Roberts, Valya

Ontario, Haldimand - Norfolk, New Democratic Party

Educator, Consultant and authority on the subject of violence against women

Graduate of Renison College at the University of Waterloo in Social Work with a Bachelor Arts degree in Social Development Studies

Graduate of Mohawk College with a Diploma in Recreation Leadership

In post-graduate studies, received certificates in Critical Incident Stress Management; Therapist as a Life Coach; Family Law and Mediation; Policy Development; Board Development; Proposal Writing

Member of the Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors, Psychometrists and Psychotherapists

Executive Director for a social service agency funded by the Ministry of the Attorney General to provide supervised access for non custodial parents

International Director and Canadian Representative with the Supervised Visitation Network

Chaired the Supervised Visitation Network 2003 International Conference in Toronto

Consultant to the U.S. Justice Department's Violence Against Women Office

Member of the U.S. National Advisory Committee for Safe Havens

Guest speaker and lecturer at McMaster University

Past Ontario Director for CARAL

Developed and co-authored "Children having children", an educational play on teenage pregnancy, and wrote "No Means No", an educational play about date rape

Developed curriculum and training for the Ministry of the Attorney General and taught workshops for children and adults on various topics regarding stress management and mental strength training

Married for 18 years to Steve Roberts; their daughter Hayley is 15

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