Barbara Quesnel, MSW, RSW

Phone: 204-228-6531 · barb@hqs.ca

A highly skilled, conscientious, energetic clinician who projects compassion and understanding and has a proven track record of success with trauma-affected persons, co-occurring disorders and diverse populations. Effective motivator, communicator, and mental health advocate who is familiar with challenging and difficult problems and able to assist with defining workable goals and facilitating change. Proven ability to build trust and instill hope when working one on one, with families, or facilitating therapeutic groups. Strong advocate for psychosocial rehabilitation principles and practice. Excellent interpersonal skills and interdisciplinary collaboration when implementing evidenced –based, cutting-edge therapeutic interventions.

Areas of strength

• Advanced Clinical Skills
• Substance-Use Disorders
• Anxiety & Depression
• Identifying Therapeutic Goals
• Excellent Interpersonal Skills
• Ability to Treat Complex Issues
• DBT Trained Therapist
• Cross-Cultural Issues
• Extensive Group Experience

Professional Experience

FAMILY CONCILITATION, Winnipeg 2014 - present

Court Appointed Family Evaluator / Parenting Education Program Facilitator

VICTORIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL, Winnipeg 2002 - present

Treatment Program Facilitator — Adult In-Parent Mental Health Program

U of M CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM, Winnipeg 2002

Sessional Instructor — Distance Education Program

U of M FACULY OF SOCIAL WORK, Winnipeg / Lviv, Ukraine 2000 - 2002

Field Program Instructor / Course Instructor
Sessional Lecturer / Program Development Consultant

NEW DIRECTIONS FOR CHILDREN YOUTH, ADULTS AND FAMILIES, Winnipeg 1991 - 2001

Therapist — Families Affected By Sexual Assault Program

U of M FACULTY OF SOCIAL WORK, Winnipeg 1997 - 2002

Assistant Professor 1997 — 1998
Adjunct Professor 1998 — 2002

CORPORATE HEALTH CONSULTANTS, LTD., Winnipeg 1991 - 1998

Therapist — Employee Assistance Program

HQS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, Winnipeg 1995 - present

Conference Organizer

U of M FACULY OF SOCIAL WORK, Winnipeg 1989 - 2001

Conference Organizer

U of M FACULY OF SOCIAL WORK, Winnipeg 1989 - 2001

Field Instructor 1989 — 1996
Faculty Liaison 1995 — 2001

NEW DIRECTIONS FOR CHILDREN YOUTH, ADULTS AND FAMILIES, Winnipeg 1989 - 2001

Case Manager — Project Independence 1989
Manager — Emergency Services Program 1987 — 1989

GOV'T OF MANITOBA - CENTRAL REGION, Portage la Prairie 1985 - 1987

Adult Mental Health Worker

SOCIAL PLANNING COUNCIL OF WINNIPEG, Winnipeg 1981 - 1987

Crisis Clinician — Night Duty Worker

CHILDREN'S AND SOCIETY OF WINNIPEG, Winnipeg 1983

Social Worker — Intake Unit

Family Conciliation

• Appointed a Family Evaluator by the Manitoba Justice minister
• Undertakes custody and access family evaluations with parents experiencing high conflict
• Facilitates parent educational groups — "For the Sake of Children" Program

Victoria General Hospital, Mental Health Program — Adult In-Patient

• Appointed a Family Evaluator by the Manitoba Justice minister
• Advanced knowledge and clinical treatment of psychiatric diagnoses and co-occurring disorders
• Served as primary facilitator of therapeutic groups
• Responsible for clinical leadership, treatment program development and evaluation
• Daily meetings with patients and family members to access rehabilitation needs, facilitate community referrals, and assist with system navigation
• Responsible for developing MH educational materials & patient and family education
• Work collaboratively with interdisciplinary team
• Member of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) Team
• Built strong community partnerships and serves as program liaison with 20 key community MH rehabilitation programs
• Clinical supervisor for BSW & MSW students

University of Manitoba, Adjunct Professor, Field Instructor, Faculty Community Liaison

