Andrae Scott
Castro Valley,CA
Summary
Energetic residential counseling professional with 15+ years experience monitoring residents and supporting facility operations. Expert at intake and discharge procedures, medication management and room inspections. Calm when handling incidents and crisis intervention meetings.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Residential Relief Counselor
Progress Foundation
05.2015 - Current
- Monitored and documented client progress toward meeting goals and objectives.
- Addressed behavioral and emotional needs of residents through activities and interventions, increasing resident socialization, interpersonal, and social skills.
- Encouraged clients to develop self-advocacy skills and to become active participants in own treatment plans.
- Maintained caseloads in programs with 12-16 clients/residents
- 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.
- Facilitated group counseling sessions to help clients address issues of substance abuse, anger management and interpersonal relationships.
Residential Counselor/Mental Health Specialist
PRC/Baker Places
08.2009 - Current
- Documented client progress in confidential files.
- Observed and monitored client behavior and responses to treatment.
- Managed patients with substance dependence and co-occurring Axis I and Axis II disorders.
- Provided comprehensive case management services, created treatment plans, and connected clients and families to appropriate resources.
- Guided clients in effective therapeutic exercises integrated from Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
- Monitored sleep behaviors and patterns and taught importance of good sleep hygiene
- Communicated with clients to develop social and psychiatric observations.
- Monitored patients and assessed suicide risks.
- Performed client assessments and developed treatment plans.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Psycology
Chabot College
Hayward, CASkills
- Case File Management
- Residential Treatment Programs
- Substance Abuse Disorders
- Progress Monitoring
- HIPAA Protocols
- Crisis Prevention Intervention
- Daily Living Skills Instruction
- Case Notes
- Resident Counseling
- Program Rounds
- Treatment Plan Management
- Chronic Disorders
Timeline
Residential Relief Counselor
Progress Foundation
05.2015 - Current
Residential Counselor/Mental Health Specialist
PRC/Baker Places
08.2009 - Current
Some College (No Degree) - Psycology
Chabot College