Elisabeth Hurtubise

My areas of interest are trauma intervention, human rights protection and the well-being and safety of all people, especially those from minority, refugee and immigrant groups. My career in the humanitarian field started as a front-line social worker in the displaced communities of Canada's Inuit population and as part of multidisciplinary teams focused on marginalized populations in urban and hospital settings. I spent the last year in Arizona completing my thesis on the reception policies and protocols for unaccompanied minors at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Social worker at Park Ave. Health & Rehabilitation Center - Tucson, AZ (September 2022- June 2023) 

• Assessment of non-medical needs of admitting patients
• Psychosocial crisis management and mental status evaluation
• Connecting patients to appropriate services/referrals
• Making logistical arrangements for patients and secure financial assistance
• Counseling individuals through grievances and medical traumas
• Developing discharge plans and inform patients of their responsibilities
• Advocating for patients’ rights

Social intervenant at Société de développement social - Montréal, QC (August 2021-August 2022)

• Facilitation of social cohabitation between the different users of public space
• Support of people experiencing homelessness in their reintegration efforts, and improve social harmony among disparate groups of people
• First contact with the users to create a bond of trust to consider the possibility of a social reintegration plan
• Support of people in precarious situations with the aim of consolidating and maintaining his or her skills (reassure, support, give material goods, advise, follow up on its condition with the other authorities involved, refer to resources)
• Fulfillment of the requirements of the weekly clinical and statistical reports

Human relation agent at Inuulitsivik Health Center - Nunavik, QC (June 2021- August 2022)

• Reception for Social Services / Contribution to the well-being and empowerment of the remote Inuit Community of Nunavik – public health emergency coordinator (humanitarian relief)
• Assessment of needs / Planification and development of individual social intervention plans (direct intervention with clients from 14–100 y/o)
• Psychosocial crisis management (Suicidal Risk Evaluation), intercultural intervention and complex trauma therapy
• Active contribution to the development and maintenance of the multidisciplinary team and close collaboration with the partners of the Inuulitsivik Health Center
• Organizational tasks, in collaboration with the community workers, weekly work schedules, on-call people, etc.
• Information provisions and interpretations of the various laws regarding clinical aspects (e.g., Youth Protection Act, Bill 39, etc.)
• Participation in the frail program through regular reviews/assessments and attendance at the weekly multidisciplinary team meeting
• Preparation of public education and prevention activities
• Overview of the CLSC social services office in collaboration with the community workers (e.g., ordering of items, repairs to office equipment, etc.)
• Fulfillment of the requirements of the weekly clinical and statistical reports

Université du Québec à Montréal -  Master of Social Work, Research (Graduate Studies)

• Successful completion of master's seminars, specialization in International S.W.
• Accomplishment of a clinical internship at the Montreal Heart Institute
• Thesis: A critique of reception policies and protocols for unaccompanied minors at the US-Mexico border

Université de Montréal (2020) - Bachelor’s degree in Psychology (Undergraduate Studies)

• Successful completion of the program classes
• Recipient of the Best Oral Presentation award posted at the University of Montreal Department of Psychology Undergraduate Science Day: “Affect-Based Self-Evaluation of Autobiographical Memory” (2019)
• Certificate of completion in the Ethics of Human Research course (2019) and Wellness Training following a physical injury (2019)
• Member of the Student Association of the Psychology Program at Université de Montréal (AGÉÉPUM) - Coordinator of the student café Le Psychic (2019-2020)