- Computer Skills:
- MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Access,
- Relevant Courses: Psychology of Learning, Intro to Special Education, Developmental Psychology, Sociology of Education, Human Development, Measurement and Evaluation, Soc.and Philosophical Foundations of Education, Philosophy of Education, Listening Comprehension Skills.
- 01/16 – Till date Westcare
- Sheridan Correctional Centre, Sheridan, IL.
- Substance Abuse Counselor
- Provides structure
- Completes treatment plan review within a 45 – 60-day period
- General inmate supervision including planning and scheduling therapeutic activities
- Maintenance of individual client treatment files in accordance with agency policies and procedures, including documentation of vocational/educational activities as well as all other pertinent documentation and ensure files are securely stored
- Submit all individual client data on a weekly basis for entry into the WestCare database
- Initiate and sustain each individual’s motivation to participate in treatment, using techniques of engagement including therapeutic relationships, individual counseling, and brief interventions based on the stages of change.
- Maintain thorough records of each inmate’s participation, including IDOC Participant Number, unique identifier for the WestCare Program, beginning and ending dates of service; number of hours of participation, and number of days of participation.
- Provide daily treatment and curriculum-based education groups on the basic concepts of therapeutic communities, emotional incarceration, relapse prevention, motivation for treatment and the stages of change, communicable diseases, cognitive skills, conflict resolution, fundamental social skills, and personal moral development
- Attend all required staff development training, including Cross-Training, and WestCare in-service training such as conducting assessments, clinical skills, developing service plans, basic TC concepts, emotional incarceration, relapse prevention, motivation for treatment and stages of change, cognitive skills, conflict resolution, social skills, moral development, communicable diseases, and self-help groups
- Maintain all information per the laws of confidentiality as required by the Federal Register, General Provisions, Title 42, Chapter 1, Part 2, which prohibits making disclosures without the specific written consent of the client, or as otherwise permitted by such regulations.
- Client Goal Planning
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- Safety and Risk Assessments
- Dissociative Disorders Competency
- Extensive DSM-IV Knowledge
- Clinical Documentation
- Successful Private Practice
- Suicide Precautions Expertise
- Psychiatric and Mental Health Care
- Addictions Specialist
- Accomplished in Psychopharmacology
- Psychiatric Population Familiarity
- Relationship Building
- Data Management
- Good Work Ethic
- Friendly, Positive Attitude
- Therapeutic Expertise
- Clinical Documentation Mastery
- Maintenance & Repair
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