May 2025 – Aug 2025 · 3 mos · Greater Toronto Area, Canada · On-site

• Conducted structured and comprehensive intake assessment using Biopsychosocial framework to identify presenting issues.
• Answered the ‘warm line’, offering emotional support, counselling and community resource referrals to individuals acquired brain injuries, substance use concerns and other related mental health challenges.
• Established therapeutic rapport with clients experiencing mental health issues and/or addictions , acquired brain injuries or primary health care issues while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Conducted OCAN assessments and utilized LOCUS to determine client needs and levels of care.
• Administered and interpreted standardized assessment tools including MSE, DAST, MAST to assess mental health and addiction related behaviours.
• Identified systematic barriers and provided advocacy , referral and navigation support.
• Conducted risk assessments and facilitated timely referrals to CAMH, Community Head Injury Resources Services, housing supports and community programs to address client needs holistically.
• Completed Rent-Geared-to-Income housing applications for clients and advocated for access to affordable housing.
• Liaised with Ontario Health at Home, Ontario Works, Ontario Disability Support Program, and other community partners and service providers to coordinate holistic client support.
• Maintained client records and documentation in compliance with agency policies.
• Assisted clients with scheduling medical appointments and accompanied clients to appointments as and when necessary.

Jul 2024 – May 2025 · 10 mos · Ajax, Ontario, Canada · On-site

• Key roles & responsibilities:
• Implementing ABA based skill acquisition programs for children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other developmental disabilities, designed by Registered Behaviour Analysts and Senior Therapists.
• Collaborating effectively with parents, providing regular updates on session progress, addressing concerns and actively.
• Participating in team meetings, training and supervisions to ensure consistency in intervention and support.
• Administering and completing comprehensive assessment tools (eg. VBMAPP , AFLS, ABLLS-R)
• Monitoring and documenting learner’s progress by recording and graphing data related to skill acquisition, challenging behaviour, ensuring accurate and up-to-date records to inform future planning and modifications to interventions.
• Designing and creating tailored teaching materials to support individualized programming and learning.
• Maintaining comprehensive clinical documentation for each client, including preparing datasheets, daily graphing, while contributing to agency initiatives to improve services and supports.

Apr 2019 – Jun 2024 · 5 yrs 2 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

• Job Roles & Responsibilities:
• Examining cognitive, academic, social, emotional and behavioural functioning of students using observations and interviewing to provide a broad-based understanding of their functioning.
• Responding to referrals from school staff pertaining to students encountering challenges in learning and behavioural domains.
• Identifying early signs of problem behaviours and working towards finding suitable solutions to prevent the onset of psychosocial problems.
• Examining and observing students presenting with academic, behavioural, and learning difficulties to assist in the provision of educational services.
• Helping students understand their learning needs, blocks and planning intervention and remediation programs.
• Interpreting and reviewing psychological assessment reports of students comprising of standardized tests for evaluating cognitive abilities such as intelligence, memory, personality, aptitude etc.
• Planning recommendations regarding the exemptions and concessions offered to children with disabilities in consultation with school administrators.
• Liaisoning with teachers, parents and other professionals such as- Special Educators, Speech therapists, Occupational therapists and Psychiatrists to ensure a coordinated effort in supporting the needs of the students.

Aug 2018 – Feb 2019 · 6 mos · New Delhi, Delhi, India · On-site

• Roles & Responsibilities included:
• Conducting the detailed case workup of outpatients visiting the hospital , comprising of case history and detailed mental status examination along with provisional impression formulation using the current classification system(International Classification of Diseases-10)
• Presenting and discussing the case formulation with Senior Psychiatrists and gained clarity on Diagnostic Formulation as per the Diagnostic Classification System- ICD 10.
• Conducting detailed psychological assessment of children presenting with various complaints under the supervision of the clinical psychologist.
• Attending to patients presenting varied psychiatric illnesses and gained extensive knowledge about the nature and administration of various psychological tests and batteries.

Aug 2017 – Aug 2018 · 1 yr · New Delhi Area, India · On-site

• Worked under the Head of the Department & Clinical Psychologists at the Department of Clinical Psychology,Department of Psychiatry.
• Roles & Responsibilities included:
• Shadowing Senior Psychiatrists, Senior Residents and Clinical Psychologists during the Inpatient and Outpatient ward rounds.
• Conducting detailed case-workup of out patients as per the format prescribed by the Department of Psychiatry and Department of Clinical Psychology.
• Discussing the case formulation with Senior Psychiatrists and gaining clarity on diagnosis as per the classification systems followed in the Hospital.
• Assisting MPhil Clinical Psychology Trainees with the administration of various psychological tests and conducting psychological assessments depending on the presenting complaints of the patient.
• Gaining insight on the interplay of various factors underlying diagnosis.

Jun 2017 – Aug 2017 · 2 mos · Noida Area, India · On-site

• About the institution:
• National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities is an Autonomous Body under Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India.
• Job roles and responsibilities included:
• Managing the clinical case load under the supervision of a supervising Clinical Psychologist, with responsibility for the assessment, formulation, intervention for clients referred for psychological assessment and/or therapy.
• Taking detailed case history of children presenting with various Developmental Delays & Neurodevelopmental Disorders such as Intellectual Developmental Disorder (Mental Retardation), Autism Spectrum Disorder, Language and Speech Sound Disorders, Specific Learning Disorders.
• Performing supervised individual and group counselling, supervision, crisis intervention, and consultation/outreach.
• Diagnosing and evaluating mental and emotional disorders in individuals.
• Observing patients in various situations, selecting and administrating tests of intelligence, personality to diagnose disorders and formulate plans of intervention and treatment,and provides consultation to other mental health professionals with regard to test results.
• Assessing patient’s progress and communicating with family members and guardians as appropriate.
• Providing crisis intervention in situations requiring immediate psychological treatment.
• Participating in educational programs, in-service meetings, clinician meetings, and workshops to enhance professional development and maintain currency of methodology and techniques.
• Liasoning with other mental health professionals within hospitals, clinics, and other community based agencies with regard to clients and/or patient care.