Peer Specialist Mental Health

Roberto Rodríguez-Dueñas

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OBJECTIVE

To assist at-risk individuals with HIV prevention services, HIV testing and counseling, and facilitate linkage and retention services. In particular, within the Hispanic/Latino community, in which HIV continues to be a serious health threat.

Skills:

Fully bilingual, in English and Spanish

Excellent interpersonal skills

Good organizational skills

Knowledge of HIV/STIs information

Knowledge of special populations, in particular, individuals living with addiction

Skills in MS Word

Excellent driving skills, including commercial and non-commercial (i.e., car, van, and RV)

Multi-tasking and ability to work independently

General manual labor work

Work Experience

Someone Cares, Inc. of Atlanta

HIV Outreach and Testing Counselor

March 2019 – Present

Recruits individuals from high-risk populations to participate in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention programs and HIV, STIs and Hepatitis C testing, counseling and treatment, including but not limited to individuals living with addiction.

Conducts community HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) testing and prevention counseling at various outreach events and venues (e.g., neighborhoods of high incidence of criminal activity; non-for-profit organizations providing supportive services for our clients; residential/outpatient rehabilitation facilities; transitional housing for chronically homeless men and/or drug and alcohol-free; and, churches).

Conducts Hepatitis C testing.

Participates in community events and activities targeting the agency populations of focus.

oDistributes condoms, brochures, and awareness messages.

oEncourages HIV and STI testing.

oPerforms HIV and STI testing, counseling and education.

Visits community partners promoting the agency’s mental health and substance use treatment services and fostering future collaboration and partnerships.

Helps facilitating linkage to care, housing, and other HIV/AIDS related prevention and care/ treatment services.

Collects and enters data related to outreach, education and testing activities.

Attends all required trainings, workshops, and meetings.

Serves as Peer Support Specialist under the Behavioral Health Department for individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) and/or co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders (COD).

oSupports clients, providing peer counseling based on personal experiences related to recovery, and develops meaningful and trusting relationships with clients.

oHelps participants understand and employ recovery strategies.

oProvides transportation to clients. Picks clients to and from the agency for their scheduled appointments.

oAssists clients under opiod treatment services getting their medications.

oIn both individual and group sessions, helps clients identify and combat negative self-talk and overcome fears by providing hope through shared experiences, literature, media, and etc.

Various Commercial and Private Companies

General Labor Worker

2008 - 2018

In this capacity, I had the opportunity to work in a wide range of construction sites, warehouses, and landscaping, among others. Following some of the main tasks performed:

Construction

oPrepared job sites.

oRemoved trash and debris.

oBuilt and/or repaired structures (e.g., walls, roofs, decks, houses, etc.).

oUsed a variety of power or electrical tools and equipment (e.g., drills, hammer, grinders, saws, staple machines, concrete mixers, etc.).

Warehouse

oSupervised employees.

oScheduled delivery routes and delivery assignments to staff.

oKept warehouse, including warehouse and stocking.

oLoaded and unloaded merchandise onto trucks.

oTransported or delivered merchandise (i.e., goods or products) to customers.

Landscaping

oRemoved dirt and weed.

oCut grass.

oTrimmed, edges, and blow.

Driving

oConducted inspections of company vehicles before and after delivery of merchandise.

oLoaded and unloaded trucks.

oDelivered merchandise to costumers.

oMaintained transportation logs.

Education:

San Fernando High School – GED

Selected Special Trainings, Certifications and Professional Events:

Compassion Fatigue in Peer Workforce, May 2021

Georgia Council on Substance Abuse, Listening Session, March 2021

CARES Connect, March 2021

Peer Specialist for Addictive Disease (CPS-AD), March 2021

HIPPA, January 2021

Urine Drug Scree Protocol, September 2019

Tuberculosis Testing, July 2019

Heartsaver First Aid CPR, June 2019

Mental Health First Aid USA, May 2019

QPR Institute: Suicide Prevention, May 2019

INSTI HIV-1/HIV-2 Antibody Test, April 2019

HIV Counseling, Testing, and Referrals, April 2019

Cultural Humility and Reducing Stigma, April 2019

References:

Available Upon Request

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