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Skills

  • Multidisciplinary team collaboration
  • Organization
  • First Aid/CPR
  • Interviewing
  • MS Office
  • Relocation protocols
  • Home visits
  • SIS understanding
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Case management

Work Experiences

  • Assisted in implementing positive behavior support plans, with 5 clients achieving significant progress in behavioral interventions.
  • Assisted in implementing positive behavior support plans.
  • Actively participated in care planning meetings.
  • Built strong, trusting relationships with 5 clients, which resulted in higher levels of engagement and feedback during service reviews.
  • Achieved a 24% improvement in behavior tracking metrics.
  • Oversaw a team of 18 volunteers who received extensive training and mentoring.
  • Assisted victims in difficult situations by performing a variety of tasks, such as filing police reports and initiative.
  • Met with clients to discuss various service options and goals.
  • Achieved 32% better family satisfaction ratings.
  • Achieved higher levels of engagement during service reviews.

Summaries

  • Strategic thinker with expertise in performance reporting.
  • Qualified social worker with extensive experience with procedure cases and work.
  • Compassionate School Social Work Intern with 12 years of experience working in public schools and advocating for students.
  • Designing enrichment and anti-bullying programs is one of my specialties, and I'm very knowledgeable about workflow optimization.
  • Direct Support Assistant with team leadership and stakeholder engagement abilities.
  • Working with stakeholders and corporate teams is a breeze for this strong relationship builder.
  • Professional with a thorough understanding of quality assurance and system situations.
  • Framework, metric, and framework are all available.
  • Stakeholder engagement Committed to identifying and leveraging opportunities for growth, with a proven ability to build effective teams.
  • Results-oriented Miscellaneous professional with cross-functional collaboration, budget management, and team leadership strengths.

Accomplishments

  • Participated in continuous professional development, including workshops on trauma-informed care, improving personal assistive methods and reducing client crises by 77%.
  • Helped execute monthly client care reviews, ensuring that individualized client goals were met, leading to a 16% boost in quarterly goal completion rates.
  • Monitored client medication adherence, addressing compliance issues and reducing health incidents by 27% over a year.
  • Developed and implemented individualized care plans to support client autonomy, resulting in a 37% increase in goal achievement over a several months.
  • Surveyed clients and caregivers post-discharge, using feedback to enhance post-care follow-up, which brought about a 64% rise in satisfaction scores.
  • Led staff development workshops on inclusive communication techniques, improving staff-client interactions and boosting internal feedback scores by 60%.
  • Standardized client activity reports to better track progress and outcomes, resulting in a 66% improvement in client care data collection.
  • Designed and implemented recreational activities that served therapeutic needs, resulting in a 78% improvement in client mood and social interaction.
  • Played a key role in transitioning new clients into long-term care programs, reducing onboarding time by 81% and improving the client experience.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to create individualized health and wellness plans, contributing to a 16% increase in client health outcomes.

Affiliations

  • Member, National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP), 2023-Present
  • Member, National Health Association for Developmental Disabilities (NHADD), 2018-Present
  • Member, Residential Caregiver Association (RCA), 2022-Present
  • Workshop Attendee, 'De-escalation Tactics for Direct Support Professionals,' 2016
  • Member, American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR), 2016 to 2023
  • Certified, Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) Strategies in Special Education, 2024
  • Certification in Client Advocacy and Support, Harbor & Co., 2020
  • Certification in Crisis Intervention, 12 hours training completed, 2021
  • Completed Ethics and Boundaries Training for DSPs, 2021
  • Member, National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), 2016-Present

Certifications

  • Certified Employment Support Professional (CESP)
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
  • Certified Direct Support Professional (CDSP)
  • Certified Direct Care Worker (CDCW) Credential from framework
  • Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) Certificate from system
  • Medication Administration Certification (Med Admin) from Ohio
  • American Academy of Financial Management (AAFM)
  • Direct Support Person (DSP) Credential from program
  • Mandt System Training Certification
  • Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)

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