Bang Ly

Bang Ly

Social Service Worker | Curriculum Developer 

Opioid Epidemic Subject Matter Expert 

Mental Health Program Developer

Consultant

Bang Ly

thebangly @ gmail.com | thebang.ca

Highlights of Qualifications

National Subject Matter Expert – Opioid Epidemic
Exceptional program development, promotion, and delivery of training for projects
Adept supervisor, manager, and mentor of front line staff and students
Skilled with developing relationships, with clients, project stakeholders, employers, and service providers
Exceptional at managing day-to-day project operations, activities, and financial performance

Exceptional at developing programming with motivational interviewing, stage matched interventions, Shadow Therapy, ACT Therapy, Polyvagal Theory
Adept with casework/management
Well versed with OW, ODSP, CPP, EI, and WSIB
Excellent interpersonal, resilience skills
Exemplary skills in curriculum development
20+ years of experience working with community members living with extreme poverty

Employment History

National Curriculum Lead                                                                                                     2020 – Present

St. John Ambulance National Office | Ottawa, ON | Remote

Current Projects

Emotional First Aid Curriculum | ETA Q2 2023

Researched over 1500 peer reviewed journals and articles to develop an evidence-based curriculum to address perpetual trauma
Developed all lectures, teaching aids, interventions, exercises, activities, media content for program
Developed frame work for the “Train the Trainer” version of the curriculum to train new facilitators
Beta tested curriculum and conducted analyses of program effectiveness
Home Harm Reduction | ETA Q4 2023

Researched roughly 400 peer reviewed journals and articles to develop an evidence-based curriculum to stem Opioid Poisonings in homes
Developed course outline along with learning objectives

Opioid Poisoning Response Training (OPRT) | Ongoing

Researched, developed, and facilitated a program that teaches learners how to manage an opioid poisoning while framing stigma, harm reduction, empathy, system navigation, and practical mental health support programming for the rescuer
Developed and facilitated the “Train the Trainer” program that developed facilitators to teach the OPRT program nation wide
Curates the OPRT curriculum to stay factually accurate on a monthly cycle

National Facilitation | Accidental Drug Poisoning Crisis Community of Practice | Ongoing

Developed and facilitated a national summit of people with lived and living experience with substance dependency, workers that support community members managing a substance dependency, and Health Canada staff to high light in real time the situations PWLLE experience. 
Authored a grant to fund this position and created a new role to manage this project and was awarded $185,000 for the eighteen-month project

National Drug Tracking System | Ongoing

Authored a grant to fund a staff member to develop a website/reporting tool to gather data on the presence of drug types nationally and then predict when and where those drugs travel across the country
This project aims to provide an alert system to staff in the field of substance dependency to be prepared and educated on new drugs impacting their community and the adverse effects on a poisoning

Ongoing Support Manager | Department Head                                                                                                     2019 – 2020

Lakeside HOPE House | Guelph, ON | PRE-COVID-19

Social Work Services

Responded to the needs of community members through system navigation, crisis prevention, opioid poisoning response management, referrals, psycho-social education, and programs for healthier living 
  Conducted intake interviews to assist with emergency response for new visitors to HOPE House
  Liaison to other organizations in the city
  Advocated for community members with external stakeholders | WSIB | ODSP | OW | F&CS | CAS |

Administrative

Effectively lead and managed team of social workers and volunteers
Supervised, mentored and evaluated Masters of Social Work, Social Service Worker, and Public Health Nursing Students to support student learning objectives and goals
Provided space and time for continuous learning for individuals and team members
Coordinated cross departmental projects
Coordinated cross organizational projects and working groups to address poverty relief
Provided strategic planning and oversight on programs 
Prepared monthly reports for Director to submit to Board
Conducted daily and weekly staff meetings and debriefings

Circles

Implemented the vision and goals of the Circles program as interpreted by the Guiding Coalition
Recruited, supported, and retained Leaders and Allies 
Managed administrative documentation, progress reports and stats of participants
Planned and facilitated weekly Circles meetings arranging speakers, activities, meals and curriculum
Participated in Guiding Coalition and Evaluation Meetings and represented Circles to possible supporters

Healthy Living (5 hours/week)

Developed and oversaw Healthy Living programs including life-skills, mental health, and art-based programming lead by students and/or volunteers 
Evaluated HOPE House ongoing supports in order to implement continual improvements that aligned with HOPE House policies, procedures and budget

Post-COVID-19 – In Addition to Previous Duties

Conducted individual online counselling and check in sessions with community members (20/week)
Researched, written, performed, filmed, edited, published, and managed social media responses for daily videos that promoted connection, reduced isolation, and increased well being during the global pandemic
Hosted a weekly live video focused on community engagement and interviews with community stake holders

Employment Counsellor | Workshop Facilitator

2015 – 2019

2ndChance Employment | Guelph, ON

Planned, designed, and developed learning and development solutions in accordance with adult learning principles
Proposed learning and development solutions considering internal clients’ specific needs, operational challenges, and organizational priorities
Designed and developed learning modules, multimedia units, visual support, and other learning support tools
Developed training materials such as outlines, lessons-plans, storyboards, facilitator and participant guides, PowerPoint presentations, job-aids, assessments, and other pertinent documents
Coordinated training activities with external and internal resources, including agenda planning, compiled participant evaluations, assignments, and attendance
Facilitated classroom workshops, as well as train-the-trainer sessions
Provided reporting on effectiveness of training and participants abilities and knowledge
Kept current on training and development practices and methods
Provided consulting services to clients and community groups in career planning support or resources
Interviewed clients to obtain employment history, educational background and career goals
Interviewed clients individually, or in groups, to determine required services
Identified barriers to employment and assisted clients with job readiness, job search strategies, resume writing, and job interview preparation

Community Leadership

Board of Directors Guelph Public Library | Guelph, ON

2023

National Impact | Cambridge Today | Cambridge, ON

2022

National Impact | Your West Central Voice | Saskatchewan

2022

National Impact | Global News | Manitoba

2022

National Impact | 620ckrm | Saskatchewan

2021

Leadership | Guelph Today | Guelph, ON

2019

Advocacy | Guelph Today | Guelph, ON

2019

Top 40 under 40 | Guelph Mercury | Guelph, ON

2015

Mayor’s Award | City of Guelph | Guelph, ON

2015

Director | The Computer Library of Guelph | Guelph, ON

2014

Director | Ignite Guelph | Guelph, ON

2012 – 2014

Director | SecretSantaGuelph| Guelph, ON

2010 – 2015