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Education
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Accomplishments
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Certification
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Tara Geraghty Ellis

Brampton

Summary

Compassionate, caring, and knowledgeable Social Worker with extensive experience in addressing mental health challenges and facilitating client growth. Collaborative approach and dedication to achieving meaningful results to empower and enable clients to live their best life. Skilled in developing tailored treatment plans and therapeutic strategies utilizing evidence-based practices for client well-being and growth. Proven track record of applying active listening and empathy to foster trust and effective communication, essential to the success of the therapeutic process. Reliable team player with strong conflict resolution skills and adaptability, ensuring client-centric care. In-depth knowledge of community support services, with a focus on fostering inclusive and positive environments. Solid background in community work and a history of impactful initiatives that have effectively addressed community needs and fostered local engagement and support. Effective communication and problem-solving skills, ensuring community members' voices are heard and addressed. Ready to change and empower the lives of our neighbors by helping them reflect, restore, recover, reconcile, and rejuvenate to live their best lives. Seeking to support the team at Gray Matter Health Inc.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Community Work

  • Have a thorough knowledge of the healthcare, social service, educational, medical and rehabilitation systems
  • Have worked on strategic planning, policy development and monitoring for community-based agencies as well as York and Dalhousie universities

Disability Field

  • Over 20 years of work and volunteer experience with people with disabilities
  • Provided therapy services, service brokerage, and case management to persons with various disabilities over the past 3 years
  • Conducted presentations on barriers and accommodations for people with disabilities to individuals, client groups as well as corporate sectors
  • Have extensive knowledge of legislation and social service systems involved in service provision to people with disabilities, including the ODSP Act, the OW Act, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA)

Online Therapist

Online-Therapy.com
11.2022 - Current

Published non-fiction author, disability advocate and presenter

Access Empowerment Disability Services
10.2015 - 11.2022

Disability Settlement Counsellor

Dixie Bloor Neighbourhood Centre
10.2008 - 10.2015

Employment Counsellor

Employment Support and Development Unit, Center for Addiction and Mental Health
05.2008 - 10.2008

Employment Supports Specialist

ODSP Employment Supports, Central West Region
10.2007 - 03.2008

Program Advisor

ODSP Employment Supports, Toronto Region
05.2007 - 10.2007

Community Outreach and Research Coordinator

Gateways to Screening project – Center for Independent Living Toronto and Canadian Cancer Society
12.2006 - 06.2007

Participatory Action Researcher

Canadian Paraplegic Association of Nova Scotia
12.2005 - 06.2006

Student Advisor/Service Coordinator

Student Accessibility Services, Dalhousie University–Halifax, Nova Scotia
08.2005 - 06.2006

Case Manager

Metro Community Housing Association-Halifax, Nova Scotia
09.2004 - 04.2005

Community Legal Aid Social Work student

Dalhousie Legal Aid Services – Halifax, Nova Scotia
01.2004 - 06.2004

Intake Coordinator

Warren Shepell Consultants, The EAP Professionals-Toronto, Ontario
09.1999 - 01.2003

Founder and Community Worker – Action for Accessibility

York University, Glendon College-Toronto Ontario
09.1996 - 05.1999

Education

Master of Social Work -

Dalhousie University
10.2006

Bachelor of Social Work - undefined

Dalhousie University
07.2004

Bachelor of Arts - undefined

York University, Glendon College
05.1999

Skills

  • Been working within a CBT model of therapy since 2022
  • Certified in Basic and Advanced Neuro-Linguistic Programming
  • Trained in Brief Solution Focused Therapy, Systems Based Therapy, DBT, Person-Centered Therapy, and Gestalt
  • Familiarity and willingness/eagerness to develop my skills in others

Accomplishments

  • Documented and resolved lack of emergency service like 911 in Central Europe on our database which led to my manager assigning someone to find and document the number we could use in emergencies.
  • Advocated for the inclusion of disabled clients who other therapists found difficult to serve and support
  • Published the award winning book "VisAble and Empowered"
  • Collaborated with team of 6 in the development of Action For Accessibility at Glendon College-York University.

Languages

English
Full Professional

Certification

  • Certified in Advanced Neuro-Linguistic Programming, [Company Name] - 2024
  • Neurodivergence Therapist License - 2024

Timeline

Online Therapist

Online-Therapy.com
11.2022 - Current

Published non-fiction author, disability advocate and presenter

Access Empowerment Disability Services
10.2015 - 11.2022

Disability Settlement Counsellor

Dixie Bloor Neighbourhood Centre
10.2008 - 10.2015

Employment Counsellor

Employment Support and Development Unit, Center for Addiction and Mental Health
05.2008 - 10.2008

Employment Supports Specialist

ODSP Employment Supports, Central West Region
10.2007 - 03.2008

Program Advisor

ODSP Employment Supports, Toronto Region
05.2007 - 10.2007

Community Outreach and Research Coordinator

Gateways to Screening project – Center for Independent Living Toronto and Canadian Cancer Society
12.2006 - 06.2007

Participatory Action Researcher

Canadian Paraplegic Association of Nova Scotia
12.2005 - 06.2006

Student Advisor/Service Coordinator

Student Accessibility Services, Dalhousie University–Halifax, Nova Scotia
08.2005 - 06.2006

Case Manager

Metro Community Housing Association-Halifax, Nova Scotia
09.2004 - 04.2005

Community Legal Aid Social Work student

Dalhousie Legal Aid Services – Halifax, Nova Scotia
01.2004 - 06.2004

Intake Coordinator

Warren Shepell Consultants, The EAP Professionals-Toronto, Ontario
09.1999 - 01.2003

Founder and Community Worker – Action for Accessibility

York University, Glendon College-Toronto Ontario
09.1996 - 05.1999

Community Work

Disability Field

Bachelor of Social Work - undefined

Dalhousie University

Bachelor of Arts - undefined

York University, Glendon College

Master of Social Work -

Dalhousie University
Tara Geraghty Ellis