Peer Recovery Certified

ZARKAYA REAVIS

C- 631-***-**** *************@*****.***

NYS Certified Peer Recovery Advocate seeking entry level position to provide outstanding care and continue career with care provider. Committed to providing the highest level of advocacy and support in a recovery environment. Knowledge of addiction and recovery focused practices and principles, conflict remediation, administrative procedures and training and development. Team contributor that excels in fostering relationships that promote teamwork, diversity, collaboration, and communication. Background is enhanced by Recovery Peer Advocate Certification with a focus on Chemical Dependency. EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Suffolk County Community College- Addiction Studies 2024- Present New York State Certified Peer Recovery Advocate (CRPA) New York State Recovery Coach Certification and Ethics Certification EXPERIENCE

THRIVE- Hauppauge, NY 2023- Present

*Certified Peer Recovery Advocate Volunteer

• Work as part of a team alongside case managers and clinicians to provide peer support for high needs populations, mainly clients with substance use disorder in an intensive outpatient setting.

• Utilize identification and personal lived experience to engage recovering addicts and alcoholics

• Advocate for clients using person centered, recovery oriented, strengths based and trauma informed approach. Provide critical linkage to comprehensive programs and services

• Provide advocacy, outreach support, recruitment, and transportation when needed and referrals for various support services. Assist clients in their recovery journey through coaching and support

• Cultivate character building, relationship building, and problem solving

• Actively engage in the community with participants allowing for reflective practice and support

• Strengthen peer values, ethics, and practice support in group setting with discussions that challenge our assumptions, clarify our roles for growth and learning. Share expertise, build community, enhance skills in careers

• Model Peer Recovery values that are inclusive and diverse, respectful and strengths based, transparent and empathetic, and non- hierarchical and collaborative Medford Multicare Center- Medford, NY 2003- 2006

*Certified Nursing Assistant

• Assisted nurses with setting up various procedures

• Performed vitals, ekg, collected urinalysis samples, and suctioned ventilation unit patients

• Reported significant observations regarding patients to RN /LPN

• Maintained all aspects of patients personal care and grooming

• Intake and output specimen collection, physical exams

• Assisted patients with walking as needed. Pre and post-operative nursing care

• Assisted patients with activities of daily living such as personal hygiene, meals, ambulating, turning and repositioning. Provided empathy and support to patients Good Samaritan Nursing Home-West Sayville, NY 1998- 2001

*Certified Nursing Assistant

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