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Jamilah Burton

North Highlands,CA

Summary

Provides excellent customer service, makes assessments while problem solving and decision making, interacts well with individuals of diverse backgrounds, exhibits proficient communication, listening skills, fast learner, maintains consistency in work ethic, executes frequent alertness in work environment, and responsive to all decision making in an immediate manner. Has experience working with adults who have disabilities, and adolescents who have mental disorders, volunteers as a crisis counselor. Additional experience includes some case management, behavior intervention, has worked many years using microsoft, excel, and power point. Compassionate Behavioral Health Specialist with experience in both clinical and community settings. Strengths include crisis management, group therapy facilitation, and development of personalized treatment plans. Demonstrated ability to build rapport with diverse patient populations leading to improved behavioral health outcomes.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Behavioral Health Specialist

Turning Point Community Program
Fairfield, CA
11.2024 - Current
  • Evaluated effectiveness of recovery
  • Evaluated the effectiveness of treatment interventions and made recommendations for continued care.
  • Assessed patient needs and recommended appropriate courses of treatment.

Paraeducator

Procare Therapy
08.2024 - Current
  • Work with students in the classroom setting who have autism
  • Esure these children exhibit behavior that are conducive to learning
  • Ensure accomodations are met for learning style
  • Ensuring the student has awareness to expectations that are required for successful completion of coursework
  • Assists students with understanding of assignments

Social Worker (Behavioral Health)

Eagle Eye, Quest programs Inc.
11.2023 - Current
  • Documentation
  • Cook for clients
  • Room checks
  • Worked with troubled youth from foster care, and the juvenile system who struggled with past trauma, neglect, abuse, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, trauma,mental health disorders, mood changes, and behavioral problems
  • Assisted youth with reunification with foster, adoptive or biological parents in order for them to successful transistion
  • Provided a safe and structured enviornment in order to provide proper supervision, and treatment
  • Collaborated with parents on the progress of youth in treatment

Crisis Counselor (Behavioral Health)

Crisis Text Line
01.2020 - Current

Social Services Director(Behavioral Health)

Northgate Postacute Care
09.2023 - 10.2023
  • Assist residents with housing, income, transportation, Id’s, and discharge
  • Progress notes
  • Provided resources for income, housing, and healthcare
  • Addressed client concerns for income, housing, and healthcare
  • Attended daily meetings to discuss client and company needs

Mental Health Technician (Behavioral Health)

Santa Rosa Behavioral Healthcare Hospital
07.2023 - 08.2023
  • Monitor Patients with Mental disorders who may engage in destructive behavior

Preschool Teacher

Merry Hill School
Roseville, CA
01.2023 - 03.2023
  • Engaged with children during play
  • Provided adequate supervision
  • Ensured environment was safe to prevent classroom accidents
  • Changed diapers
  • Relieved colleagues for lunch and breaks
  • Kept children busy and engaged during play
  • Redirected children for discipline
  • Established indoor and outdoor safe play environments for toddler-age children

Mental Health Specialist (Behavioral Health)

Sierra School of Solano
Fairfield, CA
08.2022 - 09.2022
  • Provided Adequate supervision to children with behavioral and emotional disorders
  • Designed group sessions
  • Ensured behavior problems didn't escalate into violent episodes
  • Monitored mood, affect, and attendance
  • Monitored progress in the classroom setting
  • Designed Journal questions for writing
  • Attended daily meetings
  • Assisted children with Schoolwork to ensure learning
  • Collaborated with parents of biological and adoptive children to discuss classroom progress alongside teachers

Classified Account Manager

The Union
Grass Valley, CA
07.2021 - 08.2021
  • Provided excellent customer Service by meeting customer needs and concerns
  • Created and sold newspaper ads for customers
  • Created and sold newspaper ads for employers
  • Answered phone calls

Teacher's Aid (Behavioral Health)

Charis Youth Center
Grass Valley, CA
08.2020 - 11.2020
  • Provided Adequate supervision for youth of foster care, and juvenile system who struggled with mental disorders, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, behavior problems, mood changes, past trauma, abuse, and neglect
  • Held daily group sessions
  • Assisted with Schoolwork to ensure adequate learning
  • Made sure youth conducted their daily chores and kept proper hygiene
  • Administered Medication
  • De-escalated violent outburst and episodes

Call Center Representative

Faneuil Inc/Covered California
Northhighlands, CA
09.2018 - 01.2019
  • Provided excellent customer service by meeting customer concerns
  • Enrolled customers into affordable health care
  • Answered Phone calls

Preschool Teacher

Academy Preschool
Fairfield, CA
06.2022
  • Provided adequate Supervision
  • Provided teachers with extra support
  • Changed diapers
  • Ensured children were focused and on task
  • Assisted with lunch and snacks
  • Ensured environment was safe for toddlers and infants

Education

Master of Arts - Psychology

Los Angeles Pacific University
San Dimas, CA
04.2023

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

California State University, Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
05.2018

Associate of Arts - Psychology

American River College
Sacramento, CA
06.2014

Skills

  • Effective Communication Skills
  • Problem Solving Skills
  • Collaboration
  • Accurate Assistance
  • Responsive Decision Making
  • Friendliness
  • Extroversion
  • Customer Service Skills
  • Proper Communication
  • Personality Variation
  • Adjustment with Diverse Individuals
  • Cultural Sensitivity
  • Techniques for Responding in Challenging Situations
  • Professionalism
  • Treatment evaluation
  • Crisis intervention
  • Behavioral assessment
  • Care coordination
  • Trauma-informed care
  • Client advocacy
  • Documentation accuracy
  • Resource allocation
  • Conflict resolution
  • Cultural competency
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Client coping mechanisms
  • Anxiety management
  • Crisis evaluation and intervention
  • Case management
  • Discharge planning
  • Suicide risk assessment
  • Interpersonal and written communication

Timeline

Behavioral Health Specialist

Turning Point Community Program
11.2024 - Current

Paraeducator

Procare Therapy
08.2024 - Current

Social Worker (Behavioral Health)

Eagle Eye, Quest programs Inc.
11.2023 - Current

Social Services Director(Behavioral Health)

Northgate Postacute Care
09.2023 - 10.2023

Mental Health Technician (Behavioral Health)

Santa Rosa Behavioral Healthcare Hospital
07.2023 - 08.2023

Preschool Teacher

Merry Hill School
01.2023 - 03.2023

Mental Health Specialist (Behavioral Health)

Sierra School of Solano
08.2022 - 09.2022

Preschool Teacher

Academy Preschool
06.2022

Classified Account Manager

The Union
07.2021 - 08.2021

Teacher's Aid (Behavioral Health)

Charis Youth Center
08.2020 - 11.2020

Crisis Counselor (Behavioral Health)

Crisis Text Line
01.2020 - Current

Call Center Representative

Faneuil Inc/Covered California
09.2018 - 01.2019

Master of Arts - Psychology

Los Angeles Pacific University

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

California State University, Sacramento

Associate of Arts - Psychology

American River College
Jamilah Burton