Counselor
Resume:
RICARDO ANTHONY WRIGHT
**** * ****** **, ***.#**, WASHINGTON DC 20002
PHONE:202-***-****
***********@*****.***
PROFILE:
Experienced in working with at risk, marginalized, under served inner city youth and their families. Proficient in intensive case management, crisis prevention, crisis intervention and crisis management. Competent in individual and family counseling utilizing the Competency Based Approach. A proven track record of going above and beyond to provide clients with services, referrals and resources in an attempt to stabilize homes, reconnect families and
preserve relationships.
EXPERIENCE:
Naby's Island Restaurant, Washington DC April 2009 to Present Assistant Manager
-Assist owner/manager with all aspects of the day to day operation of the business.
-Assist with stocktaking, inventory and payroll.
-Ensure that all licenses are up to date
-Responsible for quality control of food preparation
-Supervise one full time and one occasional staff
-Greet, interact and serve diners
-Successfully promoted the restaurant to local schools, businesses and organizations and in turn increased catering orders by 25 percent
-Instrumental in Naby's Island Restaurant being voted the 2009 Best Caribbean Restaurant in Washington DC by Dining Guide
Sasha Bruce Youthwork, Inc., Washington DC August, 2007 to February 2009
Primary Counselor/Assistant Aftercare Coordinator
Primary Counselor Sasha Bruce House Emergency Shelter:
-Responded and screened calls from the 24 hour crisis hot line, did intake assessments for eligible applicants to SBH program and made referrals when needed.
-Provided intensive case management for youth 12 to 17 years old
-Provided individual and family counseling using the Didactic Approach
-Developed Individualized Treatment Plans (ISP) with youth and their families
-Maintained a network with local services to serve as resources including, but not limited to: health care, mental health care, educational services/schools, alcohol and drug abuse treatment and education, mentors, sex education and AIDS prevention.
-Assist clients with discharge and aftercare planning.
-Updated RHYMIS database system with youth arrival and departure information
-Attended weekly consultation meetings with SBH's Clinical Coordinator and SBY's Clinical Supervisor
-Collaborated with inter agency programs as well as other DC Metro agencies to provide clients with wrap around services.
-Positively and therapeutically engaged residence of SBH in a manner that highlighted their strengths and positively reinforced their ability to make good decisions.
Sasha Bruce House Aftercare Program:
-Assisted with all the planning and coordination of all therapeutic and educational group sessions, special events and
field trips for the After School Teen Enrichment and Summer Enrichment Programs.
-Assisted in educational advocacy for all after school participants by obtaining school records, building partnerships
with school staff and assisted in facilitating SST, IEP, and other academic support interventions as needed.
-Assisted with the preparation of budgets for After School and Summer Enrichment programs
-Managed and maintained all aspects of data entry into WEBSTARS; a Management Information System (MIS)
utilized by the grant funding organization for the After School Teen Enrichment and Summer Enrichment Programs
to evaluate the overall program and track participant attendance/participation and activities.
-Made follow up calls to clients who were discharged from SBH program to ensure that they were receiving the
necessary follow up service with the objective of preventing recidivism.
-Awarded Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Service in February 2009 by SBH's Program Director
Sagicor Life of Jamaica Ltd., Kingston, Jamaica July 2003 to July2007
Senior Issue Specialist/New Business Processor
-Did preliminary life underwriting of applications before sending files to underwriter for final decision
-Liaised with insurance agents and branch managers regarding statuses of policies
-Settled non-medical coupon insurance policies
-Generated weekly and monthly reports on policies processed
-Closed policies with outstanding requirements and reimbursed premiums paid
-Was responsible for ensuring that my assigned branches successfully made their monthly quotas
-Contributed to my department’s settlement of record breaking Annualized Premium Income and surpassing numerous industry records.
EDUCATION:
Masters in Applied Psychology September 2004 to June 2006
University of the West Indies Mona Campus, Kingston, Jamaica
Specialized in Industrial/Organizational Psychology (degree incomplete)
Bachelor of Science in Sociology and Psychology (May 2003)
University of the West Indies Mona Campus, Kingston, Jamaica
Graduated with Second Class Honors (upper division)
IN-SERVICE TRAINING CERTIFICATES:
DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation (CYITC):
Advancing Youth Culture: The Gang Code November 2007
Advancing Youth Development February 2008
Training on the Competency Based Approach for Work with Youth and Families November 2007
Today's Youth and Drug Trends, Drug Abuse Prevention and Education January 2008
Best Practices in Behavior Support and Intervention October 2008
Sexual Harassment Training October 2008
“Strategies and Tools to Improve Self Advocacy and Supporting Youth to have a Voice.” October 2008
ACTIVITIES:
Volunteered at Food and Friends in Washington DC January to June 2008
Participated in Fannie Mae Foundation walk for the homeless November 2007 and 2008
Sat on Sasha Bruce Youthwork's College Tour and Rites of Passage Committees January to May 2008
RICARDO ANTHONY WRIGHT
2121 I STREET APT. #11 NE, WASHINGTON DC 20002
PHONE:202-***-****
***********@*****.***
PROFILE:
Experienced in working with at risk, marginalized, under served inner city youth and their families. Proficient in intensive case management, crisis prevention, crisis intervention and crisis management. Competent in individual and family counseling utilizing the Competency Based Approach. A proven track record of going above and beyond to provide clients with services, referrals and resources in an attempt to stabilize homes, reconnect families and
preserve relationships.
