Mental Health Assistant
Resume:
PROFILE
CAREER SUMMARY
My areas of Expertise and Key Career Trackers:
Founder & C.E.O, African Public Health Organization: Development: Strategic management, Advisory, & Overall Administrative duties for the organization while driving partnerships in our operating space.
Behavioral Analyst & Coordinator: Develop treatment and intervention plans while using a person-centered care approach, & working with medics and families of patients while tracking the later’s journey, from admission — also managed budgets for optimal benefits from the available funds.
Mental Health Specialist : Provide behavioral support, coping skills, and life style intervention for young adults with autism.
Mental Health Program Assistant: Promoted healthy lifestyles and coping skills for patients with mental illnesses.
Nursing Assistant: Worked in collaboration with nurses to provide residents care. Promoted teamwork and strong organizational skills within teams. also, developed presentations to Nursing Assistants on One on One patient’s communication and also prepared patient admissions and discharge packages and provided care and comforted to patients under hospice care
Special Ed Paraprofessional with autism: Assisted classroom instructors with students’ activities, also assisted students one-on-one in reading and Math. Also navigated from one class to another and also monitored them play. Also attained staff meetings, and inspired the kids to be all they could be.
Foster Care Parent: Advocacy for child education, developed reports for children progress, and social worker visits, provision of foster care while ensuring compliance with state and federal laws and regulation
Coordinator, Dakota Communities: Managed community engagement groups, identified patterns and implemented corrective actions to reduce concurrency, etc
Coordinator and Cultural Liaison personnel: Directed after-school programs in six different sites while maintaining quality assurance programs and record tracks with group facilitators etc
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Health Services (CA)
Walden University
2014 to date
Currently waiting to graduate
Masters of Arts in English
St. Cloud State University, Saint Cloud
2008 - 2011
GPS:3.27
Bachelor’s in Arts in English
University of Douala, Cameroon.
Minor in Theatre Arts and Mass Communication 1995 - 1999
Graduated with 3.5 GPA
WORK EXPERIENCE
2019-present:
Mental Health specialist,
Dungarvin-MN
2017 - Present: Founder & C.E.O, African Public Health Organization (APHO)
2017 - Present: Behavior Analyst, Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS)
2016 - 2017: Mental Health Program assistant, Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS)
2015 - 2016: Behavioral Analyst / Coordinator (MSOCS)
2014 - 2017: Foster Care Parent
2014 - 2017: Nursing Assistant, Guardian Angels Albertville, MN
2013 - 2013: Special Ed Paraprofessional with autism,
Saint Michael
Albertville School District MN
2011 - 2013: Nursing Assistant, North Memorial Hospital Robins dale, MN
2008 - 2011: Coordinator, Dakota Communities, MN
2006 - 2008: Coordinator & Liaison Personnel, MN African Women Association (MAWA)
Mental Health Program Assistant- Dungarvin – MN from 2019 to date
Prepared and facilitated daily activity programs for clients
Adminstered medications
Made behavioral recommendations to care, team
Followed individual treatment plan for yound adults with autism in an independent living setting
Provided person-centered care services including sencory and story telling approach to promote independence. I have promoted healthy coping skills for a quality lifestyle.
FOUNDER & C.E.O – African Public Health Organization (APHO)
Working with the African Public Health Organization (APHO) from 2017 to date:
Performed all administrative duties for the organization
Maintain standards for non-profit organization regulations
Promote activities of the organization
Attend community organization and partnership meetings
Provide prompt communication with inquiries via emails and phone calls
Behavioral Analyst & Coordinator
Work in collaboration with other professionals and different disciplines to develop treatment plans
Identify client’s treatment goals and write intervention plans using a person-centered care approach
Write patients support guidelines upon admission
Develop and keep track of clients’ daily goals through a tracking chart
Accompany clients to doctors’ visit and kept records of clients’ health in a progress note.
Promote social skills development.
Work in collaboration with the treatment team and family members.
Provide person-centered care to clients in a fun and friendly environment.
Mental Health Program Assistant: Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS):
Prepared and facilitated daily activity programs for patients
Coordinated and facilitated group activities
Made behavioral recommendations to care, team,
Followed individual treatment plan for psychiatric patients with mental illness and chemical dependency
Provided person-centered care services to meet patients where they are. I have promoted healthy coping skills for a quality lifestyle.
Behavior Analyst/ Coordinator (MSOCS)- Minnesota Department of Health and Human Services (DHS))
Worked in collaboration with other professionals to develop treatment plans
Carried out assessment and implementation of customized treatment plans of individual’s goals
Assisted with the scheduling and supervision of employees to ensure adequate staffing in compliance with labor to promote quality services
I collected and developed a client’s behavioral monthly data.
Managed the site budget, so individuals receive maximum benefits from monies available
Assisted residents to maintain optimal health, and encourage community activity involvements with different organizations
Developed and kept track of the client’s daily chores monthly.
