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Amar Sangha
Registered Clinical Social Worker (RCSW) and Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC)
Private Practice
I’ve had a successful established private practice in North Delta since 2011 helping people find balance in their lives and move forward in a more healthy and supportive direction.
Counselling can help with:
- Expressing your feelings
- Improving life satisfaction
- Developing a more positive outlook
- Reducing stress
- Living a healthier lifestyle
- Growing personally and professionally
The values I believe in as a clinical social work and counselling professional are
- Respecting diversity
- Embracing empathy
- Respecting self-determination and client’s choices
- Being non-judgmental
I am a Registered Clinical Social Worker (RCSW) in B.C. which provides me with advanced training to enhance people’s social, emotional, behavioural, and mental health functioning.
I am also a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) in B.C.
Education
- Master of Social Work, Dalhousie University
- Master of Science in Public Administration and Public Policy, London School of Economics
- Bachelor of Social Work with First Class Standing, University of British Columbia
- Associate in Arts, Douglas College
Employment
- Clinical Coordinator and/or Team Leader, Langley Older Adult Mental Health Team, Fraser Health Authority
- Clinician, Surrey Older Adult Mental Health Team, Fraser Health Authority
- Social Worker, Peace Arch Hospital, Fraser Health Authority
- Group Facilitator teaching the Relationship Violence Program, Stroh Health Care. This course is for adult men on probation who have been charged with domestic violence
- Youth Counsellor, Boys and Girls Club of South Coast BC
- Social Worker in Special Needs, Foster Care, and Adults with Developmental Disabilities, Ministry of Children and Family Development
Professional Affiliations
- BC College of Social Workers
- BC Association of Social Workers
- BC Association of Clinical Counsellors
Professional Development
- EMDR Basic Training, BC School of Professional Psychology
- Online Addiction Medicine Diploma Program, BC Centre on Substance Use
- Addiction Basic Competencies (ABC’s of Addiction), Vancouver Coastal Health
- Coaching Out of the Box, Fraser Health Authority
- Understanding Mental Health and Substance Use, Fraser Health Authority
- Death and Dying from a Social Work Perspective, Fraser Health Authority
- Everything you want to know about the DSM-IV-TR Level 1, Justice Institute of BC
- Psych 228 – Introduction to Human Development – Athabasca University
- Core Indigenous Cultural Safety (ICS) Mental Health Training through the Provincial Health Services Authority
Awards
- Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) from the Governor General of Canada
- Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
- BC Community Achievement Award
- Royal Bank Top 25 Canadian Immigrants Award
- The Roopchand Seebaran Legacy Social Work Award for Advocacy from the BC Association of Social Workers
- Profiled on the Fraser Health Authority website to celebrate Social Work Week
- Profiled in the Georgia Straight Best of Vancouver issue as a “bright light”