Registered Psychotherapist - Crisis & CBT/DBT

MUNISH MALIK

Registered Psychotherapist -RP

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• Registered Psychotherapist (RP) with more than 10 years’ experience in crisis assessment, intervention, and psychological rehabilitation

• Excellent leadership and communication skills

• Experience in supervision and management

• Extensive experience with specialized skills in addiction and mental health programs and clinical medicine

• Experience in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy(CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy(DBT),Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, Harm Reduction Approach

• Developed strategies for motivation and counselling to individuals with substance abuse

• Well versed with health assessments and monitoring treatment plans

• Well versed with Ontario Mental Health Act and knowledge of criminal justice system

• Excellent team player with exceptional skills in developing innovative solutions

• Efficient project management competencies working with multiple teams

• Proficient in English, Hindi, and Punjabi

Professional Experiences:

EAP COUNSELOR---MORNEAU SHEPELL /LIFEWORKS APRIL 2021—PRESENT Providing short-term counseling to diverse clients dealing with various personal issues through employment referral program. Providing assessment, referrals, and treatment to the clients. Providing therapy to individuals, couples, family, child behavior issues, anxiety, depression, work related issues, stress- personal. Providing case management services to the clients as per the protocols. Providing counseling through Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP), Depression Care( DC), and Work Referral Program ( WRP) services. Providing therapy that is holistic, culturally inclusive, and client centered approach.

Providing training to new hire counselor and on going support and peer support. Psychotherapist –Myo- Health / Complete Rehab Center Sept 2020—Present Providing Psychological assessments and treatments for the clients suffering from MVA, provide cognitive behavioural therapy to individuals suffering from Depression and Anxiety and other disorders. Providing Individual, couple, family and group therapy, Addiction Therapy and Counseling, Trauma informed Psychotherapy, Therapy for clients with serious mental illness, Culturally Competent Psychotherapy, CBT, DBT, BSFT, Motivational Interviewing and Mindfulness Meditation. 2

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Case Worker –Mental Health

Inter-Professional Primary Care Team

Scarborough Center for Healthy Communities, Scarborough, ON January 2021--Present

• Conduct intake assessment, referral, service planning, monitoring and evaluation of the client experiencing mental health issues.

• Working with interdisciplinary team with physicians, nurse practitioners, RNs, social worker, harm reduction workers, dieticians.

• Support client’s recovery thorough intensive case management services, and working with families to promote support and empowerment.

• Commitment to working with low-income, multiracial community with principles of anti- oppression and anti-racism framework.

Case Manager- Mental Health & Addictions

Fred Victor May 2020 January 2021

• Conduct outreach to locate the clients in the community while assessing personal safety.

• Follow up with referral source and /or other supports needed

• Provide non-judgemental, accepting and empathic service delivery

• Initial and ongoing assessment of clients’ needs and goals in the areas of mental and physical health and wellness, experiences of addictions, suicidality and other elevated risks of harm

• Ongoing clinical and functional assessment of clients’ current mental status

• Develop, document, implement and coordinate clinical services plan

• Prioritize goals/needs that are identified with the client

• Coach the client to develop a wide range of independent living skills

• Crisis prevention, crisis management and Intervention

• Advocate on behalf of the client when necessary

• Create up-to-date, accurate notes, clinical assessments and data Residential Crisis Support Worker- Safe Bed

Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA, Toronto) Feb 2018 Present

• Conduct assessments and intake process

• Providing crisis intervention as and when needed

• Provide supports and services based on client goals 3

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• Assist in identifying and developing goals towards understanding prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of individuals with mental illness, addictions. Clinical Director/ Lead therapist—Addiction Recovery Network Feb 2020 Sept 2020 Provided counseling\therapy as a lead therapist and to coordinate with other therapists/counselors in the team and provided and overseen the therapy sessions of the clients. Conducted and overlooked psychological assessment, evaluation, and psychotherapy sessions to the clients. Coordinated and worked closely with medical director and nursing team to follow the client after the discharge from the medical detoxification unit. Matched the client with a therapist on the team that was the best fit for the client after the discharge from detox. Supervised therapy sessions consulted with the nurse practitioner and nurses any time as needed for the client’s care.

Provided clinical leadership, maintained knowledge of best practices and therapy models. Worked closely with interprofessional team members and managers including medical director to ensure teamwork between staff, and planning for client’s care. Worked closely with other team members regarding admissions, discharge plan, after care program for the discharged clients.

