Social Worker: Sherlyn Hu

 

Sherlyn Hu

Social Worker

 

Work Experience

1. Professional Training in Social Work

Social Work Student in Combined Surgical Unit, Orthopedics, and General Internal Medicine at the Toronto Western Hospital (University Health Network) [2008 to 2009]

• Conducted complete psychosocial assessment on diverse clients

• Provided psycho-educational, crisis, supportive, and grief counseling

• Conducted capacity assessment for long term care placement decision-making

 

2. Social and Health Care Policy and Administration

• Professional Program Development Officer at a ethnic community agency providing social and health care services

• Social Work Student at the Ministry of the Attorney General, Supervised Access Program [2008]

Developed a provincially –disseminated training manual on Ontario’s legal system related to child protection and family welfare

 

3. Research

• Project Coordinator/Research Assistant, China Project, Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto [2007 - 2009]

  • Coordinated a series of tri-provincial and international research studies funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), covering topics on: immigrant youth employment across Canada, healthy aging of Chinese seniors in Canada, psychosocial dimensions of altruistic oocyte donation participants

  • Coordinated the institutional response to the May 12 earthquake in China, including: training for over 120 mental health professionals in China, online training materials, community forums, work group meetings, etc.

• Research Assistant at the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Unit, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto [2007 – 2008]

  • Literature research and analysis

  • Process recordings for group therapies

4. Social Worker at Lingyu International Psychology Centre

 

Clinical Practice Hours

1. Social Work

• Social Work Student in Combined Surgical Unit, Orthopedics, and General Internal Medicine at the Toronto Western Hospital (University Health Network) [2008 to 2009] [Over 700 hours of clinical practice]

2. Mental Health: Psychiatry and Counselling

• Student at the Trauma Clinic, Mount Sinai Hospital. [2008 – 2009]

[Over 120 hours of learning]

3. Student Counselling at University

• Academic and Student Life Counsellor (Volunteer), Asian Institute, University of Toronto. [2008-2009]

• Peer Support Group Counsellor, The Centre for Women and Trans People, University of Toronto. [2006 – 2008]

 

Training background

Collaborative Master of Social Work and Asia Pacific Studies, University of Toronto [2007 – 2009]

 

Professional Training

SSLD: Strategies and Skills Learning and Development [2007 to present]

 

Department of Adult Education and Counselling Psychology, Ontario Institute of Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto

• Individuals and Groups Psychotherapy [2009]

• Gestalt Therapy[2009]

 

Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto

• Mindfulness Therapy [2009]

• Group Social Work Practice [2008]

• Social Work Practice in Health [2009]

• Practice with Individuals and Families [2008]

• Practice with Community and Organizations [2007]

• Gerontology: Aging and Law[2009]

• Research Methodology in Social Work Practice [2009]

Other Training

• Student at the Trauma Clinic, Mount Sinai Hospital. Participating in their weekly case conferences on psychiatric assessment and therapy consultation. [2008 – 2009]

• Cyber-counselling, Kids Help Phone(Toronto) and University of Toronto [2008]

 

Education

Honours Bachelor of Arts, University of Toronto

Combined Majors: International Relations and Asia-Pacific Studies

 

Professional Membership

Will receive registration from Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW) in December 2009

 

Supervision Hours

1. Toronto Western Hospital [Over 100 hours]

2. Ministry of the Attorney General, Supervised Access Program [Over 60 hours]

 

My Counselling Principles

• Goal –oriented

• Action- oriented

• Experiential learning

• Proactive, personalized strategy to achieve well-being

 

Areas of Interest

• Training projects in multimedia: Planning, design (content and graphics), delivery and promotion

• Social skills and relationship management

• Intimate relationship: Individual, couples and family

• Immigrant settlement : Mental health, system navigation

• Health aging: Mental health of seniors, system navigation

• Cross-cultural understanding

• Sexual health promotion , sexuality and erotic justice

Counselling Characteristics

• Assist client to learn and develop strategies and skills incrementally in order to manage social relationships and situations in an aptly manner, thereby expanding personal choices and fully utilizing personal potentials

• See client problems as skills inadequacy and learning needs

• Facilitate creative interventions, including art and body work