Category 1: Counselling & Trauma-Informed Practice

1 Listing of Where and How Learning Took Place

  • Independent study obtaining college recognition of acquired competencies in Special Care Counselling at Champlain Regional College (non-credited)
  • Quebec Association of Special Care Counsellors membership
  • Social Work Technician for New Frontiers Schoolboard
  • Intern Educator (Youth Worker) at Batshaw Youth and Family Centres / Department of Youth Protection
  • Online self-learning certificate courses such as Trauma-informed coaching through the Centre for Healing, Brain Story Certification and The Resilience Scale through Alberta Family Wellness Initiative, Psychological First Aid and Alternative Family Cognitive Behavioural Therapy through NCTSN, Therapeutic Play and Managing Childhood Anxiety through The Institute of Child Psychology and Interoception with Occupational Therapist, Kelly Mahler
  • Professional development workshops at the New Frontiers Schoolboard such as Social-Emotional Pathways to wellbeing by Dave Melnick, Trauma-Informed student support, and Interoception with Dr. Janet Shurman

2. Date and Duration of the Learning

2014 – ongoing

3. Major Topics Covered

  • Strategies for trauma-informed crisis intervention
  • Counselling approaching with vulnerable youth and families
  • How to teach Emotional regulation and resilience building skills
  • Essential skills for assessing risk, suicide prevention, and intervention

4. Evidence in Support of Learning