Grace Okugbere
Midland,TX
Summary
Passionate professional with a background in Community Counseling, Nursing, Organizational Management, and Small Business management.
Credible, effective, and efficient Instructor with proven expertise in conveying knowledge to learning individuals, responsible for delivering quality instructions and lectures to students.
Helping distressed families overcome struggles of everyday life through counseling, education, baking, and other support groups.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Mental Health Clinician
TTUHSC
Lamesa, Texas
09.2022 - Current
- Conducted comprehensive mental health assessments for diverse patient populations.
- Developed and implemented individualized treatment plans to address patient needs.
- Provided crisis intervention services during acute mental health emergencies.
- Documented patient progress and treatment modifications in electronic health records.
- Mental health appointment, sick call, return from mental health facility, 30 restrictive housing assessment, individual counseling, mental health SCR, mental health evaluation, etc.
- Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to coordinate comprehensive care strategies.
- Provided crisis intervention services, including risk assessment and safety planning.
- Observed behavior patterns of clients to identify changes in mood or functioning level over time.
Psychotherapist
Reflection Ministries
Midland, TX
10.2020 - Current
- Empower adults who have been coerced into a life of commercial, sexual exploitation.
- Empowered clients to tackle challenging situations with better and more diverse coping skills.
- Performed counseling interventions to address issues through conflict resolution and situational adjustment to depression, anxiety, and physical or substance abuse.
- Facilitate individual and group therapy sessions
- Conducted outreach, advocacy and rehabilitative services for regular cases and crisis intervention.
- Taught clients anger management techniques, relaxation skills, impulse control and coping skills.
- Created client treatment plans based on assessments and goals.
ESL Instructor
Midland College
Midland, TX
05.2017 - 12.2021
- Improved student grammar and conversational skills through role play assignments.
- Customized small group and individual classroom activities based on differentiated learning needs.
- Organized supplementary materials in English for all students.
- Employed kinesthetic, visual and auditory approaches to make lessons interesting and interactive.
- Provided one-on-one instruction for non-English speaking students within classroom settings.
- Tested, evaluated and counseled students regarding academic performance and goals.
Psychotherapist
Grace's Table
Midland, TX
01.2018 - Current
- Combine Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with baking, and crafts skills help distressed children and their families going through depression, anxiety, grieving, adolescent behavioral problems, domestic violence, mental health disorder and sexual abuse e.t.c overcome struggles of everyday life.
- Worked with family to implement consistent behavior therapy techniques
- Taught clients anger management techniques, relaxation skills, impulse control, social skills, emotional coping skills and functional living skills.
Psychotherapist
Safe Place
Midland, TX
04.2017 - 06.2019
- Guided clients in understanding abuse
- Empowering clients to make safe and healthy choices
- Individual counseling
- Support group
- House Meeting
Care Manager
Humana
Midland, TX
10.2016 - 07.2017
- Advocacy, coordination to help members access benefits and resources, and offer coaching about self-care.
- Provider support by phone and through home visits.
- Provider maximum well-being and quality of life of the care members needs.
- Coordinate care with the member’s primary care physician, and provide telephonic support.
- Engagement with member goals and expection of service.
Internship counselor
Springboard
Midland, TX
01.2016 - 08.2016
- Selected and compiled relevant information and resources for clients to support them in overcoming mental and emotional problems.
- Worked with clients with co-occurring disorders.
- Conducted individual counseling sessions to address physical, mental, social and emotional problems caused by substance abuse.
- Facilitated a weekly discussion group about relationship issues for men, women, and addiction.
- Communicate regularly with family members and significant others during the treatment process.
- Acted as a role model for clients by exhibiting positive behaviors.
- Led group therapy sessions consisting of numbers adults and youths focusing related issues.
- Provided mental health support to homeless clients.
LVN
Senior Care
Midland, TX
05.2013 - 08.2015
Provider care within LVN scope of practice for the elderly in nursing home.