Accompanied clients to doctors’ visit and kept records of the client’s health in a progress note.
Attended clients team quarterly and annual meetings to review and develop goals to assist clients
I encouraged social skills development.
I have worked in collaboration with staffs and family members.
I have provided person-centered care to clients in a fun and friendly environment.
Assisted clients with medication administration and activities of daily living
Foster Care Parent
Compliance with state and federal laws rules and regulation
Advocated for children education
Scheduled children medical and counseling appointments
Worked in collaboration with a social worker and birth parents for weekly visits
Organize community outings
Assisted children in foster care with activities of daily living like bathing, dressing, grooming and prepares nutritious meals
Prepared monthly report on foster children progresses on social worker’s visit.
Nursing Assistant: Guardian Angels Albertville, MN
Provided customized cares to memory care residents
Assisted residents with activities of daily living
Attended staff meetings
Worked in collaboration with nurses to give residents care.
Advocated for residents
Medication assistant
Facilitated community activities and crafts
Special Ed Paraprofessional with autism
Assisted classroom instructors with students’ activities
Assisted students in school navigation from one class to another
Monitored students in the playground
Assisted students one-on-one in reading and Math
Attended staff meetings and provided feedback on student’s progress
Encouraged students to become more independent
Nursing Assistant: North Memorial Hospital Robins dale, MN
Planned and reserve rooms for meetings
Promoted a team-oriented work environment
Recorded and developed meeting minutes
Developed and made PowerPoint presentations to Nursing Assistants on One on One patient’s communication on close observations.
Prepared patient admissions and discharged packages with strong organizational skills
Provided support and managed family education for the resident’s care
Provided care and comforted to patients under hospice care
Communicated effectively with diverse patients in a culturally acceptable manner
Assisted family members during the bereavement period in a cultural fairway
Conducted monthly audit of Nursing Assistance compliance with patient’s care
Worked in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team
Participated in the company-wide advertisement video to promote the Geriatric Unit
Coordinator, Dakota Communities- MN
Provided residents care following individual service plans
Created and maintain reports from data collected.
Instruct and assist staffs on how to implement individual service plan goals
Evaluated service plans for effectiveness and progress of own plans
Communicated and maintained a healthy working relationship with people of diverse backgrounds
Made travel arrangements for staffs and volunteers
Attained training to train teams and create lesson plans for group facilitation
Assisted in special community events for people with disabilities
Facilitate and assists in managing community engagement groups
Reviewed incident reports, identify patterns and implement corrective actions to reduce concurrency
Followed individual patient-centered treatment plans to support with clients identified goals
Familiarity with the delivery of quality acute adult mental health services
Coordinator and Cultural Liaison personnel: MN African Women Association (MAWA)
Directed after-school programs in six different sites
Maintained quality assurance program and record tracking with the group facilitators
Organized work schedules and responsibilities of group facilitators
Prepared a comprehensive annual report to the CEO
Recruited and facilitated training programs on group facilitators, interns, and volunteers
Coordinated services between schools, students, and parents
Corresponded with planned Parent-wood on Youth sex education
Took training on community lay health educator on HIV/Aids
Prepared educational material for a diverse group of people
Coordinated cultural and community events with African Girls and Women
Led youth group to discussion with MN state representatives at the State Capitol in 2007
Assist immigrant girls and women with immigration documentation and appointments
Motivated youths in learning and participating in community events
Organized field trips to the MN festivals of nations with students
Demonstrated leadership skills and abilities
ACTIVITIES
& AWARDS
AWARDS
Senior girls’ leadership prefect, Government High School Nyasoso- Cameroon 1993
Elizabeth Cully Teaching English As A Second Language Scholarship 2010
Department of English Language, Saint Cloud State University, MN 2011
HIV/Aids Advocate – Douala University, Cameroon
VOLUNTEERING
Council Member, MN Cultural and Ethnic Communities
Leadership Council (CECLC) 2016-present
MEMBERSHIP
The National Society of Leadership and Success 2017-present
Minnesota (MN) Public Health Association 2017-present
LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES
Two times elected secretary General Bafaw Cultural
Development Association, MN 2014 2017
Headed Christian youth group, three times to youth, rallies 1992,1993,1994
High school choir conductor 1992- 1994
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Two times elected secretary General Bafaw Cultural
Fluent in English
Fluent in French
Fluent in Pidgin English
SKILLS
Dream weaver, PowerPoint, HTML, Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, SPSS, N-Vivo, Internet search, email, EMAR, EPIC, Point of Care
Practical problem-solving skills and innovative ideas for managing with organizations and community members.
Strong desires to learn new skills and information in working with communities and organizations.
Demonstrated experience working successfully with team settings and independently.
Excellent written and verbal communication
REFERENCES
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