CURRICULUM VITAE
NAOMI DAHMER, B.A., E.R.S.N.
S.J.
McAuley & Associates, Ltd.
242 MacNab Street South
HAMILTON, ON
L8P 3E1
Business Phone No: (905) 523-7711 ext 13
Facsimile No: (905) 523-7251
E-mail: sjmmgt@aol.com
FORMAL EDUCATION
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1996-1997 |
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1991-1994 |
ONGOING EDUCATION
| A Therapeutic Approach To Addressing
Intractable Depression In ABI What To Do When Other Things Don’t Work Hamilton Health Sciences, Chedoke Campus June 7, 2002, Hamilton, Ontario |
Spinal
Cord Symposium: Update on the Care of Patients with Spinal Cord Injury Hamilton Health Sciences, Chedoke Campus May 13, 2002 Hamilton, Ontario |
Managing
The Traumatic Brain Injury Case Sheridan Hotel, Toronto, Ontario May 4-5, 2002 |
| Navigating Return to Work with Chronic Pain Patients:
A practical, collaborative approach Royal Botanical Garden April 26, 2002 Burlington, Ontario |
Children and
Youth with Acquired Brain Injury 8th Annual Conference on Neurobehavioural Rehabilitation in ABI Hamilton Convention Centre May 3-4, 2001 Hamilton, Ontario |
Non-Violent
Crisis Intervention August 2001 February 2000 September 1998 January 1997 May 1996 |
| CPR Certification November 1999 |
CAREER SUMMARY
Rehabilitation
Consultant
S.J. McAuley & Associates Ltd. March
2002-present
- Assist with client’s needs and develop individualized plan
- Facilitate and implement appropriate services
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Monitor, evaluate and document services and outcomes
Clinical
Manager
HILL Program May
2000-November 2001
- Clinical Supervision of clients with acquired brain injury and staff
- Development of treatment plans, co-ordination of services, presentation of monthly case conferences, implementation of measurable goals and criteria
- On-call crisis management on a monthly rotation
Primary Lifeskills
Coach
HILL Program July
1998-May 2000
- Responsible for the daily life skills and social skills training and support for Acquired Brain Injury youth
- Providing one on one educational support in the classroom
- Program development, implementation and monitoring
- Determining attainable social, educational and vocational goals for each individual client and documenting progress and data in monthly reports
Educational
Assistant
Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District
School Board September
1999-June 2000
- Providing one-on-one educational support to individual students with special needs
- Developing methods, materials and work plans to achieve the goals of each student’s individual program plan
- Utilizing augmentative communication
- Feeding, lifting and management of a deaf-blind child with cerebral palsy
Instructor
Therapist
Autism Partnership February
1998-June 2000
- Utilizing ‘Discrete Trial Training’ with pre-school aged autistic children
- Implementing intensive behaviour modification programs through the consistency of structure, positive reinforcement and monthly goals
- Focus on the promotion of listening and attention skills, appropriate and independent play, language development and social skills
- Daily documentation and data collection
Therapist
Private January
1996-June 1996
- Behaviour management and personal care for an autistic client
- Promotion of leisure activities, appropriate play, independence and self -management strategies
ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
- Pleasant Valley School-Individualized Instruction
- Holy Rosary School -Co-operative Placement
- Kincardine Association for Community Living-Co-operative Placement
- Learning Disabilities Association- Volunteer
- Ross School-Individualized Instruction
- Yorkview Public School-Individualized instruction
- Caregiver-Blind Child
- Caregiver-Deaf/Multi-Sensory Deprived Child