Mental Health Therapist

Jermaine Williams

Jermaine Love Williams

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Inglewood,CA 90303

Evening/ Day Phone: 323-***-****

Email: ********************@*****.***

Work Experience:

LaDowntown Medical Center

Los Angeles,CA 90026

Rich Hunt 626-***-****

Psych Rehabilitation Therapist

Provision of therapeutic recreation programming (groups) for inpatient mental health and behavioral health patients.

Documentation of progress, weekly notes, and discharge notes.

North Vista Hospital

Las Vegas, NV 89030

07/16-06/20

Recreation Therapist

Supervisor: Mary Ann Ca Fone 516-***-****

Responsible for organizing, planning, and facilitation of group sessions including psycho- education, Coordinating recreation therapy programs for specific units and programs

Silverlake Medical Center

Los Angeles, CA

7/2013- 07/16

Psych. Rehabilitation Therapist Supervisor: Rich Hunt 626-***-****

Provision of therapeutic recreation programming (groups) for inpatient mental health and behavioral health patients.

Documentation of progress, weekly notes, and discharge notes.

5/2013-7/2013

Moved to California, Unemployment benefits

Department of Veteran Affairs

Dayton, OH

11/2012 – 5/2013

Recreation Therapist

Supervisor: Tammie Walker 937-***-**** EXT 3587)

Planning and providing skilled recreation therapy treatment for individual veterans with specific MD referral orders; Coordinating recreation therapy programs for specific units and programs; Conducting a wide range of therapeutic programs with a variety of staff, service organizations, and community groups; Contributing relevant data as a member of the interdisciplinary team; using recreation or creative art activity modalities to maintain or achieve veteran rehabilitation of physical and/or mental health; Evaluating the history, interests, aptitudes and functional skills of veterans’ by interviews, inventories, tests, and measurement; Providing specific recreation therapy programs for individuals ranging in age from their twenties to sixty-five and older often with a multiple diagnostic may require unconventional approaches and treatments

Department of Veteran Affairs

Cincinnati, Oh United States

01/2009 –11/2012

Recreation Therapist

Supervisor: Stevie Gingham 859-***-****)

Responsible for groups with the substance abuse and medical disable veteran in the adult mental health population. Groups consist of appropriate coping skills, leisure education, group exercise and wellness education leisure resource, team work activities and community integration trips. Programming exercises for the veteran outpatient population.

● Created, plan and organized community volunteering for veterans.

● Planning Special Projects and events such as the veteran celebration, Olympics sports and holiday events every year.

● Obtained 4 Performance Awards and 20 WOW Awards from peers, patients and community leaders.

Education:

California State University of Dominguez Hills Carson, CA Bachelor's Degree in Recreation Administration/Sociology With an Concentration in Therapeutic Recreation

08/02

Compton Community College Compton, CA

Associate of Arts in Recreation and Leisure Studies 05/1995

References:

Phil Wright VA Cincinnati Recreation Therapist 859-***-****

Robert Richey VA Cincinnati Social Worker 859-***-****

Brian Zinnbauer VA Cincinnati Psychologist 859-***-****

Additional Information:

Qualifications & Skills:

• Serve as a clinical resource: consistently seek out and obtain updated clinical information • Able to assist in orientation of new staff, student and volunteers, as requested

• Contribute to vision, mission, and values of organization by modeling behavior, motivating employees, and delivering quality results

• Consistently demonstrate individual commitment to organization and collaboration among staff • Provide commitment and skills to support continuous performance and quality improvement

• Demonstrate and provide commitment to both environmental and patient safety

• Make effective decisions to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner

• Able to demonstrate advanced computer competency skills to job duties and expectations

• Ability to connect and demonstrate incredible relationships with patients, families, and friends • Able to take feedback and incorporate in performance to make changes where necessary

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