Monique Auffrey

CEO (retired), Board Member, Therapist, Researcher and Faculty Member, Alberta University of the Arts, University of Calgary, and Narratives Counselling and Consulting

Survivor Domestic Violence. Public Speaker on issues related to Gender -Based Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Housing and Homelessness, Housing First, Affordable Housing, Women's Shelters for women and children fleeing domestic violence, Early Childhood Adversity, Upstream Prevention, Investing in Children, Mental Health and Addiction, Social Work, Social Justice, Neurodiversity, (Humanoid ) Robots in Health Care,

Media

Nomination Video Sustained Contribution Calgary Stampede

Monique describes why the work at Discovery House is important to her.

Domestic Violence- Opening Doors

Les Canadiens Errants

The reality of homelessness isn't the same for men and women. Monique who runs Discovery House tells us how.
DO NOT MISS the documentary series LES CANADIENS ERRANTS (STREET VALUE): https://ici.tou.tv/les...

Webinar: Adapting Residential Services at VAW Shelters in the Face of COVID-19

She's So Brave

CBC on Discovery House She's So Brave CampaignTelevision

URL: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/1.4423942

Psych assessment for Calgary man, 85, accused of killing wife

YouthLink summer camp registration opens in Calgary

Opinion: Pressures of the past year land heavily on the youth of Calgary

Alberta seeing 'one pandemic layered on top of another,' anti-domestic violence advocate says

Biography

Monique Auffrey is an award winning social worker and community leader. She has practised in Canada and overseas for more than two decades. Her international work includes working with asylum seekers and survivors of landmines. In Canada, Auffrey is known as a subject matter expert in areas related to violence against women, mental health and addiction, and housing and homelessness. She has published on Housing First for women with children fleeing domestic violence, youth mental health and fertility tourism. Auffrey is past CEO of Family SOS in Halifax, Discovery House Family Violence Prevention Society in Calgary as well as Carya and Youthlink. She has taught at Dalhousie University, University of Calgary and is now a faculty member at Alberta University of the Arts where she serves as a full time counsellor. Auffrey has returned to study at the doctoral level in counselling and psychotherapy and is pursuing research in the area of the use of humanoid robots in health care. Volunteer Board of Director: Pro Bono Students Canada, Pathways to Education Canada, Propellus and Two Wheel View. Auffrey has been an invited guest to the United Nations in New York and has provided keynotes and multiple presentations around the world.

Recognition/Reconnaissance

King Charles III Coronation Medal | Professional

One of 30,000 Canadians awarded the prestigious medal in recognition to outstanding contributions to my community and to Canada

Inspired Alberta (CTV Calgary) 2017 | Personal

Universal Women’s Network Woman of Inspiration Award- Catalyst for Change | Professional

Expertise

  • Non profit accountability
  • Women in politics
  • Lived Experience- Intimate Partner Violence
  • Domestic Violence
  • Gender-Based Violence
  • Intimate Partner Violence
  • Housing and Homelessness
  • Housing First
  • Affordable Housing
  • Women's Shelters
  • Co-ops for women and children fleeing domestic violence
  • Early Childhood Adversity
  • Upstream Prevention
  • Investing in Children
  • Mental Health and Addiction
  • Social Work
  • Social Justice
  • Neurodiversity
  • Humanoid Robots in Health Care
  • Chatbots