Guidance Counselor Resume Example Kids Hope United

GUIDANCE COUNSELOR

Professional Summary

Group Home Counselor possessing in-depth knowledge of principles, methods and procedures for diagnosis and treatment. dealing with major behavior problems,substance abuse ,abuse & Neglect for youth/seniors.Mental Health Counselor specializing in [Type of therapy]. Responsible self-starter who communicates well and is dedicated to improving the well-being of clients.

Mental health professional driven to help others overcome personal obstacles. Comfortable working autonomously or in a team-based setting.

Team-oriented with strong track record of establishing solid relationships with clients, co-workers, administration and local agencies.Skilled with expertise on the identification and management of youth mental illnesses.

Skill Highlights

PC/Mac word processing spreadsheets, database, Internet e-mail-PowerPoint and excel sheet.

Addictions specialist
Knowledge of the ins and outs of Child Protective Services (CPS)
Suicide risk assessments
Practiced in family assessments
PTSD group specialist
Superior communication skills
Therapeutic expertise
Medicaid familiarity
Outreach programming specialist
Solution-focused counseling
Family therapy background
Exceptional problem solver
Quality management care team member
Clinical documentation mastery
Test of Nonverbal Intelligence (TONI)
Parenting skills educator
Community resources specialist
Suicide precautions expertise

Experience

Charted and recorded information in client files.Conducted therapeutic individual and family therapy sessions.Worked closely with parents and teachers to implement consistent behavior therapy techniques at home and school.Delivered seamless care and minimized misuse and diversion through close collaboration with peers.Referenced and used various therapy techniques, including psychodynamic, family systems, cognitive behavioral and lifespan integration psychotherapy.

Career Chronology

counselor/individuals /groups /family & their kids/couples
May 2010 to February 2013 Cook county Hospital － Chicago, IL

Education and Training

Bachelor of Science : psychology, 1989 up Land College of Lake County ILL － grays lake, IL, USA

UNC NC University Preparing for Masters Psychology.

Bilingual language.

Bachelor of Science : Educational Psychology, 1989 University of ILL － Chicago, IL, USA

Educational PsychologyCoursework in Psychology, Social Work and Counseling

Coursework in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Child Development

Human Services courseworkAddictions and Chemical Dependency CEUDomestic Violence Awareness training

CAES : Cairo Clinical Psychology, 1 1979 American University － Cairo, egypt, Egypt

Cairo Clinical Psychology

Accomplishments

Accredited by the Counseling society of American university.
Certification of therapeutic for adolescent behavioral kids & Adults.
Direct Support counselors I cared for individuals on assisting adults with developmental disabilities, to achieve their personal goals on daily living skills.
I provide motivational system, social skills, provide principles of behavior, educate on tolerance levels, Mandated reporters and child abuse awareness, write incident reports, teach curriculum skills, mechanics of the point card system, rationales, effective praise, corrective teaching, crisis teaching, boundaries, and last but not least problem solving.

Voluntarily created and implemented daily parenting workshops for teen mothers involved in the criminal justice system.

Effectively managed caseloads of more than [number] clients at any given time.Member of the Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and American Psychiatric Association since [1983

Certifications

Certified: CPR & First Aid .Osha ,Blood Pathology HPPA. Sign language ,speech therapy /OT/PT/CPI. Completed all trainings for DSP completed all questioner to the state.

