David Eccles
Bluffton,SC
Summary
Passionate and experienced in the substance use disorder field with solid background in behavioral health care. Adept at fostering patient engagement through therapeutic activities and supportive interventions. Proven ability to manage crisis situations and collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Behavioral Health Technician
Bright Life Recovery
05.2022 - 01.2025
- Conducted client rounds to check on residents.
- Delivered compassionate care under challenging circumstances, consistently demonstrating resilience and adaptability when faced with unexpected obstacles or setbacks in patient progress.
- Established rapport with diverse populations by utilizing strong cultural competence skills during interactions with both patients and their families alike.
- Provided crisis intervention services, successfully de-escalating situations and ensuring patient safety.
- Mentored new Behavioral Health Technicians joining the team, sharing best practices and helping them acclimate quickly to their new role responsibilities.
- Built and maintained positive staff relationships to promote teamwork and better serve clients.
- Facilitated on-site activities, support groups, and outings for client
- Provided client transportation to offsite AA and NA meetings
Paraprofessional Counselor
H & W Enterprises
01.2024 - 04.2024
- Provided at home or in school counseling to help clients understand the importance of self care, teach tools to help clients develop coping mechanisms for mental health challenges, assist with crafting goals to meet academic requirements, used narrative therapy techniques to help understand clients life challenges, help to strengthen family relationships, assist parents in managing maladaptive behaviors and how to best to handle crisis situations, advise families how to spend quality time and techniques to limit excessive screen time, help clients and families to navigate the justice and juvenile detention systems,
Education
Social Work
Savannah State University
Savannah, GA05-2026
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of South Carolina Beaufort
Bluffton, SC12-2023
Skills
- Active listening
- Crisis handling
- Patient observation
- Professional boundaries maintenance
- Admissions intakes
- Empathy and compassion
- Cultural sensitivity
- Verbal de-escalation
- Team collaboration
- Critical thinking
- Behavior observation
Timeline
Paraprofessional Counselor
H & W Enterprises
01.2024 - 04.2024
Behavioral Health Technician
Bright Life Recovery
05.2022 - 01.2025
Social Work
Savannah State University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of South Carolina Beaufort
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