Nurse
BCA
Midland, TX
03.2011 - 09.2013
- Document and recorded information in client files.
- Tracked client movement on and off the unit by documenting times and destinations of clients.
- Quickly responded to crisis situations when severe mental health and behavioral issues arose.
- Documented all patient information including service plans, treatment reports, and progress notes.
- Taught clients anger management techniques, relaxation skills, impulse control, social skills, emotional coping skills and functional living skills.
- Guided clients in understanding illnesses and treatment plans.
- Monitored patients prescribed psychotropic medications to assess the medications’ effectiveness and side effects.
- Administered medication to patients presenting serious risk of danger to themselves and others.
- Led patients in individual, family, group and marital therapy sessions.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Rays of Hope
Midland, TX
06.2015 - 08.2015
- Facilitate individual and group therapy sessions
- Evaluated and addressed individual client needs and concerns.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
S.H.A.R.E
Midland, TX
01.2016 - 07.2017
- Facilitated a weekly discussion group with siblings with a disorder.
- Led group therapy sessions consisting with children
- Developed positive working relationships with different people by being respectful, patient, and actively listening when others were speaking.
- Presented talks at community groups to promote organizational mission and programs.
Mental Health Counselor
TTUHSC
Lamesa, Texas
09.2022 - Current
Education
Master of Arts - Education Counseling
The University of Texas Permian Basin
Midland, TX2016
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
The University of Texas Permian Basin
Midland TX2014
Associate of Applied Science - Alcohol And Drug Abuse Counseling
Midland College
Midland TX2013
Diploma - LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSES
Midland College
Midland, TX2010
Associate of Arts - Art
Houston Community College
Houston, TX2009
Skills
Possess good organizational skills and interpersonal skills and well able to provide leadership and supervisory skills
Ability to work independently, handle multiple assignments and prioritize workload
Ability to accept constructive feedback and work towards self-improvement and professional growth
Outstanding knowledge of principles of psychology and mental health and expertise in implementing many types of behavioral and counseling therapies
Knowledge of instructional design and materials development for assigned courses
Ability to communicate well with an audience / customer base of people at all levels, including clerical staff and client executives
Ability to provide individual counseling services or facilitate group therapy sessions in a positive and effective manner
Reading comprehension – ability to understand and make sense of written materials
Knowledge of Student and Program Evaluation
Excellent oral communicator and compassionate listener when discussing details of individual cases with clients and family members
TECHNICAL SKILLS
· Microsoft office suite
· Critical thinking
· Data management
· Conflict resolution
· Adaptability
· Relationships development
· Leadership skill
· Community development
· High ethical standard
· Time management
· Monitoring and Guardian
· Training
ACHIEVEMENT
CEO OF POWER WITHIN THERAPY
CEO OF GRACE'S TABLE
CEO OF P.W FASHION
CEO OF CAKE'N'CAKES
HOBBY
BAKING
Timeline
Mental Health Clinician
TTUHSC
09.2022 - Current
Mental Health Counselor
TTUHSC
09.2022 - Current
Psychotherapist
Reflection Ministries
10.2020 - Current
Psychotherapist
Grace's Table
01.2018 - Current
ESL Instructor
Midland College
05.2017 - 12.2021
Psychotherapist
Safe Place
04.2017 - 06.2019
Care Manager
Humana
10.2016 - 07.2017
Internship counselor
Springboard
01.2016 - 08.2016
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
S.H.A.R.E
01.2016 - 07.2017
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Rays of Hope
06.2015 - 08.2015
LVN
Senior Care
05.2013 - 08.2015
Nurse
BCA
03.2011 - 09.2013
Master of Arts - Education Counseling
The University of Texas Permian Basin
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
The University of Texas Permian Basin
Associate of Applied Science - Alcohol And Drug Abuse Counseling
Midland College
Diploma - LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSES
Midland College
Associate of Arts - Art
Houston Community College
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