Aleysha Montgomery
Baltimore,MD
Summary
Personable and results-oriented mental health counselor with a background in psychology, looking for a job to apply education and knowledge in mental health and rehabilitation counseling. Ability and proficiency to function at high levels in a variety of settings to provide integrated mental health services such as group, individual, and family counseling, mental evaluations, crisis interventions, life skills development, medication management, and substance abuse.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Family Peer Support Specialist
Maryland Coalition of Families
05.2022 - Current
- Working with individuals and groups to promote positive physical, social and emotional health, and safety
- This includes helping individuals deal with issues associated with addictions and substance abuse, family, parenting, stress management, self-esteem, and aging
- Providing resources for educational assistance, benefit applications, and direct referrals
- Deliver interventions and activities that meet needs, build on strengths, and achieve outcomes
- Responsible for assisting parents/caregivers with engaging in the enrollment process by utilizing knowledge and experiences encountering various service systems (i.e
- School, mental health, juvenile justice, etc.)
- Help parents/caregivers assess their available resources and service needs
- Coach parents/caregivers on self-advocacy skills (i.e
- Delivering messages clearly and with the desired impact, self-expression, active participation in service plan development, etc.)
- Provide information, referral, and telephone support services to parents
- Coordinate advocacy activities for parents of special needs children in the local areas
- Develop resource directories for parents of special needs children
- Update as needed
- Coordinate workshops for parents of children with special needs
- Conduct needs assessments on a regular basis
- Maintain records and data collection
- Compile monthly and annual reports as requested
Student Aid
Board of Child Care
09.2021 - 05.2022
- Help students complete their work
- Lead small groups of students
- Work with one student at a time
- Operate equipment such as a printer and computer
- Maintain records of students' progress to complete reports
- Grade assignments
- Enforce school rules and classroom policies
- Provide support to faculty in the office
- Attend staff and faculty meetings
- Provide crisis prevention
- Remind students of coping skills and goals
- Advocate for student needs to teachers and staff
- Identify student triggers
- Input daily progress notes
Case Manager
Community Assistance Network Inc
06.2019 - 09.2021
- Conduct initial psychosocial assessments and reevaluation assessments
- Aftercare planning with outreached
- Developed universal application for all services offered (now listed on website)
- Group therapy, service plans, and discharge summaries
- Screened and evaluated clients for the program
- Oversight of day program - networking with outside providers
- Conduct assessments for mental health/substance abuse and submitted appropriate referrals
- Provides community resource referral services to other community providers and partners on behalf of clients on an as-needed basis
- Provides and promotes a minimum of five outreach center educational workshops on a monthly basis
- Communicates with private landlords, residential property personnel, and other entities in connections with the client on an as-needed basis
- Completes annual/monthly/biannual/quarterly training courses in, but not limited to, Results-Oriented
- Management and Accountability (ROMA), HMIS, SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR),
- Customer Services, Mental Health, and Safety.
Executive Program Assistant
Community Assistance Network Inc
02.2017 - 06.2019
- Acts as liaison between different departments
- Provide supervision, oversight, and accountability for complex projects including data migration, calendar, and record management
- Exit/Enter Clients Through Database, Review client's files, Filing
- Review and submit documents to physicians, care staff, family members and other interested parties
- Responsible for using professional judgement to interpret internal policies & guidelines and relay that information to residents
- Assist clients in filling out paperwork and tend to correspondences
- Maintain inventory of office and caregiving supplies
- Update computer and hard copy file systems on a weekly basis
- Disseminate time-sensitive information from management to cross functional teams
- Gather data and responses from briefings and then use findings to prepare reports on behalf of the organization.
Information Receptionist
John Hopkins Hospital
10.2014 - 05.2016
- Greet employees and visitors and take their temperature upon entry
- Advise visitors of proper protocol during intense moments
- Answer, screen, and forward incoming phone calls
- Wipe down packages prior to them being brought into the building
- Ensure reception area is tidy and presentable, with all necessary stationery and material (e.g
- Pens, forms, and brochures)
- Provide basic and accurate information via phone
- Maintain office security by following safety procedures and controlling access via the reception desk (monitor pendant system, ensure visitors sign in and out)
- Perform other clerical receptionist duties as needed
- Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and a great work ethic.
Receptionist
Atrium Village Senior Apartments
08.2013 - 09.2014
- Maintains security and telecommunication systems
- Informs visitors by answering or referring inquiries
- Greet and direct visitors with warmth and enthusiasm
- Support continuity among work teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
Education
Associate Degree - Psychology
Baltimore City Community College
High School Diploma - undefined
Owings Mills High School
Skills
- Conflict resolution
- Computer proficiency
- Data management
- Excellent work ethic
- Planning and Coordination
- HMIS software proficiency
- Analytical skills
- Case management
- Organization and Time management
- Interpersonal Communication
- MS Office
- Project implementation
- Cultural awareness
- Flexible & Adaptable
- Critical thinking
- Mental health counseling
- Supervising experience
- Management
- ICD-10
- Medical terminology
- Data collection
- Childcare
- Applied behavior analysis
- Group Therapy
- Individual / Group Counseling
- Crisis Intervention
- Child & Family Counseling
- Records Management
- Behavioral Therapy
- Crisis Management
- Certifications and Licenses
Certification
CPR Certification
First Aid Certification
Timeline
Family Peer Support Specialist
Maryland Coalition of Families
05.2022 - Current
Student Aid
Board of Child Care
09.2021 - 05.2022
Case Manager
Community Assistance Network Inc
06.2019 - 09.2021
Executive Program Assistant
Community Assistance Network Inc
02.2017 - 06.2019
Information Receptionist
John Hopkins Hospital
10.2014 - 05.2016
Receptionist
Atrium Village Senior Apartments
08.2013 - 09.2014
Associate Degree - Psychology
Baltimore City Community College
High School Diploma - undefined
Owings Mills High School
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