Jeff B. Packer
Jeff Packer MSW & Associates Inc.
58 Rossland Road West, Suites 204 &214
Oshawa, Ontario, L1G 2V5
Office: 905-571-7441 Toll Free: 1-866-351-5558 Fax: 905-571-0364
email: packman@rogers.com website: www.jeffpacker.com
EDUCATION University of Toronto and York University
Master of Social Work degree at University of Toronto specializing in clinical social work - 1991. Course work in Domestic Violence, Adolescence, Individual, Family, Group and Marital Therapy and Organizational Management & Conflict Management and Resolution. Ontario Graduate Scholarship
Bachelor of Arts degree at York University - 1989, focussing study on psychology, sociology, religion and the humanities. Dean’s Honour List.
CAREER POSITIONS
1996 - Present Private Practice
Providing psychological and social assessments, counselling, consultation, information and referral, supervision and training. Registered with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers. Member of the Ontario Association of Social Workers and the American OrthoPsychiatric Association. Consultant for local child and youth diabetes centre and for national employee assistance and insurance programs. Court-related assessments and reports. Education and training presentations. Co-ordinating and supervising counselling associates. Professional and corporate liability insurance.
Large and Small Business -HR interpersonal relations problem-solving, team analysis and assessments, communication training, motivational speaking and conflict resolution for corporate matters.
2002 - 2004 The John Howard Society of Durham Region
Clinical Services Supervisor - as a member of the senior management team working with over fifty staff, students and volunteers at four office and two residential locations. Co-chairing management team meetings. Leading program development, funding proposal submissions and reports, program administration & implementation, staff supervision, training, support and conflict resolution. Participation in a federal drug policy analysis training project and publication of drug policy paper. Review and development of policies and procedures manuals. Negotiating community, provincial and national partnerships and contracts. Collaboration with community agencies and professionals on issues related to resource capacity building, program development and evaluation and management development and training. Fundraising and development activities, public speaking and marketing. Facilitating the development of new client-tracking / data management software and providing training and implementation direction.
Coordinator of Counselling Services - Chairing counselling team meetings. Providing consultation and supervision, program design, quality assurance, assessment and therapeutic training, client advocacy, community consultation and education, individual, couple, family and group therapy. Coordination and supervision of college and university students. Teaching counselling skills at Durham College. Computer proficiency with Microsoft Office (PowerPoint), Word, Word Perfect Office 2000 (Presentations), Outlook Express, Print House and with the design and development of client data-tracking software. Experience with research and evaluation procedures, measures and administration.
1991-2002 Durham Family Court Clinic
High risk young offender / family services in residential and community settings, providing individual, family, couple and group counselling/ therapy. Clinical assessments and individualized rehabilitation plans incorporating counselling, systemic resources and support services. Areas of specific expertise and training include: domestic violence, child physical and sexual abuse, treatment and rehabilitation of youth who sexually offend, parent/child management, anger management and arson prevention assessments - (TAPPC). A multi-disciplinary team approach including weekly clinical consultation, collaboration and supervision
with youth and child care workers, social workers, clinical psychologists and psychiatrists. Provision of clinical support to classroom programs. Youth Summer Camp programs facilitator.
Workshops in community. Supervision of college, BSW and MSW students. Agency program development through committee work, research and evaluation. Proposal and media article writing.
1998 - Present Presenter of the following training seminars
- Psycho-Social Intervention with High Risk Teens
- Cooperative Parenting after Separation/Divorce
- Parenting and Diabetes/ Chronic Illness Management
- Teens and Parents Training
- Facilitator Training - D.A.D.S. Program- Yellowknife, NWT
- Counselling Skills - Durham College - School of Justice
- Youth Criminal Justice Act - local forum
- Active Parenting Canada Leadership Training
- Supervised Access Staff Training
- Theoretical Applications to Social Work Practice
- Risk Management in Social Services
- Group work - Adolescents who Have Committed Sexual Assault
(National Conference, Ottawa)
- Fatherhood, Men’s Involvement in the Family
- Helping Those Who Hurt- Trauma & Recovery
- Mobile Therapy - Working with Troubled Youth
- Separation & Divorce (Adults & Children)
- Engaging Hard to Serve Families
- Anger Management - Conflict Resolution
- Discipline and Management in the Classroom - BCOQ
- Working with Difficult Youth & Families
1995 - 2002 Catholic Family Services of Durham Region
Clinical assessment and therapy with individuals, couples and families. Problem areas include marital conflict, mental health, sexual abuse, domestic violence, depression, suicidal ideation, grief, childhood physical and sexual abuse, parent/child conflict. Development coordinator for men’s programming (Re:Membering Fatherhood), marketing, public speaking, intake and group facilitator training.
