Degrees: Master of Social Work
First Year Practice:
2003
Languages Served:
Arabic,English,Farsi
Clinical Specialties:
Abuse/Violence/Anger Management
Counselling/Therapy
Gender-Related Issues/Sexual Issues
Grief/Trauma/Loss
NonClinical Specialties:
Career/Employment Counselling
Consulting/Group Facilitation
Mediation/ADR
Staff Training/Development
Age Groups Served:
Children
Adolescents
Adults
Older Adults
Specialized Training:
•Children’s Aid Society Orientation; •Orientation, Eligibility & Investigation, Child Protection Risk Assessment; •Borderline Personalities; •Hate Crime and Youth Gangs; •Healthy Sexuality of Children and Youth; •Violence Against Women/Families Treatment Program; •Problem Gambling; •Family Group Decision Making Care Training; •Explore Family Dynamics of Grief •Forensic Interviewing; •Motivational Interviewing; •Sex Offender Training; •Practical Tips & Tools for Working with Developmentally Disabled Youth Training; •Substance Abuse Treatment; •Children as Victims and Witnesses of Domestic Homicides; •Introduction to Sexual Abuse; •Strength-Based Counseling with At-Risk Youth and Families; •Attachment Disturbances Across Development: Implications for Children in Care; • Prof. Dermot Hurley Webinar – Narratives of resilience;
•Alternative Dispute Resolution; •ADAT Training – Admission, Discharge and Assessment Tools – Ontario’s Standardized Assessment Tools for Substance Use Problems; and •Youth, Drugs and Mental Health.
Personal Statement:
My Personal philosophy: let's identify dis-ease in our system, learn about it, why we attract it, have love and courage for ourselves to move from it and maintain peace and joy by adopting a way of being that balances it all, because life is phenomenal. •Providing families with ongoing supportive and emotional counselling about variety of impediments that they might have, such as parenting skills, grief and loss, post-traumatic stress disorder, mental health, addictions, and more. •To initiate trust and mutual positive communication with the families by setting a positive and non-judgmental role model in compassionate manners. •Special focus on families with cultural diversity background. •Providing one-on-one counselling for individuals and families in the areas of transition, bereavement/loss, spiritual journey, relationship issues, and self-improvement.
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