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Jenna Fell

Regina

Summary

Motivated Registered Social Worker with excellent interpersonal skills. Highly empathetic social worker with strong active listening skills. Passionate in helping disadvantaged individuals and families cope with life challenges through client centered counseling, advocating for and connecting them with appropriate services in the community.


Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Assessor Coordinator

Saskatchewan Health Authority, Primary Health Care Services
09.2023 - Current
  • Conduct triage and intake for patients needing access to community and acute services
  • Provides case management to patients receiving services from home care, long-term care and residents in personal care homes
  • Collaborates with acute care, rehabilitation, home care, long-term care, mental health and a variety of other agencies to assess client needs and coordinate services based on identified needs
  • Accommodates care planning, monitoring, evaluation and discharge in collaboration with patient, family, caregivers and other members of multi-disciplinary team

Medical Social Worker

Saskatchewan Health Authority, Wascana Rehabilitation Center
09.2022 - 12.2022
  • Initial screening and evaluations of patients and families
  • Helping patients and family members deal with the many aspects of the patient's condition- social, financial and emotional
  • Help patients work through feelings of uncertainty, loss and grief and support them as they learn to maximize their independence and autonomy
  • Acting as an advocate for patients and their families- including advocating for patient's health care rights
  • Educating patients on the roles of other members on their recovery team including physician, nurses, physical therapist and occupational therapist Educating patients and families about post-hospital care
  • Helping patients adjust to their inpatient rehabilitation setting
  • Coordinating patient discharge and continuity of care following discharge
  • Collaboratively worked with nurses, doctors, occupational therapists, physical therapists

Addictions Counsellor

Saskatchewan Health Authority, Opioid Addiction Treatment Clinic
07.2022 - 09.2022
  • Managed high case load, checking in regularly to assess progress and identify difficulties regarding client's methadone and suboxone prescriptions
  • Assisted clients with counselling and connecting them with appropriate community resources
  • Supported clients using a harm reduction approach in response to opioid dependence
  • Worked collaboratively with nurses and doctors

Addictions Counsellor

Saskatchewan Health Authority, Addictions Treatment Centre
02.2022 - 09.2022
  • Assess, counsel and develop comprehensive recovery and case management of people seeking help for addiction and or addiction related issues
  • Assess addiction and make appropriate recovery plans and referrals
  • Conduct triage and intake for out-patient counselling
  • Complete SCM documentation for out-patient counselling

Addictions Counsellor

Saskatchewan Health Authority, General Hospital
05.2022 - 07.2022
  • Conducted triage and intakes for hospital patients seeking support with mental health and addiction related issues

Addictions Counsellor

Saskatchewan Health Authority, Addictions Treatment Centre
07.2020 - 02.2022
  • Assist clients with total detoxification process
  • Facilitate psychoeducational programming
  • Assess individual needs and implement plans to help clients reach their goals
  • Manage various needs of clients in a detox facility that holds 25 beds
  • Conduct triage and intakes for social detox clients

Youth Addictions Counsellor

Saskatchewan Health Authority, Secure Youth Detox
07.2020 - 02.2022
  • Facilitated groups for youth on addiction and mental health related topics
  • Demonstrated an ability to understand legislation such as youth detoxification act, youth mental health act, and HIPPA
  • Facilitated youth appeal meetings, discharge planning and participated in treatment planning

Education

Bachelor of Social Work -

University of Regina
Regina, SK
12.2020

Skills

  • Ability to maintain priorities while managing multiple and diverse demands
  • Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Holds organizational and time management skills
  • Demonstrates dignity, respect, and compassion to clients
  • Assessment and level of risk skills
  • Individual and family counseling
  • Practices high level of personal self-care
  • Client centered and solution focused approaches
  • Knowledge of a variety of mental health disorders, addiction, and harm reduction- based strategies required to assist clients

Certification

SCM Protocol Training, Child Protection Webinar Presentation, Professional Assault Response Training (PART), Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Training, Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory, Trauma Informed Practice Training, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), Procura Software Training, Transferring Lifting Repositioning Training (TLR)

Community Service

YMCA Big Sisters Program, Youth Mentor, 2016-01, 2024-12, Volunteer

Timeline

Assessor Coordinator

Saskatchewan Health Authority, Primary Health Care Services
09.2023 - Current

Medical Social Worker

Saskatchewan Health Authority, Wascana Rehabilitation Center
09.2022 - 12.2022

Addictions Counsellor

Saskatchewan Health Authority, Opioid Addiction Treatment Clinic
07.2022 - 09.2022

Addictions Counsellor

Saskatchewan Health Authority, General Hospital
05.2022 - 07.2022

Addictions Counsellor

Saskatchewan Health Authority, Addictions Treatment Centre
02.2022 - 09.2022

Addictions Counsellor

Saskatchewan Health Authority, Addictions Treatment Centre
07.2020 - 02.2022

Youth Addictions Counsellor

Saskatchewan Health Authority, Secure Youth Detox
07.2020 - 02.2022

Bachelor of Social Work -

University of Regina
Jenna Fell