Direct Care Counselor Resume
Direct care counselors are mental health experts who understand the problems of people suffering with mental issues. They have the abilities to identify the reasons for patients inability to behave normally and react properly to the surroundings. Their job is to find out main cause of disturbance in patients' mind that could be from an injury due to an accident, shock from losing someone close to heart, incurring huge financial loss, or because medical condition running in the family. These counselors strive to improve the quality of life of patients and bring back the optimal functioning of mind.
As the job involves improving mental health of patients, your job application has to project you as a mental health expert. Since mental health problems could affect any age, the document should show your experience in working with a wide range of ages.
Direct Care Counselor Resume Example
Ralph J. Pollard
3788 Bagwell Avenue
Inverness, FL 32650
Phone: 352-637-2111
Email: rjpollard@anymail.com
Career Objective:
To work as a direct care counselor for a group home and help people with special needs to improve their quality of life and functioning of mind.
Summary of Skills:
- Experience in working with special needs people
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
- High sensitivity towards the needs of people
- Self-motivated and energetic person with passion to help others
- Ability to identify reasons for mental disorder and plan counseling
- Skilled in working in a team environment and build rapport
- Ability to work with children, youngsters, and seniors
Work Experience:
Direct Care Counselor
Liberty Clinic, Inverness, FL
October 2013 - Present
- Meeting patients and developing treatment plans after performing counseling
- Referring patients to psychiatrist and participating in treatment meetings
- Documenting medical records and monthly progress reports
- Analyzing the root cause of mental health problems and planning treatment
- Developing training programs for patients to improve their cognitive level
- Assigning mental tasks to patients and monitoring how they accomplish them
- Ensuring patients take the prescribe medicine and physiotherapy
Direct Care Counselor
Lifespan Group, Inverness, FL
January 2012 - September 2013
- Participated in the treatment of accident victims in the casualty department
- Monitored and recorded patients' progress suffering from injuries
- Communicated important messages to staff and family members
- Counseled patients according to their mental capacity regardless of age
- Ensured total hygiene of individuals under care and treatment
- Read clinical reports and performed counseling based on the readings
- Performed all tasks according to the policies and procedures of the facility
Education:
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Bachelor's Degree in Mental Health Counseling
Pearl College, Inverness, FL
2011
Reference:
On request.
