Mental Health Substitute Teacher

Dolorez Shepherd https://www.jobcase.com/p/dolorez.shepherd

Work Experience

Licensed Substitute Teacher

February 2016 - Present • Oak Park, IL

Responsibilities Implement instructional plans by the Teacher. Meet and instruct assigned classes. Maintain reasonable rules of discipline and responsibility. Guild the learning process towards the achievement of the Districts curriculum and goals. Accomplishments The impact I made during my time on the job is seeing the children by actually demontrating their abilities to complete math and science lesson plans. Skills Used Skills used were to work with each student and assisting them to make sure they understood what was being taught. Licensed Substitute Teacher

November 2015 - Present • Riverside, IL

I work in the Chicago Charter Schools. Implement the instructional plans left by the Teacher. Instructed assigned classes. I maintained reasonable rules of responsibility and guild the learning process towards the acheivement of the Districts curriculum and goals. Accomplishments To witness the children learning the instructional lesson plans and their abilities to communicate what they are learning. Skills Used I also look for weakness and strengths and work with each student accordingly.

Crises Supervisor

Thresholds Bridgewest/ John H. Stroger Hospital

June 2009 - April 2013 • Chicago, IL

Provided mental health assessement to patients who presented to the Hospital in a psychiatric crises. Promoted a therapeutic environment and participated in the program according to the philosophy goals and function of the hospital and the Department of Behavioral Health. Consistantly diverted the Team in conjunction with the Agencies practices and procedures. Ensured to the Agency that my staff consistently met productivity targets to help meet financial needs of Agency. Duties as a supervisor were to incorporate my supervision of staff with a required monthly productivity to meet the Agencies financial goals. The Hospital demand 24 hrs. coverage provided schedule for the Supervisors staff to work 40 hours a week Accomplishments The patients had fewer hospitalizations when the treatment plan was working. Skills Used Psychosocial treatment plans, Outpatient Councelling, Referrals to Community Social Services. Crises Supervisor/Mobile Crises Worker

Thresholds MetrowestBehavioral Health

October 1999 - June 2009 • Chicago, IL

Supervised a staff of 6 Qualified Mental Health Professionals while also incorporating a required patient caseload per month. Provided counceling and encouragement during crises assessment of patient. Successfully met the position leadership challenges Identified clinical issues as they occurred during treatment Provided crises intervention service to DCFS wards who presented to the hospital in a crises. Worked effectively with multiple Doctors, Nurses, and other Clinical and Administrative staffs; Exercised sound judgement on behalf of patient. Developed a cultural that fostered Team Work on behalf of patient. Accomplishments Patients following outpatient psychosocial treatment plans made fewer Hospital visits. Skills Used Informing patient of bad and good choices they made. Assist with giving them the tools to work with. They had to make the effort toward acheiving their goals. Assessment Specialist

Illinois Mentor, Inc

November 1996 - May 1999 • Chicago, IL

Provided casework services to DCFS wards and foster parents. Conducted interviews with clients and professionals to obtain information for the continual diagnosis of problems and development treatment plans. Implemented service with families; determine need and placement of children in substitute care facilities; Work with Intact families and children in home or substitute care. Develop and maintain the role of liason with community agencies Interpreted Agencies responsibility to the community. Ensured that services were provided as mandated by statute and policy. Accomplishments Placing DCFS wards in a safe foster service environment. Advocating the adoption plan recognized by DCFS Skills Used Meetings with all parties involved in the case. Number 1 was to secure safety of the Ward that was being placed in a foster home setting.. Follow up supervise visits too observe interactions between Ward and Foster parent to determine ongoing progress.

State of Illinois

October 1994 - September 1996 • Chicago, IL

Received and investigated reports of physical, sex abuse and neglect. Duties were to access safety and risk factors of children. Made recommendatios about investigative findings. Determined if Child Protection was in best interst of child or if family could benefit from short term service, and workedwith families to establish linkage to community services. I worked closely with the Child Advocacy Centers. I attended Court Hearings, provided testimony and appeared at Trials. Accomplishments The overall safety of victims involved. Skills Used Knowledge of my job and being able to follow the rules in securing safety of a child.

Substitute Teacher

Chicago Board of Education

April 1990 - June 1994 • Chicago, IL

I was chosen by the Principal at the LeMoyne Elementary School to cover a classroom in need of a Teacher. Created and performed daily lesson plans. Implemeted Districts policies and procedures regarding students attendance and transfers. Involved with creating the curriculum for Special Education Students and Mainstreaming Taught after school tutoring and entered my classroom into a Citywide Math/ Spelling competition. Accomplishments My students grades improved and they received awards for their accomplishments. Skills Used Listening skills, instilling confidence in the students by informing and showing them that they can do anything as long as they put their minds to it and avoid negative distractions.

Education

National-Louis University

MASTERS, Human Services and Clinical Counceling

1998 - 2000 • Chicago, IL

National-Louis University

MASTERS, Business and Management

1990 - 1992 • Chicago, IL

Loyola University

BACHELORS, Sociology

1988 - 1990 • Chicago

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