Email: sarah.duhaime@redpathcentre.ca

Phone: (416) 920-4999 Ext 0166

New Clients: Sarah is accepting new clients at this time.

Sarah Duhaime is an Employment and Life Skills Coach at The Redpath Centre and a Realize Community Potential Co-ordinator with Autism Ontario. Through individual support, she offers direction to individuals in entry-level and mid-career positions who are facing obstacles to finding and maintaining rewarding employment. She has experience providing employment counselling to individuals with disabilities and high risk youth, specializing in clients with Asperger Syndrome. She is skilled in supporting children, youth and adults on the autism spectrum and those with mental health issues through individual, small group, and classroom settings. Aside from employment counselling, Sarah developed and co-facilitates the cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) groups at The Redpath Centre for adults with Asperger Syndrome and co-morbid mental health issues. She provides case management and coordination services by connecting clients with appropriate local community resources. She is involved with Drs. Stoddart and Saini in a series of studies on high-conflict divorce and separation in Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Clinical Interests:  Employment counselling, youth in transition, children's mental health, high conflict divorce and autism, and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) group work

Education:

• Master of Social Work, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto,
• Bachelor of Arts (Hons.), Labour Studies and Sociology, Brock University

Employment Counselling Services:

(1) Assessments: Skills, interests and work readiness

(2) Goal Setting: Finding employment and creation of "Return to Work Action Plans"

(3) Job Search Skills: sharing labour market information, application support, resume and cover letter development, how to research, cold-contacting, self promotion skills, job search burnout, interview skills

(4) Job Development: Communicating and liaising with employers on behalf of a client

(5) Disclosure: Disclosing AS and related diagnoses to employers and co-workers

(6) Job Maintenance: Accommodations (applying assessment findings to the workplace environment) expectations at work, addressing ongoing work-related obstacles, stress management, anxieties, sensory issues and organizational skills

Fees: $100 per hour (sliding scale available)

Referrals: Self-referral or mental health professional

Professional Memberships:

• Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
• Member, Ontario Association of Social Workers