Angela Warren

Experience

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  Kimberlane and Alexander House

  May 1998 - Sept 2000

  Counsellor & Caregiver

  Support residents in life skills development and engagement in activities.Monitor and support medication use.

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  515 MacLaren

  Dec 2000 - Mar 2004

  Personal Support and Relief Worker

  Support residents in life skills development and engage in social activities. Ensure well function of supportive living environment.

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  The Elizabeth Society of Ottawa

  Aug 2001 - Jan 2002

  Coordinator Of Volunteers

  Recruit, train and support volunteers for court support, Ottawa Carleton Detention Centre and the main office.

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  The Well La Source

  Jan 2002 - Jun 2007

  Outreach Worker

  Supported and provided services to community members participating in a day program drop-in centre for women and women with children under the Anglician Diocese. Outreach services to homeless women by connecting them to shelters and other community supports.

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  South-East Ottawa Community Health Centre

  Jun 2007 - Aug 2011

  Housing Outreach Worker

  Part of the Housing Loss Prevention Network with the City of Ottawa.Community capacity building; outreach services provided to tenants, landlords and service providers.Developed and promoted education, awareness and advocacy in support of tenant rights with the usage of the Residential Tenancies Act, Human Rights Code, Property Standards, etc.

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  Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre

  Aug 2011 - Dec 2018

  Team Lead & Case Manager

  Team lead supporting a team of 16 case managers while assisting the manager of the Families First Program in quality assurance and delivery of services. Support the continual development of the Families First program through reports to funders and ensuring targets are met. Attend case consultations and clinical supervision meetings.Provide training for the Service Prioritization Decision Assistance Tool (SPDAT) to guide case management services to the team as well as other community agencies as part of the City of Ottawa Homelessness Initiatives.Case management includes: intake, assessment of needs, develop service plan with clients, advocacy, referral, discharge and client survey. Show less

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  Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre Foundation

  Oct 2012 - Oct 2016

  Addiction Counsellor

  Support youths age 12 - 21 to overcome substance abuse and related challenges in a residential treatment setting. Facilitate group sessions as out-lined in program and provided individual support.

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  LivingWorks

  Nov 2013 - now

  Independent ASIST Gold Trainer, s2H Facilitator and safeTALK trainer

  Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training - Gold Trainer November 2013 – Present Training professionals and community members in suicide intervention using the Pathway for Assisting Life modelsuicide to Hope Facilitator May 2017 – Dec. 2023 Training professionals in the recovery and growth work using Pathway to Hope modelsafeTALK Trainer November 2019 – Present Training professionals and community members in suicide prevention using the Tell Ask Listen KeepSafe model Show less

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  South-East Ottawa Community Health Centre

  May 2018 - Jan 2019

  Central Ottawa Health Links Care Coordination Coach

  Orient, coach and mentor a team of 7 front-line Care Coordinators while building care coordination capacity and ensure fidelity to the Health Links Approach within the Central Ottawa sub-region dispersed partners. Support the Health Quality Ontario innovative practices in care coordination as per set up and implementation directives from the Champlain Local Health Integrated Network (LHIN).

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  Canadian Mental Health Association - Champlain East

  Jan 2019 - Jul 2019

  Intensive Case Manager

  Intensive Case Management is a service which provides individualized support and opportunities to learn and practice essential life skills needed for independent living, while improving accessibility to services for the clients and reducing the incidence of hospital re-admission.It may include:•One to one support and counseling•Life skills teaching, such as budgeting, cooking, cleaning, personal hygiene, groceries, interpersonal relationships, stress management, problem solving, and crisis management•Linkage with desired/needed services and resources available•Maintenance of family support•Client advocacy to ensure the protection of rights and to facilitate rehabilitation•Monitoring service delivery to ensure the appropriateness and effectiveness of the service that will ultimately lead to relative independence and community integration•Discharge planning Show less

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  Canadian Mental Health Association, Champlain East

  Jul 2019 - Nov 2021

  Manager, Public Education

  Managing Mental Health Promotion department, three Resource Centers and volunteersCo-chairing Suicide Prevention Coalition of Champlain East Steering CommitteePromoting and delivering LivingWorks trainings: LivingWorks Start, safeTALK, ASIST and s2HPromoting and delivering Mental Health Works trainings to employers and employeesCompleting annual funding proposals, semi-annual and annual reports to funders