520 WEEK 8 SUMMARY
AREAS OF PRACTICE
* DD population * Multicultural diversity
* Domestic violence * Alcohol/substance abuse
* Mental Health * Medically delicate
* Senior Care * At-risk children/families
EXPERIENCE
Adoption Recruiter ,
· Connect children who wait for permanent homes with families who wish to adopt by implementing and coordinating effective recruitment, matching. and support services for a caseload of 15-25 children.
· Responsible for building relationships within the community and raising awareness and education about foster care and adoption.
· Creating specialized recruitment plans which include creating and reviewing genograms for each youth on the caseload.
Home Health Aide,
· Provided personal care to patients with dementia, diabetes, stokes, post-heart attack side effects, and other disabilities or illnesses.
· Provided patients, as well as their loved ones, with emotional support in adapting to patients’ disabilities and/or illnesses.
· Maintained records of client care, condition, progress, and problems and discussed observations with my employer, patients’ family, and medical case manager.
Service and Support Specialist ,
Toledo, OH
· Use a strengths-based approach, to assess individuals for services with consideration for important to/for, known likely risks i.e. medical concerns, mental health issues, physical disabilities, etc.
· Assist individuals with social-acceptance/financial independence by linking them with agencies that promote community employment and/or community integration..
· Implements continuous quality review to ensure individuals quality of life, needs, and realistic goals, and safety are being met.
Family Service Specialist,
· Conduct investigations to identify problems leading to family disintegration; implement service programs for and with the family and/or child.
· Using Organize and complete case consultations with other professional staff to discuss family problems and treatment methods; utilizes community resource for mental/medical health, vocational/educational, residential, and other assistance.
· Manage a specialized caseload of clients such as neglectful/abusive parents, sexual abuse victims, and acting-out children to rectify the underlying basis of problems and enabling individuals to more effectively deal with their life situation.
Assistant Family Service Worker ,
· Assisted providing services and resources to protect, assist, and empower children at risk of family violence/disruption, economical disadvantages, including emotional/behavioral problems.
· Performed and assisted in home visits, office visits, and/or phone conferences to examine and evaluate families underlying needs.
· Proficient in preparing reports and maintaining files and records.
Supervisor, Devereux ,
· Structured daily functions of the group home, by implementing daily activities for group home, overseeing staff involvement/socialization with clients, as well as, clients integration/involvement with their community.
· Coordinated staff schedules and food menus, in addition to, scheduling client appointments and social affairs.
· Handled monetary transactions between clients, banks, day programs, medical finances, and recreational funds.
· Assisted in Individual Habilitation Plan (IHP), Individual Education Plan (IEP), and Essential Lifestyle Planning (ELP).
Rehabilitation Counselor
· Empowered mentally/physically disabled clients to integrate into their communities, by providing vocational training, support services, and social interaction through: emphasizing on skill building, building on individual strengths, enhancing relationship development.
· Helped consumers minimize stress factors, and teach them how to adapt to factors that cannot be eliminated.
· Completed daily assessments on clients' behaviors, goals, and medicine in-take/out-take.