Mental Health A Team

Resume

Amelda Rector *** Plum Street

Lawrenceburg

Kentucky

40342

Tel: 502-***-**** e-mail: **********@*****.***

Personal Profile:

My best attributes are my calm nature, excellent communication skills and that I work well in a team or on my own. I always meet my targets because of my excellent time management and organisational skills and I enjoy new challenges.

Qualifications:

Clinical Mental Health Counselling Masters – LPCC from University of the Cumberlands, Kentucky

BSc (Honours) Psychology (Open University) 2015 - Scotland Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) Facilitator (2019)

Samaritans – Suicide telephone support helpline (2014 – 2015) - Scotland Diploma in Management (Chartered Management Institute) (2008) - Scotland American Counseling Association – Member since 2018 Career History:

Duties:

08-2023 – Current

Clinician (School based)

Cumberlands Family

Medical Group

• Complete Biopsychosocial Assessment for new clients at the Elementary school aged 3 to 11.

• Develop Treatment Plans for clients during intake with input from parents/guardians.

• Conduct 1:1 weekly session with clients (Telehealth during school breaks).

• Make or add diagnosis using DSM-5, ICD-10.

• Liaise with client’s family for support.

• Utilize MI, Person Centred approach, and CBT interventions throughout sessions with a focus on developing coping skills, Lawrenceburg

Kentucky

identifying triggers, listening with empathy and positive regard, and meeting client’s needs.

• Assess and manage crisis situations, suicide ideation, anxiety, and family emergencies.

• Complete CSSR-S and arrange inpatient hospitalization if client meets criteria.

• Complete Discharge Paperwork including Safety Plan and Aftercare services for clients.

• Complete Progress notes after each individual and family session.

• Support client’s legal, transitional and aftercare needs and liaise with other department such as the school counsellor, teachers, principal, social workers, and judges on these needs.

• Maintain a calm and supportive environment for clients to develop therapeutic rapport.

• Maintain own calendar and schedule individual secessions to meet company targets.

Duties:

12-2022 – 08-2023

Clinician/Therapist

New Vista

Lawrenceburg

Kentucky

• Complete Biopsychosocial Assessment and Treatment Plans for all new clients aged 3 to 90.

• Make or add diagnosis using DSM-5, ICD-10.

• Conduct 1:1 weekly session with private clients

• Facilitate two weekly group sessions relating to substance abuse for clients from the Drug Court Program.

• Maintain all administration for the Drug Court Program for Anderson County and attend weekly court sessions to report on client’s progress.

• Liaise with client’s families, lawyers, parole officers, and the judge.

• Assess and manage crisis situations, suicide ideation, anxiety, and family emergencies.

• Utilize MI, Person Centred approach, and CBT interventions throughout sessions with a focus on substance use and mental health issues/needs, developing coping skills, identifying triggers, listening with empathy and positive regard, and meeting client’s needs.

• Complete Discharge Paperwork including safety plan, risk assessments, and aftercare services for all clients.

• Complete Progress notes after individual, drug court, and family sessions.

• Support client’s legal, transitional and aftercare needs and liaise with families, lawyers, parole officers, and the judge.

• Maintain a calm and supportive environment for clients to develop therapeutic rapport.

• Maintain own calendar and book individual sessions to meet company and individual numbers and targets.

Duties:

05-2021 – 12-2022

Clinician/Therapist

Isaiah House

Rehabilitation Centre

Willisburg,

Kentucky

• Complete Biopsychosocial Assessment and Treatment Plans for new clients at the Substance use Rehabilitations facility for men aged 18 to 90.

• Provide emotional support through the detox process and throughout the length of client’s stay (between 30 days to 11 months), and liaise with client’s family for support.

• Make or add diagnosis using DSM-5, ICD-10.

• Conduct 1:1 weekly in person sessions and also facilitate group sessions with a focus on maintaining sobriety, and the effects of substance abuse on their families and their own mental health.

• Assess crisis situations as they arise such as clients wanting to leave treatment early, increased feelings of depression and SI, increased anxiety, family emergencies, and take necessary action.

