Joseph Jerminario

Email: abpy24@r.postjobfree.com

Address:

City: Bushkill

State: PA

Zip: 18324

Country: USA

Phone: 570-***-****

Skill Level: Any

Salary Range:

Primary Skills/Experience:

Mental health professional driven to help others overcome personal obstacles. Comfortable working autonomously or in a team-based setting. Experienced Mental Health Therapist skilled at motivating, communicating and advocating for clients dealing with mental health and emotional disorders. Expert in DBT and psychotherapy. Seasoned mental health practitioner with demonstrated track record of successfully working with diverse client populations in one-on-one and group settings. Team-oriented Security Hospital Treatment Assistant with strong track record of establishing solid relationships with clients, co-workers, administration and local agencies. Always committed to being positive to patients and family members in all contact with them during their loved ones stay at the hospital of facility. Effective in the use of de-escalation techniques and use of non threatening verbal counseling.

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from Marlboro Central High School, Marlboro NY 1/2001 to 6/1981 (NYS general course of study)

Job History / Details:

Professional Profile

Mental health professional driven to help others overcome personal obstacles. Comfortable working autonomously or in a team-based setting.

Experienced Mental Health Therapist skilled at motivating, communicating and advocating for clients dealing with mental health and emotional disorders. Expert in DBT and psychotherapy.

Seasoned mental health practitioner with demonstrated track record of successfully working with diverse client populations in one-on-one and group settings.

Team-oriented Security Hospital Treatment Assistant with strong track record of establishing solid relationships with clients, co-workers, administration and local agencies.

Always committed to being positive to patients and family members in all contact with them during their loved ones stay at the hospital of facility.

Effective in the use of de-escalation techniques and use of non threatening verbal counseling.

Qualifications

Psychiatric population familiarity

Dual diagnosis expertise

BLS/ACLS certified

Cool and collected under pressure.

Patient-focused care

Team player with positive attitude.

Therapeutic expertise

Results-oriented

Solution-focused counseling

Criminal law knowledge

Exercises good judgment

Strong work ethic

Maintains strict confidentiality

Relevant Experience

Former First Aid and CPR instructor for most employees within workplace (IE: Nursing, Security Hospital Treatment Assistants (forensic correctional officers), safety officer department and other support services).

Group leader for the dangerously mentally ill chemical abusers patients for relapse prevention.

Group leader in a classroom setting teaching relapse prevention and forensic competence to mentally ill patients.

Have worked with dangerously mentally patients who ages have ranged from 18 years old to 95 years old.

A founding member of the steering committee comprised of members of administration (executive and medical directors as well as: clinical, safety and SHTA departments.

Member of workplace violence and respect committees.

Former building supervisor in the Security Hospital Treatment Assistant department.

Mentor to new SHTA department employees.

Experience

July 1990 to November 2012

Mid-Hudson Forensic Psychiatric Center New Hampton, New York

Security Hospital Treatment Assistant (SHTA)

Have worked for MHFPC a NYS maximum security psychiatric center for the past 22 years dealing with some of the most dangerous mentally patient population, some who have committed horrendous crimes such as: murder, rape and child molestation.

Charted and recorded information in client files.

Tracked client movement on and off the unit by documenting times and destinations of clients.

Checked facility for open windows, locked doors, malfunctioning smoke detectors and other safety hazards

Quickly responded to crisis situations when severe mental health and behavioral issues arose.

Documented all patient information including service plans, treatment reports and progress notes.

Monitored patients prescribed psychotropic medications to assess the medications' effectiveness and side effects.

Consulted with psychiatrists about client medication changes, issues with medicine compliance and efficacy of medications.

Taught clients anger management techniques, relaxation skills, impulse control, social skills, emotional coping skills and functional living skills.

Led patients in individual, family, group therapy sessions.

Executed appropriate risk-assessment and mitigation strategies.

Education

1981 Marlboro Central High School Marlboro, New York

High School Diploma NYS general course of study

Besides taking all NYS required curriculum I also took part in electives such as: computer science, and assisting fellow students for continuing their education by using the resources available through the guidance office.

High honor roll academic achievement in senior year of school.

Committees (include roles, such as chairman, etc.)

Hospital Steering Committee SHTA department member.

Workplace Violence and prevention committee member.

Respect Committee member.

SHTA department member chosen to tour other forensic facilities in NYS.

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