Dessie Allison
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
Seasoned mental health professional with twelve years of public service experience within a hospital setting. Innovative and supportive supervisor with excellent skills in staff development; a keen understanding of policy, procedures and corporate regulations. Trained in several best-practices such as Trauma Informed Care, Preventing and Managing Crisis Situations (PMCS), Mental Health First Aide, and Patient Centered Care. Skillful at conflict resolution and building collaborative relationships. Diversified Financial Specialist skilled in financial planning and offering competent consultative advice and counsel to clients. Educates clients on retirement planning, taxes, credit card issues and debt management. Works with internal and external customers and understands and assesses needs, processes and functions to make informed critical decisions and achieve objectives.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Licensed Financial Professional Associate
Revolution Financial Management
Long Island, NY
10.2021 - Current
- Provide clients with educational financial concepts
- Conducts comprehensive needs analysis for individuals and families
- Determine appropriate recommendations through case study and team support
- Attends all educational and professional development trainings.
Peer Counselor Supervisor Level lll
NYC H&H/ Kings County
Brooklyn, NY
05.2016 - Current
- Coordinates and supervises the work of Peer Counselors, provides direction and supervision techniques to ensure quality service provision within the Wellness and Recovery Department of Behavioral Health
- Effectively manages and supervises direct reports with focus on departmental and corporate goals and facilitates bi-weekly supervision
- Writes performance evaluations
- Interviews potential Peer Counselors under the direction of the Director
- Represents the department at conferences, workshops, in-services, hospital functions
- Provides insight and supervision for difficult cases requiring an advanced level of knowledge and practice experience
- Conducts a virtual weekly Family Support initiative services that effectively provides psychoeducation and aids in a reduction in hospital recidivism such as Care About Family and Friends Education (C.A.F.F.E.)
- Delegates assignments when needed to ensure service coverage
- Educate new employees with assigned duties
- Attends Special Incident Review Committee (SIRC) meetings when scheduled
- Collaborative work with Behavioral Health Outpatient and Inpatient multidisciplinary teams
- Collaborated in a Performance Initiative in Adult Outpatient Department Telepsychiatry (My Chart)
- Assisted in conducting with Behavioral and Recovery session for all new employees of Behavioral Health Department
- Organizes documentation for Labor relations as per the Director
- Participated in Rapid Improvement Experiment that positively results in patient safety in Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program.
Social Work Intern
Henry Street Settlement Third Street Women’s Residence
- 04.2019
- Wrote psychosocial assessments
- Facilitated weekly Women’s Wellness Group
- Completed individual Living Plans with clients every two weeks
- Wrote progress notes on the Department of Homelessness CARES Database
- Engaged in Clinical treatment meetings
- Performed case management skills and responsibilities such as completed MTA half-care applications, escorted patients to the laboratory and made referrals to Fountain House
- Executed clients’ supportive housing applications through HRA PACT system.
Social Work Intern
Escalera Head Start
New York, NY
02.2018 - 08.2018
- Built rapport with families and children ages three years old to five years old
- Assisted teachers in classroom instruction
- Developed client goals and objectives agendas for discussion with field instructor
- Researched resources for families within the community with various social services.
Social Work Intern
Community Help in Park Slope
Brooklyn, NY
- 02.2018
- Connected with seven postpartum women eighteen years and older experiencing homelessness and financial hardships
- Researched resources for the residents towards achieving permanent housing, and entitlements with different social services
- Supported young women that were in experiencing homeless and financial hardships in their goal development and self-determination through life skills workshops
- Maintained residential family caseload with a focus on women with children
- Engaged with individuals and families to assess their needs and concerns such as childcare.
Peer Counselor/Specialist Level 1
NYC H&H/Kings County
Brooklyn, NY
07.2011 - 05.2016
- Motivated and encouraged clients through group facilitation to discuss their own recovery
- Worked collaboratively with inpatient interdisciplinary teams to inform them of client’s’ needs, issues, and of their progress towards self-identified goals
- Provided engagement, psychoeducation, support and empowerment with adult clients, and escorted as needed
- Strong understanding of ethics and client confidentiality with a keen focus on HIPPA guidelines
- Assisted clients in identifying positive behavioral choices through the completion of the Wellness Recovery Action Plan
- Empowered clients’ wellness skills to help manage their symptom with focus on long term recovery and rehabilitation
- Used motivational interviewing to empower clients
- Worked with diverse populations which include substance use, mental health, co-morbidly diagnosed, homelessness, children and families.
Education
Master of Social Work -
Fordham University
Bachelors of Science in Human Service -
New York City Technical College
Skills
- Staff development
- Psychosocial assessments
- Case management
- Assessment planning
- Financial Planning
- Life Insurance
Certification
Certified New York State Peer Specialist
Affiliation
- National Association of social workers
- Winthrop Lions club, inc.
Timeline
Licensed Financial Professional Associate
Revolution Financial Management
10.2021 - Current
Social Work Intern
Escalera Head Start
02.2018 - 08.2018
Peer Counselor Supervisor Level lll
NYC H&H/ Kings County
05.2016 - Current
Peer Counselor/Specialist Level 1
NYC H&H/Kings County
07.2011 - 05.2016
Social Work Intern
Henry Street Settlement Third Street Women’s Residence
- 04.2019
Social Work Intern
Community Help in Park Slope
- 02.2018
Master of Social Work -
Fordham University
Bachelors of Science in Human Service -
New York City Technical College
Certified nEW yORK sTATE pEEr specialst
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