• Attend weekly meetings and report concerns to the clinical director, nurses, parole officers, judges, and other support staff.

• Utilize MI, Person Centred approach, and CBT interventions throughout sessions with a focus on substance use and mental health issues/needs.

• Teach clients coping skills, identify relapse triggers, build self- esteem and self-worth, and listen with empathy and positive regard to meet client’s needs.

• Complete Discharge Paperwork including Safety Plan and provide transitional and aftercare services for clients.

• Complete Progress notes after each individual, group, and family sessions.

• Maintain a calm and supportive environment for clients to develop therapeutic rapport.

Duties:

• Complete Biopsychosocial Assessments for new family intakes working with teenagers (some with ankle monitors). 02/2021 – 05/2021 • Liaise with client’s whole system such as school, church, court, judge, social worker, doctor, nurse, and parents.

• Utilize the Multisystemic Family Therapy approach with a focus on changing client’s view on his environment and behaviour, developing coping skills, identify triggers, build self-esteem, self- worth.

Clinician/Therapist • Complete in-home visits with client and parents and conduct family and individual sessions.

Home of the Innocents

• Complete progress notes after sessions.

• Work with court system and assigned social worker for clients with ankle monitors in high risk situations.

• Complete Discharge paperwork to include Safety Plan and Aftercare services.

Louisville, Kentucky • Complete Discharge paperwork to include Safety Plan.

• Maintain Treatment Plan.

• Support teenage client to integrate back into society in a healthy and productive way.

Duties:

• Complete Biopsychosocial Assessments and treatment plan with families for new intakes of teenage clients.

• Prepare and present intake orientation and the goals of the program to the family.

04-2020 – 02-2021 • Facilitate a family session 2 times a week and provide parents with tools to help their teenage child repair their relationship.

• Attend daily Treatment Plan meetings and provide updates on patient caseload.

Omni Community Care

Louisville • Complete Discharge paperwork to include Safety Plan. Kentucky • Collaborate with management and other clinicians to create a calm supportive environment for the patients.

Duties:

• Complete Biopsychosocial Assessments for new intakes in the adult ward.

• Prepare and complete new intake orientation and assess for risk of suicide and other mental health needs.

01-2020 – 03-2020 • Facilitate Groups 2-3 times a week. Master in Counseling

Student Intern

• Conduct 1:1 sessions with patients.

• Keep progress notes up to date after 1:1 meeting.

• Liaise with patient’s nurse and doctor on their treatment.

• Maintain Treatment Plan.

• Attend daily progress meetings with Psychiatrist, nurses and other clinicians to provide updates on patient caseload. The Brook, KMI • Complete Discharge paperwork to include Safety Plan. Louisville

Kentucky

• Coordinate with other counselors to create a calm supportive environment for the patients.

Duties:

• Facilitate MRT group sessions. I do 6 classes per week.

• Prepare and complete new intake orientation.

05-2019 – 10-2019 • Complete bi-weekly meetings with a caseload of 45 inmates. Counselor

• Keep inmate record up to date in KOMS.

• Liaise with Parole Officer on any new inmates, parole dates, parole eligibility requirements, and parole document preparation.

• Keep accurate records of all inmates on my caseload such as visitation, appointments, employment, or any needs the inmates may have.

Dismas Charities • Consult with inmates in case of a family emergency or during difficult times when they need emotional support.

Louisville

Kentucky

• Coordinate with the other counselors to create a calm environment for the inmates.

• Collaborate with the Director to ensure the smooth running of the facility.

Duties:

• Oversee staff working with the clients to make sure that client’s needs are always met.

• Perform accuracy checks on staff progress notes at the beginning and end of shift

05-2017 – 12-2017 • Sign off on the Medicine Administration Registry at the beginning and ending of a shift and record any medical errors conducted by staff to the nurse.

House Supervisor • Lead during crisis intervention and safety crisis management to ensure staff and client safety at all time and the situation is brought under control as quickly as possible.

