Emily Tibbits-Lamirande
Ottawa,Ontario
Summary
Accomplished Clinical Social Worker with extensive experience in crisis intervention and individual therapy, notably at The Ottawa Hospital. Skilled in cognitive behavioral therapy and client advocacy, successfully provided rapid mental health assessments and psychotherapeutic support, enhancing community resource connections. Demonstrates strong assessment skills and a commitment to trauma-informed care.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Social Worker
The Ottawa Hospital
12.2021 - Current
- Conduct rapid assessments and provide stabilization for individuals experiencing mental health crises through mobile responses to their homes where appropriate
- Support the Crisis Bed Program, offering a community-based alternative to hospitalization for those in acute distress.
- Respond to crisis calls, delivering immediate and effective mental health support.
- Collaborate with the Ottawa Police Mental Health Unit in joint mobile responses for clients with a history of violence, requiring specialized mental health care.
- Work with the Mental Wellbeing Response Team (a partnership with the Ottawa Hospital & Ottawa Paramedic Service) and respond to 9-1-1 mental health calls, ensuring timely assessments, resource linkage, and ED diversion when appropriate.
- Provide short-term psychotherapy to clients, ensuring continuity of care until they are connected with long-term services.
- Prior to crisis work, developed discharge plans in inpatient mental health units and delivered short-term psychotherapy (6 sessions) in outpatient settings.
Medical Social Worker
Markham-Stouffville Hospital
07.2021 - 11.2021
- Conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments and provide short-term, goal-focused support to patients and families navigating healthcare crises and disruptions.
Lead complex discharge planning, facilitating smooth transitions and supporting patients/families in adapting to significant health challenges. - Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, patients, families, and community partners to develop and implement care and advanced care plans.
Offer specialized counseling services to patients and families coping with grief, chronic health conditions, and end-of-life issues. - Provide comprehensive social work coverage hospital-wide, ensuring support across diverse departments and patient needs.
Clinical Social Worker
Scarborough Health Network - Birchmount Hospital
03.2018 - 07.2021
- Delivered initial psychiatric evaluations and comprehensive assessments, including risk assessments, for individuals presenting to the Emergency Department with acute mental health and substance use concerns.
- Facilitated appropriate treatment pathways, including inpatient admissions or referrals to community mental health services, ensuring timely and effective care.
- Cross-trained with the Community Crisis Team to provide short-term, post-discharge support, ensuring continuity of care for clients transitioning back to the community.
Managed the 24-hour crisis line, providing immediate, solution-focused interventions to individuals in crisis, ensuring swift and effective support.
Clinical Social Worker
Scarborough Medical Centre
10.2017 - 05.2018
- Conduct psychological pre-screens and progress assessments for youth and adults involved in motor vehicle accidents, under the supervision of a licensed Psychologist.
Develop and implement treatment plans to address general, post-traumatic, and psychological adjustment challenges, in accordance with the Psychologist's guidance. - Provide specialized care for individuals experiencing complex trauma, applying culturally sensitive approaches for clients from diverse backgrounds.
- Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of Psychologists, Social Workers, Chiropractors, Massage Therapists, and Physiotherapists to develop and execute tailored treatment plans.
- Deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions, including cognitive-behavioral therapy, applied relaxation techniques, chronic pain management, trauma therapy, and motivational interviewing.
Acquired Brain Injury Worker
COTA Health
10.2015 - 01.2018
- Work with adults aged 18 to 65 who are living with an acquired brain injury, mental health issues, and substance use disorders.
- Ensured housing stability, provided crisis intervention, connected individuals to community services and supports, promoted overall health and wellness, and facilitated medication management. Operated within an anti-racist, anti-oppressive framework.
- Designed, implemented, and led therapeutic group programs for tenants, fostering engagement, building social networks, and supporting skill development.
- Delivered ongoing support to clients managing the impacts of acquired brain injury, collaborating with multidisciplinary resources throughout the City of Toronto to develop and implement personalized safety and recovery plans.
Front Line Worker
Shepherds of Good Hope
12.2014 - 07.2015
- Delivered front-line support to Transition House residents (11 women) experiencing mental health issues and comorbid substance use disorders, many of whom were experiencing chronic houselessness.
- Provided non-judgmental, practical, and emotional support services, including supportive counseling, harm-reduction strategies, crisis intervention, life-skills training, and meal preparation.
- Offered comprehensive case management and counseling services, linking clients to community resources, conducting intake assessments, assisting with housing applications, coordinating care, and addressing the psychological and social needs of clients.
Education
Master of Arts - Social Work - Health And Mental Health Stream
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON06-2017
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Carleton University
Ottawa, ON08-2014
Skills
- Case Management
- Community Mental Health & Addiction
- Crisis Intervention
- Mindfulness-Based Self-Compassion
- Trauma Informed Care
- Intake, Assessment, and Reintegration
- Biopsychosocial Assessment & Intervention
- Inter-Professional & Multidisciplinary Collaboration
- Group Facilitation
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Certification
- Licensed Certified Social Worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
- Registered with the Ontario Association of Social Workers
- Level 1 CBT
- Level 1 DBT
- DBT: Tools for Crisis Intervention (OASW)
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy
- Basic Pharmacology in Mental Health and Substance Use (CAMH)
- Overview of the Nature and Treatment of Trauma
- Creating Systems of Trauma Informed Care
- Trauma, Affect Dysregulation, and Shame: Treating the Seeds of Self-Destructive Behaviour
- Self Care in Trauma Work
- Group Approaches with Trauma Survivors: Clinical
- Early Intervention Field Traumatologist
- Clinical Standards of Trauma Care: Attachment, Systems, and Context
- Compassion Fatigue Resiliency - Educator
- Working with Shadow: The Personal, Organizational, and Collective (OASW)
- Trauma Informed Law: Understanding the Neurobiology of Trauma &; LAMP Training: Neurobiology of Trauma Following Sexual Assault (OASW)
- Refugees and Trauma: Understanding and Supporting Resilience (OASW)
Timeline
Clinical Social Worker
The Ottawa Hospital
12.2021 - Current
Medical Social Worker
Markham-Stouffville Hospital
07.2021 - 11.2021
Clinical Social Worker
Scarborough Health Network - Birchmount Hospital
03.2018 - 07.2021
Clinical Social Worker
Scarborough Medical Centre
10.2017 - 05.2018
Acquired Brain Injury Worker
COTA Health
10.2015 - 01.2018
Front Line Worker
Shepherds of Good Hope
12.2014 - 07.2015
- Licensed Certified Social Worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
- Registered with the Ontario Association of Social Workers
- Level 1 CBT
- Level 1 DBT
- DBT: Tools for Crisis Intervention (OASW)
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy
- Basic Pharmacology in Mental Health and Substance Use (CAMH)
- Overview of the Nature and Treatment of Trauma
- Creating Systems of Trauma Informed Care
- Trauma, Affect Dysregulation, and Shame: Treating the Seeds of Self-Destructive Behaviour
- Self Care in Trauma Work
- Group Approaches with Trauma Survivors: Clinical
- Early Intervention Field Traumatologist
- Clinical Standards of Trauma Care: Attachment, Systems, and Context
- Compassion Fatigue Resiliency - Educator
- Working with Shadow: The Personal, Organizational, and Collective (OASW)
- Trauma Informed Law: Understanding the Neurobiology of Trauma &; LAMP Training: Neurobiology of Trauma Following Sexual Assault (OASW)
- Refugees and Trauma: Understanding and Supporting Resilience (OASW)
Master of Arts - Social Work - Health And Mental Health Stream
University of Toronto
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Carleton University
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