Dedicated, motivated professional equipped with years of education, training, and experience in behavioral health, addictions, counseling, case management, customer service, criminal justice, private and nonprofit business that brings an understanding of the individual, family, or group needs through their world view and appropriate treatments and linkages throughout the lifespan. Professional that excels at working within multidisciplinary settings and as an individual, uniting services together and providing treatment for the consumer using a best practices continuum of care with an emphasis on an organizations Credo, Vision, Mission and Values.Through my experience in private business, non-profit and volunteer positions I consistentlyimprove upon my knowledge in social services through practical experience, guided training andinteraction with consumers and a milieu of professionals from various strata of local agencies, private business and government. These opportunities have also allowed for me to gain an understanding and the skills associated with budgeting to educate the individual and family along with the necessary skills to work with a departmental level budget within an organization as well as understanding an organizations overall financials. Additionally I have learned skills necessary for scheduling individuals and groups of people based upon departmental or individual need.My experience managing and educating individuals and groups of consumers transfers well to managing and teaching non consumers. Areas I have managed and educated others include; physical and psychological health awareness and improvement techniques, reintegration into workforce, money management and life skills along with other eclectic skills as needed by individuals or groups. I use the resources such as www.coursera.org to take courses in areas that interest me, primarily in business, administration, non-profit, sociology, psychology and health.
Listed skills include Behavioral Health, Mental Health, Addiction Counseling, Treatment, and 46 others.
