Elena S CCC

Experience

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  Camp Misquah

  Jul 2013 - Aug 2013

  Camp Counsellor

  Responsibilities:• Supervise campers with developmental disabilities in daily activities/programs. Achievements:• Recognized as “Counsellor of the Week” and received excellent performance reviews from Senior Staff.• Utilized counselling skills to help campers engage and interact with others.• Adapted methods of communication based on individuals’ needs (ex. sign language) and brought energy to the role to ensure a positive experience for the campers.

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  Main Street Community Services

  Sept 2013 - Sept 2015

  Responsibilities:• Write behavioural reports and care summaries and provide individual counselling to clients in care who have diagnoses of autism, developmental delay, engaged in self-injurious and aggressive behaviours, and other significant mental health disorders. Achievements:• Established strong therapeutic relationships with clients and members of staff and provided counselling to help clients work through grief, anger, attachment issues, etc.• Responded effectively to challenging behaviours (aggression, self-injury, etc.).• Developed and implemented person-centered behavioural treatment intervention strategies (CBT, Sensory programming, self-regulation, psychoeducation, etc.).• Collected, analyzed, and interpreted behavioural data for meaningful information.• Ensured standards of care were met and followed by staff in line with Ministry requirements. Show less Responsibilities:• Provide psychotherapy to individuals using research based approaches and attend weekly supervision sessions to develop essential counselling skills. Achievements:• Built therapeutic relationships and conducted individual counselling sessions with children/youth using a person-centered approach. Utilized interventions of: psychoeducation, emotional regulation, supportive counselling.• Created a safe, non-judgmental environment which enabled clients’ personal development. Show less

  • Clinician

    Feb 2014 - Sept 2015

  • Counselling Intern

    Sept 2013 - Apr 2014
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  Park Hill Junior School

  Nov 2015 - Jul 2017

  Individual Support Assistant

  Responsibilities:• Assisting in promoting the learning and personal development of an individual pupil to enable them to make best use of the educational opportunities available to them.Achievements:• Built positive therapeutic relationships with individual pupil as well as other children at the school. Developed close professional relationships with teachers and educational staff.• Tailored lessons and schedules to individual’s needs to allow them to learn at their ability level.• Encouraged pupil to resolve conflicts through behavioural intervention and emotional regulation strategies.• Increased and promoted self-development and self-esteem through use of positive reinforcement and other therapeutic approaches. Show less

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  The Children's Foundation

  Oct 2017 - Sept 2023

  Child and Family Therapist
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  Langley School District #35

  Sept 2023 - now

  Clinician