LORI FOSTER, M.Ed.,CCC., R.C.C.

DETAILED EXPERIENCE:

November 01,2001-Present

PRIVATE PRACTICE :

EAP/EFAP Provide brief solution -focussed counselling to adults.

Trauma Recovery using EMDR.

Addictions Counselling

August 2005 – August 2008

Stroh Health Care Consulting Corp.

Responsible Driver Program

Provide Assessments, Education and Group Counselling Interventions

July 2003 – September 2006

CASCADIA(Weyerhaeuser) Forest Products Ltd.

Provide Substance Abuse Professional(SAP) services for mandated employees: Assessment, Treatment Plan and follow-up Monitoring for safety and compliance.

November 01,2001-December 14, 2008

NISHS: Counselling Centre for Adults Affected by Abuse

Provide mid – range client centered, feminist counselling, education, and support to women presenting with recent and/or childhood abuse ; Facilitate and Co-Facilitate Groups

CONTRACT: 19Hrs/Week

Clinical Supervisor: Sheila Haegert, PhD, R Psych, BCATR

-Consultation

-Supervision

October 01,2002 –December 31,2002

Counsellor for the Upper Island Problem Gambling Program

September 10, 2001-October 05, 2001

20 day 9:00 AM-2:00PM Upper Island Women’s Day Treatment Program

Received In-Service Training in Gender Specific treatment for drug and alcohol abuse issues

Replaced facilitator for two days of the program

Group- facilitated and presented information on Boundaries and Healthy Relationships

*Peer/colleague Supervisor: Marie Helgason, M.Ed., RSW

March 01, 1999- September 10, 2001

PRIVATE PRACTICE

Provided counselling to adult men and women

Used client-centered, talk therapy, skills training, and education.

January- February 1995

Hearthstone Healing Corp.-Campbell River,B.C.

Facilitated women’s group for personal development based on Women Who Run With the Wolves - Self-Discovery through archetypes.

*President/Participant/Colleague: Judith Attfield,Hypnotherapist

1994-1999 Co- founded and Co- owned a Business

October 1990- October 1994

Provided after-care supportive recovery counselling to 3 clients post 28 day treatment programs for D&A abuse and 2 other clients recovering from addiction

Worked from 12 Step Program model, provided life skills training in communications, assertiveness, relapse prevention and support

October1989-September1990

Provided counselling, education, and support to a mentally-challenged, alternate lifestyle, recovering alcoholic female who had been ritualistically sexually abused as a child.
GOALS: To support her in maintaining sobriety.
To support her ability to live autonomously at age 38.
Used crisis intervention through telephone talk therapy, taught living skills, confronted re: relapse prevention, and offered emotional support while she made life changes.

INTERNSHIPS: COURSES # 6098 & # 6099

May 08,1989- June 09, 1989 =160 Hrs.

June 26, 1989- July 25, 1989= 160 Hrs.

-VICTORIA TREATMENT CENTRE Fredericton, N. B.

-Performed Intake Interviews with clients presenting as abusing of drugs and/or alcohol

-Assessed for dependency and proposed intervention plan appropriate to each client

-Conducted Outpatient counselling under supervision of Addictions Counsellor

-Attended daily team meetings

-Researched at Treatment Centre Library

-Debriefed and consulted on each case with Supervisor Kaye Foreman,B.SW.

-Supervisor: Professor Russell A. Mc Neilly, Ph.D.,L.Psych.