Nicole Bartley
Tara,ON
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Child & Youth Worker with over 18 years experience supporting children and youths psychological needs to enhance their well being. Experience providing counselling services in school based settings, office based and working collaboratively with other organizations. Addressing individual needs and helping one develop coping skills and resources to address challenges. Always motivated and continue to learn and grow personally and professionally.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Community Worker
Keystone Child, Youth & Family Services
Owen Sound, ON
03.2004 - Current
- Builds therapeutic relationships with young child, adolescents, and caregivers to address needs of the client
- Actively uses informed evidence-base modalities; CBT, DBT with clients
- Have developed and implemented unique and engaging activities/groups for youth.
- Implemented workshops within agency
- Maintained documentation, clinic notes, case notes,
- Taking a active role in client and family treatment planning with case manager.
- Led children in creative, athletic and educational activities while maintaining safe and orderly group.
- Worked with children individually and in groups to teach social, communicative and problem-solving skills.
- Formulated treatment plan strategies with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive and continuous care plan.
- Helped clients develop new coping mechanisms and techniques
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams of school psychologists, teachers and administrators to create and implement Individualized Education Plans.
- Skill in system navigation and knowledge of the social services in Gery and Bruce Counties.
Child & Youth Worker /Residential (LIT)
Keystone Child, Youth & Family Services
Owen Sound
11.2003 - 06.2007
- Mantained children's safety and created welcoming, caring environments for all children.
- Introduced children to educational games and activities to boost learning.
- Led children in creative, athletic and educational activities while maintaining safe and orderly group.
- Prepared healthy foods and beverages for children based on optimal dietary guidelines and individual restrictions.
- Worked with children individually and in groups to teach social, communicative and problem-solving skills.
- Prepared group activities to enhance socialization, communication and problem-solving skills for children.
- Handled daily administrative tasks efficiently to minimize time away from children.
- Added daily log information to permanent records outlining observations, meals and any medications administered.
Child & Youth Worker /St. Mary's High School
Keystone Child, Youth & Family Services
Owen Sound
09.2005 - 07.2006
- Formulated treatment plan strategies with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive and continuous care plan.
- Helped clients develop new coping mechanisms and techniques
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams of school psychologists, teachers and administrators to create and implement Individualized Education Plans.
Crisis Counselor
Women's Centre
Owen Sound, Ontario
11.2004 - 09.2005
- Used skills such as active listening and collaborative problem-solving daily to connect with patients and address concerns.
- Evaluated risk to client or others by gathering information and conducting assessments.
- Conversed with individuals in crisis which called or texted hotline for assistance.
- Provided emergency response in crisis situations to diffuse tensions and prevent violence.
- Built safety plans to lower risk of crisis and intervened in specific manners outlined by procedures.
- Counseled and helped to stabilize the client and children in crisis situations.
- Provided comprehensive case management services, created treatment plans and connected clients and families to appropriate resources.
- Displayed sensitivity to cultural and linguistic needs of clients and families served.
- Worked collaboratively with other agencies and organizations to help client's find housing, and financial stability.
- Ran therapeutic groups for children who were residing in the shelter
Education
No Degree - Child And Youth Worker Diploma
Centennial College of Applied Arts And Technology
Scarborough, ONSkills
- Excellent interpersonal skills that helps build therapeutic relationships with clientele, co-workers and service providers
- Experience in developing working relationships with other community service providers
- Strong knowledge of agencies computer applications
- Creative thinker, Innovative, Responsible
- Organization and Time Management
- Strong organizational, verbal and written skills
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Self-Motivated
- Honourable interpersonal and team-base skills
- Considerable experience in documentation writing
Timeline
Child & Youth Worker /St. Mary's High School
Keystone Child, Youth & Family Services
09.2005 - 07.2006
Crisis Counselor
Women's Centre
11.2004 - 09.2005
Community Worker
Keystone Child, Youth & Family Services
03.2004 - Current
Child & Youth Worker /Residential (LIT)
Keystone Child, Youth & Family Services
11.2003 - 06.2007
No Degree - Child And Youth Worker Diploma
Centennial College of Applied Arts And Technology
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