Elmer Preston Leigh Jr
Poughkeepsie,NY
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Residential Counselor
Gateway Hudson Valley
07.2022 - 07.2024
- Intake: Performing interviews to screen potential clients.
- Assessment: Evaluating clients' clinical needs and potential for crisis situations.
- Planning: Developing and implementing treatment plans, and discharge planning
- Support: Providing 24/7 and advocating for clients' treatment and rehabilitation needs
- Intervention: Responding to clients' emotional, behavioral, and physical needs, and helping them establish and achieve individualized goals
- Management: Maintaining routines and procedures, and handling emergency situations
- Activities: Encouraging residents to socialize, organizing group meetings, and participating in program activities
- Engaged with clients' families and friends to provide courteous, efficient visit experience.
Case Manager
Mental Health America of Dutchess County
02.2012 - 06.2022
- Coordinated with different healthcare disciplines to offer important mental health support.
- Developed successful client outcomes by guiding clients to the appropriate support groups and recreational activities alone or in groups.
- Monitored clients' medication compliance.
- Reported clients' progress in charts and logbooks
- Assisted clients to achieve a higher level of independence while coping with their disability.
- Monitored clients' attendance to their medical appointments.
- Transported clients to doctor's appointments and other related errands.
- Engaged with clients' families, providing emotional support and guidance in preparing healthy meals, independent living skills and adaptation to disability or illness.
Home Care Provider
Volunteered
02.2009 - 11.2019
- Provided care for my father who was bed ridden and was diagnosed with dementia.
- Daily bathed my father and as needed.
- Managed my father's medication compliance and I gave him medications as prescribed.
- Daily fed my father when we was hungry.
- Transported my father to his medical appointments as needed.
- Assisted nurse practitioner work through and develope care plan.
- Coordinated care between my father and his doctors, nurses, physical therapist, and podiatrist.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Theology And Biblical Studies
Global University
St. Louis, Missouri 06.2008
BBA - Accounting
University of The District of Columbia
Washington, DC06.1984
Timeline
Senior Residential Counselor
Gateway Hudson Valley
07.2022 - 07.2024
Case Manager
Mental Health America of Dutchess County
02.2012 - 06.2022
Home Care Provider
Volunteered
02.2009 - 11.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Theology And Biblical Studies
Global University
BBA - Accounting
University of The District of Columbia
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