Dianne Grant

Provides customized counseling sessions

Enables clients healing form a strengths based client centered approach

Expert in advocating for social justice and human rights issues affecting clients

Disability and accessibility consulting services offered as well

Applies various therapeutic modalities including solution focused therapy, CBT and also the use of therapeutic poetry

• Conducts clinical assessment for the Ontario Parole Board with due diligence.
• Collaborates and consults with inter-professional team in the best interest of clients.
• Conducts counselling sessions to help clients focus on positive change and curb recidivism.
• Performs discharge planning with inmates to help them focus and reintegrate into the community.
• Initiates and develops workshop sessions at the institution with a client centric approach to practice.
• Networks with Community resources such as shelters, and CAMH to assist in meeting client’s needs.
• Monitors client situation and conducts follow-ups to assist in achieving positive goals.
• Manages a case load of average ninety clients with mental health concerns
• Conducts administrative duties e.g., communicating via emails photo coping faxing and documentation.
• Performs research for relevant information to aid in clients matters and verification of information.
• Participates in team meetings and discuss ideas and best practices in social work to enhance efficiency.
• Mediates with stake holders and advocates on behalf of clients in the problem-solving process.
• Prioritize operational demands with sensitivity to issues while adhering to organizational policies.

• Assist in addressing and meeting the physical safety needs of students, including BMS techniques, behaviour shaping, prompting strategies and proximity control.
• Assist in the academic instruction and delivery of alternative curriculum for students with special needs.
• Assist with the preparation of activities to meet the instructional needs of students.
• Adapt classroom activities, assignments and materials to support and reinforce classroom objectives.
• Monitor, supervise and assist students during non-instructional periods.
• Communicate with school staff and professional support staff to aid in the smooth running of the school.
• Assist students with adaptive/assistive technology.

• Counselled clients experiencing challenges of homelessness and networked with community stakeholders to secure programs and resources that were in the client’s best interest.
• Advocated for clients to receive assistance from community resources such as OW, CPP and CAMH.
• Managed a caseload of twenty clients with diverse issues such as housing, physical and emotional abuse, and addictions.

• Enabled caregivers to develop their children’s cognitive communication and motor skills.
• Encouraged emotional development, attachment, and bonding to build/strengthen relationships.
• Supervised approximately fifty clients per week at the centre.

• Facilitated focus groups with staff and volunteers, planning workshops and meetings.
• Prepared questionnaires and conducted interviews with different agencies.
• Recorded and transcribed data from research, submitted reports and conducted evaluation.

• Investigated high profile cases such as domestic violence, child sexual abuse and neglect.
• Worked with high-risk youth and adults on the Crime Prevention and Anger Management Programs.
• Advocated on client’s behalf, did assessments made referrals and attended court sessions as a witness.
• As department manager, delegated responsibilities, adhered to policies and motivated members of staff.
• Supervised offenders on probation to ensure that they comply with conditions of court order.