My name is Yvonne Abitong, I joined the Mental Health and Addictions team at the Sagamok Community Wellness Department as an Addiction Counsellor 3 years ago. A year and half into my role I was given the opportunity to service our community as my current role; Mental Health and Addiction Intake Worker. My role with intake is to interview the client on their needs and wants in MHA also to offer and/or explain how the MHA department can connect to outside organizations as needed. August 4^th will be three years joining this team. I have learned so much in this position and the knowledge and wisdom that I can share with my community – empathy, build personal and team resilience and give people the tools to understand how to help and support themselves and others. I graduated from the Community and Justice Program at Cambrian College in 2020.  

I have taken the following training: MHFA

‍I am certificated in:

• GAIN- Q3 Administration Training Certificate
• Continuing education unit (CEU) credits under Illinois department of Financial and Professional, Division of Professional Regulation for LCPC License #197-000026 or LCSW #15-000433; OR 7 National Association for Alcohol and Drug abuse counselors (NAADASC) CONTACT HOURS UNDERPROVIDER #608 (Chestnut Health Systems)
• Mental Health First Aid First Nation,
  Learn skills for providing initial help to individuals experiencing mental health problems related to substance misuse, depression, anxiety and psychosis
• Community Crises Response Training,
• Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST),
• The Ontario Human Rights Commission Certification,
• Worker Health and Safety Awareness in 4 steps,
• Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act,
• SAFETALK Certification,
• Wise Practice for Life Promotion Train the Trainer

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