Careers in Criminology and Related Fields Panel 2
Nov 26, 2020 01:30 PM
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02:30 PM
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Registration Deadline: Nov 26, 2020 12:30 PM
Careers in Criminology and Related Fields Panel 2
The Criminology Students Association and the Career Centre are partnering to provide Laurier students with career information specific to opportunities in youth and children services and related social services. Join us as we welcome guests who will share their career experiences and advice from community service providers. Students from all programs are welcome to attend!
Register your attendance in Navigator to receive the event link. Registration deadline is 1 hour before the session.
Confirmed panelists will be listed below as they are confirmed.
Lorna Sowa, Manager, Justice Services, St. Leonard's Community Services Inc.
Diploma in Correctional Worker Program now called Community and Justice Services
- Lorna has been employed with St. Leonard's Community Services for 32 years. Most of her career with St. Leonard's has been with the Justice Sector. Lorna worked her way up from Part-Time Counsellor to Full-Time Supervisor at two of the Open Custody Facilities for Male Youth in the community(both are now closed); Supervisor of the Youth Resource Centre (a co-ed housing facility and drop-in centre for youth ages 16 to 19 years ); Supervisor of Youth Employment, Supervisor of Community Justice Programs. Currently, Lorna is the Manager of Justice Services which means she oversees the running of Peter Willis Residence – which is a 10-bed Correctional Residential Facility for Males on a form of release to community as a result of Federal Sentence and all of Adult and Youth Community Justice Programs in Brantford, Brant County, Simcoe, Caledonia, Cayuga and Dunnville. Brantford is her home community. Lorna is an active member of the Brant Community Assessment Team and the Agency Human Resources Cross Functional Team and Management Team.
BA, MA Sociology and International Development, University of Guelph
- Emma is a Counsellor in the Anti-Human Trafficking Program at the Sexual Assault Support Center of Waterloo Region and has experience as a researcher and program manager. Emma is committed to collaborating to address the root causes of gender-based violence and improve the social determinants of health, equity, and human rights through community action. Emma's formal education includes a Master's of Arts in Sociology and International Development from the University of Guelph.
BA, University of Waterloo - Social Development Studies with a Minor in Sexuality, Marriage and Family
- Working in social services field for approximately 30 yrs. with primary focus on addictions, mental health, and/or justice. Experience ranged from residential to office based work in direct client service, and leadership roles, including board of director involvement. After nearly 20 years, stepped away from social services for a brief couple of years to teach - concurrent disorders. Loved the classroom experience and passionate knowledge exchange; however, missed desperately the action of being directly involved with service provision, so jumped back in with a social service organization, where I remain today. All client related work experiences have been with not-for-profit organizations and within the Brant, Haldimand Norfolk areas.
BA
- Karl has been with the John Howard Society over the last 20 years. He has served in the role of Community Service Order Youth/Prevention Services, then became Team Lead in 2004 for the ACCESS Employment Services and then as part of the In Reach Gang Prevention project of the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council. He then became Team Lead for Attendance Centre/Youth Justice & Youth In Transition Services, where he supports nine staff at Cambridge/Kitchener/Guelph sites. These programs serve those incarcerated, on probation or are at high risk for being justice involved. He also works with youth in the Foster Care system assisting their transition to independence. Karl has extensive training in Healthy Relationships, Suicide Prevention, Working with Trauma Informed Clients, Violent Threat Risk Assessment (VTRA), De-escalation, Mental Health, Wrap Around Supports, FASD, Financial Literacy, Smart Serve, Safe Food Handling.
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