Courtney McDonald

• Attended meetings with school administrators in order to discuss children's IEP goals.
• Observed students during speech therapy sessions to document their performance.
• Provided support for language development activities to students.
• Facilitated group discussions among students to encourage social interaction and communication.
• Organized materials, supplies, and equipment for speech therapy sessions.
• Assisted in the development of individual treatment plans for each student.
• Advocated for students needs and implemented personalized treatment plans to maximize effectiveness.
• Instructed clients in techniques for more effective communication.

-Responsible to enrich the lives of those I serve with respect, integrity, compassion and excellence

- Provided physical support as well as supported activities of daily living by dressing, grooming, toileting, bathing, feeding, escorting, transferring, prompting and repositioning residents.

-Answered all call lights accordingly and in a timely manner

-Turned and repositioned bed bound residents according to protocol and nurses direction to prevent pressure wounds and to promote healthy skin integrity

-Responsible for ordering, maintaining, documenting, obtaining vitals, distributing and administering residents medications per physicians orders and community standards

-Assisted nurses with wound care for pressure ulcers, bed sores and surgical site wounds

-Ensured medical supply room and residents rooms were stocked with necessary supplies and equipment

-prevented the spread of infection by consistent hand washing, universal precautions and special isolation procedures as well as sanitizing all equipment accordingly

-Safeguarded residents privacy by adhering to HIPAA protocols at all times

-Responsible for following the care plans of each resident

-Reported and charted any changes in residents health or cognitive status to the community's nurse, care team, appropriate family members, AMR and physicians.

-Redirected, reoriented, comforted and provided emotional support to residents in moments of high anxiety and confusion as well as communicated with residents to determine feelings and need for assistance

-Built and maintained healthy and professional long lasing relationships with residents, family members and staff.

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-Responsible for implementing individualized in home and community based support to youth and their families experiencing behavioral and mental health challenges often due to previous traumatic events

-Supported youth in maximizing their potential through mentoring, role modeling, behavior coaching, living skills training, personal care and other individually tailored interventions

-Specialized in partnering with youth and their families to build healthy connections and relationships and inspire hope for a positive future

-used approved crisis intervention techniques in emergency situations

-Supported youth in identifying and engaging in healthy coping skills in the home and community to aide in safe self regulation and positive self expression as well as supported youth in creating a positive sense of belonging and identity.

-Supported youth and their families in identifying, utilizing and building sustainable community connections and relationships to gain a healthy natural support system

-Responsible for connecting families to recourses available in the community such as therapy services, transportation services and food and housing assistance programs.

-Supported families in following current DCS case and safety plans and other recommendations made by CFSS and system partners

-Attended all meetings to support continued coordination of care among teams and system partners

-Responsible for measuring, communicating and documenting the enrolled individuals progress towards objectives