Edna Craig
Jonesboro,GA
Summary
Responsible Mental Health Technician experienced in coordinating behavioral support for clients. Strong history of maintaining accurate documentation and daily reports, helping clients and assisting with daily programming.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Behavioral Aide
Murphy-Harpst Children's Center
Cedartown, GA
06.2023 - Current
- Monitored client progress and documented changes in behavior.
- Utilized positive reinforcement techniques to encourage appropriate behaviors.
- Assisted clients in developing social skills, coping strategies, and problem-solving skills.
- Collaborated with other professionals, such as teachers, psychiatrists, psychologists., to develop treatment plans for clients.
- Organized recreational activities to improve socialization among clients.
- Observed client interactions during playgroups or other activities to evaluate potential problems or areas of improvement.
- Facilitated communication between parents and guardians and school personnel regarding the client's progress or lack thereof.
- Encouraged positive relationships between peers by facilitating discussions about feelings and emotions.
- Maintained a safe environment for all participants in therapeutic activities.
- Enforced rules consistently while providing support and understanding when necessary.
- Implemented crisis intervention strategies when needed to deescalate situations involving aggressive behaviors.
- Attended meetings with multi-disciplinary teams to discuss goals, objectives, interventions, and strategies related to client care.
- Recorded and closely monitored patient behaviors and progress to effectively identify changes needing attention.
Mental Health Technician
Ridgeview Institute-Monroe
Monroe, GA
02.2021 - 04.2023
- Engaged clients in therapeutic groups to promote coping skills, education and life skills.
- Documented observations, interventions and concerns in patient charts and electronic systems, sustaining continuum of care from admission through to discharge.
- Documented patient interactions in compliance with HIPAA requirements.
- Modeled appropriate communication and problem-solving skills in crisis situations involving patients, family or staff.
- Participated in treatment planning by helping to identify patients' problems, needs and strengths.
- Tracked client movement on and off unit by documenting times and destinations.
- Identified and addressed individual mental health challenges to support patients.
- Conducted or assisted in treatment and rehabilitation of mental health patients by performing basic assessment procedures.
- Used thermometers or blood pressure gauges to take and record measures of patients' physical condition.
- Verified patient health history and contact information for chart accuracy.
- Encouraged patients to develop interpersonal skills and engage in social interactions or other therapeutic activities.
- Monitored patients' well-being and reported changes or unusual behavior or physical illness to medical staff.
- Developed basic strategies to promote patient safety, wellness and independence.
- Cultivated relationships with patients, discussing ways to help improve overall health while alleviating self-harm practices.
- Restrained violent or suicidal patients using approved verbal or physical techniques.
- Collaborated with doctors, psychologists or therapists in working with patient treatments.
- Led individual and group therapy supporting prescribed procedures.
- Conducted intake interviews with new patients to complete forms, assess mental health condition or obtain treatment history.
- Instructed new employees on protocols to use when interacting with psychiatric patients.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Atlanta Technical College
Atlanta, GA12.2014
Skills
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Charting and clinical documentation
- Excellent customer service skills
- Patient assessment
- Organizational skills
- Multitasking
- Computer skills
- Planning & organizing
- Conflict resolution
- Critical thinking
- Team management
Certification
- CPR certified expiration date 6/15/2025
- Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) expiration date 6/15/2024
- Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) expiration date 11/15/2025
Timeline
Behavioral Aide
Murphy-Harpst Children's Center
06.2023 - Current
Mental Health Technician
Ridgeview Institute-Monroe
02.2021 - 04.2023
Associate of Science - Nursing
Atlanta Technical College
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