Planning, Programming and Research Officer. Domain of Expertise in Caregiving, CREGÉS

Affiliations:

• Member of Ordre professionnel des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Québec (OTSTCFQ) 

Education:

• Master’s in workplace people management (Gestion des personnes en milieu de travail), specializing in equity, diversity and inclusion, Université du Québec à Rimouski (ongoing)
• Bachelor’s in Social Work, Université de Montréal

Research interests:

• Work-family-care balance among caregivers
• Defense of the rights of caregivers
• Managing equity, diversity and inclusion
• Improvement of workplace conditions
• Psychological health at work
• Organizational practices for supporting employees in difficulty
• Palliative care
• Development of knowledge transfer tools
• Adaptation of organizational practices
• Evaluation of public policies

Description:

As a social worker, Vicky Lamarche began her career in the health and social services system, before devoting her practice entirely to informal and family caregivers. Her professional experiences have led her to take an interest in the issues specific to caregivers, mainly regarding work-family-care balance. 

Vicky first joined the CREGÉS’s team as a research intern as part of her graduate studies in the summer of 2022. Following her internship, she officially joined the team as a planning, programming and research officer. With her team, she is working on the design of online courses about the characteristics and needs of informal caregivers, as well as the preferred approaches for healthcare professionals and managers who work with them. This ministerial mandate stems from measure 19 of the government action plan for caregivers 2021-2026.