Fiona Gironella

Experience

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  YESS | Youth Empowerment & Support Services

  May 1988 - May 1992

  Youth Worker

  Responsibilities: completed client intakes; engaged in case planning; provided supervision; connected youth to community resources; coordinated with Beat Constables; supported family reconciliation; and facilitated recreational activities.

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  Catholic Social Services of Alberta

  May 1991 - Sept 2006

  Placement Coordinator and Team Leader

  Placement Coordinator, Treatment Foster Care Program & Children's Treatment Program, Children, Family and Community Services (1996-2006)Responsibilities: conducted home assessments; assessed, designed, and evaluated treatment intervention plans; supervised foster families and field placement students; provided family support and crisis intervention; completed required documentation and file reviews; planned and presented agency and inter-agency training; engaged in program development; represented the agency on inter-agency committees, coordinated multi-professional treatment teams; and represented CSS at Edmonton Regional Placement Committee. Team Leader, Children's Treatment Program, Children, Family and Community Services (1991-1996)Responsibilities: supervised staff and managed treatment home; assessed, designed, and evaluated intervention plans; completed file reviews and required documentation; facilitated training programs; provided family interventions; engaged in therapeutic relationships with children and youth; supervised field placement students; liaised with Edmonton Police Services; and coordinated multi-professional treatment teams. Show less

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  Child and Youth Care Association of Alberta

  Jan 1998 - Dec 2000

  Certification Exam Coordinator

  Responsibilities: assessed applications for intermediate and full certification; assessed post-secondary equivalencies; evaluated written examinations; convened and chaired oral examinations; and maintained updated database.

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  MacEwan University

  Sept 2006 - now

  Responsibilities: collaborate on curriculum development; creation of interactive gamified activities in Articulate 360 Story Line; research gamification pedagogy; design and facilitate student-centric courses; create syllabi, assignments and exams; provide course content instruction and support diverse student learning needs; design and develop online LMS course sites; and grade all submitted work.Committees: MacEwan Academic Integrity and Restorative Practices Adjudicator; Department Council Curriculum Committee Member.Research Interests: Gamification pedagogy. Show less

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Public Safety and Justice Studies

    Jul 2022 - now

  • Limited Term Assistant Professor, Department of Public Safety and Justice Studies

    Jul 2021 - Jul 2022

  • Faculty (Sessional-Extended Instructor, Field Placement Coordinator, SME and Course Writer)

    Sept 2006 - Jul 2021