Mental Health Management

720-***-**** **** Green River Drive Unit D – Highlands Ranch, CO 80130 jaorlans28@@hotmail.com

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MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR

Leadership and Motivation, Guidance and Support, Crisis Management

An extremely dedicated, compassionate, and self-motivated individual with four years of experience working in a therapeutic, residential treatment center with at at-risk youth and their families. Possesses strong communication skills, problem solving abilities, and leadership qualities. Has a genuine passion for working with people. Values integrity, empathy, and leading by example.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Milieu Management/Supervision Gender Specific Counseling Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling and Assessment Crisis Intervention and De-escalation techniques Team Leadership and Role Modeling Confidential Client Record Management Client/Counselor Relations

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS – Evergreen, CO August 2010 – Present (Seasonal)

Head Junior Varsity and Freshmen Football Coach/Assistant Varsity Coach

• Plan, organize and lead daily practices

• Motivate, advise, support players on game play, performances, problems

BEACON YOUTH AND FAMILY CENTER - Denver, CO May 2007 – April 2011

Marilee Boys Home Daybreak Princeton Girls’ Home Crisis Connection Program

Mental Health/Milieu Counselor

• Provide consistent milieu supervision to ensure each clients’ safety, therapeutic, and personal needs were being met

• Provide ongoing support and education in the areas of addiction, mental health, trauma, abuse.

• Conduct therapeutic or counseling interviews to help clients to gain insight into personal problems, attitudes, and behaviors and assist them in defining appropriate solutions for their treatment and personal goals

• Ensures stability, consistency, and teamwork in the program by communicating and coordinating with multi-disciplinary teams and supervisors

• Maintain personal client caseload that required weekly, 1 on 1 sessions with assigned clients, managing their detailed case files and preparing reports

• Administer medications to clients

• Administer psychological assessments upon intake

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

BACHELOR OF ARTS Anticipated Graduation: June 2012

Metropolitan State College

FIRST AID/CPR CERTIFIED

QMAP CERTIFIED

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