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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, 1989up Land College of Lake County ILL - grays lake, IL, USA

UNC NC University Preparing for Masters Psychology.


Bilingual language.

Bachelor of Science : Educational Psychology, 1989University 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 1979American 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 2014Advanced 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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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Cook county Hospital
  • Kids hope united
  • Camelot Care Center
  • health advance
  • Advanced Health UNC

School Attended

  • up Land College of Lake County ILL
  • University of ILL
  • American University

Job Titles Held:

  • counselor/individuals /groups /family & their kids/couples
  • Guidance Counselor
  • Group home Counselor
  • Individual Counselor

Degrees

  • Bachelor of Science : psychology , 1989
    Bachelor of Science : Educational Psychology , 1989
    CAES : Cairo Clinical Psychology , 1 1979

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