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About Me

Kelsey Antifaeff, MSW RCSW

Therapist & Clinical Social Worker

Teaching & Publications

Teaching

2025 - BC Collaborative Roster Society

Co-Parenting Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder: Advanced Strategies for Divorce Practitioners â€‹

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2024 - North Island College, Department of Health Sciences

Substance Use in Canada & Harm Reduction

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2021 - University of British Columbia, Department of Anthropology

Substance Use in Canada & Harm Reduction

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2020 - BC Centre on Substance Use, Clinical Addictions Fellowship

The Pinking of Drinking: The Rise of Alcohol Harm for Canadian Women

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2020 - Vancouver Coastal Health, Regional Palliative Approach to Care

Best Practice for Providing Palliative Care to Structurally Vulnerable Patients​

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Publications

Schon, E., MacRedmond, R., Rechlin, R., Antifaeff, K., Robinson, W., Hatala, R.
(in press). "Hope is Strong": A qualitative inquiry into serious illness conversations for patients living with structural vulnerabilities and substance use disorders. BMC Palliative Care.  
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-025-01893-1


Antifaeff K. (2022). Assessing and Responding to Substance Use in Collaborative Divorce. Collaborative Divorce BC, Vancouver, CA.  https://www.collaborativedivorcebc.com/post/assessing-responding-to-substance-use-in-collaborative-practice

Antifaeff, K & Robinson, W (2021). A guide for serious illness conversations with structurally vulnerable patients in hospital. Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver, CA
https://www.vch.ca/sites/default/files/2023-05/guide-for-serious-illness-conversations-with-structurally-vulnerable-patients-in-hospital.pdf

Antifaeff K. (2019). Social Work Practice with Medical Assistance in Dying: A Case Study. Health & Social Work, 44(3), 185–192. 
https://doi.org/10.1093/hsw/hlz002

For interviews, publications, or teaching opportunities
email: 
kelsey@kacounselling.ca  

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Living and working with gratitude in unceded Coast Salish territory.

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