DALE MC CLOSKEY
Brampton,Canada
Summary
Collaborative leader who partners with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Addiction Support Worker/DBT Group Facilitator
Canadian Mental Health Association-Peel Dufferin
11.2015 - 07.2024
- Completed standardized assessments, including GAIN-Q3 & GAIN SS, to assess clients' individual needs and develop service plans
- Provided assigned clients with counselling and case management services, focusing on assisting them to achieve their desired goals
- Develop and run psycho-education and mutual support groups that assist clients in acquiring the skills necessary to achieve their recovery objectives.
- Act as a student placement supervisor for students in the post-degree mental health and addiction program, educating and mentoring them around the provisions of community addiction and mental health services
- Facilitate Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Skills Group as a member of the agency DBT team.
Assertive Community Treatment/Early Psychosis Intervention Team Family Worker/DBT Group Facilitator
Canadian Mental Health Association-Peel Dufferin
07.2024 - Current
- Provide individual and group supports for families
- Complete family assessments to identify areas of need and develop care plans
- Support families in building health relationships, enhancing personal connections, implementing self-care strategies and becoming strong advocates
- Facilitate Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Skills Group as a member of the agency DBT team
Hospice Social Worker (Part-Time)
Hazel Burns Hospice
04.2024 - Current
- Provide emotional support and counseling to patients with terminal illnesses and their families, helping them navigate end-of-life decisions
- Facilitate support groups and provided grief counseling to family members before and after the loss of a loved one
- Conduct ongoing assessments to address changing needs and psychosocial concerns, ensuring quality care throughout the hospice journey
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members for optimal patient outcomes, ensuring consistent updates on patient progress.
- Provided crisis intervention services for patients and families experiencing acute emotional distress during the end-of-life process.
- Assisted bereaved family members with grief support services, connecting them to community resources when needed.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities, staying informed of industry trends and best practices to enhance the quality of care provided.
- Improved patient care by conducting comprehensive psychosocial assessments and developing individualized care plans.
- Supervised social worker placement students, sharing best practices and ensuring learning and compliance with agency practices. As well performing evaluation to improve growth.
Per Diem/Shift Coordinator Youth Worker
Covenant House Toronto
10.2018 - 09.2024
- Work part time in youth emergency shelter, providing supervision and support for resident youth from aged 16 to 24 years of age
- Act as an occasional shift coordinator, providing leadership and guidance for other staff on shift
- Support resident youth to access housing, employment, and education
- Assist youth through crisis situations, linking them to appropriate community resources
- Improved shift efficiency by developing and implementing effective scheduling practices.
- Streamlined communication between team members for more efficient problem-solving and decision making.
- Evaluated ongoing employee training requirements based on observed performance gaps and coordinated the delivery of necessary training programs to address identified needs.
- Trained new employees and delegated daily tasks and responsibilities.
- Contributed to a positive work environment by fostering a team-oriented atmosphere that encouraged collaboration and mutual support among employees.
Guest Lecture (Volunteer)
Georgian College
03.2022 - 03.2022
- Guest lecturer in an addiction and mental health classes, providing students with information about the practice of addictions
Addiction Counsellor/Case Manager
Peel Addiction Assessment and Referral Centre
09.2014 - 11.2015
- Completed intake assessments, ensuring clients meet the criteria for services provided by the agency
- Provided addiction counseling to clients/family members who were concerned about their/family members opioid usage, assisting them to recognize their triggers and to develop alternative coping skills
- Conducted community outreach, educating community members and other services providers about the benefits of harm reduction strategies amid the opioid crisis
- Facilitated groups that focused on assisting clients through the acute stage of withdrawal from addictive substances
- Engaged in collaboration with other service providers to build capacity and ease of access to client services
Child Protection Worker
Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society
01.2008 - 03.2014
- Developed and maintains effective and therapeutic relationships with clients with the objective of reducing risk of harm to children
- Worked collaboratively with clients to implement a plan for risk reduction intervention, based on comprehensive standardized assessments
- Conducted investigations in ongoing child protection cases into new allegations of abuse, including performing safety assessments and making verification and protection decisions
- Prepared for, attended, and provided testimony in family court
- Maintained effective professional working relationships with community collaterals
- Assisted with supervising placement students, ensuring there learning goals were met.
Case Aide/Family Visitation Worker
Windsor Essex Children’s Aid Society
12.2001 - 01.2008
- Provided support to youth placed in semi-independent living programs
- Supervised access visits between parents and children in care of the society, ensuring accurate documentation was completed
- Offered parental support and coaching to parents during supervised visitation
- Prepared for, attended, and provided testimony in family court
Education
Masters of Social Work -
University of Windsor
Windsor12-2025
Bachelor of Social Work -
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB (Online)04.2024
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology And Family & Social Relations
University of Windsor
Windsor, ON12-2004
Skills
- Ethical Practice
- Service planning
- Team Leadership
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Performance Evaluations
- Verbal and written communication
- Clinical Leadership
Affiliations
- Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Services -Registered Social Worker Worker
- Ontario Association of Social Workers - Member
Training
- Intensive Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, 12/01/21 to 03/01/22
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Training, 03/27/23 to 03/31/23
- Anti-Oppressive Practice, 08/01/21
- Brief Narrative Therapy, 01/01/16
- Motivational Interviewing, 02/01/15
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, 06/01/15
- Hospice & Palliative Care Training, 01/01/24
Certification
- Registered Social Worker Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Services Workers
- Member-Ontario Association of Social Workers
Timeline
Assertive Community Treatment/Early Psychosis Intervention Team Family Worker/DBT Group Facilitator
Canadian Mental Health Association-Peel Dufferin
07.2024 - Current
Hospice Social Worker (Part-Time)
Hazel Burns Hospice
04.2024 - Current
Guest Lecture (Volunteer)
Georgian College
03.2022 - 03.2022
Per Diem/Shift Coordinator Youth Worker
Covenant House Toronto
10.2018 - 09.2024
Addiction Support Worker/DBT Group Facilitator
Canadian Mental Health Association-Peel Dufferin
11.2015 - 07.2024
Addiction Counsellor/Case Manager
Peel Addiction Assessment and Referral Centre
09.2014 - 11.2015
Child Protection Worker
Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society
01.2008 - 03.2014
Case Aide/Family Visitation Worker
Windsor Essex Children’s Aid Society
12.2001 - 01.2008
- Registered Social Worker Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Services Workers
- Member-Ontario Association of Social Workers
Masters of Social Work -
University of Windsor
Bachelor of Social Work -
University of Manitoba
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology And Family & Social Relations
University of Windsor
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