College
Kelowna, BC05-2003
Child, Youth, and Family Support Certificate -
College of New Caledonia
06-1997
Skills
- Experience working with various client groups and populations
- Case management and crisis intervention in outreach, community and residential settings
- Continued professional development, completing several training courses and workshops in trauma informed care, counselling, crisis intervention, children and families, addiction, cultural awareness and assessment
- Extensive knowledge of substance misuse and mental health related issues
- Strong assessment and documentation skills
Timeline
Addictions Social Worker
Maple Ridge Treatment Centre, FHA
08.2019 - Current
Case Manager, Mental Health
Fraser Health, Maple Ridge MH Centre
01.2014 - 07.2019
Social Worker, Psychiatry
Fraser Health, Ridge Meadows Hospital, BC
06.2010 - 01.2014
Youth Clinical Addiction Counsellor
Fraser Health- Matrix Services, Maple Ridge, BC
05.2008 - 06.2010
Outreach Worker, Pregnancy Outreach
Burnaby Family Centre, Burnaby, BC
02.2008 - 05.2008
Fostering and Adoption Social Worker
Leeds City Council, Leeds, England
10.2006 - 12.2007
Bachelor of Social Work -
Okanagan University College
Child, Youth, and Family Support Certificate -
College of New Caledonia
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