Student Counsellor
Canadian University Dubai
Total years of experience :7 years, 4 Months
• Provide individual and group psychotherapy to students facing a wide range of mental health issues and personal, social, and academic challenges.
• Design and implement psychoeducational programs and outreach activities for campus community, on-ground and virtually.
• Consult with families, faculty, and staff regarding the mental health needs of students and campus environment.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and clinical providers to develop an individualized treatment plan and/or plan of action for students to achieve their goals
• Serve at an on-call capacity as a key resource to intervene in psychological emergencies, crisis, and other urgent situations
• Provided individual therapy sessions using a strength-based approach for adolescents with a history of complex trauma
• Facilitated group therapy for youth using yoga therapy, art therapy, and other expressive arts
• Maintained clinical documentation for individual therapy, group therapy, case consultations, and staffings
• Administered and completed intakes and mental health assessments
• Consulted with a multidisciplinary team to develop and implement comprehensive treatment plans and ensure active follow-up
• Taught English to 2 classes of 20 students ranging from ages 18 to 25.
• Developed and implemented daily lesson plans specific to students’ ability levels
• Provided students with English competence to study and work at professional level
• Motivated and encouraged Saudi females to pursue higher education
• Offered guidance in college application process for high school students
• Advised students on personal, interpersonal, and academic issues
• Led group activities in team building and morale boosting exercises
• Organized charity block party to encourage community connectedness
• Shadowed Senior Psychiatrist in Psychiatric Ward
• Observed real-world examples of psychological disorders
• Learned cultural effects on human psychology