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DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL
Summary

Efficient and hardworking Mental Health and Wellness graduate student with focus on quality and teamwork. Eager to learn new skills and advance knowledge with hands-on experience. Passionate about mental health advocacy and community involvement, highlighted through internship and volunteer work. Works effectively with colleagues, students and community to create a diverse and inclusive office and campus. Eager to bring excellent work ethic and strong commitment to quality performance.

Experience
Peer Leader, 09/2021 - CurrentCompany Name - City, State
  • Provide prevention education and awareness campaigns to implement strategies to facilitate behavior change and reduce stigma associate with HIV to the community at large at least monthly.
  • Provide weekly peer leader groups and workshops on topics relevant to HIV Prevention.
  • Made referrals for heath check-ups.
  • Provided assistance to clients to obtain needed case management services such as screening, assessment, treatment planning, counseling, couples therapy, substance abuse counseling, treatment adherence, group facilitation, harm reduction, HIV testing, and referrals to Medical Services, Mental Health Services, Housing Services, PrEP, PEP, Legal Services and advocacy.
  • Helped develop clients' support systems and integrate them into the community.
  • On an as needed basis conducted home visits, and ensure clients retention in services.
Direct Support Professional, 07/2021 - CurrentCompany Name - City, State
  • Developed strong and trusting rapport with the people we support to facilitate smooth, quality care.
  • Meeting and demonstrating OPWDD Core Competencies.
  • Ensuring health, wellness and safety by managing crisis situations and providing appropriate supervision of the people wesupport.
  • Assisted people with ADLs.
  • Transporting and escorting people we support on recreational activities, medical appointment, home visits, etc.
  • Maintaining a therapeutic environment through a variety of methods: Personal Outcome Measures, Person Centered Thinking, Informed Decision Making.
  • Completing documentation to ensure compliance and billing
  • Using foundational Teaching skills (EMOE, Task analysis, essential skills, supports and modifications, etc.
Student Worker, 08/2017 - 03/2020Company Name - City, State
  • Food server- ensures customers receive the food they want upon request, making sure food is stocked, area is clean and manageable.
  • Dishwasher- throws out customers trash, rinse/scrub plates. As well as on occasion load and unload the dishwasher.
  • Pots washer- Rinse/ scrub pots, as well as put them away in their designated location.
  • Janitor- sweep/mop the entire kitchen and dining area, as well as cleaning broken glass/spills.
  • Cooks help- helped daily cooks make food for our customers.
  • Egg maker- made eggs to order and surplus of eggs for our customers.
  • Deli- make sandwiches to how the customer would want it.
Physical/Occupational Therapist Assistant, 07/2019 - 08/2019Company Name - City, State
  • Required to pick up patients for therapy and to assist them in anything they need in order to go.
  • Developed successful reputation as result of establishing compassionate, supportive and professional relationships with patients with developmental and cognitive disorders.
  • Worked closely with patients during physical therapy sessions to promote better function and lessen discomfort.
  • Provided support to patients with mobility issues and assisted with personal tasks to alleviate physical discomfort.
Cashier/Salad Maker, 06/2017 - 08/2017Company Name - City, State
  • Opened and closed the salad station.
  • Managed the cash register by helping customers check out as well as making sure they were satisfied with the company services.
  • Counted money before and after every shift.
  • Took precautions to avoid cross-contamination between food items.
  • Served a variety of food according to verbal and written orders.
  • Monitored buffet food quantities and refilled items.
  • Followed recipes and customer requests to prepare high-quality, delicious meals.
  • Organized ingredients and restocked supplies to prepare for busy periods.
Education
Master of Arts, Counseling For Mental Health And Wellness , Expected in 05/2023
New York University Steinhardt - City
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, 05/2021
State University of New York At Oswego - City
  • Cum laude graduate
  • Organizations: Image Step Team, The Association of Black Psychologists, Club Softball, Peer to Peer.
  • Leadership: Club Softball Diversity and Inclusion Chair.
  • Professional Development: Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) member
  • Senior Capstone Thesis: "Examining the Effects of Racial-Related Stressors on the Mental Health of College Students and Evaluating the Efforts Toward Improving Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education."
Awards/Honors
  • Deans list (Spring 2019)
  • Presidents list (Fall 2019-Fall 2020)
  • Psi Chi, The International Honor Society for Psychology member (November, 2020)
Internship

Peer Educator for SUNY Oswego Counseling Services Center

August 2020 - May 2021

  • Support the Counseling Center through peer education and consultation, information tabling, providing workshops and presentations for the campus community, and assisting with the needs of CSC staff.
  • Use creativity to find innovative and fresh ways to inform the campus community about mental health, Counseling Center Services, common developmental and mental health experiences, access to resources on campus, and self-care.
  • Plan, develop, and run campus-wide outreach activities, programs, and events related to mental health and wellness.

Presentations: “ Meditation & Sports”, "Academic Probation? More like Academic Progress!"

SUNY Oswego Office of Diversity & Inclusion

September 2020 - December 2020

  • Build and enhance interpersonal relationships.
  • Adopt values that build community at local, national, and global levels, and demonstrate ethical standards to evaluate psychological science and practice.
  • Refine project management skills.
  • Develop a meaningful professional direction for life after graduation.

Presentations: Asynchronous Google slide presentation “Trauma-Informed practice in a College Setting”

Volunteer

Emotional Wellness Volunteer

Wisdo App

1/29/2021 - 05/2021

  • Help people take on life's most meaningful experiences by equipping them with the wisdom of people who have been there.
  • Be there when others need shoulder to lean on or some support.
  • Help new users feel at ease and welcomed.
  • Help people understand how Wisdo can help them and how to use the Wisdo app.
  • Send messages to new users.

Mentor-Scholar

Jan 2020 - May 2020

  • Helping at-risk students with their social skills.
  • Helping students complete their daily lessons.
  • Help students better their grades or any SMART goals they may have.
  • Create activities with other mentors for students.
  • Spent time learning and understanding child policies and the different ways to interact with at risk youth.
Strengths
  • Developer
  • Consistency
  • Empathy
  • Input
  • Responsibility
Certifications
  • Certified Peer Educator (May, 2020)
  • Fred Kofman on managing conflict (March, 2021)
  • Developing Your Emotional Intelligence (March,2021)
  • CPR (September 2021)
Skills
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Social media content creation
  • Experience in leadership
  • Active listening
  • Communications
  • Program development
  • Branding and marketing
  • Brainstorming and idea sharing
  • Bystander intervention skills
  • Ethics and decision making
  • Team building
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School Attended

  • New York University Steinhardt
  • State University of New York At Oswego

Job Titles Held:

  • Peer Leader
  • Direct Support Professional
  • Student Worker
  • Physical/Occupational Therapist Assistant
  • Cashier/Salad Maker

Degrees

  • Master of Arts , Counseling For Mental Health And Wellness Expected in 05/2023
    Bachelor of Arts , Psychology 05/2021

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