Staff Profiles When the opportunity arose to begin working at EDQ, Christophe was excited but also a little anxious. He remembers people around him saying, “that’s a tough area to work in, people burnout in that sector�. Despite these comments, Christophe has been able to adapt his previous mental health experiences along with his social work skills to the field to continue to assist clients and thrive in the role.
Christophe Langlasse Christophe has worked in a range of human service fields and has become accustomed the practitioner role along with the importance and fulfillment it brings. Prior to commencing the role of Eating Issues Practitioner in February 2019, Christophe had been working in a range of community mental health roles working with people experiencing a wide range of complex mental health issues. A mix of individual and group work over nearly the last 10 years provided a useful grounding in the sector where he became more drawn to recovery based mental health work. Christophe has a huge respect and admiration for those willing to taking on their recovery and work through some of the toughest psychological barriers possible.
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Christophe completed his undergraduate Social Work degree in 2009 and has since developed his framework to include a range of approaches some of which are dialogical community development, person-centred approach, acceptance and commitment therapy, strengths perceptive and antioppressive practice. Christophe is clear on the purpose on these approaches and how they work towards the values of empowerment, relationships, compassion, inclusiveness and cultural diversity. One of his key abilities is to prioritise and value the therapeutic relationship and collaboratively engage his clients by using warmth, authenticity, compassion and humour. Outside the workplace, Christophe values his roots (Scotland and France) and the cultural diversity that comes with this heritage. He is passionate about the world game (football) and promotes its significance in the context of it being the largest cultural event in the world. Christophe is a big music fan (guitarist, record collector, historian and appreciator) and often refers to music to relate to his world. Family is extremely important to Christophe as he understands the pain that come with personal loss. He has been married to his soulmate, rock and social work compatriot, Taki since 2014 and they have a young 3 year old son who is their absolute world. Life is busy with work, child rearing and house renovations but Christophe is finding fulfillment in the process of life!
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