EXPERIENCE:
Naby's Island Restaurant, Washington DC April 2009 to Present Assistant Manager
-Assist owner/manager with all aspects of the day to day operation of the business.
-Assist with stocktaking, inventory and payroll.
-Ensure that all licenses are up to date
-Responsible for quality control of food preparation
-Supervise one full time and one occasional staff
-Greet, interact and serve diners
-Successfully promoted the restaurant to local schools, businesses and organizations and in turn increased catering orders by 25 percent
-Instrumental in Naby's Island Restaurant being voted the 2009 Best Caribbean Restaurant in Washington DC by Dining Guide
Sasha Bruce Youthwork, Inc., Washington DC August, 2007 to February 2009
Primary Counselor/Assistant Aftercare Coordinator
Primary Counselor Sasha Bruce House Emergency Shelter:
-Responded and screened calls from the 24 hour crisis hot line, did intake assessments for eligible applicants to SBH program and made referrals when needed.
-Provided intensive case management for youth 12 to 17 years old
-Provided individual and family counseling using the Didactic Approach
-Developed Individualized Treatment Plans (ISP) with youth and their families
-Maintained a network with local services to serve as resources including, but not limited to: health care, mental health care, educational services/schools, alcohol and drug abuse treatment and education, mentors, sex education and AIDS prevention.
-Assist clients with discharge and aftercare planning.
-Updated RHYMIS database system with youth arrival and departure information
-Attended weekly consultation meetings with SBH's Clinical Coordinator and SBY's Clinical Supervisor
-Collaborated with inter agency programs as well as other DC Metro agencies to provide clients with wrap around services.
-Positively and therapeutically engaged residence of SBH in a manner that highlighted their strengths and positively reinforced their ability to make good decisions.
Sasha Bruce House Aftercare Program:
-Assisted with all the planning and coordination of all therapeutic and educational group sessions, special events and
field trips for the After School Teen Enrichment and Summer Enrichment Programs.
-Assisted in educational advocacy for all after school participants by obtaining school records, building partnerships
with school staff and assisted in facilitating SST, IEP, and other academic support interventions as needed.
-Assisted with the preparation of budgets for After School and Summer Enrichment programs
-Managed and maintained all aspects of data entry into WEBSTARS; a Management Information System (MIS)
utilized by the grant funding organization for the After School Teen Enrichment and Summer Enrichment Programs
to evaluate the overall program and track participant attendance/participation and activities.
-Made follow up calls to clients who were discharged from SBH program to ensure that they were receiving the
necessary follow up service with the objective of preventing recidivism.
-Awarded Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Service in February 2009 by SBH's Program Director
Sagicor Life of Jamaica Ltd., Kingston, Jamaica July 2003 to July2007
Senior Issue Specialist/New Business Processor
-Did preliminary life underwriting of applications before sending files to underwriter for final decision
-Liaised with insurance agents and branch managers regarding statuses of policies
-Settled non-medical coupon insurance policies
-Generated weekly and monthly reports on policies processed
-Closed policies with outstanding requirements and reimbursed premiums paid
-Was responsible for ensuring that my assigned branches successfully made their monthly quotas
-Contributed to my department’s settlement of record breaking Annualized Premium Income and surpassing numerous
industry records.
EDUCATION:
Masters in Applied Psychology September 2004 to June 2006
University of the West Indies Mona Campus, Kingston, Jamaica
Specialized in Industrial/Organizational Psychology (degree incomplete)
Bachelor of Science in Sociology and Psychology (May 2003)
University of the West Indies Mona Campus, Kingston, Jamaica
Graduated with Second Class Honors (upper division)
IN-SERVICE TRAINING CERTIFICATES:
DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation (CYITC), Washington, DC:
Advancing Youth Culture: The Gang Code November 2007
Advancing Youth Development February 2008
Training on the Competency Based Approach for Work with Youth and Families November 2007
Today's Youth and Drug Trends, Drug Abuse Prevention and Education January 2008
Best Practices in Behavior Support and Intervention October 2008
Sexual Harassment Training October 2008
“Strategies and Tools to Improve Self Advocacy and Supporting Youth to have a Voice.” October 2008
ACTIVITIES:
Volunteer at Food and Friends in Washington DC
Participated in Fannie Mae walk for the homeless
Awarded Rickey and Ralph Lauren Studio Bursary for Academic Achievement April 2003
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