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I am a professional, experienced with working in a fast-paced environment, which demands strong organizational, technical, and interpersonal skills. I maintain trustworthy, ethical, discretion, and committment to assisting clients in meeting treatment goals. I am confident and poised in interactions with individuals at all levels. Over seven years’ experience maintaining files ensuring compliance with policy and procedure, experience as a trainer working with various population. I possess data entry skills in the human service field with excellent oral and written communication skills in providing adequate services to clients. Education & Training

Bachelor’s Degree program

Studied at Springfield College School of Human Service Current student at Post University

Experience Highlights

Counseling

Conduct counseling services for individuals with chemical dependency’s

Conduct intake screenings and assessments, make recommendations regarding treatment needs

Perform evaluations to determine appropriateness for treatment programs and make referrals accordingly

Provide accurate and timely record keeping and documentation of all client services

Complete timely treatment plans, treatment plan reviews and service notes

Engage clients in treatment and connect them with various social services which provide basic needs assistance Case Management

Conduct client orientation,

Schedule, conduct assessments, and document individual counseling sessions that address client treatment needs, personal issues and program performance

Complete counseling sheets, progress reports and closing summaries on all assigned clients

Provide services and counseling to clients participating in program Facilitation/Engagement

Prepare, plan and facilitate individual and group sessions that incorporate cognitive behavioral therapy, substance abuse and relapse prevention strategies

Collaborate with Probation and Court Support Services Division in Connecticut to ensure intervention services provided are adequate

Provide individual services for various at-risk groups including female and adult male offenders using gender specific placement

Organize time, set priorities, and manage workload by establishing activity schedules and activity logs for intervention programs

Facilitate Reasoning & Rehabilitation II; Treating Addictive Disorders, Seeking Safety and Anger Management groups using the cognitive behavioral therapy model

Conducts women’s Moving On groups that are designed to assist women in working on their perception of self, relationships, and being assertive through learning to identify their feelings, control their emotions, and think things consequences for themselves and others.

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Intervention Specialist, Forensic Health Services, Inc., Milford, Ct 2013-present

Support Specialist, Center for Human Development, Torrington, Ct 2012-2013

Intervention Specialist, Community Solutions, Inc., Waterbury, CT 2004- 2008

Support Specialist, Center for Human Development, Waterbury, CT 2003 - 2007

Residential Trainer, Community Residents, Inc., Waterbury, CT 2001 - 2003 Skills

Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access

Training Courses include Medication Assisted Treatment, Nonviolent Crisis Intervention, Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Criminal Thinking, Group Facilitation, Frameworks of Effective Intervention, Interviewing Techniques, Level of Service Inventory –Revised, Adult Substance Use Survey- Revised, Self- Assessment Inventory, Treating Addictive Disorders, Reasoning and Rehabilitation II, Cultural Diversity, Thinking for Change, Suicide Prevention and First Aid/CPR, Resolving Conflicts and Dealing with Difficult People, Stress Management/Time Management and Ethics 2