Emily Bennett is a registered clinical social worker with 18 years of experience in a variety of areas including play therapy, group therapy, and medical social work. She is passionate about helping people live up to their potential and beyond their expectations. Coming from a strengths-based and client-led perspective, Emily believes that individuals and families are the experts of their own situations.

Having been trained in EMDR and Synergetic Play Therapy™ Emily is skilled and honoured to help individuals of all ages move towards healing. Combined with her skills in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy and mindfulness allow Emily to provide guidance to those who have encountered trauma, stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression or are in need of more coping and adjustment skills. Having lived in Lethbridge for over 15 years she is personally invested and involved in the community. Emily is excited to be part of a multidisciplinary team that can address multiple needs by providing holistic assessments and interventions.

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Mark Scheffelmair is a registered social worker with a Bachelor of Social Work degree and is currently completing his Master of Social Work. He is a dedicated professional in the early learning and child care sector, driven by a passion for supporting children and families. With specialized expertise in working with children with developmental disabilities, Mark brings a wealth of knowledge and compassion to his role. His professional practice is grounded in a strength-based, client-centered approach, ensuring that each child’s unique abilities and the needs of their families are at the forefront of his work. Mark is committed to fostering inclusive environments where every child can thrive.

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Lynn Wytrykusz has been a passionate educator in the field of Early Education. She brings over a a decade of experience working with children in their early years, spending 9 of those years as an Early Learning Educator for a local school division. Being a strong supporter of inclusive education, Lynn has seen the beauty of diversity first hand and all that it can bring to enhance learning. Her experience working with children with complex needs has helped her to build a strong toolkit of skills to help best support children at varying developmental levels. Lynn is an advocate for the power of play- based learning and sees all children as mighty learners. Through her career Lynn has worked alongside a multi-disciplinary team and promotes collaboration for a best practice approach.

Over the years Lynn has had the opportunity to be a part of the U of L’s Building Brains Together project, and has a keen interest in the area of helping children build executive functioning skills in a play-based way. As a co-presenter with the project she has had multiple opportunities to share her knowledge on how to take an every day, play- based, and also very intentional approach to this brain game learning, with groups of educators, school teams, caregivers and parents. In 2020 she was awarded a Prime Minister’s Award of Excellence in Early Childhood Education, being named a Regional Certificate of Achievement Winner.

With a philosophy of helping all children to achieve their best, Lynn is excited to join the KCC team as a Behavior Consultant and Inclusive Child Care Coach, giving her an opportunity to support families and children in a whole new way.

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