Marieflore Chatelier
Philadelphia,PA
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Direct Support Professional
Spin Inc
Philadelphia, PA
04.2021 - Current
- Compassionate and highly motivated individual seeking a position at Spin for the opportunity to further a career in the field of Human Services as a Direct Care Professional (Direct Support Professional (DSP).
- Over the last ten years, I have been able to gather hands-on experience and invaluable skills.
- As a Direct Support Professional, empathy and other closely associated social skills have always come naturally.
- Early work as a Certified Nursing Assistant laid the foundation for service work.
- The environment equipped me with some medical background and aided my understanding of medical conditions.
- The transition to Direct Care led to a broadening scope of clientele and their needs.
- As a Residential Counselor, I worked with unique individuals with varying cognitive, physical and/or genetic conditions, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder and Pervasive Developmental Disorder (NOS).
- Each has a unique set of strengths/limitations.
- These specialized work environments held countless opportunities for implementation of practical skills/techniques.
- The ability to foster interpersonal relationships with clients help provide basic needs (Assisted Daily Living – ADLs) and aspiring goals, such as literacy or physical exercise.
- Conflict management proves useful when an individual has a behavior/emotional problem and needs assistance through de-escalation or another form of crisis intervention.
- Direct care occupations in different areas laid the framework for future occupations.
- Each offered certain skills that are practiced in order to provide the highest levels of care.
Timeline
Direct Support Professional
Spin Inc
04.2021 - Current