MSW, RSW
Jennifer Reid has had the privilege of being a social worker and mental health clinician for the past 22 years. Her social work career has been spent working in the areas of mental health, substance use, crisis response and health care. She is passionate about addressing the stigma of mental health and substance use by engaging in anti-oppressive practice, deep listening, advocacy and education. She has been an instructor in Health and Human Service programs at Selkirk College since 2019. Her role as an instructor is to create a classroom space for students to learn together in a community that encourages compassion, curiosity and critical reflection.
Jennifer lives outside of Nelson with her partner, Cam, daughter, Odessa, dog, cat and flock of chickens. She loves exploring the Kootenays, hosting friends and family, living room dance parties, finding new swimming holes, watching documentaries and long unplanned road trips. Outside of her love of teaching, she is a lifelong learner. She completed an MSW at the University of Calgary in 2018, engages in regular professional development and continues to work casually to keep up to date with her social work practice.