mental health counselor

Abby Dawit

**** ****** ****** #* ***** Rainer, MD 20712 240-***-**** **********@*****.***

Skills Mental Health Counselor with 13 years of hands-on experience

Basic Computer and Data Entry skills

Bi-Lingual Amharic/English

Experience Substance Abuse Counselor

2002-2009 Whitman-Walker Clinic, Washington DC

Interviewed and assess new consumers to compile information on social, educational, criminal, institutional, and drug history

Oriented new consumers to the facility and to the rules and regulations of the program

Provided basic counseling to consumers, including drug rehabilitation education and crisis intervention

Conducted day-to-day group activities of consumers, including HIV education group, daily opening group, and outings to community recreational and cultural programs

Referred and scheduled consumers for public and private agencies for assistance

Drove and assisted consumers going to appointments

Provided social work assistance to mentally and emotionally disturbed consumers, collaborating with psychiatric and clinical team in treatment plan

Helped consumers to comply with treatment leading to and following discharge

Interpreted treatment to consumers to reduce fear and other attitudes obstructing acceptance of psychiatric care and continuation of treatment

Served as link between consumer and psychiatrist

Referred consumers to other community resources

Followed the policies and procedures for casework, including daily chart updates and entering information data in the computer database

Mental Health Counselor

1998-2002 Coates & Lanes Enterprise, Washington DC

Managed the night and day operations of two residential homes

Responsible for maintaining the facilities to ensure compliance with State Licensure

Monitored the distribution of medication to consumers, including following the policy and procedures for safe storage of controlled substances

Documented consumers’ activities, including sleep and behavior patterns

Administrative Assistant

1996-1997 PEPCO Federal Credit Union, Washington DC

Performed data entry, distributed mail, faxed documents

Greeted customers and provided customer service

Education

Catholic Charities, Trainee Certificate, July 2009 - current

Montgomery College, Takoma Park, MD - 16 credits 2002 - 2007

Emergency Medical Technician training, Five month program, 2002

University of the District of Columbia, Community Residence Facility Certificate 2003

CPR and First Aid Safety, Whitman-Walker, Certificate

References References are available on request.

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