Support Specialist Behavioral Health
Resume:
Timothy Wilmer
Charleston, WV *****
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Certified to Share Personal Recovery Narrative
Certified to Apply Key Recovery Concepts
Certified to Advocate for Self and Others
Certified to Identify Community and Natural Resources Certified to Access Behavioral Health System
Certified to Employ Effective Communication Skills Certified to Recognize Mental Health and Addiction Issues Certified to Apply Psychiatric Rehabilitation Values and Principles Certified to Serve as Community Change Agent
Certified to Conduct Recovery Focused Dialogues
Certified to Create Self-Directed Wellness Plans
Certified to Apply People First Language
Certified to Promote Cultural Awareness
Certified to Describe Self Help Movement
Certified to Provide Peer to Peer Supports
Excellent Interpersonal Skills
Attention to Detail
Excellent Communication Skills
Problem Solving and Critical Thinking
Self-Management
Teamwork and Collaboration
Work Experience
Program Director, Peer Recovery Support Specialist Partnership of African American Churches - Charleston, WV July 2022 to Present
Helping Consumer's experiencing addiction transition into society. Provide Continuum of care.
Helping Consumers link to resources in the community to provide a support system. Monitor Consumer's daily progress as they continue in Recovery Program. Giving encouragement
Logging daily activities.
Providing necessary products for consumer's to help their lives better. Meeting with consumer's weekly for continued follow up. Billing for service rendered.
Teaching Wellness Recovery Action Plan.
Monitoring consumers medical needs.
Monitoring consumers Spiritual needs.
Providing transportation as needed.
Adding Services as needed.
Clinical duties as needed.
Assign Life Skills for consumer's.
Simple Practice to be done daily.
Certified Peer Support Specialist
Partnership of African American Churches - Charleston, WV March 2021 to Present
• Helping Consumer's who experience Addiction through experience, strength and hope.
• loaning advocacy skills to help consumers through their recovery
• Doing weekly Simple Practice to help guide consumer's in recovery
• Doing Daily paperwork
• Daily U.D.S.
• Helping Consumer's to Integrate into Society
• Doing weekly Simple Practice ( Billing)
• Connecting consumers to programs which will help in long/short term goals.
• Meeting with nurse or case manager concerning consumers psychiatric health.
• Helping consumers to stay physically fit
• Leading Peer Support groups
• Leading WRAP groups ( Wellness Recovery Action Plan) Lead Care Giver
ResCare - Dunbar, WV
January 2016 to February 2019
• Followed patients personal care plan which included bathing, dressing, toileting, turn and positioning, transferring, and document care
• Observed patient's physical and mental state, reporting any change in status to supervising nurse
• Documented time and dosage of medication, reported any change or miss doses to supervising nurse
• Documented incident and accident reports
• Checked medical equipment for user error or malfunction
• Provided companionship and getting patients through changing times. Created activities of the patient's interest to provide the highest quality of life.
physical and mental states to medical staff
Behavioral Health Tech. Highland Hospital - Charleston, WV January 2014 to January 2015
Charleston, WV
January 2014 - January 2015
• Provide quality recovery services by collaborating effectively with team of clinicians, nurses and technicians in order to best assist patients with various behavioral problems including, substance abuse, eating disorders, mental instability and/or physical and emotional abuse.
• Participated in daily Treatment Team meetings with program manager, other BHT's, shift supervisors and psychiatrists to coordinate services.
• Ensured patient's individual needs were consistently met by monitoring progress and providing appropriate solutions and support as needed ( making changes to IBP when necessary).
• Observed and documented patient's behavior, reporting any changes in physical and mental states to medical staff.
• Performed routine checks and vitals on patients to ensure the highest quality of health and safety was met at all times.
• Assisted patients with activities of daily living and personal hygiene.
• Skilled in data entry and use of various computer software programs to admit patients, update files and upload attachments in a timely manner.
• Completed all billing documentation daily, ensuring all information was accurate before sending out. Quality Service Associate
Roark Sullivan Lifeway Center - Charleston, WV
November 2010 to December 2012
• Developed, implemented, and monitored the individualized Person-Centered Plan (PCP) for up to 65 consumers in order to meet their community integration and service coordination goals.
• Assisted consumers in accessing benefits and services by providing information and education about community resources.
• Provided crisis intervention, guidance, and supportive counseling.
• Advocated for and promote full inclusion of individuals with disabilities in all opportunities in the community.
• Completed documentation and reports on a weekly and quarterly basis to ensure eligibility, funding, and compliance with state and agency policy.
• Ensure all enrollment activities adhere to established procedures of accountability and confidentiality according to contracts and regulatory entities.
Education
Associate Degree in Behavioral Health/Addictions Specialist Technical College - Charleston, WV
2010 to 2012
Skills
• Prior Experience working with consumer's experiencing homelessness.
• Prior experience working with consumer's experiencing Addiction's.
• Certified to Apply key recovery concept addiction issues.
• Certified to apply Psychiatric rehabilitation Values and principles.
• Certified to conduct recovery-focused dialogues.
• Certified to utilize people-first language.
• Certified to promote cultural awareness.
• Certified to provide Peer-to-Peer Supports.
• Certified to Advocate for self and others
• Certified to identify community and natural supports.
• Certified to access Behavioral Health System.
• Certified to employ effective communication skills.
• Certified to Recognize mental health and addiction issues.
• Certified to serve as community change-agent.
• Certified to create self-directed wellness plans.
• Certified to describe self-help movement.
• Personal Care
• Care Giver
• Direct Care
• Home Health
• Peer Support Specialist
• Home Care
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Access
• Crisis Intervention
• Behavioral Health
• Developmental Disabilities Experience
• Meal Preparation
• Program Management
• Vital Signs
• Case Management
• Crisis Management
• Social Work
• Individual / Group Counseling
• Conflict Management
• Group Therapy
• Addiction counseling
• Discharge planning
• Behavioral Therapy
• Mental Health Counseling
• Intake Experience
• Motivational Interviewing
• Customer service
• Computer skills
• Typing
• Communication skills
• Microsoft Access
• Conflict management
• Vital signs
• Driving
• Program management
• Behavioral therapy
• Hospital experience
Certifications and Licenses
WV State Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist February 2023 to September 2025
Peer Support Specialist
March 2011 to 2037
CPR Certification
May 2021 to May 2022
First Aid Certification
Certified West Virginia State Peer Recovery Support Specialist February 2023 to September 2025
• Working with individuals experience substance abuse disorder helping them remove barriers.
• Billing for insurance purposes
Assessments
Work style: Reliability — Proficient
March 2022
Tendency to be reliable, dependable, and act with integrity at work Full results: Proficient
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