Catherine’s Legacy
A little bit about the work life of my darling wife Catherine, the death of whom is what this walk is about.
Catherine was the Community Counsellor at Three Bridges Community Health Centre In Vancouver since 1995. Her role was inner city social work and counseling within an interdisciplinary care model (medical, nursing, counseling, social work, nutrition, addiction).
Catherine was involved in the innovative program development of Pride Health Services – a partnership program with The Centre and AIDS Vancouver, Transgender Care Program, in addition to Boys R Us; Positive Women’s Network support group; complementary health programs (massage and art therapy, Reiki, anger management); infant, children & youth in primary care; youth pregnancy program; and integrated addiction care.
Catherine is co-author, with Joshua Goldberg, of two articles: Ethical, Legal and Psychosocial Issues in the Care of Transgender Adolescents, and Social and Medical Advocacy with Transgender People and Loved Ones, both published in Guidelines for Transgender Care, Haworth Medical Press, Binghamton, NY.
Catherine was a member of the Canadian Professional Association for Transgender Health, Safe Choices Advisory Committee, and Three Bridges CHC Quality Improvement Committee, She was a proud tutor for the DPAS UBC Program (Doctor, Patient and Society), and a contributor to the Research Project Accessibility to Health Services for Gay Men at Three Bridges Community Health Centre and the Vancouver AIDS Memorial.
Catherine presented at the Canadian Pediatric Science Conference – Growing up Transgendered, and the Vancouver AIDS Conference.
Catherine’s previous work included being a consultant of program review for the BC Coalition of Persons With AIDS, a co-ordinator of volunteers at the Downtown Eastside Womens’ Centre, the agency co-coordinator and case worker at the Multi-Service Network, and a case worker for Lookout Emergency Shelter.
more to come….
http://www.sdholman.com/catherine/
http://www.xtra.ca/public/Vancouver/Catherine_WhiteHolman_was_a_light_to_so_many-7965.aspx
http://www.xtra.ca/public/National/On_angels_and_afterlife-8023.aspx
