MARLON J. BROOKS

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To attain a Mental Health Counselor position where expertise in behavioral counseling, mental health assessment and therapeutic intervention could be put to productive use for the benefit of patients served. EXPERIENCE

5/2013 – TO DATE

MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR, CHICAGO LAKESHORE

HOSPITAL

● Provide direct supervision and therapeutic interventions to children and adolescents

● Consistently apply knowledge of crisis intervention and behavioral management

● Support children and adolescents in achieving their treatment goals, using encouragement, problem-solving, and behavior modification

● Complete daily clinical progress notes

● Observe and changes in behavior or response to medication and communicate findings to healthcare professionals

● Provided support to families and care givers of patients with mental illnesses

● Intervened in situations that required supportive and therapeutic counseling 01/2010 – 04/2013

MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, STREAMWOOD

HOSPITAL

● Provides or assists with providing direct patient care, diagnostic procedures and therapeutic interventions

● Performs all other related work as assigned or instructed by the Shift Supervisor

● Assist in development of patient goals and treatment plan, and complete progress notes and all related documentation

● Supports unit based Continuous Performance Improvement (CPI) activities by actively participating in the CPI process

● Provides for patient comfort by performing tasks/services that optimize patient satisfaction

● Assists patients with performing activities of daily living

● Assists Milieu Coordinator with performance evaluations of assigned staff in a timely manner

05/2008 – 01/2010

RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR, CHILDREN’S HOME OF

ILLINOIS

● Assists residents with performing activities of daily living

● In cooperation with the team, develop, assess, facilitate and monitor group activities for the residents

● Formulate and implement mental healthcare plans according to each resident’s specific needs

● Acted as advocates for residents for reintegration into society EDUCATION

JUNE 2004

BACHELORS DEGREE IN COMMUNICATION DEPAUL

UNIVERSITY

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

SKILLS

● Strong ability to provide support to patients,

family members and significant others

● Capacity to exercise good judgment in a calm

manner when responding to psychiatric and

medical emergencies or other unpredictable

situations

● Ability to de-escalate sometimes stressful

patient situations

● Demonstrates professional conduct and

accountability, including understanding the

legal consequences of patient’s rights and

responsibilities.

● Assists with quality improvement, safety

and regulatory functions as directed.

Participates in process change to improve

practice.

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