Martha Funk
85, 704041 Range Rd 72, County Of Grande Praire,Alberta
Summary
Dependable and organized team player with the ability to communicate effectively. Skilled at building harmonious relationships across all levels of an organization
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
6
6
Certifications
Work History
Mental Health and Addictions Consultant
North Wind Wellness Centre
1 2013 - Current
- Provide leadership support and supervision to staff at a First Nations Treatment Centre to increase resiliency skills, avoid burnout and reduce staff turnover
- Support program strategy, policy development, leadership, project and program management
- Provide ongoing staff training opportunities to ensure trauma informed core principles are practiced
Prevention Specialist
Gambling Support BC
10.2012 - Current
- Raise awareness of Gambling Support in North Eastern B.C through health fairs, trade fairs and workplace information booths, community initiatives and community harm reduction work
- Marketing and promoting planned presentations, workshops, and training for all age groups - Grade 6-12, College/University, Workplace, Allied Professionals, Seniors, First Nations Groups, Treatment Centers and Community Organizations
- Collaborating with community agencies to provide mental health and addiction support to diverse populations
- Contract management
Project Coordinator
North East Psychiatric Collaborative
04.2017 - 12.2017
- Worked with family physicians, psychiatrists, Health Authority management and the Ministry of Children and Family Development to improve service delivery to children and youth experiencing moderate to severe mental health crisis
- Improved access to psychiatric assessment in the hospital, primary care clinics, and to the child and youth mental health team
- Worked with departments to initiate quality improvement strategies contributing to project success
Project Lead
Share Care And Doctors Of BC
02.2016 - 11.2017
- Provided leadership and quality improvement strategies for the Dawson Creek Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Collaborative to improve mental health service delivery to children and youth in Dawson Creek
- Worked with agencies, youth and families to improve the system delivery of child and youth mental health and addiction services
- Planned, executed, and controlled assigned projects, ensured work complied with contractual requirements
- Completed community needs assessment by utilizing surveys from world café’s and community group consultations
- Maintained tactical control of project budgets and timelines to keep teams on task and achieve schedule targets
- Organized meetings and work with the community to fill service gaps through education, training, and awareness activities
Youth Case Manager - Counselor
Northern Health, Dawson Creek
12.2010 - 10.2012
- Worked from a harm reduction, trauma informed, client centered approach to care
- Provided assessment and counseling to youth using cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavioral, solution focused, motivational interviewing, and adventure-based learning models
- Provided prevention education to elementary, middle, and high school students, college and allied health workers
- Provided crisis intervention for patients at the Dawson Creek Hospital Emergency Department
- Provided mental health assessments for psychiatric admission
- Co-facilitated Dialectical Behavioral Skills Groups to middle school students
- Referred clients to Psychiatrist, detox, residential treatment and other community services with preserved and prepared reports and treatment records
Adult Case Manager - Counselor
Northern Health, Dawson Creek
12.2007 - 12.2010
- Provided psychosocial evaluations and needs assessments, counseling to adults, seniors and First Nations clients presenting with mental health and addiction concerns utilizing: CBT, DBT, SFT and Motivational Interviewing methods
- Provided smoking cessation counseling to individuals and groups
- Provided crisis response at Dawson Creek Hospital Emergency Department
- Facilitated groups: Relapse Preventions, Stop Smoking and Dialectical Behavioral and Addiction Skills Group
- Chair of Dawson Creek Housing Response Network and Winter Emergency Shelter
- Collaborated with healthcare providers to drive continuity of care
- Preserved and prepared reports and treatment records
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Social Work
University of Calgary
09.2005 - 08.2007
Certified Post Rehab Conditioning Specialist - American Academy of Health and Fitness Professionals -
Skills
Strong organizational skills and able to work on multiple projects at one time with multiple stakeholders
Direct effective communicator competent at facilitating small and large groups
Team player and cooperative spirit
Results orientated and can be relied upon to fulfill objectives
Solution focused, able to lead by example by fostering relationships with individuals to encourage, support and inspire
Certification
Certificate in Advance Social Work Practice - ongoing at University of Calgary
Additional Courses
Indicators to Assess Cultural Competency 2022
Dealing with difficult clients 2021
Trauma Informed Care 2020
Clinical Supervision 2019
Train the Trainer -Zone of Fabulousness – Resisting Burnout & Shouldering Each Other Up 2018/2019
Trauma Informed Care and Working with Domestic Violence through a Trauma and Attachment Informed Lens- Part 1 & 2, Jane Middleton
Timeline
Project Coordinator
North East Psychiatric Collaborative
04.2017 - 12.2017
Project Lead
Share Care And Doctors Of BC
02.2016 - 11.2017
Prevention Specialist
Gambling Support BC
10.2012 - Current
Youth Case Manager - Counselor
Northern Health, Dawson Creek
12.2010 - 10.2012
Adult Case Manager - Counselor
Northern Health, Dawson Creek
12.2007 - 12.2010
Bachelor of Arts - Social Work
University of Calgary
09.2005 - 08.2007
Mental Health and Addictions Consultant
North Wind Wellness Centre
1 2013 - Current