●Natasha Akpan

**** **** **., *********,**, 404-***-****, adwets@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Dedicated Human Service worker for over 15 years with a background that includes experiences working with a diverse population of clients. This includes children, adults, families within community setting and hospital settings. Experienced in crisis intervention, substance abuse treatment, group therapy, individual counseling, providing case management services, child abuse investigations, and supervising several residential facility and day rehabilitation programs.

Experience

7/1/2015 to 4/15/2019

Breakthrough Outreach recovery Program

Atlanta, Ga

Housing Coordinator

●Assist clients in admission and discharge in substance abuse program.

●Observe clients behavior and document their activities on daily basis and their progress.

●Collaborate with other staff to ensure their psychiatric, medical, and social needs are met.

●Administer medication to clients, perform random drug screening, monitor their behavior for safety, and teach daily living skills.

●Ensure treatment plans are implemented and followed to achieve client’s goals.

6/9/2009 to 7/1/2015

Peachford hospital

Atlanta, Ga

Lead mental health assistant

●Supervise and train mental health staff assigned to the unit.

●Monitor hospital unit to ensure safety for clients with mild to severe mental health issues.

●Assist in the admission and discharge process of clients.

●Facilitate groups to teach clients coping skills, anger management and stress management.

●Communicate with administrative staff to note any abnormal changes in the clients’ behavior or the needs of the client.

●Maintain daily documentation of clients’ progress and activities in a prompt and complete manner.

10/7/2008 to 3/20/2009

The Bridges Center

Atlanta, Ga

Case manager

●Participate in the development and implementation of treatment plan.

●Ensure that treatment plans are maintained, cared out, and documented on properly and promptly.

●Assist client and family through facilitate individual, group or family therapy.

●Implement appropriate interventions that can assist in offering support to the client and family.

●Communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing, in team meetings and case records.

●Ensure teamwork and communication is implemented with clients, families, staff, and other providers.

7/5/2007 to 12/17/2017

Fulton and Carroll County DFCS

Atlanta, Ga

Social service case manager

●Investigated child abuse reports within the child protective service unit and maintained caseload in the ongoing department for substantiated child abuse cases.

●Managed a caseload of 15 or more case on a monthly basis.

●Assessed the level of risk to children by conducting face to face interviews with alleged child abuse victims and their care takers.

●Worked with law enforcement which included physically removing children from their caretakers if the child is found to be at risk by the Courts to be at risk in the home.

●Testified in court as to level of risk to children that are placed in the agency’s legal custody.

●Identified and coordinated with community resources to assist clients.

Education

9/2002 TO 10/2004

MA. Community Counseling

9/1998 TO 6/2002

BS. Psychology

Argosy University

(33 Hours completed in this program)

Kennesaw university

Dunwoody, Ga

Kennesaw, Ga

References

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