Stephanie Butt

A committed and caring professional in the field of social work who excels at building and maintaining relationships. Demonstrated success in challenging environments, and skilled in building community collaborations. Experience in crisis, trauma, and individual and group therapy. Passionate about engaging individuals and families to achieve their full potential. Proven demonstration of motivation, empowerment, and conflict resolution skills with clients and colleagues.

• Act as a mentor for new social workers, providing training and assisting workers in understanding family based practices.
• Children’s Aid representative on a Child Abuse Prevention Team (CAPT). Coordinated “Raise Your Voice” campaign against child abuse event in October 2011.
• Children’s Aid representative on a Truancy Committee in association with the Avon Maitland District School Board. Involvement in regular case conferences/consultation meetings with committee to discuss truancy in Perth County and to develop interventions for specific students with chronic truancy/absenteeism issues.
• Maintain liaison within internal teams, administrative services, and outside agencies. Act as an advocate for fellow co-workers, delegate coverage and assistance when needed.
• Facilitator of Family Enhancement Parenting Support Group, which addresses issues of resolving parent-teen conflict. Coordinate guest speakers, maintain group documentation, prepare resources, and present to the group.
• Facilitator of “Living Room Learning” Group for foster parent support. Coordinate speakers, topics for discussion, and provide assistance to foster parents. Discussion of policies and practices associated with standards related to fostering.
• Demonstrated strong leadership skills through public speaking, specific experience includes providing “Duty to Report Presentations” to schools, churches, agencies, etc.

• Leading for Impact for Managers/Supervisors by Schulich, School of Business, Executive Education, York University through OACAS: focus on vision and strategy, people, culture and engagement, personal effectiveness in leadership, service and operational excellence.
• Field Placement September 2009-June 2010 (2 days/week): Huron Perth Children’s Aid Society – Prenatal Counsellor, Group Facilitator
• Training received at the Huron Perth Children’s Aid Society includes: Collaborations of Child Welfare, Understanding and Responding to Children’s Needs, Engaging Families, Legal and Court Processes, Permanency and Continuity of Care, Protecting Children and Strengthening Families, Wellness and Self-Care, Protection of Children within Custody and Access Disputes, Forensic Interviewing, Working with High Risk Infants, Substance Use During Pregnancy, and Crisis Intervention Training.
• Field Placement September 2007-June 2008: KW Counselling
• Field Placement September 2007-June 2008: United Way
• Volunteer facilitator at Community Justice Initiatives for a group of developmentally delayed males who offended sexually (September 2004-June 2007).
• Completion of Transformative Mediation Training at Community Justice Initiatives. Certificate achieved from Conrad Grebel College in Peace and Conflict Studies. (March, 2005)
• Completion of Stride Circles Training for federally sentenced women at Grand Valley Institution.(2004)
• Completion of Revive Group Facilitation training for individuals affected by sexual abuse. (2004)
• Field Placement September 2004-April 2005: Community Justice Initiatives, supporting individuals recovering from sexual trauma.
• Field Placement March 2004-April 2004: Haven House Shelter for abused women.
• Field Placement January 2003-April 2003: Betty Thompson Youth Centre.
• Field Placement September 2002 – January 2003: Waterloo Regional Police, Human Resources and Victim Services

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