Daneen Alves
San Bernardino,CA
Summary
Passionate professional with a background of 8 years in Substance Use Counseling, seeking to leverage education and training to take next career step with a respected organization. Highly skilled in preparing and leading activities for youths and adults, fostering meaningful relationships with community partners and increasing engagement in the community. Demonstrated leadership skills and encouraged individuals towards personal and spiritual success.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
AOD Certified Demonstrator
Amity Foundation
Chino, CA
03.2021 - Current
- AOD Demonstrator working with the incarcerated population to deliver treatment programming services to participants and conduct group and/or individual sessions
- Effectively implement scheduled program curriculum
- Lead and participate in face-to-face group and individual meetings utilizing motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, and other therapeutic processes
- Engage participants daily, and reinforce group rules and expectations for participation and completion
- Works directly with participants to develop and implement treatment/action plans and educate participants about supportive networks as they return to the community
- Review treatment plans, evaluate and record treatment progress, and records visible changes in appearance, behavior, and demeanor of program participants
- Maintains accurate, timely, and confidential participant records
- Evaluate and document the progress of participants assigned to their groups
- Complete all delivery documentation requirements
- Summarizes participants’ background, treatment plan, and recovery process outcomes.
Lead Case Manager
His House New Creations
Colton, CA
03.2020 - 03.2021
- Experienced counselor responsible for coordination of care, treatment planning, individual and groups sessions and appropriate documentation
- Capable of time management and building positive rapport with diverse client needs and expectations
- Recognized for educating and engaging difficult client bases
- Positive promoter of self efficacy and learned boundaries.
AOD Certified Demonstrator
Amity Foundation
Chino, CA
11.2019 - 01.2020
- AOD Demonstrator working within the prison system with inmate populations to educate and counsel eligible personnel on the strategies for success relevant to drug addiction, criminal and dysfunctional thinking and pathways to long term success
- Case note expert facilitating process and educational groups
- Creating and charting to relevant treatment plans
- Successful cross cultural communicator and effective positive promoter of positive self efficacy showing positive results in this difficult population.
AOD Counselor-Case Manager
Inland Valley Recovery Services
Upland, CA
12.2018 - 04.2019
- Licensed counselor with primary focus as a Case Manager, utilizing internal and community resources to work towards solutions with special populations in a recovery setting
- Heavy daily documentation reflecting needs of clients to align with requirements of the medical waiver
- Efficiently managed case load of up to 24 clients at a time
- Recognized for positive solution focus and specific and attainable treatment plans
- Well versed on DAP format, community living, solution focused crisis and conflict management and recognizing and promoting unseen strengths in clients
- Safety focused and HIPPA compliant and educated on state applicable laws as well as ethical standards of the helping profession.
Certified AOD Counselor
Veterans Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
San Bernardino, CA
03.2017 - 10.2018
- Certified Counselor with a caseload of 8-12 clients
- Responsible for group facilitation and documentation, Intakes, Discharges and One on One sessions
- Recognized for professionalism and building rapport with difficult populations including, dual diagnosis, oppositional, co morbid and culturally affected
- Effective documentation expert experienced in requirements for medical, STOP, CPS and private insurance
- Focused Safety enforcement specialist well versed in applicable HIPPA laws and ethical standards.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology -
Cal State University San Bernardino
04.2024
Associate of Arts in Human Services -
San Bernardino Valley College
01.2017
Certificate in SUD Certificate -
San Bernardino Valley College
01.2016
Skills
- Clinical Records Maintenance
- Relationship Building
- Efficient in Treatment Planning
- Effective Problem-Solver
- Adaptable to Change
- Efficient in Case Notes
- Group Therapy
- Emotional Awareness
- Crises Intervention
- Flexible
- Efficient in Electronic Health Records (ARMS, KIPU, DARMIS)
- Efficient in Assessments
Accomplishments
- Licensed CADC II
- T.B. clearance
- CPR and all relevant licensure
Timeline
AOD Certified Demonstrator
Amity Foundation
03.2021 - Current
Lead Case Manager
His House New Creations
03.2020 - 03.2021
AOD Certified Demonstrator
Amity Foundation
11.2019 - 01.2020
AOD Counselor-Case Manager
Inland Valley Recovery Services
12.2018 - 04.2019
Certified AOD Counselor
Veterans Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
03.2017 - 10.2018
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology -
Cal State University San Bernardino
Associate of Arts in Human Services -
San Bernardino Valley College
Certificate in SUD Certificate -
San Bernardino Valley College