John Olufemi

• Promotes client independence by teaching life skills and offering opportunities for decision making.
• Support clients'' emotional well-being, offering empathy and understanding during times of stress or crisis while providing appropriate interventions as needed.
• Maintaining accurate records of client progress, adapting support strategies as needed to optimize outcomes.
• Strengthening client relationships, fostering trust and open communication between clients, families, and healthcare providers.

• Worked to improve the mental health of patients with diagnosis of Pervasive Developmental Disorder/Autism, and who reside in an Intermediate Care Facility, through advocacy, education, program development and direct care services. Providing education and training in Activity of Daily Living, Crisis Management/Intervention and application of Applied Behavioral Science techniques (ABA) in improving Consumer’s social functioning.
• Arranged and helped with medications according to established schedule.
• Assisted patients with completing personal grooming tasks such as bathing and dressing.
• Managed medication administration according to prescribed guidelines, contributing to the overall stability of clients'' physical health.
• Assisted clients with personal care tasks, ensuring their comfort and maintaining their dignity.

• Collaborated with healthcare providers to enhance the quality of care for Medicaid recipients.
• Established strong relationships with community organizations to expand available resources for clients in need.
• Navigated challenging cases with exceptional attention to detail while adhering strictly to legal requirements.
• Conducted thorough assessments to determine eligibility for various Medicaid programs and benefits.

* Provided professional and administrative guidance for

caseworkers, assigning and reviewing cases; training new

employees; interpreting rules and regulations, and assisting

casework staff in resolving major problems.

• Reviewing work through conferences and by analysis and reports submitted, conducting individual and group conferences with casework staff to make assignments and to guide, train, and develop casework skills.
• Evaluating staff performance, reviewing case records, and maintaining appropriate record controls, resolving complaints of natural parents as well as others in the cases under my supervision,
• Making recommendation to hire or terminating subordinates, and providing caseload coverage in the absence of caseworker.

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• Preparing paperwork to initiate and finalize adoptions
• Maintaining case records
• Matching children with pre-adoptive families
• Conducting frequent in-home visits after children are matched with an adoptive family
• Recruiting and assessing prospective adoptive parents
• Facilitating the transfer of a child’s records, such as educational and medical records, to their new school and primary care provider

* Investigation of allegations of abuse/neglect

* Preparing Court petitions for children in the family who are in

foster care, presenting information as a witness in all Family

Court matters,

* Completing/reviewing and approving Family Assessment

Service plans,

* Education and counseling of biological parents in changing

behavior patterns that impede their parenting,

* Conducting home visits for assessment and documentation of

child- related and visiting activities.