Victoria Culver

• Company Overview: Residential treatment program for children/youth aged 10-18 who are in severe crisis, experiencing emotional dysregulation, extreme behavioural difficulties, and/or are at high risk for self-harm
• Delivered crisis intervention services when necessary, de-escalating volatile situations while maintaining safety for all involved parties.
• Documentation, monitoring, observing, and interacting with clients and family/guardians, client support, rapport building, and on the spot management of client dynamics and behaviours
• Conduct skills groups (DBT, cultural night), facilitate recreational activities in the community, provide stabilization, assessment and treatment away from the child/youth’s home environment, work actively with family/guardians to facilitate a successful transition home
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for children and adolescents.
• Implemented behavior modification strategies to address challenging behaviors exhibited by young clients.
• Enhanced youth development by implementing engaging and age-appropriate programs.
• Contributed positively towards team collaborations by engaging in regular meetings and sharing insights, enhancing team cohesion.

Project: Increasing community care providers knowledge of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Thunder Bay and District communities

-Research using library and scholarly databases

-Collaboration with stakeholders, public health professionals, and community partners

-Present at steering committee meetings

-Developed an evaluation plan for pre/post-intervention

-Completed an Evidence Generating Activity Form for approval by the Internal Review Committee

• Company Overview: Knowledge Translation and Mobilization for Enhancing Prevention of Injury and Disability at Work (EPID@Work) Research Institute
• Research, summarize key information from literature, create infographics for target audiences, simplify and condense content for the public, collaborate with stakeholders
• Knowledge Translation and Mobilization for Enhancing Prevention of Injury and Disability at Work (EPID@Work) Research Institute

• Execute client-specific Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) programming and procedures in one-on-one and/or in a group setting for children with Autism spectrum or similar conditions
• Record and chart data, document progress, work collaboratively with a team of senior, speech, and occupational therapists, build client rapport