Profile Information
Location
Kelowna, BC
Country
Canada
Postal Code
V1Y 9N9
What is it you do for a living? (Parenting, volunteering, CEO of social service organization, etc.)
Counsellor and Sexuality Educator specializing in working with folks with intellectual and developmental disabilities
What organization(s) do you volunteer or work for?
SHADE Consulting and Counselling (www.shadeconsulting.ca) We provide counselling and sexuality education for folks with IDD and workshops and support for their supports.
What is your interest in PACEs and resilience science?
I have training in complex trauma and work with folks with IDD who have experienced ACES and other traumatic events. I feel that they are often left out of the conversation about ACES and trauma.
If you're part of a community-based PACEs initiative, which one?
Community Living BC has a trauma informed practice community of practice initiative which has just started.