Anne Oelke
Menomonee Falls
Summary
Experienced Youth Advocate with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Psychology and Sociology. Graduated with a 4.0 GPA within psychology and 3.81 GPA within sociology. Passionate about learning new skills, considering new perspectives, and inspiring individuals. Committed to building a lasting career while continuously developing skills and knowledge.
Overview
1
1
Certification
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Youth Advocate
Wisconsin Community Services – Youth Empowerment
Waukesha, WI
09.2024 - Current
- Provide one on one support to youth seeking mental health treatment in meeting personal, behavioral, and educational goals.
- Apply motivational interviewing techniques to support clients in setting, understanding, and reaching goals.
- Assist youth in adhering to the conditions of their court orders and in avoiding further law violations.
- Facilitate transportation for clients to and from school, appointments, and community activities.
- Assist clients in developing independent living skills such as budgeting, time management, and communication.
- Collaborate with parents and social worker to maintain consistency in expectations, consequences, and support strategies.
- Build rapport with clients to encourage engagement and participation in services.
- Document meetings, support-strategies, and clients progress, including daily notes and monthly summaries.Provide one on one support to court-involved youth in meeting personal, behavioral, and educational goals.
- Assist youth in adhering to the conditions of their court orders and in avoiding further law violations.
- Facilitate transportation for clients to and from school, appointments, and community activities.
- Assist clients in developing independent living skills such as budgeting, time management, and communication.
- Collaborate with parents and social worker to maintain consistency in expectations, consequences, and support strategies.
- Build rapport with clients to encourage engagement and participation in services.
- Document meetings, support-strategies, and clients progress, including daily notes and monthly summaries.
Manager
All One Storage
04.2024 - 09.2024
- Independently supervising operations of multiple locations from home office.
- Renting out units to tenants and clearly communicating rent and unit expectations and procedures.
- Answering tenant inquiries and proactively contacting clients regarding overdue rent, ensuring timely resolution and maintaining clear communication.
- Communicated effectively with owner about new residents and residents who gave move-out notice.
Director
Camp Confidence
06.2024 - 08.2024
- In charge of day to day function and safety of camp.
- Responsible for all campers and coaches.
- Attentive of smooth transitions every 30 minutes, setting up activities, speaking with parents, facilitating field trips, and resolving disputes and coaching strong communication.
- Monitored office workflow and administrative processes to keep operations running smoothly.
- Oversaw operations and provided corrective feedback to achieve daily and long-term goals.
Mental Health Technician
Roger’s Behavioral Health
05.2023 - 01.2024
- Working with adolescents with a history of trauma using Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
- Coached residents through therapeutic skill use in real time stressful situations.
- Provided crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques for patients experiencing emotional distress or exhibiting aggressive behaviors.
- Collaborated with treatment team to communicate resident’s daily behaviors and discuss intervention.
- Applied de-escalation and limit-setting techniques to promote patient cooperation.
- Performed scheduled patient safety checks and documented results to establish patients' well-being.
- Maintained detailed records of patient interactions, ensuring accurate documentation for future reference.
Education
BS - Psychology and Sociology
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Whitewater, WI05-2023
Skills
- Self-sufficient
- Team leadership
- Written and oral communication
- Crisis management
- Adaptability
- Flexibility
- Organization
- Problem solving
- Computer literate
- Customer service
Certification
Basic Life Support Certification
CPR - Red Cross
Magna Cum Laude graduation status
Gold Key Writing Award
Timeline
Youth Advocate
Wisconsin Community Services – Youth Empowerment
09.2024 - Current
Director
Camp Confidence
06.2024 - 08.2024
Manager
All One Storage
04.2024 - 09.2024
Mental Health Technician
Roger’s Behavioral Health
05.2023 - 01.2024
BS - Psychology and Sociology
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater