Established my own business (self-employed) and provide care for children ages 1-12 years, Work with families to ensure the best care possible and all needs of the children are being met, Established a safe and loving environment for children to grow and play, Provide the structure, consistency, socialization, and warm environment children need to excel, Established appropriate daily routines for playtime, mealtime, naptime, crafts, outdoor play, and other activities, Provided supervised visits between children and their families who required supervised visitation, Provided supportive supervised visits to parents who required coaching, encouragement and emotional support during family visits, Provided a supportive and safe visitation between children and their families, Detailed report writing on the visits, Monitored exchanges and transportation, Worked in a partnership between Woods Homes and the Calgary Catholic School District, Worked one-on-one with children ages 6-12 who are enrolled in a behavioral classroom, Implemented weekly group sessions with the children enrolled in the behavioral classroom, Communicated with guardians, clinicians, social workers, school representatives and other individuals involved in case management, Assisted in crisis counselling via telephone, home visits, school visits, hospital visits, risk assessments, as well as Critical Incident Stress Debriefings, In Crisis Counselling, ideas and interventions are recommended to decrease family conflict. Areas of family conflict include parent/child conflict, conflict with the law, drug/alcohol concerns, sexuality concerns, depression and suicide concerns, domestic violence, relationship concerns, as well as schooling difficulties, Provided crisis counseling to victims and witnesses who require information and referral services as well as court preparation and attendance, Assisted in Education through workshops, keynote presentations, and community resource fairs, Provided support to Adolescents in various residential programs, Implemented groups with adolescents on various adolescent issues, Provided support for and managed adolescents during detox and assessment, Completed monthly statistics regarding The Community Resource Team for the Research Department at Wood’s Homes, Assisted with staff scheduling, Assisted with organizing team development days, Assisted with developing a database for Community Resources, Supervised and trained employees in residential programs and on the crisis team, Helped develop and implement a Business Plan for the Community Resource Team as well as the Stabilization Program