Interviewed, hired, trained therapists/ counselors, and nurses. Prepared scheduling, program guidelines, procedures, and collaboration with senior management Reasonable Suspicion Testing Supervisor

Super-Fast Truck Line Brampton, ON Jan 2016- Jan 2018 Monitored employee performance, and that includes whether or not an employee can carry out his/her duties. Protect workplace safety, discourage substance abuse, and identify employees who need help resolving serious alcohol or drug abuse problems

Observing driver that is violating controlled substance or alcohol regulations Order the appropriate tests (Drug and alcohol testing) and if necessary, make sure the driver is escorted to and from the test side

Complete and sign a report including observations, and test details Document—specific observations of the driver’s behaviour and appearance Confront—the driver about the requirement to undergo reasonable suspicion testing Explain—the consequences of refusing to comply with the testing Case Manager /Counsellor (Placement Student) -Across Boundaries July 2015-Dec2015

• Case Management, support, assessment, setting treatment plan, providing counselling, networking with agencies and follow up

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• Facilitates Health and wellness group, current events and coordinated mobile dental clinic

• Using Anti-Racism Anti oppression(ARAO)&(ABR) Framework

• Working with multicultural service users, clinical and holistic approach

• Managing referrals and interactions with Ontario Mental Health Service System

• Working with medical professionals

• Empowerment of individuals and taking new initiatives to integrate skill building, alternative and complementary therapies

Clinical Supervisor –Addiction Canada September 2012—May 2015

(A Residential treatment center)

• Clinical assessment of clients observing for drug and alcohol withdrawal symptoms

• Evidence Based Therapy (EBT) practice with adults suffering from personality, trauma, mood and substance use disorders

• Supervised Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)/ Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) practice with adults diagnosed with trauma, mood and substance use disorders

• Supervising Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

• Practicing with family members of individuals suffering from personality, trauma, mood and substance use disorders

• Structuring diagnostic practice with adults suffering from personality, trauma, mood and substance use disorders Recommending internal and external referrals for rehabilitation

• Supervising structured diagnostic assessment practice with individuals diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and co-morbid psychological difficulties

• Supervising group ADHD psychotherapy practice with a variety of patient populations

• Monitoring client engagement in Alcoholic Anonymous and Narcotic Anonymous Medical Officer, Aastha Neuro Research and RehabilitationCenter, Jalandhar, India 2009- 2012

• Examined new, follow up patients and admitted clients

• Extensive experience in treating depression, anxiety, bipolar, personality disorders and patients with suicidal ideation

Medical Officer, Sandhu Hospital, Nawanshahr, India 2007-2009

India

• Examined patients and worked on diagnostic formulation and progress of patients

• Dealt with patients with mental health and behavioral sciences and general medical illnesses Medical Officer, Tagore Hospital and Heart Care Centre, Jalandhar, India 1993- 2007

• Organized and participated in various National Health Care Programs run by WHO including De- Addiction camps, AIDS control program, Intensified Pulse Polio Immunization Program, national Tuberculosis Control Program

• Acted as General Physician in primary health care centre; responsible for operation and management of health centre

• Oversaw primary health care, OPD and successfully managed deliveries, and antenatal check up

• Examined, investigated, diagnosed and treated patients in and out of Emergency and Trauma department and Long Term Care department

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Made provisional diagnosis and handled the investigations accordingly ASSOCIATION and MEMBERSHIPS/Affiliations:

• Registered Psychotherapist (RP)–College of Registered Psychotherapist of Ontario(CRPO)

• Canadian Mental Health Association, Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM)

• Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors, Psychometrics and Psychotherapists 2015

(OACCPP)

EDUCATION AND TRAININGS

Bachelor in Medicine and Surgery

1991

Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar India

Equivalent to First Professional Degree in Medicine, Doctor of Medicine Program 2010

Assessed by WES Toronto

Drug &Alcohol: Reasonable Suspicion Testing 2017

Applied Suicide Intervention Skill straining (ASIST) 2016 Bridge Training Program for Internationally Trained Psychologists and Allied 2015

Mental Health Professionals, MNLCT, Toronto 2015

Language Interpretation Training - MCIS, Toronto, ON First Aid and CPR Certified Professional

Certificate Course in Medical Culture &Communication Opioid Dependent Treatment Certificate - CAMH, Toronto, ON 2013 Concurrent Disorder in Primary Care Course 2013

Safe use Of Opioids in Chronic Non Cancer Patients CAMH 2013 Addressing Mental Health Needs of Refugees CAMH 2013 IV Therapy and Phlebotomy - Health Care professional Training Providers, ON 2012 VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Major Mackenzie Hospital, Richmond Hill, ON

Intensive Care Unit Oct 2019—Present

• Assisting with communication between visitors and ICU staff.

• Instructing and counselling patients/families about prescribed therapeutic regimens

• Ensuring that visitation process goes smoothly, by following the hospital guidelines

• Help improving the experience by offering a listening ear to the families visiting patients in the ICU

• Understanding visitor’s feelings as visitors to the ICU may be feeling a variety of emotions from sadness to stress

• Respecting the Privacy of Visitors-taking this into account, provide visitors that may need time to grieve with privacy

• Adhering to Patient Privacy Legislation by keeping the patient census always in pocket and to ensure old censuses are disposed of in shredder after each shift

• Crisis Intervention/Violence prevention-providing psychological support as some people reacts to stress, anger, fear or pain with aggression and understanding that some medications or medical conditions like dementia can also cause violent behavior

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