Binday Brach
Stoney Creek
Summary
Motivated Clinical Operations Manager professional aiming to leverage knowledge and skills in providing client and staff support through a nurturing, strength-based framework, while pursuing continuous development within a dynamic organization.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Program Coordinator
Syl Apps Youth Centre
10.2024 - Current
- In charge manager in crisis situations, including assessment and crisis management/intervention Review incident reports, produce serious occurrence reports
- In charge of daily building operations; ensuring safety and security of clients and staff
- Responsible for scheduling/allocating and management of youth workers and of daily programming
- Provide youth workers with support, coaching, leadership in the implementation of clinical management plans and safe practices.
Full Time Youth Worker
Syl Apps Youth Centre
10.2021 - Current
- Supported high-needs youth aged 10 to 19 in achieving personal goals within program framework.
- Maintained a safe and secure environment for youth and staff daily.
- Assisted in managing behaviors using therapeutic, least intrusive approaches.
- Documented reports according to agency and program policies and procedures.
- Utilized DBT skills while coaching youth for emotional regulation.
- Communicated positively with parents, caregivers, and community members.
- Ensured confidentiality was upheld both internally and externally.
- Collaborated effectively within a team setting to enhance service delivery.
Nights Child and Youth Worker
Lynwood Charlton Centre, Charlton Hall
06.2021 - 09.2021
- Providing a safe, predictable, and therapeutic environment for the children and youth in the intensive out of home program
- Ensuring the basic needs of the clients are met
- Maintain clinical records, reports and bed-check checklists according to agency and program policy and procedures
- Handle, dispense and administer medication as needed
- Provide telephone crisis support to caregivers as per individual plans if necessary
- Attend to facility safety and security, cleanliness as per relevant policy and procedures and checklists
- Contact caregivers/guardians to share pertinent information if incident occurs
- Contribute to effective team development and processes to promote team cohesion and communication
Autism Therapist
Hamilton Health Sciences – McMaster Children’s Autism Program
03.2017 - 07.2019
- Provide IBI/ABA treatment services for clients 1- 18 years old diagnosed with Autism in centre, home and school setting.
- Given primary worker role, ensuring documentation is completed after sessions, helping to incorporate new programs when client has reached goals that were set out
- Implement treatment to meet specific needs of children and youth in communication, behaviour, life skills and social skills
- Preparing material for clients and groups
- Liaison with multi disciplinary team on a regular basis to discuss clients and provide feedback on any assessments that were conducted in sessions.
- Prevent or manage any interfering or aggressive behaviours during treatment sessions and teach alternative behaviours
- Input behaviour data at end of each session using Microsoft excel
Full Time Child and Youth Worker
Kinark Child and Family Services – Vanier Residence
08.2010 - 05.2016
- Work with clients ages 12 – 18 years old with severe mental health diagnosis and their families in a group home setting
- Function as a primary worker and back up primary worker, evaluating the clients progress on a daily basis and revising the treatment plans / goals as required
- Write monthly goal reviews, plan of cares, daily logs and reports
- Using the Dialectical Behavioural Treatment (DBT) model, counselled clients individually, in groups and daily to meet treatment goals by assisting the client to refocus, redirect and use coping strategies
- Participate in bi-weekly clinical meetings with the staff team, program supervisor, social worker, psychologist and psychiatrist
- Liaison with outside agencies including therapists, CAS, Police, Hospitals, secure treatment facilities, youth correctional facilities and community centres
- Collaborated with the attending schools in the development and maintenance of an effective therapeutic environment conductive to the clients needs
- Work on a multidisciplinary team developing and maintaining effective working relationships with the staff team, program supervisor, social worker, psychologist and psychiatrist
- Provided a safe and secure environment for all staff and clients
Supply Educational Assistant
Hamilton Wentworth District School Board
09.2014 - 06.2015
- Assist teachers and educational assistants in providing support to students in need
- Ensure the safety and wellbeing of all students at all times
- Closely follow any directions/notes left by Educational Assistant
- Report any observations not mentioned in notes to further assist in the daily management of student(s)
- Utilize various behaviour modification strategies to help defuse any potential conflicts/crisis
- Experience in working with assistive technology
Placement Student – Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit
Brampton Civic Hospital
09.2009 - 05.2010
- Work with clients ages 0-18 years old with severe mental health
- Participate in all areas of activity with patients
- Promote therapeutic programming: adaptive games and activities
- Record mental status assessments through 1:1 and group therapy
- Discuss patients’ progress with interdisciplinary team weekly
- Complete comprehensive documentation using Meditech
- Interacting with patients and families in a professional and strength based manner
Education
Advanced Diploma - Child and Youth Worker
Sheridan College
01.2010
Certificate - Teaching English as a Second Language
Oxford Seminars
11.2006
Skills
- Conflict and crisis resolution
- Dialectical behaviour therapy
- Leadership and professionalism
- Effective communication
- Active listening
- Team dynamics understanding
- Receptiveness to feedback
- Multi-disciplinary teamwork
- Computer applications proficiency
Certification
- UMAB – Understanding and Managing Aggressive Behaviour Training - November 2024
- Instructor Therapist Provincial Training - March 2017
- PECS Training - March 2017
- First Aid and CPR Training - October 2024
- Mental Health First Aid Training - April 2018
- NVCI Training - March 2019
- PMAB - June 2021
Timeline
Program Coordinator
Syl Apps Youth Centre
10.2024 - Current
Full Time Youth Worker
Syl Apps Youth Centre
10.2021 - Current
Nights Child and Youth Worker
Lynwood Charlton Centre, Charlton Hall
06.2021 - 09.2021
Autism Therapist
Hamilton Health Sciences – McMaster Children’s Autism Program
03.2017 - 07.2019
Supply Educational Assistant
Hamilton Wentworth District School Board
09.2014 - 06.2015
Full Time Child and Youth Worker
Kinark Child and Family Services – Vanier Residence
08.2010 - 05.2016
Placement Student – Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit
Brampton Civic Hospital
09.2009 - 05.2010
Certificate - Teaching English as a Second Language
Oxford Seminars
Advanced Diploma - Child and Youth Worker
Sheridan College
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