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Devonleigh Rose Morales

Bronxville,NY

Summary

Compassionate Residential Counselor offering over a year of hands-on experience implementing recovery methods, assisting with mental and behavioral challenges and supporting resident goals while encouraging responsibility and independence. Motivational and warm professional certified in Supporting Recovery with Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) for Medical Professionals, Mandated Reporter Training: Identifying and Reporting Child Abuse and Maltreatment, and CPR. Proficient in SPSS, BCMA, Carevue, Eclipsys, Google Docs; Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Residential Counselor

Silver Hill Hospital
11.2021 - Current
  • Supervised up to 17 residents and offered skills coaching through DBT.
  • Assisted residents with transitioning into new living environment and maintained strong relationships with residents.
  • Addressed behavioral and emotional needs of residents through activities and interventions, increasing resident socialization, interpersonal and social skills.
  • Assisted residents in adhering to treatment plans by setting up medical appointments, arranging transportation, coordinating services and providing emotional support.
  • Medication management including controlled medications, biohazard supervision and collection.
  • Provides structure and supervision of milieu setting, including running groups, assigns, assists, and supervises residents in weekly duties
  • Delivered frequent summaries on resident progression and regression in treatment to provide recommendations towards treatment plan for success.
  • Maintains accurate, timely, and complete records of residents by maintaining and respecting confidentiality of patient/ physician/ personnel information.
  • Enforced policies and safety standards through building and room rounds.
  • Quick and efficient to attend to emergencies, crisis intervention and suicide risk assessment using CSSRS.
  • Resolved conflicts by performing in-time crisis intervention and enforcing discipline and behavior metrics.
  • Provided swift and knowledgeable emergency support in line with campus crisis protocols.

Human Development Specialist, Group Leader, Vehicle Counselor and Driver

Elmwood Day Camp
01.2019 - 01.2021
  • Supervised camp program participants, aged 3-11 and provided leadership to children participating in summer program to ensure safe and caring environment that promoted positive child development
  • Understand psychology of autistic campers; able to assist them in manner best suited to their needs
  • Engaged campers into group activities to teach social behavior and coordination
  • Greeted campers upon arrival camp and ensured campers returned home safely; assisted with set up of activities
  • Supervise campers in public areas and during overnight stays

Child Care

Self-employed
01.2014 - 10.2020
  • Interact and secure safety of multiple children ranging from 4- to 14-year-olds
  • Prepared healthy, age-appropriate snacks and meals
  • Communicated positively with children and guardians
  • Assisted children with homework assignments and special projects across different subjects
  • Organized and cleaned home after activities by picking up toys and straightening up play room
  • Played games, worked on puzzles and read books to young children
  • Sanitized dishes, tabletops, toys and frequently touched surfaces to prevent spreading of germs
  • Fostered close relationships with children by discussing school, friends and hobbies

Psychologist

Mary Giuffra
05.2019 - 06.2019
  • Created PowerPoint for presentation that psychologist presented at Inspire 2018 International Conference in Amsterdam – Sensory Awareness Essential Skill for Corrective Emotional Experiences
  • Gathered, arranged and corrected research data to create representative graphs and charts highlighting results for presentations

Summer Intern HR

Halsted
04.2016 - 01.2017
  • Assisted in day-to-day operations of HR/payroll department consisting of 18 employees and managers
  • Coordinated, organized and filed department paperwork consisting of over 300 residential co-op/condo buildings and over 2,600 building employees to assist creating paperless office
  • Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.
  • Monitored company inventory to keep stock levels and databases updated.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.

Education

Master of Arts - Clinical Psychology, Substance Abuse

The New School For Social Research
New York, NY
05.2021

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Dominican College
Orangeburg
05.2019

Skills

  • Staff Communication
  • Emergency Support
  • Resident Support
  • Activity Oversight
  • Crisis Situations
  • Mediation Techniques
  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
  • Medication Identification
  • Community Meetings
  • Resident Supervision
  • Safety Standards and Compliance
  • Crisis Prevention Intervention

Additional Information

Quantitative Methods Teacher Assistant, Dominican College, Orangeburg, NY 08/2017-12/2017

● Taught classes; graded homework; assisted students individually


RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

“Differences in Personality and Play Styles in Relation to Gaming Frequency: an Undertale Study”

“What is the Effect of Hairstyle on Perceived Attractiveness and Intimidation?”

● Won second place at Hudson Valley Conference

● Presented at Eastern Psychological Association 2019

Certification

Supporting Recovery with Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) for Medical Professionals 09/2019


Mandated Reporter Training: Identifying and Reporting Child Abuse and Maltreatment 01/2020


CPR Certified

Timeline

Residential Counselor

Silver Hill Hospital
11.2021 - Current

Psychologist

Mary Giuffra
05.2019 - 06.2019

Human Development Specialist, Group Leader, Vehicle Counselor and Driver

Elmwood Day Camp
01.2019 - 01.2021

Summer Intern HR

Halsted
04.2016 - 01.2017

Child Care

Self-employed
01.2014 - 10.2020

Master of Arts - Clinical Psychology, Substance Abuse

The New School For Social Research

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Dominican College

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