Experience

Guidance Counselor
January 1994 to December 2000 Kids hope united － Vernon Hills, IL

Have outstanding communicating skills with excellent interpersonal skills in both methods like verbal and written.
Capacitate to finish a work under strict deadlines.
Organized, enthusiastic and hardworking.
Devoted to the work and have several Languages.
Worked with group homes for substance abuse and drug addict more then 15 years.
Experienced with different treatment procedures of various behavioral problems in both children's & Adults.
Experienced with mental retardation treatments and autism treatments along with the various eating disorders treatment methods also patient's diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Worked successfully with Multi culture Patients/Clients.
Coordinates and implements case management activities.
Develops and implements treatment plans.
Provides individual counseling and completes related documentation thoroughly and timely manner.
Provides group counseling and completes related documentation thoroughly in timely manner.
Participates in and documents case consultations, including quarterly treatment reviews thoroughly and in a timely manner Writes progress or court reports as necessary and discharge summaries thoroughly and in a timely manner.
Attends court hearing.
Maintains regular contact and communicates effectively with juvenile probation officers or case workers, including them in the treatment process and updating them on client's progress.
Maintains regular contact and communicates effectively with parents or legal guardians, including them in the treatment process and updating them on clients' progress.
Provides continuing care planning by making contacts to appropriate referrals and writing the plan.
Demonstrates appropriate use of Safe Crisis Management.
Performs other duties as assigned.
American university in Cairo and practiced extended research for treating the people with various disabilities Work as a Guidance Counselor for DHS, Acted as a volunteer for the therapeutic community unit at Alexandria Egypt.

Group home Counselor
May 1990 to May 1993 Camelot Care Center － NWH, IL

Worked over night counselor for abused boys, girls that were awarded to the state of Illinois per court order due to abuse, neglect from families or gang related or substance abuse...
Checked facility for open windows, locked doors, malfunctioning smoke detectors and other safety hazards.Tracked client movement on and off the unit by documenting times and destinations of clients.Charted and recorded information in client files.Quickly responded to crisis situations when severe mental health and behavioral issues arose.Efficiently gathered information from families and social services agencies to inform development of treatment plans.Documented all patient information including service plans, treatment reports and progress notes.Collaborated closely with treatment team to appropriately coordinate client care services.Interacted with clinical staff and external resources such as school or community personnel.Developed comprehensive treatment plans that focused on accurate diagnosis and behavioral treatment of problems.Worked with parents and teachers to implement consistent behavior therapy techniques at home and school.

Individual Counselor
March 1988 to April 1990 health advance － Vernon Hills, IL

for group home for boys age 6-23 awarded kids for the state of IL.
gang related issues and major behavior problem issues, court system Sass, DCFS, schools, how to be a good citizen out in the community how to deal with their anger in a safe way to be confident and caring for other, Worked for OVN and day shift.
Organized treatment projects that focused on problem solving skills and creative thinking.Referred clients to other programs and community agencies to enhance treatment processes.Created and reviewed master treatment and discharge plans for each client.Guided clients in understanding illnesses and treatment plans.Developed appropriate policies for the identification of medically-related social and emotional needs of clients.

January 2007 to January 2014 Advanced Health UNC

Worked as counselor for family and their kids that have kind of disability, autistic, mental retardation, behavior problems, or having trouble with the law or substance abuse, or abuse/neglected by the parents /guardians attend court, school meetings dr's appointment .attend family meetings .go camping with the group .implements consequences for appropriate or inappropriate behaviors rewards youth with praise and positive points for practicing and displaying appropriate behavior.
Counsel one on one.
Kids hope united: 07-1998 / 06-2006.
Counsel youth one on one teach the youth social skills Provide loving and caring environment teach the youth special skills ,teach the youth social skills, such as following instructions ,giving and accepting feed back greeting and conversational skills, helping others in proper manners, teach the youth appropriate social conduct in public so that they be able to generalize their behavior to other settings and successful in life .teach the youth self care habits such as maintenance ,personal hygiene ,cooking home safety laundry, dress appropriately and be independent ,teach them how to budget .Worked varies shifts as needed including Night shift.

Skills

budget, excellent interpersonal skills, cooking, Counselor, counseling, CPI, CPR, Crisis Management, client, Clients, database, DSP, documentation, educator, e-mail, First Aid, inventory, Languages, law, legal, Mac, management skills, meetings, excel, PowerPoint, next, progress, Psychology, research, safety, Sign language, speech, spreadsheets, word processing, written

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