• Assist with training and development of new staff. Home of the Innocents • Create a clear and concise schedule for each shift. Louisville • Assist the program supervisor to create a therapeutic environment for staff and clients.

Kentucky • Collaborate with Program Manager to ensure the smooth running of the unit.

• Perform Lead Supervisor duties for the whole building being the first point of contact and dealing with all emergencies as they arise

• Complete bi-weekly meetings with staff to determine progress and identify any concerns or training needs.

• Dispense medicine when required.

Duties:

• Complete intake of new clients from explaining their care package and the house rules to helping clients get settled and feel welcome in their new environment.

08-2016 – 04-2017 • Assist in developing individual treatment plans to help clients cope with painful emotions without acting out.

• Enrol new students in on-campus school. Evaluate student readiness for public school and enrol them should their treatment plan and state worker agree. Maintain strong relations with public schools and deal with any problems arising. Attend school meetings and follow student progress and attendance daily. School Coordinator • Build a supportive relationship with clients to help them transition into their new school, placement, and environment.

• Provide clients with choices for behaviour instead of dictating rules. Observe and evaluate changes in client’s behaviour. Home of the Innocents

Louisville

Kentucky

• Maintain appropriate moral atmosphere in the unit and disperse groups. Read situations and avoid conflict situations from escalating

• Provide individualized support to public school clients in case of a health and safety breach at school. Develop and help the client maintain a behavioural support plan to help them feel supported to be successful and get back on track.

• Collaborate with clinical team, management team and direct care staff at treatment team meetings about individual client’s progress in school.

• Keep SCM training up to date

• Dispense and document medication.

• Perform all Resident Counsellor duties during non-school days Duties:

• Meet individual client’s direct emotional, physical, mental and spiritual needs by following a daily schedule of events and display a strong yet compassionate and supportive parental image. 04-2016 – 08-2016

• Assist in carrying out individual treatment plans and help clients cope with painful emotions without acting out.

• Provide clients with choices for behaviour instead of dictating rules

• Dispense and document medication per established procedures Resident Counsellor • Encourage clients to attain the full potential of their abilities by helping with reasoning and problem solving

• Participate and supervise in physical and mental stimulating activities

Childplace

Indiana Kentucky

• Respond to existential questions and accompany clients to church or other opportunities for spiritual growth that are offered

• Maintain appropriate moral atmosphere in the group home

• Assist in educational projects for clients

• Assist in development of interpersonal skills.

• Provide an example of moral conduct

Duties:

• Responsible for the day to day running of the Learning Centre including the safety of the students, tutors, visitors and cleaning staff and being the first point of contact to deal with any grievances or problems

04-2010 – 01-2015

• Responsible for all admin duties such as banking, student enrolment, payment of course fees, telephone enquiries, ordering stationery and other consumables, accounts payable and do travelling and pay claims for tutors

Perth College

Scotland

• Regularly offer new and exciting courses and recruit and interview suitable tutors for the courses

• Enrol Open Access students and keep a database and support them with any queries regarding their course

Learning Centre

Manager

• Liaise with tutors on student numbers and how to recruit new students, but keep the existing students engaged

• Do timetables and arrange accommodation for 24 Leisure classes 3 times per year for 10-week blocks

• Work closely with Marketing to promote new classes and the facilities on offer at the College. Student retention is always very important.

• Liaise with outside companies such as the ARC foundation to make the facilities available for the whole community who enrol disabled students on our courses and assist them when they come in for their classes

• Prepare monthly reports on student progress, achievement and numbers to ensure budget requirements are met

• Actively involved with Community projects to raise awareness of the Learning Centre and what it offers

• Encourage and support students who find their course challenging and put a study plan in place to set achievable goals

• Work with marketing to design leaflets and newspaper advertisements to raise awareness of new courses on offer

• Liaise with external companies to support their vulnerable clients with extra needs to integrate back into society by learning new skills

References:

Mary Ann Ritchey - Therapist/Clinician at Cumberland Family Medical – Phone: 502-***-**** Tina Ebenstein – Supervisor at Isaiah House ****.*********@******-*****.***

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