• Supervised and evaluated over one hundred BSW and MSW clinical practicum placements in a wide variety of social service agencies for the academic year
• Taught bi-weekly seminars to Field students related to clinical social work practice
• Consulted / collaborated with agency staff regarding students' clinical activities and evaluations
• Taught Field Instruction course to agency staff supervising social work students
• Taught distance education course (via telephone) Problem Solving Seminar to agency Field Instructors
• Taught Interpersonal Communications Skills and Field Focus Child & Family Services courses to BSW students
• Acted as faculty liaison to over thirty community agencies
• Initiated the developed of a new Practicum Evaluation Tool for field instruction students
• Taught SW courses in Lviv, Ukraine — a 4 year, international, project funded by the Canadian International taught SW courses in Lviv, Ukraine — a 4 year, international, project funded by the Canadian International
• Collaborated in the development of the Faculty of Social Work in Lviv Ukraine
• Supervised Ukrainian field instructors
• Developed 3 credit course curriculum for the Feminist Perspectives in Social Work, and SW Practices with Children and Families in Ukraine
• Taught Introduction to Social Work, Feminist Perspectives in Social Work, and Social Work Practices with Children and Families in Ukraine
• Provided policy and program development consultation to agency managers for sexual abuse, family violence and substance abuse programs in Ukraine

New Directions for Children, Youth, Adults and Families, as well as Families Affected By Sexual Assault Therapist

• Provided crisis intervention, assessment, and ongoing counseling to families whose children had been sexually assaulted by a third party
• Utilized therapy modalities included play therapy, individual, couple, family, group, and use of one-way-mirror and Reflection Team
• Supported families through court process
• Worked collaboratively with interdisciplinary team as well as Child & Family Services, Winnipeg Police, Crown Attorneys, medical, school and MH professionals

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's of Social Work, University of Manitoba
• Master's of Social Work, University of Manitoba — Clinical focus: Family Therapy in Community Mental Health

SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES

• Screening, Monitoring and Preventive Interventions for Metabolic Syndrome in Mental Health. Poster presentation at the Canadian Conference on Collaborative Mental Health — Keeping One Step Ahead: Practical Approaches to Mental Health Promotion, Winnipeg, Manitoba, May, 2010
• Incorporating Healthy Living Practices Into Everyday Living. Presentation at the PSR (Psychosocial Rehabilitation) Canada Conference — Rediscovering PSR In A New Decade, Ottawa, Ontario, September, 2010
• Screening For Metabolic Syndrome In Persons with Mental Health Challenges: Community and Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Examples. Poster presentation at the PSR Manitoba Conference; Cultivating Motivation: Working in Partnership with Adults with Mental Illness, Winnipeg, Manitoba, September, 2010
• Healthy Living Project, Metabolic Syndrome, Screening & Tracking Tools for Inpatient Practice. Presentation at the Victoria General Hospital Mental Illness & Metabolic Syndrome Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba, October, 2008
• Screening For Metabolic Syndrome In Persons with Mental Health Challenges: Community and Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Examples. Poster presentation at the RPNC World Congress for Psychiatric Nurses, Regina, Saskatchewan, May, 2008

AWARDS, GRANTS & COMMITTEES

• Hero of Mental Health - Mental Health Professional (2004 & 2010) Presented by the Canadian Mental Health Association, Manitoba Division
• Re-Fit Centre of Winnipeg Healthy Living Program Award Recipient (2008)
• Lilly Neuroscience Solutions for Wellness Educational Fund Grant ($38,000.00), for the development of the Healthy Living Program (2006 — 2008)
• Member of the WRHA Metabolic Syndrome Monitoring Guidelines Committee (2013)
• Member of VGH Reducing Seclusion & Restraint Committee (2011)
• Member of VGH, MH Program Quality Council (2011)
• Chair of the National PSR/RSP 2013 Conference Committee (2011 to 2012)
• Member of the PSR National Conference Abstract Selection Committee (2011)
• Member of PSR/RPS National Board of Directors (2010 to 2012)
• Chair of VGH, MH Program Artwall Committee (2010)
• PSR/RSP Manitoba Board Member (2009 to 2012)
• VGH Staff Wellness Committee (2008 to 2010)
• WRHA Community Committee for Disordered Eating (2005 to 2007)
• MIRSW Professional Ethics Review Committee (1997)

CONTINUING EDUCATION

• 1995-2015 over 350 hours of advanced clinical training
• 1991-2001 Extensive Cross-Cultural Training
• 2004, Sept. Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training
• 2009, May Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction — 5 Days
• 2009, Oct. Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, Practicum Seminar for Group Facilitators — 3 Days
• 2010-2011 CODI (Co-occurring Disorders Initiative) Training Modules
• 2011 Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) 5 Day Intensive Training