Jasmine Shelton
Residential Counselor
Camden,NJ
Summary
Compassionate mental health professional with 15+ years of experience providing counseling, and mentoring to adults and children experiencing mental illness, mood disorder, and family trauma and grief.
Equipped with strong problem-solving abilities, willingness to learn, and excellent communication skills. Ready to tackle new challenges and advance organizational objectives with dedication and enthusiasm.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Life Coach/Mentor
Saving Grace Ministries Trauma Agency
Camden, NJ
01.2024 - Current
- Led group facilitation sessions for youth and young adults navigating trauma and grief.
- Facilitated observation and monitoring of youth behavior during group trauma and grief therapeutic sessions.
- Delivered workshops on coping strategies and resilience-building techniques.
- Encouraged clients to set and achieve reasonable goals on weekly basis.
- Implemented creative problem-solving techniques with clients to identify innovative solutions for various life obstacles.
Mental Health Residential Counselor
South Jersey Behavioral Health Resources
Pennsauken, NJ
12.2015 - Current
- Ensure safety by overseeing residents during the overnight hours
- Complete charts on a daily basis by logging medication records, medication administrations, completed tasks by residents, their scheduled appointments and monitored resident’s behavior
- Conduct scheduled rounds of facility and individual rooms to check on compliance and safety, ensuring there aren’t any unlocked windows or propped open doors.
- Monitored resident progress, documenting behavioral changes and therapeutic responses.
- Conducted crisis intervention, utilizing de-escalation techniques to manage challenging situations.
- Trained new staff on best practices for resident engagement and care strategies.
- Maintained safe and supportive residential environments for at-risk individuals, contributing to their overall wellbeing.
Assistant Manager
Legacy Treatment Center
Burlington, NJ
07.2013 - 01.2015
- Performed case management services, prepared rehabilitation plans, and monitored medications.
- Implemented training processes for newly hired employees and supervised department managers, shift leads and production personnel.
- Led daily operations to ensure seamless patient care and treatment processes.
- Developed and implemented training programs for staff to enhance service delivery.
- Ensured compliance with all safety regulations by conducting regular inspections of equipment/operations within the store.
Lead Counselor
Quality Management Associated
Palmyra, NJ
05.2008 - 04.2010
- Provided behavior modification, counseling, and crisis intervention services to adults with chronic mental illness in an intensive-level residential facility
- Conducted outreach, advocacy and rehabilitative services for regular cases and crisis intervention.
- Consulted with psychiatrists about client medication changes, issues with medicine compliance and efficacy of medications.
Education
CRCST Course (Certificate of Completion) -
Instrumental Sterile Processing Institute
Audubon, NJ04-2022
Medical Assistance (Associate’s) - undefined
Harris School of Business
Cherry Hill, NJ02-2004
High School Diploma - undefined
Camden County Vocational
Sicklerville, NJ06-2002
Skills
- Experience working with youth
- State healthcare regulations
- Experience with individuals with substance use disorders
- Computer skills
- Microsoft Word
- Medication administration
- Maintaining patient confidentiality
- Working with geriatric patients
- Microsoft Outlook
- Regulatory compliance
- Patient monitoring
- Behavioral Health
- Home visits (communication methods)
- Assisting with ADLs
- Surgical Instrumentation
- Group therapy
- Microsoft Excel
- Patient care
- Patient observation,
- Group counseling
- Residential care home experience
- HIPAA compliance management
- Substance abuse
- Patient transfer methods
- Group home experience
- Crisis management
- Working with people with developmental disabilities
Certification
- First Aid Certification
- CPR Certification
- CRCST
- BLS Certification
- AED Certification
- Driver's License
Languages
English
Timeline
Life Coach/Mentor
Saving Grace Ministries Trauma Agency
01.2024 - Current
Mental Health Residential Counselor
South Jersey Behavioral Health Resources
12.2015 - Current
Assistant Manager
Legacy Treatment Center
07.2013 - 01.2015
Lead Counselor
Quality Management Associated
05.2008 - 04.2010
Medical Assistance (Associate’s) - undefined
Harris School of Business
High School Diploma - undefined
Camden County Vocational
CRCST Course (Certificate of Completion) -
Instrumental Sterile Processing Institute
Additional Information
Crisis invention prevention, BLS certified, 1 to 1 patients monitoring, behavioral health tech, medication monitoring and administration. Mental Health Rehabilitation Counselor.