Destiny Johnson
Washington ,DC
Summary
Authorized to work in the US for any employer Empathetic professional with hands-on experience providing quality psychological services to children and adults. Skilled in identifying, assessing and diagnosing mental health and emotional issues. Develops and implements treatment plans and provides counseling and therapy to obtain maximum results for patients.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Homeland Security
FEMA
Hyattsville, MD
10.2024 - Current
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
Behavioral Therapist
Behavioral therapies llc
11.2022 - Current
- Responded effectively to crisis situations and aggressive behaviors, skillfully mitigating conflicts with proven strategies.
- Helped teach important social, play and basic life skills such as personal hygiene management.
- Collected session data to aid in treatment planning and assessment.
- Visited clients at home, school and other settings to leverage expertise and positively impact individuals' lives with skilled interventions.
- Motivated clients to reach treatment goals and supported each through difficult situations and transitions.
- Maintained professional boundaries with parents and caregivers while building strong support networks to support treatment goals.
- Evaluated treatment techniques after sufficient time periods to determine effectiveness for each client.
- Contributed to treatment success by offering feedback and guiding patients through exercises.
- Documented patient information through analyzing data, interview notes, and test results and identified and diagnosed nature of clients' problems.
- Developed and implemented intensive individualized treatment plans addressing family relationship problems, destructive patterns of behavior and other psychosocial issues.
- Facilitated referrals to outside healthcare professional and medical facilities to obtain specialized care for patients in need of extra support.
- Offered educational lectures and workshops targeted at specific populations.
- Determined if non-progressing clients should continue to be counseled or referred to other specialists.
Dental Assistant
Neibauer Dental Care
03.2022 - 08.2022
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Sanitized trays, instruments, and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures, and oral surgery.
- Prepared patient x-rays and images for dentist review.
- Assisted dentists, hygienists, and other personnel by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.
- Documented patient dental health information, medical history, and vital signs for future reference.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
- Scheduled appointments for new and existing customers, factoring in provider availability and scheduling loads.
- Took dental images following strict patient protection rules, applying lead aprons.
- Monitored patient comfort and safety during dental procedures.
- Scheduled and confirmed patient appointments.
- Entered patient data into computer system, adhering to strict privacy laws and maintaining high level of accuracy.
- Exposed, developed and mounted dental x-rays.
- Educated patients on dental hygiene, pre-surgical instructions and post-surgical care.
- Prepared and positioned patients for procedures, clipping dental napkins and placing patient safety devices.
- Scheduled appointments, prepared bills and received payment for dental services by completing insurance forms, verifying insurance information, and maintaining records.
- Made preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts.
- Verified patient insurance eligibility and benefits.
Autistic Support Teacher
Garfield High School
01.2021 - 02.2022
- Monitored student classroom and outdoors activities to promote student safety.
- Assisted teachers with classroom management and document coordination to maintain positive learning environment.
- Set up visual aids, equipment, and classroom displays to support teacher's lesson delivery.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Prepared instructional materials for group and one-on-one use to comply with established curriculum.
- Maintained inclusive learning environment to enable students to gain maximum benefit from lessons.
- Documented student behaviors, interventions, and outcomes to enable lead teacher to address pertinent issues.
- Worked with teacher to optimize learning plans based on student test grades and evaluations.
- Supported classroom maintenance and upkeep, organizing books and materials.
- Facilitated activities in small groups to reinforce concepts taught by class teacher.
- Supported planning and preparation for culturally-diverse class sessions.
- Studied and implemented latest information on specific subjects and learning strategies.
- Assisted in maintaining engaging and respectful educational environment by promoting discipline and cooperation.
- Helped with grading assignments and tests, providing constructive feedback to students based on results.
Education
High school diploma -
Gar-Field High School
Woodbridge, VA05.2021
Skills
- Therapy Team Planning
- Group Behavioral Intervention Programs
- Treatment Implementation
- Behavioral Health Assessment
- Computer Literacy
- Critical Thinking
- Coordination
- Call Center Operations
- Document Control
Report Preparation
Accomplishments
My accomplishments include being employee of the month 5 times in a row for completing objectives ahead of time, maintaining substantial training for clients and so on. Other accomplishments include getting great recommendations for higher companies and moving up in my work field; an example would be- I started with autism behavioral services, after a year I moved to PBS another company but with opportunities for more clients, longer hours and so on.
Certification
-CPR training for adults, babies and kids
-40 hour behavioral health training/ competency test
Timeline
Homeland Security
FEMA
10.2024 - Current
Behavioral Therapist
Behavioral therapies llc
11.2022 - Current
Dental Assistant
Neibauer Dental Care
03.2022 - 08.2022
Autistic Support Teacher
Garfield High School
01.2021 - 02.2022
High school diploma -
Gar-Field High School