ELIZABETH STENHOUSE
Kelowna,BC
Summary
CHILD & YOUTH CARE PRACTITIONER, PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKER, CARE-AIDE
Over 7-year rewarding career providing leadership in domestic duties and personal care services. Improving the health, safety, and quality of living of children, youth, adults and seniors with complex disabilities and health care needs in both public/ private sector. Practical experience in community, residential and long-term care settings with over 1000 hours Internship Practicum completed. Certified, warm, compassionate, caring individual, dedicated, to client-centered care. Strong child, youth, adult, and geriatric care knowledge in various roles such as, Acute Mental Health, Behavioral Management, and Cognitive Development Disorders. Culturally sensitive with excellent cross-cultural communication skills. Reputation for establishing quick rapport and maintaining positive client relationships. Able to lift, stand, walk, and physically exert. Responsive to high tensity crisis/emergency situations. Integral balance of boundaries while building rapport with clients. Established resourceful skills while working alongside hospital medical teams in hospitals such as Sunnybrook, Mount Sinai, Princess Margaret, Toronto Western, Toronto General, Toronto Rehab Center's, St.Micheal's, St.Joseph, and North York General.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKER
NHI-NURSING & HOMEMAKERS INC
Toronto, ON
2015 - 04.2020
- Provided private care/healthcare, and facility support services within prominent community hospitals to patients with specialized needs
- Including Addictions, Mental Health Care, PTSD, Alzheimer's, Dementia, Cognitive Impairment, HIV/Aids, Acquired Brain Injury, ICU, Transplants, Palliative Care, Pre/post-op, Hearing/Vision Impaired, Parkinson's, MS, Stroke, Spinal Injury, etc.
- Performed safe mobility support and positioning to maintain comfort levels for 30 clients confidently and efficiently
- Monitored client vital signs, administered medications and tracked behaviors to keep healthcare supervisor well-informed.
CHILD & YOUTH CARE PRACTTIONER
COVENANT HOUSE (student placement)
09.2017 - 01.2018
- Supported and engaged with youth through person-centered approach to encourage independence in areas of daily living activities, housing, education, and employment; while building their communication, relationship, problem solving, and decision making skills
- Worked as team to observe, document, collaborate, facilitate, planning, and goal setting toward implementation of each youths individual process in measurable outcomes
- Learned to time manage, multitask, be attentive, effective and work under pressure, while taking initiative while adapting to ever changing, fast paced environment
HEALTHCARE AIDE
PERSONAL HOUSEHOLD, FAMILY MEMBER
02.2000 - 01.2018
- Provided day and round clock (24 hour) care to family member with Autism and dual diagnosis improving overall health and wellness
- Participated in health care planning and conferencing with healthcare teams to ensure consistent and attentive delivery of care
- Facilitated referral services to community support agencies and medical professionals to meet social, recreational and healthcare needs
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions to improve efficiency and productivity
CHILD & YOUTH CARE PRACTITIONER
COUNCIL FIRE NATIVE CULTURAL CENTRE (student placement)
04.2017 - 08.2017
- Participated as a team member with Little Embers to develop, and implement, after-school/summer programming to indigenous children & youth from 8-16
- Set and enforced rules to maintain children's safety and created welcoming, caring environments for all children.
- Engaged children & youth to cooperate in activities focused on healthy choices, physical development, educational assistance, nutrition, that reinforce family and cultural teachings
- Collaborated & learned new ideas with team members & third parties to create annual Youth Pow Wow, Regent Park, Toronto
SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER’S ASSISTANT
LUCY MCCORMICK SENIOR SCHOOL (student placement)
09.2015 - 12.2015
- Assisted with successful delivery of specialized instructional program for special needs students aged 12 to 21 creating safe, caring, and welcoming learning environment
- Supported teacher/educational support staff with delivery of one-to-one and group instructional activities to non-verbal students observing and documenting student progress
- Attended to special health care needs of students with severe disabilities utilizing proper techniques for positioning and lifting, portering, and feeding students achieving student comfort, well-being and safety
- Managed difficult behaviors and situations with minimum disruption by utilizing
- Board guidelines and best practices for safe interventions with students minimizing health and safety risks
HOME CARE AIDE, PRIVATE HOME
01.2012 - 01.2015
- Provided respite care services to family with child with ADD/ADHD delivering attentive personal care and supervision, facilitating activities to support child’s physical, emotional, mental, and social development
YOUTH SERVICES WORKER
CHILD, WHITE RABBIT TREATMENT HOMES INC
01.2005 - 01.2010
- Supervised children and youth with wide spectrum of physical, mental and emotional disabilities within parent model foster homes, section 23 classroom, resource center, and 1:1 in community, contributing to high quality care
- Administered, logged and stored medications safely using double lock up protocol
- Developed behavior management and individualized care plans
- Participated in team projects, demonstrating ability to work collaboratively and effectively
Education
Health & Safety
Training & Certification
Toronto, ON01.2021
CHILD & YOUTH CARE PRACTITIONER - 3yr. ADVANCED DIPLOMA
Humber Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning
Toronto, ON2018
PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKER CERTIFICATE - Accredited
Yorkdale Adult Learning Centre
Toronto2015
Skills
- Advocacy, Outreach, Mentoring
- Intake, Crisis Management, Relationship Building and Healthy Boundaries
- Intervention, Prevention, and Safety
- Alternative Therapies and Practices
- Proficiency of Principles in Child and Youth Ministries, Canada Health Act, Codes of Ethics, and Best Practices
Timeline
CHILD & YOUTH CARE PRACTTIONER
COVENANT HOUSE (student placement)
09.2017 - 01.2018
CHILD & YOUTH CARE PRACTITIONER
COUNCIL FIRE NATIVE CULTURAL CENTRE (student placement)
04.2017 - 08.2017
SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER’S ASSISTANT
LUCY MCCORMICK SENIOR SCHOOL (student placement)
09.2015 - 12.2015
HOME CARE AIDE, PRIVATE HOME
01.2012 - 01.2015
YOUTH SERVICES WORKER
CHILD, WHITE RABBIT TREATMENT HOMES INC
01.2005 - 01.2010
HEALTHCARE AIDE
PERSONAL HOUSEHOLD, FAMILY MEMBER
02.2000 - 01.2018
PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKER
NHI-NURSING & HOMEMAKERS INC
2015 - 04.2020
Health & Safety
Training & Certification
CHILD & YOUTH CARE PRACTITIONER - 3yr. ADVANCED DIPLOMA
Humber Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning
PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKER CERTIFICATE - Accredited
Yorkdale Adult Learning Centre
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