Kelly Karius

Current

Owner at Karius & Associates Conflict Resolution Consultants

Past

Clinical Therapist at Yorkton Mental Health Services
Child and Family Services Worker at Saskatchewan Ministry of Social Services

Education

University of Regina

Recommended

9 people have recommended Kelly

Connections

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Industry

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Websites

Kelly Karius’s Summary

I started my social work career in the child protection field, and found this to be the most stressful job experience I've ever had, I left after a year to start Karius & Associates to many cries of "You can't do that with only a bachelor degree!" But bees aren't supposed to be able to fly either. Working part time jobs (including supervising newspaper carriers, church secretary and clinical therapist) allowed for professional growth as well as the opportunity to make Karius & Associates grow. At present, I am engaged in corporate mediation and training, Court of Queen's Bench custody and access assessor, adoption home study practitioner. I facilitate the mandatory Saskatchewan Justice Parent Education Program for parents who are separating or divorcing and have written a program for adults to use when working with children in separated families. I have authored "This is Out of Control!¡ A Practical Guide for Managing Life's Conflicts" and "The Brief Book of Parenting - A guide for Real Parents with Real Children"
It is my goal for Karius & Associates to continue growing and working with associate contractors throughout Canada.

Kelly Karius’s Specialties:

Conflict management in the workplace, communication skills training, public seminars and in-house training, Myers Briggs Type Indicator testing and seminars, custody and access issues, adoption homestudies

Kelly Karius’s Experience

Owner

Karius & Associates Conflict Resolution Consultants

(Alternative Dispute Resolution industry)

1999 — Present (10 years)

Karius & Associates provides a variety of services to corporate agencies school, families and individuals. Mediation services and a variety of communication training seminars are a specialty of Karius & Assocates. An expert in custody and access issues in divorce situations, Kelly is also the author of "This is Out of Control!¡ A Practical Guide to Managing Life's Conflicts. Karius & Associates also provides communication consultation, internet and newspaper articles, adoption home studies, and Myers Briggs Type Indicator Testing.
Clinical Therapist

Yorkton Mental Health Services

(Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Individual & Family Services industry)

2002 — 2005 (3 years)

A part time position maintained as Karius & Associates was growing. The position involved clinical counselling with children, adults and families.
Child and Family Services Worker

Saskatchewan Ministry of Social Services

(Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Individual & Family Services industry)

January 1997 — January 1998 (1 year 1 month)

The most difficult position I've ever held! I lasted exactly a year. Intervening in abuse situations, assessing, prescribing supports and/or placing children in foster care.

Kelly Karius’s Education

University of Regina

Bachelor , Social Work , 1993 — 1997

Additional Information

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Kelly Karius’s Interests:

conflict management, writing (fiction and nonfiction, reading, music and its relationship to wellness, playing the piano, bicycling, playing my wii

Kelly Karius’s Groups:

Saskatchewan Association of Social Workers, Dispute Resolution Saskatchewan, Women's Entrepreneurs, Saskatchewan Writer's Guild, Better Business Bureau