Himandeep Kaur
Brampton,Ontario
Summary
Attentive social service specialist with a background providing professional observation, assessment and individualized services. Seasoned at skills to boost quality of life and promote positive interactions. Focused on delivering and propelling seamless care through consultations.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Community Support Worker
Hopelife Migrant Settlement Centre
09.2022 - Current
- Enhanced client well-being by providing comprehensive support and resources tailored to individual needs.
- Assisted clients in achieving greater independence, fostering a sense of empowerment through guidance and encouragement.
- Developed personalized care plans, addressing each client''s unique needs and goals for improved quality of life.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless delivery of community support services and optimal client outcomes.
- Established trust-based relationships with clients through empathetic communication and active listening skills.
Behavior Therapist
Global Child Wellness Centre
09.2021 - 02.2022
- Documented client behavior and interventions attempted and collected and reported data using approved format, methods and forms.
- Collaborated with treatment team to determine obstacles to success, assess client needs and develop treatment plan.
- Briefed family members on client condition, furnished community resources and recommended strategies to implement at home to promote consistency.
- Helped teach important social, play and basic life skills such as personal hygiene management.
- Contributed to treatment success by offering feedback and guiding patients through exercises.
- Observed and monitored client behavior and responses to treatment.
- Guided clients in effective therapeutic exercises integrated from Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
Psychology Research Assistant
INCLEN
04.2021 - 08.2021
- Increased participant retention by implementing engaging research methodologies and maintaining clear communication with participants.
- Streamlined data collection processes for more efficient analysis, enhancing overall research outcomes.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary research teams to develop comprehensive study designs and protocols.
- Assisted in grant proposal writing, securing funding for critical research projects.
- Improved overall project efficiency by regularly updating progress reports and tracking key milestones.
- Developed survey instruments to accurately measure psychological variables of interest in a variety of populations.
Internship
Manas Hospital
01.2021 - 03.2021
- Interacted with clients by phone, email, or in-person to provide counseling.
- Analyzed problems and worked with teams to develop solutions.
- Sorted and organized files, spreadsheets, and reports.
- Participated in workshops and presentations related to projects to gain knowledge.
- Learned and observed patients behavior under doctor's assistance.
- Interacted with Dyslexia, Dementia, Schizophrenic, Bipolar and Unipolar disorders, ADHD. PTSD, Dissociative Identity Order, eating disorders and Autistic patients.
- Got similar with dream analysis, CBT, family and couple therapy, Gestalt therapy, Music therapy etc.
- Got hands on various tools such as Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2), Beck Anxiety Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory, Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, 16 (PF) Personalities Factors Questionnaire etc.
Education
Post Masters Diploma - Professional Counselling And Psychotherapy
Panjab University, Chandigarh
Chandigarh, India12.2021
Master of Arts - Psychology
Panjab University, Chandigarh
Chandigarh, India12.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Panjab University, Chandigarh
Ludhiana, India12.2018
Senior Secondary Education - Non-Medical
Ryan Internation School
Ludhiana, India03.2015
Skills
- Client Needs Assessments
- Drug Abuse Prevention
- Service Planning
- Life Skills Training
- Behavioral Support
- Counseling
- Family engagement
- Volunteer coordination
Languages
English
Full Professional
Punjabi
Native or Bilingual
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
Volunteer Work
Worked as a volunteer social worker at Destitute Woman Anomalies Relief Foundation (DWARF), Ludhiana, India for 6 years.
Timeline
Community Support Worker
Hopelife Migrant Settlement Centre
09.2022 - Current
Behavior Therapist
Global Child Wellness Centre
09.2021 - 02.2022
Psychology Research Assistant
INCLEN
04.2021 - 08.2021
Internship
Manas Hospital
01.2021 - 03.2021
Post Masters Diploma - Professional Counselling And Psychotherapy
Panjab University, Chandigarh
Master of Arts - Psychology
Panjab University, Chandigarh
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Panjab University, Chandigarh
Senior Secondary Education - Non-Medical
Ryan Internation School
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