Carolyn Hudson
Hamilton,ON
Summary
Registered Master of Social Work providing counseling to children, adolescents, families and young adults. Passionate about mental health support and integrating the body mind connection with practice rooted in anti-oppression, trauma informed approached and embodied modalities.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Social Worker
Ripple Effect Services
01.2022 - Current
- Providing counseling support to children, adolescents, families and young adults
- Conducting assessments and evaluations to develop appropriate treatment plans
- Utilizing a variety of modalities within sessions including polyvagal theory, CBT skills, DBT skills, IFS informed approaches and expressive art therapy techniques
- Collaborating with other professionals on client care and approaches
- Provide support to MSW student completing placement
- Cultivating positive, trusting relationships with clients
- Update client documentation for accurate, compliant and current records.
Figure Skating Coach
Self Employed
01.2012 - Current
- Coach of a National level Synchronized skating team
- Working with both individual skaters and teams
- Individualized and group program development
- Goal setting and implementation
- Building trusting relationships with students and their families
- Supporting emotional regulation of skaters
- Fostering a collaborative team learning environment
- Evaluate individual knowledge, skills, and strengths, and assign team positions to maximize talent areas.
Child and Youth Care Practitioner
Lynwood Charlton Centre
09.2017 - 11.2021
- Implemented Behavior Management Plans
- Daily logging
- Facilitated/Co- facilitated evidenced based programming
- Created and implemented goal based therapeutic programming with adolescents and their families
- Built therapeutic relationships with adolescents in their families
- Implemented crisis de-escalation techniques
Child and Youth Care Practitioner
McMaster Children’s Hospital
09.2018 - 03.2020
- Implemented crisis de-escalation techniques
- Facilitated and Co facilitated evidenced based programming including CBT and DBT skills groups
- Managed therapeutic milieu
- Completed behaviour tracking documents
- Completed admission behaviour assessments
- Built therapeutic relationships
- Part of Interprofessional collaboration for patient care
Volunteer Movement Meditation facilitator
Wellwood
10.2016 - 01.2019
- Wellwood
- Created and facilitated group movement meditation sessions to meet community needs
- Built therapeutic relationships
- Held space for individuals to connect with their physical body while living with a cancer diagnosis
Education
Master of Social Work -
Toronto Metropolitan University
2022
Bachelor of Social Work -
Wilfrid Laurier University
2021
Diploma - Child And Youth Care
Mohawk College
2018
DANCEmandala Facilitator Certification -
DANCEmandala Center For Movement Meditation
2015
Skills
- Client Advocacy
- Effective Communication
- Crisis Intervention
- Active Listening
- Problem Solving
- Team Collaboration
- Compassionate
Therapeutic Modalites
- CBT skills
- DBT skills
- Internal Family Systems informed approaches
- Polyvagal theory informed approaches
- Trauma informed approaches
- Anti-oppressive practice
- Feminism informed approaches
- Dance Movement interventions
- Expressive art therapy techniques
Timeline
Social Worker
Ripple Effect Services
01.2022 - Current
Child and Youth Care Practitioner
McMaster Children’s Hospital
09.2018 - 03.2020
Child and Youth Care Practitioner
Lynwood Charlton Centre
09.2017 - 11.2021
Volunteer Movement Meditation facilitator
Wellwood
10.2016 - 01.2019
Figure Skating Coach
Self Employed
01.2012 - Current
Master of Social Work -
Toronto Metropolitan University
Bachelor of Social Work -
Wilfrid Laurier University
Diploma - Child And Youth Care
Mohawk College
DANCEmandala Facilitator Certification -
DANCEmandala Center For Movement Meditation
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