1993 - 1994 Ontario Business College
Teaching courses on Social Work and Human Service Work. Emphasis on Social Work code of ethics, history, roles, theory and individual, family, group. Counselling, community and crisis intervention approaches.
1990 - 1991 Durham Family Court Clinic - MSW placement
1990-91 - Coordination and preparation of Court ordered young offender assessments. Preparing Custody and Access (Parent Capacity) assessments. Counselling. Developing and co-leading a group for latency-aged children of separation and divorce.
1990 Durham Family Counselling - MSW placement
Developing assessment and intervention plans for adolescents and families. Working in community high school setting, coordinating intervention strategies with school and community workers.
1990 Whitby Mental Health Centre
Psycho-social assessments, counselling, arranging community housing and outpatient follow-up services. Utilized a multi-disciplinary approach. Individual, family therapy and social skills group work.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2008 - Innovations in the Treatment of Eating Disorders –
Winnepeg MB Westwind Roundtable Conference
2008 - John Bradshaw – “Speaking the Truth in Love”
2008 - Family Interventions - Teens with Type 1 Diabetes
2007 - Canadian Diabetes Association Guidelines Dissemination
2006 - Canadian Diabetes Association Conference
2005 - Narrative Approaches with Anorexia/Bulimia and EDNOS
2005 - Advanced Narrative Therapy Conversations
2004 - Northern Ontario Diabetes Network
2004 - Narrative Ideas in Therapy – Judith Myers Avis
2004 - Management in Social Services
2003 - Cognitive Behavioural Work & Substance Abuse
- Youth Criminal Justice Act - Toward Social Justice
2002 - John Howard Conference - Building Service Excellence
2001 - Canadian Conference on Sex Offender Services - Ottawa
2001 - Integrating Spirituality and Therapy - Bill O’Hanlon
2000 - Working with Conduct Disordered Youth - Dr. Lazor
1999 - Working with Trauma Survivors - Dr. Matthews
1998 - Working with Difficult Couples - Dr. G. Price
- HIV / AIDS & Gender Identity
- Legal Issues in Clinical Practice - Dr. Solomon
1998 - Student Supervisory Training - Ryerson University
1997 - Orthopsychiatric Conference - Couples / Violence / Trauma
1997 - Dissociative Identity Disorder - Dr. Glumac
1996 - Association of Family Court Clinic Conference
- Assess. & Counselling With Trauma Survivors - Hall
1995 - Use of Metaphor in Therapy - George Hull Centre
1994 - Assn. Of Family Court Clinics Conference
1993 - Research and Practice - O.A.C.M.H.C.
- Family Therapy - Gender Issues - Carter
1992 - Work with Troubled Adolescents - Fishman
1991 - Family Therapy Training - Carl Whitaker
1983 - Business Organization
VOLUNTEER WORK
1987 - Present Whitby Baptist Church
Elder 2005 , Building Review Committee 2003/2004. Fundraising Committee 2003. Moderator / Chair of Church Council - 1999 to 2002. Sunday School Teacher (teens) - 15 years. Trainer at the Southern Ontario Baptist Conference. Promise Keepers men’s groups / conferences. Congregational Care. Building Committee ‘87 - ‘90 - responsible for “Access” renovation project fundraising through government and local sources. Board of Management - ‘87 - ‘90.
1998 - Present Durham District School Board
Walter E. Harris Public School
Woodcrest Public School
1995 - Present NASC and Oshawa Kicks Soccer Organizations
Coaching park & allstar league soccer and fundraising activities
1990 - 1998 Ontario Association of Social Workers: Durham Branch
local executive board. Membership and Public Relations Committees - membership evaluation, develop local computer database and resource guide, media releases, advocating for client needs and raising public awareness about Social Work.
INTERESTS Parenting, gardening, stonework and cooking, travel and camping, soccer, fitness, skiing, hockey, golf, art, woodworking, painting and guitar.
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