Direct Support Counselor Resume Paramus, NJ - Hire IT People

SUMMARY:

To obtain the position of mental health professional, allowing me to assist people with clinical and behavioral concerns.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Skills suite: Graphic design, film - editing, golf and creative writing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Paramus, NJ

Direct Support Counselor

Responsibilities:

Provided and managed residents medication Wrote a daily progress note on four DD residents
Assisted with activities of daily living and independent life skills
Encouraged residents to communicate their emotional concerns

Confidential, Parsippany, NJ

Behavioral Health Counselor

Responsibilities:

Facilitated a daily routine for five residents dealing with mental health concerns
Managed the medications of each resident
Assisted residents with activities of daily living and independent life skills
Encouraged residents to communicate their emotional concerns

Confidential, Mount Holly, NJ

Residential Counselor

Responsibilities:

Worked with clinician and behaviorist for residents on the autism spectrum
Facilitated a daily routine for five residents dealing with mental health concerns
Managed the medications of each resident
Assisted residents with activities of daily living and independent life skills
Encouraged residents to communicate their emotional concerns

Confidential, Princeton, NJ

Counselor

Responsibilities:

Working on building social skills for clients with ASD and other emotional/behavioral concerns
Utilizing therapeutic skills and social thinking language Running classes on art and crafts and film - making

Confidential, Trenton, NJ

Counselor

Responsibilities:

working with clients ages 8-14 dealing with emotional and behavioral issues
Running psycho-social educational groups facilitate transportation for clients to the program hands-on crisis intervention working with therapists towards creating treatment plans

Confidential, Trenton, NJ

Counselor (Intern)

Responsibilities:

provide group and individual counseling for children and teenagers experience with case management, care management coordinating family sessions as well as discussions with other agencies writing and executing treatment plans and utilizing therapeutic skills