Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
committees
Certification
Additional Information
references
Timeline
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Han Hugessen

Vancouver

Summary

Experienced youth counselor and case manager with experience working with marginalized individuals in a trauma informed and culturally responsive manner. Collaborates effectively with colleagues and clients, with experience in volunteer coordination and advocacy.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Youth Case Worker

QMUNITY: BC’s Queer, Trans and Two-Spirit Resource Centre
01.2019 - Current
  • Responsibilities: Case management, youth counselling and mentorship, group facilitation, crisis management and intervention, youth advocacy and system navigation, relationship building with marginalized and at-risk youth, program development, community advisory work, inter-organisational relationship building

Youth Worker

Covenant House Vancouver
08.2017 - 03.2019
  • Responsibilities: Relationship building with homeless and at-risk youth, crisis management and intervention, facilitation of intakes, youth counselling, youth advocacy and accompaniment in the community, facilitating individual care as part of a multidisciplinary team

Youth Residential Rehabilitation Worker

Mission Australia
04.2015 - 02.2017
  • Responsibilities: Youth engagement, implementation of daily programming, facilitation of drug and alcohol prevention workshops, crisis response, medication handling and administration, participation in and presentations in individual case meetings, informal youth counselling

Community Support Worker

Rocky Bay
07.2014 - 02.2017
  • Responsibilities: Providing personal care to adults with disabilities, manual handling, first aid, medication handling and administration, community engagement, individual program development, implementation and evaluation, facilitation of day programming

Education

Masters of Counselling Psychology - 2022 - Present

Athabasca University

Bachelor of Social Science (majoring in Human Services) -

Edith Cowan University (Western Australia)
01.2017

Double Bachelor’s degree in Film and Television and Performance Studies -

Curtin University (Western Australia)
01.2012

Skills

  • Counseling
  • Case Management
  • Youth Advocacy
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Suicide Prevention
  • Group Facilitation
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Trauma-Informed Care

committees

  • Diversity Advisory Committee, Vancouver School Board, 2021
  • Anti-Human Trafficking Advisory Group, Covenant House Vancouver, 2021
  • Vancouver Community Action Team, PLEA Community Services, 2019-2022

Certification

2023 Completed Skillfully Responding to Distress (Crisis Centre)

2022 Completed Introducing Decolonizing Practices (Nahanee Creative)

2021 Completed Recognizing and Responding to Child Maltreatment

2018 Completed Advanced Motivational Interviewing Course

2017 Completed Introductory Motivational Interviewing Course

2017 Completed Non-Violent Crisis Intervention training

2016 Completed Applied Suicide Intervention Skills

Additional Information

Panels:


2021 Suicide Prevention Stakeholder Research Event: Egale Canada (participant)

2021 Virtual Mental Health Fair: Vancouver School Board (panelist)

2020 Distancing Together: Constructive Communication Through Crisis:

Apathy is Boring (panelist)

2019 Proud 2 Be: Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Conference (panelist)


Committees


2021 Diversity Advisory Committee: Vancouver School Board

2021 Anti-Human Trafficking Advisory Group: Covenant House Vancouver

2019- 2022 Vancouver Community Action Team: PLEA Community Services

references

Available upon request.

Timeline

Youth Case Worker

QMUNITY: BC’s Queer, Trans and Two-Spirit Resource Centre
01.2019 - Current

Youth Worker

Covenant House Vancouver
08.2017 - 03.2019

Youth Residential Rehabilitation Worker

Mission Australia
04.2015 - 02.2017

Community Support Worker

Rocky Bay
07.2014 - 02.2017

Masters of Counselling Psychology - 2022 - Present

Athabasca University

Bachelor of Social Science (majoring in Human Services) -

Edith Cowan University (Western Australia)

Double Bachelor’s degree in Film and Television and Performance Studies -

Curtin University (Western Australia)
Han Hugessen