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Anne also has international experience in public speaking and advocacy in India on the issue of Tuberculosis, Cross Cultural Counselling, and local experience in facilitating mental health sessions for men and in facilitating workshops, panel discussions and community dialogues on Shame and Honour Based Violence.  She continues to prepare and present course material on Mental Health and Culturally Inclusive Clinic Practice for emerging therapists.

2025 – Panelist at the GEM Summit 2025: Empowering Grassroots and Transforming Lives on “Reimagining Mental Health and Well-Being Among Diverse Communities”.

2025 – Hosted and Presented Workshop on “Trauma Informed Culturally Inclusive Service Delivery”

2025 – Guest Speaker with My Thick Accent on “Let’s Talk Mental Health, Breaking Stigma, Building Strength in Immigrant Life”

2023 – Volunteered & Presented at the Operation Health First 2023, Conference, Suriname, Paramaribo on The Impact of Poor Mental Health during the Life Span, 25 to 60 years

2022 – Board Member, Human Services Professionals Association (HSPA) 

2021 – Presented on Bridging gaps in Mental Health and Addiction Service Delivery for Immigrants and Refugees: A Clinical Perspective

2021 – Presented on Racial Trauma for Calgary Police, internal ARAC Committee and the Chief of Police and his executive team.

2021 – Presented a webinar on Mental Health for the Calgary Public Library, Calgary.

2021 – Presented a webinar on Mental Health for the MLA’s constituency in Beddington area, Calgary.

2020 – Presented 2 webinars on Mental Health during the COVID 19 Pandemic, for Spearhead Leaders, Chennai, India & Education Knot, Bangalore, India.

2019 – Presenter at the International Workshop on Cross Cultural Counselling, Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College for Women, S.I.E.T. Chennai, India.

2019 – Guest Speaker for the Fund Raiser “Eat and Empower Luncheon, Regina Transition House.

2019 – Presenter at the ACSW Annual Conference, Calgary,” Shame and Honour Based Violence 

2019 – Delivered HBV Workshops twice for Calgary Police Services

2018 – Nominee for the Alberta Inspirational Awards, Leadership in Family & Community Safety, Family Violence, Alberta Human Services, Government of Alberta. 

2018 – Presenter at the Diverse Voices Conference, Edmonton, Shame and Honour Based Violence

2018 – Presenter at the RESOLVE Research Day Conference, Regina Saskatchewan,  Shame and Honour Based Violence

2018 – Presenter at the ACSW Annual Conference, Edmonton,” Shame and Honour Based Violence: Violation of Human Rights”  

2017 – Presenter at the 2nd Annual Bridging Communities Conference, An Interdisciplinary Conference on Domestic Violence Prevention by CDVC, “Shame and Honor Based Violence” 

2017 – Presenter representing the Canada, Calgary Chapter at the Sociologists for Women in Society, Winter Meeting 2017, Albuquerque, Intersectionality and Privilege: Inclusive Feminist Praxis, ”Immigrant, Minority, Developing Country, Person of Color: The Fallacy & Reality” 

2016 – Co- author for the Poster presented at the 22nd International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions World Congress (IACAPAP)  “ Reducing Stigma of Mental Illness among Boys & Men in Asian Communities in Canada: Lessons Learned from Recruitment”

2016 – Presenter at the 2016 CASWE-ACFTS Conference, May 30th to June 2nd, for the Think Tank Presentation, with focus on “Climate Change & Cultural Competencies

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