Mental Health Worker

MONIQUE JOHNSON

**** ******** ***** • Virginia Beach, VA 23455 •Phone: 225-***-****

Email: mx2yop@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology Dates attended: Fall 2008- Current

Chicago, Illinois

Degree: Master’s

Concentration: Forensic Psychology, Licensure track

Anticipated graduation date: Summer 2010

Cumulative GPA: 3.49

Southern University and A&M College Dates attended: Fall 2002-Fall 2007

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Graduation Date: December 7, 2007

Degree 1: B.S. Psychology

Degree 2: B.S. Criminal Justice

Minor 1: Political Science

Minor 2: Forensic Science Criminology (Sociology)

Cumulative GPA: 3.320

Activities

Sociology Club, Fall 2006-Fall 2007

Southern University

Honors

National Dean’s List, 2003-2007

Southern University Dean’s List, 2003-2007

WORK EXPERIENCE

The Chicago School of Professional March 2009-August 2010

Psychology and The Night Ministry

Chicago, IL.

Aftercare Aide (Federal Work Study student-worker)

•Aided in a weekly activism group for homeless and formerly homeless youth and young adults (aged 13-25) to help teens identify their own strengths, advocate for themselves, and create solutions for their own problems (homelessness, mental health issues, medical issues, personal relationships, parenthood, etc.)

•Accompanied youth to speaking engagements and legislative/city visits and invitations such as visits to the state capital to advocate for their rights, city budget hearings, and educating the public on homeless youth at various churches, schools, and universities.

•Taught a life skills class to homeless youth residing at Open Door Shelter (a youth shelter provided through The Night Ministry;) groups were up to 16 youth and age range was 15-21 years old

•Analyzed data from pre- and post-tests given in life skills course and submitted a weekly report

•Assisted in creating educational material for future life skills courses on “Decision-making” and “Conflict Resolution”

•Assisted with monthly grant and agency reports (included tracking all youth serviced each month and the services provided to them and the frequency of each)

•Provided follow-up on aftercare youth (e.g., called last known phone numbers of aftercare youth to maintain contact and offer services, directed youth to other available services)

•Assisted youth in developing a sense of competence, usefulness, and control over their future and helped strengthen their ability to function and have relationships with adults in the community and workplaces

•Assisted sister agency, Broadway Youth Center, as a drop-in worker with monitoring the space youth are in by helping prepare daily meals for youth, assisting youth with various services offered (receiving mail, using computer room for creating resumes, searching for and applying to jobs online, completing online applications for other social services, etc.,) de-escalating potential physical and verbal altercations, spending time and talking with youth, and other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Southern University Residential Housing- August 2007-December 2007

Washington Hall, Southern University

Baton Rouge, LA.

Residential Assistant (volunteer)

•Assisted students, parents, and visitors with residential related needs and concerns

•Responded to telephone inquiries from residents, parents, other faculty and provided directions to students to specific offices or individuals for appropriate services

•Typed information and reports

•Prepared, organized, and filed information

•Assisted in assessing the residence hall for concerns and reporting issues to the Head Resident for attention or resolution

•Rendered services of the office as the need occurred

•Performed other duties as specified and as needed

Empowering Youth Choices: Southern June 2007-August 2007

University Teen Pregnancy prevention program

Baton Rouge, LA.

Volunteer Intern

•Assisted teachers/counselors with various tasks including decisions on curriculum activities and daily classroom set-up

•Co-facilitated discussions on issues relevant to the program and the youth

•Assisted students individually with their weekly writing assignments, such as essays on present and future goals and plans, creating plans to reach their goals, and recognizing areas in their lives (personally and academically) that would require change

•Assisted in maintaining classroom order by setting limits, clearly outlining rules and boundaries, and encouraging respectful behavior towards others

Tracer Protection Services at May 2007-June 2007

Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center

Baton Rouge, LA.

Security Officer

•CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) trained-allowed to work with mental health patients in a hospital environment (CPI: Non-violent crisis intervention training that focuses on safe management, early intervention, and non-physical methods for preventing or managing disruptive and assaulting behavior)

•Commissioned by the Louisiana State Board of Private Security Examiners

•Responsible for the care, welfare, safety, and security of all persons entering/exiting the hospital grounds

•Enforced hospital policies and state/city laws

•Assisted visitors, employees, and patients with multiple needs

Louisiana Spirit/Harmony Family Support & January 2006-September 2006

Outreach Services (A provider agency of LA. Spirit)

Baton Rouge, LA

Outreach Worker/Representative

•Responsible for finding storm survivors/victims in many different communities (including FEMA trailer communities and commercial trailer communities), in different parishes (EBR, WBR, Iberville, Ascension, Livingston, Tangipahoa, St, Helena, East Feliciana, West Feliciana; Pointe Coupee) to inform them of the services available to them through various agencies (federal, state, and local)

•Provided survivors/victims with an outlet to share their stories and release their anger and frustrations by listening to them and hearing them tell their stories

•Provided survivors with multiple agency and service referrals such as crisis intervention, grief counseling, stress and/or anger management, medical services, utility assistance, job training, etc.

• Provided resource information (such as basic needs-food, clothing, medication assistance, employment agencies and opportunities, programs for children, health care resources, mental health and substance abuse agencies, etc.)

•Helped locate new resources and services for clients

•Collected data information to be submitted to SEMA and FEMA for report purposes

Louisiana Spirit-Hurricane Recovery January 2006-May 2006

(A FEMA funded hurricane recovery program,)

Baton Rouge, LA.

Intern (unpaid)

•Read and summarized program policy documents, which guided and regulated the program and its provider agencies

•Prepared PowerPoint presentations from program policies, which were used to train different provider agencies at that time and, if necessary, will be used for future planning and guidance in future natural disaster programs

•Worked in the field with provider agencies, Harmony Family Support and Outreach Services and Volunteers of America, doing outreach work with Hurricane Katrina and Rita survivors/victims

•Co-facilitated support groups while working with Volunteers of America, for children using various expressive techniques to get children to open up and talk about their feelings regarding their experiences during the disaster

Southern University, Department of Sociology August 2005-May 2006

Baton Rouge, LA.

Student Worker/Office Assistant

•Managed multiple phone lines

•Used various office equipment/machines (fax, copier, scanner)

•Filed documents and records

•Assisted secretary and professors with typing assignments and administering/observing exams

•Ran various departmental and office errands

•Assisted visitors with needs

Southern University Family Violence Prevention Center August 2003-May 2004

Baton Rouge, LA

Volunteer Tutor

•Tutored students (grades 1-12) labeled “at-risk” in multiple subject areas- working primarily with students in grades 1-8

•Led groups in after homework activities, such as story reading, spelling contest, math contest; writing of future life goals and plans

•Mentored children concerning issues that were of interest to them, which they may have experienced in their home, neighborhood, or school environment, such as drug activity, violence, bullying, family violence and issues; etc.

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