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, , 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,  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) , 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