Write a 700-1,050-word personal reflection paper summarizing the following: Most significant things you learned about group counseling in this course Most significant things you learned about yourse
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.
