Shabnam Khan - Family Counsellor

Experience

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  Vancity

  Nov 1995 - Sept 1997

  Vancity Credit Union

  • General Customer Service• Business & Personal - New & Existing Accounts• Property & Auto Insurance

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  S.K Counselling Services

  Jan 2003 - now

  CEO

  Shabnam Khan MPCC | RPC Family Counsellor Shabnam Khan is a Registered Family Counsellor and a Master's Practitioner In Clinical Counselling. She is a Private Practitioner at S.K. Counselling Services in Surrey, British Columbia. In addition, Shabnam is a Family Counsellor at Semiahmoo House Society in South Surrey.Shabnam is originally from Fiji Islands where she completed her high school at Kamil College and then attended Fiji Institute of Technology. Shabnam then pursued her education in Sydney, Australia where she acquired her B.A in Business & Marketing.Upon her arrival in Canada, Shabnam continued her studies towards Psychology and completed her MPCC - Master’s Practitioner In Clinical Counselling. She believes Counselling is a process of learning how to make good life decisions. Realizing that there can be a lot of reluctance in seeking Counselling Services, Shabnam is committed to break those barriers through awareness and continued education!Shabnam specializes in Individual, Child & Youth, Pre-Marital, Marriage/Couple & Family Counselling. She works in areas of Self Esteem, Parenting, Depression, Grief/Bereavement, Assertive Communication, Anger Management, Boundaries & Relationships etc. Shabnam also advocates as an Adult Educator in Schools and Community Gatherings through workshops on Effective Parenting, Mother & Daughter Groups and Women's Support Groups. Shabnam has passion for writing Inspirational Stories and her Articles are published in the Community Newspaper's. She is an active volunteer in her community and often devotes her time in planning and facilitating at events. Her Quote: “Opportunities may come and go but the discipline, love, care, respect and motivation that surrounded us throughout our childhood will never fade. Those are the memories we carry on with us for life, as we are accustomed to them and want to cherish them becoming part of our identity" Show less

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  Semiahmoo House Society--a partner in UNITI

  Mar 2012 - now

  Family Counsellor

  • Family Counsellor Specializes in Individual, Relationships, Anger Management, Conflict Resolution, Loss & Grief, Future Planning etc.• Restorative Practice Facilitator(Mediation at Workplace)I believe in having good conversations with individuals I support and staff members that I work with on a daily basis. Each and every one of them are unique and they all have their own stories to share to build a meaningful relationship.- Genuine - Trustworthy - Confidentiality- Collaboration - Respect• PCT Trainer In Training (Candidate)(The Learning Community for Person Centred Practices)- Facilitating/Teaching PCT Practices to new and existing staff of the society (2 days training)• PCT Coaches Team - Lead the implementation of Person Centred Thinking Skills- Make changes that improve quality of life for those who use the service and those who provide the services- Support the development of a positive organizational culture by: Partnership, Learning and Accountability - Learn what’s working within the organization, what’s to be celebrated and what’s not working and needs to change • Community Inclusion Services - Plan, develop, implement and evaluate classes for individuals in a group setting- Creating and allowing to chose classes based on our PCT Practices- Provide crisis intervention, behaviour management, and life skills training in a group setting- Organize, prioritize and meet deadlines- Report Writing - Communicate with families, caregivers and home-share providers- Inclusion - Collaboration - Community Involvement - Decision Making Process - Rights and Responsibilities- Being a Valued Member of the Community - To Treat and Be Treated with Respect- Equality- Fairness Show less