ERICA KEAMMERER

• Provide one-on-one service to youth in foster care at risk of disruption or in crisis
• Plan and engage youth activities in the community based on their interests and hobbies
• Manage crisis situations with a trauma informed approach and apply deescalation techniques.
• Document daily notes in Carelogic and hourly updates in Microsoft Teams
• Cook daily meals for youth and complete light housekeeping.

• Ensure the safety of the youth assigned to the home
• Complete hourly updates in Microsoft Teams on each youth
• Complete intake procedures for newly arrived youth and orient them to the home
• Administer prescribed medications and document in the Medication Administration Record (MARs)
• Prepare and serve daily meals and complete light housekeeping.
• Manage crisis situations with a trauma informed approach and apply deescalation techniques
• Engage youth children in activities and accompany them on community outings
• Coordinate with case management, on call staff, and transporters.

• Referred clients to appropriate team members, community agencies and organizations to meet treatment needs
• Advocated on behalf of clients for needs, services, and support
• Located, engaged, and worked to support any unsheltered homeless clients
• Met regularly with clients in a community setting, including initial street outreach engagement as dictated by client need and at hours mandated by contract
• Documented client's homeless HUD status or chronic homelessness
• Submitted reports and complied with Director requests for data reporting as needed
• Documented and tracked all client interaction related supports, and formulated observations into written needs assessments

*Resigned due to Covid-19 Pandemic school closures and family obligations

• Provided detox clients with clinical services necessary to realize safe detoxification from alcohol and other drugs
• Screened adults seeking admission to detox and performed admission and discharge of detox clients
• Provided newly admitted clients with orientation regarding detox policies and procedures
• Assisted clients with developing treatment goals and provided daily individual substance abuse counseling
• Assisted with treatment recommendations and involved in client referrals and linkages with other treatment agencies
• Monitored clients' withdrawal and level of medical and psychiatric problems in coordination with Agency RN and Detox Director
• Managed detox client crisis and emergencies and maintained safety and security of unit

• Provided daily counseling services to adolescents through both individual and group therapy sessions
• Collaborated with various federal, state, and non-profit agencies to provide appropriate services and resources to clients
• Generated and maintained documents of counseling sessions for uploading on judicial filing system

• Provided counseling services to adolescents within elementary school setting
• Consulted with administrators, teachers, students, and their families in establishing and implementing objectives and guidance services to meet student needs
• Instructed daily life skills course for six weeks to over 100 students

• Provide one-on-one service to youth in foster care at risk of disruption or in crisis
• Plan and engage youth activities in the community based on their interests and hobbies
• Manage crisis situations with a trauma informed approach and apply deescalation techniques.
• Document daily notes in Carelogic and hourly updates in Microsoft Teams
• Cook daily meals for youth and complete light housekeeping.