GRAHAM FERRI
Phone: +630********** / +630*********- *************@*******.***
Professional Summary
Highly efficient and dedicated professional with expanding experience in counselling, case management, community relations, client service, addiction therapy, and health agency relations.
Demonstrated ability delivering unparalleled client service, offering high-level counselling, improving processes, analysing complex issues, developing viable solutions, and managing teams.
Proven expertise in all aspects of counselling principles / practices, casework methods, psychosocial issues, human relations, principles of interviewing and social assistance requirements.
Caring and compassionate, with proven ability to form strong cross-cultural relationships and gain trust of colleagues, clients and social service agencies at all levels.
Core Qualifications
Counselling Diploma
Individual, Family and Group Counselling
Case Management
Treatment Planning
Report Generation
Program Management
Service Delivery
Process Improvement
Regulatory Compliance
Addiction Treatment
Crisis Intervention
Patient / Client Relations
Experience
Been working for Wall Street English, teaching English as a Second Language to Chinese Students; March 2016 up to August 3rd, at Makati City, Philippines. Now searching for fresh challenge
Worked for 51 talk, Home-based online teaching English to Chinese Students, from August 2015 to March 2016
Working for Rare Jobs, Home-based online teaching English to Japanese Students from April 2016 to July 2017
Lifeline
United Care Wesley
February 2015 - Current
DUTIES
1. Helping Clients develop new coping skills
2. Support individuals and families in crisis
3. Liaising with ER physician and Community Support
4. Referral to Community and hospital
5. Develop Rapport and maintain contact
6. Identifying problems and assess risk to life
7. Establishing and implementing collaborative plans
8. Using Therapeutic Communication skills leading to validation
9. Collecting information’
Volunteer Youth Counsellor Family Foundation (Centercare) January 1987 to December 2002
Managing Projects
Planning and Organising appropriate Youth and Community programmes establishing new Youth services
Recruiting, Training and Supervising Volunteers and paid Employees undertaking detached ‘outreach’ Youth work producing Reports and Business plans
Giving presentations
Promoting young people’s interests
Maintaining records
Managing and administering Budgets and Resources
Preparing and distributing publicity materials and displays
Liaising and working with Parents, Schools, the Police and other Community groups /organizations
Providing Advocacy and Counselling
Raising Funds
General Motors
Spot Welder
June 1982 to October 2012
DUTIES
1. Spot Welder
2. Metal Finisher
3. Storeman
4. Car Assembler
5. Leading Hand
6. General Duties
Education
Diploma in Counselling
Australasian Institute of Professional Counsellors - Adelaide, Australia
Abuse Counselling
Relationship Counselling
Grief and Loss Counselling
Child Development and Effective Parenting
Workplace Counselling
Career Guidance Counselling
Family Therapy Counselling
Counselling Clients with Addictions
Professional Development
Lifeline Counsellor (In Progress)
Certificate IV in Management
Certificate IV in First Line Management
Suicide Awareness
Mental Health Care
Addictions Counselling
Grief and Loss
Counselling and the Counselling process
Communication and the Counselling Interview
The Counselling Relationship
Personality and Development Theories
Learning Theories
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Person-Centered Therapy
Gestalt Therapy
Solution-Focused Therapy
Narrative Therapy
Legal and Ethical Issues
Counselling and Personal Reflection
Relationship Issues
Family Therapy
Client Suitability and Clients at risk
Case Management
Working with Diversity
References
Carol Moore
Supervisor
Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors
616 South Road, Glandore SA 5037
82975111
Gary Bradtke Congregational Chairperson Salisbury Lutheran Church 82847206
General Motors Holden Phillip Highway Elizabeth South S.A 511*-****-****