Courses

2016 

• CPR/AED Level C, Canadian Red Cross
  
• Toward Youth Promotion Practice, Free State Social Work, 1 Continuing Education Unite (CEU)
  
• Working with Lesbian-Headed Families: What Social Workers Need to Know - FSSW, 2 CEU
  
• Addressing Racial Disproportionality in Child Welfare - FSSW, 2 CEU
• Sibling Issues in Foster Care and Adoption - FSSW, 1 CEU
  

2015 

• The General Training Requirements for AODA, Ontario Government, Ontario Human Rights Commission 
• Rural Child Welfare Practice - FSSW, 1 CEU
• Protective Factors: Approaches in Child Welfare - FSSW, 1 CEU
• Ethical Considerations for Social Workers: Infant Adoption, Becoming Your Child’s Best Advocate, Discipline and the Adopted Child - Adoption Learning Partners
• Best Practices and Applied Behaviour Analysis in the Classroom - The Geneva Centre
• Context of Development and Intervention, Infant Mental Health Certificate Program - York University
• Key Issues Faced by Elders: Application to Practise (Courses 1 and 2) - TAPE Educational Services

2010 

•  Collaborating Creative Art Therapy Strategies with Individuals with ASD - Geneva Centre
  

2009 

•  Therapeutic Work with Children: Play Based Approaches - TAPE
  

2008 

•  Domestic Violence: Immigrants and Refugees - TAPE
  

2007 

•  Level 1 Certificate in Trauma Counseling, Hincks - Dellcrest Centre
  

2006 

•  Life Skill Coaching Module 2 Certificate - YWCA Toronto
  

2004 - 2006

• Family and Couples Therapy, Cognitive Therapy, Career Counseling, Diversity Issues in Counseling and Feminist Issues in Counseling - University of Toronto (OISE)

2004 

•  Life Skills Coaching Module 1 - George Brown College
  

1996 

•  Reiki Master Certificate - Private Instruction
  

Workshops/Certificates

2019

• Learning Network Forum: Working Agenda and Speaker Biographies - Violence Against Women and Traumatic Brain Injury - Western Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children.
  

2018 

•  Overdose Awareness and Prevention and Naloxone Certification Training - John Howard Society
• WHMIS 2015 including the GHS for Workers and Supervisors - All
• Awareness Training for Workers in Ontario, Duty to Report Child Abuse,  Service Training (Comprehensive) - Red Door Family and VAW Shelter

2015 

•  General Training Requirements for the Accessibility for Ontarians with Ontario Human Rights Commission Training - Ontario Human Rights
  
• Supporting Individuals with Down Syndrome - Down Syndrome Association of Toronto and Respiteservices.com 
• Health Series (medication, abuse, mental illness and dual diagnosis) - Respiteservices.com
• Helping to Maintain the Physical Health of Clients and Professionalism in One to One Supports - Respiteservices.com

2011 

•  Building Capacity in Trans Health Care - Sherbourne Health Centre
  
• Pride is Good for Your Health: A Trans Perspective - Mount Sinai Hospital
  
• Resilience in Children and Youth - Hospital for Sick Children
  
• Professional Development Activities Related to the Prevention of Eating Disorders and Obesity - Toronto General Hospital
  
• Grief in the LGBTQ Context - Bereaved Families of Ontario
  
• Crisis Intervention, Anti-Oppression, Personality Dimensions, and Immigration Training - YWCA Toronto
  

2008 

•  Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (CPI), Case Management, Cross Cultural
  
• Introduction to Asperger’s - The Geneva Centre