Christine Buhr

Monthly meetings online with individuals with Lived Experience of Sex work

Learned about topics and legislation affecting sex workers

Attended Conference on Sex Work in Vancouver

• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
• Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
• Indigenous Harm Reduction Training
• Mental Health First Aid
• Naloxone Training and Overdose Response
• Suicide Assist Training
• Addiction Care and Treatment Diploma UBC CPD
• Created and carried out Behavioral Contracts and Safety Plans

Meetings with Lecoh

Visited sites around Kelowna

Advocated for and spoke with others with Lived Experience of Homelessness

• Connected individuals to appropriate resources through comprehensive assessments, referrals, and followups.
• Prepared and Distributed Harm Reduction supplies and provided Harm Reduction Education
• Wellness Planning with Residents
• Lead Resident meetings
• Assisted with finding Housing with Residents for Transitioning out of the program
• Supportive Relationship Building
• Worker on Strategies collaboratively with Residents and staff to achieve goals

• Collaborated with other staff members to provide comprehensive support services for residents
• Worked with Residents with Cognitive and Developmental Challenges and Autism Spectrum disorder in home and community

• Enhanced the quality of care for clients by providing personalized support and assistance with daily living activities.
• Assisted with Housing
• Established trusting relationships with clients and their families through empathetic communication and active listening.

• Improved client self-awareness by guiding them through personal reflection exercises and goal-setting activities.
• Developed strong rapport with clients, fostering a trusting environment for open communication and mental health support.
• Collaborated with other mental health professionals to provide comprehensive care and treatment plans for clients.
• Assisted clients in developing coping strategies for managing stressors, resulting in better emotional wellbeing.

• Practiced Narrative, Solution focused and Memory Mediated Counseling Techniques
• Worked mainly with Clients with Substance Use challenges
• Lead a therapeutic group of teens affected by parents with substance use challenges
• Counseled couples and families

• Collaborated with team members to design innovative workshop materials, increasing overall effectiveness of training sessions.