Jen Chambers has been an Educator and Counsellor in British Columbia schools for almost thirty years. Her career began with teaching English and Philosophy to high school students in the District Gifted Program in Greater Victoria, BC. After earning a Master’s Degree in Counselling, Jen broadened her professional practice to supporting struggling youth in schools.
Jen has held the role of District Counsellor, Safe Schools Coordinator, and District Critical Incident Response Lead for the past eight years. She is also a trainer for Safer Schools Together (SST), where she presents the US Secret Service/NTAC model-based “Behavioral and Digital Threat Assessment® (BDTA)”, “Trauma-Informed Safe and Caring School Communities”, and “Anxiety, the Brain, and the Classroom: The ABCs of a Trauma-Informed Approach” sessions.
Jen’s work focuses on supporting the most vulnerable youth in her community and providing professional development for staff focusing on mental health initiatives, trauma informed practices, harm reduction, BDTA and critical incident response.