Zakiah Abdur-Rashid
MSW Therapist
Port Saint Lucie,Florida
Summary
Successful at helping clients unravel physical, mental and emotional layers to identify root causes of problems and develop strong coping skills for diverse scenarios. Proficient in interdisciplinary collaboration with passion for leaving positive impact on patient lives. Background includes working with adults and children patients. Well-qualified counselor with focused and dedicated approach. Skilled in facilitating group sessions and conducting one-on-one therapy to deal with diverse struggles. Reliable employee seeking MSW therapist position. Offering excellent communication and good judgment. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level MSW therapist position in the prison system or other mental health settings. Ready to help team achieve company goals. Enthusiastic MSW level therapist eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of assigned clinical duties and and training in macro and micro social work . Motivated to learn, grow and excel in the profession.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
14
14
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Therapist
Suncoast Mental Health Center
Fort Pierce, Florida
08.2020 - Current
- Assess clients' mental condition based on review of client information, interviews, observation, assessments, and collaboration with other staff member.
- Serve as a client advocate to coordinate required services or to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations.
- Develop and implement treatment plans based on Dx, clinical experience and evidence-based best practices.
- Conduct initial assessments (adult individuals, children, adolescents, families, and couples), diagnosis, and implementation of tx plans.
- Refer patients, clients, or family members to community resources or to specialists as necessary.
- Participate in weekly individual supervision (pre-licensed) and monthly group supervision meetings.
- Meet with families, school staff, probation officers law enforcement, and other interested parties to exchange necessary information during the treatment process.
- Gather information about community mental health needs and resources that could be used in conjunction with therapy.
- Complete and maintain documentation according to federal and state guidelines.
- Maintain confidentiality of client records and compliance with all HIPAA requirements.
Behavioral Health Technician
New Horizons Of The Treasure Coast
Port Saint Lucie, Florida
12.2014 - 05.2018
- Deliver a high standard of care per the specific orders of each client’s individual team
- Work alongside staff members, caretakers, and family members as part of an integrated team
- Follow a model of care that supports the health and wellness of our clients
- Serve as a source of information and support for clients and caregivers
- Foster a compassionate yet efficient environment that meets the needs of clients and their families
- Adhere to organizational standards, policies, and procedures, in addition to legal regulations
- Assist with the intake process for new clients entering into the program
- Review instructions and supervisor updates for each client’s program, interpreting previous data, collecting narrative data, and responding to correspondence
- Assist in the development of specific behavioral treatments, including coping skills, anger management, and other self-regulating behavior activities
- Anticipate and respond to client needs, including crisis intervention, and/or provide instruction in a variety of settings, such as school, home, clinic, or community locations
- Conduct program schedule management such as group activities, telehealth appointments, and individual check-ins
- Continue professional development through education, workshops, and self-study to maintain current knowledge applicable to the position
Crisis Counselor
Mental Health Association Of Nassau County
Hempstead, NY
01.2013 - 12.2014
- Provide individual and family crisis case management services
- Conduct needs assessments and link clients to appropriate services with follow up as needed
- Obtain the most up-to-date information regarding services and resources
- Participate in regular staff meetings
- Collaborate with schools and community organization and build strong resource and referral networks
- Complete all required documentation in a timely manner
- Other duties as assigned
Peer Specialist
Mental Health Association Of Nassau County
Hempsted, NY
02.2008 - 02.2013
- Peer Services – This division of MHANC is staffed by trained peers with shared personal experiences in the mental health systems and recovery. Services include:
- Phone Link – Peer-to-peer warm line offers consumers a chance to talk to other consumers about recovery, relationships, work, school, problem-solving, etc.
- Turquoise House and Turquoise House II – Peer respite wellness centers that allow guests to use crisis as an opportunity, providing connection, hope, and a successful alternative to hospitalization.
- Peer-led support groups
- Financial Management – Helping those living with Mental Illness regain their financial independence.
- Health Home Care Coordination – Provides a professional to help navigate the mental health system and link individuals to services and support creating a comprehensive plan of care meeting physical, mental health and social service needs.
- Medicaid Service Coordination – A service that helps both adults and children with developmental disabilities gain access to necessary supports and services supporting community inclusion. Services include, but are not limited to, medical, social, educational and psycho-social needs.
- Crisis Respites for Families – This program provides an out of home residential stay for children with mental illness allowing families to benefit from some time apart.
- Hospital Discharge Coordination – Coordinates all children’s psychiatric discharges from Nassau County Hospitals to ensure comprehensive community linkages and supports.
- Compeer Program – Matches consumers with volunteer mentors to work towards recovery.
- Adult Family Support – Weekly support groups for adult family members and friends of consumers living with mental illnesses.
- Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) – Providing a wide variety of sperson-centered supports and services in non-institutional settings that enable adults and children with mental health challenges to remain at home and in the community.
- Outreach worker: Identifies and engages hard-to-reach individuals; offers living proof of the transformative power of recovery and makes recovery attractive.
