Edwina Thomas
Sudbury,ON
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate brain injury rehabilitation worker with a strong background in Community Service Navigation and Social Sciences. Skilled in assessing client needs, creating goals and rehabilitation plans, connecting with community services and supporting clients in crisis. Proactive, flexible and quick learner.
Overview
1
1
Certification
7
7
years of post-secondary education
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Brain Injury Rehabilitation Worker - Outreach
March of Dimes Canada
05.2025 - Current
- Develop and implement individualized rehabilitation plans, manage client files, coordinate community services and monitor client progress to promote independence and community integration.
Brain Injury Rehabilitation Worker - Supportive Housing
March of Dimes Canada
10.2022 - 05.2025
- Support adults with brain injuries by implementing individualized care plans that promote independence, cognitive rehabilitation, and community integration.
Residential Worker
Canadian Mental Health Association
11.2024 - 03.2025
- Supported residents in daily living, medication education, crisis intervention, and goal setting while managing residential operations, enforcing policies, providing meal support, and facilitating skill building activities.
Overseas Counsellor
Medcity International Academy
08.2021 - 04.2022
- Conducted individualized assessments of students' skills, aptitudes, interests, eligibility, and educational goals to identify suitable academic and career pathways.
Education
Community And Health Services Navigation -
Cambrian College of Applied Arts and Technology
09.2023 - 06.2024
Addictions and Mental Health -
Cambrian College of Arts and Technology
09.2022 - 06.2023
Bachelor of Arts -
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
06.2018 - 05.2021
Pre-professional Foundation Course in Personality Development and Communication Skills -
Start Academy
06.2017 - 05.2018
Grade 11 and 12 - Science
Immigration Jubilee Memorial Higher Secondary School
06.2015 - 05.2017
Skills
- Cognitive rehabilitation
- Crisis management
- De-escalation techniques
- Goal setting
- Progress monitoring
- Case documentation
- Record keeping
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
- Time management
- Proactive communication
- Active listening
- Client-centered approach
Certification
- Standard First Aid & CPR C + AED 2029
- OBIA/Brock University Neurorehabilitation Level 1, Brock University
- WHMIS 2015
- Accessibility Standards Training
- ASIST: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
- Introduction to Indigenous Cultural Competency
- Supported Conversation for Adults with Aphasia
- Seizure Recognition and First Aid Certification
- Mental Health First Aid
- SafeTalk Certification
- Social Work Practice: Advocating Social Justice and Change, University of Michigan, 07/01/21
- Becoming a Changemaker: Introduction to Social Innovation, University of Cape Town, 07/01/20
Projects
- Comprehensive Resource Booklet Creation, Compiled information after research and created a comprehensive resource booklet for international students in Sudbury in 2024
- Experiential Work With Dissertation, Prevailing Suicide Risk Factors with Respect to Covid-19; Pandemic Outbreak in Kerala 2021. Save Our Soul Children's Village, Guwahati. Field Visit and Field Work under TISS Guwahati in August 2019
Volunteering And Activities
- EduPsych Psychotherapy Platform Volunteer Coordinator, 08/01/21 to 11/01/21
- Social Work Volunteer, Home of Love Charitable Society for Aged, 08/01/20 to 08/01/21
- Volunteering Intern, Youth Empowerment Foundation, 07/01/20 to 08/01/20
- National Service Scheme Volunteer, 07/01/15 to 03/01/17
- Inspire Internship Camp Student Participant, 02/01/16 to 02/01/16
- Volunteer, Help Age India 01/01/12 to 02/01/12
Availability
Flexible
Timeline
Brain Injury Rehabilitation Worker - Outreach
March of Dimes Canada
05.2025 - Current
Residential Worker
Canadian Mental Health Association
11.2024 - 03.2025
Community And Health Services Navigation -
Cambrian College of Applied Arts and Technology
09.2023 - 06.2024
Brain Injury Rehabilitation Worker - Supportive Housing
March of Dimes Canada
10.2022 - 05.2025
Addictions and Mental Health -
Cambrian College of Arts and Technology
09.2022 - 06.2023
Overseas Counsellor
Medcity International Academy
08.2021 - 04.2022
Bachelor of Arts -
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
06.2018 - 05.2021
Pre-professional Foundation Course in Personality Development and Communication Skills -
Start Academy
06.2017 - 05.2018
Grade 11 and 12 - Science
Immigration Jubilee Memorial Higher Secondary School
06.2015 - 05.2017