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Camille Wait

Camille Wait

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Mental Health and Substance Use Clinician

  • Education

    • Carleton University

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      Master of Arts- MA Sociology

      Research focus: Substance Use Policy, Harm-Reduction Programs, Safer Consumption SitesSSHRC - Federal Research Grant RecipientSenate Medal for Outstanding Graduate Work Nominee

    • Carleton University

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      Bachelor of Arts - BA PSYCHOLOGY

      Research focus: Harm-Reduction Services, Program Evaluation, Substance UseDual Minor in Sociology and Neuroscience of Mental HealthGraduated with Highest Academic DistinctionAwarded Multiple Scholarships, Dean's Honor List

  • Experience

    • The University of British Columbia

      Jan 2019 - May 2019
      Research Assistant

      Research Focus: Substance Use Treatment, Interventions on Opiate WithdrawalNeuropsychological Behavioural and Pharmacological ResearchPreclinical Medical Research

    • Ottawa Inner City Health

      Dec 2019 - Oct 2021
      Harm-Reduction Worker

      Programs: Safer Consumption and Treatment Site, COVID-19 Isolation Site, Targeted Shelter Program, and Street OutreachOverdose ResponseEmergency CounselingWithdrawal ManagementCrisis Intervention - Mental Health and MedicalCase Management and Discharge PlanningHousing SupportTraining New Staff Members

    • Soul Space Frontline Worker Advisory Group

      Sept 2020 - Feb 2023
      Advisor

      Consultations with Relevant Stakeholders and Community PartnersDeveloping and Implementing Mental Health Programs for Frontline Healthcare ProvidersAdvising on Suitability, Accessibility, and Efficacy of Programing

    • Carleton University

      Sept 2020 - Sept 2022
      Graduate Teaching Assistant

      Student Communications and Individualized Academic SupportDifferentiated Instruction and Student-Centered TeachingEducational AssessmentsMentoring Undergraduate Students and Psychosocial Support

    • Island Health - Vancouver Island Health Authority

      Oct 2021 - now
      Mental Health and Substance Use Clinician

      Programs: Assertive Community Treatment, Overdose Prevention Site, Intensive Case Management, Substance Use Integration Team - Previously full time, ongoing casual.Working with street-involved persons, persons who use substances, and persons living with severe psychotic disordersAssessments, Interventions, and ReferralsCrisis InterventionOutreach Case ManagementPsychosocial RehabilitationSubstance Use CounselingHousing Support and Financial ManagementMedication Management and Support Show less

    • Vancouver Island Mental Health Society

      Jan 2023 - Jan 2024
      Manager of Harm Reduction Services

      Manager of VIMHS' harm reduction and substance use programming in Campbell River, BC. These programs include an Overdose Prevention Site and a 24hr Sobering and Assessments Centre.Both programs serve street-involved persons who use substances, and persons living with concurrent disorders.Programs' focus:Supervised Consumption and Overdose ResponseReferrals to Health and Social servicesInter-agency Collaborative Service Provision on SiteCrisis Intervention and De-escalationDiversion24 hour Shelter BedsFood SecurityCulturally Safe and Trauma-informed Programming Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • San'Yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training

      San'Yas
      Oct 2022

    • Biomedical Research Ethics Tutorial - Canada

      CITI Program, A Division of BRANY
      Jan 2016

    • Non-Violent Crisis Intervention

      Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology
      Oct 2019

    • Health Canada Division 5 - Drugs for Clinical Trials Involving Human Subjects

      CITI Program, A Division of BRANY
      Jan 2016

    • Canada Good Clinical Practices Basic Course

      CITI Program, A Division of BRANY
      Jan 2016

    • Stop The Bleed

      CHICAGO COMMITTEE ON TRAUMA OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
      Feb 2021

    • Applied Suicide Intervention Training

      Canadian Mental Hea
      Oct 2019