Tracey Hutchinson
Shediac Cape,NB
Summary
Mental Health Professional with a solid background in the assessment of adolescents who are experiencing psychiatric illness, and work with families on inpatient psychiatric units. Proficient in the facilitation of group, family, and milieu therapy. Demonstrated leadership skills, mentoring frontline staff, as well as supervising Youth Care Counselor practicum students.
Overview
43
43
years of professional experience
Work History
Family Preservation Case Manager
Youth Impact
Moncton, NB
06.2024 - 02.2025
- Facilitated family meetings to promote communication and understanding.
- Provided crisis intervention support during critical situations.
- Facilitated individual and family therapy sessions with an emphasis on parenting skills and family functioning.
- Participated in multidisciplinary team meetings with other providers to discuss progress or changes needed for the plan of care.
Youth Care Counsellor
Surrey Memorial Hospital
Surrey, BC
02.2001 - 04.2020
- Provided supportive counselling and supervised adolescents with psychiatric, behavioural, and substance misuse disorders in an inpatient secure unit. This included crisis counselling and brief therapeutic interventions applicable to patients, families, and their support networks. Worked independently and collaboratively, as part of a multidisciplinary team. Led and co-facilitated psycho-educational groups. Demonstrated and utilized knowledge of psychiatric diagnoses, psychopharmacology, suicide risk assessment, and violence management protocols. Utilized behaviour management strategies and conflict resolution/crisis intervention techniques to support patients and maintain a therapeutic milieu. Organized and prioritized workload in a complex environment.
Youth and Family Counsellor
BC Children's Hospital
Vancouver, BC
02.1988 - 04.2005
- Provided assessment, stabilization, and initiation of treatment for youth experiencing psychiatric illness. Provided group, family, and milieu interventions within the inpatient psychiatric unit. As well, provided meal support and 1-to-1 counselling within Day Treatment/Eating Disorders Inpatient Service at BCCH.
Youth Care Counsellor
Kingston Road Resource Group Home Children's Aid Society
Scarborough, ON
08.1985 - 10.1987
- Supported youth struggling with emotional and behavioural disorders. Utilized therapeutic crisis intervention techniques to de-escalate youth. Collaborated with clinical team to provide skilled direct 1-to-1 care for youth in a 24-hour assessment resource.
Youth Care Counsellor
Morningside Youth Services
Scarborough, ON
08.1985 - 10.1986
- Provided assessment as well as community life skills training to at-risk adolescent male youth within group home resource and community outreach programs.
Child Care Counsellor
K-W Habilitation Services
Waterloo, ON
08.1982 - 04.1985
- Provided support and life skills training for developmentally handicapped young adults within a group home resource.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Social Development Studies/Psychology
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON01.1983
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology/Political Science
York University
Toronto, ON01.1980
Skills
- Advanced Practice Mental Health, Douglas College
- Non-Violent Intervention Training, 2024
- Workshop on Affect Dysregulation
- Core Addictions Practice, Fraser Health
- St John Ambulance, 2024
- Family therapy
References
Reference available upon request
Timeline
Family Preservation Case Manager
Youth Impact
06.2024 - 02.2025
Youth Care Counsellor
Surrey Memorial Hospital
02.2001 - 04.2020
Youth and Family Counsellor
BC Children's Hospital
02.1988 - 04.2005
Youth Care Counsellor
Kingston Road Resource Group Home Children's Aid Society
08.1985 - 10.1987
Youth Care Counsellor
Morningside Youth Services
08.1985 - 10.1986
Child Care Counsellor
K-W Habilitation Services
08.1982 - 04.1985
Bachelor of Arts - Social Development Studies/Psychology
University of Waterloo
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology/Political Science
York University
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