Amelia Schillemat
Golden,CO
Summary
- Knowledgeable about behavioral health safety, support strategies and skill-building techniques. Focused on helping clients improve well-being and functioning by encouraging healthy coping skills, and improving confidence in self-efficacy. Hardworking, thoughtful, creative, reliable, and dedicated.
- Bachelor's degree and extensive mental health services background. Supported numerous patients in a large residential treatment facility and played a key role in the achievement of positive patient outcomes. Excellent communication and patient management skills leading to desirable results.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Behavioral Health Technician
The Raleigh House
07.2022 - Current
- Built and maintained positive staff relationships to promote teamwork and better serve clients.
- Conducted client rounds to check on clients.
- Applied de-escalation and limit-setting techniques to promote patient cooperation.
- Facilitated group therapy sessions to help clients develop coping strategies and social skills.
- Conducted UA/BAs and documented in BestNotes.
- Performed client intake procedures according to internal standards for new admissions.
- Administered medications to relieve symptoms and monitor effects on clients.
Mental Health Technician
Portsmouth Regional Hospital
08.2020 - 06.2022
- Performed scheduled patient safety checks and documented results to establish patients' well-being.
- Applied de-escalation and limit-setting techniques to promote patient cooperation.
- Assisted with patient restraint and seclusion scenarios to create safe environment for patient and medical personnel.
- Developed and maintained positive relationships with clients to create safe and supportive environment.
- Observed patient behaviors and mental status and notified RN of unusual or potentially dangerous occurrences.
- Facilitated group therapy sessions to help clients develop coping strategies and social skills.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH05.2020
Skills
- Admissions Intake
- Maintaining Safety Standards
- Charting and Clinical Documentation
- HIPAA Requirements
- Group Facilitation
- Progress Monitoring
- Crisis Intervention
- Residential Mental Health
- Verbal Conflict De-Escalation
hiking, skiing, disc golf, painting, origami, fishing, exploring new places
I love the outdoors and seeing what this beautiful world has to offer.
Timeline
Behavioral Health Technician
The Raleigh House
07.2022 - Current
Mental Health Technician
Portsmouth Regional Hospital
08.2020 - 06.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of New Hampshire
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