- Motivator: Exhibits faith in client's capacity for change, encourages and celebrates their recovery achievements, and mobilizes internal and external recovery.
- Resources: Encourages the client's self-advocacy and economic self-sufficiency.
- Ally and confidant: Genuinely care and listens to the client, can be trusted with confidences, and can identify areas of potential growth.
- Truth-teller: Provides feedback on the recovery progress. Identifies areas which have presented or may present roadblocks to continued abstinence.
- Role model and mentor: Offers their life as living proof of the transformative power of recovery and provides stage-appropriate recovery education.
- Planner: Facilitates the transition from a professionally directed treatment plan to a client-developed and directed personal recovery plan. Assists in structuring daily activities around this plan.
- Problem solver: Helps resolve personal and environmental obstacles to recovery.
- Resource broker: Is knowledgeable of information, for individuals or for their families, about sources of sober housing, recovery conducive employment, health and social services, and recovery support. Matches the individuals with particular support groups or twelve-step meetings.
- Monitor or companion: When the client will be best served with regular, around the clock attendance, or attendance for a set number of hours per day, the client may need a sober companion. This companion can be available for travel in and out of the country. The sober companion processes each client’s response to professional services and mutual aid exposures to enhance engagement, reduce attrition, and resolve problems in the relationship. The companion provides early re-intervention and recovery re-initiation services.
- Tour guide: Introduces newcomers into the culture of recovery; provides an orientation to recovery roles, rules, rituals, language, etiquette; and opens doors for opportunities for community participation.
- Advocate: Provides an invaluable service for those resistant to remaining abstinent from drugs and/or alcohol, but who must do so due to legal, medical, family or contractual obligations. Helps the individual's families navigate complex social, service and legal systems.
- Educator: Provides a client with normative information about the stages of recovery. They can facilitate the process necessary to remain free from the addiction, inform client of the professional helpers within the community and about the prevalence, pathways, and lifestyles of long-term recovery.
- Community organizer: Every member of the community support center helps develop and expand recovery support resources, enhances cooperative relationships between professional service organizations and local recovery support groups, cultivates opportunities for people in recovery to participate in volunteerism, and performs other acts of service to the community.
- Lifestyle consultant/coach: Supports the client through challenges arising from everyday activities. For some, this is done through several one-on-one sessions each week, while some clients prefer daily telephone contact. Assists individuals and their families to develop sobriety-based rituals of daily living; and encourages activities across religious, spiritual, and secular frameworks that enhance life's meaning and purpose.
- Friend: Provides sober companionship; a social bridge from the culture of addiction and mental illness to the culture of recovery.
RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR
Mercy Haven, Inc
Islip, NY
07.2007 - 02.2008
- Addressed behavioral and emotional needs of residents through activities and interventions, increasing resident socialization, interpersonal and social skills.
- Delivered frequent summaries on resident progression and regression in treatment to provide recommendations towards treatment plan for success.
- Attended meetings to develop and implement individually tailored treatment plans to lead residents to successful reintegration into society.
- Resolved conflicts by performing in-time crisis intervention and enforcing discipline and behavior metrics.
- Assisted residents in adhering to treatment plans by setting up medical appointments, arranging transportation, coordinating services and providing emotional support.
- Counseled [Number] residents in group sessions to assist in overcoming dependencies and adjustments to life.
- Provided emotional support and counseling to residents coping with loss and created and developed bereavement groups.
- Assisted residents with transitioning into new living environment and maintained strong relationships with residents.
- Solved grievances and complaints by collaborating with residents.
- Cared for residents by assisting in changing bed linens, washing and ironing laundry, cleaning and personal hygiene.
- Communicated behavior choices to residents by outlining positive and negative consequences of choices.
- Supported residents in coping with emotions and fears through one-on-one sessions.
- Facilitated floor meetings to discuss concerns, review complaints and convey information about policy changes.
- Strategized to improve resident care and satisfaction and held weekly meetings with directors to advocate for resident needs.
- Conducted tours, orientation and educational sessions for residents and families.
Education
Master of Science - Social Work
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 09.2016 - 08.2020
Bachelor of Science - Human Services
SUNY Empire State College
Saratoga Springs, NY 08.2011 - 02.2015
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And Sciences
Iona College
New Rochelle, NY 08.1988 - 05.1995
Skills
One-on-one sessions
Timeline
Therapist
Suncoast Mental Health Center
08.2020 - Current
Master of Science - Social Work
Arizona State University
09.2016 - 08.2020
Behavioral Health Technician
New Horizons Of The Treasure Coast
12.2014 - 05.2018
Crisis Counselor
Mental Health Association Of Nassau County
01.2013 - 12.2014
Bachelor of Science - Human Services
SUNY Empire State College
08.2011 - 02.2015
Peer Specialist
Mental Health Association Of Nassau County
02.2008 - 02.2013
RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR
Mercy Haven, Inc
07.2007 - 02.2008
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And Sciences
Iona College
08.1988 - 05.1995
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