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Amber Wheatley

Amber Wheatley

Louisville,KY

Summary

Passionate and dedicated behavioral health professional who radiates positivity; leveraging studies in mental health and counseling, ready to apply peer support certification, administrative, and healthcare experience to assist a multidisciplinary team while ensuring exceptional patient care.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Peer Support Specialist | Mental Health Tech

The Brook Hospital - Dupont
Louisville, KY
11.2021 - Current
  • Build relationships based upon trust and honesty by using active listening and dynamic communication skills.
  • Increase awareness of and support participation in self-help organizations.
  • Provide ongoing assessment, problem-solving, and skill teaching to assist individuals with activities of daily living.
  • Demonstrate extensive knowledge of disease of addiction, mental illness, recovery, and wellness principles; share information with others struggling during recovery.
  • Perform scheduled rounds; observe and document patient behavior, perform patient safety checks; document results to establish patients' well-being.
  • Identify behaviors that necessitate intervention and obtain assistance from qualified personnel to complete intervention.
  • Take and monitor vital signs; report concerns to nurse
  • Counsel and mentor clients on substance use, mental health, and life choices individually and through group facilitation.

Volunteer Coordinator | Photographer | Intern

Upstate Warrior Solutions
Greenville, SC
11.2016 - 12.2020
  • Member of research team for suicide prevention: observed/recorded behaviors and mental status of veterans, took detailed notes and managed documentation for interviews with survivors of suicide, gained insight on effects of mental health for individuals and their loved ones.
  • Completed internship with vast duties: daily paperwork and data-entry, photography services, creative design, collaborated with staff and board members to manage fundraising events, provided administrative support and additional tasks to enhance efficiency and ensure team success.
  • Met with staff and management to maintain currency on volunteer opportunities, performed skills assessments to link volunteers to roles matching individual skills and competencies.

Quality Coordinator | CNA

Home Instead Senior Care
Greenville, SC
05.2014 - 09.2018
  • Worked cross-functionally between administrative and CNA roles to assure completion of home visits, evaluations, reviews, and accuracy of documentation.
  • Completed medical and program reports, updated treatment plans, audited activity logs, and maintained records following standard operating procedures.
  • Took and monitored vital signs, administered medications, managed patient behavior.
  • Delivered individualized patient care by documenting observations, administering treatments, and evaluating patient needs to promote positive outcomes.
  • Observed and recorded patients' mental status, sleep and eating patterns, recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to optimize treatment and care delivery.

Education

Master Of Social Work - Mental Health & Addictions Counseling

University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
2024

Associates Degree - Graphic Design

Spartanburg Community College
Spartanburg, SC
05.2018

Skills

  • Direct and indirect patient care
  • Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment
  • Supporting Daily Living Needs
  • Service navigation and recovery guidance
  • Activity and behavior monitoring
  • Charting and clinical documentation
  • Patient and crisis Intervention
  • Effective communication, collaboration, interaction
  • Group Facilitation Support
  • Individual Counseling
  • Community resources and education
  • CPR BLS Certification
  • Best Practices and Standards

Certification

  • Certified Adult Peer Support Specialist Bridgehaven Mental Health Services, 2022
  • CPR/AED National CPR Foundation, 2022
  • Certified Nursing Assistant Kentucky Healthcare Institute, 2015

Volunteer Experience

National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) 2020-2022

  • Trainings: QPR, Ending the Silence, NAMI Basics (educated on depression and bipolar, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorders and co-morbid diagnoses)

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 2020-2022

  • Volunteer at Fundraising Events

Timeline

Peer Support Specialist | Mental Health Tech

The Brook Hospital - Dupont
11.2021 - Current

Volunteer Coordinator | Photographer | Intern

Upstate Warrior Solutions
11.2016 - 12.2020

Quality Coordinator | CNA

Home Instead Senior Care
05.2014 - 09.2018

Master Of Social Work - Mental Health & Addictions Counseling

University of Louisville

Associates Degree - Graphic Design

Spartanburg Community College

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