Meet The Team
Kahkike Homes leadership and staff are a team of highly skilled professionals, who have worked for various Governments, Private practices, and in the areas of Complex Needs Supports, Mental Health and Addictions Supports, Youth Justice Supports, Culture Based Programming, Trauma Informed Practice, Community Based, individualized Supports. Our professionals hold various academic qualifications in: Child and Youth Care, Mental Health and Addictions Studies, Social Work Studies, Psychology Studies, Justice and Correction Services Studies, Business Management, Information Systems Studies, from various reputable institutions of higher learning.
Operations Director
Shelley Campbell
Shelley Campbell is a Registered Social Worker (RSW) with the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW) and has a Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) from Dalhousie University. Shelley works as a therapist in clinical practice where she treats clients who have experienced trauma, sexual abuse, anxiety, depression, and other diagnoses. She also currently owns and operates a licensed residential facility for families involved in Children’s Services that focuses on reunification. Prior to her role as a therapist, Shelley worked with Children's Services for more than 14 years. During this period, she worked primarily as a frontline worker and supervisor in child protection and worked directly with the people receiving services from Children's Services. All of Shelley's experience has provided her with comprehensive knowledge and expertise in working with children and families impacted by trauma, intergenerational trauma, abuse, neglect, substance use, domestic violence, and a host of other experiences. Throughout Shelley's career, she has had the opportunity and privilege to work with many Indigenous peoples and communities throughout the province, including First Nations and Metis peoples. Additionally, Shelley has attended many cultural trainings, such as sweat lodges and Omanitew training co-hosted by Dr. Leona Makokis, and has acquired a good understanding of many Indigenous cultures. She was a member of a working group of a partnership between Children’s Services and the Blue Quills University in improving services provided to Indigenous communities by using a cultural navigator to assist in providing appropriate supports to communities.
Programs Director
Lisa Belcourt
Lisa Belcourt is a Registered Social Worker (RSW) with the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW) as well as a Certified Child and Young Person Care Counsellor. As a proud Metis woman, Lisa has focused her career in working with high-risk young people. Prior to her role as a director of Kahkike Homes, Lisa spent 10 years working with Children’s Services in the Edmonton Area. During this time she was a high-risk youth caseworker, Protection of Sexually Exploited Children’s Act (PSECA) generalist, and most recently before leaving her position a supervisor of a youth unit at a neighbourhood centre. Lisa sits on the Edmonton Region High Risk Youth Multidisciplinary Consult Team and also provides high-risk youth training for Children’s Services staff, community partner agencies, and foster parents. Prior to working for government, Lisa spent over 10 years working for a non-profit supporting high-risk youth. During her time in the non-profit sector, Lisa was able to implement agency training for all new staff and also became a program supervisor, overseeing a young person residential program for several years. Lisa also had the opportunity to work with Family and Community Services in Strathcona County, developing and implementing a young person outreach position to support high-risk youth in the community.
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