David Goodman
Blacksburg,United States
Summary
Ambitious Psychology Student and Community Mental Health Professional
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinician
New River Valley Community Services
05.2024 - Current
- Support families and clients with behavioral goals
- Visit clients daily in home and help with intensive mental care
- Provide therapeutic based services to clients in need
- Implemented crisis intervention strategies when needed, ensuring immediate safety measures were in place for at-risk patients.
- Developed tailored treatment plans to address the unique needs of each patient and promote optimal recovery.
- Advocated for patients within the healthcare system to ensure access to appropriate resources and services when needed.
- Conducted group therapy sessions to facilitate skill development, coping strategies, and emotional processing among participants.
Case Manager
PNB, LLC
08.2023 - 04.2024
- Care for I/DD client needs and ensure that they receive services, help them have better access to resources and improve living
- Conduct quarterly meetings along with an IDT group to come to agreements and discuss client health and state of living
- Do monthly home visits at client's household to ensure they're receiving proper care at home
Research
Bluefield State University
05.2019 - 04.2023
- Conduct group research to find all needed sources to better expand our knowledge of chosen subject
- Gather information through academic sources, public interviews and public government records
- Compiled all research team findings into research paper presentation along with a research powerpoint
- Shared and reported finding through public presentation to head members of my Department and school board
Tutor
Bluefield State University
08.2022 - 11.2022
- Tutored various classes and helped students come up with a better plan to succeed
- While tutoring I helped students with understanding difficult theories to prepare for exams
- I helped them come up with better ways to take notes
- Tutored Biology and chemistry classes and helped my peers study to better prepare
- Tutored multiple word classes such as how to use Microsoft word, Excel, PowerPoint, and how to use planners to better prepare
- Tutored History classes and help students create better ways to study and retain information they have studied
- Tutored Psychology classes
- While tutoring I helped students with understanding difficult theories and various views held within the field
Peer Mentor
Bluefield State University
02.2019 - 11.2022
- Communicate with new freshman through email and helped answer all questions
- Provided resource information to underclassmen on how to find the proper resources needed and requested by them
- Connect and help schedule future appointments
- An example of this is scheduling a peer with a tutor or providing with times and locations of work studies to help get ahead
- Helped students better prepare for classes, an example of this is helped them make planners and helped them with time management
Sales Associate
Follett
06.2022 - 08.2022
Education
Bachelor of Science - BS - Psychology
Bluefield State University
Bluefield, West Virginia04.2023
High School Diploma -
Mercer Christian Academy
Princeton, WV05.2018
Skills
- Presentations
- Research Skills
- Team Leadership
- Clinical Documentation
- Clinical assessment
- Therapeutic Techniques
- Research procedures
- Extensive research
- Research and testing
- Research project support
- Problem-Solving
- Decision-Making
Certification
QMHP-T
Awards
- President's List
- Social Science's Student of the Year
- Junior Honor Society
- National Honor Society
- Magna Cum Laude
Personal Information
Profession: Ambitious Psychology Student and Community Mental Health Professional
Timeline
Clinician
New River Valley Community Services
05.2024 - Current
Case Manager
PNB, LLC
08.2023 - 04.2024
Tutor
Bluefield State University
08.2022 - 11.2022
Sales Associate
Follett
06.2022 - 08.2022
Research
Bluefield State University
05.2019 - 04.2023
Peer Mentor
Bluefield State University
02.2019 - 11.2022
Bachelor of Science - BS - Psychology
Bluefield State University
High School Diploma -
Mercer Christian Academy
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