Mental Health Counselor / Assistant Teacher

Shannon Henry

** *********** **. *******, **, ***69

757-***-**** – 757-***-**** ************@*****.***

OBJECTIVE: MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR

WORK EXPERIENCE:

[6/14 - Current] Hampton-Newport News Community Service Board Hampton, VA

Community Service Associate II

Assisting adults in a group home setting who are autistic, have cerebral palsy, seizures, and learning disability

Providing hand-over-hand care, mentoring, and teaching independent living skills

Van and access bus driver for community outings

Taking daily documentation of activities

[2/14 - Current] Private Attendant Hampton, VA

Respite Worker

Assisting one on one an autistic teen individual with learning appropriate behavior

Creating activities out in the community with individual

Teaching individual daily living skills

[3/11 - 9/13] Elmy’s Special Services Brooklyn, NY

Day Habilitation Specialist

Assisting adults & children who were low to high function with autism, down syndrome, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, seizures, bipolar, expressive language disorder, learning disability, and ADHD, with learning math, reading, and computer skills

Agency van driver for community outings

Daily documentation of daily activities

Provide hand-over-hand care, mentoring, and teaching independent living skills

Assisting individuals with their jobs outside of the day program

[3/10 - 12/10] Princeton Direct Care Temp Agency Brooklyn, NY

Block Institute - Direct Care Counselor – Assistant Teacher

Escorting the walking and wheelchair individuals to and from their transportation

Assisting the group leader with assigned daily activities

Teaching low function children and adults who had cerebral palsy, pica, seizures, autism, down syndrome, and epilepsy with reading, writing, math, and computer skills

[2/09 - 1/10] Paul J Cooper Brooklyn, NY

Medical Direct Care Counselor

Administering daily medication to adult individuals low to high function who were schizophrenic, epilepsy, had traumatic brain injuries, cerebral palsy, autistic, and ADHD.

Escorted clients to their medical appointments

Scheduled medical appointments

Daily documentation of daily activities

Ensured all clients medication prescriptions and appointments are in order

[6/08 - 2/09] Evelyn Douglin Center Brooklyn, NY

Direct Care Counselor

Provide protective oversight by supervising my MRDD adult consumers, (who were moderate to high function with ADHD and bipolar disorder), at all times

Coach and encourage consumers toward greater levels of independence

Integrated actual community experiences in all levels of daily living and responsibility

Recorded in daily log book, activity sheet, trip evaluations and goal plans

[1/08 - 3/08] Preschool of America New York, NY

Assistant Youth Facilitator

Assisted the teacher with daily lesson plans

Created peer to peer activities

Supervised during nap and recreation time

[8/07 - 12/07] CAMBA Creative Kids After-School Program Brooklyn, NY

Assistant Youth Facilitator/Temporary Lead Youth Facilitator

Homework assistance

Assisted the lead teacher with daily lesson plans

Created peer to peer activities

Supervised during recreation period

EDUCATION: 2009-Current University of Phoenix – Science of Psychology - graduating 2015 Virginia Beach, VA

2009-2011 University of Phoenix – Associate of Arts in Psychology New Jersey City, NJ

1998-2000 Bethel High School - Diploma Hampton, VA

SKILLS: Computers – type 40wmp, Windows XP / Vista, MAC, Internet, Microsoft Office, experience driving a 15 passenger van, and Access bus

CERTIFICATIONS: AMAP (Approved Medication Administration Personnel), and SCIP (Strategies for Crisis Intervention and Prevention), First Aide, CPR

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