Khan Bouba-Dalambaye 759 44Th Ave, Lasalle, QC, H8P 2T7 [email protected], Telephone (Mobile): (438) 274-8114
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Khan Bouba-Dalambaye 759 44th ave, LaSalle, QC, H8P 2T7 [email protected], Telephone (mobile): (438) 274-8114 EDUCATION Masters of Arts: Counselling Psychology Program 2008-2010 McGill University, Montreal, QC Bachelor of Arts (great distinction) 2004-2007 McGill University, Montreal, QC Major in psychology, minors in educational & counseling psychology, world religions DEC: Social Science: Law & Society (dean’s list) 2002-2004 Dawson College, Montreal, QC Languages: English, French (spoken & written, fluent) Professional Orders & Associations: OCCQ, APA CURRENT POSITION Guidance Counsellor August 2016-Present Lindsay Place High School, Montreal, Quebec Provide personal, career & academic counselling to students Creation of workshops designed to educate, teach, and address needs of staff and students Created classroom lecture-series designed to teach students about issues in mental health & socialization Designed curriculum for grade 9 P.O.P. class, designed to teach students how to explore their careers Work with teachers & Resource department to create IEP’s & academic success plans for students Responsible for all academic supports available to students Tele-Counsellor (affiliate) Homewood Human Solutions, Montreal, Quebec August 2014-Present Provide brief, solution-focused counselling to clients Familiarize & direct clients with community resources/organizations available to them Psychoeducation on various mental health and psycho-social issues Indvidualized intervention plans Mental Health Counsellor Private Practice, Montreal, Quebec January 2013-Present Case Conceptualization & designing individualized intervention plans Crisis Intervention Provide clients with both short & long-term counselling Ability to provide various forms of counselling (career, management consults) Experience counselling in different modalities (face-to-face, phone) Assist clients in developing resiliency & healthy coping strategies Familiarize clients with community resources available to them RELATED EXPERIENCE Volunteer Tyndale St-Georges Community Centre, Montreal, QC January 2013-Present Created Pilot 10-week pilot project providing counselling support for small group of children Tutor students and assist with schoolwork Provide strategies and tips to facilitate completion of work Provided workshops on coping & resilience Develop individualized academic success plans Identify academic areas needing improvement for students Help develop appropriate behavior for students Provide counseling support for students Ensure safety of students COUNSELLING EXPERIENCE Guidance Counsellor (contract) Beurling Academy, Montreal, Quebec August 2013-July 2014 August 20116-July 2016 Increased use of counselling services and changed school culture around mental health Crisis Management & intervention Development of personalized intervention plans in collaboration with support staff Oversaw all tutoring/academic support programs, and successfully increased both their use and grades of students utilizing them (Youth Fuzion, peer tutoring, after-school homework program) Co-facilitator of “Making Tracks” program to help new students who may have difficulty adjusting to high school Attended various professional development workshops to continue career development Created board-wide presentation for parents detailing post-secondary academic options Work with parents/families and community organizations to best meet needs of students Created weight-training program and morning basketball program Account Manager, First Access Team Employee Assistance Services, Morneau Shepell, Montreal July 2012-June 2013 Responsible for management of over 900 existing accounts Was able to acquire over a dozen new clients through quality of service Helped launch and oversaw new 24/7 hotline for services Provide management consultations through use of clinical expertise Intermediary between call center and team/clients Conduct outreach calls to set up clients with services Client Care Counsellor Employee Assistance Services, Morneau Shepell, Montreal June 2011-January 2013 Worked out of a call-center as customer service agent & counsellor Received 6 recognition awards for quality of service dealing with management consults and client requests Provide contained, immediate, one-time support Risk Assessment Provided counselling support via telephone and online chat modality Intake for trauma services department Responsible for critical coverage of overnight weekend period Assist in training of newly hired counselors Guidance Counsellor (contract) Counselling Services, Beaconsfield High School, Montreal April-June 2011 Collaborated with resource team to meet the needs of students Assist students with CGEP applications/continuing their education Attended monthly school-board guidance counsellor and student services meetings to discuss needs of students Registration & orientation of new students Participation in extra-curricular activities (coaching, field trips, clubs, etc.) Counselling Intern Counselling Services, Riverdale High School, Montreal Fall 2010 Counselling & Development Services, Concordia University, Montreal 2009-2010 Trained to counsel students experiencing emotional, social, vocational, health-related, developmental, and organizational concerns Provided counseling support, psycho-education, and educational & vocational information to students three times a week Interpret and communicate results of career tests to students Developed and co-facilitated a workshop on eating disorders Counselling Practicum McGill University, Montreal, QC 2008-2009 Assessed clients Provided counseling support & psycho-education Selected and applied therapeutic interventions for clients Established good rapport and instilled hope TRAINING & WORKSHOPS Intervention with people who are suicidal Suicide Action Montreal, Montreal, QC Winter 2012 & 2016 Managing risks and critical moments, safe conclusion of intervention Creating plans to mobilize suicidal person to protect themselves Development of strategies to identify & reinforce hope to live Needs assessment and facilitation of access to other services Familiarization with new provincially regulated clinical tool for assessment of risk (Grille d'estimation de la dangerosité d'un passage a l'acte suicidaire) Leading Edge Seminars Fall 2011 The 10 Best-Ever Anxiety Management Techniques The 10 Best-Ever Depression Management Techniques PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS Tyndale St. Georges Community Centre Annual Career Fair, 2014-2016, Montreal Careers in the field of psychology McGill Multicultural Counselling Conference, 2011, Montreal Relationship Between Career Profiles & Openness to Diversity APA Conference, 2010, San Diego Relationship Between Career Profiles & Openness to Diversity OISE Counselling Psychology Conference, 2009, Toronto Incorporating Religious Discourses in Counselling: Working with African Americans 27th annual Winter Roundtable on Cultural Psychology and Education, 2009, New York Career Counselling for African & Arab Americans REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST .