Turning Point social workers
The faces behind the home and community care team bring years of collective nursing experience, a love of community and a pride in what they do to their roles with Stoney Health. The home care team seeks to help clients live as independently and safely within the community as possible. The team provides supplementary care and support offered by family and the community.
Heejung Lee, Social Worker
Heejung recently joined the Turning Point team as a registered social worker. She may be a familiar face to many already as she completed her practicum with Stoney Health Services earlier this year.
Heejung immigrated to Canada from South Korea in 2011. Being away from home has made her appreciate her culture and language. She makes it a priority to connect with her South Korean culture whenever possible.
Since coming to Canada, she adopted 'the smartest and funniest' border collie named Mocha (in the picture).
Her positive experience working with the community and colleagues during her practicum inspired her to apply for a full time position with Stoney Health. In her words, "Listening to clients’ stories and building relationships with them is the best part of my job. I feel empowered by and have deep respect for the resiliency that the clients I work with and the community have shown. I look forward to continuing to learn and grow and to supporting the Stoney Nakoda community members".
Jessica King, Social Worker
Jessica is another familiar face to the Stoney Nakoda community and to Stoney Health, in particular.
Prior to her new role, she worked for three years in Mînî Thnî as the family support worker/social worker with Stoney Health's allied health partner Renfrew Educational Services.
Building upon her previous work has helped her create some incredibly meaningful and genuine relationships with colleagues and Stoney Nakoda community members. Admittedly, most of her previous roles was supporting children and families with developmental needs, so she is eager to branch out and learning more about being a health care social worker.
She lives in Calgary with her partner and dog, Sonny, and enjoys the outdoors - hiking, camping and lake swimming. She finds that spending time outside is her surefire way to rechage.
When not outdoors, she also enjoys reading and is always looking for the next good read. She's also a big foodie and loves trying out new recipes. Send her your suggestions for books AND recipes.
